I never really remove my eye makeup or wear foundation or concealer. I just splash water on my face in the morning and use Environ Retinol serum 1. When I’m good, I use Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Brightening Liquid and then I put more eye makeup on my already made up eyes. I use a black eyeliner on my waterline. It’s always a pencil – you can blend it out much easier and I find it makes my makeup look a bit effortless. Right now I’m using one from Givenchy, their Khôl Couture waterproof pencil. I get eyelash extensions every two to three weeks, so I don’t actually use mascara. I used to wake up an hour before school started just to do my makeup. Now that I get eyelash extensions, I feel ready as soon as I wake up; I’ll never stop getting them. Sometimes I use one cheek tint by Jillian Dempsey that makes me look sun-kissed. I put it on my nose. Sometimes I use Chanel Le Gel Sourcils on my eyebrows. I naturally have quite thin eyebrows, but I’ve been thinning them out lately because I saw a picture of my mom in the 90s and she looked so good with thin eyebrows. The only lipstick I use is from Kiko Milano — Powder Power lipstick in color 15. I apply it to my nose, lips and cheeks. Sometimes I do my makeup before I get in the shower – it’s such a good hack. Your skin becomes dewy. I know your T-zone is supposed to look matte, but I think it looks a bit sweaty sometimes. My makeup artist uses a Chanel Baume Essentiel highlighter stick that is so amazing. It’s perfectly clear.
I try to take really good care of my hair because it used to be bleached blonde and that seriously ruined it. I use L’Oréal Professionnel Volumetric volumizing shampoo and K18 Damage Shield protective conditioner. When I get out of the shower, I use Sam McKnight Cool Girl Barely There Texture Mist to give volume to my hair and bread hair oil – that’s probably my scent because I use so much of it. I have Weleda Skin Food Ultra-rich cream for my body. In the evening I sprinkle my face with water and use three pumps of the Environ moisturizer again. It’s the only thing I use morning and night; it’s so good. Even though the retinol isn’t very strong, it has made such a huge difference in my skin. I washed my face and used so many products that I broke out. When I stopped touching my face and stuck to one product, things got better.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
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In Philadelphia’s Fishtown, a quiet new hotel in an 18th-century mansion
Like the variety of vintage treasures in the shops along Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, no two rooms are the same Hotel Anna & Bel, the first full-service hotel in the artsy Philadelphia district. Housed in an Italianate-style mansion dating from 1769 and an attached townhouse, the 50 rooms range from studios to two-bedroom suites, furnished with velvet or linen sofas and custom-made beds in wood, velvet or rattan. The mansion’s original staircase was retained, along with wooden ceiling beams and four fireplaces. The second-floor rooms, most with balconies, overlook the courtyard, which is anchored by a 10.5-meter swimming pool. Caletta, the hotel’s cocktail bar, which opens onto the pool patio, plans to offer spritzes alongside small Italian dishes such as fried artichokes and zeppole Calabrese. Also on the ground floor is Bastia, the hotel’s Mediterranean restaurant, which serves produce from Green Meadow Farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and seafood from New Jersey’s Local 130, a fishmonger specializing in seasonal and regional seafood. Several wellness areas complete the amenities, including a fitness center with infrared sauna and a rooftop yoga terrace. Hotel Anna & Bel opens August 7; from $300 per night, annaandbel.com.
When Emily Gray started working on Grey’s, her first women’s clothing line, she found inspiration not in sartorial archives, but in early 20th century interiors. The 28-year-old Central Saint Martins graduate’s references include a secessionist salon in Vienna by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann and French interior designer Pierre Chareau’s sets for the 1924 French film ‘L’inhumaine’. In such references says the London-based designer: “There is a balance between practicality and romance that I also try to create within the collection.” The twelve-piece collection, which is handmade in England and now available for pre-order, combines comfort with artisanal details: a felt, box-shaped jacket, which takes its ocher hue from a standing Art Deco screen on display in the former New York collection by fashion designer Geoffrey Beene. York apartment, is as soft as it is structured, while the flowing silhouette of a blanket-like opera coat is embellished with tassels from a traditional passementerie maker who specializes in intricate trimmings. From around $605, grays.studio.
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Ulla Johnson and Sisley work together on a bag full of beauty essentials
In March 2023, French beauty brand Sisley and New York-based designer Ulla Johnson began a collaboration during Johnson’s runway show, held that season at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards. Makeup artist Romy Soleimani used Sisley products to give models glowing skin and, in some cases, crimson lips. “There is always a focus on enhancing natural beauty with beautiful, healthy skin and pops of color,” says Johnson, who once again turned to Sisley for her spring and fall 2024 shows. Now the two brands have collaborated on a kit to help you get catwalk-ready skin at home. In addition to Johnson’s favorite Black Rose Cream Mask, a limited edition size of the leather Ulla Johnson Wave bag will also contain other favorite beauty products: a revitalizing Black Rose Eye Contour Fluid, protective anti-aging All Day All Year cream and Nutritive Lip Balm that fits into a removable pouch decorated with an orange and deep purple floral print from Johnson’s Fall 2024 collection. $1,600, bergdorfgoodman.com.
The Pitti Immagine Uomo trade fair – held biannually in and around Florence’s Fortezza da Basso, a repurposed 16th-century fortress northwest of the city’s famed Duomo – has served as a global barometer for menswear since its founding in 1972. In addition to a long line of traditional tailoring houses, shoemakers and craftsmen, a number of young labels are presenting collections for the first time at Pitti (as it is often called). The Chilean designer Guido Vera founded his eponymous label in 2018. Born and raised in the rugged, icy landscapes of Punta Arenas, one of the southernmost inhabited places in the world, Vera centers his design practice around the appreciation of nature. His new collection includes two collaborations with Chilean artisans: borosilicate glass jewelry inspired by the shapes of winter frost, made in the glass workshop and design studio Glass laboratory and a vegan shoe capsule with Cresta using recycled plastic and cactus leather. Before he founded his label Raxxy in 2020, Chinese designer William Shen participated in his home country’s Math Olympiad and won a silver medal. Shen uses geometric algorithms to create his modular puffer garments, whose segmented, block-like pieces sewn together resemble intricate knitwear. (There’s also an element of sustainability here, as damage to a Raxxy piece can be easily remedied thanks to the replaceable pieces, unlike traditional puffers.) Last week, designers Daniel Gayle and James Bosley held a fashion show in London for their brand Denzilpatrick, named in honor of Gayle’s Jamaican and Irish grandfathers, Denzil and Patrick. Immediately after the show, the designers packed everything up and took it to Florence, where they will present the collection alongside pieces created especially for Pitti in collaboration with the French luxury group Kering. A new fleece hoodie is knitted with organic cotton and farm-raised banana fibers, while sportswear is made from two layers of recycled nylon, laser-cut with a pattern of swirling, multi-floral acanthus flowers.
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