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Nuxe
$39
Pretend you’re on David Geffen’s yacht. Before you leap into the sea, comb this orange-blossom scented oil through your hair to protect it from the elements. After you shower, smooth it over your legs, arms, and décolleté. You are now a glimmering mermaid.
Supergoop
$24
Your lips are actually more susceptible to sun damage than your face. Apply, reapply, and apply again. This lipstick makes protection stylish with six juicy shades plus peptides, shea butter, and a peppermint flavor.
EltaMD
$41
Every dermatologist loves this stuff, and we know why. It’s lightweight, invisible, and an SPF powerhouse that also protects against acne and rosacea. It’s even a pleasure to wear.
Frédéric Malle
$275
Consider this the cocktail of the summer: orange blossom, white ginger, and what Malle calls a “sea breeze accord.” Inhale and imagine a balmy night, a gentle breeze, and a sky full of stars.
Verb
$20
You know those people who go from wet hair to an impeccable style without lifting a hot tool? They don’t have superpowers but they might have this styling cream. Brush it through wet hair and promptly ignore it while your hair air dries without a hint of frizz.
Christophe Robin
$54
After swimming laps through the chlorine, rub in this scalp scrub as a luxurious antidote. It’s also perfect after coloring hair. It gives a brisk, invigorating exfoliation, removing any flakes and leaving hair completely clean and glossy.
Caliray
$24
Made by legit surfers, this mascara endures even a vigorous sesh without smearing. It forms tubes of pigment around each lash that stay on until you coax them off with warm water on a cotton pad.
Sophie Buhai
$121
Don’t you want to be that person who twists their hair in a bun, pops a clip in it without a mirror, and looks as if they spent the afternoon in the hands of a one-name stylist? This handsome fork makes it easy—and could double as a sculpture.
Caudalie
$49
A spritz of this vitamin-packed spray is a refreshment on a hot day. It also delivers lovely antioxidants and essential oils. But it has no sunscreens, so please listen to your mother and reapply.
14th Night
$58
Unlike the surf sprays of yore, this one mixes salt water with aloe, and pomegranate and argan oils to hydrate hair. It works well on wet or dry hair with help from a little hand scrunching or an ocean breeze.
Maison Margiela
$160
Do you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain? Making love at midnight on the dunes of the cape? This fragrance is all that. It aims to smell like “sun-kissed salty skin:” bergamot, lemon, pink pepper, and coconut milk.
Davines
$51
Want to jump off a mega yacht without a worry about frizz? Just ask Lauren Sanchez to hose you off, then smooth a few drops of this oil through your hair and blow or air dry. It doesn’t make hair brassy or greasy. One of our editors had great success with it even without Sanchez’s help.
Drunk Elephant
$30
This hair mask encourages procrastination. Not with your work; with your haircut. It gives us a good extra two months before needing a trim. Comb it in from the roots to ends and rinse it out. Or wear it all day for deep repair.
Lancôme
$49
Did you happen to catch a glimpse of the model Anok Yai at the Met Gala? She was head-to-toe incandescence thanks to her genetic gifts and this body butter. At least one of those two things is for sale.
Chanel
$45
If there were one piece of makeup that contained the essence of summer, this would be it. This soft, broad stick works as a blush, eyeshadow, lipstick, highlighter. One and done!
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