Swirl to Summer: Beach Essentials + Giveaway

Now that warmer weather is here, I can’t help but think of summer vacations already. Naturally, the beach is an instant choice and we all know what that means. It’s not just about planning our beach getaways, it’s also preparing ourselves and our outfits. Agree? So I thought I’d share with you just a few fun beach essentials to swirl ourselves to summer. Oh, and there’s a fun giveaway too.

Beach Essentials

1. Cute Bikini – over the years, swimwear has gone from plain to fabulous. This Victoria’s Secret pair is an animal print in turquoise and dark khakis. But I also love scalloped ones, and I’m loving the Triangle bikinis too… umm, and this! Haha.
2. Bright Sunglasses – if there is the one place where bright sunglasses are the most appropriate to wear, it would be at the beach. Not that I wouldn’t wear my flash lens aviators elsewhere… it’s just the perfect companion bathing in sand and water.
3. Straw Hats – whether you opt for floppy, fedora or in this case, baseball cap shape, a straw hat is the perfect cherry on top. It’s also great at protecting your hair and face from the harmful sun! These fedora and floppy hats are so cute.
4. Smoother legs – like I mentioned above, we ladies love to prepare ourselves or our bodies for beach trips too. You may have started doing crunches to rock that bikini a few months ago. But what have you been doing to get smoother legs? I tried the new Gillette Venus Swirl razor and the new Gillette Venus Olay Violet Swirl shave gel and enjoyed smoother legs that are beach ready!

The new Gillette Venus Swirl razor is the first and only razor with FlexiBall™ for a flawless shave, moving in multiple directions to navigate all of the tricky areas of a woman’s body. It helps to shave those hard-to-reach places and capture hairs that other razors might miss. Check out this GIF to give you an idea of how it works.

Know what I mean? It also has 5 contour blades that adjusts to every curve so you get every bit of hair. Use it with the new Gillette Venus Olay Violet Swirl Shave gel for 5x more gliding moisturizers. I hate using soap to shave my legs because they get irritated. This new gel is not only soothing but moisturizing at the same time. Both are available at Walmart, but I thought I’d give you a chance to try them out with this gift card giveaway!

Thanks to Walmart, Gillette and SheSpeaks, we are giving away a $20 Walmart gift card so you can experience the new Gillette Venus Swirl yourself. And because I love you guys, I am adding these fun little things to use on your next beach getaway:

• Some flash tats to add bling to your bikini outfits;
• Makeup (eye shadow, lip gloss, lip balm) and brushes to keep your face game on point;
• Temporary hair color/highlighter so you can rock some highlights at the beach;
• Hair ties to get them out of the way when you’re swimming;
• Travel containers for your bath essentials;
• Nail polish to keep your toes sparkling in the sand.

Enter the giveaway here. This contest is for US residents only. The giveaway ends on March 27, 2015 at 5:00 pm EST.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Gillette Venus and SheSpeaks. All opinions are my own.

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