Palettes are a great way to safely pack all those essentials

KNOWING what make-up to pack for a holiday is a tricky business.

There is the worry of some items breaking and covering the rest of your luggage in powder.

Also, all that stuff is heavy and no one wants to have to pay for excess baggage.

We can’t solve all these issues but one way to take the hassle out of packing for a summer trip is with a make-up palette.

With a range of brands now offering customisable trays, you can create your perfect holiday kit, or choose from the season’s coolest new edits for eyes and cheeks.

Here’s our pick of the best space-savers for summer… Benecos It Pieces Refillable Makeup Palette in Freaking Hot, £26.45, Pravera With the new It Pieces collection from affordable eco brand Benecos, you start with an empty palette (£5.65) then fill it with refills, choosing from pressed powder, contour, blush, highlighter, bronzer and eyeshadow. Can’t decide what to go for? There are also two pre-filled palettes, the warm-toned Freaking Hot and cool-toned Pretty Cold. BY KATIE WRIGHT Tropic Colour Palette with five trays, £68 Tropic’s travel-friendly palette lets you slot up to seven pans from a choice of 13 different products, including concealer, brow gel, highlighter and eyeshadow, with prices starting from £8.

The magnetic pans snap into place, so there’s no danger of them being dislodged, plus it comes with a big mirror for easy on-the-go touch-ups. Revolution Pro Colour Focus Palette in Black Earth & Stone, £12 All of Revolution’s eyeshadow palettes come with round pans that snap in and out, so you can tailor