Month: September 2021

Jenner’s first maternity look since her recent pregnancy announcement is a stunning all-white ensemble.

Kylie Jenner’s unborn baby is already cooler than me. After surprising fans on September 7 with an announcement that she is expecting her second child with boyfriend Travis Scott, Jenner debuted her baby bump in the chicest way possible: at New York Fashion Week. Being introduced to the world at one of the most coveted fashion events ever sets the precedent that Jenner’s new baby will have some serious style.

The star stepped out in an all-white look, featuring a super-short leather dress and a long, gleaming leather trench coat. Both pieces are from the brand Vintage Marcela, which Jenner has worn before. She completed the outfit with sleek clear Gianvito Rossi heels, chunky futuristic sunglasses and a tiny Balenciaga bag.

While Kylie Jenner is certainly no stranger to big NYFW moments, she may have just upped the ante for herself and all other fashion week attendees with this form-fitting monochromatic maternity look. Her first pregnancy, with daughter Stormi, was kept completely under wraps, so Jenner’s decision to go public with her second pregnancy was unexpected (even though some dedicated fans predicted it). Naturally, the celebrity influencer and makeup mogul made the announcement on Instagram, through a heart-warming video featuring clips of herself and Scott hugging, going to the doctor, and telling momager Kris Jenner the news. The video has already received more than 22 million likes, and is reminiscent of her first baby-reveal video after Stormi was born, titled “To Our Daughter.” (Spoiler alert: prepare to be moved to tears.)

Following the announcement and the NYFW appearance, Kylie Jenner may start to attend more public events — in contrast to her first pregnancy when she mostly stayed in her gated community, a source told E! News. Knowing the beauty mogul, we’re definitely in for some stylish pregnancy content. The question now on our minds is: will she and her fashion-forward baby bump be at the Met Gala on September 13? We’ll just have to wait and see.

The California brand beloved for divine linen duvet covers and cozy waffle robes has a new Canadian website (hello, no duties!) and partnership with Hudson’s Bay.

Have the last 18 months made you care more about creating a cozy, safe, beautiful home base than ever before? It sure has for me. While cooped up during various lockdowns in Toronto, I started to become acutely aware of all the things in my two-bedroom apartment that suddenly felt…tired. Like I was settling. And a lot of the attention — and funds — I’d previously spent on slick blazers and cute shoes (and bi-weekly manicures, let’s be honest) started to get funnelled towards Adult Priorities like framed art, sumptuous bedding and comforting loungewear.

I know I’m not the only one — in November 2020, Yahoo Finance reported that according to Etsy CEO Josh Silverman, the e-tailer’s home furnishings sales were up over 120 percent year-over-year, and folks are still lamenting longer-than-ever shipping times on some furniture items purchased during the pandemic. Parachute, the California-based home and lifestyle brand that makes linen look downright aspirational — “if I buy this duvet set, I will live out my best, modern Nancy Myers-meets-Kate Hudson life” — has been there for consumers on this journey to home improvement. And they always understand the assignment: comfort and style in equal measure.

Now, it’s even easier to shop the brand north of the border — as of today, Parachute has a shiny new Canadian website where you can buy their covetable wares without any confusion over pricing, annoying duties or painful shipping times. Parachute co-founder Ariel Kaye say the expansion was all about creating the best customer experience for their Canadian customer base, which they saw increase by 43 percent from 2019 to 2020. “This will be just such an easy online shopping experience so that customers can get the quality and comfort really quickly to their homes.” Plus, the brand has a partnership with Hudson’s Bay so Canadian shoppers can touch Parachute’s goodies IRL (and jump on their beloved mattresses — more on that in a bit) before pulling the trigger. “A big part of who we are at Parachute is we think about how we can be where our customers are, and this feels like that step forward so that we can really be where our Canadian customers are.”

We picked Kaye’s brain about all things comfort, from how to build the coziest bed to how to get the most mileage out of your soft pants. Here, all the wisdom we learned about cranking your abode’s comfy level to 100 while keeping it completely authentic to you.

