Tom Ford targeting the Middle East with a new fragrance

American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford (born August 27, 1961) released exclusive scent for the Middle East. Like all Tom Ford Signature fragrances, the new Oriental floral fragrance called Sahara Noir is inspired by perfumery’s glamorous past when the world’s most expensive and precious ingredients were used to create sophisticated perfumes. “Middle Eastern culture … Read more

Six Senses Spas extends in the Caribbean and South America

Sustainable luxury hospitality chain Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas announced five new-build properties across five countries scheduled for completion by 2016. The new additions will include the brand’s Western Hemisphere debut, with properties under development in St. Lucia, Dominican Republic and Colombia; its first presence in Bhutan, and the opening of Six Senses Qing Cheng … Read more

Lipoplasty and Botox remain most performed plastic procedures

Lipoplasty most performed procedure in Latest International Study Lipoplasty remains the most performed procedure, representing 19.9% of total surgical procedures, while Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox and Dysport) leads with 38.1% among non-surgical procedures, according to Global Study of Aesthetic/Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Performed in 2011, a study released by The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic … Read more

India’s cricket captain MS Dhoni reveals his own perfume collection

India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, commonly known as M. S. Dhoni, launched his own brand of cologne in Dubai, a line which caters exclusively to men. Personally involved in the creation, formulation and development of the M S Dhoni line, the Indian skipper centered his six fragrances around his lucky number “7”. The cricketer … Read more

Jason Wu to create a make-up line for Lancome

Lancôme Announces Partnership With Visionary Jason Wu Celebrated fashion designer, Jason Wu and Lancôme, one of the world’s leading luxury beauty brand, teamed up to create a new color cosmetics line that will hit stores in September. The news comes a month after Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz announced a collaboration with Lancôme on his first … Read more

No cruel cosmetics in Europe: cosmetics testing on animals finally banned by EU

Starting March 11, the European Union bans the cosmetic products that were either tested on animals or contain ingredients that were tested on animals. The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has been at the forefront of the European campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics for 23 years. It has been a long … Read more