Each cube is a packing cube and a packing list in one. Twelve cubes cover the ten categories of a well-packed trip, and a woven list sewn into each cube's inner spine names everything to consider for it. The names on the outside of each cube, read in order, form a short refrain that tells you which cube to pack next. Start with the first, work through its list, move to the next, and when you reach the last, you're done. Nothing to try to remember. Nothing forgotten.
Jacquard and oxford fabrics woven for us, predominantly from cotton, with a coating for water resistance, durability and easy cleaning. We use PVC only where it's genuinely needed, such as in areas that hold liquids, so that each cube stays in use for years.
We analysed hundreds of packing lists, cross-checked them against department store product categories, and researched the items people most often forget. The final lists were then tested with a representative group of women travellers to make sure they were complete without being cumbersome. Each list is a prompt to think through, not a rule: pack what your trip needs and leave the rest.
Yes, whether hard or soft shell. The cubes hold their shape without rigid panels or sharp edges, and we've kept them as light as their function allows.
Each is sized to hold everything on its list and nothing more. Dimensions were refined with our consumer group, with suitcase space and airline weight limits firmly in mind.
Wipe them clean. The coated fabrics are designed to be water-resistant and wipeable, and washing would damage that coating. Areas likely to meet liquids or make-up, such as the brush storage, are lined with wipe-clean PVC and closed with waterproof zips to contain any spills.
We're developing alternatives for certain cubes, such as A HAIR DO for those who don't travel with a styling tool, guided by feedback from our clients. Our consumer group chose firmament black as our first colourway, with two further colourways to follow. Join our mailing list to hear first and to have early access when they arrive.
Follow the refrain: GLOWING UP, LOVE YOU, AMP IT UP, A HAIR DO, HUG THOSE CURVES. BOOST YOURSELF, FLOSS IT, POWER IT UP, BOSS IT. YOU'VE GOT THIS.
Start with GLOWING UP, work through its list, then move to LOVE YOU, and so on. The first five cubes are designed for your checked luggage, if you're taking any, and the rest for your hand luggage. We often carry AMP IT UP, the make-up cube, in hand luggage too, if it fits within the liquids allowance, as insurance against a delayed bag. YOU'VE GOT THIS comes last. It holds everything you need for check-in and security, slips into a tote or onto your suitcase handles, and clips to your seat on board, keeping what you'll reach for in the air close at hand.
Certainly. Our consumer group found the make-up cube, the LOVE YOU vanity cube and the devices sleeve just as useful at home as away.
Pack to the lists, but bring only the cubes you'll need when you arrive. You might take GLOWING UP and leave LOVE YOU at home, pack using the HUG THOSE CURVES list without bringing the cube itself, or leave the FLOSS IT accessory pieces behind.
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If you need to change or cancel an order, request it from your account or contact us as soon as possible. We can usually help until your order is dispatched. After that, you're welcome to return it within 30 days of delivery.
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Alongside the UK, we deliver to the EU, the United States, Canada and Singapore. All duties and import taxes are included in the price you pay at checkout, so there is nothing further to pay on delivery.
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The tracking link in your shipping email is usually the quickest way to an answer from the carrier. If that doesn't resolve it, contact us and we'll take it from there.
You have 30 days from delivery to return your order. For a full refund, please return each piece unused, unwashed and free of odour, in its original packaging, and as the complete set you received (for example, all four pieces of THE GLAM SQUAD). Returns must be sent from the country your order was delivered to. If you're in the UK, this is in addition to your legal right to cancel within 14 days of delivery. The full terms are in our Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds Policy.
Visit our returns portal and follow the steps. We'll email you a prepaid label and simple instructions.
What does a return cost?
Yes, if a piece is faulty or arrives damaged, at no cost to you. For a different product, please return your order for a refund and place a new order.
In this unlikely event: use our returns portal, choose the corresponding reason, and add a clear photo of the issue. We'll arrange a free return and offer you a replacement or a full refund.
Once your return reaches us, we'll check it and refund your original payment method within 14 days. Your bank may take a few more days to show it.
We'll contact you. We may reduce the refund to reflect the item's condition or offer to send it back to you at your cost.
Packing is often the last task before a trip, and the one we're least equipped for: tired, short of time and trying to remember everything at once. It's easy to put off and easy to get wrong. We wanted to take the thinking and anxiety out of it. THE PACKING LIST CUBES hold the list for you, so you can pack in half the time, with nothing forgotten, and leave feeling ready rather than anxious.
We design for long use. Our jacquard and oxford fabrics are woven predominantly from cotton and coated to be water-resistant, durable and wipe-clean. We use PVC only where it's needed for a cube to do its job and last, such as in areas that hold liquids.
Our designs are developed and managed from our base in London. Weaving a packing list finely enough to read takes specialist jacquard looms, so we work with skilled manufacturing partners abroad who meet our standards for quality and ethical production.
We work with partners who share our standards on fair labour and safe working conditions, and we choose our materials with their durability and environmental impact in mind. We'll keep improving across our supply chain, and we'll be open about how.
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