August 2, 2024 – Air Mail Look

Featuring

Skin Care

The Perfect Couple

Can a simplified skin-care routine do the work of an army of products? One beauty expert says “Yes!”

Wellness

Alcohol’s Worst Enemy

Is there a way to learn to drink moderately? A drug might hold the answer

Fragrance

Creating a Fracas

Fashion editor Isabella Blow had no shortage of signatures, but it was her favorite scent that lingered longest

Skin Care

The Ten Commandments for Healthy Skin

Plus! The latest on a promising new vaccine for melanoma

By Ariel Leve

Now That’s Juicy One of the most powerful ingredients in skin care is also the least discussed

By Linda Wells

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The Face-Maker Meet Dr. Julius Few, the “holistic” plastic surgeon endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow

By Brennan Kilbane

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Alcohol’s Worst Enemy Is there a way to learn to drink moderately? A drug might hold the answer

By Esther Walker

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The Hunger Game Can the average hedonist survive a week at the Ranch?

By Jill Kargman

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So You Want to Be a Guru? Fabulously wealthy women are rebranding themselves as lifestyle gurus. Who’s buying it?

By Judith Newman

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Give Me Some Lip The new pencils are so transformative, they may have you rethinking your relationship with filler

By Hannah Betts

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Take to the Sky

Beauty, wellness, and style don’t have to suffer during a long flight. Here’s everything you need for the dream carry-on

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Sweetest Dreams Experts claim that naps can be life-changing—but only if done correctly

By Simon Usborne

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Apply Winning Bronze I’m generally fine with my S.P.F.-induced pastiness, but in bare-legs season, I welcome a glow-up. I didn’t have high hopes…

Spritz Just Leaf It Of all the herbs, cilantro has to be the most polarizing. To those who find it intolerable, calling it coriander doesn’t help…

Sip Hot Tonic What if there were a potion that made you more alert, more focused, and even more articulate with less caffeine than coffee…

Slather Brighten Up Most people with faces know about the benefits of vitamin C serum. A reminder: it fights dullness and hyper-pigmentation to make…

Frenchify Seeing Red? There are red-lip people, and there are those who wish they were. I am, sadly, in the latter camp and gaze with wonder at anyone…

Dab It’s the Balm I don’t believe in miracles, but I am an evangelist of Miracle Balm. On work-from-home days, the hero of Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road…

Apply Winning Bronze I’m generally fine with my S.P.F.-induced pastiness, but in bare-legs season, I welcome a glow-up. I didn’t have high hopes…

Spritz Just Leaf It Of all the herbs, cilantro has to be the most polarizing. To those who find it intolerable, calling it coriander doesn’t help…

Sip Hot Tonic What if there were a potion that made you more alert, more focused, and even more articulate with less caffeine than coffee…

Slather Brighten Up Most people with faces know about the benefits of vitamin C serum. A reminder: it fights dullness and hyper-pigmentation to make…

Frenchify Seeing Red? There are red-lip people, and there are those who wish they were. I am, sadly, in the latter camp and gaze with wonder at anyone…

Dab It’s the Balm I don’t believe in miracles, but I am an evangelist of Miracle Balm. On work-from-home days, the hero of Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road…

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” —Franz Kafka

Creating a Fracas Fashion editor Isabella Blow had no shortage of signatures, but it was her favorite scent that lingered longest

By Vassi Chamberlain

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Lauren Graham’s Feel-Good Approach The actress and author’s wellness regime includes margaritas, saunas, and reading

By Holly Parmelee

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Hair Band Boys, what’s going on? Please explain the popular “broccoli” haircut

By Danielle Pergament

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Mix or Nix? If active ingredients are really so powerful, what are the rules of combining them? Our cosmetic chemist explains

By Javon Ford

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Party People AIR MAIL LOOK celebrated summer on the beach in East Hampton

Photographs by David Benthal

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*Top,* Will Arnett and Alessandra Brawn; *above,* the scene at Two Mile Hollow Beach, in East Hampton.

*Top,* Brooke Shields and Grier Hammond Henchy; *above,* David Zaslav and Jason Weinberg.

*Top,* Linda Wells; *above,* Kathy Ebel and Lauren Graham.

*Top,* models wear fine jewelry by Graff; *above,* Shawn Levy, Michael Waltz, Darren Starr, and Mark Feuerstein.

