Desert island must-have beauty products
If the thought of being on a desert island sounds a little frightening, imagine being stranded without your beauty bag. That’s the stuff of nightmares. We recently posed the question to all the beauties at bh HQ and not surprisingly, panic quickly ensued.
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From the admittedly frivolous to the highly practical, we fess up to the must-have beauty products we’d buy over and over again - desert island or not.
“I like switching up all my beauty products, except one. My deodorant has always been and always will be Dove Original Roll On - and considering how stinky I could get stranded on a desert island I think it would definitely be my product of choice.” - bh’s Sam
“If I could only have one beauty product in my survival kit - hands down, I would choose lip balm. It’s my Holy Grail hybrid product for all-over beauty. I use it to hydrate and protect my lips, heal minor burns, and also as a highlighter and to keep my brows in place. Repeat after me: Water, check. Matches, check. Lip balm, check.” - bh’s Ally
bh loves: The Body Shop Aloe Lip Treatment, Maybelline New York Baby Lips Loves Colour Lip Balm, Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
“Mine would be the Dr. LeWinn's Multi-Moisture Multi-Use Balm. It has so many uses and smells amazing! It helps with dry skin, removes make-up, soothes dry hands and cuticles and works as a lip gloss!” bh’s Alicia
“Out of necessity, I’d have to choose ViraproX. The second my lips catch a bit of sunlight, a cold sore is well on the way so to be stranded on an island without this product would be quite the disaster for me.” - bh’s Astrid
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“I'm going to assume that sunscreen is a given for this challenge and pack La Roche Posay's Anthelios XL SPF50. My non-SPF essential is Lanolips' Golden Dry Skin Salve, which I use for everything from chapped lips to raggedy cuticles. I've even applied a thin layer to my entire face when it's feeling particularly dry and irritated.” bh’s Michelle
“Hands down Anastasia Brow Wiz - when the brows are done I feel like I can take on anything, like trying to get off the desert island!” - bh’s Aja
bh loves: MOMMA 3-in-1 Mineral Dust Powder, Innoxa 2 in 1 Brow Shape & Highlight Stick, Bobbi Brown Brow Kit
“I've been a true devotee of Lucas' Papaw since high school. I use it on my lips, on burns, on scrapes and grazes, as well as a highlighter and brow gel for when I've run out.” - bh’s Sarah
“I can't live without shampoo, especially as I'm one of those people who constantly touches/dirties their hair! At the moment it'd be TRESemme Colour Revitalise Shampoo - it protects my hair colour and also moisturises my mane… no conditioner needed!” - bh’s Beth
“I'm sure I'm not the only one to say this but coconut oil. I could use it as a moisturiser, hair treatment, make-up remover, tanning oil (for those long days in the island sun) and even use it to cook with!” - bh’s Caitlin
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63 Member Comments
A physical sunscreen with iron oxides.
A broad brimmed, close weave hat.
Sunnies and UPF clothing.
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I would need three products - Dove original roll on; paw paw ointment and a really good sunscreen.
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If I was stuck on a desert island I would have sunscreen to protect myself from the sun & lip gloss to keep my lips moisturised.
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Sunscreen that is not greasy at all
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The Dove Roll on is so gentle too
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An all in one cream that hydrates, protects and makes you look gorgeous
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I guess it would be a lip balm for me. Even multi purpose balm sounds good.
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I think a multi-use balm would be best on a desert island. One product with so many uses is beneficial. Sunscreen is also a wise choice. Imagine how hot and burning that sun would be.
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Would most definitely be my Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Gel... Oh wait.. Or my Maybelline brow pencil... Or is it my eye cream? Could also be my Clinique High Impact mascara.. Ah decision decisions :/
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I think a lip balm or even paw paw ointment would be my essential as with the paw paw it's a bit more versatile and not just for lips. I think the trick is to choose a multi tasking product.
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Definitely agree with the coconut oil! I use it as a body moisturiser, cleanser and an occasional hair treatment. SPF would of course be a must too!
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I'd have to smuggle a few things, definitely lip balm and insect repellent.
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Sunscreen as I am way too pale to be stranded without it. However, if that was automatically provided then coconut oil for all its uses - food, skin, hair and otherwise (great overall product).
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Sunscreen, coconut oil and water for me!!!!
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Definitely lip balm! I can't imagine how dry my lips would get on a desert island. I'm currently using lanolin which works really well :)
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This is funny, you know I start to think of one product, and another products must be used to make that product look better, so aghhhh. Maybe lip balm, I hate dry lips
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A really good leave in conditioner! I like Lush's R + B cream. I would also take Blistex lip balm.
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Gosh there's so many! Probably a sunscreen, mozzie repellent and tweezers and then I just hope I have some sort of water to bath in otherwise a massive pack of baby wipes will come in handy to stay fresh.
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Sunscreen. I hope there's enough water. If I drink enough water I don't need a lip balm :)
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Too hard to choose! I couldn't live without a lipbalm, and probably a good all purpose moisturiser.
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I'm surprised coconut oil only came up once! I honestly have no idea what I'd take. Maybe lipbalm?
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Sunscreen and lip balm an absolute must for me.
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With my fair skin it's a no-brainer for me - sunscreen with the highest SPF.
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Definitely a sunscreen that has moisturising properties
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