When HomeAway asked me what my Top 5 Beach Essentials are these items immediately popped into my head. I wouldn’t dare leave these babies behind.
1. Maui Babe
I love layering Maui Babe Browning lotion on top of my SPF. It gives me the perfect golden glow. I found this product over 10 years ago while on vacation in Hawaii and I’ve never looked back.
2. A Good Book
It always so tranquil to unwind with a good book and the sound of waves crashing.
Books I am loving atm: Cravings by Chrissy Teigen/ Love: Selected Quotations by Paulo Coelho/ The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz/ Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. A Large Beach Towel
I love a huge fun beach towel to sprawl out on the sand
4. Sunnies
Beach and sunnies are pretty much synonymous. I love these rose tinted sunnies I got from Forever21. I also favor Raybans and the fun shades from Prism London.
5. Tinted Lip Balm with SPF
Sometimes we forget that our lips need SPF too. I never like to skimp on color for my lips so the L’Occitane Peony Tinted Lip Balm has always done the job but currently they are going under reformulation for a stronger SPF. Can’t wait ’til they’re rereleased. I found these Sephora Rouge Balms with SPF 20 that are pretty comparable.
HomeAway ‘s gorgeous rentals had me dreaming of my next getaway. I would choose a destination like Pensacola Beach or Puerto Rico hands down.
Where would you go? Let me know in the comments below!
