Calling all beauty lovers! Welcome to First Class Beauty, an extensive guide to the best travel beauty products to carry on (or check) for your next adventure, tested and beloved by ELLE editors.

Acting has never truly been in the cards for me, but the warmer months are when I adopt new characters. Just as an actor needs a script, my summer personas require a few key tools, formulas, and rituals to fully embrace the season.

Let me introduce my summer cast: There’s the main character who loves a glimmering complexion, and is armed with glow-inducing oils, bronzing foams, and texture-smoothing scrubs. The glass-skin obsessive who has sunscreen in every handbag, never appears anything less than well-rested, and who treats masking like a sacred ritual. And of course, the type-A overpacker who values function as much as flexibility—because every star needs an easy-switch hair styler to transform into a bevy of looks, right?

Whatever role you’re stepping into, we’ve got your glam covered. These ELLE-approved essentials highlight the year’s most impressive new travel-friendly beauty products, blending luxury and practicality with every swipe, spritz, and slather. Before your next out-of-office alert kicks off, bookmark this page. This is your official beauty packing list.

Dr. Brandt Skincare Hydro Biotic Recovery Sleeping Mask

Our skin slips into its best recovery overnight, and this mask is beauty sleep neatly bottled up. Our tester found this mask to be incredibly soothing and cooling upon application. Why? Well, it contains a powerhouse blend of peptides, ceramides, and fatty acids working overtime to repair the skin while you catch up on Zzzs.

URL: https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a64770357/best-beauty-travel-essentials-2025/