• If you haven’t read The New York Times’ piece on Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, set aside a few quiet moments and dive in; it’s a wild, weird, wonderful ride.

• I’m completely hopeless with DIY blowouts, so do I need this one-step blow dryer and volumizing styler? This video makes me think I do.

• I recently fell into a rabbit hole of culinary shows on Netflix, and Chef’s Table is my latest obsession. I literally cried watching the first episode with Christina Tosi, the founder and creative genius of Milk Bar in NYC. She’s so inspiring! (And I want to make a batch of her compost cookies ASAP.)

• My Style Vita is the latest addition to my blogroll, and I’m totally smitten with the denim jumpsuit she’s wearing in today’s post. It looks like the perfect one-and-done outfit for running around the flower shop.

• After killing an entire tube — including cutting off a corner to get to every last drop of product — I can officially say that this is the best clean sunscreen I’ve ever used: it has a unique texture that creates a smooth, pore-blurring, demi-matte finish on the skin; it’s a perfect SPF to wear under makeup. (More skin care products I used to the last drop will be up in tomorrow’s post.)

• I love Bon Appetit’s YouTube channel. Carla made a blueberry ginger pie from scratch last month, and was so encouraging through the process that I think I may actually be able to do it!

• Grace posted her August reading list on The Stripe; I’m really into creepy thrillers these days, so there are a few in her roundup that I’m adding to my must-read list. (I’m currently listening to one of her recommendations, Ghosted, by Rosie Walsh.)

• Krystal shared lots of valuable insight about growing into the best, most positive version of yourself in this post about how to be more confident.

• I got a deluxe sample of Brazilian Bum Bum Cream in a recent Sephora Play box, and I kind of love it! I don’t know about it’s claims to tighten and firm skin, but every time I use it, my husband says I smell good — the pistachio caramel fragrance is like vacation in a jar –and it has a tiny amount of glowy shimmer, so I’m digging it for summertime.