GQ's Director Reveals August's Must-Have Wellness Picks!

Living in Los Angeles, where dry triple-digit temperatures are the norm, calls for some serious coping mechanisms.

Running in the mornings, evening walks, and pushing the AC to its limits like a scene out of Mad Max are just a few strategies. Per the advice of a dear former colleague, managing temperature and sweat by spritzing twice a day has also become a ritual.

With all this extra time spent under the shower head, I've really focused on finding ways to make late-summer ablutions especially refreshing. This means seeking out the coziest, most functional towels, the most transportive luxury laundry detergent, and beachy, herbal-scented oils to hydrate sun-battered skin.

Beyond maintaining a fresh scent, I've also been enjoying cold bottles of non-alcoholic wine and diving into the season's final beach reads, like Susanna Moore's 1995 erotic-thriller 'In the Cut'. Among my top recommendations for shower and bath-maxxing products to navigate the rest of summer with dignity is the Orb x Wahine Fragrance Oil.

Orb, a Melbourne-based company, creates multi-purpose scented oils that can be applied directly to the skin as perfume, dropped into a bathtub, used in a diffuser, or mixed with body oil. They recently launched a collaboration with pro skateboarder, model, and actor Evan Mock's Hawaiian-inspired fashion label, Wahine.

This oil is practically the only thing I want to dab on my neck for the remainder of the heatwave.

Its scent is lightly herbal and distinctly beachy, with notes of surf wax and hibiscus, instantly recognizable to true coast lovers. It's a wonderfully dynamic concoction; strongest when applied directly to the body, but I personally love it as a bath amplifier, leaving you not only fresh but also feeling incredibly pampered. #GroomingEssentials #SelfCare #AugustFavorites #EvanMock