Sali Hughes’s 40 best sustainable beauty brands

From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planet

‘Okra is the most foul thing ever grown’: chefs on their most hated ingredients

From ‘horrible’ coconut to ‘stomach-turning’ turbot, top chefs reveal the foods they can’t stand

Who won what at this year’s glittering Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia 2019

      Last Sunday in Milan, fashion and entertainment’s finest gathered at the iconic Teatro alla Scala for the third edition of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia, hosted by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in collaboration with Eco-Age. Green Carpet Fashion Awards celebrate and award the changemakers, disruptors, forward thinkers and organisations that … Read more

Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze

Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act.

By Tess McClure

Whirlwind of the senses: Four new radiant fragrances steeped in natural, urban elegance

    First haute parfumerie collection for Celine, the new fragrance from Maison Francis Kurkdjian,  the new iteration of Mon Guerlain, plus the magnetism and electricity of love. Amyris extrait de parfum, the new fragrance duo from Maison Francis Kurkdjian Initially created in an eau de parfum for women and an eau de toilette for … Read more

shop-the-room: Sotheby’s x Perigold take the luxury property listings to the next level

    Sotheby’s creates virtual stagings with Perigold furniture. The addition of the high-end furnishings will further enable Sotheby’s International Realty sales associates to stage a home that best suits the aesthetic and lifestyle of their clients. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates announced an affiliation with Perigold, the luxury home furnishings retailer, to introduce premium pieces … Read more