With summer in full swing, the time has come to hone your beach beauty aesthetic. Understanding your seaside style will help you to plan accordingly—but for most women, the seemingly endless possibilities can be simplified with one simple question: Are you a Grace Kelly or a Brigitte Bardot?
If discreet glamour and immaculate sangfroid beauty—the kind that never breaks a sweat in surf or sun—is your thing, then Kelly circa 1955’s To Catch a Thief may be your proverbial spirit animal: Think long limbs slathered in Clarins SPF 30–infused body oil, cat-eye Dior sunglasses (no squinting!), and a colorful, tightly tied headscarf to keep every hair in place.
An irreverently French attitude, on the other hand, is the defining characteristic of beach babe life à la Bardot—that slightly dangerous bombshell who throws caution (and, occasionally, sunscreen) to the wind. A less-is-more approach applies to both your choice of bikini and your beauty routine (for inspiration, see 1962’s A Very Private Affair). Should actual sea salt fail you, Herbivore’s Sea Mist Hair Texturizing Spray provides the right mix of voluptuous, tangled waves and devil-may-care wisps. The two signatures you won’t be without? A scribble of black eye kohl, a little too much mascara, and an almost nude nail.
Just in time for the weekend, here’s everything you need to get the look.
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