If any of you have travelled by plane then you’ll know how dehydrating it can be travelling for so long, combined with the dry air onboard produced by the air conditioning, as well as travelling at altitude and the air being somewhat different. 

As an air hostess this was something I had to deal with on a daily basis and thought I would put together a little guide on how to keep yourself hydrated while flying.

Water:

One of the best things you can do to hydrate yourself is to drink enough water. That’s before your flight, during the flight and after the flight. Its important on the day of travel to make time to drink water, as its not always easy enough when you’re running about getting yourself ready for travel, but its really important for your body and your skin to make sure you are well hydrated before flying.

Its difficult these days with not being able to take drinks through security and rising prices airside, but if there is one thing you buy before getting on the plane, make it a bottle of water. Most airlines will either sell or provide water onboard too. 

And once you’ve landed, make sure you continue to hydrate yourself, to ward off any of the effects flying has had on your body.

Moisturising Cream:

To keep your skin hydrated when flying pack yourself a moisturiser. Nowdays you can only take on board liquids and creams if they are 100ml or less, but you can get plenty of travel sized products these days. A moisturiser will enable you to keep your skin hydrated on the plane.

Lip Balm: 

To keep your lips hydrated and to stop them cracking and splitting on the plane, choose a nice, hydrating lip balm, in particular one that is good for dry lips.

Eyes:

If you suffer from dry eyes, or you wear contact lenses then you might want to invest in some eye drops. These will moisten your eyes and if you are a contact lens wearer they will really help. Lenses dry out really quickly on planes and it makes them harder and scratchy, and can really irritate your eyes. You might also want to take a spare pair on lenses just in case they become too unbearable.

I hope that helps! Happy Travel!

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If you’re going to fake tan, I am of the opinion you might as well spend out and get a good product. When I was younger (and I am hardly old now), I used to use fake tan a lot, however, now its something I never bother with, but I thought I was give my two cents on the matter.

After using product after product, and ending up with streaky legs, half done arms and just generally resembling Katie Price on a bad day…I decided to invest in some St Tropez fake tanning lotion…and suddenly I was saved.

St Tropez is unlike any other fake tan, there is such a variety in its range, that its difficult to know where to start if you are a newbie, so I am going to do my best to introduce you to the range in the easiest possible way!

Step One: Polisher

The key to a good long lasting tan is in the preparation, so first of all you have the Body Polisher. First you need to prepare and smooth your body with St Tropez Body Polish.

Step Two: Moisturiser

Next you need to fully moisturise your body, paying particular attention to areas known for dryness (Knees, Elbows, hands, ankles and feet).

Step Three: The Tan

St Tropez never wanted to make it easy for us, and thats why they designed not one, not two, but three different ways to achieve that summer glow. Which ever way you decide (Spray, Lotion or Mousse), its important to make sure step one and two have been completed. This way you ensure that you will get a gorgeous, all over, golden tan. Whether you decide to use the spray, lotion or mousse is down to personal choice. All I can say is, I prefer the mousse. Tan will need to be left around 8 hours to fully develop and you’ll need to hydrate your skin daily with St Tropez Moisturiser and use St Tropez Body Polish every other day to ensure your tan fades evenly.

The Mitt

The Mitt is your most powerful weapon if using mousse, and allows you to glide your mousse fake tan all over your body.

The Latex Gloves

If you go for the lotion version, then its the latex gloves that will be your weapon of choice. Use these to rub the lotion all over.

The Buffing Mitt

Another Mitt, but this goes with the lotion, and shouldn’t be used to apply fake tan. Use it to buff the excess lotion while it is drying on your skin.

Rapide Face

This is your fake tan for your face, which is a tinted self tanning cream. You need to gently rub this into smooth, clean, dry skin for a perfect tan.

I hope all that helps. Fake tanning can be a daunting process for the first time.
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