If you’re really only just getting your head round the the Spring/Summer trends for 2018 – then you may need to make some space in your mind – and eventually your wardrobes – for what’s coming next season?
As fashion moves fast and its time for New York Fashion Week – where the Autumn/Winter 2018 trends are making us want to Wear. It. All. Now.
Whatever has caught your eye FORGET about that for now as in honour of New York Fashion Week I am talking New York Beauty Icons – those iconic beauty products that were born and raised in the big apple.
Want to know what classic NYC beauty buys you need to buy now? Then read on… worth the extra shipping costs too if you can’t find then in the UK.
{Main picture – New York Sweater from J.Crew}
** 18 New York Beauty Icons **
CLEANSERS
With his signature double cleanse (long before all the beauty experts that claim to have invented it now!) Erno Laszlo brought his skincare line New York in 1927 and its been an insider secret ever since. As one of his celebrity clients Audrey Hepburn said “I owe 50% of my beauty to my mother and the other 50% to Erno Laszlo.” { Erno Laszlo Phelityl Pre-Cleansing Oil}
With a modern apothecary approach to luxury skincare Malin + Goetz opened in NYC in 2004 with an emphasis on easy-to-use skincare for all. This simple foaming cleanser is a best-seller and embodies all that is great about Malin + Goetz – its simplicity. { Malin + Goetz Grapefruit Face Cleanser}
A luxury vegan beauty line founded in Brooklyn Mullein & Sparrow where every product is made in small batches but with massive appeal. This cleaning face powder and Cleaning Oil are it’s (almost) best-kept secrets to beautiful skin naturally. { Mullein & Sparrow Exfoliating Cleansing Powder & Cleansng Oil}
TREATMENTS & SPECIAL CARE
Born from his NYC two-room apartment in 1967 into what is now a world-renowned beauty treatment and product line – Mario Badescu is the name of every cool New Yorkers lips. This award-winning Drying Lotion IS the answer to spot prone skin – you will find some in every hip NYC girls medicine cabinet. {Mario Badescu Drying Lotion}
Bringing her rich Chinese heritage to the New York beauty scene in 1984 Ling Chan founded Ling New York and her list of clients is like a whos-who of celebrities, models and actresses. Most of her skincare products are a best-seller but special mention to the makeover masks which leave skin clear, brighter and yes spark-ling! (Ling New York SparkLING Makeover O2 Mask}
Bliss was founded by beauty wizard Marcia Kilgore in 1996 in New York City – and the rest is beauty history. If there isn’t some Bliss triple oxygen something or other to be found in your beauty cupboard – then really what are you putting to your skin? {Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Eye Mask}
A night time acne treatment with added punch – this is a constant sellout for Malin + Goetz the uncomplicated skincare brand that was born and raised in the cool Chelsea neighbourhood of the big apple. {Malin + Goetz 10% Sulfur Paste}
A board-certified Dermalogist Dr. Perricone is known globally as the skin ageing expert and founded his infamous skincare range Perricone MD in 1997 to help us all achieve younger, more radiant looking skin at home. {Perricone Cold Plasma Eye}
MOISTURE
A recognised New York icon herself Linda Rodin – a stylist for over 35 years – founded Rodin Olio Lusso in 2007 after she created her dream face oil in her own Manhattan apartment. When word got out – by the models and make-up artists that used it – a cult beauty line was born. {Rodin Olio Lusso Face Oil}
Known as one of Manhattan’s most sought after facialists Joanna Vargas product line is just as hot. Her results-driven skincare products echo her ethos for beautiful skin with natural, plant-based ingredients. After a serum? This is the only one is have in your beauty bag. {Joanna Vargas Daily Serum}
The logo Kiehl’s since 1851 is as synonymous as the East Village pharmacy that opened on Pear Tree Corner. Kiehl’s is NYC. Used by Andy Warhol in the sixties and known for it generous samples to customers. If you don’t have these face creams sat next to your Creme de Corps than sort that – pronto! {Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate & Ultra Facial Cream}
HAIRCARE
Although born in Boston in 1991 with an iconic oval soap wrapped in gorgeous artisan paper and wrapped in fine wire Fresh was raised in NYC and now houses a full lifestyle range of products for you and your home. {Fresh Seaberry Revitalizing Conditioner}
From a humble East Village salon in 1977 to the mega brand it is today I doubt there isn’t at least 1 (or 10) Bumble and bumble. hair care products on every dressing table today. The inventors of the best ever styling creams and of course the much-imitated surf spray. A good hair day only starts with Bb. {Bumble + bumble Don’t Blow it and Brilliantine}
Inspired by the science of skincare and offering premium hair care products free of additives and harsh ingredients Alterna was founded in 1997. From caviar to bamboo extracts this is the luxe brand that New Yorkers turn too when they need that just out of the salon feeling. {Alterna Bamboo Style Cleanse Extend Translucent Dry Shampoo}
New Wash goes against everything you know, think and feel about shampoo. In fact it’s the anti-shampoo (a detergent-free wash that means you can forgo conditioner, mask and detangler). Founded in 2015 by the founder/ex-owner of Bumble and bumble under his hair artist collective Hairstory. {Hairstory New Wash}
