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9 Beauty Rules to Packing Light and Never Checking a Bag

Sick of cramming and coaxing your full kit into a carry-on? Here's proof that it's possible to downsize and still look gorge in those vaca 'grams.
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Rule No. 6: Skip Aerosols
Problem: you need dry shampoo because washing your hair daily while on vacation is a no -- but aerosol cans (in all their lovely convenience) can be total space hoggers. Solution: throw down a few bucks for this teeny tiny bottle of Verb Dry Shampoo powder, $7, which you just gently tap into trouble spots and massage in for more volume.

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Rule No. 7:  Just Bring Your Good Hair Brush
We've all tried out those bite-size travel brushes, and let's just say it: they stink. (If you've got super thick hair, they stink even more.) Save yourself the grief and pack a medium-sized hair brush like Sonia Kashuk Hair Brush, $15.99, that'll be worth the extra few inches in your bag to get the job done.

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Rule No. 8: Score a Mighty (Small) Hair Dryer
If you travel frequently, or know you're staying in a place with only a wimpy dryer attached to a wall, invest in high-powered, lightweight, foldable dryer to take the guesswork out of your hair beat. This sunny Drybar Baby Buttercup Travel Blow Dryer (that weighs less than a pound), $135, has a seven-foot cord to help maneuver around those oddly placed hotel room outlets. It's so powerful, you might even want to use it at home.

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Rule No. 9: Bring a Convertible Hot Tool
To curl or to straighten -- if you bounce between the two, there's no need to cram both into the bag. Some of the newer flat irons come with beveled edges so you can use one hot tool for both. Try: Hai Classic Convertible Ceramic Flat Iron, $79.99.

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BY KRISTEN DOLD | MAY 30, 2017 | SHARES
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