Rose stem cells – the latest miracle anti-aging elixir

Lancôme Absolue L’Extrait – new high-end anti-aging treatment A miracle anti-aging elixir exists. It contains 2 million rose stem cells. Called Absolue L’Extrait, the €320 (50ml) Lancôme cream, dubbed the miracle beauty weapon, will launch globally in April. Using a biotechnological cocooning procedure called Fermogenesis, a cell of the Lancôme Rose was transformed by scientists … Read more

Condominiums – the next avenue of expansion for Missoni & other luxury brands

Missoni’s First Condo   By 2015 Missoni will have its first condominium tower in Philippines. The $315 million residential project called Acqua Livingstone, is 25 percent sold, according to the Manila-based developer Century Properties. “We brought our colors and our style inside. It’s a happy, positive approach: summer colors, solar colors. Coming from the outside … Read more

China to ban public purchases of ‘High-End’ alcohol and cigarettes

Chinese government pledged to ban the use of public funds to buy cigarettes and “high- end” alcohol. “Corruption is the biggest danger facing the ruling party,” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, according to an official statement. “If not dealt with properly, the problem may change the nature of, or terminate, the political regime.” Wen Jiabao, … Read more

Chanel’s Espace Parfum at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street to put emphasis on private consultations

Chanel opened its second “Espace Parfum” in the United States and the 32nd one in the world. With an emphasis on private consultations Chanel’s Olfactive Bar at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street department store was designed by the house Deputy Perfumer and former aspiring architect Christopher Sheldrake. “Since the creation of CHANEL N°5, our preeminence in the … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Fabrizio Biasiolo, Partner Casa del Bianco

Entirely Italian-made luxury linens today, custom-designed by you, are a rarity and a dream come true thanks to Fabrizio Biasiolo and his Casa del Bianco, one of the world’s most masterful couture linen company with a reputation of peerless service. For almost 200 years, the dream linens of immaculate quality are manufactured in Italy, painstakingly … Read more

French organic vineyards: “For us, it’s not marketing, it’s our philosophy”

Chateau Guiraud 2011 awarded the official biological farming (AB) logo French organic vineyards doubled between 2007 and 2010 and then increased again 28 percent between 2009 and 2010 to reach 50,268 hectares (124,214 acres). These vineyards were run by 3,945 producers, up by 30 percent between 2009 and 2010, who made some 322 million euros … Read more