My holiday begins as soon as I unzip my suitcase. Hopefully there will be a new bikini, labels still attached, resting near the top, but for me, filling glistening bathroom cabinets with box-fresh beauty products is what really puts a spring in my step. Experience has taught me that skincare emergencies arise on sunny holidays so I’m always armed with the antidote. Aloe for the accidental burn, nourishment for weak nails and straw-like hair, descalers for lizard skin and a mascara that doesn’t melt or run in the heat. Here are my summer beauty essentials.