10 March, 2020

Positive beauty: Forgo Essentials

Forgo hand wash

Bored of all the hand washing posts yet? Nah me neither. Aesop Reverence Aromatique* is my hand wash of choice, followed by Arket Geranium* and Bjork & Berries White Forest*. M&S Calm hand wash* also has vague Aesop-meets-Austin-Austin vibes, with its amber bottles and essential oils.

But Swedish brand Forgo has a much more modern idea. Its Kickstarter is launching a waterless concept that ships sachets of concentrated powder that you mix with water yourself. No plastic, no additives, and lovely minimalist branding for those who are (for better or worse) suckers for such things (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Beauty, Brands, News, Shopping Aesop, Arket, Austin Austin, beauty, Bjork & Berries, Corpus, Dame, Ecooking, Forgo, London Labs, Shiro, shopping, wellness

22 July, 2019

Buy it now: Hot summer, cool scents

We’re in the throes of a proper 30-degree sunny and muggy city summer. I’m not complaining one bit though, because I’m not a commuter and frankly I’ll take whatever I can get. But I believe in the power of smell to help temper the heat.

I’m back on the Hermès Eau de Gentiane Blanche this summer, a really great cooling smell (earthy and green with a trail of musk) that’s like an olfactory glass of iced cordial. I think it’s one of Jean-Claude Ellena’s best, but actually all the Hermès colognes are excellent and I love the 15ml spray bottles for when I’m flanneuring about town. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 1 Comment Beauty, News, Shopping, Trends Aesop, Estee Lauder, fragrance, Gucci, Hermes, Lalique, Perfumer H, shopping, Vanessa Jackman

24 August, 2017

On my radar: Lebon vegan toothpaste

Fenwick has just started stocking LEBON toothpaste in the UK. This vegan brand is sexing up two categories. Vegan beauty (which, like eco-beauty before it, had an unsexy, hippyish image) and oral care. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Beauty, Brands, Business of fashion, Design, News Aesop, Anthropologie, Asprey, beauty, Hermes, Lebon, oral care, trends, Verso

30 July, 2017

THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Helmut Lang, Sephora, Mackintosh, Pat McGrath Labs and more!

Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands and industry stories currently buzzing on my radar…

1. HELMUT LANG’S RADICAL RELAUNCH
HELMUT LANG FALL 1999 RTW

The most interesting part to me about the new Helmut Lang structure, hiring an editor, instead of an overall creative director, is the plan for a regular reissue of archive Helmut Lang pieces. (more…)