Let us endeavor to make 2022 the year of Love, for there has been no greater time when love is so very needed.
“Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me prov’d,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
We love Valentine’s Day, especially when we celebrate at Ladurée. This year, book take your sweetheart for a special breakfast for two, consisting of two rose lattes, two pains au chocolat, two boxes of three custom macarons, and a NEW heart-shaped rose croissant. This is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift to share with that special someone.
Fly XO to Aspen and experience world-class skiing while staying at five-star resorts. Use the XO mobile app to book an entire charter or select individual seats on a private jet at a fraction of the cost.
Get you and your sweetheart back on the right track to fitness with a membership at Asphalt Green. Say ‘I love you’ with fitness for 2022. Their memberships offer top-notch fitness centers and pools. Book one of their instructional classes or programs for both children and adults. Throughout the year, winter, spring, summer, and fall, no excuse. Asphalt Green includes everything from infant swim, diving classes, youth basketball leagues, and private Pilates Reformer classes.
LIPS Embellished Throw by Jonathan Adler. Sexy, seductive, saucy—a kiss of glam in bold red and glittering gold to chic up your comfy spot. Hand-embroidered by artisans, their unbelievably soft and luxurious throws are just the accents your abode deserves.
Dr. Amy Lewis Give the gift she will love you all year, natural lip filler. Big is out, going back to the natural look Expertly done by Dr. Amy Lewis.
Tokyo Totepack. This premium leather upgrade to our Tokyo Totepack adapts to your day, with two carry modes and surprisingly sorted storage.
Flex Pro Denim Jacket GOOD MAN BRAND A classic-style denim jacket made from comfortable stretch denim is a surefire staple for your casual wardrobe.
Our CEO’s favorite everyday brand is PhilanthroBee’s®️ skincare. Bee Body Bar saved her from itchy skin. As a daily swimmer, chlorine eventually got to her angrily inflamed skin. Until she tired, PhilanthroBee’s®️ skincare. The last thing you want is to layer chemically treated thick creams on top of your skin. That’s why the BeeCause Body Bar works with your body heat to melt into your skin, using the power of natural bee products to soothe, replenish moisture, promote skin health, and protect against damage.
Another favorite of hers is the Bee-Ch Facial Clarifying Mask. Every week (sometimes more), she enjoys the BEE-ch facial mask cleanser. It gently draws out toxins and debris that accumulate in our pores throughout the week. Living in New York City, taking care of your skin is extremely important.
Maybe a little self-love this year try Ascention, a blend of red currants and strawberries, laced with delicious vanilla and musk. Infused with an authentic, fair-trade Rose Quartz crystal. Ascent to Love with the perfect gift for those in need of some self-love this Valentine’s Day.
Full of Mediterranean character, Corvo is produced with the use of modern technology, to preserve the integrity and naturalness of the ingredients, always ready to offer a simply perfect tasting experience. Corvo Grillo Sicilia DOC and, Corvo Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC. Both restyled clean, with a harmonious design delivering the freshness and fruity aromas of Sicily to the table. Be sure to give the first wines bottled in Sicily in 1824, and now one of the most appreciated wines.
One of our favorite places downtown to relax and take in the views, The Greens invites you to cozy up with your loved ones in your own private and cozy winter cabin. Enjoy a menu of regional delicacies and hand-crafted cocktails, along with a complimentary bottle of Rosé and a Valentine-themed dessert included with your reservation.
Scapegrace Black is the world’s first naturally black, color-changing gin by The New Zealand-based Scapegrace Distillery. Scapegrace Black begins, like all quality gins, with intense juniper and the addition of premium, exotic botanicals. The master distiller used a combination of local sweet potato, aronia berries, pineapple, and saffron, as well as Butterfly pea flower, which they sourced from Southeast Asia
Pure protein, one of oure new favosites, without packing on the carbs from Isopure. 100% whey protein isolate powders amp you up, without any unwanted weight. Just pick your level: Zero Carb or Low-Carb (which also has ZERO sugar), both with a whopping 25 grams of protein per scoop. It’s 100% whey protein isolate loaded with vitamins, minerals and nutrients to keep you going strongand always without gluten, lactose, or any impurities. Made with our complete microfiltration process to be the only completely clear milk protein when dissolved in water. Available in a range of delicious flavors to mix up some seriously delicious and dynamic recipes.
