NY NOW 2023 Winter Market: Event Report+ Best of Show Giveaway

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

NY NOW Winter Market 2023 at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC

NY NOW, which holds its twice-a-year Winter and Summer Markets in February and August, brings together brands, designers, press, and qualified buyers to connect and discover a world of inspiration. The show unofficially referred to as The New York Gift + Home Show was held on February 5-8th, 2023, at the Javits Center. Showcasing Beauty+Wellness, Home Design+Tabletop, Baby+Child, Gift+Stationary, Luxury Lifestyle, Accessories, Accent on Design, and Accessories.

NY NOW Winter Market 2023 ÇaFleureBon Press Badge – Hernando Courtright

For this NY NOW 2023 Winter Market, I felt I encountered many more Canadian and West Coast brands than in prior shows. In addition to a focus on wellness, there was a shift away from CBD products, brands owner were more inclusive and diverse, an overall influence of terroir The number one trend was the presence of Female-Owned brands.

The Harper Group with over 20 years of distributing notable lifestyle brands, including home fragrances and perfume to discerning, retails across the country always have a large footprint. The Winter Market included such notable brands as Antica Farmacista, LAFCO, K. Hall Studio, Simpatico, Essence of Harris, and Margot Elena (Toyko Milk), to name a few.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market John Bressler of LAFCO NY

With three decades of successfully creating a brand second to none, John Bressler’s LAFCO NY does not rest on his laurels. Constantly innovating here, he presented two new launches for the Spring market, the Paloma Melon candle (Lime/ Wild rosemary/ Casaba Melon) and diffuser and the Limited-Edition Fragrant Candle Trio, Restorative Retreat with notes of Sacred Palo Santo Wood/ Cucumber Mint/ and Parsley Sage. The Porcelain vessels are cutting-edge with unique translucency. Bravo!

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market K. Hall Studio’s Barr-Co and Simpatico

St. Louis, Missouri K. Hall‘s president Scott P. Miller introduced me to two of his brands. Barr-Co. is made up of ingredients including colloidal oatmeal, Shea butter, mineral salts, and other natural botanicals. Each candle is hand-poured with a 100% natural soy and vegetable wax blend. Simpatico pays homage to nature and the fond memory of a simpler time by combining honest and pure scents with beautifully crafted hobnail glass candles and reed diffusers.

Antica Farmacista

Antica Farmacista’s Liana Robertshaw, Director of Sales, presented the refreshingly zesty and elegant Aperol Spritz line of Diffusers, Room Spray, Body Wash, and Scented Candles. The line-up can be solo or combined with best-sellers Prosecco and Grapefruit. Just in time for the Spring and Summer warmth. Antica Farmacista is a women-owned brand was founded by Susanne Pruitt and Shelley Callaghan in 2003.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Tokyo Milk

Margot Elena based in Colorado has a number of stellar brands including Toyko Milk which always shows innovation. The Flirt With Me trio of Savage Belle, Honey & The Moon, and Gin & Rosewater Fragrance Kits come in tins and include a duo of treasures: the Little Lux Eau de Parfum and Petite Treat hand creme.

Founder Jamie McGowan of Essence of Harris

Scottish Candle & Home Fragrance Company Essence of Harris captures the rugged beauty and provenance of Scotland. Founder Jamie McGowan’s new launch is the Elements Collection which captures the drama and mystery of their remote island home with four evocative fragrances, Adru, Dusk, Haar, and Mara. A NY NOW Winter 2023 Finalist for Best New Product Award. Cheers!

Pinch Me® Therapy Dough’s creator Nancy Rothner, is a clinical hypnotherapist who specializes in stress reduction. Created as a simple, holistic, drug-free, portable stress-reduction technique that can be used anytime, anywhere. The aromatherapy-infused putty is designed to channel relief through the senses and was developed using the proven scientific methodology of color and scent as they relate to relaxation. Every purchase helps fund their mission to pay it forward by supporting the Weekend Warrior Project. Pinch Me® Therapy Dough got a deal with Robert Herjavec on Season 12.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market La Chatelaine

From the South of France, La Chatelaine uses only ethically sourced natural and organic ingredients in their array of evocative scents all wrapped in French beauty and prestige quality in their fresh apothecary design. Hand Creams, Hand Poured Candles, Triple Milled Soaps, and Sulfate Free Hand Washes and Lotions. Gorgeous!

