Holiday Beauty What the Experts Pack Thea Green

With access to the latest products and beauty innovations, nail guru and Nails inc. founder Thea Green has an enviable task when it comes to cherry-picking her favourites. But what makes the grade for an all-important holiday trip? We find out...

Favourite holiday destination

South of France – it's the ideal family get away.

Beauty products I won't leave without

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, No7 Protect and Perfect Beauty Serum and Ambre Solaire No Streaks Bronzer Tanning Wipes. I book a Nails Inc Three Week Manicure and Pedicure treatment so my nails are perfect, and then take a selection of my favourite nail colours – Jermyn Street, which is this season's must-have 'greige' colour, and Chalk Farm, a new cornflower blue, to paint over so I can change my shade. Plus I take our Caviar Topcoat to refresh my manicure.

I also go for a spray tan to help me brave being in bikini – I think it takes a few pounds off you if you look brown, and we all need that after a British winter.

Surviving the flight

When I'm flying I always pack a moisturiser for my face: L'Oreal Nutrisummer Face SPF15 Anti-ageing Moisturiser with Gradual Tanner.

Holiday hair must-haves

Charles Worthington's Time Defy Heat Defence Styling Spray, pretty hair slides to pin my hair back, and a thousand Boots Essentials Blonde Blending Hair Grips so I can just twist and pin. I highlight my hair frequently and then wear hair masks to protect it from the sun, or I cover it in conditioner and tie it back in twists and knots.

My top summer holiday beauty tips

Experiment with bright neon shades of nail colour – corals and pinks such as Brook Street and Shoreditch. Jermyn Street is a greige shade, so looks great with a tan. It's one of our Boots bestsellers. Gorgeous hair accessories are a must and wear SPF sun protection everyday.

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