Give her the gift from Christian Lacroix For Swiminista, a sarong in Josephine print, then whisk her away on an impromptu holiday to her favorite sunny locale.
ICON Roland Sands Signature 2254 Chronograph. 43mm 316L Stainless Steel Case and Fixed Bezel with IP Antique Gold Plating, Stainless Steel Push Crown, and Screw-In Caseback. K1 Flat Hardened Mineral Crystal. Japan Quartz (Miyota 6S21) 2 Eye Chronograph with Date Movement.
Larroudé Vail Boot is a brand to add to your wardrobe. Marrying the comfort of Montana with the functionality of a lace-up boot to give us the Vail. Ready for the mountains, the faux shearling interior is super soft-to-the-touch while the all-weather exterior is all about function.
Larroudè and Her Highness – Valentine’s Day, customers will be gifted with a “highly orgasmic” pleasure oil as a gift with purchase (while supplies last). We are excited to have our clients treat themselves to the perfect pair (shoes + pleasure oil) this Valentine’s Day!
For the side sleeper, this Scrumptious Side Sleeper Pillow is unique, with a curve that supports your neck and shoulders whether you are on your side or your back. Their design is meticulously from the degree of its curvature to the height and firmness of the fill inside it. The perfect give for your side sleeper.
Take your sweetheart on one of New York’s historical treasures, with a memorable horse-drawn carriage tour of Central Park. The tour includes a bottle of sparkling wine, a bucket of roses, and photographs.
Wish your love off to Las Catalinas is a new beach town on the Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica. Its purpose is to create a way of life that is healthy, sustainable, fulfilling, and fun. Las Catalinas consists of houses, shops, restaurants, small hotels and inns, plazas, parks, and recreational facilities. Las Catalinas in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Check out the new outdoor beachfront gym there, CORE by Chakfitness, and sign up for a week of personal training and unlimited gym and class access — including a personalized take-home program designed by owner Chakiris Menafacio.
Hopefully your holiday shopping is done for the season, but if you’ve waited a little too long and you need something special at the last minute, we have the perfect suggestion. Jo Malone London is on everybody’s wish list, and if you need to get it quick, be sure to stop by the shop in Bergdorf Goodman for the full selection of fragrance for the home and body.
Orange Bitter Delux is a warming winter cocktail, from Jo Malone London, is a delicious scent to celebrate with this festive season.
Orange Bitter Delux Jo Malone
For a gift of variety, choose the Decorated Candle Collection. Create a spectacular scene with a trio of Home Candles in three of Jo Malone London’s most-loved scents: zesty Lime Basil & Mandarin, mellow English Pear & Freesia and flirtatious Peony & Blush Suede.
Decorated Candle Collection
Scented Bedtime Collection from Jo Malone London. Give them the gift of fragrant slumber and an indulgent new bedtime ritual. Scent the road to dreams with romantic Red Roses Bath Oil; presented in a glass decanter, lavender-infused Lino nel Vento Linen Spray and luxurious Peony & Blush Suede Body Crème.
If Bespoke is the way you want to go for the special someone, you can Build a gift this year, stop in one of New York Jo Malone London locations. Choose your category, select your gift, wrap and you are on your way!
Build A gift Jo Malone
This year, the bespoke brand worked in partnership with Bergdorf Goodman to deliver same-day purchases in New York, between 34th Street and 96th Street, via their customized VW Bug. Nothing screams Holiday Shopping more than the beautifully decorated shops on 5th Avenue, and beautifully packaged gifts from Jo Malone London, delivered to your door!
