The best travel minis for summer 2026

travel bag with beauty products layed out on the sand
travel bag with beauty products layed out on the sand
Emma Ledger Contributing Editor

The cult carry-on items you shouldn't jet off without

Refining the contents of your travel beauty kit can be the difference between a good trip and a fantastic one. The best travel size toiletries are smart, space saving and seriously effective – keeping you feeling and looking fresh wherever you go. These are your under-100ml hand-luggage heroes.

MAC Fix+ Multitasking Setting Spray cutout on a blue background

MAC Fix+ Multitasking Setting Spray

The ultimate multitasker, MAC’s Fix+ hydrates, primes, sets and refreshes makeup. Alcohol-free and formulated with skin-loving vitamins, the fine-mist pump is a joy to use.

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser cutout on a mottled background

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

This overachiever from The Ordinary uses super-moisturising plant-derived squalane to remove any trace of makeup or sun cream, leaving your skin feeling perfectly clean, soft and hydrated.

Hello Sunday The One for Your Lips SPF 50 cutout on a mottled background

The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream

An instant wake-up call for tired eyes, caffeine – the hero ingredient in The INKEY List’s great-value cream – helps to refresh and reduce puffiness. Making plane travel that little bit easier.

Ultrasun SPF 50 UV Face and Scalp Mist cutout on a blue background

Ultrasun SPF 50 UV Face and Scalp Mist

Delivering high sun protection in a refreshingly light, non-greasy, quick-drying transparent spray, this Ultrasun essential is skin minimalism at its smartest. Don’t holiday without it. 

Hello Sunday The One for Your Lips SPF 50 cutout on a blue background

Hello Sunday The One for Your Lips SPF 50

Sure you put SPF on your face, but what about your lips? Hello Sunday’s fragrance-free, transparent balm is enriched with shea butter and hyaluronic acid to hydrate as you protect.

FentyBeauty Diamond Bomb cutout on a mottled background

FentyBeauty Diamond Bomb All Over Diamond Veil Mini, How Many Carats?!

For holiday night highlights, Fenty Beauty’s handbag-sized heavyweight delivers superfine, shimmering 3D sparkle for your face and body. Great on all skin tones, but especially with a tan.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum cutout on a mottled background

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex

This best-selling serum should really be named ‘the 7ml wonder stuff’. After a long day in the sun Estée Lauder’s velvety cream nourishes, plumps and protects skin; no one regrets packing this.

Lancôme Hypnôse Drama Instant Extreme Volume Mascara

Lancôme Hypnôse Drama Instant Extreme Mascara

The perfect travel sidekick; intensely black, non-clumpy and never flaky, Hypnôse Drama is Lancôme’s most volumising mascara ever – and this mini version packs the same punch.

Trinny London Eye2Eye Eyeshadow Satin cutout on a blue background

Trinny London Eye2Eye Eyeshadow Satin

For wide-awake, enhanced eyes, this moisture-enriched cream-based eyeshadow by Trinny London is The One. Easy to apply with fingertips, it stays in place and never sits in creases.

 Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish™ Hot Cloth Cleanser Pump & Cloth Starter Kit cutout on a mottled background

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish™ Hot Cloth Cleanser Pump & Cloth Starter Kit

Perfectly travel-sized, this Liz Earle gift set features the legendary cleanser and gently exfoliating pure cotton cloth that, together, lift away residue to reveal a brighter, holiday-skin glow.

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