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5 Aug

A Breakdown of Brooklyn’s Burgeoning Beauty Scene, by Neighborhood

A Breakdown of Brooklyn’s Burgeoning Beauty Scene, by Neighborhood
Williamsburg  Known for its bustling art scene, vintage shops and foodie destinations, this stretch of north Brooklyn has steadily morphed right into a hipster haven. And for higher or worse, luxury brands are actually trying to money in on the cool factor: The neighborhood’s North sixth Street has recently welcomed a string of upscale retail openings, including an Hermès outpost and adjoining Chanel Beauty and Byredo boutiques.  Though these additions would have felt misplaced a decade ago, they’re surprisingly of their element amongst an array of fast-facial bars, trendy exercise studios, a soon-to-be acupuncture spot, and throngs of tote-bag-holding, claw-clip-wearing passersby. Oh, who're all sporting no-makeup makeup.   Where the motion is: Aesop: 85 North third Street Bathhouse: 103 North tenth Street Byredo: 130 North sixth Street Chanel...
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4 Aug

Brooklyn’s Beauty, Wellness Boom – WWD

Brooklyn’s Beauty, Wellness Boom – WWD
On a balmy July evening, stylish beauty editors and influencers stepped out of their Ubers of their best outfits and asked friends and colleagues to film them entering the brand new Chanel Beauté store on North sixth Street in Williamsburg, the hipster haven-turned somewhat luxe neighborhood situated in north Brooklyn. Inside, they chatted loudly as servers handed out glasses of Champagne in between bottles of Chanel No 5 displayed in gold bird cages, partitions of fragrances and blown-up images of Chanel ambassador Timothée Chalamet. Every week later, bougie fragrance brand Byredo — of which Puig recently acquired a majority stake — hosted an identical soiree to toast the opening of its latest store, which happens to be round the corner to...
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