Customers wanted comfort at the height of COVID

“When COVID hit, people all of a sudden were at home — our homes are working on overdrive, everyone was trying to figure out how to make their homes more comfortable, we weren’t travelling or really spending money on much of anything else, and so it felt like a good investment to create more comfort, especially during a time that was particularly uncomfortable.

“We saw our mattress sales almost double and we saw robe sales go through the roof. Robes have always been a popular product for us, but so much so that we actually accelerated the launch of new colours and fabrics so that we could have more offerings while people were at home. I like to joke that robes are the new blazer while we’re at home.”

You should most definitely choose loungewear that can also be worn *outside* the home

“With our loungewear, we were thinking about how we could take this idea of comfort and move it outside of the home. And so, using the fabrics that we’re known for, how could we create products that were really versatile so that they could be something that you were lounging and cozy at home in, but also something that you could wear to brunch or walking the dog or whatever you might be doing? [As a consumer, you want] stuff that you can throw on, that’s easy to integrate with the rest of your wardrobe. I love the button-up shirt — I like to throw that shirt over everything all the time and use it as a light layer.”

Building the ultimate dreamy sleep spot starts with the foundation

“It starts with the least sexy part, which is the mattress and the pillows. That’s where that sleep foundation begins. And obviously the Parachute mattress and pillows are the best around [smiles]. That mattress was a many-year process for us and it has truly changed my sleep life — I’m one of those people that can’t wait to get home from even the nicest hotel so that I can get back to my mattress.”

Ask yourself some key questions before you choose your bedding — like, are you a sweaty sleeper?

“The sheets and duvet cover touch your skin, so it’s really important that you find the right fabric that helps you sleep most comfortably at night. That’s something that people don’t really think about. We all run differently — some people are more hot at night, some people are more cold, some people prefer a very smooth fabric, some people like a more organic texture. And you also have to think about where you live and what your surroundings look like — are you a person that blasts A/C all night long or do you need fabric that’s a bit more breathable? There are a lot of self-questions that I encourage people to ask as they’re thinking about a purchase experience.”

When decorating your place, anchor your choices in the reality of your lifestyle

“When you’re creating and decorating a space, [think about] what you want the space to be used for. What’s the ideal purpose? How do you want to engage with it? And then how can you make it work the best for you and your lifestyle. It’s all very personal — is your living room all about getting cozy and watching shows at night, or is it a place where you’re entertaining and playing boardgames and having friends over to drink wine and listen to music? If so, you might want more seating areas, you might want access to a bar area. Things like that help make your space feel right for you.

“As you move through milestones and life moments, your home really is the heart of everything. The past year and half, we’ve seen our homes have to be everything for so many people and I don’t think the behaviour is going to change. People are going to be looking for ways to continue to enhance their home experience and keep enjoying the environment there.”

In a shocking turn of events, Spears’s father and co-conservator Jamie Spears has asked a judge to end the conservatorship that has long controlled her life.

Britney Spears’s fight to be released from her 13-year conservatorship has been troubling, to say the least — but it looks like the end could soon be near. On September 7, Variety reported that the star’s father, and co-conservator, Jamie Spears, filed a petition to end his daughter’s conservatorship. This would give Britney Spears full autonomy over her personal life, finances and medical decisions for the first time since 2008.

“As Mr. Spears has said again and again, all he wants is what is best for his daughter,” wrote Jamie Spears’s attorney, Vivian Thoreen. “If Ms. Spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, Mr. Spears believes that she should get that chance.” The request from Jamie Spears comes as shock considering he has consistently defended the conservatorship and his role within it, up until as recently as August 2021.

Over the past few months, the calls to #FreeBritney have grown into an undeniable viral social media movement. And Jamie Spears has found himself at the very centre of the situation for allegedly using the conservatorship to exploit his daughter while other family members stood by and did nothing. Britney Spears has also become increasingly outspoken about the guardianship in court and on social media. At a June 23 court hearing, she shared horrifying details about what she says she’s endured over the past 13 years, calling her treatment “abusive.” Britney said that under the conservatorship, she was forced to keep in an IUD to prevent her from having children and was put on the antidepressant lithium against her will, among other things.

