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In excess

Creature comforts for those in need of a little high-end retail therapy

RéVive Masques des Yeaux €197

Layer on RéVive’s cooling eye mask, packed with probiotics and bolstered with shea butter, before take off and you’ll touch down bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. www.spacenk.com

LIMITED-EDITION FRANCK MULLER WATCH FOR THEO FENNELL €42,700

Working together once a year, 2008’s limited-edition Cypher watch carries more booty than J-Lo, encased as it is in 18-carat white gold with a pave diamond case and dial. Let’s hope J-Lo’s buying. www.theofennell.com

True Grace candles from €5,250

Beloved by film stars everywhere, a scented candle is the quickest way to make an anodyne hotel room feel like home. And what could be more extravagant than the bespoke blending service True Grace offers – your own, personal bouquet that can evoke anything from family holidays to childhood walks? www.truegrace.co.uk

TOM FORD BLACK ORCHID €104

Having single-handedly redefined luxury in the 90s, Tom Ford has now set about bottling his own indomitably opulent spirit.

His new perfume is scented with suitably luxe ingredients like bergamot and black truffle. There’s a deeply sexy men’s eau de toilette spray, too. www.tomford.com

Loro Piana cashmere flying range from €215

Just because you’re flying long-haul, doesn’t mean you have to eschew your creature comforts. Wrap up warm with Loro Piana’s cosy flying range, which includes a pillow, wrap, eye mask, slippers and ballet pumps, all fashioned from the softest cashmere. www.loropiana.com

Krug Rosé €235

There’s no more decadent drink than pink champagne, and no finer pink champagne than Krug Rosé. Blended with ‘gold fermented’ vin clairs and matured for six years, it’s the perfect way to toast an indulgent break for two. www.krug.com

LOUIS VUITTON CITY GUIDE COLLECTION from €33

Can’t quite stretch to a full set of monogrammed luggage? Slip one of Louis Vuitton’s sleek yellow guides into your suitcase. Equal parts style and substance, the guides offer a real insider’s take on some 60 European cities. www.louisvuitton.com

BOTKIER VIXEN SATCHEL €570

Pack your travel essentials in the chicest of carry-ons, Botkier’s butter-soft Vixen satchel.

Pick one up in pearlised taupe, a shade that screams “I don’t get my hands dirty”. www.botkier.com

Chantecaille Nano Gold Energizing Cream €365

Keep your skin hydrated in transit with Chantecaille’s sumptuous cream, infused with gold particles. At €365, it’s not exactly cheap, but then what price protection against ageing, inflammation and those nasty free radicals? www.chantecaille.com

 

3 of the best… Luxury facials

Give jet-lagged skin an indulgent treat:

Luxe: The seven-step Perrier Facial gets skin scrupulously clean with three masks, all infused with the eponymous fizzy water. thefaceandbody www.clinic.co.uk

More luxe: Stockholm spa Sturebadet’s signature Caviar Facial uses products made with the finest fish eggs to smooth skin and spirit fine lines away. www.sturebadet.se

Most luxe: When A-listers want to knock their skin into shape, Natura Bisse’s Diamond Experience is the facial they plump for. Including aromatherapy, shiatsu moves and a diamond sensory massage, it’ll get your complexion red-carpet worthy in 90 minutes flat. www.naturabisse.es

Text Tabitha Lasley

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