The Best Travel-Sized Beauty Products to Save You Money and Space

Our Favorite Travel-Sized Skincare Products

1. KATE SOMERVILLE Exfolikate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment

Warning: intense glow ahead. This two-minute scrub will help reveal smoother, brighter, and more refined skin. Packed with AHAs, BHAs, and fruit enzymes (like papaya, pumpkin, and pineapple), this treatment will help dissolve dead skin cells, minimize pores, and leave you with a radiant glow.

2. SUPERGOOP! Icons Only SPF Bestsellers Kit

Whether you're heading to the beach, the Swiss Alps, or grandma's house, there's one skin essential that absolutely must find its way into your makeup bag: broad-spectrum SPF. This travel set from cult-favorite sunscreen brand SUPERGOOP! features travel-sizes of the best-selling Glowscreen SPF 40 (a glowy tinted sunscreen), Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 (an invisible, weightless sunscreen that doubles as a makeup primer), and PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 (a fast-absorbing body sunscreen). Together, they create an easy, super packable head-to-toe SPF routine. 

3. GLOW RECIPE Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner

If there's one thing we need travel-approved beauty products to do, it's multitask. This travel-friendly toner does just that—it’s hydrating, clarifying, and exfoliating, helping to reveal healthy, radiant skin wherever you are on the globe. This is the perfect product to use post-flight to reset your skin and get that vacay started off right. 

4. ELEMIS Travel Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm

If your face wash or makeup remover almost always explodes in your toiletries bag during travel, try bringing along a cleansing balm instead. The thicker consistency of this cleanser isn't as prone to leaking, plus the cleansing balm texture means it can also act as a makeup remover. This mini version of ELEMIS' best-selling formula melts off all traces of makeup, deeply cleanses, and plumps up fine lines and wrinkles with collagen-rich ingredients. 

5. SUNDAY RILEY C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

If there's only one serum you bring along with you on vacation, make it a vitamin C serum. This antioxidant-rich ingredient brightens, protects against free radical production, sun damage, and fights to fade dark spots—all benefits that will be particularly helpful if you're traveling to a sun-soaked destination. This formula is a beauty editor-approved favorite because it's potent enough to show results but gentle enough not to irritate sensitive skin.

6. BIOSSANCE 100% Squalane Oil

This head-to-toe face and body oil is truly the ultimate multitasker. You can use it on your face, hair, lips, hands—wherever you may need a boost of hydration, thanks to the squalane. When you're traveling to foreign lands, you never really know how the climate will affect your skin. This travel-sized bottle may look too tiny to do much, but a little goes a long way here. It only takes a few drops to see a noticeable difference in the health of your skin. You may even be able to leave behind your body lotion completely. 

7. MURAD Essential-C Day Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA +++

Whether you’re traveling somewhere tropical or not, you need to bring sunscreen. This sunscreen from MURAD is SPF 30, offers broad-spectrum protection, and is full of vitamin C. It’s lightweight and breathable, perfect for whatever your vacation plans and skin type.

8. TATCHA The Dewy Skin Cream

There’s nothing quite like the panic of realizing you forgot to pack your go-to face moisturizer on vacation (except maybe realizing you also forgot deodorant!). Avoid that nightmare altogether by stocking up on this luxe moisturizer and leaving an extra in your travel bag at all times. This formula drenches skin in long-lasting hydration and is proven to visibly plump fine lines. 

9. BALANCE ME BHA Exfoliating Concentrate

I think we speak for everyone when we say our skin is left in shambles any time we travel. This pore-purifying and soothing acid mask works wonders to get us back into high gear, even amid pollution and unfavorable weather. Pack this pint-sized product on your next adventure, and you’ll be good to go. 

10. MUDMASKY Melting Mud Cleansing Mask

If you’re looking for a cleanser that goes the extra mile, we’ve got you. This travel must-have is basically a cleanser and mask in one. It’s formulated with calming arnica, Montana flower, and Moroccan lava clay—the latter of which helps draw out pore-clogging gunk and excess oils without stripping the skin of moisture.

11. RODIAL Vit C Brightening Cleanser

This cleanser packs a punch. Complete with vitamin C, glycolic and lactic acids, and blood orange water to help gently exfoliate and smooth, this handy, travel-sized necessity helps polish our skin to radiant perfection. Bonus: Because you’re getting so many powerhouse ingredients in one product, you can save space in your carry-on.

Must-Try Travel-Sized Makeup 

12. HOURGLASS COSMETICS Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick

For those days or nights when you do want more coverage, here's a carry-on-friendly foundation option. This foundation stick won't be taking up precious space in your cosmetic cases. However, it will create comfortable matte coverage that covers redness, uneven skin tone, and hyperpigmentation with ease. Plus, the 12-hour wear and waterproof formula makes this a particularly great choice for oil-prone skin types. 

