GIVEAWAY: Chic (Yes, Chic!) Rash Guards for Moms & Minis

June 24, 2015

Giveaway alert! Head to Momtastic’s Facebook page right now to enter to win a $100 gift card toward any Cabana Life products.

Summer is finally on its way! Our family calendar has been filled with BBQs and beach trips. Our fridge is stocked with lemonade and ice pops. Long days outside with my little girl now wrap up with lazy evenings on the patio with my husband. Life is good.

Given that I had a scary experience with skin cancer earlier this year, I was a little nervous my new obsessive relationship with sun protection would get everyone in a tizzy. I definitely wanted my family to be protected from rays, but in the back of my mind, I could already hear growls and moans as my family meandered onto the beach looking like the cast of Revenge of the Nerds. The fashion stylist in me was intent to find gear that would cover us from harsh rays without making us look positively silly in the baby pool. Friends turned me on to the Cabana Life line, and honestly, it’s alleviated all my sun-protection stress.

Shortly after remission from melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer), Melissa Papcock developed the Cabana Life line. She was eager to keep her kiddos out of the sun, but was totally turned off by the options in the market at the time. She joined forces with a past colleague to create a beautiful line of rash guards, swimsuits, cover-ups, beach pants, and accessories that moms and kids would actually want to wear. The line blocks 98% of the sun’s harmful UVA/UVB rays versus standard lightweight clothing, which only blocks 5%.

Take a peek at my favorite sun-safe picks for this season for moms and kids:

The Lattice Beach Pants, $82, may be my favorite piece in the line. They are perfect for breezy days without worrying about burning legs!

Mommy and me beach style, turned sun safe! Two-Piece Summer Lattice Rashguard Set, $49, and women’s Lattice Zip Back Rashguard, $72.

Left: Little girls’ Paisley Cover Up and Swimsuit Set, $62. Right: The Maldive Cover Up and Swimsuit Set, $62.

Left: Little boys’ Octopus Rashguard Set, $49. Right: Boys’ Camo Rashguard Set, $48.

The Cabana Life Accessory Collection includes beach bags and hats, both under $50.

Here’s my little one wearing her Cabana Life rashguards and swim shorts this weekend:

Stay safe in the sun this summer! Don’t forget to head to Momtastic’s Facebook page right now to enter to win a $100 gift card toward any Cabana Life products. Hurry, the contest ends this Friday, June 26!

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Jacqueline is a stylist, writer, creative consultant, and momma to a toddler fashionista. She writes about style, décor and family life.
After an extensive career in the fashion and design industry, in 2009, Jackie launched Merci New York, a boutique styling house and website. Her company creatively directs fashion campaigns and tends to the style dilemmas of NYC brides-to-be, but as a young mom, Jacqueline holds a sweet spot for the maternity, kid and chic-momma set.
She is excited to see her bridal clientele returning for home design and maternity styling advice, and loves sharing style and décor tips with other new moms as she navigates family life as a city girl in suburbia.
Jackie has been featured in GLAMOUR, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, The Knot, Page Six and Harper’s BAZAAR. She has appeared as a guest style expert on CBS’s morning shows, and has been quoted as an industry expert for Fox Business News. When she’s not styling models, moms and kiddos, Jackie loves traveling with her family and entertaining friends at home. Come chat with Jackie on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.