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Lancôme x Proenza Schouler launch the Chroma Collection. The brands unite to create a fashion-forward cosmetics collection of multifunctional and highly pigmented limited edition essentials.
Perfectly timed for the glorious summer weather, Lancôme’s collaboration with fashion house Proenza Schouler introduces a limited edition collection of cosmetics encased in funky packaging...
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The scent of spring grass, bottled. Kate Evans of Angela Flanders perfumery and Vicci Bentley collaborate on Lawn, a poetic new fragrance.
“You could say poetry and perfume have similarities in evolution – the head, or the opener and the initial rush; the heart, or the experiences that qualify that; and the base, or what resonates...
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Do the latest skin-enhancing injectables deliver? Two beauty writers investigate.
Over 15 years ago, the FDA in America certified that Botox was safe to administer and within the last decade, the muscle-freezing fluid has become a standard treatment for women wanting to eradicate lines...
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An enticing east London space dedicated to bespoke fragrances. Create a signature scent at the Experimental Perfume Club.
With all its talk of noses and notes, the world of perfumery can appear rather intimidating, and something of a closed shop...
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Penhaligon’s limited edition perfume is fit for a queen. A royal edition lily of the valley flacon honours Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Jubilee.
In 1976, the very first bottles of Penhaligon’s Lily of the Valley scent were released – and in honour of Her Majesty’s Sapphire Jubilee year, the perfumer (and holder of two Royal Warrants) has created a limited edition crystal bottle...
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Nose: an ambrosial Parisian perfumery. A cutting-edge algorithm that simplifies scent selection has put this second arondissement store on the world map.
There are over 1,000 new perfume launches a year,” says Nicolas Cloutier, president and co-founder of Nose, a boutique in Paris’s second arondissement that sells some 500 niche scents. “It makes it very confusing for people to choose a scent they like that also suits them"...
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Revitalise hair with Sacred Locks Vitox Highlight Brightener. A detoxifying hair treatment that shines.
One might think that after spending half a day – and several hundred pounds – at the hairdresser having one’s hair highlighted, the colour would take care of itself until the next time the roots push through...