The Summer Glow Up
How to channel your future self now.
This post is presented in part by LMNT and U Beauty.
Last weekend, Adam and I had our first adults-only weekend at home I can remember since becoming parents. Both kids had weekend plans away, and we seized the chance to fully embrace a staycation. Since my birthday was on Thursday, it turned into one long birthday weekend where we got to relax and do whatever we felt like.
On Friday, we logged off early and jumped in the pool, drank rosé, made my salmon and avocado salad, and went to bed early for the longest sleep I’ve had in a while. Saturday, we walked Ladybird Lake, grabbed breakfast tacos, rode bikes, and capped it off with a cozy date night at Jeffrey’s bar. The whole weekend reminded me just how luxurious it feels to have no real plans and let your mood lead the way.
I always get a little reflective around my birthdays—nothing makes me more emotional than the passage of time, and birthdays feel like this big reminder of just how fast it’s flying. But I also welcome these reminders as an opportunity to zoom out on my life and get really intentional about how I’m spending it.
Here’s where I landed: I want this next year to feel deeply alive. I want to be fully engaged in the good things and the hard things, to feel the full range of emotions, and bring presence and vitality to every experience. In other words, to live this year with no regrets.
Before we dive in, a couple life updates and things I’m loving:
🔨 Malibu reno update: Concrete is poured, framing is almost done (!!), and things are getting real (!!!) I just shared our design plans for our cozy media room—get caught up here.
📚 Latest read: I tore through Keith McNally’s memoir and loved it. Yes, it’s full of the iconic NYC restaurant stories I hoped for, but it went much deeper. His vulnerability re: his relationships and health challenges was unexpectedly moving.
💧 Upgrade your water: For my fellow LMNT lovers, my fave electrolytes are now in Lemonade Salt for summer. If you want to try, use this link to get a free sample pack with any purchase.
💫 Summer skincare: Very excited to have U Beauty sponsoring today’s post. I’ve been using their iconic duo (the Resurfacing Compound and SUPER Hydrator) for almost a year, and they’ve been game-changers for me—my most effective skincare lineup ever. Use code CAMILLESTYLES for 20% off. You will love.
There’s something about the start of summer that makes me want to fully embody my best self. TBH maybe it’s all the talk of “Hot Girl Summer” (in all its forms) but I love the idea of stepping into this season as the most magnetic, joyful, grounded version of me.
So, today I’m sharing how I’m glowing up my summer. To be clear: this is not about giving myself a makeover or being unrecognizable by August (because that’s crazy.) It is about squeezing the most juice out of these months ahead and enjoying them to the absolute fullest. And I’ve found that when I feel my best mentally, physically, and emotionally, I’m free to dive more fully into whatever life holds.
Meet your future self
If you’ve gone through my Vision Board Workbook or attended one of my workshops, you’ve heard me talk about connecting with your “future self.” It’s a simple but powerful tool for designing a life with intention.
Visualizing your future self helps you:
Decide what changes you’d like to make
Identify the habits that will support those changes
Stay consistent with those new habits
Show up with the energy to fully embody this version of you—starting now.
