Sunday Reset: Homesteads, Haute Dining, & High-Tech Skin

Sunday Reset: Homesteads, Haute Dining, & High-Tech Skin

Join us each week as we explore what’s shaping our world in beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and culture. Through the lens of our team, The Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T. is a curated reflection on what we’re reading, eating, purchasing, obsessing over, recommending, and treating ourselves to! 

What We’re Reading This Week

Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke

Natalie Heller Mills has 8 million followers, six photogenic children, and a farmhouse life engineered down to the industrial fridge hidden behind the rustic kitchen backdrop. Then she wakes up in 1855, in a version of that same life stripped of every convenience and every producer, and has to figure out whether she's the star of a reality show, a time traveler, or something far stranger. Yesteryear is a satire with teeth, a sharp, funny, occasionally frightening look at what happens when the fantasy of traditional womanhood meets the actual, unglamorous weight of it.
Yesteryear

Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey

Abbey spent a season as a park ranger in the canyon country of Utah, and Desert Solitaire is what came out of it: part field journal, part elegy, part argument with anyone who'd pave a road through it for a better view. He writes the desert as a paradox, beautiful and merciless in the same breath, and the book has been read as the American West's answer to Walden ever since. Funny and irascible in equal measure, Abbey never lets the humor undercut the argument beneath it, a case for wilderness that reads as urgent now as it did when it was first published.
Desert Solitaire

Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke

Natalie Heller Mills has 8 million followers, six photogenic children, and a farmhouse life engineered down to the industrial fridge hidden behind the rustic kitchen backdrop. Then she wakes up in 1855, in a version of that same life stripped of every convenience and every producer, and has to figure out whether she's the star of a reality show, a time traveler, or something far stranger. Yesteryear is a satire with teeth, a sharp, funny, occasionally frightening look at what happens when the fantasy of traditional womanhood meets the actual, unglamorous weight of it.
Yesteryear

Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey

Abbey spent a season as a park ranger in the canyon country of Utah, and Desert Solitaire is what came out of it: part field journal, part elegy, part argument with anyone who'd pave a road through it for a better view. He writes the desert as a paradox, beautiful and merciless in the same breath, and the book has been read as the American West's answer to Walden ever since. Funny and irascible in equal measure, Abbey never lets the humor undercut the argument beneath it, a case for wilderness that reads as urgent now as it did when it was first published.
Desert Solitaire

What We’re Eating

Mr. Edison, Philadelphia

Step back into the glamour of old-school dining at Mr. Edison, the elegant new supper club inside Philadelphia's iconic Bellevue. Inspired by the golden age of entertaining, the restaurant pairs polished service, live music, and a refined seasonal menu in a beautifully restored dining room with timeless 1940s charm. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply looking for a memorable night out, Mr. Edison brings classic sophistication back to the city's dining scene.

What We’re Purchasing

Tekla Broderie Anglaise Colette Duvet Cover

This duvet cover brings a little old-world romance to modern bedrooms, with delicate broderie anglaise, a scalloped embroidered edge, and subtly elevated ribbon closures. The open corners and ties keep everything perfectly in place, while the framed border gives it an Old-World finish. Romantic, but never precious. Basically, the bed equivalent of a white button-down.
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Diptyque Sesame Noir Candle

The mood, bottled. Sesame Noir is the kind of candle that makes a room feel instantly more expensive: warm, smoky, subtly gourmand, with that unmistakably sophisticated Diptyque sensibility. Light it before guests arrive, after they leave, or simply because your Tuesday night deserves better ambience. Consider it the easiest way to make staying in feel very, very chic.
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Westman Atelier Supreme Bio-Complex Foundation

Your skin, only suspiciously better. Westman Atelier’s newest launch delivers that coveted fresh-faced, lit-from-within finish while keeping things polished and impossibly natural. Think complexion perfection without the telltale “I’m wearing foundation” look. The kind of base that has everyone wondering if you’ve discovered the secret to looking effortlessly well-rested.
Shop Now

Tekla Broderie Anglaise Colette Duvet Cover

This duvet cover brings a little old-world romance to modern bedrooms, with delicate broderie anglaise, a scalloped embroidered edge, and subtly elevated ribbon closures. The open corners and ties keep everything perfectly in place, while the framed border gives it an Old-World finish. Romantic, but never precious. Basically, the bed equivalent of a white button-down.
Shop Now

Diptyque Sesame Noir Candle

The mood, bottled. Sesame Noir is the kind of candle that makes a room feel instantly more expensive: warm, smoky, subtly gourmand, with that unmistakably sophisticated Diptyque sensibility. Light it before guests arrive, after they leave, or simply because your Tuesday night deserves better ambience. Consider it the easiest way to make staying in feel very, very chic.
Shop Now

Westman Atelier Supreme Bio-Complex Foundation

Your skin, only suspiciously better. Westman Atelier’s newest launch delivers that coveted fresh-faced, lit-from-within finish while keeping things polished and impossibly natural. Think complexion perfection without the telltale “I’m wearing foundation” look. The kind of base that has everyone wondering if you’ve discovered the secret to looking effortlessly well-rested.
Shop Now

What We’re Obsessing Over

Exosome Based Skincare

If exosomes are suddenly all over your Tiktok algorithm, consider it a sign to pay attention. Once largely associated with regenerative medicine, exosome skincare is having a major beauty moment, and the science is what makes it so intriguing.

So, what are they? Think of exosomes as tiny cellular messengers that help communicate between cells. In skincare, they’re being studied for their ability to support skin renewal, barrier function, and recovery, making them especially interesting for aging, compromised, or post-procedure skin.

The Brand to Know: (plated) Skin Science

Leading the conversation is (plated) Skin Science, a biotech-driven brand built around platelet-derived exosome technology. Developed from more than two decades of regenerative medicine research led by Mayo Clinic physician-scientists, its formulas are designed to support visible rejuvenation, skin recovery, and healthier-looking skin function.

Unlike plant-derived or synthetic alternatives, (plated) uses platelet-derived exosomes, bringing a decidedly medical, evidence-minded approach to the world of luxury skincare.

Shop (plated) Skin Science at Rescue Spa.

What We’re Recommending

Sotheby’s Presents: Botero in New York City

Exhibition • 22 July–7 September

Fernando Botero takes over New York this summer in a major selling exhibition at Sotheby’s, presented in partnership with The Botero Foundation. Spanning 1960 to 1973, the show explores the pivotal New York years when Botero developed the monumental proportions, compressed spaces, and unmistakable style that would become his signature.

Set against the era’s embrace of abstraction, Botero looked instead to the Western canon, while engaging with the same cultural shifts shaping Pop Art and the New York School. His larger-than-life figures, equal parts playful, poignant, and irreverent, feel like a world of their own.

Featuring works on loan from The Botero Foundation alongside pieces available for purchase, the exhibition marks the first solo-artist exhibition at the landmark Breuer building. A summer must for art lovers, collectors, and anyone looking for a reason to linger downtown.

Treat

The Secret Is Almost Out

Consider this your very exclusive advance hint: Biologique Recherche has something new up its sleeve.

We can’t tell you what it is. We can’t tell you what it does. And, for now, that’s all part of the fun.

What can we say? It’s worth making room in your skincare ritual.

Something special is on the way.
Coming soon. Stay curious.
August 25