Aerin’s original Amber Musk has always lived in that cosy territory: warm, intimate and close to the skin. Now Pistac…
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Why My Kinda Skincare Continues to Impress Me
Every year, hundreds of beauty products pass across my desk. As a beauty expert, strategist, and juror for the Dutch …
Dr. Hauschka Hydrating Serum Plus, The Botanical Way
When I visited Dr. Hauschka’s medicinal herb garden at Wala earlier this year, I was reminded that for this brand, pl…
La Favorite Eau de Parfum by Jean Paul Gaultier
The ’90s changed perfume forever. In 1992, my favorite Angel by Mugler challenged convention with an unexpected comb…
Jasminada Eau de Parfum by Jean-Claude Ellena: The Beauty of Restraint
Jasmine is one of perfumery’s most expressive flowers. In Jasminada, however, it is presented with lightness. In this…
The Bijenkorf Beauty Advent Calendar Is Here
Forget chocolate. This December, de Bijenkorf is putting beauty behind 25 little doors, and there are some rather goo…
Layer+ Matcha: Matcha, the SKINS Way
Last year, Skins celebrated its 25th anniversary with Layer+, a fragrance enhancer designed to add a personal twist t…
Maison Crivelli Tobacco Carnaval Extrait de Parfum
There is something wonderfully contradictory about Tobacco Carnaval Extrait de Parfum by Maison Crivelli. It brings t…
Clinique Moisture Surge Exfoliating Glow Cleanser: the glow starts with cleansing
There is something slightly counterintuitive about glow: sometimes you need to remove a little before you can see mor…
KAYALI Boujee Kitty Caramel Milk 22 Eau de Parfum
There are gourmand fragrances, and then there are fragrances that seem to have been poured straight from a dessert me…
Dermalogica Futurecode Booster
Skin longevity is the new anti-ageing. Dermalogica’s Futurecode Booster takes a more forward-thinking approach to age…
Armani Luminous Silk: The Glow, Reimagined
Some foundations become icons for a reason. Armani Luminous Silk has been a make-up artist favourite for 25 years, an…
FRAPIN The Last Fight EDP
The Last Fight by Frapin is a fragrance with attitude, built around the tension between heat and darkness, leather an…
Akro HEAT Eau de Parfum
HEAT by Akro is inspired by the exhilarating rush of chili, capturing the moment when warmth transforms into pure cra…
Charlotte Tilbury’s New Airbrush Blur: Powder, Reimagined
Charlotte Tilbury is expanding its iconic Airbrush Flawless family with two new launches: Airbrush Flawless Blur Loos…
The Humidity Test – Five make-up formulas that can handle heat, sweat and summer
Summer and make-up have a complicated relationship. We’re constantly told to wear less, let the skin breathe and embr…
Guerlain The Foam In Cream: cleansing, but make it skincare
I had read so many positive reviews about Guerlain’s The Foam In Cream that I eventually had to try it for myself, an…
Fascent: Fragrance Without Rules
Forget the idea of one signature scent. Fascent treats fragrance more like an olfactive wardrobe: unisex scents desig…