Skimm Your Life: Recs for your best summer, Netflix picks, and more
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Meet Skimm Your Life. Our weekly newsletter where every Thursday, we Skimm your shopping cart, streaming queue, and bookshelf. Because we know you have a million and one things to do each week. And when you find a minute for yourself, there’s lots of noise telling you how to spend it. So with each newsletter (pssst: you have to sign up to keep receiving our picks), we’ll help you discover things quicker, so you can spend your downtime smarter.
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Not convinced? Check out our fave picks of this week…
Skimm Faves
Sit back and relax. We’ve done the hard work for ya. Here’s what you should be adding to your shopping cart this week…
18 essentials to help you make the most of this summer. Like an underwater camera, stuff for people who hate being hot, and more. Sunny days await.
Last-minute Father’s Day gifts he’ll love. Procrastinators, assemble. We’ve got options that’ll ship fast and please the dads and father figures in your life.
Products from our fave brands to shop during Pride Month and beyond. Featuring a bunch of LGBTQ+-owned brands, plus some that are giving back. Ready, set, support.
Jeans that feel like sweatpants. This brand adds a little stretch to their already trendy AF styles. They’ve also got chinos, shorts, and swim trunks. Just in time to say ‘Happy Father’s Day.’ Pantastic.*
On-the-go gear for your next camping trip. That’s made for smooth sailing (er, hiking). This electric LED lantern and camping chair are lightweight, portable, and easy to pack. Great outdoors, here you come.*
New styles to add to your summer wardrobe ASAP. Because those WFH outfits need some time to recoup. Add some flair with this brand’s unique prints and ruffled necklines. Bonus: they’ve just released their new activewear line. And Skimm’rs get 20% off. Hello, OOO energy.*
And three totally random things we loved this week. A rolled ice cream maker, these facial ice globes, and some rainbow pronoun pins.
Stay Proud
Together with Crocs
Celebrating people for who they truly are isn’t just a June thing. So we partnered with Crocs to Skimm some ideas for staying inclusive all year long.
Include your pronouns in your social media profiles, email signatures, and IRL intros.
Donate to orgs like The Trevor Project, Transgender Law Center, and The Human Rights Campaign.
Support businesses that welcome everyone, everywhere to live authentically.
Like Crocs. Their 2021 Pride collection is all about stepping toward a better future. And the colorful animal print can help you bring that RFE (hint: rainbow flag energy) every day. Check ‘em out.
Hot Off the Web
We Skimm’d the internet to find the best ways to spend your downtime. Enter…
19 things to watch on Netflix if you feel anxious. For when you’ve already rewatched every episode of “The Great British Bake Off.” Say ‘hi’ to these soothing picks.
8 genius secrets from real-life plant stylists. Because somehow the greens in your apartment never look like the ones you see on Insta.
The best places to travel this July. Get your planners out, it’s time to book that long-awaited summer vacay.
Vegetable magic tricks everyone should know. Abracadabra this. Presto that. Yer a kitchen wizard now.
The best albums of 2021 so far. Refresh your playlists, queue up the speakers, and blast these bangers.
Skimm Reads: Pride Edition
This week we’re sharing some books in honor of Pride Month. Check out our faves below…
For when you’re in the mood for something steamy…“Milk Fed” by Melissa Broder
For when you want the critics’ pick...“Detransition, Baby” by Torrey Peters
For when you’re ready to feel all the feels…“Life as a Unicorn” by Amrou Al-Kadhi
And more books featuring LGBTQ+ stories to add to your pile
From a social distance,
theSkimm
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