July 4, 2025 – Air Mail Look

Featuring

Beauty

Mayhem at the Med Spa

Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

Wellness

Going to Extremes

You know the benefits of saunas and cold plunge. Research says doing them back-to-back seems to maximize their goodness. Jump in!

Skin Care

All Shiny and New

Can an at-home peel really beat your dermatologist’s formulations? One skeptical reporter tests a promising product

By Linda Wells

Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

By Amanda M. Fairbanks

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So I Whitened My Teeth Does that make me a schmuck? A Hollywood agent? Both?

By Devin Friedman

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On Thin Ice Does a history of disordered eating rule out any efforts at losing weight? One woman attempts to walk the tightrope

By Chelsea Frank

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Motor Skills James Dyson turned the hair world on its head with a tiny, supersonic motor, becoming a beauty mogul in the process. Watch out world; he’s not done yet

By Brennan Kilbane

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Clean Show You Cair Call me frivolous—you wouldn’t be the first…

Style Let’s Get Messy Anyone who went to a benefit, a minor award show, or a wedding in the 2010s probably sauntered first into Drybar…

Collect Gold Star “Mid” and “basic” are perhaps the most damning insults of the moment. In our hyped-up world, only extremes register…

Book French Bliss If you’re hungry for a little culture beyond Kid Rock at the Kennedy Center, perhaps you’re on your way to Paris right now…

Spritz House Proud Have you ever noticed how many fragrances are named after Portofino, Sicily, Capri, and Positano…

Layer Grin and Bare It I’m a cheater. After swearing my loyalty to Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey in this very publication…

Clean Show You Cair Call me frivolous—you wouldn’t be the first…

Style Let’s Get Messy Anyone who went to a benefit, a minor award show, or a wedding in the 2010s probably sauntered first into Drybar…

Collect Gold Star “Mid” and “basic” are perhaps the most damning insults of the moment. In our hyped-up world, only extremes register…

Book French Bliss If you’re hungry for a little culture beyond Kid Rock at the Kennedy Center, perhaps you’re on your way to Paris right now…

Spritz House Proud Have you ever noticed how many fragrances are named after Portofino, Sicily, Capri, and Positano…

Layer Grin and Bare It I’m a cheater. After swearing my loyalty to Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey in this very publication…

Going to Extremes You know the benefits of saunas and cold plunge. Research says doing them back-to-back seems to maximize their goodness. Jump in!

By Peta Bee

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Bryce Dallas Howard’s Good Life The actor and director is a fan of hot chocolate, painting, dog-walking, and total self-acceptance

By Holly Parmelee

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“Memory is the perfume of the soul.” —George Sand

You Grow, Girl HigherDose’s new red-light cap promises to stop the shedding and thicken hair. Is there really a god?

By Ashley Baker

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Aftersun

There’s nothing better than coming home after a day at the beach and showering off all the sunscreen and sand. Here’s how to soothe your skin, smooth your hair, and get ready for golden hour

Shop

Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy (Janet Jones, The Flamingo Kid)

Pretty Slick Petroleum-based skin-care products like Vaseline and Aquaphor have gotten a bad rap—but do they deserve it? Our cosmetic chemist sets the record straight

By Javon Ford

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Smart Thinking Nine easy steps to a stronger brain

By Peta Bee

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All Shiny and New Can an at-home peel really beat your dermatologist’s formulations? One skeptical reporter tests a promising product

By India Knight

Photo Illustration: Chop Choppish Shop

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Gut Check Five easy steps to optimize your gut microbiome—and improve your overall health

By Tom Ward

Photo Illustration by Chop Choppish Shop

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Meet the World’s Fastest 77-Year-Old Marvel at her pace, memorize her tips, and go ahead and adopt her attitude

By Helen Rumbelow

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Getting Into Bed With Nicole Ari Parker

The And Just Like That actress shares her elaborate nighttime routine

By Jeanne Malle

Shock Value

When Elsa Schiaparelli, the surrealist couturier who loved visual puns and trompe-l’oeil, came up with her most successful fragrance in 1936, she named it Shocking after her favorite shade of pink. The bottle itself was modeled after Mae West’s dressmaker dummy, headless and limbless like an ancient Greek statue. The iconoclastic designer may have invented the creative collaboration, having teamed up with Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti on her Place Vendôme couture house and Salvador Dalí on dresses and makeup compacts. In this ad, illustrated by Marcel Vertès, a woman looks to be stranded on a desert island with just her fragrance to sustain her. Maybe she parachuted out of the plane. Maybe she’s holding out her thumb to hitch a ride back to civilization. Or maybe not. Who needs food, shelter, and clothing when you have a bottle of perfume by your side? —*Linda Wells*

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Mayhem at the Med Spa

Going to Extremes

All Shiny and New

Life Saver

Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

So I Whitened My Teeth Does that make me a schmuck? A Hollywood agent? Both?

On Thin Ice Does a history of disordered eating rule out any efforts at losing weight? One woman attempts to walk the tightrope

Motor Skills James Dyson turned the hair world on its head with a tiny, supersonic motor, becoming a beauty mogul in the process. Watch out world; he’s not done yet

Going to Extremes You know the benefits of saunas and cold plunge. Research says doing them back-to-back seems to maximize their goodness. Jump in!

Bryce Dallas Howard’s Good Life The actor and director is a fan of hot chocolate, painting, dog-walking, and total self-acceptance

“Memory is the perfume of the soul.” —George Sand

You Grow, Girl HigherDose’s new red-light cap promises to stop the shedding and thicken hair. Is there really a god?

Aftersun

There’s nothing better than coming home after a day at the beach and showering off all the sunscreen and sand. Here’s how to soothe your skin, smooth your hair, and get ready for golden hour

Pretty Slick Petroleum-based skin-care products like Vaseline and Aquaphor have gotten a bad rap—but do they deserve it? Our cosmetic chemist sets the record straight

Smart Thinking Nine easy steps to a stronger brain

All Shiny and New Can an at-home peel really beat your dermatologist’s formulations? One skeptical reporter tests a promising product

Gut Check Five easy steps to optimize your gut microbiome—and improve your overall health

Meet the World’s Fastest 77-Year-Old Marvel at her pace, memorize her tips, and go ahead and adopt her attitude

Getting Into Bed With Nicole Ari Parker

The And Just Like That actress shares her elaborate nighttime routine

Shock Value

Air Mail is Edited By

Air Mail Look is edited by

Executive Editor

Creative Director

Managing Editor

Chief Technology Officer

Photo Director

Art Director

Assistant Editor

Communications Director

Production Editor

Research and Legal Editor

Editors at Large

OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER ARE

Business Development Director

Shop General Manager and Brand Partnerships

European Sales Director

Financial & Business Operations

Account Manager

Chief Strategy Adviser

Merchant

Shop Editor

E-Commerce Manager

E-Commerce Associate