Our beauty gift guide includes everything you need to satisfy the most beauty-obsessed on your list. From fragrance to body scrubs to seductive love oil, we have selected our favourite things to brighten up the holiday season. And don’t forget to treat yourself as well!
Splendida Bvlgari Tubereuse Mystique
Tuberose is known as the “Mistress of the Night”, a symbol of pure seduction, its aroma is opulent and enchanting, a legendary flower whose allure has hypnotized across centuries and cultures. Because of its temperamental, delicate nature, it is also known as the “Diva of the Field.”
Omnia Coral by Bvlgari
Our CEO’s favorite fragrance by Bvlgari must be featured in our beauty gift guide 2020. Inspired by the shimmering hues of precious red coral, Omnia Coral is a radiant floral-fruity Eau de Toilette of tropical hibiscus and juicy pomegranate. It is reminiscent of summer, the sun, resplendent nature, and far-off oceans. She never leaves home without this delectable, nonintrusive fragrance.
Bond Gold Coast
One of our all-time favorites in Bond No. 9. This year, New York’s most iconic fragrance house celebrates in scent the timeless grandeur and youthful vibrancy of one of the city’s most historic neighborhoods. Gold Coast, Bond No. 9 creates a scent snapshot of a city that is always changing, but that retains its character and legacy, the meeting of distinguished old guard New York with the dynamism and spirit of new guard energy. Even the packaging is so very special, Gold Coast’s delicate, yet dynamic, rose scent is reflected in the latest interpretation of Bond No. 9’s iconic Silhouette Bottle, metallic rose gold, laser-engraved with the house’s NY Token signature seal. A must this year!
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Let’s not forget her lips. Bond No. 9 product’s packaging is a gift in of itself. New York Lips Single with Ruby Stones. The most luxurious, high-performance lipstick formula, crafted with the finest ingredients and most innovative technology is all dressed up for the holidays in an opulent refillable gold case covered with hand-applied Ruby Fanci-Stones. This ultimate gift is also a gift to the planet. Refillable. Vegan. Gluten-Free. Cruelty-Free.
A luxurious golden vanity case, SUBLIMAGE Le Coffret unveils two emblematic skincare products from the SUBLIMAGE ritual. Take this ultimate gift with you.
Crabtree & Evelyn Body & Hair Oil
Crabtree & Evelyn, harvesting the nourishing qualities of nature, The Gardeners collection centers on the mind and body. Feed the skin with our Sweet Dreams Overnight Mask. Soothe your soul while you sip our Star Showers Tea. Experiment with a new night-time ritual. Strike a unique balance.
Best Bronze Bronzer
Best BronzeLeg Makeup is high coverage, matte leg makeup that will give you gorgeous, flawless legs in seconds! This simple to use, spray-on makeup instantly camouflages spider veins, stretch marks, scars, uneven skin tone, freckles, and cellulite. Waterproof and transfer-resistant, it won’t come off on clothing or furniture and can even be worn in the water! Made with beeswax to smooth out pores and sweet almond oil to hydrate the skin, Best Bronze Leg Makeup has got you covered.
Laura Mercier 12 Hour Matte Finish
We are loving Laura Mercier’s weightless Texture This lightweight, the finely-milled powder doesn’t add weight or texture to the skin. It doesn’t settle into fine lines and never looks cakey.
Laura Mercier Caviar Volume Panoramic Mascara and Caviar Stick Eye Color
Laura Mercier’s Caviar Volume Panoramic Mascara offers intense volume, a full panoramic look, and irresistible soft-touch lashes, as it glides on effortlessly to create high-impact volume and glossy intensity in one bold stroke.
