Beauty Archive
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

Rescue remedy

Rescue remedy

Ji Baek, owner of hip Manhattan salon Rescue Beauty Lounge, has turned her expertise to daily basics…

2 March 2006

Rebel gel

Rebel gel

German-based cosmetics company Noesa claims its products are not only good for the surface of our skin,…

23 February 2006

Suits you

Suits you

Savile Row today isn’t just about the suit that fits like a glove, but about the tie, the belt, the…

9 February 2006

Best scent

Best scent

Even before you set eyes on the bottle, the understated orange and black packaging of an Ormonde Jayne…

19 January 2006

Moist important

Moist important

It’s easy to be sceptical about product performance when sizing up skincare by a fashion brand, but…

1 December 2005

New squeeze

New squeeze

Vipp, a family-run company from Denmark, has been peddling bins since 1939, when Holger Nielsen first…

24 November 2005

Brush with fame

Brush with fame

It seems very Hollywood to cart around a whole set of make-up brushes, but the professionals do it and…

17 November 2005

Soft touch

Soft touch

Never averse to a spot of self-indulgence, we are soaking up Michael Kors’ limited-edition bath oil.…

10 November 2005

Pray can

Pray can

More sculpture than skin-sweetener, Elternhaus’s concrete-encased cologne is the product of the combined…

3 November 2005

Bloom town

Bloom town

Paul Smith is an ardent follower of the flamboyant fashions of 1960s London. He is a fan of colour,…

27 October 2005

Water course

Water course

We like the thought of drinking our way to a clearer complexion and, thanks to Borba’s dermatologist-endorsed…

20 October 2005