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Creeds Collective Summer of Creeds Beach House Party

Over the weekend, Creeds Collective, an influencer community centered around ethical, eco-friendly and charitable fashion and beauty brands invited me to their Summer of Creeds event on Long Island. It was great to get out of the city and spend a day at a fabulous Long Beach beach house connecting with fellow bloggers and experiencing the amazing things sustainable brands are doing. Together we’re making the fashion and beauty industries even more beautiful for the next generation. Here’s what went down!

T.Tandon

Sitting poolside in a beautiful pink dress by NYC Designer T.Tandon

Summer Cocktails

Organic summer cocktails

Pink Dress T.Tandon

Digging the ocean view in T.Tandon by Tina Tandon

Nail Art Cocktails

Obsessed with this summer manicure by PH7 Nail Couture, a sustainable salon in Brooklyn that uses only natural polishes. The violet color is by RGB Cosmetics and the sparkles are Deborah Lippmann.

Get Wickd Custom Candles

I fell in love with these custom soy candles by Get Wickd. I need one now!  You can send them your own bottles to make into candles and they also recycle bottles from restaurants and turn them into beautiful candles.

Get Wickd Custom Soy Candles

If you have a special bottle you drank out of at your wedding, birthday or other celebration Get Wickd can turn it into an amazing candle for your home. This is also a great way to surprise a friend after partying with them.  Can you see why I’m obsessed?

Pool Party Socialite

Fancy a dip?

Misha Vaidya

Love these designs by Misha Vaidya

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Best backyard for a party

beach house swan

I need one of these too!

Relax Long Island

Happy place found!

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Cocoa Beach Florida

Beach Summer

After Disneyworld, we spent the day in Cocoa Beach, Florida among white sand beaches and palm trees. The ocean water was the warmest I’ve ever been in and the poolside bar had great happy hour specials.

Funny story: When I tried to order to a veggie patty sandwich at a Cocoa Beach Subway, the people behind the counter asked “What’s a veggie patty?” I guess they only have meat in the south!

Summer Day Girl

Cocoa Beach Florida

Palm Trees

Florida Beach Vacation

Pool Cocoa Beach Florida

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How to Beat the Heat

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If you’re stuck in the city or anywhere that isn’t underwater or next to an air conditioning unit, you don’t need me to tell you that it’s HOT out! For the last two days, I’ve avoided the subway at all costs and spent hours researching pools in Manhattan where I can take a dip. Mission accomplished! I’m pleased to announce that I spent the day swimming and tanning on the roof deck of the Manhattan Plaza Health Club. They have a great lap pool with a retractable roof so it can be used year round. I’m seriously thinking about joining.

It’s amazing how a little water and a lounge chair can help you enjoy summer again. Now that I’ve gotten a taste of the poolside life, I’m dying to spend a day at the beach. In the process of researching beaches I can take the train or subway to, I came across this awesome Summer Guide in New York Magazine. It’s from 2007, but I don’t think the beaches have moved, so it should still be good.

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How to beat the city heat socialite style: 

  • Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! Be sure to drink tons of water. Since regular water can get boring after a while, I like to add coconut water to my summer hydration cycle. 
  • Make a trip to your favorite frozen yogurt shop. My poolside day would have been perfect if Pinkberry hadn’t randomly been closed.
  • Visit your favorite air conditioned restaurant, nightclub, or bowling alley. If none of that appeals to you, then go shopping or to the movies.
  • Take advantage of your time outdoors. Many pool and health clubs offer day passes. Just try to get there early to snag the best lounge chair, especially on a hot weekend. I found this great list of the best swimming pools in New York City on About.com. Some are even free to use.
  • If you have a friend who doesn’t have air conditioning, invite them over to “share the air.” If you belong to a health club with a pool, you should also share the love. Trust me, it’s good karma.
  • Show off your favorite summer dress!
  • Be thankful that the temperature isn’t 20 below.

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