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market OrcaSong Farm

OrcaSong Farm is located in Eastsound, WA. I spoke with Katey Kusnic, GM who explained that the products are organically grown and crafted with pure botanical extracts to support your well-being—and their small, organic, not-for-profit, women-led, LGBTQ+ farm. Bath Soaks, Hand Sanitizers, Hydrosals, and Moisturizing Hand Soaps make up the collection. Accommodations are available for visiting OrcaSong Botanical Farm and Gardens from July 1st through Labor Day weekend.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Sanaz Aghachi Founder Trillion Candle

From Los Angeles, California, Trillion Candle was founded in 2015 by Sanaz Aghachi. Having mastered grading diamonds after graduating from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Sanaz took her passion for diamonds and merged it with her love for candles creating jewelry candles, which birthed the name “Trillion.” She only uses premium-grade coconut wax, which provides the cleanest burn – non-toxic, non-GMO, and smokeless, while maximizing burn time.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Kevin Leboeuf Founder of Educated Beards

In 2016 Kevin Leboeuf left the Canadian Armed Forces and with his wife Alicia Philips founded Educated Beards the following year. As a Holistic Nutritionist, she was not at all impressed by the products’ harsh chemicals and toxic ingredient list. Created as a versatile line of premium and holistically safe beard care essentials they fashioned the brand as the premier destination for luxury, holistic beard care, and grooming essentials. Three candles are also in the collection.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Operations Manager Simone Clement and Founder Janelle Palibrk of Myles Gray

Founded in 2019 by Janelle Palibrk who had contributed to many leading publications for astrology, crystal healing, and fragrance she then worked as a Fragrance Education Specialist. Each candle is hand poured, each vessel cleansed and each crystal ethically sourced. All candles are infused with crystals. The collection includes a Perfume, essential oils, bath soaks, and diffusers. Myles Gray was voted Australia’s Best Crystal Infused Candle in 2023. Best in class.

Brooklyn-based APOTHEKE founded in 2011 by Chrissy Fichtl brings together her love for soap making, scent formulation, and essential oils. She covers the home from the bedroom, dining room, living room, and the outdoors with Candles and Diffusers, Lotions, Soaps, and Sanitizers. Made by hand in the Brooklyn factory. Handmade, the skin products are scented and use natural, plant-based products, and candles are made of soy, mineral wax blends, and fragrance oils.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Founder Leigh McFarlane and Megan Bingley of The Soap Company of Nova Scotia

Leigh Mcfarlane, CEO of The Soap Company of Nova Scotia (The Soap Lady) experienced a lifetime of chronic issues caused by synthetic ingredients that inspired her to create simple, gluten-free, nut-free products that are both unscented and scented with essential oils. The products make a meaningful difference for those who must avoid scent, synthetics, nuts, gluten, and latex-reactive ingredients. Soaks, Bath Bombs, Essential Oils, Candles, Soap, Shampoo, Shave, Baby Care, and Pet Care are included in the collection.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Isabel Sears Surface and April Mackinnon of Anointment Natural Skin Care

Canadian-based Anointment Natural Skin Care was born in 2002. The brand was created on principles of natural living and environmental responsibility. All-Natural, Canadian-Made products with certified organic ingredients from their East Coast to nourish and soothe. The focus of the brand is Pregnancy, Postpartum, Menopause, and New Parenthood. The collection features Belly Butter, Body Wash & Bubbles, Nipple Care, Baby Balm, Handcrafted Soaps, and Lip Balms.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Irene Assatiani and Vato Davrichachvili of Therapia By Aroma

Miami-based Therapia By Aroma is a full service all natural Perfumery and Cosmetic brand. Some of the brand’s Collections include Face, Body, Hair, Soap & Shower, Palo Santo, Tumeric, Perfume, Candles & Home Essential Oils. All perfumes are natural & made with the best quality essential oils. If visiting Miami they have two brick-and-mortar stores, so be sure to stop by.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Founder Oliver Gounndry of the Home Country Co.

