Your Travel Beauty Essentials

What it is: A limited-edition skin care program formulated to provide a unique three-step system custom developed for the skin’s 30-day cycle.

What it does: Designed to deliver the look of ultimate vitality to skin, this one-of-a-kind, 30-day intensive program consists of three different steps, each serving to prepare, recharge and preserve for a youthful, more resilient-looking complexion. The first step, Prime Reserve I, purifies and exfoliates with green tea lactic acid derived from green tea leaves. The second step, Prime Reserve II, contains green tea root extract, which embraces the remarkable energy from Dolsongi Tea Garden to nourish the skin. The last step, Prime Reserve III, completes the program by strengthening and improving skin’s look of elasticity with antioxidants, green tea flower extract and EGCG. $1,400.00

Available at Holt Renfrew

What it is: LES BEIGES HEALTHY GLOW GEL TOUCH FOUNDATION is an innovative gel foundation that reveals a complexion glowing with freshness and radiance. Its dewy finish revives the skin at any time of day. Its ultra-fine and extremely fresh aqua-gel texture provides buildable coverage on both bare skin and over existing makeup for spontaneous touch-ups. For extra convenience, its flexible fabric screen releases the perfect dose. – Healthy Glow Booster mineral pigments instantly deliver a fresh radiant glow. Together with soft-focus powders, they create an even-looking complexion with an exquisite sheer finish.

What it does: The water-based formula of LES BEIGES HEALTHY GLOW GEL TOUCH FOUNDATION creates a refreshing cushion on the surface of the skin for an instant sensation of hydration. Thanks to a hyaluronic acid derivative, the formula provides hydration and comfort all day long. – Enriched with Kalanchoe extract, an active botanical ingredient with protective properties, and SPF 25/PA+++ sunscreen, the formula strengthens and protects the skin against external aggressors. $60.00

Available at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca

Enriched with Réotier spring water from the mountains of Provence and hyaluronic acid, this Ultra Thirst-Quenching Gel Moisturizer acts like a magnet to recharge skin with water, leaving it glowing with hydration all day long. Thousands of micro-bubbles release freshness instantly, energizing and revitalizing the skin. Improve your skin’s natural moisture and achieve radiant skin that feels plumper with this lightweight, non-oily gel. $38.00

Available at Sephora

What is it:Nine natural oils multitask to help protect from free radical damage and to refresh skin’s appearance.

What it does: Evening primrose, argan and jojoba oils help to boost hydration, reinforce skin’s moisture barrier, and soften the appearance of lines and wrinkles. Grapeseed and rosehip oils deliver vitamins c + e to improve tone and restore a healthy-looking complexion. Geranium and borage oils help balance skin. This quick-absorbing treatment provides instant hydration to help skin look and feel softer, smoother and brighter. 30ml, $82

Available at Malinandgoetz

What is it: Black Rose Skin Infusion Cream, or Baume-En-Eau A La Rose Noire, is a daily skin care formula for re-plumping the skin and promoting radiance.

What it does: Its formula is based on the three fundamentals of the Black Rose range—a sensory texture, a delicate yet addictive fragrance and immediate and long-term youthful actions—for ultimate effectiveness and pleasure. It restores skin bounce while alkekengi calyx extract with its double-plumping effectiveness is combined with padina pavonica extract to strengthen skin’s hydric layer for replumped skin, and it also promotes complexion radiance and luminosity with black rose aqueous extract which instantly smoothes the skin texture to improve reflection of light. Hibiscus flower extract increases radiance further; alpine rose extract, rich in powerful antioxidants, combats dulling; and black rose extract, May rose water and shea and camelina oils leave skin soft and bring an instant sensation of freshness and long-lasting comfort. Scented with essential oils of rose, magnolia and geranium to awaken the senses and provide an immediate sensation of well-being, this cream and its silky texture infuse your skin with moisture, leaving it feeling rejuvenated. $272.58

Available at Nordstrom

What it is:
A quick-absorbing, cream-gel formula that helps reduce the look of cellulite, visibly lifting and firming hips and thighs.

