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Packing up your beauty routine shouldn’t be stressful.

Vacation should be something that you anticipate with nothing but excitement, but when it comes to preparing for it, that’s rarely the case. After all, finding a way to pack everything you need to keep up with your regular skin and hair care routine can be challenging—especially if you’re only using a carry-on.

Not to worry, though. Walmart (yes, Walmart!) has an amazing section of travel-sized toiletries. Whether you’re headed to Tulum for some R&R, Colorado to hike a 9er, or just need to shower at the gym post-workout, these 10 tiny products will keep you feeling like your normal self.

$9.99 L'Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze Self-Tanning Serum

We love the look of the perfect tan. But the process of achieving it? Not so much. Sitting out in the sun all day can damage your skin—especially if you ditched the SPF in hopes of scoring a deeper bronze. To stay sun-safe without losing that coveted complexion, pack this streak-free, no-fuss self-tanner.

$36.50 Clinique Moisture Surge Face Moisturizer

Finding a moisturizer that deeply hydrates your skin without weighing it down can be tricky, but this lightweight gel-cream option fits the bill. The 100 percent oil- and fragrance-free formula is made with hyaluronic acid and aloe leaf extract to help hydrate and soothe the skin.

$5.90 Bioderma Sebium H2O Micellar Cleansing Water and Makeup Remover

Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean you can slack off when it comes to removing your makeup. To help make the process as quick as possible, add a bottle of this micellar water to your toiletry bag.

 The oil-free, vitamin E-rich formula is made with tiny balls of fatty acids called micelles that attract makeup, dirt, and debris from pores—without robbing your skin of moisture in the process. 

$23.94 L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Derm Intensives Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Hyaluronic acid  holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water. Since this particular HA is made with two different weights of the ingredients—a lighter one that dives deep into pores and a heavier one that sits on the surface of the skin—a single drop can plump fine lines from the inside out and vice versa. It also helps minimize the appearance of pores. Simply put: It will totally rejuvenate your skin.

$9.00 It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Conditioner Plus Keratin

If your vacation includes dips in the ocean or pool or hours spent shade-less in the sun, you’ll want to bring a leave-in conditioner along for the journey. While many leave-ins are too large for air travel, this bestseller is just the right size. 

Made with aloe leaf extract,  sunflower seed extract , and  hydrolyzed keratin , a few spritzes throughout the day can help strengthen and repair sun-damaged strands by smoothing the cuticle and infusing them with nutrients.

$8.97 Bare Republic Mineral SPF 50 Sport Sunscreen Stick

Regardless of whether you’re heading to the sand or the slopes, sunscreen is a must. Instead of lugging around a large bottle (which, BTW, will likely get snagged by the TSA), bring along this convenient sport stick. 

The mineral formula is reef-safe and offers SPF 50 coverage with 80 minutes of water resistance. And since it’s so tiny, it makes for really easy re-application—an absolute must whether you’re exploring on vacay or just out around town.

$4.47 Secret Freshies Invisible Solid Antiperspirant and Deodorant

Deodorant isn’t usually an issue when walking through security, but traditional tubes can take up unnecessary space. That’s why this sphere of antiperspirant is such a game-changer. It offers odor and wetness protection that can be reapplied in a jiff thanks to its purse-friendly size.

$1.08 Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray

No beach? No problem. With this mini salt spray you’ll be able to achieve beachy waves any time, any place. If you do find yourself along the coast, the texturizing spray can help perfect your fresh-off-the-beach hairdo.

$17.95 Shanty Travel Makeup Bags

Skip the plastic baggie and opt for a set of these TSA-friendly clear plastic toiletry bags. The variety of sizes allow you to sort your toiletries by type to stay organized on your getaway (and every day after). Since they’re rectangular, they’ll make good use of every inch of your carry-on, unlike shapeless or round makeup bags.

$10.67 International Women's Premium 13 PC Assembled Kit, TSA Compliant

At the end of the day, if you simply don’t have the energy to stock your own toiletry bag and instead want to focus all your attention on the adventure ahead, do yourself a favor and buy this have-it-all grab bag. 

The TSA-compliant kit, which features shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, and more, fits easily into any carry-on, gym bag, or daypack, making it a must for those who live their lives constantly moving from point A to B.