Knours One Perfect Cream
Know your body, a new brand with a great mission for all women. Your skin may feel dry,
dull and tired during the week of your period or during menopause due to lowered estrogen levels. One Perfect Cream is multitasking at its best. Age-defying, brightening, nourishing and moisturizing benefits helps fight visible signs of aging while balancing your hormones to help your skin glow every day.
Pinch of Color Lip
Our Publisher’s new favorite must-have lip color. Waterless in technology and luxurious in a formula, this matte lip color won’t bleed, won’t transfer and won’t budge for over 8-hours+. Infused with natural, lip-nourishing extracts of Rose Hip Oil, Jojoba Oil, and Mango Seed Butter, this highly pigmented lip color glides on to a comfortable, velvet matte finish rich in depth and dimension. Make this year the year to buy the ultimate gift for your lips!
Mudras Body Reset
The Mudras Body Reset is a personal customized massage, their signature treatment. Each session is tailor-made, designed to meet your individual needs and to generate optimal results. Give it to someone you (really) love, someone who needs it, or someone with impossible standards.
High On love Oil
HighOnLove this holiday prepare for love…try love with this superior grade lubricating oil blends made with hemp seed oil. Curated by Angela Mustone, a specialist producer of adult cosmetics, this product line brings heightened style and intimacy, for the discerning woman who knows what she wants in the bedroom.
Shiffa Mint and Basil Body Scrub
Shiffa Healing Balm
Dr. Lamees out of personal necessity created her first product, SHIFFA Pregnancy Body Oil, a unique organic oil that both protected her skin and increased her well being. SHIFFA a personal vision- natural healing that promotes beauty from within. Coming home from a long day in New York City, prepare a luxurious bath, champagne, candles and Shiffa for the ultimate pampering.
This deep-cleansing, foaming scrub from Quai, is like a trip to rehab for your scalp and skin. A weekly detox powered by gently exfoliating sugar crystals to cleanse and soften skin.
NVLA Amal Vegan Nail Polish
WILLOW’S BAY
Polish without fear?
After nearly three years of research and development, in-home celebrity manicurist Gina Alcedo announces her official launch of Nailvana LA(NVLA), a collection of vegan, cruelty- and 8-free polishes, cuticle oils, and creams.
BB Mineral -Infused Clarifying Mud Mask
BB African Black Soap Body and Face Scrub
Our entire office loves Brooklyn Botany a local brand that combines the wholeness of nature with the passion of emerging apothecaries, we make your next moment of Zen both effortless and affordable. There is something special about BB, it truly is the ultimate gift to give yourself.
We have chosen our favorite facial wipes C’est Moi. Their ingredients are thoughtfully sourced and utilized to help maintain healthy skin and our environment. It’s important to remember that an ingredient’s source does not always determine its safety, that is why all of our products are rated on the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database.
Rituals home and body this holiday, a must-have for your office and or home this season. Lighten your mood with this energizing scented candle. Based on uplifting sweet orange and cedarwood and will put a smile on your face for up to 50 hours. Sweet Orange is our office’s fav!
Going on a trip just toss in your suitcase this grouping of R+Co favorites. From cleanse to prep to style, this sets does it all. Packaged in a limited-edition, R+Co Mesh Pouch. Who can say no to this?
It’s never too late to find that perfect scent and this summer, there are some fabulous fragrances.
Whether its sweet, sexy, or simple, everyone needs a fragrance that reminds you of the joy of summer days. Your smell defines you and makes you unique, so finding the right one that pleases you and those who surround you is essential — no pressure.
Finding the perfect summer scent can be trial and error; however, Downtown Magazine has put together a guide of our favorite fragrances for summer.
This scent is inspired by one of the most unique gems on earth: the radiant Paraiba Tourmaline of Brazil. It is a combination of the freshness of bigarade oranges and the exuberant passion flower, creating a luscious scent.
Feel the heat. Returning for the summer season, Bronze Goddess is a sensuous, sun-drenched blend of Bergamot, warm Amber, Tiare Flower and Vanilla combined with delicious creamy Coconut. All heat. All desire. All woman.
