10 Packing Tips You Need to Know for Your Next Vacation

Put Socks in Your Shoes

Rather than letting your socks run wild in your luggage, pack them neatly away inside your shoes. This will help keep the shape of your footwear while also best-utilising space.

Pack Swimsuits in Ziploc Bags

If you’re heading away on a tropical vacation and plan on living in your swimsuits then you’re also going to want to plan ahead and pack a few Ziplocs!

When swimsuits are wet their colours can bleed, and once a swimsuit has stained another swimsuit those stains can be nearly impossible to get rid of.  

Ziploc bags are a great solution as you can neatly pack all your swimsuits separately and avoid having the colours bleed onto one another.

Roll it up

One way to avoid wrinkly clothing is by rolling your packed clothing rather than folding them. This also helps best use space.

Bring Lace Pieces

Did you know that the most wrinkle-resistant fabric (aside from actual wrinkle-resistant clothing) is lace? Lace clothing resists wrinkling and is always beautiful – it’s a win-win!

Buy Mini Bottles at the Drugstore

Rather than settling for travel-size products that you don’t actually like, invest in travel-size product bottles and fill them with your favourite products. This way you don’t have to go without your go-to conditioner, shampoo, or serum.

Double-Duty Products

When you’re packing your makeup look at the versatility of each product. A bronzer can double up as an eyeshadow, cream blush can be used as lipstick, and a brown eyeshadow can be used to fill in your brows.

Add in Laundry Fresheners

When you’re away, often your clothes stay sitting in your luggage. This can make freshly washed clothing smell stale. To keep your clothes smelling lovely, add a few bounce sheets, or put scented beads in jewellery bags, into your luggage.

Dirty Laundry Bag

If you’re unable to wash your clothes as you travel, rather than mixing your clean clothes with your laundry, pack a bag to put your dirty items into.

Embrace Heatless Hair Styling Techniques

Avoid packing along with all your favourite beauty tools when you’re heading away. These tools are damaging to your hair and if you’re on vacation then why doesn’t your hair deserve a little break, too?

Instead, use heatless hairstyling techniques to achieve styled hair. Plus, these tools take up a TON of room in your luggage.

Pack items in your Hats

Just like with your shoes, you want to fill the hats you bring on your trip with items and clothing in order to help keep their shape while you travel.

With luggage moving and shifting around, your hats can get damaged, and filling them will help avoid them losing their shape entirely.