Rebecca Ravee Norris is a freelance writer with a decade's worth of lifestyle media experience. Based out of the Washington metropolitan area, she covers everything from beauty and wellness to style and celebrity news. She is a graduate of George Mason University and has a B.A. in Media: Production, Consumption, and Critique, along with a minor in Electronic Journalism. When she's not writing, she can be found with her beloved Jack-Chi, Cash, working through reps at the gym, dreaming up her next home decor project, testing a new recipe, getting lost in the pages of a book, or catching up on her favorite shows. 

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Which is the cheapest place to buy travel toiletries?

A lthough holiday season is coming, the cost of living crisis means we’re all looking for ways to save money on our travels this year.

Whether it’s changing the sort of holiday we have , flying on a different day of the week or going somewhere else completely, millions of us will be looking at ways to make our seasonal break as cost-effective as possible.

One way you can save costs is by buying all your holiday essentials before you get to the airport – toiletries for example will work out a whole lot cheaper if you don’t buy them right before take-off.

It’s perfectly possible to get your washbag essentials for a decent price too thanks to deals on travel toiletries – but which store offers the cheapest deal?

We compared prices on seven everyday toiletries and holiday products – shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, hand gel and sun cream, all in hand luggage friendly sizes, from six high street stalwarts

But whose worked out to be the cheapest?

Tesco offers a range of smaller toiletries, with prices starting from just £1 each – although if you’re a Clubcard holder, you can take advantage of their ‘buy two, get one free’ offer.

If you’re stocking up on toiletries for your trip, here’s the cheapest you can get for your money there:

• Grab and Go hand gel : £1
• Tresemme Moisture Rich Shampoo 100ml : £1.50
• Tresemme Moisturising conditioner 100ml: £1.50
• Sanex Moisturising Shower Gel 100ml: £1.50
• Colgate Total original toothpaste : £1.50
• Nivea Deo Pearl and Beauty Spray 35ml: £1.50
• Soleil Sun lotion factor 50 50 ml : £2

Total: £10.50 without Clubcard/£8.00 with

Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s comes in as slightly more expensive for its travel miniatures, although it does have a ‘buy 3 get cheapest free’ deal on selected products’.

Here’s what you can get and how much it’ll set you back:

• Carex hand gel 50ml : £1.30
• Tresemme Moisturising conditioner 100ml : £1.50
• Original Source Tea Tree and Mint/Coconut and Shea shower gel 50 ml : £1.50
• Colgate Total original toothpaste 20ml: £1.55
• Dove Invisible Dry anti-perspirant 75ml: £2
• Nivea pocket-size sun cream factor 30 100ml: £3.70

Total: £13.05 without offer/£10.25 with

Like most of the other stores featured here, Wilko has travel toiletries on a 3 for 2 offer – but not all of its miniatures are included.

In order to get the cheapest possible price on your holiday essentials you’ll need to buy the cheapest products in the deal rather than those with the lowest price overall, in order to qualify for the discount. Here’s how it breaks down.

• Wilko original hand sanitiser 50ml : 25p
• Pantene Smooth and Sleek mini shampoo 90ml: £1.55
• Pantene Smooth and Sleek mini conditioner 90ml: £1.55
• Original Source Tea Tree and Mint shower gel 50ml: £1.50
• Colgate Total toothpaste 20ml : £1.55
• Sanex sensitive deodorant for women/Active control deodorant for men 50 ml: £1
• Skin Therapy factor 50 sun cream 50 ml : £3.50

Total: £10.90 without offer/£7.85 with

Once again Superdrug is offering 3 for 2 on selected travel miniatures – which means to get the best deal you’ll need to buy the ones included in the offer.