Walk On Air Sunshine by Kate Spade celebrates the graceful confidence of its wearer. It’s light-weight and extra-refreshing while brings to life the effervescent, colorful essence of Kate Spade New York.
Ciao Vince Camuto is romantic, flirty and fearless, the woman who wears Ciao greets—and embraces—the world with a free spirit and fresh, positive attitude. The fruity floral fragrance is contagious and unforgettable.
Live Irrésistible Délicieuse is the perfume for a woman who breaks free from conventions and makes her life a playground. Givenchy brings this spirit to life through a new creation, a floral delicacy, which is as sassy as it is sweet. Seize each moment and bend the rules.
POP is a bright, modern and irreverent scent combining the vibrant floralcy of tuberose with sandalwood. It reinterprets tuberose, chosen for its iconic bold scent, by emphasizing its brighter, crisper, more solar floralcy. It is the scent of a new generation, who are coming into their own, true to themselves and are about to POP.
Founded in 1995, The Good Home Co., Inc. was one of the first home-centric companies to focus on using all-natural ingredients. The Good Home Co. is known for its home care and laundry products, all of which being vegan, biodegradable, and free of sulfates, parabens and phoephates. Beyond being effective for cleaning, the company’s products also carry a reputation for being beautifully-scented.
Christine Dimmick, Founder and CEO of The Good Home Co., started her career as a Fragrance Director. Although she has roots in Ohio and Los Angeles, she is a long-time New Yorker that has lived downtown for decades. Celebrity fans of hers include Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Queen Latifah, Kim Kardashian, Brooke Shields, and Pamela Anderson. Christine — a graduate of the Parsons School Of Design — wrote a well-received book called Home File: A Realistic Decorating Guide For Real Life, as released in 1998, and currently has a follow-up in the works.
Downtown caught up with Christine for some Q&A about the past, present and future of her company. The Good Home Co. can be visited online at www.goodhomestore.com, where its products can be purchased. Good Home can also be followed on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Where did your brand name come from?
Christine Dimmick: The Good Home Company was named after my grandparents, whose home represented all that is good me. Our logo is an illustration of their home in Ohio, which is still a working farm today after five generations.
To you, what makes “a good home?”
CD: A good home is anywhere there is love, nourishment and a warm welcome. I believe in family dinners and when I cook, I cook with love. The same goes with our products. Each one and each scent is made with love, care and an intention to bring goodness to the homes that use them.
You live in downtown Manhattan? Have you always been based downtown?
CD: For the most part we have always lived below 32nd Street. We spent many years in Chelsea until it became too crowded. After relocating to FiDi, we fell in love with this unique part of Manhattan. I have lived in New York City for 30 years, but the history of lower Manhattan is very new to me. We were lucky enough to find a home in the Seaport a few years ago and cannot imagine living anywhere else in New York City.
What do you like most about living downtown?
CD: I love the juxtaposition of new and old. Down by Water Street you can take a picture of Fraunces Tavern with the Liberty Tower and other majestic buildings behind it and it takes my breath away every time. My favorite part is being close to the water. As much damage as it caused, its beauty cannot be denied. Oh and the Brooklyn Bridge — I never get tired of that view every morning when I walk our dog!
The Good Home Company’s Christine Dimmick
Do you have a favorite restaurant in the area?
CD: I eat at VBar regularly and I am also a regular eater of fresh baked bread and pasta at Aqua. During the cooler months we often walk up to Dim Sum Go Go in Chinatown.
CD: I have a BFA in communications from Parsons. I studied Advertising and Design.
So where did the idea for Good Home Co. come from?
CD: The Good Home was created after reading the artists way while having a career crisis! I had a very corporate job which was not my soul’s calling. After reading the book, I created Good Home, a company that combined all my loves and skills into one place.
