Like sands through the hourglass, summer s last weeks have a wistful fleeting quality—culminating in a handful of the season s best beauty Instagrams. Streams of sunlight served as the ultimate accessory for Emily Ratajkowski, who struck an ab-centric pose that made the case for a supercharged August fitness routine, and Lou Doillon, whose tousled ombré and grumpy-faced canine friend soaked up the outdoor radiance in the Côte d Azur. Halle Berry welcomed her 51st birthday with toss-able windblown waves, while Behati Prinsloo reimagined the mom cut on her terms, trading down-to-there baby blonde for a coolly tapered medium-length mane.
Elsewhere, body positivity freckled feeds, with models-of-the-moment Adwoa Aboah, Alice Dellal, and Alewya Demmisse coating their nearly-nude forms with sand for a seaside skin-is-in moment. Winnie Harlow took the opportunity to challenge prescribed beauty norms, her in-the-mirror selfie defined by confidence rather than conformity. And for Kerry Washington, a curler-clad moment doubled as an opportunity to encourage followers to choose love over hate—a necessary reminder that true beauty comes from within.
