The best gear for your beach day
By Carla Snuggs

Summer is well underway and whether you live near the beach or your traveling for vacation, you need beach accessories. Pack light, but also be prepared for fun in the sun and waves. I’ve rounded up some great beach gear from swimwear to tanning products and sports water bottles to help you keep your beach day stylish and fun!

Modest Mermaid Wave Swim Set  

Modest Mermaid is an Australian designed swimwear brand offering women accessibility to fashion forward and flattering modest swimwear. Their swimwear meets the needs of many also for its sun protection factor. All of their swimwear has SPF50+ meaning your skin is protected from 98% of the sun's harmful rays. Their customers feel empowered and confident on the beach and so can you. Shop: Modestmermaid.co 

Kayezen Vector  

Whether you're planning a day at the beach or a week, make sure you fit in your workout. The Kayezen Vector is a high-performance training system that offers hundreds of options so you can have a gym-quality workout wherever you go. The VECTOR system is 100% resistance equipment delivering all kinds of low-impact strength, flexibility, and range-of-motion exercises so you can achieve your fitness, performance, and lifestyle goals anywhere you go. The compact and convenient VECTOR fits in a bag and anchors to any solid structure you might find at or near the beach. The VECTOR is mobile exercise without compromise. Shop: Kayezen.com 

Joes Surf Shop Fins Up Heavyweight Cotton Tee 

This beach-styled men’s t shirt is what you are looking for this summer. They offer a wide selection of sizes from S-6XL and LT-4XLT. 100% cotton. Shop: Joessurfshop.com 

Cricket Company Bottoms Up™ Brush Beauty and the Beach (Aqua) 

Cricket’s Bottoms Up™ Brush is good for wet and dry… hairstyling.  Created because on one too many beach outings, two major things were forgotten: a hair brush and bottle opener (pop a top & look good). Not only is this innovative brush great for detangling wet and dry hair but it comes equipped with a stainless steel bottle opener at the base of the brush and is the perfect beach accessory!  The brush’s oblong vent pattern allows for easy airflow access, and thin, yet flexible bristles with gentle ball tips help glide through hair.  The handle is super comfortable with the slight neck indention and bottom expansion that naturally fits the hand.  Cheers to pretty styling everywhere! Shop: Cricketco.com 

Get Into The Limelight Bronze Babe Starter Pack 

Get the perfect summer tan with no streaks or funky odors. Skin is left feeling smooth and soft, creating a beautiful, deep tan that lasts! Get Into The Limelight's Dark Chocolate Sunless Tanning Mousse has a rich brown tint allowing you to see where your sunless tanner has been applied. Our professional strength formula can be used on face and entire body. May be used to enhance abs or blend cellulite and stretch marks. Shop: Getintothelimelight.com 

Vontélle Eyewear Aztec Archetype  

Vontélle is one of the first African American woman-owned businesses in the eyewear space. Vontelle's founders wanted to create a new vibrant, fashion-forward line to satisfy the demand in the industry. Each product pays homage to their African ancestry with traditional colors and patterns that channel the same bright and textured fabrics. Shop: Vontelle.com  

Bougie Bottle  Couture Collection 

Bougie Botttle has made it their mission to create the toughest, bougiest and most beautiful range of double-walled vacuum insulated stainless steel sports water bottles out there. Their bottle artwork is intended to inspire and raise awareness of the benefits conservation has on our planet. Shop: Mybougiebottle.com

Akushio On-the-Go Organizer

The On-the-Go Organizer is your perfect hanging toiletry bag. This beauty travel case is antimicrobial, multifaceted, and portable so you can travel with your toiletries and cosmetics the clean, convenient way. With its dual compartments, 12 strategically-placed pockets, and hidden hanging hook, you can store everything inside to use right out of the bag at home — then simply zip up and go! Shop: Akushio.co

Island Surf Company Tides (Men's)  

Island Surf Company footwear has you “covered” with comfort, quality, fashion, performance and value with every product we make. Enjoy all the island activities with Island Surf Co. footwear no matter where you are or what you are doing; whether on a boat, jet ski, kayak, at a barbecue, beachcombing, out on the town or just swaying in a hammock. Island Surf Company is committed to bringing the latest styles, materials and innovation to the marketplace. Shop: Islandsurfcompany.com