Beauty Archive
Mushroom mate

Mushroom mate

We’ve always liked to indulge in a cep or two, and it turns out they’re good for our complexion, too.…

26 May 2006

Smell of victory

Smell of victory

We’re now part of a culture where fragrance is worn as an accessory to life’s activities — we are encouraged…

19 May 2006

Smooth operators

Smooth operators

We may be suckers for products that reference modernist architecture, but the fact that Chanel’s new…

11 May 2006

Struck by whitening

Struck by whitening

Usually reserved for the Japanese market, Clinique’s whitening skincare (it won’t take away a tan, it…

4 May 2006

Clean sweep

Clean sweep

The incident that led to the invention of this sterilising system isn’t a pleasant story; suffice to…

27 April 2006

Beg for Mercier

Beg for Mercier

We trust a make-up artist to fine-tune a foundation, but not always to sell us moisturiser. Laura Mercier…

20 April 2006

Tech it away

Tech it away

It’s easy to dismiss pocket-sized perfume bottles as a design afterthought. The Different Company, however,…

13 April 2006

Patyka scents

Patyka scents

Perfumes that are both organic and charming are still few and far between, but luckily there’s French…

30 March 2006

Groom service

Groom service

It’s hard to be immune to Acqua di Parma’s elegant new grooming range, Collezione Barbiere, which includes…

16 March 2006

Rise and shine

Rise and shine

If we ever got to see the sink of Outsiders’ greasers Ponyboy and Johnny, this is what would be on it.…

16 March 2006

Pits a wonderful life

Pits a wonderful life

Armed with propolis (a natural antibiotic), lemon, lime and peppermint, Liebling is a highly efficient…

16 March 2006

Message in a bottle

Message in a bottle

The fragrance bottle is the perfect symbol of the mood and style of an era. Sadly, the perfume industry…

9 March 2006

First love

First love

Our favourite Australian skincare company, Aesop, has taken its first foray into fragrance with Marrakech.…

9 March 2006