We give you our best tips for holiday packing!

Preparing and packing for holiday can be a nightmare but we want to give you our best hints and tips for making it a more enjoyable experience...

1. Choose a colour scheme. 

I heard this tip from a girl preparing for honeymoon - she wanted to pack light for a city trip so decided on a colour scheme of blue - all her 'coloured' pieces were tones of blue. This meant that her basic pieces - which were all white - were interchangable - her blue jeans went with her white tee and navy blazer but the navy blazer also went with her white jeans and blue tee? This made packing easier and meant she cut down what she was wearing by half! She then had one red dress - this was her going for exceptional dress - she wore this for a special dinner one night or for a romantic walk at night.

2. Think about what you are doing! 

 Consider everything you might be doing (tennis? posh dinners? hiking? swimming? city explorations?) - then put your favourite items for these scenarios on your bed in piles of tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes,jackets/coverups, swimwear. Anything that doesn't have a specific use doesn't need to come without you.

3. Bury your shoes... 

We don't mean literally. Place your shoes at the bottom of your suitcase and fill in all the extra space with underwear and swimwear.

4. Rolling = Less ironing! 

It's an age old tip but it really does work - roll all your clothes and when you arrive they will be crease free.

 5. It's a wrap 

Scarves add very little to your load and will multi-task on holiday. Use to double over as a mini skirt on the beach, as a cover up over a bikini en-route to the bar, turban style on your head to protect hair during serious sun bathing and, of course, conventionally around your neck to brighten up a plain top or protect shoulders from sun during lunchtime.

 6. Pack a hat! 

I love taking a straw trilby on holiday - it epitomises glam travel but also is great for protecting my hair when sunbathing. Just don't pack it...the Worzel Gummidge look isn't great when sunbathing by the pool in ibiza.

Whatever you are doing - HAVE FUN!

Love,

Laura x