Half Term Holiday Essentials 2024
Half-Term Holiday Essentials: It’s just two more weeks to half-term (I know, right?!) It seems like the children have only just gone back to school after the summer, but if you are looking forward to a half-term holiday getaway, it’s time to start thinking about the essentials you need to buy for yourself to stay stylish on your holiday.
The kaftan is perfect as it’s sheer enough to feel summery and floaty which is what you want on holiday but it’s long enough to make me feel suitably covered. It has a pretty plaited rope feature along the neckline and in fact this detail will tie it in nicely with the bag which also has a rope handle!
My raffia duffel bag is roomy enough to carry the whole family’s swimwear and lotions! It has a lovely little gold button on the side featuring the Heidi Klein palm tree logo and is casual enough for the perfect beach getaway. I can’t wait to use it in Costa Brava.
If you are near Heidi Klein’s boutique in Luton, you can pop in and have a Mystic spray tan to look beach-ready at any time of year. The spray tan costs £27.50 for the basic tan and any enhancements are between £4and £15 each. I had one recently when I visited the branch and it looked so natural, several friends asked me where I’d been on holiday!
A beach holiday wouldn’t be complete without sorting your skincare, so I have these sun lotions from Vichy to use. I’ve tried this brand before and love it as the range provides a high UV filter protection whilst suiting all skin types. The formulations are quickly absorbed with no sticky residue, which means it’s easy for me to lotion up my lot without too much drama, as they’d always rather be off doing stuff on holiday than standing while ‘Mum’ gets the lotions on!
I have the Vichy Ideal Soleil range pictured here, and even the dry oil has a high SPF of 50, which I don’t normally expect from an oil! The large tube of SPF 40 will be used on my whole family, and the box of SPF 50 that you can see is a tinted velvety cream for the face to provide a glow before you even get your tan while offering protection. The silver and blue tube is an after-sun balm called ‘SOS Balm’ to soothe and protect sun-damaged skin.
Also pictured is the new shower gel from Roger & Gallet. It is called Gingembre Rouge and is an energising shower gel. It will complement my sun skincare regime perfectly. It has been designed to pamper and refresh delicate skin, so it will be great after we’ve been out in the sun all day. As it is energising, it will help combat that holiday lethargy you get when you are out in the sun doing nothing all day!
I’ll probably travel in my flat ballet-style pumps for comfort and to stop my feet getting cold at 49 thousand feet. After take-off, I will roll on these cosy, soft socks from The Sock Shop. The Sock Shop has a wide range of socks in all fabrics, including several cashmere ones, but my grey cashmere socks (called Shark) are £22. I also picked up the latest Red Magazine for my journey!