Portable Beauty Devices For On-The-Go Skincare This Travel Season
It’s a facial appointment in the palm of your hand.
By Lucy Lauron,
It’s the holiday season again. Other than festive shopping and preparing for your upcoming Christmas and New Years’ parties, it also means travelling. For some, it means adjusting your skincare routine to new climates and the moisture-sucking environment on an airplane. Whether you’re braving the high UV rays with a good book on Australia’s summery coasts, or skiing on the low-oxygen mountain tops in the Swiss Alps, your skin will still be healthy, glowy, and hydrated with these travel-friendly skincare devices.
AGE-R Mini Booster Pro, $112, Medicube
From Twice’s Tzuyu to Ive’s Jang Wonyoung, everyone has been raving about Medicube’s latest innovation: the AGE-R Booster Pro. Now in a smaller, more portable version, it’s a facial appointment on the go — it prevents acne, breakouts and inflammation while helping your skin absorb your skincare, all while reducing hyperpigmentation and acne scars.
Bear mini, $215, Foreo
For those who want to maintain their anti-aging routines while on vacay, this mini Foreo device is what you want. It reduces fine lines, improves skin elasticity and helps your skin become plumper and brighter. All while easily fitting into your carry-on.
Microcurrent Gua Sha, $60, Anlan
If you love your gua sha and all its face-defining benefits, you’ll want to add this device to your check out cart. Traditional gua shas are usually made of jade, horn or ceramic, this device has the added benefits of cold and hot therapy, and purple light microcurrents for skin tightening, relieving muscle tension and skin firming.
MINI+ microcurrent skin tightening device and hydrating gel kit, $195, NuFace
Flying around Europe but don’t want to stop your facial toning and massaging routine? NuFace’s mini microcurrent device is what you need in your carry on. It basically sends small electrical currents through your skin to give your face a more sculpted and lifted look. This starter kit even comes with the activator gel to conduct the current and help the device glide over your skin smoothly.
LG Pra.L Pocket Booster, $79, LG
If what you’re prioritising is portability, this is perfect for you. Weighing at 47g, this device could fit in your back pocket. It’s a 3-in-1 anti-aging device that boosts absorption, collagen and elasticity wherever you are.
Personal Microderm Pro, $295, PMD Beauty
If you want something heavy-duty and portable, this microderm device is what you need. It offers handheld clinical-grade exfoliation (developed by doctors) from the comfort of your home (or hotel room). It reduces fine lines, blemishes, wrinkles and enlarged pores to enhance your complexion for a healthier glow.