In the petition filed by Jamie Spears on September 7, his daughter’s ongoing requests were acknowledged. “Ms. Spears has told this Court that she wants control of her life back without the safety rails of a conservatorship,” wrote Thoreen. “She wants to be able to make decisions regarding her own medical care, deciding when, where and how often to get therapy. She wants to control the money she has made from her career and spend it without supervision or oversight. She wants to be able to get married and have a baby, if she so chooses. In short, she wants to live her life as she chooses without the constraints of a conservator or court proceeding.” Jamie Spears also suggested in his filing that the judge could order the end to the conservatorship without a psychiatric evaluation on his daughter, something the star has previously said she refuses to undergo.

Thoreen said the petition came after Spears has “demonstrated a level of independence” — like driving, which she was previously unable to do under the conservatorship, and appointing a lawyer of her own choosing. Spears’s ability to make these decisions on her own suggests that a conservatorship may no longer be required, Thoreen wrote. After being given the permission to choose her own lawyer in July, Spears appointed former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart, who said he would be moving “aggressively” to end the conservatorship.

Jamie Spears has not served as personal conservator to Britney since 2019 (the role is being filled by professional conservator Jodi Montgomery), but he currently oversees her finances. In August, he offered to negotiate a settlement for him to step down from the role, but Rosengart refused this option, saying that Spears should resign immediately and he should not receive any monetary compensation for doing so.

In response to the petition filed by Jamie Spears on September 7, Rosengart said it ​​“represents a massive legal victory for Britney Spears,” and called it “vindication.” But Britney’s lawyer — and #FreeBritney followers — maintain that Jamie Spears filing to end the conservatorship will not absolve him of an investigation into the mental, verbal, and emotional abuse the star allegedly endured under his control.

“Having exposed his misconduct and improper plan to hold his daughter hostage by trying to extract a multi-million dollar settlement, Mr. Spears has now effectively surrendered. There is no settlement,” Rosengart said. “To the extent Mr. Spears believes he can try to avoid accountability and justice, including sitting for a sworn deposition and answering other discovery under oath, he is incorrect and our investigation into financial mismanagement and other issues will continue.”

This represents a major step — and potentially huge win — for Britney Spears and #FreeBritney fans, but the decision will ultimately be left up to the judge. The next hearing for this case is scheduled for September 29.

The bride looked straight out of a fairytale in a hooded lace frock.

Lily Collins makes a stunning bride. On September 4, the Emily In Paris star wore Ralph Lauren to quietly wed director Charlie McDowell at a whimsical, woodsy Colorado destination. The actor donned a long-sleeve, high-neck white lace gown, complete with a hooded lace cape. C’est magnifique!

The formal hood worn by Collins is a signature design element for the American fashion house and has been worn by celebs before — who can forget Anne Hathaways’s hooded golden gown at the 2015 Met Gala, or Janelle Monáe’s hood of Swarovski crystals at the 2020 Oscars? The look is also reminiscent of the famously extravagant hooded costume Collins wore as Snow White in the 2012 film Mirror, Mirror.

The bride, known for her elegant, Audrey Hepburn-esque beauty, wore her hair in a sleek bun and sported minimal earth-toned makeup. The soft glam and classic silhouette she opted for, paired with the fairytale-like backdrop, exuded truly dreamy vibes. Collins took to Instagram to announce her nuptials, sharing wedding pictures of her and her new husband in a natural oasis surrounded by towering trees, rocky inclines and a free-flowing waterfall. The breathtaking venue was Colorado’s Dunton Hot Springs, a luxury resort nestled in an alpine valley with mountain views. Some might even say it’s better than Paris!

“I’ve never wanted to be someone’s someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife. On September 4th, 2021 we officially became each other’s forever. I love you beyond,” Collins captioned one of her IG posts. “Never been happier,” she added in another. Tissue, anyone?