Founders Hannah and Oliver Goundry launched the luxury home fragrance brand, The Home County Candle Co. in 2018. Oliver was on hand to present their hand-poured, vegan-friendly soy candles which are all named after, and inspired by, their favorite UK destinations. Each one has a story behind it on the locations. Their packaging is all recyclable, plastic-free, and sustainably sourced. Reed Diffusers and Luxury Hand Care are also available

Lovery is a New York City-based brand started by Faye Lynn that is all about Luxurious Home Spa Gift Baskets For Every Occasion. Private Labeling and Corporate Gifting are handled with class. An extensive array of Fragrances Gift Sets and Body Care Products Collections are impressive Lovery only uses the highest standards in the ingredients. They don’t include items in their Gift Baskets that they wouldn’t use on themselves. Raves from People, Forbes, and The New York Times seal the deal.

NY NOW 2023 Winter Market Founder Anna Addison of AFC COLLECTIVE

Advocates for Cannabis (AFC) was founded by Anna Addison & Calvin Landrum. AFC is small, grower-connected, science and quality obsessed, and here for both the opportunity strong demand brings and the chance to use its momentum to impact legislation and to further the science surrounding cannabis and hemp. Anna explained that as a company, they partner only with knowledge and category leaders. Cannabis is Positive Force for Change. CBD products are a trend. The power of good cannabis science is infinite. Hemp could change your life today.

NY NOW 2023 Co-Founders Ingrid Nilsen and Erica Anderson of The New Savant

Ingrid Nilsen met Erica Anderson in 2017 at the Lesbians Who Tech conference. That led to creating the Brooklyn-based candle studio The New Savant in 2020. Ingrid has the creative vision and Erica has the business brain. Working with a women-led team at French fragrance house Givaudan they created custom-made, premium fragrance oils that are vegan, paraben, and phthalate free. Their first collection sold out in just seven minutes!

Founders Joelle Flynn and Sonia Hounsell of FunkkOFF! were recently on Shark Tank, on February 17, 2022 and impressed Investor Robert Herjavec

Joelle Flynn didn’t like what her favorite red wine did to her teeth. An aha moment led to the creation of a 2-in-1 reusable Toothbrush + Toothpaste. The Dana, CA lifestyle brand FunkkOFF!® was created with childhood friend and brand marketing expert, Sonia Hounsell. Refreshing your teeth back to white from your morning coffee to your red wine at night is their motto They give back to Girls On The Run and Smiles For Everyone Foundation. They appeared on Shark Tank, on February 17^th, and bagged an 11^th hour deal with Robert Herjavec, who invested $250,000. Congratulations. Our Editor-in-Chief Michelyn Camen saw the episode and was so thrilled as we have featured them before.

The Summer 2023 Market will be held on August 13-16, 2023, at Javits Center NYC.

–Hernando Courtright, Senior Event Contributor, and Brand Ambassador.

ÇaFleureBon Best of Show Award NY NOW 2023 Winter

Editor’s Note: Thank you Hernando for all you do, it takes a lot of work to put together these event reports. -Michelyn

Thanks to the generosity of LAFCO NY and John Bressler we have a Paloma Melon candle (shipping separately). And thanks to Antica Farmacista, Therapia By Aroma, Lovery Gifts, The Soap Co of Nova Scotia, PINCHme, and Myles Gray, for contributing to our NY NOW Winter 2023 Gift Bag. The giveaway is open for one registered reader in the CON USA. Be sure to register or your comment will not count. To be eligible please let us know what appeals to you about Hernando’s NY Now Winter 2023 Market Event Report. What products or trends sparked your interest? Did you see FunkK Off on Shark Tanks? Draw closes on 2/23/2023.

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