9 Beauty Travel Essentials to Pack in Your Maleta This Summer

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Packing for a trip is easier said than done. Part of you wants to bring nothing more than the essentials, but there's that other part that feels like you're being torn away from your babies. Don't worry, así pasa. Regardless, there are a few key items you may want to pack to make your stay more comfortable while away on vacation — think hand sanitizer, a nourishing lip treatment, and more must haves you'll be glad you brought along.

Mario Badescu Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid
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Mario Badescu Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid

Traveling can sometimes unbalance the skin, which is why you'll want to bring the Mario Badescu Clarifying Serum With Azelaic Acid ($18) with you. This treatment clarifies, balances, and hydrates the skin, revealing a clearer, healthier-looking complexion. Use it every night to reduce the appearance of blemishes or whenever you feel your skin could benefit from it.

Ulta Beauty Collection Cold Therapy Stainless Steel Face Roller
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Ulta Beauty Collection Cold Therapy Stainless Steel Face Roller

Give yourself a pampering moment by the pool or before heading out of your hotel room with the Ulta Beauty Collection Cold Therapy Stainless Steel Face Roller ($20). Use it to massage your favorite serum or moisturizer into the skin and cool your face while you're at it. Oh, and don't worry about it taking up too much space, as it's the perfect petite size to pack in your bag.

Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Roll-On Lotion
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Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Roll-On Lotion

You can't go anywhere without sunscreen these days, and the Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Roll-On Lotion ($15) is TSA friendly. On a practical note, the roll-on applicator allows enough product flow so that you get sun protection without the messiness — no need to wash your hands before reapplying on the go! It also keeps skin soft, hydrated, and protected from the sun's harmful UV rays.

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment
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Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

You'll be glad you packed the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment ($24) every time you feel your lips could use some love. This nourishing lip balm is formulated with sugar from beetroot and sugar cane, offering 24-hour hydration with a hint of sheer, buildable color. If you only choose to bring one lip item, let this be it!

Grown Alchemist Intensive Hand Cream: Persian, Rose, Argan Extract
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Grown Alchemist Intensive Hand Cream: Persian, Rose, Argan Extract

Our hands do the most and are often forgotten, but the Grown Alchemist Intensive Hand Cream: Persian, Rose, Argan Extract ($27) is a nongreasy and intensely hydrating treatment you'll want to keep reapplying. It firms and protects, repairs and strengthens, and fights dryness so you can confidently show off your manicure while sipping on that piña colada.

Ardell Active Lash Gainz
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Ardell Active Lash Gainz

Bring some drama to your eyes with a pair of falsies. The Ardell Active Lash Gainz ($6) are a wispy style that looks natural and retains a 3D curl even when wet. These round, medium-length lashes instantly elevate a no-makeup makeup look with an eye-opening effect, and paired with the Active Adhesive ($9), they stay on all day or night.

Joico YouthLock Ageless Hair Discovery Kit
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Joico YouthLock Ageless Hair Discovery Kit

Make every day a good-hair day, and convert dry, dull strands into bouncy and voluminous ones with the Joico YouthLock Ageless Hair Discovery Kit ($22). It includes a travel-size shampoo, treatment mask, and blowout crème, all infused with collagen to give hair a boost of softness and shine.

Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Fiber Eyebrow Pencil
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Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Fiber Eyebrow Pencil

A first of its kind, the Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Fiber Eyebrow Pencil ($24) combines fibers and powder that attach to existing hairs to create lightweight volume. Thanks to the waterproof formula, your brows will look fuller yet soft and natural even if you dive into the pool. Furthermore, there's a travel version that's half the size with the same powerful formula.

Touchland Power Mist Citrus Grove
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Touchland Power Mist Citrus Grove

Keep your hands free of germs with the Touchland Power Mist Citrus Grove ($9), a hand-sanitizing mist that also gives an energizing effect thanks to its fresh scent. It's hydrating, nonsticky, and fast absorbing, and it leaves zero greasy residue — basically everything you'd want in a hand sanitizer.