The travelers who step off a long flight looking composed are not lucky. They are prepared. These fifteen pieces make the hours civilized, from sleep and hydration to comfort and organization.
1. TRTL Travel Pillow Warm Regular
TRTL Travel Pillow Warm Regular Trtl Travel. Price: $51.99.
A clever wrap that holds your head upright so you actually sleep instead of just dozing. Warm, washable, and packs down to almost nothing.
2. Sockwell Circulator Compression Socks, Raspberry
Sockwell Circulator Compression Socks, Raspberry Nordstrom. Price: $32.95.
Graduated compression that keeps legs feeling fresh on the longest flights, in a pretty raspberry stripe. The little upgrade your travel day deserves.
3. Slip Silk Sleepmask Black
Slip Silk Sleepmask Black Sephora. Price: CA$89.00.
Pure silk that blocks cabin light without pressing on your eyes. You will land without creased skin or that 3am stare.
4. Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Black
Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Black Best Buy. Price: CA$348.00.
Superb noise cancelling in a featherlight frame, with 30-hour battery life. The difference between enduring a long flight and actually enjoying it.
5. Women’s Cashmere Travel Wrap Indigo
Women’s Cashmere Travel Wrap Indigo Pura Cashmere. Price: $350.00.
A featherweight cashmere wrap that works as a scarf, shawl, or blanket. Pure warmth when the cabin turns cold, in the deepest indigo.
6. fresh Rose Hydration Pore-Minimizing Mist
fresh Rose Hydration Pore-Minimizing Mist Sephora. Price: CA$37.00.
A delicate rose mist that refreshes dry cabin air skin in one spritz. Keep it in your seat pocket and glow through the flight.
7. LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask, Matcha Bubble Tea
LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask, Matcha Bubble Tea Sephora. Price: $24.00.
The cult overnight lip mask in a matcha bubble tea flavor that keeps lips soft through recycled cabin air. Apply before takeoff and land with a smooth smile.
8. L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream Sephora. Price: CA$43.00.
The iconic shea butter hand cream that rescues dry cabin air hands in seconds. A timeless tube that belongs in every carry on.
9. Kobo Libra Colour 7-inch eReader Black
Kobo Libra Colour 7-inch eReader Black Best Buy. Price: CA$289.99.
A 7-inch colour e-ink reader that holds thousands of books, with weeks of battery and a glare-free screen. Your whole library, in your personal item.
10. Anker Nano Power Bank 5000mAh
Anker Nano Power Bank 5000mAh Amazon. Price: CA$54.99.
A slim magnetic power bank with 5,000mAh that keeps your phone charged without a cable tangle. Small enough to disappear into your personal item.
11. Bellroy Tech Kit, Everglade
Bellroy Tech Kit, Everglade Nordstrom. Price: $59.00.
A clever zip pouch that corrals chargers, cables, and adapters in one elegant place. Everything tech, always findable.
12. Longchamp Large Le Pliage Tote, Cognac
Longchamp Large Le Pliage Tote, Cognac Nordstrom. Price: $180.00.
The foldable cognac tote with leather trim that fits a laptop and zips shut. The perfect personal item, and it weighs almost nothing.
13. slip Pure Silk Pillowcase, Pink
slip Pure Silk Pillowcase, Pink Nordstrom. Price: $147.00.
A mulberry silk pillowcase that is gentler on skin and hair than hotel cotton. Sleep on it and step off the plane looking rested.
14. LOOP Dream Earplugs for Sleep, Black
LOOP Dream Earplugs for Sleep, Black Nordstrom. Price: $49.95.
Soft silicone earplugs that hush cabin noise so you can truly rest. The small comfort that makes the biggest difference.
15. Summer Fridays Jet Lag Eye Patches, 6 pairs
Summer Fridays Jet Lag Eye Patches, 6 pairs Sephora. Price: CA$32.50.
Cooling under-eye patches that depuff and brighten after hours in dry cabin air. Six pairs of instant arrival polish.
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