45 beauty store COSMANIA A veritable candy store for fans of niche beauty products, Cosmania owners Marcel and Marije travel the globe to scout extra special (affordable) brands that you won’t find at any regular Dutch drugstore. Pomegranate Cleansing Scrub cream from Greek beauty band Korres, for instance; moisturiser by British eco-brand Neal’s Yard or no-mess nail polish pills by Dose. They also sell a range of hair products from top Swedish stylists Sacha Mitic and Juan Rosenlind, named Sachajuan.
eclectic
Herenstraat 19 www.cosmania.nl
RESTORED The place to go for unique products by talented up-and-coming designers and small labels. On offer are beautiful French garments, leather bags and backpacks, plaids with geometrical patterns, refined jewellery, delicate porcelain cups and handmade copper watering cans. What Restored’s products all have in common is their craftsmanship and attention to detail.
THIJS WOLZAK
Haarlemmerdijk 39 www.restored.nl
classic THE AMERICAN BOOK CENTER Opened in 1972, The American Book Center is an English-language book store that stocks a wide selection of books, magazines and merchandise, all imported directly from the US and UK. ABC is famous for its books on graphic design, urban culture, music and travel, but you’ll find volumes on every subject imaginable in this three-storey bibliophile’s dream. With 60,000 titles in-store, it’s the biggest bricks-and-mortar source of English-language books on the European continent.
Spui 12 www.abc.nl