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Category: Beauty
The concept of beauty is also about icons. Screen or fashion icons and iconic cosmetics inspire each other. In our “Beauty: Perfumes and Cosmetics” category,...
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Annick Goutal and Eau d’Hadrien
The story of luxury perfume brand Annick Goutal is first and foremost that of an inspired woman, gifted with olfactory talents that are undoubtedly unique. She was born in 1946 in Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France. Always an atypical visionary, Annick Goutal turned her back on music after winning the Prix du Conservatoire de...
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La Nuit de l’Homme by Yves Saint Laurent Collector’s Edition 2013
A seductive type with an enrapturing and devastating charm, sincere and mysterious good looks, is incarnated in this single olfactory concoction: La Nuit de l’Homme Collector 2013 eau de toilette may preserve all the dynamic of a composition where you can distinguish notes of citrus, cardamom, and bergamot combined with scents of black pepper, lavender,...
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Opium Collector’s Edition 2013 by Yves Saint Laurent
With 46 years under its belt, Opium, the mythic fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, is preserving its iconic form but reinventing it in gold. Starting November 4th, the spicy, amber nectar will be presented in a special collector’s edition. An olfactory opuscule from the nose of Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Opium restores a long-forgotten and dynamic formula:...
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Bottega Venetta’s Fragrance For Men
For them, fragrance is imagined like leather: through intrecciato. What’s intrecciato? It’s an artisanal braiding technique that consists of reinforcing soft leather through the manual insertion of braided bands in between. This practice, invented by Bottega Veneta in the 70s, marks their delicate creations. You can also find it’s influence in the sensation of barbershop...
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The Chanel Dress of the Collection Paris-Edimbourg on Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Astrid Berges-Frisbey wore an off-white wool and lace dress, look 76, from the Paris-Edimbourg Collection, at the closing ceremony of the 39th Deauville American Film Festival. Chanel Make-up: for the face Les Beiges N°20, Le Blush Crème Présage; for the eyes the mascara Le Volume De Chanel Noir ; for the lips Rouge Coco Amant.
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Dior Homme Unveils its Campaign with Robert Pattinson
The scent’s creator, François Demachy, assures: “Fragrance alone doesn’t exist. It takes life on a person’s skin. Like clothing.” To incarnate that person, Dior chose Robert Pattinson. But the actor didn’t undertake the project without director Romain Gavras who’s style, the anthesis of the powdery universe of perfume ads, ended up nailing the first impression...
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Chanel’s Beauty Campaign with Diane Kruger as a Muse
Not longer after being paired with the perfect “Little Black Dress” through the lens of Kaiser Lagerfeld for an eponymous book, the German actress is now becoming the beauty ambassador for this label, who’s argument for its Resynchronisation care line is just as unambiguous as Kruger’s beauty. Made of three synced creams, Le Jour, La Nuit, and Le Weekend, it’s...
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Gucci and the Glamour of the 70s Front and Center in the Film Rush
In the 70s, there was no life more glamorous than that of a race pilot, according to Frida Giannini. Rush tells a true story, that of a pilot during the Golden Age of Formula 1, the British world champion James Hunt, known off the circuit for having incarnated the lifestyle of an era: unbridled, savage,...
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Gucci Première Chooses Blake Lively
Gucci Première is an arresting nectar composed of a mixture of sophisticated wood and sensual musk, added to white blossoms, an effervescent bergamot, and leather. This perfume oscillates between strength and sensuality, just like the concept that it hopes to be the scent of: timeless Hollywood glamour. The perfume is the finishing touch to an outfit;...