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My Holy Grail Island Traveling Hacks & Packing List
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items Packing for an island summer vacation is a delicate balance. You want to look effortlessly chic in photos, but you are also dealing with intense humidity, unpredictable boat rides, sea spray, and sandy terrain. Over the years, I’ve had my fair share ...
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The Luggage & Space-Saving Hacks
Beach Bag Electronics & Protection
The Ultimate "TSA-Approved" Skincare Hack
Head-to-Toe Island Refresh
Post-Beach Recovery Essentials
The Luggage & Space-Saving Hacks
How I fit everything into a carry-on and keep my outfits completely organized.
If you aren't using compression cubes for your tropical clothes, you are missing out. Because summer dresses and linen shirts are lightweight, these cubes compress the air out and let you pack double the outfits in half the space. I separate my beach...
Open Story Compression Packing Cubes | Target
Linen and cotton clothes are island essentials, but they wrinkle if you look at them wrong. Hotel irons are notoriously unreliable. I spray this travel-sized mist all over my wrinkled sundresses, smooth the fabric out with my hands, and let it hang. ...
Downy Wrinkle Releaser Travel Size 3oz - Convenient Freshness on the Go
I never go to an island without a few of these. On travel days, I use them to pack wet swimsuits so they don’t ruin the rest of my luggage. On beach days, I put my phone, passport, and cash inside one to protect them completely from sea spray, sand, ...
Stasher Reusable Silicone Storage Bag
Beach Bag Electronics & Protection
The things I use under the harsh tropical sun during summer island vacation
Taking photos, using maps, and search-finding local island spots drains your phone battery incredibly fast. High heat also makes your battery die quicker. I always keep this slim, lightweight portable charger at the bottom of my beach tote so I’m nev...
Anker Power Bank Portable Charger | 10,000mAh - Fast Charging & USB-C
A major travel hack: your hair part can burn just as easily as your shoulders, and it peels terribly. I spritz this lightweight mist right down my hair part before walking along the coast. It keeps my scalp safe, protects my hair texture from turning...
Sun Bum SPF 30 Scalp + Hair Mist 2 fl oz – Sun Protection for Hair and Scalp
The ultimate island travel hack for comfort. Walking around sandy towns, boardwalks, or damp resort properties in shorts or dresses causes painful skin friction. I swipe this stick on my inner thighs before leaving the room. It creates a smooth barri...
Megababe Thigh Rescue Anti-Chafing Stick
The Ultimate "TSA-Approved" Skincare Hack
Multi-use, lightweight beauty products that save liquid space in my bag.
When you're trying to pack light, you want products that pull double duty. This is my absolute favorite vacation hack. It works as an intense daily hydration cream, a high-protection sunscreen, and a gorgeous glowing primer all in one step. It makes ...
Glowscreen SPF 40 Sunscreen
The combination of ocean salt, sweat, and hotel tap water can make my skin break out or flare up in red patches while traveling. I spray this soothing hypochlorous acid mist over my bare face multiple times a day. It instantly disinfects bacteria fro...
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray (Travel Size)
Thick sunscreen layers can quickly clog your pores in tropical climates. Instead of packing heavy scrubs, I bring this travel-sized toner. It uses gentle fruit acids to sweep away the day's sweat and sunscreen debris at night while flooding my skin w...
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner (Travel Size)
Head-to-Toe Island Refresh
How I stay smelling clean and feeling comfortable after hours in the ocean breeze.
Nothing matches the vibe of an island escape like this scent. I always bring the travel size in my carry-on. It's a stunning, crisp floral-fruity scent that completely masks that salty, humid odor you get after lounging outside all day. I spritz it a...
Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 68 Perfume Mist (Travel Size)
Regular hotel shampoos never get the deep ocean salt out of my scalp. This micro-exfoliating scrub draws out all the buildup, chlorine, and sweat. The cooling peppermint extract gives an absolute sensory reset after a long day in the tropical heat.
Scalp Revival Charcoal + Coconut Shampoo
Humidity will turn clean hair flat and greasy in minutes. My hack is to spray this dry shampoo into my roots before I even step out into the tropical humidity. It creates a preventative shield that absorbs oil and sweat as it happens, keeping my hair...
Kristin Ess Style Reviving Dry Shampoo
Post-Beach Recovery Essentials
The nighttime line-up that treats dehydrated skin and sun-fried hair strands.
After a long day of sun exposure, my skin barrier needs serious help. I slather a generous layer of this cream on at night. It is packed with ceramides and niacinamide to completely repair any dry flakiness or irritation from the ocean wind while I s...
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
If my face feels tight or raw from the hotel air conditioning, this is my ultimate recovery step. It’s a gel-water mask that melts into the skin instantly. I wake up with incredibly soft, intensely hydrated skin that is ready for the next day's adven...
Laneige Water Sleeping Mask
Reapplying body sunscreen leaves a heavy, gunky buildup on your skin by the end of the trip. I use this scrub in the hotel shower to gently polish away old layers of SPF and dead skin. It keeps my skin feeling incredibly soft and smells exactly like ...
Tree Hut Shea Sugar Body Scrub Coco Colada