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Scents of adventure
Oh to be on Mykonos now that summer’s here… But whoever does not wake on a Greek island can take comfort in the theme currently running through beauty. In a very location-specific move, Heinrich Barth, the Turin-based brand named after a 19th-century explorer, offers
N°07 Mykonos Skin Softening Body Cleanser (£13, wolfandbadger.com) inspired by the idyllic isle. Its delectable fragrance is made up of the kind of notes you might expect: fig alongside olive trees, rosemary and wild herbs.
Although its products are made in England, Von Norten is channelling similar aromas with the Black Candle Collection. Its Mediterranean offering is inspired by the southern Aegean island of Santorini and is a more simple blend of fig and green olive (£43, vonnorten.com).
Greek brand Kéăp (or Kear) has the tag line ‘Ancient Greek skincare reborn’ and offers products such as an Antioxidant Face Balm (around £42, kearlife.com) made from beeswax and super-fruit hippophae (sea-buckthorn berry) oil. I like the
Mastic Herbal Soap (around £4.50, kearlife.com) containing essential oil from chios mastic (a resin derived from a Greek tree), which smells wonderful and can be used as a body or face cleanser.
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Hat, £79, uterque.com. Necklace, £257, herminaathens.com. Vest top, £19.90, uniqlo.com. Bikini top, £55, and bottoms, £28, beija.london. Sandals, £42, next.co.uk. Skirt, £69, arket.com. Bag, £59.95, joules.com. Shirt, £98, plumo.com. Cardigan, £45, whitestuff.com.
Jeans, £45, riverisland.com. Sunglasses, £135, lemondeberyl.com. Shorts, £119, whistles.com
For a summer-long festival vibe, rock some rustic romance
The devil is in the detail and a double pussy-bow is as dreamy as it gets
Shirt, £129, plumo.com. Earrings, £300, alexandrahakim.co