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Hot Girl Summer Starter Pack: Everything You Need This Season
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items Summer is not the time to be unprepared. This is my full edit of everything you need to look good, feel good, and actually enjoy the season — beach days, travel, glow ups, and everything in between. Curated, tested, and summer-ready.
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Skincare & Sun Protection
Beach & Pool Bag
Summer Glow Up
Summer Wardrobe Essentials
Hydration & Summer Wellness
Skincare & Sun Protection
Protect the skin first. Everything else comes after.
Completely invisible, no white cast, wears like a primer. This is the sunscreen that converts people who hate sunscreen. Non-negotiable for summer.
Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen - Clear & Invisible Face Primer
The most natural-looking self tanner I've tried — no orange, no streaks when applied right. Pair it with a tanning mitt and your skin looks like you've been somewhere warm all summer.
Bondi Sands Self Tanning Foam with Aloe Vera
Keep this in the fridge for after beach days. The cooling effect is instant and it prevents peeling better than anything else. A summer bag staple.
EMCW9 Ultra Hydrating Aloe Vera Gel 6oz
The summer serum. Brightens, hydrates, and gives you that dewy glass skin look that just makes sense in warm weather. A little goes a long way.
Glow Recipe Dew & Hues Travel Set 15ml
Summer skin gets congested fast between sunscreen, sweat, and heat. This gentle cleanser keeps everything clear without stripping. My skin has never been more balanced.
TULA Purifying Face Cleanser with Turmeric
Beach & Pool Bag
Everything that actually belongs in a summer bag.
Sand falls out, it fits everything, and it looks cute. Mesh beach bags are the only logical choice and I don't understand why it took me so long to switch.
F-color Mesh Beach Bag Family Large Tote
Pool days without music are just a swim. This one is actually waterproof, sounds great, and the battery lasts all day. A summer essential that earns its spot every single year.
BassBloom Roar 3 Bluetooth Speaker 20W IPX6
Takes up a quarter of the space of a regular towel and dries in minutes. Once you use one of these you can't go back to carrying a full bath towel to the beach.
Dock & Bay Quick Dry Beach Towel - Malibu Pink
Polarized lenses make such a difference by the water — cuts the glare completely. These look designer and protect your eyes properly. Summer without good sunglasses isn't it.
FIMILU 2 Packs Women's Polarized Sunglasses
For the pool, the beach, the boat — anywhere your phone shouldn't be but you're going to bring it anyway. Peace of mind for $10.
Hiearcool IPX8 Waterproof Phone Pouch 2 Pack
Summer Glow Up
The products that make you look like summer.
The most viral blush on the internet and it absolutely deserves it. A tiny amount gives you that flushed summer glow that looks like you've been in the sun all day. Worth every penny.
Rare Happy Face Soft & Pinch Liquid Blush
The drugstore version of the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter and honestly just as good. Mixed with foundation or worn alone it gives you that lit-from-within summer skin look.
e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter, Light/Med
Shimmer body oil over tanned or self-tanned skin is the summer look. Apply on the legs, shoulders, and collar bones and you look like you spend your life somewhere coastal.
Body Shimmer Oil Rose Gold Glow 1oz
The scent that smells different on everyone because it reacts with your skin chemistry. Light, warm, and somehow perfectly summery. My most complimented fragrance without question.
Glossier You Solid Perfume - Unisex, Refillable, Alcohol-Free, 3g
For oily summer skin this thing is magic. Rolls over your face and absorbs excess oil instantly without ruining your makeup. Toss it in your bag and use it on the go.
Revlon Face Roller Oily Skin Control Mini
Summer Wardrobe Essentials
The pieces that make getting dressed in summer effortless.
The most breathable, most stylish summer bottom you can own. Dress them up or down, they work for everything — brunch, travel, a beach walk, all of it.
Duyang Womens Cotton Linen Palazzo Pants
The base layer that goes under everything summer. Tucked into linen pants, under a sheer dress, at the beach — a good strapless bodysuit is a wardrobe workhorse.
MANGOPOP Women’s Strapless Thong Bodysuit
The easiest way to go from beach to wherever without a full outfit change. Throw it over a swimsuit and suddenly you're put together.
LOMON Womens Long Sleeve Crochet Beach Coverup
One good pair of neutral platform sandals goes with everything in a summer wardrobe. I wear mine from May through September without fail.
EQAUDES Women's Platform Espadrille Sandals
Worn open over a bikini, tied at the waist over shorts, or belted as a dress — this is the most versatile summer piece you can own. Neutral colors only.
Breezy Lane Women's Button Down Beach Cover Up
Hydration & Summer Wellness
Feeling good from the inside out all summer.
The smaller 30oz is perfect for summer because it fits in a cupholder and still keeps your drink cold for hours. Grab a seasonal color drop while they're available.
STANLEY Quencher 30oz Tumbler Rose Quartz
One packet in your water bottle does more than drinking three bottles of plain water. Essential for beach days, travel, or any day you're in the heat for hours.
Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Sugar-Free Lemon Lime
Summer skin needs extra collagen support between the sun exposure and heat. I mix this into my morning iced coffee and don't taste it at all — my skin has genuinely improved.
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Chocolate 24.7oz
Hot coffee in summer makes no sense when iced matcha exists. A good ceremonial grade matcha and a small frother is all you need — cheaper and better than any coffee shop version.
BARISTA EMPEROR® MATCHA WHISK SET 11pcs