Well for a start do you really need to take 2 pairs of straighteners ? Cant you share?

You could also leave the beach towels and buy cheapie ones when you get there? Also why not have a test pack, that will give you an idea if you are tight on weight or not?

well my mrs started off taking 20kg and never wore loads of it so we gradually dwindled her down by using mix and match and reducing her shoes she now only takes 12.5kg [and still odd items come home unused]
we have even done the Ryan air 10kg cabin only bag for a week

Thanks Folks, will have a test pack tomorrow and take it from there. Good idea about the towels

I always have the extra allowance one for peace of mine and two for extra room in the case for handbags shopping abroad

Remember you don't have to upgrade both cases, you could just upgrade one case.

For the extra they are charging for 5kgs you could buy a lightweight holdall
We had a 20kg allowance on our May holiday but our cases only weighed 13.5kg and 14kg.
I always put shoes and heavier items in our hand luggage and stuff our pockets to the max.

You have 20kg of luggage each. You should be fine from what you've said you are taking.

During the day you'll be wearing your bikini's and dresses (you haven't mentioned shorts) so you won't need lots of underwear as you can rinse them out on a morning and they'll be dry within a short time.

We recently went to Malta for 2 weeks with 20kg of hold luggage and unlimited hand luggage. My case was 14k and I had very little in hand luggage.

I bought 2 cheap towels from Primark and left them at the accommodation. All toiletries were used up or left so we had spare allowance for any purchases. Also I travelled in thin combat trousers with loads of pockets.

Buy yourself a set of luggage scales to check the weight as I think you'll be surprised at just how much you can fit in your case for 15kg

No, don't bother with the updgrade. You each have as others have said a total of 20kg each. Wear the heaviest shoes to travel in. As you have said you will take miniatures of your toiletries. You won't need much makeup as hopefully you will have a nice summer glow!

I suggest you lay out all your clothes on the bed and see what you can mix and match - I never take clothes that are 'stand alone' so to speak. Pack a small travel wash and you can always wash and re wear.

Check how much your case weighs before you put anything in. I once had one that was 7 kilos empty I went out an got a lightweight holdall that fits everything in but weighs next to nothing.

Check how much your case weighs before you put anything in. I once had one that was 7 kilos empty

exactly...which is why we always take backpacks.

daughter came over yesterday and ""borrowed" one of our medium expanding cases for just that reason, her big hard case [which has a similar total capacity] weighs just under 7kg our lightweight ones weigh just about 2 kg

My case I bought to fly with is nice and light, which was the main thing I bought it for.