Comune Journal

Lizz Jardim's jewelry is meticulous—industrial-inspired pieces that merge raw materials with refined elegance. So it might surprise you that her biggest creative breakthrough came from stopping all that careful planning. We spent a day in her Brooklyn studio to understand how the jeweler behind L.JARDIM learned to relinquish control, embrace happy accidents, and let the metal guide the way.

Sheet masks are a billion dollar plus industry built on trends and waste. Each one generates non-recyclable trash, delivers watered-down formulas, and works for just 20 minutes. Your skin does its best repair work during 8 hours of sleep—not 20 minutes with fabric on your face. Here's why we made COMUNE Revitalize Overnight Mask instead of following the sheet mask trend.

We have a factory overseas. It's cheaper, easier, faster. So why did we make the Enzo Jogger in Los Angeles? Seamless construction that took five pattern revisions. Pigment dye washes that failed repeatedly. Damage rates that made us question everything. Here's the honest story of bringing back a classic jogger in LA—and why it was worth every headache.

For LA producer Brandon Shoop, mornings follow a rhythm: wake up late, shower, skincare routine, coffee, then create. We sat down with the Junior Varsity drummer and top producer to learn how he finds inspiration in mundane moments, fights creative blocks with welding and furniture building, and why his morning essentials set the foundation for his day.

Where do people—especially men—go for straightforward, effective skincare? We built the Essential Skincare Kit to answer that question. Five clean, vegan, plant-based products that create a foundation for healthy skin. No 12-step routines. No ingredients you can't pronounce. Just prevention over correction, with full transparency about what's in every formula and why it matters for long-term skin health.

COMUNE started in 2008 as pioneers bridging action sports into contemporary fashion—skate, snow, and street culture meeting contemporary design. We grew, we learned, and we evolved. COVID gave us the clarity to ask better questions: What really matters? What do people actually need? In 2023, we rebuilt around that clarity: clean skincare that works and LA-made essentials for people who embrace rawness and use it to push creative boundaries.