Styleboard: Vibrant Honeymoon

When on honeymoon, you want to look your best. You’ll be glowing with that newlywed radiance anyway but who says we can’t give nature a helping hand? Fresh colours are perfect for a hot destination: bright shades of turquoise, fuscia and amethyst look amazing set against crisp white and reflect the sun to keep you cool under the sun.

(Clockwise from top left) Monsoon is filled with all sorts of goodies for beach holidays. This bright kaftan is just the thing to cover up and keep cool in the midday heat, or to keep off the goosebumps as the sun sets. The deep v neck looks great with a brightly coloured bikini underneath and the trumpet sleeves add a boho hippy chic look. At just £50, it won’t eat into the honeymoon fund either.

Good thing you’ve saved money with that kaftan as these sunglasses don’t come cheap! By ultra chic label to the stars Ray Ban, they are rather aptly named Jackie Oh after the gorgeous sixties first lady herself. Channel Mrs Kennedy’s style with these oversized glasses to keep your eyes protected in the sun whilst looking amazing.

This Debenhams bikini matches the kaftan perfectly. Best for slender figures, the horizontal stripes will add curves to the hips and bust whilst the crossover effect on the top creates the illusion of a pertier chest. Who can say no to that? What’s more, the high waisted band holds in the stomach- great if you enjoy that all inclusive buffet a little too much!

White linen trousers are ideal for keeping your legs covered up for those more practical activities whilst not compromising on keeping your temperature down. They are also greatly versatile and can be worn with almost anything, dressed up or down. All this for a bargain £19.50 from good old Marks & Spencers.

These cute flip flops are fantastic to keep that hot sand off your delicate tootsies. The blue and pink colours contrast brilliantly together and create a great fresh look for the beach. Just £17 from Volcom and you could probably get away with packing no other shoes in your case. Except, well, who doesn’t pack three weeks worth of shoes for a 7 night break?

Finally, for those girls who are a sucker for coour co ordination, don’t forget your beach towel. These fantastic towels from Cath Kidston are just gorgeous and wonderfully soft too. A beach towel is a rather pricey £24, but it will last forever and, let’s face it- they’ll be the best looking towels on the sun loungers!