NYFW Spring 2017 lands the see-now-buy-now experiment, the autumn skincare step-up swaps in heavier moisturisers and a fresh Drunk Elephant rotation, the warmer lip returns, and Pat McGrath Mothership sets a new ceiling for prestige palette pricing.
Olympics campaigns peak in hot pink, the Sephora Insider sale becomes the haul of the summer, NYFW Spring 2017 see-now-buy-now experiments break the calendar, and the late-August skin reset prepares the routine for fall.
Heat dictates the kit, festival recovery becomes a methodical seventy-two-hour process, Resort collections quietly outshop the runway, Olympics campaigns land mid-month, and Glossier Stretch concealer arrives.
Seven small and independent names worth knowing for summer 2016 — Sophie Buhai, Sophie Bille Brahe, Catbird, Jacquie Aiche, Anita Ko, Beck Jewels, Jennifer Meyer, plus Maya Brenner — and the styling rules we landed on after a season of stacking.
The summer routine hits the road, self-tan formulas finally beat the actual sun, Calvin Klein closes a quiet era as Costa exits, Pat McGrath drops set the streetwear-style schedule, and citrus replaces white florals on the wrist.
Met Gala chrome trickles down, hair colour finally goes bronde, the SPF rotation reorganises around skin reality, and the Memorial Day audit pares the routine down to ten products that travel.
Glossier Cloud Paint lands April 5 and resets cream blush ergonomics, Coachella beauty matures, Drunk Elephant cements clean-prestige, white-floral fragrance returns, and the wedding-guest face goes properly no-makeup-makeup.
A walk through the floor at Bergdorf and Saks: Marc Jacobs maximalism, Calvin Klein at the peak of its quiet, Tory Burch’s optimistic stripe, Coach committing fully, Kors and Ralph on the easy end.
The post-Oscar afterglow brief defines the month, daylight saving turns SPF year-round, Pat McGrath Labs reframes prestige, Pixi Glow Tonic dominates Target, and the carry-on routine becomes the realer test of an edit.
Awards-season carpets reset to dewy, NYFW Spring 2016 backstages telegraph a bare-canvas spring, the matte-liquid lip becomes a category, and hand cream becomes the more reliable trend signal than any lipstick.
