Unwind With: Ethan, New York City

Our Team’s Favorite Beauty Products of Summer 2026

PRODUCTS WE LOVE: Summer Beauty Essentials for Sunlit Skin, Beach Hair, and Sea-Slick Shine

This summer’s beauty mood is less about looking overly done and more about sun-warmed skin, milky textures, sheer gloss, polished SPF, and fragrance that settles close to the body. From Diptyque L’Eau Papier and Byredo Bal d’Afrique to Rhode Highlight Milk, Good Weather Skin Sun Milk, Le Prunier Plum Spritz, and Gentlerist Liquid Courage, these are the products that make summer beauty feel effortless, sensual, and editorial.

Unwind with: Dani, Wellness Coach — Los Angeles

By the time evening comes I’m not just tired in the way an office person is tired — I’m physically wrung out in a very specific way.

Unwind with: Priya, Health Tech — San Francisco

“I approach my skin the way I approach my work — with data, with hypotheses, with a genuine interest in understanding mechanisms rather than just outcomes. My skin is South Indian, and the specific concerns for skin like mine are genuinely underserved by the mainstream beauty conversation. That’s what drove me toward Ayurvedic beauty. Not as a trend. Because it has centuries of knowledge developed for skin like mine.”

Unwind with: Meredith, Marketing Director — Brooklyn

Explore Amanya’s real-life beauty routine — from skincare staples to signature scents — and discover the products she actually uses and why they matter.

"TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) teaches that the month following a birth is a “golden opportunity” that can change a woman’s constitution, depending on how she takes care of herself. Zuò Yuè Zi (坐月子), or “ sitting the month” is a 2000 year old wellness protocol for restoring health in postpartum women."
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