The ultimate beauty treatment bucket list

    Game changing facials to massage and body treatments to make you melt. The largest day spa in Europe, the reimagined space harks back to the salon’s original 1982 design, with a circular rotunda feature at its heart, glossy peach marble galore, beautiful cream stone reception desks and gleaming gold details aplenty. It’s hands … Read more

A tour of the first Asian-inspired wellbeing experience in Tuscany

Advocating proactive holistic wellness, the new wellbeing sanctuary – 1,000sqm in size – features seven luxurious treatment rooms, a state-of-the-art gym, relaxation area with breath-taking views over the Tuscan countryside and sun-drenched yoga and Pilates studios. Guests can also look forward to invigorating thermal suites, a 25m heated outdoor swimming pool, two tennis courts, and … Read more

Three new wines unveiled to the wine connoisseur community

    25 June was The International Rosé Day – a great reason to brighten up a summer day. The Best of Provence Chateau de Berne and Ultimate Provence Celebrated International Rosé Day and the Estates Reopening MDCV, the collective name for 4 Vineyards in Provence: Château de Berne, Château des Bertrands, Château Saint-Roux & … Read more

Space wine: Twelve bottles of Château Petrus 2000 sent to space deliver their first secrets

  Space Cargo Unlimited revealed the first results of the scientific research carried out on wine that aged more than one year on board the ISS, as part of Mission WISE. Twelve bottles of Château Petrus 2000 spent 14 months orbiting the earth on the International Space Station. The project is part of Mission WISE, … Read more

Annual Results: L’Oréal Luxe Division outperformed the market, especially in skincare

    L’Oréal Group announced it accelerates growth in the fourth quarter, reinforces its market shares, and preserves its profitability at 18.6%. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a crisis of supply due to the widespread closure of points of sale which led to an unprecedented, if temporary, decline of the beauty market. “Throughout the … Read more

25 of the most unexpected items of 2020

From Dominic Cummings’ staff and milk frothers to Connell’s chain and – of course – face masks: how the stuff that people used, and occasionally bought, in 2020 tells the story of a year like no other