5 must-have travel items for your next summer trip or beach day

 Item #1: Sunscreen (European brands are best)

While I haven't been to the beach in a long time, it just isn't something I miss I do love going to the pool. These are some great ideas!

This is a given! Sunscreen is probably the most important thing you can bring on your beach trip, but make sure you’re getting your sunscreen from abroad. European brands offer better protection against UVA rays and have more approved sunscreen ingredients than US-based companies. Not only that, they are smoother, more absorbent and less greasy. 

Item #2: Life and Other Shortcomings by Corie Adjmi

Corie Adjmi uses the power and relatability of storytelling to help empower women in all areas of life in her award-winning book, Life and Other Shortcomings. 

This book illustrates the stories of 12 women, all on a different path in life, with one common overarching theme: the beauty, honesty and compelling nature of the female experience and what it means to be a woman. Through each character’s intimate journey, specific truths are revealed about what it means to be a woman—in a relationship with another person, in a particular culture and era—and how these conditions ultimately affect her relationship with herself. The perfect beach day read!

Grab your paperback or Kindle copy of Life and Other Shortcomings on Amazon today! 
 

Item #3: Travel Jewelry

Looking for a chic, affordable beach-day accessory that won’t tarnish? I’ve got you! Travel jewelry is in for this summer, and female-founded jewelry brand Starlette Galleria, offers rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings that are made of high-quality metals and synthetic gemstones. Say bye-bye to skin irritation and green skin!

The stones are intricately placed in the setting, never glued, and made of the clearest and brightest AAA CZ. Starlette Galleria caters to the woman on the go, offering necklaces, bracelets, and earrings that won’t break the bank and won’t leave you crying if you happen to lose or misplace your precious jewelry when traveling.… perfect for a day at the beach or your next vacation! 

Item #4: Gemstone necklace

 

Gemstones have been a staple element in jewelry and accessories for centuries. Not only are they beautiful and timeless, but they also have the power to heal, inspire and ground yourself in ways you never thought possible (something we could all use at our next beach day). 

Tough as a Mother Tribe utilizes the power and meanings of gemstones to design jewelry that honors the most joyous and raw parts of being a woman. Throw on Tough as a Mother Tribe’s “COOL MAMA” (Chalcedony), “GOOD VIBES MAMA”(Labradorite), and the “BALANCED MAMA” (Quartz) necklaces to help ground, relax, and revitalize you for your next beach day.


Item #5: Watermelon
Did you know that watermelon can offer you protection from sun damage, and may also act as a natural sunscreen? According to bestselling author and mind-body wellness expert Jaya Jaya Myra, the lycopene in watermelon offers a host of sun protection benefits and has much more lycopene than even a tomato. Sounds like a win-win for staying hydrated and protecting you from the sun!