Cover copy by Nikki Hardin “Summer should get a speeding ticket.” Unknown august Augusta, Aiken & Columbia FREE Escape the ordinary. Remember these days.The slap of flip flops. A dog asleep on a porch in the heat of the day. The splash of a cannonball dive. The impossible blue of the water. The distant murmur of waves and voices on a beach. Days that move with the rhythm of tides instead of time. Wet bathing suits on the line. The lawnmower next door. Surprise thunderstorms that cool the panting August afternoons. Faded tans and tees. Sprinklers flinging rainbows into the sunlight. One more road trip before routine rules again. Eating outdoors on paper plates. A battered, beloved straw hat. Leftover sand on the car mats. This moment is real. This life is now. Raise your glass—it’s the last recess before the bell rings on a summer state of mind.
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Cover copy by Nikki Hardin
“Summer should get a speeding ticket.”
Unknown
august
Augusta, Aiken & Columbia
F R E E
E s c a p e t h e o r d i n a r y .
Remember these days. The slap of �ip �ops.
A dog asleep on a porch in the heat of the
day. The splash of a cannonball dive. The
impossible blue of the water. The distant
murmur of waves and voices on a beach.
Days that move with the rhythm of tides
instead of time. Wet bathing suits on the
line. The lawnmower next door. Surprise
thunderstorms that cool the panting August
afternoons. Faded tans and tees. Sprinklers
�inging rainbows into the sunlight. One
more road trip before routine rules again.
Eating outdoors on paper plates. A battered,
beloved straw hat. Leftover sand on the car
mats. This moment is real. This life is now.
Raise your glass—it’s the last recess before
the bell rings on a summer state of mind.
HOPEYOU ARE HAVING
A GREAT
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Last month, the skirt! staff got together on Columbia’s Main Street for First
Thursday. We sat in the newly-opened Michael’s Cafe, across from the still-feels-
new-to-me Nickelodeon theater, with its splendid marquis. We could barely eat
our pizza, so many people were walking by and dropping in to say hello. This is
our RE issue, and I guess that is what a REinvented Main Street looks like. I’ve
been around long enough to remember when Main Street was a place to shop,
with more than one department store. Then, Main became the place I only went
when I needed a wig for Halloween. Now, I head there nearly every Saturday for
the Soda City farmers’ market and come back to eat, see movies,
visit the art museum, shop and more on the days in be-
tween. I’m glad to have been around long enough to see
it re-invigorated—thanks to people with the imagina-
Creative Energy Candles and Anti-aging LotionPout!2850 Devine St. Columbia803.254.5051
Library of Flowers Bath OilThe Swank Co.391 Highland Ave.Augusta706.364.3421
Paddywax Boheme CandleThreads108 Laurens St. SWAiken803.335.1452
Voluspa Signature Home Collection
Voluspa.com
relax
Tturn any room into an at-home spa. Bella Sucre is just sweet enough for the bedroom and the Saijo Persimmon is sub-tly layered with notes of peach and red currant. Our favorite thing about Voluspa candles? Once the candle is gone, you can REUSE the lovely tins to store anything your heart desires.
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wesaluteamerican made
Kiehl’s—the skincare brand
founded 160 years ago in an
East Village apothecary—is our
go-to for so many reasons: all
natural ingredients, elegantly
simple packaging, its customer
reward for recycling program,
and charity work.
Kiehls.com
It’s just a bonus that its
products are created,
formulated and produced
in the United States.
Informal office poll: The one
must-have Kiehl's product is
the ubiquitous lip balm. We all
have at least one in our bag,
desk or car!
The new product we can’t quit: Super Multi-Corrective Cream, powered by jasmonic acid to lift, �rm, sculpt and smooth for more youthful looking skin.
Most of the prod-ucts are unisex, so they’re perfect for minimalist couples sharing small bathroom counter space, and they’re chock-full of natu-ral ingredients like lavender, calendula, blue algae and rose artica.
Firefly Peach Moonshine Margarita (makes one drink)
Firefly Peach Moonshine
Orange juice
Sweet & sour mix
Splash of water
Give it a shake and drink up!
From Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina (a.k.a., “our backyard”), Firefly Moonshine is “an authentic southern spirit that delivers a raw and rustic drinking experience.”
Firefly’s Moonshine comes in flavors from White Lightning (100 proof raw corn whiskey), Strawberry, Cherry, Caramel and Apple Pie, but we thought this one was just peachy for summer.
FireflyMoonshine.com
Raspberry Honey Mustard Pretzel
Dip
Robert Rothschild Farm's
The �avor of raspberries,clover honey and tangy mustard are artfully blended to provide a distinct �avor.
FIREFLY'S PEACH
We loved it with fresh baked soft pretzels, but it’s so good it would make pretzels from a bag taste fancy. Get it at Whole Foods and other major grocery stores, or order online at RobertRothschild.com.
