My skin is not sensitive. But it is occasionally sensitized. That means it looks and feels like sensitive skin (red, flakey, sore), but the condition's temporary and self-inflicted—often the result of over-aggressive at-home exfoliating (or, in the winter, wind-burn). When this happens, I seek out skincare formulas that are gentle, soothing and low on active ingredients.

All month long, I’m asking discerning beauty insiders to share their favorite hot-weather staples. Today’s expert: June Jacobs, founder of the eponymous skincare collection

All month long, I’m asking discerning beauty insiders to share their favorite hot-weather staples. Today’s expert: Petra Tucker-Moss, Co-President of FLOWER Beauty

All month long, I’m asking discerning beauty insiders to share their favorite hot-weather staples. Today’s expert: Mally Roncal, makeup artist and beauty mogul, on best bets for her busy life

All month long, I’m asking discerning beauty insiders to share their favorite hot-weather staples. Today’s expert: Didi Gluck, Shape Magazine’s Deputy Editor Beauty + Lifestyle, on her summer holiday essentials

All month long, I’m asking discerning beauty insiders to share their favorite hot-weather staples.  First up: Celebrity colorist Rita Hazan on the super-chic products she stockpiles for the season

August to me feels like adult summer break. Not the sleeping-until-noon and spending-all-day-at-the-pool breaks of yore, but it's more laid-back than the other eleven months. So, I plan to spend the next 31 days basking in summer's waning glow—and asking beauty industry veterans what products they stockpile for the season. That interview series will officially start tomorrow, but I’ll kick things off now with a few of my favorites:

As part of a regular series, I’ll be asking inspiring, in-the-know women (all 40+, of course) to share their best tips and favorite products. The point? As always, to find out what works. Today's beauty insiders: Lynne Florio and Renee Tavoularis, founders of Well Within Planted In Beauty

As part of a regular series, I’ll be asking inspiring, in-the-know women (all 40+, of course) to share their best tips and favorite products. The point? As always, to find out what works. Today's beauty insider: Erin Cotter, GOOP's Vice President of Beauty

Do you remember how exciting Prescriptives Custom Blend Foundation was in the ‘90s? The idea of getting makeup made just for your skin tone was so…novel. I recall going with girlfriends to a Parisian Department Store in Atlanta and being color matched for the first time. We sat in stools with flesh-colored tiger stripes along our jaws, debating which one “disappeared” into our skin. I’ve always been a sucker for customization, lured by the promise of something made just for me. Thus, when Bare Minerals partnered up with MatchCo. to create a color-matching foundation you can order from your iPhone (that’s right), I was all in.