13. BENEFIT COSMETICS Benetint Cheek & Lip Stain

Looking for a makeup essential that you can use on both your cheeks and lips? Try this cult classic from BENEFIT COSMETICS. We love this one when traveling because of its light, water-like texture, and the fact that it’s totally smudge-proof once it dries down, so you can expect the pigment to last all day. It especially comes in handy when you’re on the go and don’t have time to bust out a makeup brush.

14. KOSAS Mini Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer with Caffeine and Hyaluronic Acid

You know by now that we love multitasking formulas when traveling, and this product is a powerhouse in that department. It’s a medium-coverage concealer, eye cream, and spot treatment in one that visibly brightens and helps reveal better skin over time. 

15. CIELE Sponge with Travel Case

When it comes to packing for travel, less is more. So when we found out this foolproof application product from CIELE takes the place of many brushes, we knew we had a new travel necessity on our hands. Designed to be used wet or dry (depending on the finish you’re going for), this soft, bouncy blending sponge is amazing for everything from applying foundation to evening out blush or bronzer.

16. SMASHBOX COSMETICS Travel Contour Palette

You may not have your vanity in front of you when you travel, but you can still get your glam on. This on-the-go palette ensures you can get your lines and shadows looking snatched, regardless of what your makeup station looks like. We also love that this comes with three different shades to play around with. 

17. MAC COSMETICS Mini Lip Gloss

If there’s one can’t-leave-home-without product, it’s obviously lip gloss. And this one from MAC? Say no more. The light pink hue is flattering on every skin tone, and the formula makes our puckers pop. Add some feminine energy to your next night out with this gorgeous shade.

Travel-Sized Hair-Care Holy Grails

18. COLOR WOW HAIR Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray

Say goodbye to frizz and hello to glass-like shine with help from this advanced anti-frizz spray. Its groundbreaking humidity-blocking tech helps keeps your style sleek and smooth, even in the stickiest weather. Feather-light and long-lasting, it works its magic for up to three to four washes.

19. R+CO Death Valley Dry Shampoo

At home and on vacation, dry shampoo is definitely an essential. This mini version of R+CO’s iconic formula uses silica to help absorb excess oil and pro-vitamin B5 (a conditioning agent) to help add texture, fullness, and volume. It's the perfect pick-me-up for your hair before that 8 p.m. dinner reservation.

20. GLOSS MODERNE Luxe Hair Set

This mini haircare set has all your bases covered. The super-nourishing and irresistibly scented shampoo and conditioner gently cleanse and hydrate any hair type. For those days when you need even more moisture, reach for the mini Clean Luxury Hair Masque, which helps transform your stressed-out tresses into soirée-worthy hair that shines. Don't be surprised if your glorious, shiny hair becomes the highlight of your vacation pics. 

21. BRIOGEO HAIR CARE Curl Charisma™ Rice Amino + Avocado Leave-In Defining Crème

Curly girls, this leave-in defining creme is for you. It’s infused with rice amino acids, avocado oil, quinoa extract, and tomato fruit ferment extract to increase moisture and hair definition for soft and bouncy curls. It will be the TLC your hair needs after fun in the water and sun.

Top Travel-Sized Fragrances

22. ELLIS BROOKLYN Vanilla Milk Eau de Parfum Mini

When in doubt, go the vanilla route. This delicious scent offers sophistication and allure all in one bottle, with two types of vanilla extracts, a touch of florals, delectable cocoa shell, rich amyris, and a creamy  milk accord. Prepare to be the sweetest little treat on the street!

23. MAISON LOUIS MARIE No.04 Bois de Balincourt Mini Travel Set

Complete with an oil and a perfume, layering has met its match with this French duo. Alluring and luxurious, the romantic sandalwood scent also features cedarwood and spicy cinnamon nutmeg for a unique, sophisticated, head-turning aroma.

24. BY ROSIE JANE Rosie Travel Spray

When searching for an everyday aroma that’s easy on the senses, we always reach for this all-star. We love that this natural sheer fragrance that can be worn solo or easily layered for added flair thanks to hints of nude musk and sweet rose. 

25. FENTY BEAUTY Fenty Eau De Parfum Travel Spray

You know you’re in for a treat when a product is RiRi-approved. This warm, sensual fragrance is formulated with notes of magnolia, musk, tangerine, and Bulgarian rose, making it a must for big night outs (read: that fancy dinner you booked months ago!).