7 Beach Essentials That Aren’t a Bikini

BAGGU Mesh Baggu ($20)

While I’m sure you’re still using one of your old “free with purchase” beach bags from Victoria’s Secret (don’t worry, I am too, especially now that they’re discontinuing swim), what you may be missing is something to throw your wet bikini and towel in so that it doesn’t ruin anything else in your bag. Toss one of these compact mesh bags to keep your beach read from getting ruined (though, admittedly, half the fun of bringing a book to the beach is opening it up years later and realizing it was a beach read thanks to wavy pages and sand stuck in the binding) and then use it for groceries later in the week.