Designs of the Year 2013: The Oscars of the design world nominations

Design Museum’s 2013 Designs of the Year award   London’s Design Museum, the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design, announced “Designs of the Year 2013” nominations. The Designs of the Year awards, ‘The Oscars of the design world’ showcases the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning … Read more

Katie Holmes announced as global spokesperson and co-owner of luxury haircare company

Welcome, Holmes! Actress and entrepreneur Katie Holmes became co-owner and first-ever celebrity spokesperson for Alterna Haircare, a pioneer in the luxury haircare category launched in 1997 and now owned by TSG Consumer Partners. The company is known for professional formulations that are ‘free of’ harsh chemicals and formulated with globally-sourced, often sustainable, and organic ingredients. … Read more

Designer Azzedine Alaïa to translate his world into perfume

Beauté Prestige International (BPI) adds potentially very lucrative fashion house of Azzedine Alaïa to its portfolio. BPI and Paris-based fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa (born in Tunis, Tunisia on 7 June 1939) have signed a licence agreement for the creation, manufacture and worldwide distribution of fragrances under the Azzedine Alaïa brand. “We are delighted and honoured … Read more

J’Adore Othoniel Edition

François Demachy, the House of Dior Perfume Creator, and Jean-Michel Othoniel, a plastic artist, met in the mythical land of J’adore. Jean-Michel Othoniel was a guest artist at the House of Dior, invited to provide his vision of the iconic J’adore bottle. Othoniel took inspiration from the “En huit” lines of the amphora. For this … Read more

From the Gardens of Shalimar: Guerlain Shalimar 2013 ‘sequel’ fragrance

Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau Si Sensuelle For 88 years the famed Gardens of Shalimar of India’s Taj Mahal inspire one of the most sophisticated sensual olfactory poem. Guerlain Shalimar morphs with each edition appealing to a new clientele. The innocent and voluptuous Eau Si Sensuelle adorned with powdery pink feather is a flanker of … Read more

Capture Totale: Eva Herzigova laughs in the face of the passing of time

Eva Herzigova as the new Capture Totale icon At the age of 40, Eva Herzigova is the new Capture Totale icon, the new global anti-ageing skincare by Dior. Her unceasing beauty seems to suggest a woman who laughs in the face of the passing of time. If the Capture Total line was a woman, it … Read more