Transitional seasons are tough. On one hand, we’re saying a slow goodbye to the tried and true, and on the other, we’re ushering in new products in the hopes that they turn into something meaningful. For our Summer to Fall 2021 selections, it might be obvious we’re still basking in the sun, yet have moisture on our minds. From a…
When it comes to routines, there are those that are complicated and nuanced, and then there are those that are decidedly functional and minimal. Our mantra for the last summer long weekend of a strange, unsettling year is, in the words of Kathy Hilton on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, “who are we trying to impress?” It’s all about self-comfort.…
Earlier this year, we’ve started exploring happiness as it pertains to our self-care (e.g. The Fullest Saffron Latte review). As 2020 comes to a close, fragrance has risen to be the unforeseen largest growing category in times of quarantine, and social unrest that manifest feelings of disconnectness, anxiety, and overall stress. Fragrance has made strides transitioning from a purely experiential…
BYREDO was my first vanity splurge in my previous life as an investment banker. At the time, they were only available at the one Barney’s on Madison, uptown from where I usually roamed in Manhattan and their bottles were the freshest things to grace a marbled bathroom shelf since Aesop. Hypebeasts and Uptown socialites alike coveted the bottles of perfumes.…
