Look, we're all in need of a vacation right about now. Summer is here! The weather is fine! It's been a rough (and we mean rough) spring! No matter how bad our cabin fever, the reality is, most of us will continue to stay cooped up in the face of COVID-19 in order to help flatten the curve. But that doesn't mean we can't bring our favorite summer experiences indoors. Thanks to the newest scents, we can conjure Joshua Tree on an arid night, a calming walk through a botanical garden; even spicy margaritas at happy hour. Ahead, see the best ways to take a sensorial summer break — all without leaving your home.

Makeup artists get to test out a wide variety of the latest beauty launches. (It's one of the many perks of the job.) As such, it takes something truly spectacular for a beauty product to earn their seals of approval.

It seems like just about everyone is making banana bread these days. In fact, the Instagram hashtag #bananabread has more than 1.4 million posts. It makes sense: This classic comfort food is easy to make, tastes delicious, and lets you utilize produce that's gone bad, minimizing food waste.

Evening out your skin tone can be challenging, especially for those of us who are prone to redness. The first thing that's important to understand is that not all facial redness has the same root cause. "Some people will just be flushers and blushers, while others can have bonafide rosacea or even hives," says cosmetic dermatologist, Dr. Kenneth Mark.

I'm not gonna lie. I'm a proper sucker for a great makeup advertisement and I will stop my scroll to watch the whole thing — maybe even twice if it's good enough. A few brands that've recently pulled me in include No B.S. Skincare for the cheeky humor, Ilia Beauty for its age-inclusive ads that are proof you don't have to be 22 to sell makeup and, recently, Il Makiage for its numerous in-time transformations using "real" people instead of models.