I have new shoes! New Havaianas shoes – for my holidays – to be precise:
These espadrilles – along with my other Havaianas - will be coming on holiday with me next week. There are so many reasons why these shoes are perfect for lots of walking and sight seeing in a dusty city like Marrakech, but I’ll go with just six:
As I begin to think about packing for my holidays, I wish I was packing:
What do you wish you were packing for your holidays?
Finally summer seemed to come to the shores of the British Isles last week and to celebrate, I cracked out a few of my favourite summer fragrances and thought I’d share them with you.
… a few simple pieces for the sunshine and you’re set.
1. Black bikini ¦ 2. Seagrass trilby ¦ 3. Tank top ¦ 4. Sunglasses ¦ 5. Tote ¦ 6. Denim cut-offs ¦ 7. Flip flops
When packing for my holidays, shoes are often the first thing I select to put into my suitcase. My holiday shoes have to work hard for a place in my luggage as I am fairly demanding in what I expect from them. They need to work with everything I am packing. There’s no such thing as a “day shoe” or a “night shoe” for my holidays, they are all adaptable.
On holiday, I always end up walking more than I expect, even if I am expecting to walk a lot! So I generally only take flat shoes with me. In the past couple of years, I have found plastic sandals to be the most useful of all of the shoes that I pack. They are not only comfortable and flat but ideal in the city, as much as on the beach. Plus, if you get a neutral enough shade, they go with everything! My Havaianas have lasted well and there is always room for them in my suitcase.
A new bikini is essential for a summer holiday but when we live in the UK and are unlikely to wear it again, until the nest summer’s holiday, spending a lot of money on it seems a little excessive. These bikinis by Clothing at Tesco are less than £4 each!
The second post in my mini-series on summer beauty essentials cover hair care products to ensure your hair stays in tip top condition for those lovely long sunny days.
I find that in the summer months I often end up with a mountain of beauty products thrown into my bag for days out or enormous toiletries bags for long weekends away – which is never good for hand baggage only flights. So I have put together a mini series – of three posts – of my favourite products to see you through the summer.
The first post starts with summer skincare and we’ll move on to hair care and make-up too.
Skincare in the summer is something I take seriously. It’s too easy to put sunscreen etc on and look after yourself in the sun than the alternatives!
What are your favourite summertime skin care products?
There are some things that every girl’s wardrobe should have. Here are my three simple ways to update your wardrobe this summer:
1. flat sandals: the shortest cut to a summer look is to add a pair of flat sandals. These salmon sandals by Kurt Geiger are on sale right now: were £55, now £39.
2. tie front shirt: I’ve only recently come around to this one – after being bought this exact shirt by Warehouse for my birthday. Pair with denim cut-offs and casual smoking slippers for a slightly quirky look!
3. gold jewellery: all year I wear silver jewellery but as soon as I get a bit of a tan in the summer, I find myself drawn to gold costume jewellery. I have a little hoard of such jewellery for sunny days and each year I add one or two pieces to the collection. This year, these gold and coral hoops by Warehouse.
What are your must-haves for summer?
Whether neon or pastel is your thing this summer, these tote bags by Pieces will see you through the entire season – from your job in the city, to your holiday at the beach:
For less than £25, all that’s left to do is to throw in a book, pair of sunglasses, flip flops or whatever shoes you prefer and your bikini and you’re good to go for a day at the beach.
What do you carry to the beach with you on your holidays?
