Summer Beach Essentials by violetfrog featuring a red beach towel

It's summer in Australia so here are the summer beach essentials for the Christmas and New Year period! 

Christmas in Australia is a little different to the snow-covered wonderland of our northern neighbours. We have barbeques, beach cricket, yacht races, picnics and dinner in the backyard. Instead of mince pies and roasts with potatoes, we often have salads, seafood (especially prawns) and fruit salad for dessert.

What you will need: Plenty of shade, sunglasses, dressing with a 50s feel but with a modern twist, and some Christmas reading on your Kindle!

Merry Christmas!

Summer #2 Essentials by violetfrog featuring watermelon home decor

Watermelon home decor
290 AUD - kikki-k.com

Logitech UE Smart Radio (Black)
245 AUD - amazon.com

Sass & bide white jeans
sassandbide.com

Converse Planet Shoes
85 AUD - very.co.uk

Amanda Rose Collection chain necklace
52 AUD - mlgjewelry.com

IN LOVE LETRAS DECORATIVAS
43 AUD - tokstok.com.br

Showerdoordirect Waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker with Suction Cup...
52 AUD - homedepot.com

Now that Summer #2 has begun (it used to be Autumn but the seasons have moved), I thought I'd take a moment to celebrate my fave purchases at the moment.

I just bought myself a Kikki-K diary (yes, I know it's March, don't judge) and I'm loving the cute decorations and the fact that it fits in my bag easily.

My Logitech UE Smart Radio is playing all my custom stations while I'm cooking and my shower bluetooth speaker plays Pandora. It's a thing of beauty.

My angel necklace is my favourite accessory right now and I rarely leave the front door without my Sass & Bide jeans. They were a perfect fit but it seems I have managed to drop another size (when I most certainly didn't need to) and now I need to get some tighter skinny jeans. Not that I'm complaining or anything!

Here's to Summer #2. Let the warm weather continue!