Beauty Director
Summer is here, and the mercury is soaring. We’re here to remind everyone to embrace the joy of summer in its simplest forms: a group trip, a fresh haircut, a new solar scent or a beauty routine that feels a little less complicated. Our Summer 2026 Beauty Issue is a celebration of just that, and serves as a reminder to lean into all of the imperfect delights the season has to offer.
Our cover star Sadie Soverall is the ultimate reflection of summer joy. Off the back of starring in Every Year After, one of this summer’s defining shows, she discusses why 2026 is shaping up to be the year of yearning whilst providing a masterclass on whimsical beauty. On the topic of makeup, we also show how the clean-girl summer aesthetic is evolving into something less polished and more lived-in. Elsewhere, we discuss the emotional side of cutting your hair short, round up the perfumes that bottle the spirit of summer holidays and reveal the beauty products our editors never step onto a plane without.
Whether you're travelling far or finding joy closer to home, here's to making the most of a season that always reminds us to savour the moment and, crucially, have a little more fun.
Think sun-filled days and balmy nights.
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From summer holidays to city-break escapes, our beauty team share the products that they cannot be without when travelling abroad.
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GIVENCHY L'INTERDIT EAU DE PARFUM £125
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poCket bronze £25
tatcha the water cream £69
chanel rouge coco hydra gloss
£39
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“I cut off my hair at 16—here’s why I’ll never grow it back”: one writer on the spiritual journey of a transformative haircut.
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Whether you’re heading to Milos or Mallorca this summer, these are the perfumes to have on your radar.
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introducing sadie soverall: this summer's breakout star
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darling protect-me spf 50 £37
victoria beckham blush stylus £38
diptyque pine grove candle £63
manucurist active pump £16
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Plus, the year of yearning, YA fiction and why Meg Ryan is her biggest inspiration.
ready, set, gloss.
how to pack like a pro
destination? Unknown. good scent? guaranteed.
the big short
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introducing sadie soverall: this summer's breakout star