At the time, there were no natural products on the market. Just Aveda — and no one was even looking at cleaning. I envisioned a company that created products for your homes soul using the power of scent. Candles, cleaning, bath products, even stuff for pets. Because no matter the size or the grandness, there is no place like home. And everyone deserves that.
A lot of notable people are fans of your brand. Who was the first celebrity to really embrace what do you?
Do you have a favorite product from the Good Home Co. line?
CD: Right now I am in love with our Heal Fragrance. I formulated it based on thieves oil — it naturally fights germs but also smells like a cozy, fall day. It is incredibly-comforting, therefore healing and you can diffuse it, where it as a fragrance (which I do) and we also sell it in hand soaps and candles.
What’s coming up for your brand? Any special events or promotions? New products?
CD: We are exploring new ways to distribute Good Home which will bring health and wellness to so many who do not know about us. I am very excited for this!
Do you have an accomplishment related to the brand that you are most proud of?
CD: We have been in business for over 20 years and the jobs and income we have provided for those who work here and who we partner with makes me very proud. Most recently we started working with women who are survivors of human trafficking. Providing them with a decent income is something that is humbling and that I am very proud of.
Beyond you living here, does the brand have any ties to New York?
CD: No, not directly. But we feel right at home here in the Seaport, where merchants and makers have always thrived.
Do you have any plans for a follow-up to your Home File book?
CD: Yes, I am currently writing my second book entitled Detox Your Home – A Guide To Removing Toxins And Bringing Health Into Your Home. It is being published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018
When not busy with your work, how do you like to spend your free time?
CD: I love taking yoga at Sky Ting in Chinatown and exploring our very special neighborhood.
Finally, Christine, any last words for the kids?
CD: Yes — always help others. No matter what you do or what business you create, help others and you will in turn will be fulfilled on all levels.
I have many quotes surrounding me daily. One of my favorites is “if the door doesn’t open, it wasn’t yours to open.” So often we get trapped with a direction we feel we must follow or that is ours. But if you are still banging your head against a door that won’t open, move on. You most likely won’t step into your dream right away, but little doors will open to get you there. If they don’t, try another door.
Our favorite season is finally here and that means trips to the beach, outdoor parties, hot nights and even hotter days. DOWNTOWN’s top picks for summer scents all encapsulate that laid-back, happy summer feeling that we all know and love. Whether you’re a fan of floral or fruity, these sweet scents will help you start your summer off right.
1.Jo Malone Limited Edition Silk Blossom: Known for her unique and iconic fragrances, Jo Malone hits it out of the park yet again with the new limited edition Silk Blossom. Deemed the irresistible scent of summer, this sweet and enticing fragrance is perfect for carefree summer days. Pair this with Jo Malone Orange Blossom for a feminine, floral scent or with Jo Malone Red Roses to create a luminous, romantic aura.
2. Tata Harper Love Potion: Feel sexy and confident for summer with this Tata Harper staple. Love Potion combines an aromatic blend of ten of the world’s most potent aphrodisiacs to “stimulate the senses, heighten sensuality, and immediately inspire an inner sense of beauty.” This powerful and tantalizing fragrance is perfect for summer date nights.
3. Bond No. 9 Perfumista Avenue Swarovski Solo Stunner: Well, sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. This limited edition Swarovski encrusted “superstar bottle” is as fabulous as the scent that fills it. With notes of peonies, jasmine, and patchouli, this scent is a must-have for all fragrance fanatics.
4. Ralph Lauren Midnight Romance: Again and again, Ralph Lauren has come forward with the best classic summer scents. According to their newest fragrance, Midnight Romance, “passion burns brightest in the dark.” This mysterious and romantic scent evokes images of young summer love and sneaking out for late night swims.
5. Mermaid Perfume: Remember when you were young and summer meant spending hours in the pool pretending you were a mermaid? Don’t let the make-believe end now — this ethereal fragrance captures that same whimsical feeling. Summon your inner Ariel with this beachy scent.
