WHAT’S IN MY BEACH BAG?

HEY HI HELLO talking about beach day essentials, all the things that are in my beach bag. Had our family beach vacation last week & lemme tell you, it was absolutely amazing to unplug & soak up some sunshine. Summer isn’t over quite yet, so if you’re headed to the beach, these are my beach must-haves. It’s what’s in my beach bag.

beach day essentials:

• BEACH BLANKET
  • I totally feel ya if you prefer a chair, but if it’s not TOO hot, I like to lay out. This beach blanket lives in the trunk of my car so I have it whenever I need it!
• BATHING SUIT
  • For a beach day I typically layer this under my clothes. Pictured above, I pulled some high-waisted jean shorts over this one piece from ASOS. Since I was on the beach all week, I brought a few bikinis to mix & match!
• BEACH TOWEL
  • Ya know, in case you go in the water & end up getting wet. OR you can skip the chair and/or blanket & just lay on your towel.
• SANDALS
  • The sand can get really hot & some beaches have boardwalks, so ya need shoes! I like to wear an older pair that I don’t mind getting all sandy.
• A HAT
  • Nice to have a hat to throw on, instant shade for yo face.
• SWEATSHIRT
  • It can get a bit chilly at night if there’s a sea breeze, so I like to have a light sweatshirt to throw on if I get cold. This one is from Buddy Project, so it supports a great cause while being super cute, I love the yellow. 💛

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• SUNBLOCK
  • This Sun Bum sunscreen is AMAZING, smells like summer & I didn’t burn once all week! It’s cruelty-free too, I seriously won’t use anything else.
• HAIR CARE
  • This is a salt spray my mum gave me to try, perfect to touch up your hair after a beach day! Especially if you’re going out for cocktails & seafood afterwards.
• PERFUME
  • Always nice to freshen up after a beach day!
• HAIR ACCESSORIES
  • Typically I would just wear one, but since I was there all week, I took three headbands & two scrunchies, plus some hair ties. Gotta keep that hair outta your face!
• A COVER-UP
  • Pretty self-explanatory. Gotta have a cute cover-up to throw on when you’re walking around & what-not.

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• A BOOK
  • I like to have something to read while sunbathing. My fam is reading the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon for our summer reading group, so I brought that!
• HEADPHONES
  • In case I wanna listen to music while I read OR we use our Bose speaker.
• SUNGLASSES
  • To block da sun & da h8rs.
• FOOTBALL
  • We like to throw the football around on the beach when we’re not swimming, sunbathing, going on beach walks, or playing cornhole. Nice to stay active!
• SOME SORT OF BAG
  • Obviously ya need something to put everything in. I got this bag for $10 when I went to visit Burlington, VT & I’m obsessed with it.
• WATER
  • Stay hydrated.

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COMMENT BELOW, let me know the one thing you ALWAYS bring to the beach!

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