It looks like autumn is shaping up to be the season of Celine. Not only has Vogue declared the return of bourgeois style, but Celine has just teased the launch of its first fragrance line by Hedi Slimane.
What do we think the Celine fragrance will smell of? (more…)
“Back in 2013, when I was first thinking about Glossier, I thought: ‘Man, I wish there was a beauty brand whose sweatshirt you wanted to wear.’ It really speaks to this notion of winning hearts. (more…)
We’re in the throes of a proper 30-degree sunny and muggy city summer. I’m not complaining one bit though, because I’m not a commuter and frankly I’ll take whatever I can get. But I believe in the power of smell to help temper the heat.
I’m back on the Hermès Eau de Gentiane Blanche this summer, a really great cooling smell (earthy and green with a trail of musk) that’s like an olfactory glass of iced cordial. I think it’s one of Jean-Claude Ellena’s best, but actually all the Hermès colognes are excellent and I love the 15ml spray bottles for when I’m flanneuring about town. (more…)
Earlier this week, independent beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury made its airport retail debut at World Duty Free in London Heathrow. The week before, the eponymous brand was one of four indie beauty companies (alongside Anastasia, Hourglass and POLA) to be showcased within the DFS downtown store T-Galleria at Galaxy, Macau.
It’s about time these types of self-made or direct-to-consumer beauty upstarts joined the action within the travel retail space. (more…)
