The world may be getting smaller, but business travel still involves hours on planes, which can leave you looking a little worse for wear. With this in mind we've put together the products that will help you to arrive feeling sharp and ready for action - even if you've just stepped off the red-eye.
Molton Brown Travel Reviving Shampoo & Shower Gel If you have an overnight stay, Molton Brown's Travel Reviving Shampoo & Shower Gel is just the thing to get you refreshed for that morning meeting. €15 for 200ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 20 7625 6550
Clarins Men Fatigue Fighter
Known to some as ``sleep in a bottle'', Fatigue Fighter gives skin an instant boost, ensuring your skin looks plumped and rested. Use it as a pick-me-up when you reach your hotel. €36 for 50ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 20 7307 6700
Prescriptives Super Flight Cream
This lives up to its name, and contains sodium hyaluronate and marine extract to combat the drying effects of flying, leaving your skin soothed and well-hydrated. €38 for 50ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 1730 232 566
Cellex-C Skin Perfecting Pen
A few days of stressful meetings, little sleep and alcohol-fuelled evenings can leave your skin paying the price with a breakout or two. Cellex-C's blemish-treatment stick is pocket-sized and so discreet that it can be whipped out and applied quickly and easily. €29 for 10ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 8457 402 214
Optrex Brightening Eye drops
Bright whites of the eyes are associated with youth and vitality, while red eyes are often a sign of stress, lack of sleep and ill health. Optrex brightens the whites of your eyes, leaving you looking alert and business-ready. €6 for 8ml, available from Boots. Enquiries: +44 (0) 115 953 9922
Dermalogica Barrier Repair
Your skincare priorities when flying are to protect and to hydrate. This does the former, creating a film that protects the skin from dehydration and sensitivity, without clogging or irritating it. €34 for 37ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 800 591 818
Aramis Healthy Look Gel
Eight hours on a plane can leave your skin sluggish and pale. This is just the job to bring a natural-looking, healthy colour. Apply before your meeting and your colleagues will be none the wiser that you're feeling like death warmed up. €30 for 50ml. Enquiries: +44 (0) 1730 232 566
By Katie Campbell
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