Jet Set and Glow: 20 Travel Beauty Essentials to Pack

Ready for Makeup That Goes the Distance

Whether you’re jet setting for a weekend getaway or navigating a long flight, your beauty routine shouldn’t get left at security. Fortunately, there are plenty of top makeup brands that have perfected carry-on friendly sizes, ensuring your essentials pass TSA screenings with ease.

💡 Remember to follow the 3-1-1 liquids rule for carry-ons: liquid foundation, mascara, lip gloss, and other similar products must be in containers 3.4-ounce (100ml) or smaller, fit into one quart-sized clear bag, with one bag per passenger.

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We’ve rounded up the top 20 TSA-approved makeup and skincare products from popular retailers like Sephora, Ulta, Charlotte Tilbury, Tarte, Amazon, and Target. Now you can streamline your beauty bag and focus on the journey, not the security checkpoint.

Shop 10 Top-Rated TSA-Approved Makeup Products

From cult-favorite minis to in-flight makeup touch-ups, these TSA-approved makeup picks are cleared for takeoff.

1. Rare Beauty Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
   
   Every jet setter needs a long-lasting liquid blush. Try Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in Happy, a dewy cool pink shade.

2. Travel-Size Shape Tape Creamy Concealer
   
   For those red-eye flights, you’ll need a 24-hour moisturizing concealer and it doesn’t get any better than Tarte’s iconic Shape Tape Concealer.

3. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
   
   Get the look of airbrushed makeup right when you get off the plane. This award-winning setting powder works to smooth, shine, hydrate, and blur your pores.

4. IT Cosmetics CC + Cream SPF50 Travel Size
   
   This multi-tasking mini CC Cream with SPF is perfect for plane makeup prep. It’s lightweight and will instantly improve dark circles, redness, acne, dark spots, fine lines, and wrinkles.

5. Tarte travel-size tartelette tubing mascara
   
   Get Tarte’s first-ever tubing mascara with micro-tubing technology. It wraps each lash in lengthening ‘tubes’ instead of weighing them down.

6. Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray (Travel Size)
   
   Pulling an all-nighter? Get Urban Decay’s All Nighter Setting Spray. It’s a best-seller with up to 24-hour wear; plus it’s sweat and waterproof.

7. Charlotte Tilbury Mini Pillow Talk Lip Kit
   
   This dreamy lip kit has a mini nude-pink lipstick and lip liner for a Pillow Talk pout.

8. E.l.f. Skin Holy Hydration Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm
   
   Need an easy way to take off your makeup while flying? This top-rated cleansing balm from e.l.f. melts away your makeup and leaves your skin moisturized.

9. Buxom Women’s Full-On Plumping Lip Polish
   
   This bestselling Buxom lip gloss plumps your lips while adding a high-shine shimmering finish. It has signature peptide complex and vitamin E for soft lips.

10. Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Spice Eye Palette
    
    This essential mini eyeshadow collection has nine full pigment shades from warm-toned neutrals to brilliant golds in matte and metallic finishes.

Tips for Carry-On Makeup

TSA considers liquids, gels, and aerosols under 3.4 oz each, and all must fit in a single quart-sized clear bag. Solid cosmetics and sticks (like mini powders, lipsticks, blush sticks) usually don’t require the liquid bag. You can bring multiple small makeup items as long as they comply with the 3-1-1 rule.

Pro tip: Get a clear, TSA-approved makeup bag to carry all of your travel essentials in.

BAGSMART Clear Toiletry Bag, 2 Pack TSA Approved Travel Toiletry Bag Carry On

Shop 10 Top-Rated TSA-Approved Skincare Products

1. Charlotte’s Magic Cream
   
   Shop the new, supercharged formula of Charlotte’s Magic Cream with Recoverstem Peptide. Get the 15 ml, 30 ml, and 50 ml sizes to make it travel-friendly.

2. GLOW Super Brightening Serum with Vitamin C + Vitamin E
   
   This serum targets the first visible signs of aging and helps give your skin a radiant glow. Get the 30 ml or 50 ml travel-friendly sizes.

3. TATCHA The Dewy Skin Cream Line-Plumping Moisturizer
   
   Get TATCHA’s rich moisturizer with hyaluronic acid, which helps to reduce lines and locks in moisture.

4. Tarte Maracuja C-brighter eye treatment
   
   This rich and creamy undereye treatment has a C-brighter complex with mango and coconut to help moisturize. It also helps with dark circles to improve the appearance of skin around eyes.

5. BYOMA Hydrating Milky Toner
   
   This hydrating toner has a barrier lipid complex to help restore the skin barrier. Get 1.69 fl oz size to make it travel-friendly.

6. Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence
   
   Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide has a milky texture that leaves skin feeling hydrated and glowy. Get the mini size to make it travel-friendly.

7. The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating and Brightening Daily Toner
   
   This brightening daily toner helps to exfoliate your skin while targeting irregularities and uneven skin tone.

8. Charlotte’s Hollywood Skin Secrets Immediate Eye Revival Patches
   
   These undereye patches help to brighten, hydrate, and smooth in just 10 minutes. Take these on your flight to help reduce dark circles.

9. e.l.f. SKIN Holy Hydration! Thirst Burst Moisturizer Drops
   
   This gel serum helps to give your skin a dewy, plump look. It’s infused 1% Hydrating Hibiscus Complex and hyaluronic acid and brightening 5% niacinamide.

10. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Multi-Recovery Complex Serum
    
    For the red-eye flights, get Estée Lauder’s night repair treatment with hyaluronic acid and peptides. It’s a super serum that helps to reduce the signs of aging.