Beach Days Are Here!
It’s officially summer and we’re heading to the beach!
My summers were spent at the beach with my family. Growing up in a household of 8, we rarely went to a destination that required hotel rooms; our option was renting a beach house. We would crowd in a two-bedroom cottage and take turns sleeping on an actual bed. Otherwise, it was a cot on the sleeping porch. It didn’t matter; we were happy to spend all day, every day at the beach. Back then, I wasn’t so concerned about sun protection, but now, I fill my beach tote with items that will keep me safe from the rays and some fun things to keep me busy as I lounge.
After being cooped up inside for so long, a day at the beach is what we need to unwind.
“I love L.A. for the beach and stuff, that’s the reason I live here.”
Crushable and Packable Hat
ERIC JAVITS Squishee Aruba Sun Hat blocks 95% of UV ray.
Tinted Sunscreen
Ilia is a clean, light-coverage, tinted mineral SPF 40 serum and comes in 18 shades. I’m wearing this instead of a tinted moisturizer.
Beach Towels - You’ve gotta look good with your toes in the sand.
Beach towels don’t seem to last year after year, so I try to buy a couple of new ones at the beginning of the season and retire previous years to the pool and plumbing overflows. I found this beach towel (below) while walking the streets of Savannah last year. Spartina 449 is a South Carolina women’s apparel and purely Southern accessory store. The clothing is bright and upbeat, and the beach towels are to-die-for. Oversized, absorbent, and colorful, I had to get one that represented Southern California.
Spartina 449, Southern-based company makes colorful, oversized beach towels from many destinations across the U.S. like the Outer Banks, Hawaii, and Charleston.
Here’s the other necessities that keep me at the beach all day long.
Let me know what’s in your beach bag.
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Photos by Keith Champaco, Ilia, Nordstrom and Amazon
mary has something to say…
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