Summer Beach Bag Essentials
/10 must-have items for your beach bag this summer
Your Beach Bag Packing List
Everything you’ll want to fill your beach tote for ultimate trips to the beach!
1. Mermaid Moment
Exude mermaid vibes all summer while heading for a day at the beach or a night on the patio and even better if it helps restore damaged skin. This set comes with Moov Vegan Luxury Nail Polish, a Canadian made brand giving you all the ocean vibes, Boho Beach Heal and Restore Mineral Shimmer Sun Damage Repair (to get your glow on with this eco-friendly biodegradable mineral shimmer), and a Nica Life hand beaded mermaid tail necklace for perfectly cascading down your back for boho mermaid vies with your favourite summer dress or bathing suit.
Also available: the Mini Mermaid Experience: Pix Perfect Mermaid DIY Bracelet kit, Klee Kids water-based peel off nail polish, and Sea Star Sparkle Mermaid Coco Lime SPF 50+ Glitter Sunscreen
2. The Cure Lip Balm
Not your average Lip Balm. Made from three ultra-hydrating kinds of butter and vegan wax this lip balm will keep your lips feeling hydrated, and it’s three times the size. Restore dry, sun-damaged chapped lips with al natural ingredients including Jojoba Seed Oil, Irish Sea Moss, Pumpkin Butter, Ucuuba Butter, Mango Butter, Carnauba Wax, Infused Lavender Oil, Rosemary Essential Oil, Infused Chamomile Oil, Calendula Oil.
3. goodr Sunglasses
goodr's affordable polarized running sunglasses are no slip, no bounce, all polarized, and all fun, making them the best running shades ever invented. Great for on the go and chilling on the beach. Available in tons of fun colours with comical names like Figment’s Desert Tears (pictured here), Whiskey Shots with Satan, and Flamingos on a Booze Cruise.
4. Klean Kanteen water bottle
This insulated 20oz classic stainless steel water bottle meets all your hydrating needs. The double-wall vacuum insulation will keep drinks hot for 20 hours and iced for 50 hours. Perfect for hot or iced coffee and cold fresh H20. Easy Clean, BPA free, chip resistant and backed by the lifetime Strong as Steel guarantee. Klean Kanteen is now 100% carbon neutral in the manufacturing and delivery of its products worldwide and is Climate Neutral Certified.
5. Cotton Beach Towel
There’s nothing better than a lightweight, fast-drying beach towel that fits right in your bag, leaving you hands-free. This striped woven cotton fabric towel, with a fun fringe on the short sides, rolls up for compact storage in your beach bag.
6. Our Best N.S. Adventure Guide
Plot and record your adventures while you’re bumming on the beach. Use the Our Best N.S. Adventure Journal to record your memories of exploring Nova Scotia. It comes with 10 inspiring day-trip outlines, your own N.S. bucket list, and almost 100 pages to record your own adventures. It also includes a bonus section where you can create your own resource guide of Nova Scotian beaches, hikes, restaurants and other tourist destinations.
Read the inspiring story behind the Our Best N.S Adventure Journal
7. Rattan Visor
Wide brim hats won’t work on the windy beaches of Nova Scotia.This visor will stay on your head and provide plenty of shade to keep the sun off your face and protect your skin in style. A vintage inspired piece with a modern and playful twist. Mini rattan visors also available for your mini.
Discover how to achieve a beachy boho home decor vibe with advice from Kimi Willgress of Indie Home
8. Trucker Hat
If a ball cap is more your style, explore your HOME in a cool and comfortable trucker hat. These hats are one-size with an adjustable, mesh back for a comfortable feel. Five per cent of profits from this item are donated to help end homelessness in Canada.
9. Made with Local Real Food Bar
The perfect summer snack on the go, just pack some into your beach bag and be ready for snack attacks on the beach. Fuel yourself with a nourishing, decadent, treat under the sun. Made with Local Real Food Bars are made by hand at social enterprise bakeries. The newest addition to the Real Food Bar lineup is the peanut butter brownie bar, featuring rich fair-trade cocoa mixed into the Made with Local traditional organic oat, peanut butter, and local honey recipe for a bar that is like no other. Organic, fair-trade dark chocolate chips and a sprinkle of sea salt take the sweet and salty deliciousness to the next level!
10. Benjamin Bridge Can Pet Nat
Pairs beautifully with sunny days and fresh air. A local and organic golden glowing bubbly, Benjamin Bridge Pet Nat is available in a convenient 250ml can (and a 750 ml bottle). Great for beer drinkers too! This is a wine crafted for fun and active experiences, like a summer’s hike, a fun afternoon on the beach, or a game night. Sip a refreshingly cooled can or pour it into a glass at an angle to leave most sediment in the can.
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