The Heaven x Bleach restock is coming
Beauty drops of the month: Also featuring travel saviours from 100mL and a properly good mascara from Anastasia Beverly Hills.
Beauty
Words: Olive Pometsey, Jade Wickes
For that last minute weekend away...
You can’t really be arsed to pack your full-sized cleanser, let alone wait in the queue to check in luggage at the airport. What to do? Decant it? That’s definitely not going to happen. Luckily, the well-travelled brains behind 100mL foresaw this predicament. Think of it as that section in Boots that exclusively sells minis, but posher. Catering to the hard-core skin-care heads, the brand stocks fan favourites from the likes of Aesop, Salt & Stone, Grown Alchemist and Everyday Humans, all in airport security safe quantities. Add your faves to your basket and they’ll even come delivered with a handy (free!) travel pouch.
Curate your own 100mL pouch at shop100ml.com
For your post-work wind-down…
We know that little treats often make you feel better, especially after a day of silently feuding with Jan from accounts. We also know that many of the most soothing treats can be sourced from Byredo. Fine, a £64 candle might not be the littlest of treats. But with notes of clary sage, mirabelle and iris, the brand’s new Sweet Grass candle will quite literally make your lowly flat smell like a vast Edenic garden – sans hayfever. You deserve it. Jan doesn’t.
Get a whiff of Byredo’s Sweet Grass Candle at byredo.com
For depuffing those all-nighter eyebags…
Need a product that will disguise the bender from that nosey boss of yours? We suggest this moisturising eye cream from the men’s skincare experts at Horace. While it’s not strictly designed to conceal hangovers, it is packed with caffeine, hyaluronic acid and aloe vera juice, all of which should sort out those sleepy, booze-drained eyes. Make sure you store it in the fridge to give the product’s cooling metal applicator extra umph. That’ll wake you up.
Make sure you’re ready for your next morning after at horace.com
For sitting pretty on your bathroom shelf…
Would you look at that bottle… To be fair, Melyon does a lot more than deliver on packaging that makes your bathroom look like a hotel. The Swedish brand’s formulas specifically cater to darker skin tones. Take this milk cleanser which uses ginger root extract to even out the skin tone and reduce scarring, and salicylic acid to prevent more spots that could produce more scars. It’s all inspired by founder Roger Dupé’s West African roots: “In Togo and Ghana, where my parents are from, skincare is a form of self-love and something people have been doing for generations,” he says. We can get on board with that.
Keep spots at bay at melyon.co
For a back-to-school makeover that will get you sent straight home…
Metallic pink! Luminous green! Rusty vibrant red! These are the hair dye shades that were on offer when Heaven by Marc Jacob’s collab with Bleach London dropped earlier this month. Bad news: they’re already sold out. Good news: Heaven and Bleach are reuniting for round two in November. Expect more colours, all formulated using Bleach’s expertise in experimental dye jobs.
Keep your eyes peeled for the November drop at bleachlondon.com
For first date pheromones…
Don’t quiz us on the science, but Escentric Molecules perfumes are famous for making their wearers absolutely irresistible. We can neither confirm nor deny their pulling power, but all their fragrances do smell really good. Their latest collab with Harrods is no different. HO1 is a perfume that promises to transport its wearer to “an Arabian summer escape” with just one “‘scentual’ spritz”. Translation: it has notes of amber, musk, patchouli, peach and bergamot, among many, many other things. A complex scent for a complex person.
Transport yourself to Abu Dhabi at harrods.com
For a fuss-free lash lift…
A mascara that doesn’t clump, separates each lash and lengthens in a way that looks natural? There’s a lot of lash formulas on the market that make wild claims, but Anastasia Beverly Hills’s’ latest formula is the real deal. It’s perfect for a polished no-makeup makeup look, giving the illusion that you were born with Bambi lashes that touch your eyebrows. Say a final goodbye to your lash tech. She’s not dead. You just need her anymore.
Save on your lash appointments at anastasiabeverlyhills.co.uk