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Bring a sheet mask, or really go for it and come stocked with some boujie mini products e.g. a cleanser, toner, moisturiser, and lip balm. Rinse with some in flight bottled water, and BYO muslin square. For extra pampering bring a little eye pillow 😍 I did this on recent flights from Melbourne to Tokyo and Tokyo to Dubai 🩷
* extra rec* If you’re lucky enough to be at an airport with an Aesop store and buy something they give you free samples. I bought a lip balm (the cheapest thing they sell) and got lovely selection of samples that I used for my in flight facial.
* extra rec* If you’re lucky enough to be at an airport with an Aesop store and buy something they give you free samples. I bought a lip balm (the cheapest thing they sell) and got lovely selection of samples that I used for my in flight facial.
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🚽If you’re not in the aisle seat and need to wake someone up, wake them up. This doesn’t make you rude or a bad person!
Get to the airport early-early if you can. No need to add additional stress to your trip.
Someone here suggested packing a couple days early to reduce stress.
Some people love a neck pillow.
Bring an empty water bottle to fill after going thru airport security
Keep your seatbelt on, loosened a little, so any turbulence won’t feel scary
Maybe think about how wonderful it is to be able to travel so far so quickly.
Flying is annoying and uncomfortable, and it also is safe!
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✈️I’m flying abroad for the first time next month and wanna know - what’s your most needed item or strategy for a flight? Its been a minute since I was on one longer than two hours! 😅
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compulsory for every trip
I like trying on a different life and pretending I’m gonna drop £300 on specs on a whim
seven sprays of different posh perfumes as well please sir
I like trying on a different life and pretending I’m gonna drop £300 on specs on a whim
seven sprays of different posh perfumes as well please sir
Top Recs from @mindy
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Some of my faves are coming of age memoirs by women carving out their space in the world in dialogue with culture, close relationships, and creativity of different kinds <3
- The Outrun by Amy Liptrott - a gorgeous exploration of identity and nature in the wreckage of, and then recovery from, alcoholism. Set in 2010s London and Orkney (very neurodivergent coded).
- Mean by Myriam Gurba - electrifying coming of age as a queer mixed-race Chicana. So original and sharp.
- Just Kids by Patti Smith - beautiful coming of age as an artist in late 60s/early 70s NYC in companionship with a creative best friend.
- Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley - essays on navigating disability and identity as a child star with a dysfunctional family.
- The Plague and by Betty MacDonald - gorgeously witty account of life in a tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1940s.
- The Outrun by Amy Liptrott - a gorgeous exploration of identity and nature in the wreckage of, and then recovery from, alcoholism. Set in 2010s London and Orkney (very neurodivergent coded).
- Mean by Myriam Gurba - electrifying coming of age as a queer mixed-race Chicana. So original and sharp.
- Just Kids by Patti Smith - beautiful coming of age as an artist in late 60s/early 70s NYC in companionship with a creative best friend.
- Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley - essays on navigating disability and identity as a child star with a dysfunctional family.
- The Plague and by Betty MacDonald - gorgeously witty account of life in a tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1940s.