Memorial Day Weekend is here. Let's welcome the holiday with a few great styles for your weekend & Summer getaway plans. Coverups, one piece bathing suits and a few products to help you glow your way globetrotting along.

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Nudz Beachwear Santorini Cover up works from sunrise to sunset. Get ready to revv up your shore-side style. Nudz is made right here in Los Angeles.

This Santorini Cotton coverup works over any suit and covers all the right places. It's lightweight so if you're on-the-go... no worries when you toss it in your tote. If you're planning on traveling to Miami take a look at The One Hotel - pictured above. Lovely hotel.

With the coverup & the mini you're ready for cocktail hour and a lovely sunset.

Barefoot, sandals, or heels...it all works.

The Angie mini dress, in solid microfiber, is fully lined at the top and has adjustable and convertible over- the-shoulder-straps, insertable pads, if you need them. It's perfect for paddle boarding, dries quickly. It has UV +50 protection, swim in it, lunch in it, shop in it. Off you go, from the beach to the street.

Angie Dress

One Piece Collection

La Petite Robe di Chiara Boni -- This one-piece is a Neiman Marcus exclusive and the ruffles are the IT trend for spring. What I love about this suit is how versatile it is.

Marysia Swim -- This Los Angeles-based brand is super popular with celebs and bloggers. Their one-piece suits are super stylish, the material does not bunch up, and they dry quickly.

Jets by Jessika Allen -- Playful yet sophisticated, this bathing suit comes in black, blue, and orange, and is sophisticated, yet chic. It can also double up as as bodysuit!

I'm a big fan of ERES they hold everything in, even after lunch!

Ted Baker London Known for its feminine prints and silhouette, this suit has a vibrant print that's not only perfect for a vacation, it also offers plenty of support.

Kate Spade Love the retro feel of this suit! Plus, the applique and cutout add a bit of elegance and sophistication.

Ted Baker -- Another fantastic piece by Ted Baker! Love the blue prints mixed with tropical elegance

Kiini ‘Cha Cha one-shoulder metallic-trimmed swimsuit' -- This swimwear line has reached a cult status and the suits come in solid prints with embroidered edges that take the styles to a whole new level of chicness.

Eres 'Cassiopee Swimsuit’ -- Love the timeless feel of this suit!

Mara Hoffman Terry -- The stripes give it a nautical feel that's playful and very stylish. — Mara Hoffman Terry -- The stripes give it a nautical feel that's playful and very stylish.

Karla Colletto -- Another cutout suit that enhances all of the right curves and at the same time is very elegant. — Karla Colletto -- Another cutout suit that enhances all of the right curves and at the same time is very elegant.

Karla Colletto -- Another great piece that's very flattering and offers plenty of coverage.

Vitamin A Neutra -- This suit is all about the California lifestyle that is very slimming and sexy at the same time. — Vitamin A Neutra -- This suit is all about the California lifestyle that is very slimming and sexy at the same time.

I personally prefer a one piece suit, I swim, jump, dive, and paddleboard. Wearing a suit that doesn't need to be tugged on is my idea of a great one piece.

Feel like glowing a little...

My go-to for that perfect amount of golden sheen.

Lacréme Beauté's GOLD OIL is not only luxurious in how is shimmers on the skin, this product is also filled with very nourishing oil. From the magical baobab oil which improves skin's texture and luster, along with moisturizing oils of Jojoba. This is the perfect body oil for any occasion just adding that little bit of luxury to one's beauty regime. There is a light scent of exotic frangipani, and the minute it's applied you will be transported to those wonderful days of summer.

NAKED Urban Decay Lipgloss - Perfect natural nudes with a hint of pink & peach

Don't leave out our highlighter from Laura Gellar - easy to travel with, no brush needed.

Have a great holiday weekend! Go create a new adventure & be grateful for every moment.

Cressi Swim Mask - I always travel with my swim goggles, Cressi makes the best!  Swimming along in Eres — Cressi Swim Mask - I always travel with my swim goggles, Cressi makes the best! Swimming along in Eres

Just Keep Swimming...

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Thanks for reading... Janet & Jes

OH MY GOSH...might there be a little relief for aging hands & feet?? I was thrilled to try out iluminage - Skin Rejuvenating Gloves & Socks. Since I've been digging in the dirt from the age of one, I'm willing to try anything that could turn back the clock just a teeny weenie bit. In fact, I'm wearing the gloves and the socks as I'm writing this blog post.

I've worked with my hands my entire life, from gymnastics, cleaning the barn where I kept my horse, swimming, sunning, flight attendant, jewelry making, etc... and they are showing their history, which I'm proud of but I left out the hands, the feet oh yeah... and the NECK! Anyone with me?? After my second week of using the gloves & the socks, I must say I am seeing a bit of softness, and a fewer spots. Here's a look at the technology behind iluminage.

iluminage™ is a luxury beauty brand founded in 2011 by Unilever Ventures. It is the new intelligence in beauty solutions, architects of high-tech, innovative and you can wear them while you're working, sleeping, driving... create your own schedule for turning back the clock. You'll have relaxation, rejuvenation, and productivity.

Carefully embedded with patented Copper technology, these gloves are clinically proven to reduce the appearance of hand wrinkles and age spots. Improve skin tone and texture, changing the look of your hands in just four weeks. It's nice to know there is another solution besides injecting the hands. I'm not ready for that, for now I'll choose to be deligent about wearing my gloves and socks.

When I was growing up until a few years ago I never thought about the skin on my feet (don't know what I was thinking) It changes right along with the hands...and the neck if you're not moisturizing along with adding sunscreen. I think I'll try the pillowcase next, I do sleep on a silk pillowcase every night, along with traveling with one (2) in case it disappears, and I know that makes a difference, but the more I learn about copper the more I'm understanding the technology.

- Copper is a well-known essential mineral with skin enhancing properties

- Copper is naturally found in skin and known to play an important role in skin’s renewal process

- Copper has been used in makeup, face creams, and other skincare products for many years

- One of the properties of copper is its ability to promote the natural growth of proteins in the skin. Copper is a mineral. It is found in many foods, particularly in organ meats, seafood, nuts, seeds, wheat bran cereals, grain products, and cocoa products. The body stores copper mostly in the bones and muscles.

It doesn't make time disappear, but if you're younger than me you can get a head start on turning back the hands of time.

You can't turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again... Bonnie Prudden

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