What it is formulated to do:
Based on 60 years of contouring expertise, this innovative body treatment is powered by eight plant extracts, including quince leaf extract. It targets the appearance of cellulite, visibly lifting, firming, and smoothing hips and thighs for a more streamlined silhouette. This addictive, refreshing cream-gel instantly absorbs to soothe and smooth the skin’s surface. 200ml, $72

Available at Sephora.com

Refresh and hydrate sun-kissed skin with Kiehls’ Calendula and Aloe Soothing Masque

This soothing face mask provides a cool burst of hydration to refresh and revitalize skin. Infused with Calendula and Aloe Vera, this lightweight gel face mask leaves skin soft, smooth and refreshed.

What it does:

• Hydrates and soothes skin with moisture and helps reduce signs of distress
• Bursts into a refreshing surge of cooling hydration upon application
• Revitalizes skin over time for a healthy-looking complexion

28ml, $58.00

Available at kiehls.ca 

What is it: A tinted, physical broad spectrum sunscreen that delivers powerful UVA/UVB protection and helps aid in the prevention of free radical and oxidative damage as well as photoaging for a more youthful-looking complexion. Plus, a hint of tint for a gorgeous, glowing finish.

What it does: This tinted daily sunscreen is loaded with potent antioxidants like astaxanthin, grape juice and sunflower shoot extracts to minimize the appearance of photoaging for a more youthful-looking complexion. Infused with raspberry seed and marula oils, Umbra Tinte™ delivers essential moisture and helps minimize the look of fine lines and wrinkles for skin that appears healthy and preserved. This unique formulation is ideal for daily use without any white residue or greasiness. With a universally flattering tint it leaves the complexion gorgeous and glowy. 30ml, $36.00

Available at Drunkelephant.com

What is it: Visionnaire Crescendo™ is an overnight progressive peel that helps fight multiple signs of ageing: fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores and lack of luminosity.

What it does: Skin texture feels smoother, pores look minimized, wrinkles & fine lines appear reduced and skin complexion looks clear.

This leave-on liquid overnight peel helps your skin reach optimal renewal.

Split into 2 phases, it offers a Skin Intensity Interval Training program that lasts approximately 28 nights. Start with :

Phase 1 formula , containing AHA from Fruit Acids to stimulate skin cell renewal, and Quinoa Husk Extract to gently exfoliate.

Then, after 14 nights, move to Phase 2 formula , containing a powerful combination of Salicylic Acid that works to even skin complexion and Glycolic Acid that helps smoothen skin’s surface. 30ml, $94.00

Available at Lancome.ca

What is it:  Baking soda free, extra sensitive skin – deodorant -formula that smells like cocoa, eucalyptus and ultra-savvy intuition. The Curator’s baking soda free formula is designed not to irritate sensitive skin and is one of our top rated natural deodorants, recently winning CertClean’s “best deodorant” award. 5g. Made in Canada.

What it does: It is an amazing natural product, deodorizer and the star of Routine’s original well-loved formulas. The thing is, baking soda is alkaline and for some people, at certain times, it can throw off their pH balance, in turn causing skin sensitivities. This is why, for our friends with sensitive skin, Routine has created four new deodorants in which baking soda is replaced with dietary magnesium (The Curator, Sexy Sadie, Blackberry Betty, Johnny’s Csh) – a mineral that if you’re not getting enough of, can cause your sweat to smell worse! As it happens, topically, magnesium works like a charm and makes our new formula as effective as the original routine. Another benefit of magnesium: it aids in relaxing the armpits, which in turn, fends off those woeful stress sweats! You can use this routine on cuts, scrapes, and wherever else you need external calming or deodorizing? Amazing! Magnesium is a front-runner in the health and wellness world and Routine is excited to help you get your daily dose! + + positive! Full Size, $28.00

Available at routinecream.ca

What is it: A lip-plumping lacquered ink that provides intense, long-wear color and an incredibly comfortable texture.

What it does: Dior has pushed the boundaries of lip lacquer with the creation of their first lip-plumping lacquered ink. Like an ink, the lacquer dries down for a deeper saturation of color. It also tints the lips for up to eight hours.* A plumping effect delivers a more voluminous lip look and shaping effect, along with unprecedented hydration. Lips experience up to 78 percent increased moisture levels** for up to 24 hours after application.

Its secret? An oil-in-water emulsion infused with pigments and hibiscus extract for a volumizing effect, paired with hyaluronic acid for rich hydration. $49
Available at sephora.com