Elizabeth Arden to invest in Red Door Spa

The global prestige beauty products brand Elizabeth Arden announced that it has made an investment in Red Door Spa Holdings, the operator of the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas and the Mario Tricoci Hair Salons privately owned by North Castle Partners. Elizabeth Arden has partnered with J.H. Anderson Holdings and its principal John Anderson, to collectively … Read more

Novel green ingredients on focus at the 2012 Sustainable Cosmetics Summit

New technologies and novel green ingredients are the focal themes of the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit (21-23rd November, 2012)   The impact of new technologies on the sustainable development of the cosmetics industry is the focal theme of the 10th edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit that will take place in Paris … Read more

Intense exoticism: Harrods Oud Patchouli by Bond No 9

With Bond No 9 perfumes have been turned on their head. This season, Harrods by Bond No. 9 infuses the island of Manhattan with Oud Patchouli scents. Davana flowers, safran, myrrh, patchouli, rose, geranium, oud, musk, amber, leather, sandalwood is the recipe for this intense head-turning experience. The Harrods Bond No 9 collection counts six … Read more

Guerlain spa at the Ritz-Carlton’s first hotel in Austria

New luxury hotels are blooming in Vienna. Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna will open next spring, while the Park Hyatt Vienna is scheduled to open late in 2013. The latest grand opening is brought to the historical city by Ritz-Carlton. The 202-room Ritz-Carlton Vienna hotel opened at the end of the August is company’s first hotel … Read more

An Encounter to remember: Alexander Skarsgard for Calvin Klein

The print visual for Encounter by Calvin Klein True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgard si an Encounter to remember in the new Calvin Klein’s Encounter fragrance noir heaven video campaign. Creative director Fabien Baron concieved a seductive tale for the True Blood’s sexy beast. Skarsgard fans can see the hero driving in the rain to a … Read more

A pulsing heart of heliotrope: Madly Kenzo

Exuberantly floral: Madly Kenzo Evanescent, fragile, sensual and delicate, the silhouette of butterflies always inspired fairy tale moods. Their pulsing dance in a flower field and the deadly attraction to light inspired the story of exuberantly floral Madly Kenzo scent. Perfumer Aurelien Guichard imagined for the new Kenzo perfume an explosion of heliotrope, a rarely … Read more