Issue 04 · Summer 2026
Summer Edit 2026
A Mediterranean state of mind
A magazine issue devoted to the long, slow months of European summer — the routines, the wardrobes, the rituals and the small, well-chosen things that travel beautifully.
A note from the editors
This issue is a love letter to the slow European summer — to the long lunches, the linen dresses, the bottle of SPF kept on the kitchen counter, the woman in a wide-brimmed hat who has decided, quietly, not to be in a hurry.
— The Beauty Edit
The Cover Story
The Ultimate Summer Skincare Routine for Glowing Skin
A lighter, smarter regimen for warmer months — built around sun protection, hydration and the kind of glow that doesn't wash off in the sea.
In this issue
Beauty
Summer skincare, beach beauty and the European glow
Skincare
The Ultimate Summer Skincare Routine for Glowing Skin
A lighter, smarter regimen for warmer months — built around sun protection, hydration and the kind of glow that doesn't wash off in the sea.
Beauty
Beach Beauty Essentials: Everything You Need for Summer
The edited beach bag — five categories, no excess, designed to survive sun, salt and the long walk back to the car.
Beauty
European Summer Beauty Rituals We Love
From the French pharmacie to the Italian seaside, the small, slow gestures that define European summer beauty.
In this issue
Fashion
Linen, neutrals and the capsule vacation wardrobe
Fashion
Vacation Outfit Ideas: The European Summer Edit
Linen, neutrals and a single piece of gold jewellery — the formula behind every effortless European summer look.
Fashion
How to Build a Chic Summer Capsule Wardrobe
Twelve pieces, infinite combinations, and the philosophy behind dressing well with very little.
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Shop the Summer Edit
Three editorial selections — for the beach bag, the suitcase and the slow investments. Each piece independently chosen by our editors.
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Travel Beauty Essentials
Five small, mighty things our editors will not board a plane without — the edited beauty kit for a two-week European trip.
- 01
La Roche-Posay
Anthelios UVMune 400 SPF 50+
The benchmark European mineral-hybrid SPF. Sits invisibly under makeup and reapplies without pilling.
$32Shop - 02
Clarins
Hydra-Essentiel Bi-Phase Serum
A featherlight, two-phase hydrating serum that revives jet-lagged skin in a single application.
$68Shop - 03
Ultra Violette
Lip Cure Balm SPF 30
The most quietly excellent SPF lip balm we have tested — non-sticky, lightly tinted, genuinely protective.
$24Shop - 04
Sachajuan
Heat Protectant Hair Veil
Sun, salt and dry hotel air ask a lot of hair. This invisible mist meets them all.
$32Shop - 05$36Shop
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Beauty Essentials for the Beach
The five pieces that earn a place in our editors' raffia totes — nothing more, nothing less.
- 01$38Shop
- 02
RMS Beauty
Cream Bronzer in Sundream
A clean-beauty cream bronzer that warms the face without ever looking applied.
$36Shop - 03$30Shop
- 04$4Shop
- 05
Aēsop
After-Sun Soothing Balm
A panthenol-rich rescue balm that turns a red nose back to neutral overnight.
$45Shop
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Worth Investing In
Three pieces our editors save for — the kind of small luxuries that travel for a decade.
- 01
Janessa Leoné
Wide-Brimmed Raffia Hat
The hat we have worn from Provence to the Hamptons for four summers and counting.
$295Shop - 02$320Shop
- 03$425Shop
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Visual edits
Moodboards
Five visual references for the season — saved, pinned and lived in.
Moodboard
Mediterranean Summer Palette
Terracotta, olive, whitewashed stone
Moodboard
Amalfi Coast Style
Lemon, sea blue, sun on pastel walls
Moodboard
French Riviera Beauty
Sun-warmed skin, a single coral lip
Moodboard
Summer Travel Capsule Wardrobe
Twelve pieces, two weeks, one suitcase
Moodboard
Beach Beauty Inspiration
Salt-soft hair, glowing skin, nothing more
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