Savoring Summer

A list of things—some sweet, others sweaty, but nothing sour.

YSL 02 Candy Glaze (gifted)

YSL Nude Lavalliere Loveshine Lip Oil Stick (gifted)

YSL All Hours 24H Hyper Sunkissed Glow Bronzer (gifted)

How is it August already? There’s a part of me that’s grateful for the start of fall because it relieves some of the pressure of Doing Fun Things™ in summertime, but another that can’t help but mourn its nearing end. I’m not a fan of heat (though I find any temperature below 56° deplorable), don’t know how to dress in hot weather (like most women, it’s a constant battle between loving tiny things and grappling with the reality of the world we live in; the latter tends to win), and prefer my caffeinated drinks hot. Still, I love summer from the comfort of my air-conditioned apartment. Summer is for languid days, easy romances, endless nights. Fall is when reality sets back in.

So, a list to celebrate and remember the best of summer, so far:

• Freshly washed sheets
• A fluffy duvet
• Reading in bed
• Reading on the floor
• Frixion Erasable Fineliners, for underlining poignant passages with peace of mind
• Perfumed packages, piled high
• White t-shirts
• Perfect denim
• First dates
• Fifth dates
• Midday showers
• Body butter
• Warm skin
• Sun-kissed
• Sleeping in
• Late-night writing
• Late-night phone calls
• Nekohama x Oishii strawberry matcha chocolate
• Sunglasses, on until 8pm
• Afternoon naps
• Lip gloss
• The sheen of sunscreen
• OOO replies
• Kitten heels and little shoulder bags
• Sex and the City marathons
• Halter-neck dresses
• Halter-neck anything
• Friday nights out
• Saturday nights in
• Sundays, always—the slower and sleepier, the better

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xx

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