An Emirates cabin crew member has shared her top tips to keeping skin ‘glowing’ during long-haul flights. Rachel Johnson has been a flight attendant for five years and has spent three of those jetting across the world with Emirates.
The 24-year-old Aussie said her employer requires flight attendants to wear a minimum standard of make up when they’re at work, which means Rachel has had to learnt a skincare trick or two to keep hers plush.
“It all comes down to skincare,” she told 7News.com.au. “I feel like if you look after your skin well then it’s a lot easier to have a nice finish with your foundation (and) concealer because your skin obviously dries up quite easily.”
For Rachel, caring for your skin in the run up to a long-haul flight is essential. Cabin air is dry, meaning your skin is more likely to become dehydrated.
But Rachel overcomes this by hydrating her face with a face mask the night before a shift and uses a product containing vitamin C and/or hyaluronic acid. She ends her skincare routine with a hydrating nighttime moisturiser.
She said Emirates requires flight attendants to wear foundation, concealer, powder, blush and bronzer while in the air. She also had tips for people with different skin.
She said: “If you’ve got more dry skin, you can maybe use like a liquid bronzer, liquid blush … but if you’ve got maybe oily skin then you can go for more powders. For me, I try to do a bit of both.”
One of Rachel’s go-to make-up products for a long-haul flights is Benefit’s Boi-ing concealer, which she said stays put for the entire flight. She said: “If you look a bit tired or getting a bit dry under your eyes that always makes it look really hydrated.”
Rachel has also seen passengers pamper themselves on a flight, often taking on routines doing the rounds on TikTok. The 24-year-old said passengers travelling in business class tend to care of their skin more than those in other classes.
She said: “I didn’t know this until recently, but I had one flight — and I just saw it was a trend on TikTok — but (the passengers) … they do like their hair and they wear things under the eyes … like an eye mask.
“I see it sometimes, especially, I think in business class, they really want to go all the way.” She said pampering trends were a good way to keep a normal routine while you’re in the air.
She said: “It’s nice for people, having a bit of self-care in the air. I think, honestly, if I had the tools to do it, I think I probably (would) do it as well. I think it’s a really good idea.”