McDowell (or shall we say Mr. Lily Collins?) is a film and TV director, not to mention the son of actor Mary Steenburgen, who famously played the mom in Elf (NBD), among other iconic roles. The newlyweds began dating back in 2019, and their wedding day occurred nearly one year after Collins announced their engagement on Instagram on September 25, 2020.

Felicitations are in order for this truly adorable couple.

Tara Reid remembers watching E.T. as a kid and idolizing Drew Barrymore. “I wanted to be like her,” she says, revealing that the actress and beauty mogul inspired her to pursue a career in Hollywood. “Then, after American Pie, she came up to me at a sushi restaurant and said, ‘Oh my god, I love you!’ I was like, ‘I literally wouldn’t do what I do if it wasn’t for you.’”

Reid, 45, known for her cult repertoire of films over the years from The Big Lebowski to Josie and the Pussycats, and, of course, the aforementioned American Pie, is on the set of her latest project. She’s wearing a white puff-sleeve top and gold lamé skinny jeans, showing off a black structured cross-body bag adorned with colorful crystals. This time, the character she’s playing is herself. Her newest venture? A fashion collaboration with the designer Michael Kuluva. The bag, named “Kura”, a portmanteau of “Kuluva” and “Tara”, is both eco-friendly and sustainable, made from cactus leather and recycled cotton with Tara’s own specially curated semi-precious stones and crystals to decorate it. A launch is planned during New York Fashion Week.

“This is a really precious thing for us,” says Reid, who is joined by Kuluva on the set of the shoot. He adds: “We’re gonna dazzle you! When you carry the bag, you will have a little piece of Tara and I with you each time.” Kuluva’s label, Tumbler & Tipsy, has previously shown at NYFW back in 2012, with Kendall Jenner modeling on the runway.

A month ago, Reid is excitedly telling me about this new project from her home in L.A. This time, she’s in a pink Chanel jacket and “very comfortable pants” (which I can’t see on Zoom), fresh off filming Shark Week antics for the Discovery Channel, including swimming with actual sharks. “The sharks were, like, 30-feet long,” she says. “They’re huge!” In case you forgot, Reid has plenty of experience dealing with the frightening fish from playing April Wexler during her Sharknado days. But that was then. Now, she’s sitting pretty.

“Everything’s falling in place now, and thank gosh,” she says excitedly. “It took a long time.” She’s not just talking bags and crystals, though it’s clear that she really is very happy about both of these things, positively beaming through the screen as she talks, even bringing the stones close to the camera so I can see them clearly. “The best time in your life is when you can actually say that there are not enough hours in a day.”

By the end of 2021, Reid anticipates that she’ll have several film projects out in the world, almost all of which she’ll be producing and directing, with studios like Paramount and stars like Rebel Wilson signed on. Friends are asking her if they can be in her movies again, and she’s been speaking with Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins “for whatever she has in mind.” Though production includes a lot of moving parts—financing, distribution, assembling a cast—Reid is up for the challenge. “It’s a real game trying to figure it all out,” she says.

Before Reid became famous for her roles in ’90s and early aughts classics (as Bunny, Vicky, Melody, and April), she starred in Saved by the Bell: The New Class. It was pretty much the only thing she’d done prior to landing The Big Lebowski. “That was ridiculous,” she recalls of auditioning for the role in the seminal Coen brothers movie. “Charlize Theron and Liv Tyler were there; I was like, ‘I’m never gonna get this part.’ Then they gave me the offer. It so unexpected.” Next came Urban Legend and American Pie; a three-picture deal with Universal. “Boom boom,” she says, conveying the swiftness of it all. “We got lucky.”

For Reid, the audition process hasn’t exactly gotten any easier over the years. “They expect so much from you because you’re famous already,” she says. “The worst is when you’ve flopped it [the audition] and you know you were good.” In the past, Reid has requested second auditions. “I didn’t get the part necessarily, but they would come back and say, ‘Well, she tried; she had a lot of nerve—in a good way.’” Say what you want about Tara Reid, but the woman has guts.

