For this week’s “Don’t Dillydally,” we’ve surfaced a range of new things we’re sure will sell out, including a black-and-white-cookie charm one Strategist staffer has already added to her cart, a deadstock Richard Scarry baseball cap, and a spooky piggy bank from A24.
Catbird is celebrating 19 years with a limited-edition collection: two necklaces stranded with glassy aquamarine beads and iridescent pearls, plus three NYC-centric charms (a swan, a slice of pizza, and this black-and-white cookie that Strategist writer Ambar Pardilla has already ordered). There’s a baby blue nail polish, too, in the same color as its very first Brooklyn storefront.
Olaplex is a superhero for damaged and colored strands — and they’ve just introduced a new product specifically designed for some of the most finicky (and fragile) hair types among us: blondes and grays. The purple conditioner is meant to deliver allover toning and brightening (so there’s no brassiness) while keeping your texture soft and hydrated.
As one Strategist editor put it, interior designer Sarah Sherman Samuel is “always doing something” (as in creating product lines for the likes of West Elm and Pottery Barn). We’re especially excited about her first-ever lighting collection, a collaboration with Lulu and Georgia that features table and floor lamps, pendants, and sconces. The shapes are wavy and the colors bring the drama, with plaster white shades and bases, and bronze and black details.
Cold Picnic’s latest collection takes inspiration from the designers’ daughter’s very first drawings — a sweet sentiment that’s been translated into some stylish rugs. There are several in muted tones with crooked lines framing the edges and a couple others with her wonderfully abstract portrayal of a creature that (in our grown-up minds) looks like a bird.
Fact: Nothing tastes better the morning after a party than a slice of leftover cake to go with your brew. In its first-ever foray into sweeteners, Chamberlain Coffee teamed up with Daysie to capture that feeling — with a cake-batter-flavored simple syrup.
Men’s grooming company Harry’s teamed up with Matt McCormick to make a cowboy-inspired travel kit, available only for a limited time. The raw-leather pouch is stamped with the artist’s signature old American western designs, and inside you’ll find all the essentials in TSA-approved sizes: shave gel, body wash, face lotion, texturizing putty, plus two razor cartridges and a blade cover.
Some cool merch for a cool kid: This Richard Scarry–themed deadstock cap depicts the illustrator’s signature characters driving around town and can be customized with chain-stitch lettering. We think it would make a very good holiday gift for those of you who think far enough ahead.
Niche, but if you’re an A24 stan, you can cop this suckling pig piggy bank, an ode to Pearl, its macabre comedy starring a very creepy Mia Goth. It’s made from resin with a ceramic finish and is (in a good way) just as disturbing as the film.
There’s officially a chill in the air, the Strategist has released its annual compilation of timely Halloween costume ideas, and Pottery Barn Kids and Rifle Paper Co. have teamed up to make a lot of holiday-themed pieces for the home that will have you covered from October through December. This collection really runs the gamut with ghost- and skeleton-adorned sheets and pajamas, turkey-stamped plates, felted Hanukkah garlands, embroidered Christmas stockings, and much, more more.
Speaking of Christmas, it’s not too early to start shopping for your 2023 Advent calendar. We’re charmed by this desk-themed one from Papier (which makes some of our staffers’ favorite notebooks). Inside, you’ll find little boxes of actually useful goods such as washi tape, sticky notes, paper clips, writing implements, and notepads.
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