Self-care is all the rage these days. Whether it’s a soak in a luxurious bath with a scented candle, or a home facial, you don’t have to spend a fortune to treat yourself. Luckily, apothecaries offering everything from customized skin care products to herbal blends are popping up across the Hamptons. Beautiful in their design and simplicity, these stores can help elevate your Sunday evening into a luxurious experience. Each store featured in the Shop Local Spotlights gives back to amazing charities.
EASTPORT GENERAL STORE
About: Eastport General Store offers a curated collection of everyday essentials sourced from local and independent small businesses. Including pantry provisions, housewares, toys, and gifts. Fresh locally baked scones and cookies are delivered to the store daily to accompany their specialty coffee menu.
Fun Facts: Eastport General Store has a refill bar at the shop with a variety of natural and sustainable personal care and cleaning products. These include essential oils, deodorant paste, toothpaste tablets, and more. Sold in bulk by the ounce, customers can bring their own container from home or purchase one to reuse each time they fill up.
Giving Back: Eastport General participates in local non-profits such as Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island and Mastic Beach Conservancy. Their used coffee grounds are upcycled into compost for the Eastport Roots Community Garden, which grows food for a local food pantry.
Day Off: When not working at the store, the owner’s family enjoys taking a boat ride to Silly Eats at Silly Lily Fish Station in East Moriches. They stop in for a lobster roll from the food truck.
Location: 510B Montauk Highway, Eastport
Website: eastportgeneralstore.com
Instagram: @eastportgeneralstore
KNOCKOUT BEAUTY
About: Knockout Beauty is a boutique retail space that focuses on cutting edge products to help achieve your skin care goals. Owner Cayli Cavaco Reck has spent years researching composition, ingredients, formulation and even the way hormones affect complexions. All Knockout Beauty products, beauty tools, and wellness supplements are hand selected by Cayli.
Fun Fact: Knockout Beauty has been working with clients virtually all over the world since 2017, well in advance of the age of Zoom. One could say they were born in the Hamptons, since their Bridgehampton location was their first store.
Giving Back: Knockout Beauty supports the 5 Under 40 Foundation and The Laurus Project.
Day Off: Cayli’s favorite activity on her day off is going to the beach with her family.
Location: 2400 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton
Website: knockoutbeauty.com Instagram: @knockoutbeauty
HAVENS BY KVD
About: Havens by KVD is an experiential boutique, featuring fragrances from around the world for both your home and your skin. The design-focused shop stocks scents including Coqui Coqui diffusers from the Yucatan, Maison La Bougie candles from Paris, BDK from the Palais Royal, and Strangelove NYC.
Fun Facts: In October Dang and her husband Anthony Roberts will debut their own home fragrance brand at Havens called Van Dang Fragrances. Their new fragrance will feature seven scents in five formats: candles, reed diffusers, room and linen mists, bath salts and meditation crystals. Van Dang Fragrances (@vandangfragrances) is also set to launch at Bergdorf Goodman in the fall.
Giving Back: Havens supports emerging artists by giving them a platform to showcase their work. They are currently showing 12 Wonders of the World by Australian photographer Paul Giggle.
Day Off: When Kim Van Dang isn’t at the store, she enjoys relaxing on Havens Beach in Sag Harbor, enjoying a late lunch at Sunset Beach on Shelter Island, or hanging out at American Beech in Greenport.
Location: 8 Main Street, Sag Harbor
Website: ilovehavens.com Instagram: @ilovehavens
SAGE AND MADISON
About: Sage and Madison shop is an upscale gift, home, and garden boutique around the corner from Main Street in Sag Harbor. Located in a beautiful 200-year-old barn, they sell an eclectic mixture of glassware, table linens, artisanal goods, Sey Coffee, and Mariage Freres Tea.
Fun Fact: The barn at Sage and Madison dates to 1797 so there is a strong connection to the history and community of Sag Harbor. There is a lovely patio and garden area outside of the store. On the weekends they offer an outdoor painting series, where artists can paint and exhibit their work.
Giving Back: South Fork Bakery, LGBT Network, and Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre are a few of the local charities that Sage and Madison support.
Day Off: When owner Chris Coffee isn’t working, he enjoys wine tasting at Wölffer Estate in Sagaponack.
Location: 31 Madison Street, Sag Harbor
Website: sageandmadison.com
Instagram: @sageandmadisonshop
THE 8TH DRIFTER
About: The 8th Drifter was founded in 2018 by owners Katie Bencic and Kristen Walles who share a love for all things handmade. All their products are created by talented artisans with ethically sourced materials from around the world.
Fun Fact: In the off season, Katie and Kristen travel and meet with artisans to create product for their customers. Many items are one-of-a-kind and can’t be found anywhere else. They also do woodwork and create all the fixtures and shelving in their store.
Giving Back: The 8th Drifter works with small families and female artisans throughout Africa and pay them 4x the national average. They are involved in the communities in Africa through the schools, teachers, and local parks.
Day Off: Owners Katie Bencic and Kristen Walles spend their days off going on boat rides or walking through Shadmoor State Park. They try to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible before it gets cold.
Location: 752 Montauk Hwy, Montauk
Website: the8thdrifter.com Instagram: @the8thdrifter