She’s also one of the actresses who, owing to her rise in fame during the dawn of the millennium, was subjected to the intense glare and scrutiny of the paparazzi. “You don’t know what they’re going to say or what picture they’re going to show,” she says. The O.C.’s Mischa Barton, a fellow teen starlet of the same era, recently penned an article about the press harassment she received. And Britney Spears has found herself back in the spotlight as she tries to fight her conservatorship. “What [Britney Spears] is going through, it’s heartbreaking,” says Reid, who has shown her support for the singer in recent Instagram posts. “I’ve never heard of anything like it. She’s still going through it, and it’s heartbreaking.”

Reid credits social media for allowing big-name celebrities to finally stick up for themselves. “It makes a difference,” she says. “Before it was cool to make fun of someone. People are watching their words more carefully. I think it’s great to give a positive spin on everyone. People deserve that.” If Reid could have her way, everyone would give out one compliment a day to create a chain reaction of good moods.

Perhaps this benevolent behavior is why Reid has amassed a loyal fanbase—who have affectionately dubbed her “Cult Queen” as a reference to her cult status. Cult Queen also happens to be the name of Reid’s other venture: a collection of sunglasses, complete with crystal-adorned croakies.

Of all the films Reid has starred in, Josie and the Pussycats remains her all-time favorite. “I had lunch with Rachael [Leigh Cook] recently,” she says, referring to her co-star in the titular role. The pair reminisced about how excited they were about the film, which bombed at the box office before becoming a cult classic (Reid is a Cult Queen, mind you). What’s more, the film is now viewed as being ahead of its time for its satirical comments on capitalism and commercialism. “People didn’t understand it,” reflects Reid. “Now there’s Instagram, Twitter… they all get it.”

Looking back at her career, Reid has no regrets. “Everything in my life is meant to be,” she says. “There’s been good times, bad times, whatever times. They were right times. I’m at the best part of my journey, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.”

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Back on set, the conversation flows from how and where to wear Reid’s bag (across the body or around the wrist—it’s a day bag and a night bag!), the protective element of crystals (Reid says they have centered her and made her feel healthier and happier), and why there’s such a palpable nostalgia for the ’90s and 2000s right now.

“People in the ’90s are older now and they’re realizing what they miss and what made them happy,” offers Reid. “You feel good!” interjects Kuluva, whose favorite Reid film by far is American Pie. “[It] brings you back to a time in your life when you’re carefree.” So, how about those American Pie 5 rumors? “Who knows,” starts Reid, “I think we’d all like to go back to it. If it happens, it happens, but if it doesn’t, we’re all moving on.”

Masha’s Mushroom is the upcoming film Reid will produce and star in alongside Vivica A. Fox that seems to have garnered the most press as of late. “Super trippy” and “a bit scary,” Reid plays Masha, a mother who is organizing her daughter’s birthday when things become rather hallucinatory. It’ll be the first of five films, in a similar vein to the franchises Reid has been in before. “The story can keep moving on and on; it really has legs,” she says.

But before she can grace any more red carpets, Reid needs to learn how to walk in heels again. “I’m not even joking,” she laughs, explaining how she wore Christian Louboutins to a friend’s recent birthday and struggled to walk the next day. Her solution: wear heels around the house for at least an hour each day to get back into the proverbial swing of things. Rest assured, when she has mastered those lofty heights once more, the pair in question will go great with her new Kura bag.

Photographer: Danelle Cole; hair: Cindy Zamora; makeup: Amy Galibut; photo assistant: Emily Cole; creative consultant: Natalie Corrales; lighting / art director: Liana Grigoryan

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The launch of H&M’s new resale initiative is more proof that second-hand shopping is changing the retail landscape.

The resale market is poised to surpass fast fashion sales within 10 years.

Yes, you read that correctly. According to Doug Stephens, founder and president of retail industry consultancy Retail Prophet, “The explosion in resale fashion, driven by brands like The Real Real, Poshmark and others, positions resale to overtake fast fashion within a decade.”

