Whenever the summer holidays roll around and we are faced with the prospect of revealing ourselves in all our glory in front of people..... We shudder! We wish we'd gone on that diet sooner, joined the gym sooner or really thought about this sooner! Because lets face it, everybody wants to look glamorous on the beach. If Gisele Bundchen can do it then so can we! (Pictured below courtesy of Google Images)This week i will be telling you my top tips and ideas on how anyone can look like a million bucks on the beach!!
It all starts with the swimwear. Now this season all the fashion magazines have been plaguing us with articles on which bikini suits which figure and so on. But my number one golden rule is wear something you feel comfortable in, because confidence is key! If you dont feel like you look good then i think it's hard for other people to think you do.
I always try and have one or two bathing suits in block colours, any design but just simple ones and then the rest which I take on holiday are ones with interesting patterns or multi colours to add something different and fun. Personally I tend to over pack so would take five or six bikinis on any holiday, minimum, but I say always be prepared because a different look on the beach each day is glamour central!

Once you have your bathing suits organised it's time to match your accessories to them! When packing I like to only take one beach bag, (to leave room for more important clothes!) now pick one that goes with everything, a colour such as gold or white or beige as these colours are great and are especially good with a tan! Next it's sunglasses, again I like to have one or two pairs that go with everything such as Aviators, ones that look sleek but try and steer clear of any glasses with mirrored lenses or cheap metal frames because the sun will reflect off of them and nobody wants a burnt nose! I'm speaking from experience!

Accessories you can add to any beach look to add that extra bit of glamour are, cowboy style or trilby hats, which have been a big craze this season with stars such as Cheryl Cole wearing them. Also light and airy cover-ups to compliment your bathing suits, they don't necessarily have to be a perfect match with print but colour is essential. Maxi dresses are great for this. And lastly when on the beach I never wear make up! With sweat it just blocks your pores and melts down your face and you tend to look worse then if you'd just worn none in the first place! But i do wear tinted SPF lip balm. Now with sunglasses and a coloured lip, you will ooze glamour! I find MAC is the best for this and not expensive. I tend to go for a coral or pink to bring out the golden glow in your skin.

Finally to finish off your beach glamour look are two things, hair and skin. Now sunburnt is not the best look to sport but with a sufficient sun cream and continuing to re-apply you should be fine. Tanning can take a while but be patient because it will happen. Before I go away i tend to have one sun bed session to prepare my skin for the rays. Only one though because anymore and that's when you hit the danger zone. It just kick starts the melanin in your skin to activate that tan quicker!

Hair is always a nightmare! My hair always goes frizzy and dull and I have wispy bits flying around everywhere! I have found some amazing products that help prevent all these things from happening that i now can't live without! These are Lee Stafford's 'Shine Spray- Shiny Sexy Hair in a Can', which is a spray on shine that actually works. In one quick easy spray I look like I've walked out of a L'Oreal advert! Also to help control frizz a company ironically called Frizz have brought out a styling cream, which i love, and you run it through wet hair and when it dries you look like perfection.

Now we can all look like Brazilian beach goddesses! Well atl east we can try!