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.
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.
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.
The five brands that defined 2015, NYE makeup forecast, the second Kylie sellout, the cushion compact becoming a category, and last-minute gifting consolidated to five reliable answers.
