A good way to achieve this look is to mix one part of sea salt with three parts of water, and spritz on your hair using an old hairspray bottle. It will give you that care-free “just surfed” look and is a good, natural alternative to dye if you can’t actually go surfing all the time. If your hair is naturally wavy or curly, embrace it – surfer hair is typically tousled.

Try to get surfer girl hair. It is not true that all surfers have blonde hair because it is bleached from the sun. Brunettes don’t go blonde just because they spend time in the sun. However, surfers do have lighter hair than others because they spend a lot of time in the sun and saltwater makes your hair lighter – think Fabiola Gatti.

Real surfers have real beach tans, but of course if you live in a climate where you need to wear a wet suit, it’s very easy to get that unflattering ‘wet suit tan’ where past the neck you’re completely white!

Additionally you might live in a cooler climate not near the beach, or it might be winter, or you may sunburn instead of tan. Here, the only solution is sunless tanning, either through a sunbed (not recommended), or faking it

Sort out your wardrobe. Your clothes may include surf brands like Billabong and Roxy, but you shouldn’t wear only surfing brands. Real surfers don’t always live in beach brands, it can be too expensive and they’re not always practical. The usual outfit for a surfer girl is board-shorts and a bikini, but for school or during cool weather, surf-inspired tops and jeans are a good look.

Also, many surfer girls are bohemian in style and opt for the ‘boho chic’ look (see Sienna Miller, Mary-Kate Olsen for ideas), which means gypsy inspired clothes, long skirts, maxi dresses, floral prints, lots of bangles and jewellery, and layered clothing. Girls in Hawaii usually wear lots of beach coverup dresses. What lots of girls wear are jean shorts with any tank, tee, or hoodie, with a neutral colored leather belt, trucker hat, and Vans or converse slip-ons, or flip flops.