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Beachy waves; either you have ’em naturally or you don’t.

If a day of sun and sand leaves your hair looking more ‘little match girl’ than ‘little mermaid’, a few simple additions to your luggage could be all you need to retain your glam from beach to bar.

Our tip is to rinse out the saltwater (the end of your bottled drinking water will do if there’s no shower nearby), spritz in a conditioning spray and pop in a colourful clip, band or scrunchie.

Here are eight handy accessories to pop in your beach bag for those essential sundowner cocktails on the way home… one for each day of your holiday (and a spare for emergencies).

1. PALM SCRUNCHY

Buy it: €10, Topshop, Opera Lane

2. PASTEL SNAP CLIPS

Buy it: €12, Topshop, Opera Lane 

3. ALICE BAND WITH KNOT

Buy it: €7.99, H&M, Opera Lane

4. SPIRAL HAIR TIES

Buy it: €8, River Island, Opera Lane

5. BLACK HEADBAND

Buy it: €7.50, Next, Opera Lane

6. RESIN HAIR CLIPS

Buy it: €13, New Look, Opera Lane 

7. TROPICAL PRINT SCRUNCHIE

Buy it: €8, River Island, Opera Lane

8. WOVEN RAFFIA HEADBAND

Buy it: €7.99, New Look, Opera Lane