Happy Monday everyone! It's my birthday week and I have a lot of fun posts planned to share for the occasion. First, I wanted to pop in with a InfluenceHer Collective collaboration. Thanks to the Fall Edition of the InfluenceHer Essentials Kit, I have everything I need for weekend trips to the beach through Labor Day weekend and hopefully some of September as well.
Here are some of my absolute must-haves when I'm at the beach for the weekend.
W A T E R B O T T L E
This summer the weather has been so weird every time I am at the beach! Either pouring rain or so so hot and sunny that I can't sit out for very long. I love lounging at the beach while listening to a podcast or reading a book, but when the wind stops it is almost unbearable to sit on the beach in the blazing sun. Once or twice, I even had to leave early because I tend to feel faint in that kind of weather. One thing that does help with this though is to always carry a water bottle with ice cold water to sip while sitting on the beach. I love the S'well bottles because they keep everything really cold and I even bought special ice cube trays so that I could put ice in my S'well bottle.
B O O K
As I just mentioned, I love reading while I'm on the beach. I always bring at least 2 books with me on my trips in case I finish one book. Then, I can always start a second one. I also love reading magazines on the beach but all of my favorites are not in publication any more (who remembers Lucky?) What magazines do y'all read each month?
My current read is The Regulars by Georgia Clark and I have been really enjoying it. If you want to keep up with my reading list and see daily updates of how far along I am in certain books, definitely follow my Goodreads account!
B A C K P A C K O R T O T E
Whenever I am at the beach for a weekend, we always pack one "beach bag" and one "book bag" so that we can keep books and papers away from sunscreen and sand. The High Sierra Elly backpack that was included in the InfluenceHer Essentials Kit is such a great backpack for this purpose! It has a neat drawstring top that pulls together so you can tie the big compartment off and not get any sand in your books. It also has a laptop compartment (my laptop is too big for the pouch but if you have a smaller laptop I think it would fit perfectly!), inside pockets and one pocket on the outside that is perfect for stashing gum, extra cash, or chapstick. My water bottle fits perfectly in the side pocket and the backpack also comes with a matching pencil pouch.
L O T I O N
Another great item from the InfluenceHer Essentials Kit that I have started carrying with me everywhere is the Bliss Lemon and Sage Body Butter. Not only does this smell amazing, but it also dries really quickly and keeps you moisturized all day long. I always hate using lotion at the beach because it makes you all sticky and then it's extra hard to pull up your bathing suit or pants (who else is experiencing this #summerstruggle?) but I LOVE that the Bliss lotion doesn't do that at all! The InfluenceHer Essentials Kit also comes with a whole boatload of this lotion in the full and travel sizes, so you can keep one at home, one in your beach bag, in your locker, or wherever your heart desires!
P R O T E I N B A R S
As a busy college student, I started buying protein bars by the box last year to have when I was running out the door to class or dance practice. Luckily, they also make the perfect snack for the beach so that you can stay full longer and soak up as many rays as possible before heading home. My InfluenceHer Essentials Kit included yummy Garden of Life protein bars in both the Chocolate Sea Salt and the Maple Sea Salt flavors. This brand is incredible for its organic and non-GMO ingredients, no added sugar, and for being gluten free! A total win for those of us who are adding sustainable snacking into our lives.
L I P G L O S S
Maybe not an essential while sitting on the beach, but lip gloss is always a must for going out later in the day for dinner, a night of mini golf, or a bike ride around the town. Getting dressed up after a day at the beach when you are ~glowing~ with a tan is one of my favorite things, and lip gloss completes the look. The Almay Goddess Glosses from the InfluenceHer Essentials Kit are perfect for achieving this bronzed goddess look. I love that Almay offers the Goddess Glosses in a wide range of colors - some that will work in the warm weather and others that can carry me all the way into holiday season.
S L E E P M A S K
Last but not least, a sleep mask is so important to have on hand for a beach trip! During the summer it's no joke that the sun rises super early in the morning, and I always feel like it's exaggerated when at the beach. In order to make sure that it's lights out for as long as possible, a sleep mask will help so that you aren't up at 5:00 AM with the sunrise. That's not to say don't watch the sunrise if you are into that sort of thing, but I love to catch as many Zzz's as possible unless I am purposefully trying to be up with the sun. The one included in the InfluenceHer Essentials Kit is from the HerCampus shop and has the cutest message!
This post is in collaboration with Her Campus Media. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting The Scalloped Edge!
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