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Passport? Check. Plane tickets? Check. Hotel? Check. All that’s left is what to pack. Here are our eight must-pack travel essentials

Words: Tamara Wright

Dr Barbara Sturm SPF50 drops

Price: Dhs481

For a sunscreen that doubles as skincare, this light-textured serum, described as a “liquid sun umbrella”, provides all the UVA and UVB protection your face needs, protects the skin from oxidative damage with a unique blend of vitamins, helps calm the skin, and reduces signs of aging.

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Skin Laundry travel kit

Price: Dhs250

Stay glowing on the go with Skin Laundry’s travel kit. Depending on your skin type, choose between the clarifying or moisturising kit which both include everything you need for a holiday in the sun: a gel cleanser, toner, vitamin moisturiser, and pimple patches.

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Charlotte Tilbury Magic Body Cream

Price: Dhs110 (50ml)

Air travel, especially long-haul, can take its toll on the body and suck the moisture out of your skin. Charlotte Tilbury’s new Magic Body Cream will have you land feeling (and looking) completely refreshed and nourished. For a little in-flight TLC, the body cream has the transformative benefits as the face cream for immediate skin revival.

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Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses

Price: Dhs971

Keep the sun out of your eyes and look good while doing it with Dolce & Gabbana’s cat-eye pink sunglasses. From the beach to brunch, you’re sure to make a statement with these glamorous sunnies.

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Birkenstock Arizona Platform Sandals

Price: Dhs579

Cool, comfortable, and classic, Birkenstocks are an all-year round wardrobe staple. In summer, we live in the sandals. Whether you’re lounging by the pool or going exploring, it’s the ideal shoe to complete any look and means you don’t need to pack different pairs of shoes for all your holiday outfits.

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Second Summer ‘Jondal’ sarong

Price: Dhs450 and with it, the Ibizan palm-

Our favourite hot weather staple and a must-have no matter where your summer plans take you: a sarong. Sustainable fashion label Second Summer has recently dropped its vibrant Summer of Love capsule and with it, the Ibizan palminspired print sarong.

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NEXT men’s linen blend chino shorts

Price: Dhs89

No warm weather wardrobe is complete without linen. Lightweight and laidback, these men’s shorts are about as chic as summer gets. You can get them in light blue, stone, or pink… we’d pack a pair in every colour.

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Words: Alice Holtham