If you watched my recent Swimsuit and Beach Accessories video on YouTube, you know that I will be traveling to Northern Michigan with my family in just a few weeks. Today, I wanted to share my beach bag essentials!

Watch My Swimsuit Video

My Beach Bag Essentials

The Bag

My bag is old but here are a few great options for you:

Great Places to Shop For Beach Bags

• Mark & Graham
• J. Crew
• I love this bag from & Other Stories and this one from Free People.

Other Beach Bag Needs

• Beach Bag Insert (Large) in colors Black and Milky Beige
• Clear Cosmetic Bag to hold all the little essentials that don’t fit in all the compartments on the beach bag insert. 

Sunglasses

Here are my recent sunglasses purchases for the summer!

• Sunglass Strap

Other Places To Shop Sunglasses

• Glasses USA – So many sunglasses to choose from and they always have great sales!
• Diff Eyewear
• Warby Parker – A fun option with this site : Use your phone and do a virtual try on to see what you like!
• Quay Australia

Sunblock

• Supergoop Play   
• Australian Gold w/ Instant Bronzer – I use this one if I want a bronzy glow
• Sunblock for Face
• Sunblock Powder for face – I use this one if I have makeup on. I wear CC Cream with SPF when I will be in the sun
• Calming Facial Mist 
• Sunscreen for Hair & Scalp to protect my color-treated hair. 
• Lip Balm

Nude Flip Flops – make your legs look longer and leaner at the beach! (Watch the video!)

Beach Towel – you moms get it! We need to take enough in case someone forgets theirs!

Beach Blanket – I love how big this is! Big enough to fit our family!

Water bottle in Black

Beach Cup Holder

Wet Brush

Hair Elastics

Hair Clip

Straw Hat – I love this one! It’s affordable and does the trick

Cash / Debit Card

Snack with Disposable Spoon

Vitamins that I store in this container

Lens Wipes – I also take a lens cloth to keep my phone clean for taking photos and Stories

Cell Phone

Waterproof Phone Case Holder Pouch

Portable Charger for phone

Reading material/laptop

Pouches for jewelry – I use recycled ones from jewelry I have purchased

Ibuprofen Packets

Wet Ones Singles

Ziploc Bags (Quart & Gallon)

Well, there you have it! A list of everything I keep in my beach bag! I hope you’ll use these links to shop from! We work hard to grab them for you and it allows me to continue doing what I love!

What are your beach bag essentials?