Here’s what you can expect to pay:

• Superdrug Sensitive antibacterial gel hand sanitiser 50 ml: £1.05
• Tresemme Moisture Rich Shampoo 100ml: £1.50
• Original Source Tea Tree and Mint/Lemon shower gel 50ml : £1.50
• Colgate Max Fresh Cooling Crystals toothpaste 20ml: £1.50
• Nivea Deodorant pearl and beauty spray 35ml: £1.20
• Ambre Solaire factor 50 ultra-hydrating sun cream 50ml : £3.45

Total: £11.70 without offer/£9.45 with

Once again Asda has only selected travel items in its 3 for 2 offer, here’s the ones to go for to save yourself some pennies:

• Carex original hand gel 50 ml: £1
• Pantene Pro-V shampoo 90 ml: £2
• Pantene Pro-V conditioner 90 ml: £2
• Radox 2 in 1 shampoo and shower gel Feel Awake 60 ml: £1.50
• Colgate Total travel size toothpaste 20ml: £1.50
• Nivea Deodorant pearl and beauty spray 35ml/Nivea Cool Kick for men 35ml : £1.50
• Asda Protect factor 15 sun lotion 50ml/Asda Protect Kids Factor 30 sun lotion 35 ml £1.50

Total: £11 without offer/£8.50 with

The high street staple has 10 per cent off some of its cheapest travel minis as well as 3 for 2 on selected items. Here’s the cheapest deal you can get:

• Cuticura antibacterial hand gel 100ml : £1.03
• Tresemme Keratin Smooth Shampoo 100ml : £1.49
• Tresemme Keratin Smooth Conditioner 100ml: £1.49
• Dove Deeply nourishing body wash 55ml/Dove Men’s Body Wash 55ml : £1.50
• Everyday total care travel toothpaste 25ml : 50p
• Nivea Deodorant pearl and beauty spray 35ml: £1.49
• Ambre Solaire factor 50 sun cream 50ml : £3.47

Total: £10.97 without offer/£8.98 with

Who is the cheapest?

As it stands – and taking into account 3 for 2 offers – Wilko works out cheapest at just £7.85 for the cheapest versions of the seven essentials, complete with 3 for 2 discount.

They’re followed by Tesco at £8 for the items – although this only applies if you are a Clubcard holder.

Sainsbury’s is the most expensive at £10.25.

Travel toiletries - cheapest to most expensive

• Wilko – £10.90 without 3 for 2 offer/£7.85 with
• Tesco – £10.50 without Clubcard/£8.00 with
• Asda – £11 without 3 for 2 offer/£8.50 with
• Boots – £10.97 without 3 for 2 offer/£8.98 with
• Superdrug – £11.70 without 3 for 2 offer/£9.45 with
• Sainsbury’s – £13.05 without 3 for 2 offer/£10.25 with

Things to remember

The cost of the seven essentials listed above was based on the cheapest versions of each item available in travel miniature form.

In some cases some items – such as deodorant for example – were less expensive for women than they are for men.

For example the cheapest Nivea deodorant for women is £1.20 in Superdrug’s travel miniatures section, but the men’s equivalent costs £1.50. In Asda however, they are both the same price.

This is worth bearing in mind if you’re buying men’s toiletries ahead of your trip.

Another thing to take on board is while most places will have a 3 for 2 offer on their toiletries, the discount will always apply to the lowest priced items – which means you may not get as big a saving in some place as others.

For example Boots’ own brand travel toothpaste is a bargainous 50p for 20ml – but if that turns out to be your cheapest item you’ll score less of a saving than if you bought a more expensive toothpaste elsewhere.

You should also note that suncream is more expensive than most of the other toiletries on offer, and is not always included in the 3 for 2 deals (certain ones are included in both Boots and Asda).

If the factor of the suncream on offer is lower than you need or usually use, or you are travelling with children and likely to need a larger quantity then a travel sized version may not be your best bet.

However if those do suit your needs (for example you’re travelling alone on a short sunshine break) and you are unlikely to need suncream at other times, it’s potentially a good bet rather than spending more on a bigger bottle you’re unlikely to use.

One last thing to remember about miniatures is that not all of them come in at the £1-£1.50 mark – it depends what you’re buying.

In some cases it can be cheaper to just buy the larger version of the product and decant what you need into reusable travel bottles – such as this set from Boots for example , which costs £9 and is included in the 3 for 2 travel miniatures offer.

This is another good option if you’re looking to keep costs as low as possible, and already have existing toiletries at home you can use on holiday – although given you cannot do this with such items as deodorant, toothpaste, tissues and wipes, travel miniatures may still work out cheaper for products you do need.

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

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To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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