In fact, according to online retailer ThredUp’s 2020 report, resale is predicted to be valued at $64 billion in four years. And now, an unlikely retailer is making a splashy entrance into the resale market alongside scrappier sites like Depop and Poshmark. Fast fashion mecca H&M just launched H&M Rewear, a resale platform where people can buy and sell items from any brand.

So how did thrifting go from a casual trip to Value Village into a full-blown fashion frenzy?

For one, we’re in the era of conscious consumerism. In the last five years, the number of young buyers who prefer to purchase from sustainable brands has increased from 57 to 72 percent according to ThredUp.

Gen-Z and millennial shoppers have not only gravitated towards retailers focused on sustainability, but have also embraced thrifting. Many experts attribute this shift towards second-hand shopping to the environment younger shoppers have grown up in — climate change is a topic this demographic has heard about for years, and supporting eco-friendly brands and thrifting allows them to feel they are contributing to the movement.

Saving money has also become a priority for Gen-Z buyers, as “1 in 2 consumers care more about seeking value in their purchases than before the pandemic,” per ThredUp’s 2021 resale report. Stephens attributes this to the financial realities confronted by many young consumers, as they now “face unique economic challenges relative to previous generations, as they have suffered not one but two major economic crises in their formative income-earning years.”

However, it might be the uniqueness of thrifting that’s the biggest motivator for some Gen-Z shoppers. Second-hand shopping is fuelled by “the thrill of the find,” and can earn its wearer a certain cachet. Thrifting has become almost a lifestyle — “Oh this? It’s vintage” feels emblematic of the way many young shoppers express their identity. As Stephens puts it, “resale is no longer merely a cyclical fad but a fashion mainstay for a new generation of consumers.”

While some labels have launched clothing rental programs like California brand Vince, and others are integrating recycled materials into their products like Hunter Boots and Allbirds, resale has outpaced them all in a rapidly growing list of traditional retailers (such as Etsy, Farfetch and now H&M) embracing second-hand clothing.

H&M Rewear, the Swedish conglomerate’s new resale initiative, rolled out exclusively in Canada on September 7. Similar to other resale platforms, individuals can buy and sell any piece of clothing from any brand, including H&M. For payment, sellers have the choice between receiving a direct deposit or an H&M gift card with an added 20 percent value.

This move by the brand no doubt signals a yearning for a piece of the fast-growing resale market, Stephens says, noting a desire from fast fashion retailers to “counter their negative impact on the environment by promoting resale and re-use” with programs like these.

And it’s not hard to understand why. Fast fashion and fashion resale are naturally opposites — where one works to reduce environmental pollution and waste, the other directly fuels it with clothing that is not crafted for longevity. As brands like H&M have pioneered and perfected the fast fashion system, they shoulder responsibility for its environmental impact. “The fact is fast fashion companies need to produce less,” says Sage Paul, executive and artistic director of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, who calls programs like this one “Band-Aid solutions for the mess” fast fashion brands helped create.

That being said, as a fast fashion leader, H&M has been attempting to improve its environmental footprint for many years. In 2010 the retailer launched its Conscious Collection which uses 50 percent “sustainably sourced materials.” Since then, the company has also vowed to become climate positive by 2040 which includes “avoiding harmful chemicals, fossil-based energy sources and single-use packaging”. They’re also making the switch to using entirely sustainable fabrics by 2030 such as Circulose® made from 100 percent discarded cotton and Vegea™, a fake leather created from grapes. They’ve also set up clothing recycling bins in stores, invested in technologies like the cotton recovery startup Renewcell and created a supply chain sharing platform Treadler. H&M has even named its former sustainability chief as CEO.

Sarah Jay, founder of All Earthlings Consulting and conceiver of the documentary Toxic Beauty, acknowledges the brand’s strides in terms of sustainability despite seeing H&M’s foray into resale as “a clear attempt at monopoly and an acknowledgment of the sector’s potential for profitability.” Jay says: “Compared to their fast fashion peers, H&M is undoubtedly leading the way in terms of textile innovation. They are making adjustments and improvements. Let’s hope that their resale platform leads to a broader shift in their business model, the definitive end of fast fashion and the excessive use of virgin fibres to create new garments.”

