Boots' £32 summer essentials beauty bag worth £125 is perfect for hand luggage
Boots is now selling a set of the perfect beauty products for the natural beachy look whilst abroad
Boots' Hello Summer holiday must haves bag saves you a whopping £92.50
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Are you going away this summer and you want to get your hands on some high end minis that are the perfect size for your carry on? Well, Boots has released the Get Holiday Ready Mini Bag which has seven high end mini versions of your favourite products for just £32.
The contents of the bag would usually cost a massive £124.50, which means you are saving a total of £92.50. It includes brands like MAC, Bobbi Brown, Floral Street and Rituals amongst others.
With scents of the summer and shimmering body oil, this set is bound to get you ready for your holibobs. For money-saving tips, sign up to our Money newsletter here .
The bag contains:
Milk - Lip + Cheek In The Shade Werk FULL SIZE (6 g)
MAC - Stack Elevated Mascara Mini 8 ml
Bobbi Brown - Vitamin Enriched Face Base 15 ml
Laneige - Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturiser 20ml
Floral Street - Sunflower Pop EDP 10ml
Sol De Janiero - Cheirosa 62 30ml
Rituals - The Ritual Of Karma Shimmering Body Oil 30ml
Boots has said: "Whether you're jet-setting or stay-caying, these minis pack a punch— 7 products delivering hydration, shimmer, scent, and effortless summer vibes wherever you go. Treat your skin, lift your lashes, and bask in golden-hour beauty all day long."
The Get Holiday Ready Mini Bag includes two refreshing fragrances in the way of the Floral Street Sunflower Pop perfume and the Sol De Janiero Cheirosa 62 body mist, which is everyone's favourite trend at the moment.
It also featured long-time beauty faves like the MAC Stack Elevated Mascara Mini, Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base and the Milk - Lip + Cheek In The Shade Werk. There's a reason these products are must haves and that's because so many people swear by them.
Additionally, there's some skin products too so the Get Holiday Ready Mini Bag is really covering all bases. They have the Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturiser which leaves your skin feeling so fresh and also the Rituals The Ritual Of Karma Shimmering Body Oil which leaves you glowing. The perfect products for the natural beachy look whilst abroad.
Better yet it comes in a clear bag, which is perfect to take away with you to hold all your beauty must haves.
The Milk lip and cheek stain is even a full size product!
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One customer said: "I Absolutely LOVED this bag of goodies. Excellent value for money."
One commented on how handy the size of the products were in the Get Holiday Ready Mini Bag. They said: "Another gift for a friend heading abroad, everything was used in a week a great wee buy."
Another added: "Such a good selection of products - especially for taking away. The bag itself is also great quality. I was going to buy the cream blush and that was £22 on its own! Please bring out more edits as good as this one!"
In total the holiday must have bag has received 21 five star reviews, with 82% of people recommending the goodies. I even bought one myself!
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Alternatively, you can find different summer product sets on the likes of Sephora, Debenhams, John Lewis or the likes of the Glossy Box subscription service.
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