Daily Skimm

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy Sunday. After approximately 700 listens to Phoebe Bridgers’s Lost Weekend, I’m still grappling with the fact that one of the most romantic songs I’ve ever heard is seemingly about the guy I was obsessed with on YouTube in middle school. Please don’t ask if I cried the first time I heard it, because I will deny it. Here’s what else I’m up to…

Adding a top or two with this flattering neckline to my wardrobe. If it was good enough for Audrey Hepburn, it’s good enough for me.
Upping my tofu game with this food scientist’s game-changer of a cooking hack that apparently improves both the texture and the taste in just a few extra minutes.
Assuaging my end-of-summer scaries with this guide to in-between-seasons transitional shoes. No. 3 is all I want to wear in September, because I’m not sweating my way through knee-high boots before it truly cools down outside.
Stopping by my local thrift store to hunt down this little piece of vintage home decor, which is apparently the answer I’ve been seeking for where to store Q-tips and cotton balls in my bathroom.
Injecting some fun into my handbag collection with one in this funky print, which yes, I do consider a neutral.

— Julia Reinstein / Writer, Culture & Leisure / Brooklyn, NY

🦁 We’re saying a resounding yes to this humidity-friendly hair trend, which breaks one of the biggest Curly Girl Method rules — and looks even fiercer for it.

🎨 Great news: Three of the trendiest color combos of summer are arguably even cooler for fall. And yes, we’ll take that as an excuse to go shopping.

🧀 The “dated” shoe trend apparently making a comeback? It’s cuter than you probably remember and actually comfortable, plus it makes us feel like the sixth Spice Girl. Our aching feet say thank you.

💅 Are your summer nail shades just not hitting anymore? Transition juuust a little bit into fall with these earthy polish colors that feel so perfect for August.

🧵 Is it just us, or is every stylish woman suddenly wearing these breezy, sporty, just-a-smidge-boho pants?

Turns out, you can go home again. After more than six years living stateside, it sounds like the royal family’s most controversial couple is returning to greener — or at least, more British — pastures. That’s right — Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their two children are heading home to jolly old England. As a bit of a refresher, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ditched their royal duties and decamped to California in 2020 after years of ruthless tabloid coverage and constant vitriol from Meghan’s legion of dedicated haters. Since then the family has lived in sunny Montecito, where Harry published a bridge-burning tell-all (who could forget Lip Gloss Gate?), and Meghan got into the jam business. They made a few projects for Netflix (no, not a Suits reboot). But that’s mostly in the past now (although the jam seemingly will continue), as the fam is said to be relocating posthaste in order for Archie and Lilibet to start school next month in the UK.

If you’re surprised by the Sussexes grand return, you’re not alone. Harry’s dad (who is, you know, the King) reportedly only heard the news a few days before the rest of us. But it does sound like their extended rift with Harry’s family has softened at least a smidge since the Oprah interview heard round the world — last month, the Sussexes paid a visit to Britain, where Archie and Lilibet spent some quality time with Grandpa Charles after four years apart. Still, don’t expect Meghan to don a tiara anytime soon — according to The Telegraph, the family will steer clear of royal life, and set up house in a private (aka not funded, in part, by taxpayers) residence. Many questions remain about their homecoming — will Harry and his brother ever bury the hatchet? (Don’t hold your breath.) How will the notoriously creative British press scold Meghan for her rumored return to acting? (The producers of The Crown have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.) And most pressingly, what are the odds we can get Meghan as a guest judge on The Great British Bake Off?

When the world needed her most, she reappeared. Long after her namesake program wrapped up in 2002, Rosie O’Donnell returned to a talk show desk this past week, filling in for Jimmy Kimmel while he’s off on vacation. Naturally, she made the most of the occasion. The former Rockford Peach showed up for her debut Monday in a suit straight out of the Pink Pony Club, gave away copies of her bestie’s new album, and decorated her desk with so many toys we thought we were back on the set of The Rosie O'Donnell Show. (We just wish she brought the one we begged our parents for.) And of course, she had a few words for her number-one opp. (You can probably surmise who “Mango Mussolini” is.) In her first opening monologue, she even addressed him directly, without ever saying his name: “Hi! I know you’re watching!” Look, we know Rosie is having a lovely time living in Ireland, but if she ever wants to come back and make her permanent return to television…well, we’d probably react like she did here.

Break out your paintball guns. One of the greatest rom-coms of all time (argue with the wall) is heading to Broadway, with a script by Lena Dunham and music by Carly Rae Jepsen. Consider us whelmed.

OK, what do I buy now that I'll still wear next season??

Introducing your transition-season MVP: Vuori’s Villa Wideleg Trousers. The lightweight, naturally wrinkle-resistant fabric means you can wear them on a flight and head straight to the office — no ironing board required to wear them to happy hour that same night. The straight-leg silhouette feels elevated enough for the office, but comfy enough that you’ll forget you’re in workwear. Plus, there are multiple inseam lengths and colors available. In other words: one pant, endless scenarios.*

If you already binged Sterling Point, and one episode of Ted Lasso a week is not getting you through, do yourself a favor and mainline the first two seasons of Lioness. The Taylor Sheridan Paramount+ spy series just returned for Season 3, and it’s an embarrassment of riches. Unlike in much of the Sheridan fare you're used to, women call the shots, and there's not a cattle ranch in sight. The headliners are ridiculous: Zoe Saldaña plays Joe, a CIA station chief slash special ops baller; Nicole Kidman is her unflinching, exceptionally tailored boss; Michael Kelly, aka Doug Stamper, plays her boss, and Morgan Freeman — really — is his boss. The supporting cast, aided by breakout star Laysla De Oliveira, is equal parts badass and hilarious. The show Skimms geopolitics better than the Ezra Klein podcast. Best of all, it's a little bit gay.

"I’m done wasting money this summer unless u guys want to do something this weekend"

Trending products and brands our shopping team has been loving recently.

Until September 30, new customers can get 15% off sitewide at Misen with code SKIMM15. Because the right kitchen tools makes cooking at home so much more enjoyable.

Bare nails are in, and this luxury hand treatment will keep them healthy and glowing. (Pro tip: choose "auto-replenish" at checkout to get it for 20% off.)

The Walmart Beauty Event is the best time to get your fall beauty routine in order. Our editor picked up this barrier-boosting serum on a recent vacation, and it's since become a nonnegotiable.

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