Shop report: Couturelab

There has been much talk lately about how the luxury retail landscape is changing and one person who is well ahead of the curve is Carmen Busquets. One of the original investors in Net-a-Porter who also backs other ventures including Moda Operandi, her current baby is Couturelab. (more…)

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13 June, 2012

Beauty buy: Brush-on sun protection

Love the idea of BareMinerals’ sun protection in a powder formulation – with an in-built brush. This solves the problem of how to reapply facial sun-pro during the working day, and also doubles as a de-shining device. I’m sold.

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4 June, 2012

Beauty snippets: Nars nails, Clinique, YSL, Carol Joy, Faberge, hotel beauty

I really need to hurry up and get my hands on the Thakoon for Nars nail collection. Inspired by Indian festivals (when is Tim Walker going to do a Holi-themed shoot?), there are six of these searing bright colours to try. (Hmmm, in the UK the red is mysteriously missing…) [EDIT: OK Hafsa just pointed out in the comments that the red is exclusive to the Nars site. Clever!] (more…)