THE DÔEN SCRAPBOOK
That Summer Feeling
Summer is the season of simple joys: fresh berries plucked straight from the vine and relished with abandon, cold plunges that leave you breathless and smiling from ear to ear, long drives through verdant hills with windows down and music turned up. Below, we’ve gathered a few of our favorite ways to savor the abundant pleasures of the season.
THE DÔEN SCRAPBOOK
That Summer Feeling
Summer is the season of simple joys: fresh berries plucked straight from the vine and relished with abandon, cold plunges that leave you breathless and smiling from ear to ear, long drives through verdant hills with windows down and music turned up. Below, we’ve gathered a few of our favorite ways to savor the abundant pleasures of the season.
First Dip Essentials
A curation of necessities we’ll be keeping in our beach bags all season long.
Heather Taylor Home Beach Towels
Our favorite 100% cotton towels in a range of playful prints, destined for adventures under the summer sun.
Nuxe Sun Oil
Scented with “flowers of the sea and land,” this gilded sun oil—which doubles as a perfume— transports us instantly to the South of France.
Lesse Sunscreen
A beautifully-packaged, all-natural mineral sunscreen to protect you from the strongest midday rays. It blends in seamlessly with any skin tone, leaving no white cast.
First Dip Essentials
A curation of necessities we’ll be keeping in our beach bags all season long.
Heather Taylor Home Beach Towels
Our favorite 100% cotton towels in a range of playful prints, destined for adventures under the summer sun.
Nuxe Sun Oil
Scented with “flowers of the sea and land,” this gilded sun oil—which doubles as a perfume— transports us instantly to the South of France.
Lesse Sunscreen
A beautifully-packaged, all-natural mineral sunscreen to protect you from the strongest midday rays. It blends in seamlessly with any skin tone, leaving no white cast.
Beach Reads
Captivating stories that transport us to far-flung destinations.
The Guest by Emma Cline
Exploring themes of class, identity, and belonging, this taut and propulsive literary thriller follows a young woman toeing the precarious line between welcome and unwelcome guest on the tony East End of Long Island during the week leading up to Labor Day.
Still Lives: In the Homes of Artists, Great and Unsung by Leslie Williamson
An inspiring and visually-stunning window into the homes of some of our favorite artists, from Georgia O’Keeffe and Barbara Hepworth to Isamu Noguchi and Andrew Wyeth.
Substack Subscriptions
There’s a particular pleasure in receiving a bit of personal writing via email. Many of our friends and most treasured voices have started Substack newsletters, offering bits of wisdom, poetry, and humor alongside style tips, recipes, and ideas. Our favorites include Laura Brown’s Brown Town, Dronme Davis’ Dronme’s Substack, Laurel Pantin’s Earl Earl, Stephanie Danler’s Write What, Leigh Patterson’s Moon Lists, Fariha Róisín’s How To Cure a Ghost, Alison Roman’s a newsletter, and Yolanda Edwards’ Yolo Intel.
Beach Reads
Captivating stories that transport us to far-flung destinations.
The Guest by Emma Cline
Exploring themes of class, identity, and belonging, this taut and propulsive literary thriller follows a young woman toeing the precarious line between welcome and unwelcome guest on the tony East End of Long Island during the week leading up to Labor Day.
Still Lives: In the Homes of Artists, Great and Unsung by Leslie Williamson
An inspiring and visually-stunning window into the homes of some of our favorite artists, from Georgia O’Keeffe and Barbara Hepworth to Isamu Noguchi and Andrew Wyeth.
Substack Subscriptions
There’s a particular pleasure in receiving a bit of personal writing via email. Many of our friends and most treasured voices have started Substack newsletters, offering bits of wisdom, poetry, and humor alongside style tips, recipes, and ideas. Our favorites include Laura Brown’s Brown Town, Dronme Davis’ Dronme’s Substack, Laurel Pantin’s Earl Earl, Stephanie Danler’s Write What, Leigh Patterson’s Moon Lists, Fariha Róisín’s How To Cure a Ghost, Alison Roman’s a newsletter, and Yolanda Edwards’ Yolo Intel.
On the Go
Our must-haves for any day or weekend trip.
DÔEN & RMS Beauty Sunkissed Set
Created in collaboration with our friends at RMS Beauty, this trio of essentials imparts the natural, glowy look we’re always after.
Custom Monogrammed L.L. Bean Boat and Tote
A timeless staple— large enough to use as a weekend bag, or to carry all the makings of a perfect beach day.
Vintage Backgammon Set
A classic, perfectly portable game. Vintage sets are particularly well-made and beautiful—we recommend searching Etsy or Ebay for yours.
On the Go
Our must-haves for any day or weekend trip.
DÔEN & RMS Beauty Sunkissed Set
Created in collaboration with our friends at RMS Beauty, this trio of essentials imparts the natural, glowy look we’re always after.
Custom Monogrammed L.L. Bean Boat and Tote
A timeless staple— large enough to use as a weekend bag, or to carry all the makings of a perfect beach day.
Vintage Backgammon Set
A classic, perfectly portable game. Vintage sets are particularly well-made and beautiful—we recommend searching Etsy or Ebay for yours.
IMAGE CREDITS
{"The Calm Sea Gustave Courbet" French (1869) // "Pigeon Lake, Alberta” Provincial Archives of Alberta (1982) // "The shell book" (1908) // “Sea Urchins” Nature neighbors, embracing birds, plants, animals, minerals, in natural colors by color photography (1914) // "Surf near Kihei" November (1973) // "East Hampton Meadows” by George Henry Smillie (1883) // "A Natural History of British Grasses” (1858) // "Vaughan's special import bulb prices" (1900) // “Windflowers" Ruger Donoho (1912) // "Poplars, Éragny” by Camille Pissarro, French (1895) // "Fishing Boats, Key West" Winslow Homer, American (1903) // "Naples Cloud Study Distant Storm” Simon Denis, Flemish (1755-1813) // "Seilbåt et sted I Oslofjorden" (1937) // "Newquay, Towan Head" Cornwall, England // "Seilbåt I Oslofjorden” (1937) // “Flowers” January (1901)}
IMAGE CREDITS
{"The Calm Sea Gustave Courbet" French (1869) // "Pigeon Lake, Alberta” Provincial Archives of Alberta (1982) // "The shell book" (1908) // “Sea Urchins” Nature neighbors, embracing birds, plants, animals, minerals, in natural colors by color photography (1914) // "Surf near Kihei" November (1973) // "East Hampton Meadows” by George Henry Smillie (1883) // "A Natural History of British Grasses” (1858) // "Vaughan's special import bulb prices" (1900) // “Windflowers" Ruger Donoho (1912) // "Poplars, Éragny” by Camille Pissarro, French (1895) // "Fishing Boats, Key West" Winslow Homer, American (1903) // "Naples Cloud Study Distant Storm” Simon Denis, Flemish (1755-1813) // "Seilbåt et sted I Oslofjorden" (1937) // "Newquay, Towan Head" Cornwall, England // "Seilbåt I Oslofjorden” (1937) // “Flowers” January (1901)}
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