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GOOD SKIN ON A PLANE!

Cristina Mueller
Like Em Hsieh, I find other people's flying strategiesendlessly fascinating—mostly because I'm pretty crappy myself at planning it all out in advance. (I am about to take the flight to end all flights—upwards of 20 hours, about 12 hours longer than anything I've ever flown before). Invariably, instead of constructing my own clever airplane strategy, I'm always up at 1 AM the night before, trying on miniskirts and billowy shirts and floor-length gowns, trying to decide what sort of person I'm going to be on my trip (dreamy and bohemian? Sophisticated lady? Arty and quasi-French?)—it's either that, or I'm scrolling through the postings on airlinemeals.net (which I highly recommend you do at some point).

Sorry, digression. Here's the only savvy travelerism I do know: When the flight attendant comes around with beverages, ask for a cup of hot water for tea, but without the tea bag—if you get close to the cup and breathe in the steam for a couple minutes, it functions like a makeshift face steamer (and god knows your skin needs the moisture). Second water-related tip: Bring a good-sized aluminum Sigg bottle(empty, obviously) with you, and every time the cart comes around, ask nicely if the flight attendant can fill it up for you. Those dwarf water bottles they hand out are not enough for a full-sized person.

—Cristina Mueller, senior beauty editor

PS: I'm sad I won't be in Terminal 5 at JFK to visit the fabled airport Muji store. But, oh, well, so goes—I'll have to get their collapsible cardboard speakers another time.

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