Hot Accessories for Your Holiday Getaway or Beach Day

By the time you read this, I will be in the Bahamas soaking up the sun. All I can think about are the beautiful skies, clear blue waters and sexy island men I’ll run into…I’m no “Stella” but who knows! Lord knows I needed this vacation like a pina colada needs pineapples; I’ll need a couple of those too, but before I go there, let’s talk about my packing saga. No matter how hard I try or how far ahead I plan, I always end up packing for a two week trip to Africa. I mean, do I really need that much clothes when I’ll only be sitting by the pool or laid up on the beach somewhere? Yet, I find myself lugging 3 to 4 bags for a 4 or 5 day trip. Enough is enough. This time around, I’m only taking the essentials and essentially all I need is something for taking a cool dip, sipping a lot of coladas or sashaying around showing off my goods (not to pat myself on the back but a sista looks good for her 30s)

I’ve bought more than enough swimsuits this year but somehow forgot about all the necessities to go with them – sarongs, flip flops, sunglasses, hats, bags etc. How would I cover up the goods at breakfast, lunch and between the beach/pool and still have those Bahamian men drooling?

Now shopping is my all time favorite thing to do, so I had a ball doing a last minute shopping spree.

Because I have a round face, I always go for larger Jackie O inspired frames. These Roberto Cavalli shades puts me start status mode. If you have a narrow face, choose a square or wrap-around frame.

This Victoria Secret purple linen tunic and pink flip flops from Havaianas is a cute colorful look for my first day in paradise.

 

I splurged a little on my evening poolside ensemble but these Michael Kors gold wedge flip flops will last me for a few summers and can go with the hat, tunic and just about anything.

 

 For my tour day, I chose this comfy cover-up romper from Victoria Secret that can go over my strapless two-piece and beaded flip flops from Old Navy.

 

The last day is usually when I try to fit a hundred things into one day. So, this Echo cover-up and my second pair of Old Navy flip flops will take me from breakfast to sunbathing to souvenir shopping to sight-seeing to lunch and more.

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