Woo I'm off to Portugal tomorrow! I literally cannot wait for some sun and to be able to come home with nice glowing tanned skin! Everyone has their favourite necessities they need for their holidays, including myself, so I thought I'd show you all my new bits that I bought for my holiday :)
Firstly, the trainers. These are there to show the exercise I have been doing in preparation for the dreaded day of putting on a bikini. I was recently told about a girl in Australia called Kayla Itsines who is a personal trainer and has just released an ebook called 'The Bikini Body Guide Workouts' and is absolutely amazing. It is a 12 week programme involving circuit training, along with low-intensity training which is just a 45 minute walk. NO RUNNING. I hate running, and these workouts mean I can do a half an hour gym session of circuits and be done for the day! They are hard (you have to 'earn your body' as Kayla says) but the workouts can be adapted for any ability and you don't even need a gym membership to do them. Kayla is also really inspirational, and regularly posts on her blog, Facebook and Instagram about healthy living. This is the first exercise regime I've ever actually stuck to and I'd highly recommend it. Click HERE for a link to her website.
I gave in to the current bblogger obsession of the Revlon Colour Burst Matte Balm because I love a bright lip, particularly in summer when I have a tan. I think it's far more casual and fun than red and suits my colouring. Although I haven't tried this yet, I trust all you bloggers and expect it to be a worthwhile purchase! I went for the colour 235 'Mischievous' which you can buy HERE.
Now this little piece is the cutest hair scrunchie from Topshop. I've been trying to avoid buying a scrunchie for so long because they have become super 'hipster' and 'edgy' and I am neither of those things, haha. This, however, is more girly and pretty so I thought I could pull it off. They come in loads of different colours and patterns and just make a ponytail look much more interesting. I hardly ever wear my hair up but it's much more comfortable to do so on holiday so decided this would be a handy little item to spruce up my holiday outfits! You can buy this HERE
This may seem like an odd purchase because most of you will remember using this when you were about 6. Well, I absolutely loved it back then, and I still love it now! As much as I love how my hair goes all wavy in from the sea, I hateee the feeling of it. My hair gets ridiculously knotty in general life, so you can imagine how bad it gets once it's full of salt! This detangling spray works just as well now as it did all those years ago, and the smell of 'sweet pear' is just amazing, so it is definitely a holiday necessity for me! You can buy this HERE.
Finally, I bought a tinted moisturiser. I've never really worn one before as I've just stuck to trusty foundation, but it's such a hassle once your face gets tanned on holiday and your foundation is too light. So, I decided to be brave and ditch the foundation. I asked around on Twitter for advice on the best to buy, and Laura Mercier came out top. However, as I've not used tinted moisturiser before, I thought I should try a cheaper one just in case it didn't become a regular for me. No7 was also suggested a fair bit so I went with that and I am hoping for great things! It also has an SPF 15 which is very important! You can buy this HERE.
Well, that's it for my pre-holiday purchases! I think all of these are complete necessities for a holiday (along with plenty of other things of course!) and I'm excited to put them all to use! What are your holiday necessities? Have you tried any of these products? Let me know in the comments :)
Love from Roxy x
