Our beauty director's carry-on holiday edit, all from one shop

Erborian BB cream, Color Wow Dreamcoat mini, Byoma face wash and Sol de Janeiro body butter mini — (Image credit: Future)

We've all been there: booking a hand-luggage only fare to save a bit of money, only to come to pack and find yourself in a full-blown 100ml liquid limit nightmare. Squeezing a complete beauty routine into a bag the size of a sandwich bag, without leaving your holiday essentials at home, takes some serious editing skills.

When you're trying to fit your must-have hair products for humidity alongside your go-to everyday best perfumes, packing light can be impossible. But if anyone's mastered it, it's our Beauty Director, Sarah Cooper-White. Ahead of a trip abroad, Sarah set herself a challenge: fly hand-luggage only, and find every beauty essential she needed from a single Boots run. No overstuffed toiletry bags, no last-minute airport beauty buys - just a streamlined edit of holiday-ready buys that tick every box (and every liquid restriction).

From essential skin hydrators to lightweight makeup must-haves, these are the picks that made the cut. Whether you're jetting off for a long weekend or a fortnight in the sun, consider this your cheat sheet for packing smart without checking a bag.

Want to know why these are the products that made the 100ml cut? Take a peek into Sarah's sweep around Boots, where she advises exactly why each is worth making space for in your carry-on.

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So next time you're tempted by a hand-luggage-only fare, don't let the 100ml rule put you off - as Sarah's proved, a quick trip round Boots is all it takes to have your holiday beauty routine sorted, sans checked bag (and sans the extra fee).

Aleesha is Digital Beauty Editor at woman&home, where she gets to share her expertise into all the best techniques, sharpest tools and newest products—with a particular savvy in skincare and fragrance.

Previously, she was Deputy Editor and Beauty & Fashion Editor for My Imperfect Life, where she headed up the beauty, fashion and eCommerce pages. In the past, she has worked as Shopping Writer at woman&home, gained an AOP awards nomination after working on their news team, contributed to Women's Health, Stylist and Goodto and earned an MA in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.