Southern-Made: Life is Beauty Full

Trends may change but Southern style is both rooted in tradition and blooming in the present. A sense of well-being grows with home goods and beauty products inspired by Mother Nature.

1. The Eyes Have It

This rich eyeliner pencil from RMS Beauty is infused with mango and meadowfoam seed oil for velvety smooth application and staying power. Go bold with precise lines, or feather and smudge for a smokey effect. All eyes will be on you. Left: RMS Beauty Straight Line Kohl Eye Pencil ⇒ $20 / rmsbeauty.com

Wander the woods, stroll the beach, revel in mountain views. It’s easy to look and feel your best in your happy place with the right products in your summer kit.

2. Dry Off With a Drawl

Southern Drawl towels provide the three things that matter most when picking the perfect towels for your home: comfort, durability and style. Luxury you can enjoy every single day and 100% made in the U.S.A. from soft Georgia cotton. In white and grey ⇒ Sets $88 – $125 / southerndrawl.com

3. Buff is Better

Regenerate your skin’s natural tone and brighten your face and neck with this essential scrub from Yaupon Wellness. Made of organic elderberry grains to naturally smooth skin and combat signs of aging, this wonder of nature also contains oatmeal and calendula to soothe, and rose hips and hibiscus to tone. Yaupon Elderberry Exfoliating Grains ⇒ $28 / yauponteahouse.com

4. Put Some Skin in the Game

You’ll win big with Sapelo Skin Care’s Renewing Serum, perfect for all skin types and created by cosmetic scientists and physicians to hydrate and nourish healthy cell development. Latch onto locally produced products with micro-nutrients, and marine and botanical ingredients including gardenia stem cells, magnolia oil, oyster shell calcium and Georgia honey. Here’s your Southern secret to beautiful skin. Sapelo Skin Care Renewing Serum, 90-day supply  ⇒ $260 / sapeloskincare.com

5. Look Sassy, Be Stealthy

Hunters know wild game shouldn’t see you before you see them. They shouldn’t be able to smell you either. Southern Racks custom-crafted scentless moisturizers and body washes solve the problem of fragrant personal care products that announce you to the wild kingdom the minute you step outdoors. Scentless volumizing Shampoo is made especially for female hunters who want to go scent-free without sacrificing volume and manageability. Southern Racks Scentless Hunter Volumizing Shampoo ⇒ $11.99 / southernracksoutdoors.com

6. Clean and Natural

Mass-produced laundry detergents laden with chemicals are on the way out, with good reason. Give your clothes a plant-based pop of clean with Magnolia Soap and Bath’s laundry soap. It’s effective, domestically sourced, and locally made in each of their 22 stores. With pleasing scents like Aqua Spa, Lemon Drop and Come Clean, you’ll notice the difference and help the environment. 

70oz ⇒ $38
32oz ⇒ $19
Sampler Pack ⇒ $10 / magnoliasoapandbath.com

7. Shower Power

Taking a shower used to mean forgoing the spa-like luxury of a bath bomb. Not anymore. Scented shower steamers react with water flow to fizz like a bath bomb and fill your shower with a burst of fragrance. Elevate your shower experience with delightful scents like Bourbon Vanilla, Sea Water Citrus or Black Pepper Rose. Shower Steamers ⇒ $22 / thesoaperyusa.com

8. Bee Majestic

You’ll feel like royalty as you pamper yourself with ultra-hydrating Royal Jelly Body Butter from Savannah Bee Company. The deeply moisturizing formula is rich, smooth, and chock full of antioxidants. Breathe the scent of wild blackberries and vanilla, with a hint of rose and gardenia, and you’ll soon realize you’re born to “bee” wild. Also available in rosemary and lavender, or chamomile and myrrh. ⇒ $18 – $30. savannahbee.com

To read this story in its entirety, subscribe now to the print edition for the full article or get instant access to our interactive digital edition.