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If you're getting ready for a spring break adventure now, you don't have a lot of time left for shopping. Here's a quick packing list that will allow you to maximize fun and minimize hot-weather maladies. —Stephanie Pearson writes the Gear Girl column for 国产吃瓜黑料online.com
1.听听听 Patagonia Sun Shelter Dress ($79; ): Made from polyester-nylon fabric with UPF 40 coating, this silky dress is ideal on days when the sun has turned you聽 more red lobster than bronze goddess. Long-sleeved and lightweight, the Sun Shelter dries almost instantly and has a comfortable drawstring waist with deep pockets. When the fun鈥檚 over, it doubles as a tunic with leggings for the plane ride home.
2.听听听 Simple Take-On Ribbon Suede Sneakers ($55; ): Flip-flops are fine for the beach, but if you鈥檙e pounding concrete or visiting a 17th-century cathedral, cover up your sand-scoured pedicure with Simple鈥檚 Take-On Ribbon Suede Sneaker. These kicks are comfortable and take up very little space in your bag. Plus, they鈥檙e almost fully organic鈥攅ven the ribbon is made from recycled soda bottles.
3.听听听 Merrell Lidia Capri ($55; ): Traveling can turn clothes into shapeless blobs. That鈥檚 why the Lidia鈥檚 elastic cinchable waistline is a godsend: Keep scrunching it in until you have time to wash and reshape. Plus, the 50+ UPF, ultra-wicking fabric keeps sun and smells away.
4.听听听 All Terrain Natural Herbal Armor Insect Repellent ($8; ): That scary chemical DEET is the miracle four-letter word when it comes to beating back malarial mosquitoes, but this Deet-free spray promises the same results using much kinder, gentler oils of citronella, soybean, peppermint, cedar, lemongrass, and geranium. Just be sure to give yourself a generous coating once every 1.5 hours.
5.听听听 Neova鈥檚 TI-SILC GT SPF 60 sunscreen ($32; ): For maximal sun protection while wearing a teeny bikini, slather on this high-performance 鈥減hoto protectant,鈥 which uses an interesting combination of titanium dioxide and Japanese green tea to ward off free-radical damage from the sun. Even water won鈥檛 wear it off, unless you stay in for more than 80 minutes. To protect your face try Neova鈥檚 Day Therapy SPF 30 ($85) followed by DNA Total Repair treatment ($95).
6.听听听 Nuun Electrolyte Enhanced Drink Tabs ($24, per 4-pack of lemon-lime, tri-berry, citrus fruit, and orange): Here鈥檚 a secret: These sugar-free electrolyte tablets not only keep you hydrated while biking, surfing, running, hiking, and sunbathing, they鈥檒l also minimize a hangover if you accidentally go overboard on rum-infused Mac煤as.
