Soho Skin Is Here To Make Your Everyday Skincare Essentials Aspirational

2022-10-11 12:55:43 By : Ms. Maggie Yi

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Much-loved members' club, Soho House, has launched its own skincare range, Soho Skin.

If you've ever wondered what skincare products make the cut for members of the world famous Soho House, then now you have your answer. The first in-house beauty venture from the global members club, Soho Skin is all about elevating your skincare essentials from the mundane everyday, to a routine worthy of a Babington House bathroom.

Comprised of a core range of genderless skin and body care products, Soho Skin is all about science-backed formulas in ultra chic packaging. Think apothecary-style brown glass bottles filled with vegan, cruelty-free and silicone-free ingredients that help to maintain and gently care for your face, rather than promising to totally transform it.

The accessible line up includes the refreshingly simply named Lip Balm, Renewal Serum and Face Cream, with the wider collection branching out into eye cream, shave gel (arguably the most useful in a hotel), overnight cream, cleanser and face mask, plus the more active ingredient lead Liquid Exfoliator and 24/7 Treatment.

At the heart of the range is the eponymous Soho Skin Concentrate - a glycogen-infused formula designed to restore energy, regenerate skin structure, and protect the microbiome. The aim? Increase hydration, firmness and smoothness, leaving skin brighter, clearer, and smoother. If you're looking for skincare that entirely alters your appearance, this isn't it. Rather, Soho Skin seeks to provide a universal approach to slowly improving quality and condition whatever your skin type, routine or gender.

‘At Soho House, we are continually inspired by our members – they are what motivates changes to the Houses across the globe,' explains Aalish Yorke-Long, Managing Director, Soho House Retail. 'When we come up with a new idea within Soho House, we love to put it out there and get their feedback first. Increasingly, members are proving eager to get involved in product development and be a part of the brand, so it was important for us to include them on this journey as we venture into skincare.'

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And what Soho House members want is skin-friendly, uncomplicated, sustainable products that work. Luckily, Soho Skin have risen to the task. The brand is dedicated to using non-eco toxic ingredients, whilst, with the exception of pump closures (a notoriously difficult aspect of packing to recycle), the zeitgeisty retro glass packaging is all recyclable. Extra attention has been paid to removing unnecessary plastic pump caps and using FSC paper to reduce carbon footprint, whilst the travel size cosmetic bag is made from discarded textile off-cuts.

Even better, you don't actually have to be a Soho House member to get your hands on it. Although the range will, of course, be stocked in the bathrooms of Soho House venues, it's also launching in Space NK, in line with the Soho Home offering that's available to everyone, regardless of your membership status.

In short, yes the celeb favourite members' club could have dropped a generic skincare line that looked swanky and sold well, but, as with their legendary hotels and houses, they wanted to do better. Thoughtful, considered and resisting the urge to make dramatic transformation claims, Soho Skin is legitimately good. And it'll look great in your bathroom too.