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The 10th annual Madrid Fusión gastro festival A number of leading chefs at this week’s Madrid Fusion, an annual gastronomy fair, said to AFP they preferred to use primary products on their creations — and are in some cases even gathering them themselves. Wild herbs, leaves and even giant ants and tarantulas are in demand … Read more
‘I plan to change misconceptions’: Tunisian model is first ever Muslim face of Lancome L’Oréal Luxe and Lancôme cosmetics hired the first Muslim spokesmodel in the histroy of the brand. Tunisian model, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem is the new spokesmodel for Lancôme. This move is more than a coincidence. The modelling industry is beginning to expand, … Read more
More than half of clients who specified a Rolls-Royce Ghost in 2011 turned to bespoke personalisation. Some 56 per cent of Ghost and Ghost Extended Wheelbase models sold around the world featured bespoke design in 2011, according to Rolls-Royce and motoring asiaone. The bespoke service, which includes anything from the application of unique paint colours, … Read more
Global sales of duty-free products (from cigars to perfumes in airports, ports and in transit) reached $46 billion in 2011, up a staggering 17.9 percent, calculated duty free analyst Generation Research. Generation Research President Yngve Bia told The Travel Retail Business magazine that preliminary global industry sales results for calendar year 2011 show a 17.9% … Read more
Shiseido launches its 140th anniversary with a revolutionary beauty counter at The Bay Queen Street Shiseido launched its 140th anniversary with another global first: an interactive 55″ touch screen Discovery Centre located within a new state-of-the-art beauty counter at The Bay’s Queen Street location in Toronto, unveiled during a celebratory gala on January 19. Using … Read more
How Your Brand Can Lead the New World of Luxury ? From March 29th to April 1st, you are invited to join us to the new edition of 1.618, Sustainable Luxury in Paris, at the “Cité de la Mode et du Design”. The world changed, and consumer attitude is changing faster than industries and brands. … Read more