July 2016 in Beauty
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.
Summer 2016 Jewellery Finds
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.
June 2016 in Beauty
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.
May 2016 in Beauty
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.
April 2016 in Beauty
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.
Spring 2016 Fashion from the Big Brands
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.
March 2016 in Beauty
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.
February 2016 in Beauty
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.
January 2016 in Beauty
Contour winding down, dewy ascendant, the Lip Kit restocks dominating commerce, and the products from 2015 we refused to retire as winter pared the routine back to actives.
Winter 2015 Jewellery: Independent Makers We’re Watching
Foundrae’s symbol-jewellery debut at Barneys, Anita Ko as the year-end anchor, Jacquie Aiche’s matured body chains, Jennifer Meyer for the personal necklace, and Catbird as the stocking-stuffer default.