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Considering that Frédéric Malle’s Géranium pour Monsieur is one of my all-time favorite scents, I was excited to learn that the Dominique Ropion, the nose behind the scent, had created another fragrant wonder for Malle: Portrait of a Lady. The master perfumer’s newest feminine fragrance, with a name inspired by the same-named novel by Henry [...]
Lipsticks are clearly all the rage in the beauty industry and it’s easy to see why. The simple tube is immediately relatable to women of all ages, backgrounds and socioeconomic levels–and they’re, for the most part, priced within reach. How else to explain H&M selling a Lanvin lipstick as part of their designer collaboration? M.A.C, [...]
Ladies, just in time for Valentine’s Day (hint, hint to boyfriends and significant others), Jimmy Choo founder and chief creative officer Tamara Mellon is unleashing her inner scents and sensibility with the label’s first namesake fragrance. Created with Inter Parfums and composed by International Flavors & Fragrances perfumer Olivier Polge, Mellon describes the scent as [...]
Known for its unique philanthropic partnerships with celebrities and artists, Kiehl’s has, once again, upped the ante when it comes to supporting children’s causes. A new limited edition collection of signature Kiehl’s products designed in collaboration with mega contemporary artist Jeff Koons arrives in stores and kiehls.com November 1. The special items encompass the Creme [...]
The show may have been bore all the elements of a surrealist fantasy, but to achieve the perfect beauty complement to Karl Lagerfeld’s magnificent, couture-like spring designs, Peter Philips looked to the black-white-green French garden that was recreated in the Grand Palais. “Karl showed me a sketch he had drawn of a girl with smoky [...]
After Martin Scorsese helmed the Bleu de Chanel men’s fragrance campaign, Karl Lagerfeld has stepped up to direct, along with Joe Wright, the latest commercial for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume. In the spot, Keira Knightley dons head-to-toe camel (one of fall’s hottest colors) in the form of a skintight biker uniform as she speeds down [...]