*Top,* Sean and Rachelle Hruska MacPherson, and Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict; *above,* Brooke Garber Neidich and Jason Weinberg.

*Top,* AIR MAIL’s Ashley Baker, Linda Wells, and Emily Davis; *above,* dinner after dark.

*Top,* Jennifer Esposito and Jesper Versterstrøm; *above,* Shawn and Serena Levy.

The Ten Commandments for Healthy Skin Plus! The latest on a promising new vaccine for melanoma

By Peta Bee

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Don’t Hit Send! Dating is already fraught. Now that every text or D.M. might be shared publicly, we all have to date like we’re under NDAs

By Lauren Larson

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Everyone Says, “I Love You”? Forget rom-coms. The “Stone Age” marriage may hold the key to happiness

By Clare Foges

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Fashion’s Victims Why can’t we let go of the quest for the so-called perfect closet?

By Anna Murphy

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The Perfect Couple Can a simplified skin-care routine do the work of an army of products? One beauty expert says “Yes!”

By India Knight

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Getting into Bed with Monica Bellucci

The actress, model, and star of Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs shares her nighttime routine

By Clara Molot

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When cosmetic companies want to be fancy, they spell “color” with a u. When they want to be virtuous, they claim some affiliation with nature—either in ingredients or aesthetics. Almay did both with this 1976 ad for nail polish—excuse me, nail “colour”—in a rainbow of shades that don’t exist in nature. No matter. They make the idea of an extra pair of hands mighty enticing, if it weren’t for the inevitable chips. —*Linda Wells*

Air Mail is Edited By

Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley

Air Mail Look is edited by

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Copy Editors

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Editors at Large

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OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER ARE

Bill Keenan and Emily Davis

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Lilly Schoenbaum

The Perfect Couple

Alcohol’s Worst Enemy

Creating a Fracas

The Ten Commandments for Healthy Skin

When “Healthy” Eating Goes Too Far

Now That’s Juicy One of the most powerful ingredients in skin care is also the least discussed

The Face-Maker Meet Dr. Julius Few, the “holistic” plastic surgeon endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow

Alcohol’s Worst Enemy Is there a way to learn to drink moderately? A drug might hold the answer

The Hunger Game Can the average hedonist survive a week at the Ranch?

So You Want to Be a Guru? Fabulously wealthy women are rebranding themselves as lifestyle gurus. Who’s buying it?

Give Me Some Lip The new pencils are so transformative, they may have you rethinking your relationship with filler

Take to the Sky

Beauty, wellness, and style don’t have to suffer during a long flight. Here’s everything you need for the dream carry-on

Sweetest Dreams Experts claim that naps can be life-changing—but only if done correctly

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” —Franz Kafka

Creating a Fracas Fashion editor Isabella Blow had no shortage of signatures, but it was her favorite scent that lingered longest

Lauren Graham’s Feel-Good Approach The actress and author’s wellness regime includes margaritas, saunas, and reading

Hair Band Boys, what’s going on? Please explain the popular “broccoli” haircut

Mix or Nix? If active ingredients are really so powerful, what are the rules of combining them? Our cosmetic chemist explains

Party People AIR MAIL LOOK celebrated summer on the beach in East Hampton

The Ten Commandments for Healthy Skin Plus! The latest on a promising new vaccine for melanoma

Don’t Hit Send! Dating is already fraught. Now that every text or D.M. might be shared publicly, we all have to date like we’re under NDAs

Everyone Says, “I Love You”? Forget rom-coms. The “Stone Age” marriage may hold the key to happiness

Fashion’s Victims Why can’t we let go of the quest for the so-called perfect closet?

The Perfect Couple Can a simplified skin-care routine do the work of an army of products? One beauty expert says “Yes!”

Getting into Bed with Monica Bellucci

The actress, model, and star of Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs shares her nighttime routine

Air Mail is Edited By

Air Mail Look is edited by

Executive Editor

Creative Director

Managing Editor

Chief Technology Officer

Photo Director

Art Director

Senior Editor

Assistant Editor

Communications Director

Social Media Director

Copy Editors

Production Editor

Research and Legal Editor

Research Editor

Editors at Large

OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER ARE

Shop General Manager and Brand Partnerships

Advertising Director

European Sales Director

Financial & Business Operations

Account Manager

Chief Strategy Adviser

Merchant

Shop Editor

E-Commerce Manager

E-Commerce Associate