MECCA COSMETICA Teams Up With Australia’s Top Tastemakers for the Holidays
November 12 | 4 minute read
Words by The MECCA Memo
The holidays mean something a little different to everyone. For some, it’s sun, sand and a blissful break from routine. For others, it’s hosting long lunches and slowing down with people who feel like home. However you holiday, MECCA COSMETICA’s exclusive collaboration sets with E NOLAN, SIR., and Flamingo Estate are here to make your season shine.
Getting Away With E NOLAN
For Melbourne tailor Emily Nolan, the creative behind eponymous label E NOLAN, the holidays are about slowing down – if only slightly. “I spend my whole year two jumps ahead and three steps behind,” she laughs. “The holidays are about permission. To truly get carried away.” Between ham-off-the-bone rolls at the park and hot chips with plenty of vinegar by the beach, Emily’s holidays are a celebration of family and friendship.
Her collaboration set distils that rhythm perfectly: a limited-edition MECCA COSMETICA x E NOLAN beauty bag, containing low-maintenance essentials that are designed for real life (To Save Face SPF50+ Superscreen, Lip De-Luscious with SPF20, and an exclusive E NOLAN scrunchie). “I start packing with my toiletries, because it’s my north star,” she says. “You can usually buy or borrow everything on holiday – except your morning routine in a bag.”
The bag itself – lined in her signature shirting fabric and finished with her signature solid brass blowfly pull – tells its own story. “The fly is a love letter to the imposters to our summer days,” Emily explains. “What’s an Australian summer without them?”
Staying Seaside With SIR.
After a long year of racking up frequent flyer points to Milan, Paris and New York, SIR. co-founders Sophie Coote and Nikki Campbell are staying put in Sydney. “This year we’re spending time with friends by the beach, reading, playing card games, surfing and taking it slow,” they say.
Their collaboration set reflects that same ease: To Save Face SPF50+ Superscreen with a soft cotton sarong in SIR.’s bright summer print, designed to take you seamlessly from beach to bar. “Summer style should be uncomplicated,” they argue, adding, “The beauty of a sarong is that you can wear it to fit your mood; tie longer for more coverage or hike it up to show a little more skin.”
From Mackenzies Bay in Sydney’s east to Wategos in Byron Bay, wherever your beach break takes you, be sure to pack the right cover-up – SPF, that is!
ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE. Sunscreen is only one form of sun protection. Avoid prolonged sun exposure and reapply as directed.
Hosting at Home With Flamingo Estate
For those celebrating at home, Flamingo Estate [brand] brings its signature sensory world to the table – literally. The limited-edition set, in collaboration with MECCA COSMETICA, is a ritual in itself: a richly scented candle, a cleansing bar soap and two Future Face Hydrogel Masks, for the entertainer who gives it all and then some.
Because as beautiful as it is to have everyone round – the chatter, the chaos, the flavours mingling in the air – it can also be a lot. This set is for the moments of calm that bookend the gathering: the deep breath of tomato-scented candle, the peppermint-laced hand-wash rinsing cherry-stained fingers, or the quiet satisfaction of sitting back with a face mask once the last glass has been polished and put away.
Wherever the holidays take you – on the road, by the sea, or around the table – bring a little MECCA COSMETICA beauty along for the ride.
