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Golden Hour

One of the best things about summer is spending long hours outdoors. Once you come inside, these discoveries will spruce up your skin, hair, and your cocktail party look
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Kate McLeod

$38

The Sun Stone

So you thought you applied your sunscreen diligently, but apparently not. Soothe the situation with this solid balm loaded with aloe, cucumber seed and sea buckthorn oil to reduce redness and protect with antioxidants.

Beekman 1802

$16

Milk RX Compress Sheet Mask

Pop this in the fridge and drape it over your face when you return from the beach. It calms and moisturizes skin with goat milk, which has nutrients that help balance the skin microbiome and repair its barrier.

Caliray

$19

Lipguard SPF 31

A shiny, colorful lip gloss that moisturizes, smooths lines, protects vulnerable lips, and comes in five juicy shades.

Zure Solaris

$138

Body Treatment

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that sun exposure is the number one cause of skin aging. This line focuses on repairing damage with mushroom, bamboo water, and a blend of amino acids.

Neova

$125

DNA Total Repair

This serum contains three DNA-repair enzymes plus an antioxidant complex to even out skin tone and reduce wrinkles, skin pre-cancers, and cancers. The ingredients are based on Nobel-prize winning science. It’s the real deal.

Chanel

$75

Les Beiges Healthy Golden Glow Powder

Is there anything better than golden hour in July? This powder is inspired by that warm flattering light, delivering gold and pink with the gentlest shimmer. Apply the shades separately or stroke the brush over both sides to mix them.

Sothy’s Paris

$62.25

Hair & Body Shimmer Oil

A bronze-tinted oil from France for anyone who wants that Cap d’Antibes glisten. It slicks up your legs, decolleté, and cheekbones with shea and buriti oils and softens the damaged, frizzed ends of your hair.

Philip B.

$75

Weightless Miracle Serum

Nothing should keep you from jumping in the ocean–especially not your hair. This serum counteracts the drying, frizzing effects with virtually weightless hydrators, antioxidants, shine enhancers, and frizz smoothers.

Embryolisse

$32

SOS Corrective Cream

Some of us tend to redden at the slightest rise in temperature. This classic French moisturizer now comes with a green tint to reduce redness while it calms irritation. One and done!

Femmue

$22

Lip Sleeping Mask

A sheer dose of indulgence, this jelly-like balm floods lips with camilla and rose oil along with vitamin E and squalane, leaving them softly glossed.

Saint Laurent

$1,500

Cassandre Raffia Clutch

A perfect summer envelope for a cocktail party, this is compact, neat, and lined in canvas. It holds the essentials without looking bulky.

Celine

$1,650

Classic Panier

The perfect summer basket bag with a blown-up logo woven in raffia, this has convenient leather straps and a leather zip pouch inside.

Sensi Studio

$240

Large Straw Tote

The color of Skittles, this tote immediately lifts my mood. When I fill it with a towel, book, sunscreen, and Lacroix with room to spare, I’m even happier. It makes a great gift for that friend with a beach house.

Tiffany & Co

$2,600

Elsa Peretti Bean Necklace

Imagine Elsa Peretti in Montauk circa 1976, lounging in a bikini, head scarf, and this necklace against her bronzed skin. Much of that is unattainable, but the 18k gold bean is still here, still completely desirable.

Kérastase

$36

Gloss Absolu Glaze Drops

A few drops of this not-oily oil turns dull hair shiny and bouncy, preventing frizz along the way for up to four days. It smells like a bunch of spring flowers.

Dae

$30

Sunsetter Strong Hold Flexible Hairspray

Despite its power, this doesn’t leave hair stiff or untouchable, but it does help a style last all day and night. And it smells deliciously like orange blossom and vanilla.

Balmain

$189

Pince a Cheveux

A claw clip with élan. This big clamp with an ivory edge and gold logo makes your hair look instantly respectable after a day at the beach


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