“What do you wear to bed?” Coco and Norma Jeane both made good use of their passions, their strengths, and the atmosphere of their times. One made her mark on an entire century with a single scent, the other, with her flamboyant candor. The utterance is so legendary and yet, until now, no one knew anything...
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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Take Your Gloves Off!
Nude, gold, and dark. Our manicures are getting bejewelled as we deck ourselves out all the way to the fingertips. We´re even dressing up our nails with gold and glitter for the holidays. With an abundance of shades, red is still the safe bet of the season, with ever more shades available.
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Hermès Carré Dresses Up The Perfume 24, Faubourg
The essential Hermès carré scarf is dressing up the perfume “24, Faubourg” in its warmhearted wake. Amidst a few increasingly urgent sensory changes, Hermès is now making itself into an undefinable envelope. This design house has poured its very aura into this fragrance: mysterious and comforting. This essence is held in a curved bottle that...
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Marilyn Monroe et le Chanel N°5
Gabrielle et Marilyn : un numéro, deux emblèmes, trois icônes. Une équation simple à l’origine d’un mythe fabuleux. Après plus d’un siècle d’existence, la Maison Chanel se fait l’archéologue de son passé et revient sur ce qui a fait son succès. C’est par petits chapitres vidéo qu’elle retrace ses moments phares. Le site Inside Chanel revient...
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Kenny Scharf for Kiehl’s
Every year, like a remedy for winter gloom, Kiehl’s teams up with an artist to reinterpret its legendary Crème de Corps line. After Kaws, Pharell, or last year’s Jeff Koons, this winter it’s Kenny Scharf’s turn to work his magic. This artist first found success in the 80s alongside Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring...
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Dior Addict Gloss Spring 2013 Starring Daphné Groeneveld
In the ad campaign for the latest line of Dior Addict perfumes, a young woman wanders around, mischievously and sensuously, in the sun-soaked streets of Saint-Tropez. With a type of liberty and carefree attitude borrowed from the iconic Brigitte Bardot, Daphné Groeneveld, young model of 17, has been revealed to the grand public. She managed to...
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Angel Precious Star by Thierry Mugler
1992. The Ritz. Superstar couturier Thierry Mugler presents his first haute couture runway show. The very same year, he releases his first perfume in conjunction with fashion houses Clarins and Vera Strubi. In doing so, he hoped to create a perfume that evoked “his own childhood memories, snacks at his grandmother’s house, cotton candy, chocolate...
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J’adore l’Absolu by Jean-Michel Othoniel
After calling the artist Anselm Reyle to revisit their accessories line in 2011, Dior has turned to Jean-Michel Othoniel this year, to reinterpret the bottle of J’adore. Known, among other things, for his Kiosk of Noctambules decorating the Palais Royal metro station, Jean-Michel Othoniel called artisans of Murano, with whom he has worked for twenty...
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Rouge & Vernis In Love by Lancôme Featuring Olympia Le-Tan
Olympia Le-Tan has made herself at home at Lancôme to celebrate the one year anniversary of its Rouge In Love and Vernis In Love, products that have already become icons of the brand. A mythical duo for a makeup duo destined for the most idyllic. Accomplices and loyal followers of any woman in any moment, these...
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Hermès’ Perfume “Jour”
Ellena infuses an entire philosophy into his creations, he defines himself as a “composer of perfumes”, a “writer of odors”. This perfume is decidedly very feminine, very sensual, eminently floral. It seems like you’re discovering a wake of delicate white flowers, maybe gardenia, sweet peas, a touch of musk? But the composition counts little for...