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I'm away with my parents at the moment and I forgot a few things during the last minute packing flurry. Leaving a few essentials behind got me thinking of my beach bag and what I bring to the beach. There are a few items I couldn't go without and so I thought I'd share them with you.
Like everything else enjoyable, tanning is bad for you. While I don't advocate sun beds or sunbathing without sunscreen, I do love to have a bit of a glow after a holiday. P20 has been my sunscreen of choice since, well, before it was my choice. My mother used to lather me in the stuff as a baby in Portugal. It provides factor 20 coverage while still allowing a tan and its very, very water resistant.
The only drawbacks are that it can stain white clothes and it isn't suitable for people who are prone to heat rash. While the stains do wash out I usually avoid wearing good white clothing after I have applied my sunscreen. Im not sure of the ins and outs of heat rash but a few of my friends suffer from it, as P20 is an oily consistency my friends find it aggravates their skin. Many of them prefer to use Boot's Sultan Suncream as they like its milky consistency and selection of coverage.
Despite these two limitations I would highly recommend P20 for safe and even tanning, I really cannot recommend this product highly enough.
I don't really have that much time to read when I'm home or on a more honest note, I get very distracted by the television set. When I get away, I love to bring a pile of books with me knowing I'll never finish them all but I will always have something to read. I love classic literature and anything historic but will read just about anything. I get bored quite easily so a good book is the only thing that will keep my on a sun lounger for more than half an hour. I'm about to start Huckleberry Finn having just finished The Hunger Games Triology (I wanted to read the books before I saw the film). However, the best book I've read in a long time was Gone With The Wind. I was so upset when I had finished it, I wanted to start it again immediately, I settled for watching the film.
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My hair is the blonder side of blonde these days, but I have always been really careful to protect it in the sun. I avoid chlorine like the plague and either cover my head or use a spray protecter. At the moment I'm using a head scarf to avoid product build up, despite my weakness for bleach my roots remain quite greasy. You can get a light scarf anywhere but I liked this one on http://www.Zara.com
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Since I've hit my twenties, I've been really conscious of my skin and trying to prevent the aging process. As everyone knows, the eye area has particularly delicate tissue, thus it's so prone to wrinkles. Aside from slathering on serums and eye creams, I always wear sunglasses when I'm away or when its sunny at home. Squinting into the glare only exacerbates the problem so its best avoided by protecting your eyes form the sun. I usually buy a pair of aviators but this season, I'm partial to a cat eye.
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I hate going to the beach in anything constraining. Even denim shorts seem a little claustrophobic when your trying to pull them on all covered in salt and sand. I usually end up in something loose and holey (not holy). I found this on the Victoria's Secret website and bought it in both colours, its the perfect beach cover up.
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The perfect bikini is almost impossible to find but I've always found Penney's is so dependable for fashionable swimwear. Again, Zara this season is just so good its no surprise their bikini prints are just right. Mind you, I've never had a Zara bikini so I don't know the fit. On my lust list of expensive net-a-porter purchases is this Mara Hoffman bikini, extortionately priced but oh so pretty...
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What's in your beach bag? What do you wear to the beach? Any good tips? Leave them in the comment box below please! x
plenty of sunblock and my ability to nag men into applying some too!
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DeleteA zinc stick, total block for delicate areas (I put it under my eyes, nose and lips as they're the only places that tend to burn), and definitely a good book. I'm hoping to get a kindle before I head away next time, I'd say it would half the weight of my case the amount I go through!! x
ReplyDeleteI know I do love the feel of a book mind you! Kindle is definately more practical tho! x
DeleteFantastic blog and brilliant post!!! You're amazing!!! Your sense of style is fantastic too!!! Absolutely brilliant...
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Wow thanks! I dont know what to say! glad you enjoyed it :)
DeleteApply suncream that can filter out UVA and UVB rays. Well, according to the review made by the Environmental Working Group, out of 1,572 sunscreens and sun-blocking products currently on the market, 3 of out of 5 either fail to protect the skin from sun damage, contain harmful chemicals linked to health problems, or both. By the way, when I was young, my mother lathered sunblock on me every time we went to the beach - I guess that's what most of us beach enthusiasts have in common. :)
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I usually wear aviators too and I was also thinking of getting some cat eye ones! The ones in your picture are gorgeous but I'm assuming they're expensive :) I always make sure to have a big bottle of water in my beach bag whether it's to drink or rinse the salt off my skin before drying off, might be heavy but it's worth it!
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