Ensuring your honeymoon skin and hair are picture-perfect means you need to consider several factors. Where you are going is number one - if it's hot and/or humid your hair will specific styling products, and your skin will need great SPF. But that's not all, you also need heat-resistant makeup that's quick to apply and lasts. From the best aftersun body care to frizz-control hair mists and budge-proof eyeshadow, here is best beauty buys to see you through a getaway to Bora Bora, Barbados and beyond...

Honeymoon Skin Facial Buys

Leave your actives at home for great honeymoon skin. Those glycolic toners and overnight retinol serums require high sun protection daily, so avoid risking sunburn by not packing them. Instead, stock up on hyaluronic acid serums and lightweight moisturisers that will drench the skin with moisture, perfect after a beach day. Our favourites include the following:

1. MAC Hyper Real Serumizer, €70/30ml

Fast becoming a cult beauty buy even though it's only around about 18 months, MAC's Hyper Real Serumizer balances, hydrates and plumps the skin. MUA-approved, fans love it as a moisturising primer before makeup.

2. The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum, €20.40/30ml

The Ordinary's super Soothing Serum is a multi-active repair liquid with ceramides, niacinamide and bisabolol to reduce and calm the look of inflammation and redness on the skin if you get too much sun. It helps the skin repair and recover in as little as two hours.

3. Tatcha The Water Cream, €79/50ml

Tatcha's 'water burst' lightweight cream melts into the skin and repairs and hydrates it with a blend of Japanese rose and lily extracts. The Water Cream is perfect for hot and humid weather, it will maintain flawless honeymoon skin. The gold detailing on the lid houses a skincare spoon to measure out what your skin needs.

4. Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Hydrator Mist, €42/75ml

A skincare and beach bag must, Charlotte Tilbury's Magic Hydrator Mist is more than a refreshing spritz. Oxygenating and hydrating, the mist is powered by hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and plant extracts. Use on cleansed skin morning and night and during the day to revive the skin.

5. Patchology Serve Chilled Firming Hydrogel Mask, €10

Champagne cocktails and long days in the sun can zap the skin of hydration so slip a mask or two into your carry-on. Refreshing, soothing and instantly hydrating, Patchology's Firming Hydrogel Mask is the perfect pick-me-up for honeymoon skin.

SPF Essentials For Face & Body

Face and body sunscreen is a must for any post-wedding trip abroad. To make sure you get the SPF beauty buys that best suit your skin, it's wise to purchase them before you fly away. Everyone has their favourite formulas, and from cream to oil, and milky formulas, these five SPF essentials are on our best-of lists each year.

6. Byoma Moisturising Gel Sunscreen SPF30, €18/50ml

Normal to oily skin types might find a gel-based sunscreen easier to wear without the risk of a breakout. Byoma's Moisturising Gel Sunscreen is hydrating with hyaluronic acid in a non-greasy formula that leaves no white cast. Alcohol and fragrance-free, it's the ideal face SPF for guys and gals.

7. Vichy Capital Soleil Solar Protective Water Hydrating SPF50, €24.45/200ml

Yes, a water-based sunscreen can protect with an SPF50. Vichy's Protective Water Hydrating sunscreen is more serum-like and it must be shaken well before use. The beauty of this body sun protector is its transparency, it melts into the skin and doesn't affect light-coloured beach clothing, a very sophisticated sunscreen.

8. Caudalie Vinosun High Protection Spray SPF50, €34.95/150ml

An effortless mist for easy application, Caudalie's Vinosun SPF50 Spray is suitable for both face and body for all the family. Enriched with vitamin E and antioxidants from the brand's grape harvest, the lightweight milky formula evenly covers the skin and dries to an invisible finish.

9. Bondi Sands Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF50+, €9.45/75ml

Bondi Sands' non-sticky and fragrance-free Face Sunscreen has aloe vera and vitamin E to hydrate and repair honeymoon skin with four hours of water resistance. The SPF50+ works perfectly when you get back home as an everyday sunscreen to wear under makeup. A handy size for a beach or handbag, it's great value too.

10. Sculpted by Aimee Sun Mist Spray SPF50, €22/70ml

Invisible sunscreen in mist form is great for the end of the day if the sun hasn't quite set and you're dressed and ready for dinner and cocktails. Used under or over makeup, Sculpted by Aimee's SPF50 Sun Mist will protect the skin from late-day UV rays. Perfect in a clutch bag.

Hero Body Care

Great honeymoon skin body products should concentrate on hydration, care and repair and there's no better time to treat skin than in the evening after a day by the pool or the beach. Sun-specific body care can soothe and replenish the skin so it's plumped and ready for the next day. Even if there are any emergency scrapes or blisters, we've included a repair-all balm that's a must for every travel bag.

11. Lancaster Golden Tan Maximizer After Sun Lotion, €40.95/400ml

Lancaster's Golden Tan Maximizer promises to extend your natural tan by a month while deeply nourishing your skin with a formula that is 86.6% natural. Milky and rapidly absorbed, the after-sun lotion contains buriti oil to prevent skin dryness and flaking, and it's no surprise that it is one of the biggest sellers in high-end sun protection.

