Meet this year’s ultimate beauty staples: beauty buyers’ top products

    Trying out the offering within the Beauty Halls is all part of the job of the Harrods beauty buyers Vesa Kalho, Imogen Porter and Federica Sinisi. The products that make it onto their bathroom shelves, then, must be something special. The list includes a perennial skincare hero, a lipstick that hydrates and doesn’t … Read more

La Clef Champs-Elysées Paris – A new prestigious address in the heart of Paris

Ascott unveils La Clef Champs-Elysées Paris, its new 5-star property, as part of The Crest Collection. The Crest Collection – Three French luxe properties in Paris This luxury property, the third The Crest Collection luxury serviced residence, has just opened after a complete, two-year renovation.Guests enter La Clef Champs-Elysées Paris on Rue de Bassano, a … Read more

Is clean beauty a skincare revolution – or a pointless indulgence?

More and more companies are offering skincare products free from ‘toxic’, ‘nasty’ and ‘suspicious’ chemicals. But are these ingredients really dangerous?

The most innovative distillery tour – an experience visitors will take away with them

  The “most innovative distillery tour” — outside of LA — can be found at the home of Kavalan whisky in Yilan, Taiwan according to Drinks International. Kavalan Distillery, an hour’s drive from the capital Taipei, sees a million visitors annually, and was awarded a “Highly Commended,” in the 2019 Drinks Tourism Challenge for its … Read more

Gucci Alchemist’s Garden is taking your signature scent to a whole new level

  Picked from the garden of Gucci and inspired by the ancient art of Alchemy – choose from 7 eaux de parfums, 4 perfumed oils and more. Evocatively named, seven singular scents, blended with precious raw materials and flower essences, and designed to be layered with the line’s floral waters and perfumed oils to create … Read more

The cult of ‘smellness’: what’s behind the extraordinary rise in sales of scented candles?

One website has seen a 180% spike in sales – and it’s not just the luxury end of the market that is booming