SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST - JULY 2015

HONEST SKINCARE – Part Two

Following Part One of our two-part series ‘Introducing Honest Skincare’, we now took a closer look at its honestMAN range. The brand’s meticulously handcrafted products not only use 100% pure and natural ingredients, but they are carefully tailored to individual skin types, combining the right blend of vitamins and organic oils.

Honest’s black pepper and lemongrass beard oil not only cleans and conditions your beard, but simultaneously promotes a healthy hair growth. The beard oil fuses nourishing oils of Jojoba and Avocado with more masculine scents of Cedar Wood, Lemongrass and Black Pepper. Price £24.

Photographed by Ali Baï and Gladys Fabie for GOODS WE LIKE

HONEST SKINCARE – Part One

UK based brand Honest is true to the spirit of ‘less is more’. Each of the brand’s products is lovingly crafted by hand, and uses only carefully chosen, 100% pure and natural ingredients. In line with the brand’s philosophy, also its beautifully simple packaging is both biodegradable and reusable. According to founder Katie Fisher, Honest’s values reflect a holistic approach: organic food for the skin, natural with no chemicals, ethical packaging, simple ingredients and true to all.

'It’s taken me 5 years of experimenting and creating formulations to perfect the range I have today. Everything is handmade in small batches and I will continue with this ethos, lovingly crafting in this way so I know exactly what goes into each and every product.'

Ancient Neroli and Smokey Oak are both part of Honest’s series of naturally scented candles with added notes of Orange Blossom + Clary Sage and Ebony + Galbanum respectively. Price £20.

Photographed by Ali Baï and Gladys Fabie for GOODS WE LIKE

GANTLIGHTS - Concrete Gold Necklace

Gantlights was founded by Stefan Gant in 2012 with the ambition to create simple yet beautiful lamps made from concrete. Drawing from his minimal aesthetic, Gant’s architectural influences and playful mix of experimental forms and materials now translated into a minimalistic necklace [P1], which is cast from grey concrete while its top is gilded with 24 carat gold. The handmade necklace nicely juxtaposes and contrasts “noble gold with rough concrete into a timeless designer piece of jewellery.” Size: 1,2 x 1,2 x 5cm; Weight: 15g; Chain: 75cm; Price: €99.

Photographed by Ali Baï and Gladys Fabie for GOODS WE LIKE

LIBERTY – Premium Grooming for Bearded Men

Selected among the best grooming products currently on the market, Liberty Premium Grooming Co. handcrafts their products in the United States using only the finest natural ingredients. “That means no chemicals, nothing harmful, just good old fashioned Mother Nature.” The company takes pride in being the best in their field, providing bearded men with a product that pays meticulous attention to detail.

Virtu Beard Balm and Virtu Beard Oil – the essentials for your beard grooming routine

The Virtu Beard Balm is the brand’s flagship beard care product. It “encapsulates everything it means to be a man with a beard. Prepared, deliberate, ready to achieve great things.” Handcrafted in the USA it contains only all-natural ingredients, including: babassu oil, argan oil, coconut oil, beeswax, shea butter, eucalyptus and additional essential oils. Inspired by the company’s beard balm and drawing upon the same principles, the Virtu Beard Oil is used for the maintenance of good beard health. The all-natural ingredients include: almond oil, hemp seed oil, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, eucalyptus, vitamin E, and a minty fragrance. The ingredients help soften the beard and provide it with essential oils that repair and condition beards. Images by Lorenzo Cisi.

HORIZN STUDIOS - Berlin-made Bags

Horizn Studios is a Berlin based collective of true travel lovers. Their Berlin-made bags combine timeless aesthetics with technology and smart services. Every bag comes with a charger for your smartphone or other electronic devices, as well as access to the Horizn Studios Personal Travel Assistant, which provides travellers with insider information about the place they're travelling to. No matter if you want to join a Yoga course in Mexico or need to change your ticket - their travel assistant team will take care of you and your personal needs. They achieve this without compromising the quality of their products. We love the future forward approach to fashion and can't wait to see more designs to be released in October 2015. Until then, make sure to check out their website for more information.

CHRISTIAN METZNER - The BJM Bracelet

Christian Metzner has studied architecture and product design in Potsdam, and founded his own label in 2006. 2012 sees his diploma thesis in cooperation with the bag company Bree, shortly thereafter following Philipp Bree into his team of designers of his new bag brand PB0110. Always in search of perfect proportions and manual precision, his work oscillates between laboratory aesthetics, progressive design and antiquated elegance.
The BJM Bracelet is a series of meticulously handmade bangles that combine traditional craftsmanship with a new take on porcelain and glass. Their minimalist design and austerity provokes comparison with antique Roman ornaments, while asserting their modern sculptural qualities. Weight, surface structure and the optical impression of solidity and strength counteract the fragility of the materials, a contradiction that holds its own particular appeal. Available in glazed white porcelain, or in borosilicate glass (silver, gold, bronze or transparent).

OUR LEGACY - VOID in Clear

Stockholm based label Our Legacy sees itself as a ’product’ rather than a seasonal fashion house. “A ’product’ tends to use other layers to express itself and so on ... such products don’t really need to incorporate the seasonal trend and are often timeless“, explains co-founder Cristopher Nying.

Our Legacy’s ‘Void’ sunglasses in Clear have a modern, rounded silhouette and are handcrafted in Portugal from Italian Mazzuchelli acetate. The unisex eyewear further features Carl Zeiss UV400 lenses and anti-scratch coating. Price €180.

HIGHSNOBIETY x SIMON&ME - Copper Bracelet Collection

For the second time, Highsnobiety and Berlin based lifestyle brand SIMON&ME team up to release a copper bracelet collection inspired by the brand’s original signature bracelet. Handcrafted by a German blacksmith from 100% untreated copper, the bracelet is offered in three different sizes: available in either 3mm x 2mm ($110), 5mm x 2.5mm ($120) or 7mm x 3mm ($135), the small and large sizes are both polished, while the mid-size band has been given a matt brushed finish. Depending on the way and frequency the bracelet is worn its patina will uniquely change over time. Each size is limited to 50 pieces only. Launch June 25th, exclusively at Highsnobiety.