Online - July 02, 2008

Pack Brat

How to Pack Lightly

Wait! You can’t leave for vacation yet! With that huge-ass suitcase bulging at the seams? Do you know what it’s going to cost you to check that in?

Tell the car to wait: You need to pare down the haul you’re lugging.

First, did you pack your clothes flat? The fewer folds, the less room the garment hogs. Lay pants and dresses flat on the bottom, add clothes and shoes (in bags please), then fold the rest of the garments over (like a little closet burrito). Too challenging? Spacepak cases optimize carry-on space by compressing your stuff better than you can.

While you’re at it, leave the strappy heels behind. They weren’t made for roaming cobblestones. Pack comfy shoes like ballet flats with enforced soles.

Wait — you’re bringing how many bottles of product? Oh, no. Ditch them for a better system like new MySmartPac TSA-compliant toiletries kits, which include cleanser, deodorant, lotion, toothpaste, and more in biodegradable packaging, or Somme Institute’s amazingly effective Mobile skin care kit. Even tinier: MD Skincare wipes. SPF 30 will keep you redless; EZ4U is an all-in-one that cleanses, repairs, firms, and moisturizes. Look, Ma, no shampoo leak on this silky dress!

A blow-dryer? You want to waste that much vacation time on your hair? It’s summer, it’s humid, and you’re going to frizz within fifteen minutes anyway. Go ponytail with a cute Eva Scrivo headband and add a little sizzle around your face from Tejani’s travel jewelry kit.

Okay. You can go now.

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