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The Cool Down

While we wish summer were all sunshine and farmers market finds, it also has a way of putting up some roadblocks: wild storms, massive bugs, and enough sweat to raise sea levels. Since we're all in it together, we've rounded up the products making the tougher parts of the season more bearable — from Nordstrom's best Anniversary Sale beauty deals and the swimsuits we've been living in to our favorite mosquito-fighting must-haves — most of which are on sale.

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• Did you know that Banana Republic has a home section? These luxurious and breathable linen sheets are currently 50% off, with an additional 20% off your entire purchase at checkout. ICYMI, linen is known for its cooling properties — night sweats don't know what's coming. 
• Flip-flops and jelly sandals might be waterproof and cute, but most aren't designed to support long walks on the beach or days in the garden after a summer storm. These sneakers were made for just those moments.
• A quick way to look more awake? Keep your eye serum in the fridge so it’s cool when you apply it, helping reduce puffiness and soothe tired eyes. We’ve been won over by NIOD’s fast-working Fractionated Eye Contour Concentrate, which can reduce the look of under-eye lines and lead to firmer skin in as little as two weeks. 

• If your weekend plans mostly consist of throwing yourself into the nearest body of water, but you’re in need of a swimsuit that isn’t an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie bikini, we’re fans of this $40 swimdress that keeps you covered without veering into "matronly" territory. 

• Bugs making your skin crawl? Our editors sing the praises of this non-greasy, mosquito-repelling bug spray that actually smells nice. If you need to bring out the big guns, we found an under-$60 bug zapper that covers nearly half an acre, helping dramatically reduce the number of blood-sucking insects in your yard, without any chemicals.

• Your hair takes a beating from the summer sun. Using gentler styling tools can help minimize damage and keep your hair healthier over time. Katie’s high-tech, damage-reducing hairdryer is at its lowest price we’ve seen all year, thanks to Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale.

Vacation in a Bottle

Flamingo Estate

You know how tropical-vacation humidity somehow leaves your skin feeling soft, supple, and impossibly hydrated? Flamingo Estate's new Banana Body Balm captures that post-trip glow in a jar. This rich balm melts into a silky oil on contact, drenching dry skin with a nourishing blend of sea buckthorn, passionfruit, and açaí oils for a glossy, just-left-the-beach finish. But its fragrance is the real ticket to paradise, with creamy notes of fresh banana leaf, ylang-ylang, violet leaf, and earthy patchouli. It's equal parts body moisturizer and mood booster, even if you've run out of PTO. 

See the Light

Consider this your green light to try red-light therapy: We've secured you an exclusive 30% off all Solawave's products. The brand's FDA-cleared red-light masks are designed to soften the appearance of fine lines, improve the look of age spots, and lead to an overall clearer-looking complexion in as little as four weeks. Save sitewide with the code KCM30. 

The New Hair Science

RE:YOU

Hair-loss treatments have been around for ages, but researchers have recently found that many existing formulas don't really get to the root of the issue. "We thought there had to be a better way — one that addresses the underlying cause of hair thinning," bioengineer Dr. Stella Cho, one of the scientists behind RE:YOU, says. The brand's peptide-powered serum is designed to target the hair follicle itself, because that's where each strand begins its growth cycle. RE:YOU's product promotes stronger, fuller-looking hair from root to tip.*

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