The truth is there may be no tidy solution to the question of how to balance our desire to shop and love of fashion with an increasingly urgent need to take care of our planet. While consuming more mindfully is more important and popular than ever, shoppers have to continue keeping brands accountable about their environmental footprints — and whether their sustainable initiatives are truly genuine or just greenwashing. But, producing less is a good start.

Including a reformulated vitamin C serum and hotly anticipated candles.

As we leave behind the sunny, sweltering days of summer, there’s plenty to look forward to for fall, especially where beauty products are concerned. There are fragrances that stir up the imagination, mood-boosting body washes for our shower routines, and much more. These are the September 2021 beauty launches you need on your radar.

Paco Rabanne Phantom

Your fragrance wardrobe is about to get a whole lot cooler. Phantom, the new scent from Paco Rabanne, taps into technology to create a feel-good fragrance. Perfumers used a combination of AI and neuroscience to carefully select ingredients based on which ones had emotional benefits. The resulting scent brings together a blend of lavender, Italian lemon, vetiver and woody vanilla. Also, did we mention that it’s shaped like a robot?!

L’Occitane Youth Hand Cream Serum-in-Cream

Dropping temperatures means that you’ll be reaching for hand cream on the regular, but you don’t want anything too rich and decadent just yet. L’Occitane lends a helping hand with the Youth Hand Cream Serum-in-Cream. In addition to nourishing hands, nails and cuticles, it also protects them from visible signs of aging with the help of skin-brightening hibiscus flower acid, shea butter and immortelle essential oil cream.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Fresh Day Serum

Drunk Elephant’s bestselling C-Firma Fresh just got a formula makeover. It still contains the original antioxidant complex made up of 15 percent l-ascorbic acid, 0.5 percent ferulic acid, and 1 percent vitamin E, but to boost its potency and keep it fresher for longer, the new formula separates the ascorbic acid in from the liquid serum in powder form, which you have to mix before use. The longer shelf life means you can continue to use it at least six months after mixing.

Miss Dior Eau de Parfum

“The intention was to inspire hope and joy,” says perfumer Francois Demachy over a Zoom call from Grasse, France. Demachy is calling from a field of roses (literally) to discuss the newest iteration of Miss Dior Eau de Parfum, a fresh floral scent whose goal is to provoke an emotional reawakening. “We’ve been shut in and confined to small places for so long,” he says. “With this perfume, we are going for a feeling of reopening and reconnecting with nature.” Demachy hopes that the new Miss Dior, with its bright and inevitably optimistic notes of Centifolia rose, iris and peony balanced out with musk, tonka bean, and sandalwood to ensure that the scent never becomes overpoweringly sweet, will make its wearer feel like, at long last, they are “able to breathe again.” —Souzan Michael Galway

REN Evercalm Redness Relief Serum

Part of Ren’s Evercalm range developed for sensitive or sensitized skin, the Redness Relief Serum was recently updated with a more efficacious, vegan formula, and eco-conscious packaging. Featuring white mushroom extract, the creamy, skin-soothing serum targets six signs of skin sensitivity: redness, tightness, itchiness, burning, discomfort, dryness and flakiness.

Ouai Candles

Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin has been fielding requests for candles ever since hair and body care brand Ouai got into the fragrance game. Ask and you shall receive! Ouai just debuted two candles inspired by their signature scents, Melrose Place and North Bondi. Melrose Place has notes of champagne, pink peppercorn, berry, peony, rose, sandalwood and musk, while North Bondi features bergamot, apple blossom, Italian lemon, freesia and amber. Made using a coconut and soy blend, they’re poured into chic concrete vessels that you can reuse.

Weleda Aroma Essentials

A better shower routine for fall? Yes, please. Weleda has a new range of mood-enhancing shower gels and creamy body washes. Harnessing the aromatherapy benefits of essential oils like rose, lavender and bergamot, they nourish the skin and provide a complete sensorial experience in the shower. The line-up includes two body washes and a shower gel — Relax, Pamper and Energy.