ELIZABETH GRACE HAND

When Hand first launched Ställe Studios, in 2020, she tended to clients from her one-bedroom apartment before moving to a roomier space. This year, the practice has settled into a Soho loft, a marquee spot retaining a touch of domesticity. “I want it to feel like you’re at your coolest friend’s apartment with the best skin care products,” she says. Hand has a celebrated way with skin, customizing facials with sculpting techniques and buccal massage, along with a discerning eye for formulations—all of which has earned her a place on VG’s Committee. “Growing up, the first thing I got into was glitter makeup,” she recalls. “I still feel like I have that in me, but it’s now about glow.” That much she can deliver, but she remains just as committed to that quality of refuge. “We’re one block from Canal, and it’s busy,” she says of the street-level churn five floors below. She keeps a Costa Brazil candle—with white and black Breu resin, smultronställe by way of Brazil—perpetually aflame. “Breu is like actual magic,” she says. “It attracts all the good people, the good vibes. I swear everyone’s a lot calmer.” Find it, and much more, in her expertly edited BAG.