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This Summer’s New Beauty Launches Include So Many Travel-Size Versions Of Cult Favorites

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: July 14, 2019

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If factoring in how to pack your skincare routine is a part of your traveling process, then it's time to check out the new 2019 travel-sized beauty products. While it's become normal for brands to release full-size and mini versions of products around the same time, this summer has shown off the beauty industry's retrospective side — namely, tons of cult favorites are now available in carry on-friendly sizes. (Or, for those that don't pack lightly, sizes that won't add too much extra bulk when squeezed between your vacation outfits.)

Your first order of business? Figuring out what to do with your hair while you're out and about. Luckily, Kristin Ess is one step ahead of you — the fan-favorite brand just launched the mini Style Reviving Dry Shampoo and Dry Finish Working Texture Spray. Even better, both purse-sized products retail for just $4.99 a pop. "They were the most requested travel sizes from our customers. We did a poll on IG asking what styling products people wanted to see next in travel sizes and these two were clear winners," explains Kristin Ess herself to The Zoe Report over email, the celebrity hairstylist, colorist, and founder behind the brand.

"The Style Reviving Dry Shampoo Travel and Dry Finish Working Texture Spray Travel are the perfect items for your purse! Anyone going from work to dinner or traveling light can use dry shampoo or texture spray to get quick results," Ess continues. "We are definitely looking into launching more minis soon, especially focusing on the products that you can’t just throw into a travel-size container."

Olive & June

Meanwhile, Olive & June's new $26 K.I.T. Kit — which bundles together the brand's glossy Top Coat, Cuticle Serum pen, and a nail file — safeguards your vacation mani while you're out of office. "The K.I.T Kit was created for every girl with a polish mani. We want to help you protect your polish as long as we possibly can!" Sarah Gibson Tuttle, CEO and founder of Olive & June, tells The Zoe Report via email. "Applying a thin layer of top coat every 3 days is a game changer — it protects the polish, but also keeps your mani looking shiny. Our Cuticle Hydration Serum is wonderful for cuticle hydration, but also keeps the dry skin around your nails nourished so your mani looks just done 5 minutes ago. Also, the file is there in case of a break — no one wants that rough edge just hanging out there. Everyone needs the K.I.T Kit in their purse or overnight bag!"

Wondering what else your beauty bag may be missing? Continue scrolling to shop 12 new travel-sized beauty products.

Oribe

Straight Away Smoothing Blowout Cream - Travel

$18

Do you make a beeline for your hotel room's hair dryer the second you put down your bags? Bring Oribe's recently released mini blowout cream along to protect your locks against heat tools *and* any tropical humidity.

NARS

Radiant Creamy Concealer Mini

$13

This travel-friendly concealer features 30 shades of NARS' fan-favorite formula — it is the top-selling prestige concealer in the U.S., after all.

First Aid Beauty

Ultra Repair Cream Minis

$20

Thanks to First Aid Beauty's new mini-sized Ultra Repair Cream set, you won't need to try to portion out this cult-favorite moisturizer before you get on the plane.

Natasha Denona

Mini Tropic Eyeshadow Palette

$25

Natasha Denona pulled five shades from its $129 Tropic Eyeshadow Palette to create this mini version — and at just $25, it lets fans try out the brand's famous formulas for much less.

Kristin Ess

Mini Dry Shampoo

$4.99

Spritz on Kristin Ess' fan-favorite dry shampoo when you want to skip cleansing your hair and get right back into the party; it can also be used to absorb shine from any accidentally heavy-handed product applications.

Kristin Ess

Texturizing Dry Finish Working Texturing Spray

$4.99

You can boost your hair's body with just one spray of Kristin Ess' texturizing formula. (The product description even notes you should wait 30 seconds before seeing if your hair needs another dose.)

Fenty Beauty

Lil Bronze Duo

$24

Pack Fenty Beauty's travel-sized Lil Bronze Duo set if you want to boost your tan before ever landing at your destination. Both shade ranges include the Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in "Sinamon", though you can choose which Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth Bronzer you'd like depending on your skin tone.

Olive & June

The K.I.T. Kit

$26

Because a chip in your manicure won't ruin the entire vacation, but it can put a damper on the day. Olive & June's new kit protects your nails from three angles: on top of the color, at the cuticle, and along the edges.

SEEN

SEEN Travel Kit

$29

SEEN's new travel bundle reflects the haircare brand's promise: Its luxe, dermatologist-designed products won't clog your pores. You can customize which three products you want, too — all shampoo, a mix of shampoo and conditioner, or both products with an added blowout cream.

NARS

Orgasm Mini Set

$39

While NARS' famous Orgasm blush needs no introduction, you may be curious about the other products from the brand's collection: This set includes an Afterglow Lip Balm, an Oil-Infused Lip Tint, and a Blush/Highlighter Duo in the cult "Orgasm" shade.

DevaCurl

Curls On The Go Kit

$30

DevaCurl's new on-the-go kit is for you if your curl routine never takes a day off (vacation or no vacation). It gives you everything you need to cleanse, condition, style, and define curls, no matter where your travels take you.

Marc Jacobs Beauty

Mini Youthquake Hydra-full Retexturizing Gel Crème Moisturizer

$21

OK, it may be too soon to call Marc Jacobs Beauty's new Youthquake moisturizer a cult fave. However, since the full-sized version does have close to 1,000 reviews at Sephora — and a 4.5-star rating — it's safe to say it's well on its way to achieving the status.

This article was originally published on July 14, 2019