Bye-Bye Jet Lag

Jet lag is the evil curse of modern travel, but there are ways to get round this just like anything else. You can easily adopt a few strategies, and your flight journey will be like an upgrade from budget to business class.

The first and foremost key is to ditch the free wine on the plane and drink tons of water instead. You’re body gets totally dehydrated when flying, as you’re breathing fake, recycled air. We’re suffering badly from jet lag (yes, we don’t always practise what we preach…), so we thought we’d better ease the problems prior to the flight journey. Not long ago, Anna got us inspired on her advice on Nina Ricci’s long haul flight spray. Unfortunately the product wasn’t available, so our next pick was Clinique’s “Moisture Surge Face Spray” and “Moisture Surge Extra cream”. Both products are wonderful to use, but the spray was particularly nice in the cabin. So what other products are good for this scenario? Molton Brown’s Eye Cool Eye Rescue is working miracles on puffy, stressed eyes. This cooling cream-gel contains marine extract to soothe the delicate eye area. As a bonus, this cream can be used under or over cosmetics. L’occitane have a fabulous selection of general beauty and skin care products. Their Magic Eye Balm is another option that improves on puffiness and dark circles. The eye area looks instantly rested and luminous. Moving on, we can only imagine that Elisabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream need no further presentation. This cream has become an icon in each womans hand bag, up there with Juicy Tube and the rest... Eye compressors/patches are something that is easy to bring on to the plane. And as soon as you’re finished with one, you throw it away. Guerlain’s Hydrogel Eye Contour Patches are rated the best on the market. Origin’s Sleep Perchance and Sleep Time will encourage a quick sleep, immensely valued if your on a long haul flight. Look out for products containing Lavender, Geranium and Tea Tree essential oils as these ingredients are brilliant to relax muscles and relieve stress. Finally, move your body regularly. Take a walk up and down the aisles, and do some neck and ankle rotations. You want to be running up and down the mean shopping streets on arrival ASAP, so you better take note of this...