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Nothing beats a day at the beach more than taking a refreshing outdoor shower after a day at the beach, but if you’re nowhere near either a beach or an outdoor shower, you’ll have to close your eyes and use one of these soaps instead.

Ocean Mist with sea kelp is made with essential oil of lemon grass, rosemary and patchouli which helps to revitalize and invigorate the skin. The sea kelp powder, high in trace minerals, acts as a great natural skin conditioner. The triple French milling process makes them dense, long lasting, and neat- they won’t leave a gooey mess in the soap dish.

River Soap Company Ocean Mist with Sea Kelp $4.50

Zum Bar® Goat’s Milk Soap with Sea Salt is a super emollient, ultra-moisturizing soap handmade without animal tallow, synthetic colorings or fragrances.  The natural sea salts bring an ocean of moisture with a clean, citrusy scent.  It’s an easy and cheap alternative to body scrubs.

Zum Bar® Goat’s Milk Soap – Sea Salt $4.99

Even in the dead of winter you’ll have a little reminder of more frivolous times when you were barefoot, tan and full of liquid courage.  Nothing like a few private chuckles every time you reach for your credit cards. This wallet is vegetable dyed cowhide embossed with a repeat burnished anchor. The interior is lined with a natural linen and screened with vintage tattoo artwork.

Jack Spade Embossed Anchor Credit Card Holder at Bonobos $80.00

The scent is Whiskey, but don’t think you can just do a few shots of Jack and achieve the same effect. Portland General says elegance, strength, and charisma describe the fragrance of this eau de toilette and shaving jelly. Imagine a deep woodsy and amber fragrance with a surprising hint of spice and floral complexity that reveals itself over the hours. The result is a masculine scent with the magnetism of a Hollywood star. Move over, Brad.

Portland General Personal Care at Bows + Arrows ($5.00-$25.00)

Everything about these notebooks screams Greenwich Village art scene circa 1957. You’ll feel like Jackson Pollack even if you’re making a mundane grocery list.
Holbein Multimedia Books $13-$42

Think 1967. Think Seattle. Think three college graduates who wanted to earn a living without having a typical nine-to-five job.  The original designs are back! (No pun intended.)

JanSport Heritage Series Ski & Hike Nylon Back Pack $55

Gone are the days when you had to perform the tedious task of sifting through a snack mix to avoid the ingredients you didn’t like. Now you can make your own cereal, granola and snacks by choosing from over 60 natural ingredients.

Me & Goji Custom Artisanal Cereal (Price Varies)

Spend two minutes throwing a fews things onto this sun-sensitive paper and walk away with a dozen mini blueprints of your amazing summer vacation.  More importantly, you can start referring to yourself as an artist.

Super Sunprint Kit at Design Within Reach $12.60

Although studies have shown that the more you spend on a pair of sunglasses, the more likely you are to lose them: it’s your face, for God’s sake!  Respect.

Mosley Tribes Hillyard $165 (top)

Mosley Tribes Raynes $235

When conversation by the pool starts to lull, dip one of these in ice water and watch a refreshing face towel expand right in front of you.

Malin and Goetz Pill Towels $10

Oh, that big fireball in the sky!  You can’t live with it, you definitely can’t live without it.  Master the art of achieving that healthy glow without the damaging after effects.  And it smells just like vacation.

L’Occitane Sunscreen and After-Sun Balm  $18.20-$16.80

We’re not fans of body coiffing; we like you just the way you are…except for the random patches of hair that have sprouted from unexpected parts of your body.  Friends don’t let friends comb their backs.

Parissa Tea Tree Wax Strips $12