12. Clarins Refreshing After Sun Gel, €32/150ml

Drench your post-sun skin with aloe vera, watermelon and antioxidants with Clarins instantly cooling After Sun Gel. Suitable for the face and body, the smooth gel texture is fast absorbing and non-sticky, and it replenishes and hydrates the skin to help prolong your tan.

13. Sun Bum Cool Down After Sun Lotion, €18.90/237ml

Packed full of aloe vera and cocoa butter, Sun Bum's luxurious After Sun Lotion has a light and summery scent that has made the Californian product a cult buy. Formulated without parabens or sulfates, the lotion is vegan-friendly and reef-safe suncare.

14. NUXE Sun Refreshing After-Sun Lotion, €24.45/200ml

Leading French brand NUXE has loaded plant and flower extracts into this coconut oil-enhanced After Sun Lotion. Suitable for the face and body, the non-comedogenic lotion hydrates for 24 hours and helps to prolong your tan for two weeks.

15. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Multi-Purpose Repairing Balm, €12.95/40ml

Strappy sandals that pinch, rough skin from sand between your toes and any cuts or grazes are easily sorted with a little love from La Roche-Posay's cult beauty buy Cicaplast Balm B5. The multi-purpose salve repairs soothes and restores skin health, this 40ml tube is perfect for your bag for emergencies.

Frizz-Fighting Hair Products

One of the biggest challenges on vacation is dealing with frizz and humidity. It doesn't matter if you have fine or full hair, a moisture-soaked atmosphere is just waiting to swell those strands, making your hair difficult to manage. To nix the frizz, these are the solutions we turn to every summer.

16. Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, €25.45/100ml

The best hair-protecting mist for finer hair types, Aveda's Sun Care Veil has been a cult buy for many years. An invisible spritz, it neither makes the hair oily nor weighs it down. With UV filters derived from plant extracts, the spray helps to detangle hair and keep it feeling soft. A light tropical scent makes the hair smell fresh too.

17. Kérastase Discipline Fluidissime Complete Anti-Frizz Care, €37.80/150ml

Unruly and unmanageable hair needs a strong styling product, and this Anti-Frizz Care spray from Kérastase is ideal. It has a Thermo-protective complex that is activated by heat to reduce frizz, boost shine and give you a longer-lasting style. A great buy if you have lots of hair and need to deal with humidity.

18. Joico Humidity Blocker, €26.45/180ml

You will get year-round use of this cult Joico anti-humidity spritz - it works as well at home as it does abroad. A blend of ingredients helps block out moisture and pollution, reduce static and boost shine, a simple spritz keeps hair under control all day long.

19. Living Proof No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream, €18.95/59ml

If a spray doesn't appeal, pack a tube of Living Proof's frizz-defying Smooth Styling Cream. The nourishing cream can be applied through the lengths to deeply nourish and seal the ends. Created for medium to full hair, the cream has heat protection of up to 236 degrees, and for lazy beach days could be used for air-drying the hair.

20. Color Wow Money Mist, €34.95/150ml

Color Wow's Money Mist follows on from the brand's Money Masque created with celebrity hairstylist, Chris Appleton. Designed to make the hair look 'expensive' the mist is a lightweight leave-in conditioner with amino acids, blue sea kale, kelp and red algae to make the hair look lustrous and healthy.

Honeymoon Makeup Buys

When you tick all the boxes for your honeymoon skin and hair needs, it's time to look at makeup. In reality, you shouldn't need much and everything you buy should work with the location and weather and be a simplified version of your usual beauty look. Star buys we can't recommend highly enough are as follows...

21. Chanel Ultra Le Teint Ultrawear Foundation, €60

Going bare-faced on holiday or honeymoon isn't everyone's cup of tea but you don't need to miss out on a little coverage if you use a powder foundation like Ultra Le Teint from Chanel. Lightweight with evening properties to disguise redness, the compact foundation is long-wear, mattifying and lasts all day. Perfect for the beach and beach bar, in 16 shades.

22. Lancôme Idôle Tint Liquid Eye Blusher, €33

These new liquid eye tints that double as highlight or blush are one of the best releases from Lancôme in recent times. Silky and long-lasting in even the hottest or humid situations, the shimmering Idôle Tints come in seven shades from gold through to berry. Great for all skin tones.

23. Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara, €33

With 15 hours of wear, Estée Lauder's Zero Smudge Mascara from its Double Wear franchise has the most sophisticated formula designed especially for withstanding heat and humidity. Blackest black with a skinny wand for the longest lashes ever, it can be removed easily with soapy water or eye makeup remover.

24. Nudestix Roses N' Honey Nudes Kit, €24.45

What a price and what a kit, Nudestix Nudes Kit is ideal for taking on a honeymoon. Inside, a highlighter, blush and bronzing stick to contour and add cheek colour by simply scribbling into place. Use the deeper shades on the eyes too if that appeals, and get creative with the highlighter - it makes the skin on the shoulders, arms and legs look shimmery and sleek.

25. Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, €48

Dior has 45 shades in this hugely popular Addict Shine Lipstick collection. From nudes to pinks, corals and reds there is something for everyone. Infused with jasmine wax and natural oils, the ultra-chic and hydrating lipstick feels as good as it looks. Refillable, this is luxury eye candy for any beach bag or clutch.

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