saloon 31
saloon irl 3—this time in bushwick & with paid member perks; behind the skincare routine of a beauty pr professional at skinfix + a saloon-only discount; opps at futong & friends, nylon, & more
state of the saloon
saloon is approaching summer with a hot sweaty and chic vengeance, featuring our first sponsor in a while (love you, skinfix, for keeping me in line) and launching the most important event of the summer: june 18, from 6-8pm at cherry on top. huge thanks to our saloon fans at daly for hosting an open bar and making this cute-as-shit poster. the guest list is open to only paid members for the first 24 hours plus the first 50 paid members to arrive at the event receive an (actually good) gift bag. RSVP is required for open bar access. our waitlist kind of blows up, get in there while you can. <3
RSVP here.
more saloon events imminent, but still secret atm…
saloon bulletin
Mindel is a new invite-only peer to peer fashion rental platform launching later this year. Join the waitlist at rentmindel.com for early access and be the first to rent from their curated selection.
Rookie Residency is an opportunity for writers, or hopeful writers, to commit fully to your dream project. At the beginning of the session, we’ll share what we all look to be working on, any progress made, or any wishes to collaborate or share for review. And then we’ll get down to business with a nice bevvy. RSVP here.
Food People interviewed saloon member Carli Gordon, founder of The Libi Project, which you can read here.
Dalya Benor wrote a piece on the LES gallery TIWA for the Observer, which you can read here.
Fireside is teaming up with Generation Sport Co for a giveaway.
meet pr genius isabelle conner of skinfix
we have been graced by skincare gods, and skinfix reached out to offer the saloon team some samples of their new barrier balancing water cream. below, a brief with the mind behind the launch, Isabelle Conner, who told me her life story over three glasses of wine at Lucien a few months ago & I was enamored. her answers to these q’s are hilarious and in super good taste. the brand is offering a 15% discount code for saloon members: skinfixsaloon15.
1. Last restaurant that blew your mind:
I’ve had two uniquely near-religious experiences in the past few months: the first was at Smithereens, the new seafood spot in the East Village, which left me licking my plate in the company of my former work-wife (& current friend) Ellie Clune. I think about the seaweed butter each & every morning. The second, and just a bit further downtown, is one of the new-ish omakase spots, Kaki. My sister, CeCe, and I had a last-minute 15-course meal. One of the courses arrives aflame! Delicious & BYOB. We had Sancerre.
2. Last thing you bought IRL:
Four vintage oversized t-shirts off a rack in Prospect Heights — a functional purchase, for working out. And a still-life from a small gallery in Narrowsburg, NY — it’s a bowl of fruit nestled on a table. My friends say it’s a vignette of strawberries & cream, but I think they’re peaches & cream. I love the ambiguity.
3. Your absolute favorite skincare products:
In the morning, Paula’s Choice Vitamin C, Skinfix’s Barrier-Balancing Water Cream, and sunscreen—either Supergoop!’s Glowscreen or Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua—are in my rotation. At night: I alternate between VT Cosmetics Reedle Shot (which I ran out of mere days ago!) and a prescription retinol, which is followed by Skinfix’s Triple Lipid Peptide Cream. I occasionally top it off with the Pai Rosehip oil. I also love P50V and have been dabbling with Sick Science Lab’s Shapeshift Jaw-Defining Serum.
4. What has the water cream replaced in your routine?
One of the most delightful parts of my job is that I’m compelled (for research!) to try as many products as possible. You need to know what people are gravitating towards & what’s trending, and why. As a result, the moisturizer slot in my routine was a revolving door—though I was once most partial to French pharmacy brands. Enter: our Barrier Balancing Water Cream, which was formulated for combination skin, like mine. It’s light, it genuinely works well under makeup, and it absorbs beautifully. You can check out the outstanding clinical claims on our website. But it’s a perfect, do-it-all, white tee of moisturizers.
you can follow Izzi on Instagram here.
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