This pretzel dip is all natural, kosher
and gluten free. Great for spicing up any chicken, egg or potato salad!
Historically, moonshine could be
anything that was or is distilled illegally.
We still call it “moon-shine” even though it’s
legal now!
If there could be such a thing, this is “sipping moonshine,” and we see no reason why we couldn’t drink right out of the Mason jar, just like Gram and Gramps did back in the day.
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“Beer is proof that God loves us a
nd w
ants
us
to b
e ha
ppy.”
AND WHILE YOU ARE AT IT; HERE ARE 5 GREAT RE-ASONS TO RE-EVALUATE WHY YOU SHOULD
DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK.
RE-CONFIGURE YOUR WORKOUT. WEAR A WEIGHTED
WALKING VEST TO INCREASE THE CALORIES BURNED.
RE-WRITE TOMORROW’S PLANS—
ADD DESSERT. DANNON OIKOS CAFÉ LATTE GREEK FROZEN YOGURT HAS
6 GRAMS OF PROTEIN AND ONLY 150 CALORIES PER
HALF CUP SERVING!
RE-CREATE YOUR PLAYLIST FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
(DO YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR SUMMER BY CALVIN HARRIS AGAIN?).
It’s so worldly (and so Italian)
All-electric, all the time
Zero emissions doesn’t mean zero style
Environmentally conscious
is so sexy
Bluetooth® everything
keeps us connected
RE-FRESH YOUR SUMMER “IT’S FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE” COCKTAIL WITH STIEGL
GRAPEFRUIT RADLER, A BLEND OF BEER AND GRAPEFRUIT SODA.
MIX
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Azealia Banks, “Aquababe”
Charli XCX, “Boom Clap”
Nicki Minaj, “Pills N Potions”
Sia, “Eye of the Needle”
Haim, “If I Could Change Your Mind”
Benjamin Franklin
fiatusa.com
“Beer is proof that God loves us a
nd w
ants
us
to b
e ha
ppy.”
RE-LEASE AT NIGHT.
TAKE A DEEP STRETCH
CLASS.
RE-THINK RED AND TRY A NEW CLASSIC:
DEBORAH LIPPMAN’S MERMAID PERFECT “ON THE BEACH.” Bl
oom
ingd
ales
.com
.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
RE-SPECT EVERYONE YOU MEET...IT IS RE-TURNED
EVERY TIME.
Wayne Dyer
RE-BOOT YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE WITH
AN ALL-IN-ONE PRODUCT: AQUAPHOR CAN BE USED
AS A LIP BALM, ELBOW AND HEEL MOISTURIZER, EYE
MAKEUP REMOVER.
RE-N
OUNC
E FA
CEBO
OK, R
E-TI
RE Y
OUR
EBAY
ACC
OUNT
, RE
-LIN
QUIS
H YO
UR C
ELL P
HONE
AND
GO
OUTS
IDE.
ARE
YO
U
GOIN
G TO
DO
?
Take your daily stretch to a deeper level by slowing down and hold-ing stretches for longer periods of time to open up tight muscles.
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“Beer is proof that God loves us a
nd w
ants
us
to b
e ha
ppy.”
RE-LEASE AT NIGHT.
TAKE A DEEP STRETCH
CLASS.
RE-THINK RED AND TRY A NEW CLASSIC:
DEBORAH LIPPMAN’S MERMAID PERFECT “ON THE BEACH.” Bl
oom
ingd
ales
.com
.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
RE-SPECT EVERYONE YOU MEET...IT IS RE-TURNED
EVERY TIME.
Wayne Dyer
RE-BOOT YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE WITH
AN ALL-IN-ONE PRODUCT: AQUAPHOR CAN BE USED
AS A LIP BALM, ELBOW AND HEEL MOISTURIZER, EYE
MAKEUP REMOVER.
RE-N
OUNC
E FA
CEBO
OK, R
E-TI
RE Y
OUR
EBAY
ACC
OUNT
, RE
-LIN
QUIS
H YO
UR C
ELL P
HONE
AND
GO
OUTS
IDE.
ARE
YO
U
GOIN
G TO
DO
?
Take your daily stretch to a deeper level by slowing down and hold-ing stretches for longer periods of time to open up tight muscles.
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I dreamed I packed my skirt
and leapt into tomorrow without
a look back.
WHEREWill Your Skirt
take younext?
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Dunkin’ Donuts reduced-fat blueberry muffin packs
450 calories?
I tripped on a flat sidewalk again?
I wore my top inside-out all day?
My tattoo is misspelled?
Santa isn’t real?
I found another gray hair?
M&Ms now come in a giant size?
J. Crew is stocking XXXS and 000?
“I’ll have a venti latte with half soy milk and half low fat milk,
1 shot of regular espresso, 1.5 shots of decaf espresso,