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Hard-to-find brands and upmarket skin care in Net-a-Porter’s “Beauty: The Quintessential Edit”

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Net-a-Porter is adding beauty shopping outlet “Beauty: The Quintessential Edit” After expanding its business to publishing, the online luxury fashion retailer Net-A-Porter moves into the realm of beauty. Beside access to the hottest looks of the season from international cutting-edge labels, Net-A-Porter will offer hard-to-find brands and a selection of perfumes, high-end skin care, makeup, … Read more

Resveratrol – the new anti-aging potion?

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Resveratrol may be the new anti-aging panacea. The chemical found in red wine and dark chocolate, a compound that has already inspired a $30-million-a-year supplement business, may play a key role in slowing the aging process, according to new findings published in the latest edition of the journal Science. It is konwn that the compound … Read more

Olivia Putman collector’s edition of L’Air du Temps

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Olivia Putman redesigns Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps French designer Olivia Putman, daughter to Andrée Putman and heir to her mother’s design studio, Studio Putman, works range from interior architecture to scenography, and design. The latest project saw the transformation of the iconic Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps perfume bottle. This new interpretation remains true … Read more

Swinging London: Dior takes over Harrods

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The House of Dior arrived with a splash at Harrods From March 14th – April 16th Londong luxury department store Harrods is celebrating the luxury House of Dior with a pop-up store, a unique ‘So Dior’ exhibition & a Dior Cafe in-store as well as exceptional Dior Beauty events (Prestige Moments, Make Your Fragrance Truly Yours, Dior … Read more

Jessica Alba – the newest global ambassador for Earth Hour

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Actress and Co-Founder of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba becomes the global ambassador of WWF’s Earth hour 2013, the world’s largest mass participation event that has become the iconic symbol of people’s commitment to protect the planet. Earth Hour, which World Wildlife Fund helped start in 2007, has grown from a one-city initiative to a 7,001-city/town … Read more

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live” – Albert Einstein

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EU countries will vote on plans to ban bee killing pesticides. Spain, Germany and the UK are threatening to block the ban, under the pressure of the chemical lobby. Not a single bee has never sent you an invoice. And that is part of the problem – because most of what comes to us from … Read more