The Aesthetes’ guide to beauty products

Estée Lauder Youth Dew EDP and tub oil © Alex Crétey Systermans

Virginie Mouzat, former style and way of life editor of French Vanity Fair“I’m by no means with out Youth Dew by Estée Lauder: it’s my secret weapon. I’ve lived with this fragrance for therefore a few years. You can nonetheless discover the bathtub oil too; I put a number of drops in boiling water and it perfumes the home.” £44 for 67ml EDPPatrick Kinmonth, artist and designer“I’m hooked on Alleven Stellar Mask and Total Face Serum. It’s very efficient at making you snug in your pores and skin, and in addition occurs to have a pleasant matte pomegranate-coloured bottle.” Alleven Stellar Mask, £58, and Total Face Serum, £110

Cindy Chao at residence along with her canines, Wang Cai and Kooli © Yung Hua Chen

Frédéric Malle’s Portrait of a Lady by Dominique Ropion © Yung Hua Chen

Cindy Chao, jeweller“Frédéric Malle’s Portrait of a Lady by Dominique Ropion. Name apart, it has a mixture of female and masculine components, which displays either side of my persona.” £245 for 100mlThelma Golden, director of The Studio Museum in Harlem“The beauty staples I’m by no means with out embody Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Infatuated Red; Pattern Heavy Conditioner for Coilies; Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum; Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum; Hanahana Beauty Shea Body Butter; and, final however not least, Ami Cole Lip Treatment Oil, which moisturises and provides a touch of color.” Ami Cole Lip Treatment Oil, $20. Hanahana Shea Body Butter, $28. Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum, £32. Pattern Heavy Conditioner for Coilies, $25. Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum, $185

Gucci Westman at residence in Bedford, New York © Weston Wells

Make-up from her Westman Atelier vary © Weston Wells

Gucci Westman, movie star make-up artist and founding father of Westman Atelier“My total make-up wardrobe from Westman Atelier – it’s a system so every little thing is designed to work collectively, but when I may solely use one product it might be the Vital Skin Foundation Stick, which soothes, calms and balances my rosacea.” Vital Skin Foundation Stick, £62

“Just the odor of it’s comforting”: Jack Black Intense Therapy lip balm © Shannon Corsi

Jimmy Chin, climber and filmmaker “Jack Black Intense Therapy lip balm with SPF 25. It’s small, simple to carry and really moisturising for dry, cracked pores and skin all around the face.” £7.95

Perfumes by Buly 1803, Food artist and social-media Laila Gohar beauty staples © Adrianna Glaviano

Laila Gohar, meals artist “La Nymphe au Scorpion by Buly 1803 – a delicate, recent and misty scent that lingers with out sticking to my clothes.” €150 for 200mlKen Fulk, inside designer“I really like Ultimate Brushless White Eagle Shave Cream by Kiehl’s. It incorporates menthol, which is barely numbing, and if it had been ever to be discontinued, I’d purchase it in bulk because it’s important to my each day routine.” £16.50

Gioia Bini at residence in Florence © Lea Anouchinsky

Bini’s grooming staples embody (centre) Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Dermo-Protective Oil and (proper) Dr Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum © Lea Anouchinsky

Gioia Bini, dressmaker“Dr Barbara Sturm’s Hyaluronic Serum and Irene Forte Skincare Hibiscus evening cream.” £235.20, drsturm.com; £139, ireneforteskincare.com

Tom’s of Maine Wild Lavender deodorant © Weston Wells

Lucas Zwirner, gallerist“The grooming staple I’m by no means with out is Tom’s of Maine’s Wild Lavender deodorant. I don’t put on cologne, however I really like the odor of lavender, so I take advantage of this day by day.” $5.99

Violette_FR Boum-Boum Milk and Guerlain Rouge G lipstick on Serrat’s dressing desk © Lea Winkler

Violette Serrat, make-up artist“I’m by no means with out my Boum-Boum Milk, an all-over spray that acts as a toner, serum and moisturiser. I can’t put on basis as a result of my pores and skin is so delicate; I at all times have reactions, and it additionally will get dehydrated. I’d been searching for the right cream for years, so this was the primary product that I labored on. It’s modified my pores and skin – simply two sprays and I’m out the door.” £56

Dapper Dan at his atelier in New York © Timothy O’Connell

Crown perfume by English Laundry © Timothy O’Connell

Dapper Dan, dressmaker“I’m by no means with out cologne. I like that feeling of trying sharp, and smelling like a flower. I just like the perfume of the one I’m carrying presently, Crown by English Laundry.” $85 for 100ml EDP

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in vanilla © Ellius Grace

Sinéad Burke, incapacity activist and CEO of accessibility consultancy Tilting the Lens“Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in vanilla, which can solely be meant for in a single day use however I apply it continuously. If I’ve forgotten all different elements of my skincare routine, I always remember the lip balm.” £19 for 20g, cultbeauty.co.uk

Arthur de Villepin’s grooming staple: Scent One: Hinoki by Monocle and Comme des Garçons © Amanda Kho

Arthur de Villepin, gallerist“Scent One: Hinoki by Monocle and Comme des Garçons, which is impressed by hinoki soaking tubs on the Tawaraya, Kyoto’s finest ryokan. It’s recent, woody and filled with character.” £80 for 50ml

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