With adventure-seekers and vacation die-hards making the annual August exodus to urban paradises and cerulean shores, it’s only fitting that the week’s best beauty looks took a page straight from the international globe-trotter’s playbook.
Hair was the picture of laissez-faire elegance, with Gisele Bündchen making the most of the steamy Rio heat with a thick, wavy ponytail, while Diane Kruger let the Manhattan breeze whisk extra volume into her mane. Also braving the city heat, Romee Strijd upgraded her second-day texture with an easy side braid that looked like it had been hastily woven en route to Sunday brunch.
As all-American as shredded denim and a crop top may be, Kendall Jenner’s matte skin and cherry mouth gave a nod to old-world chic, an impulse Beyoncé seconded by taking red lipstick to the beaches of the Côte d’Azur. Still, it was a practically bare-faced Gwyneth Paltrow in Bridgehampton who reminded us of the most important summertime beauty rule: Good skin beats the best makeup.
