Forget floral - the hippie throwback we're in love with at the moment is fringe. This Gifford Fringe Skirt ($470) takes it to the next level with three gorgeous layers of sway and swish. Do note that the skirt is unlined - you'll have to buy a slip separately, or risk a public indecency conviction.
We're dying to have an outdoor shindig now that we've gotten our hands on a few of these Lemon Casablanca Lanterns ($8-50). The lanterns come in a few other bright hues, but the lit-up yellow is so luminous and magical that it's quickly become our favorite. Once the summer is over, we'll decorate our living room with these to add a little color saturation to our indoor space.
Despite the joy it brings us, sticking our head out the window on the drive back from the beach doesn't give our hair a warm, happy glow. In fact, it's the worst form of hair-related cruelty: wind damage. Our hair gets knotty, frizzy, and altogether sullen. Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil Hair Serum ($35) addresses the mess we make of ourselves anytime the window rolls down with jasmine oil, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E, getting rid of the frizz and the multitude of flyaways that a twenty-minute makeout session with the wind can create. We toss it in our beach bag and apply just before getting out of the car to walk into the cantina, knowing full well that our hair looks tousled and not tortured.
This OBEY Shaman Necklace ($48) sounds just the tiniest bit creepy to us. Maybe they named it "shaman" because the series of gemstones combine to give the wearer mind-control powers. If we're the ones to be mind-controlled, this would obviously not be cool. But we might be okay with it if we get to do the controlling. We promise to only use our powers for good. Honest.
Stain is usually a word we avoid - damn all those red wine splatters on our party dresses! But we love it how it applies to Outlast Lipstain ($9). These Magic-Marker-looking tubes apply a light splash of color to our lips that sticks around for hours. The secret? It's actually lightly absorbed. Guys (usually) appreciate not looking like contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race after a makeout session.
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Sure, it's lace, but the hue of this Eva Franco Liberty Dress ($318) is a nod to the perfect denim shift we've been searching for to wear this summer. We think we just elevated our go-to summer dress from a pedestrian chambray to this luxe lace look. Aren't we fancy!
Want your bread to look like something they'd put in Food & Wine? Let it rise in this Cane Banneton Round Bread Proofing Basket ($113). The dough will form a perfect round loaf with those signature ridges you're familiar with if you're lucky enough to be anywhere near a Parisian bakery. Making homemade bread sound kind of like building your own spaceship? Use it to serve a loaf made by someone else who actually knows what they're doing.
These Chinese Laundry Gisenna Flats ($60) are so sweet, we're half afraid to wear them, lest we scuff up one of those cute little satin rosebuds. We almost want to wrap them in plastic like our grandmother's sofa. But, as with our grandmother's sofa, that would probably make them extremely uncomfortable, so we'll just love them while they last.
We need to snatch up this breezy, beachy Cefian Peacock Maxi Dress ($54) before it sells out. We have a feeling it'll be a popular dress, what with its boho chic Olsen twin vibe. We're thinking we'll wear ours to the beach, Then we can slip it on after a day in the sun, rock a pair of leather sandals, and hit the town for a casual dinner involving lots of oyster shucking, shell cracking, and lip smacking!
This bit of home decor is about as classic as it gets: the design of the Large Enamel Bowl ($37) hasn't changed much in the last hundred years or so. Solid steel is heavily enameled for a durable, dishwasher-safe finish, accented with a touch of blue trim. We're pretty sure these doubled as helmets during the Blitz, but in the fortunate absence of an imminent air raid, it'll make a great place to store your fruit.
Sensitive skin has problems upon problems, but few solutions exist. And some of those solutions create even more problems. (We would know. Sad face.) Finally, a problem solver that stops at that. The Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure Oil-Free Skin Smoothing Face Primer For Sensitive Skin ($30) minimizes pores, mattifies, and erases fine lines and wrinkles, and it does all this without causing breakouts or t-zone oil spills. No need to carry around extra in your purse all day, either. Apply it in the morning and this Too Faced product will keep you fresh faced through the night.
This Roxy beach blanket dress ($48) is obviously the ultimate beach garment, but our daydreams are about wearing it far from the sand. We love its slouchy-chic, super-casual look for the café or for a visit to the grocery store when we can't be bothered to put pants on. With a pair of big sunglasses and a hat, we'll probably be mistaken for an incognito celebrity.
Hate dragging your luggage through the airport? With the PA Series Power Assisted Suitcase ($1,200), your luggage can pretty much drag you. Grab the handle and tilt, and this admitted not-very-sexy-looking suitcase revs up its tiny battery-powered engines, driving itself along for about 1.5 miles. Which would be super cool if it didn't cost us a month's rent.
These Ariana Bohling Bella Sandals ($288) make us want to run through Salzburg singing "Do-Re-Mi" in a dress made from old curtains. But if the captain couldn't be bothered to buy the kids new play clothes, he certainly wouldn't have bought three-hundred-dollar shoes. But that doesn't mean we can't buy some for ourselves!
Two parts animal print, one part Pee-wee's Playhouse, the Sequin Neon Lei bangle ($32) might just be the perfect bracelet. Combining two of our favorite trends (neon and ol' reliable leopard) with a sprinkling of rhinestones is a brilliant move on Sequin's part - it's no wonder they played with the same idea for other pieces in their Neon collection!
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