Known for pioneering results-driven formulas and cutting-edge ingredients, South Korea’s beauty industry has once again delivered with an innovation that promises serious skin benefits: spicule skincare. Microspicules have been used in K-Beauty for over a decade, but the popularity of brands like Medicube and VT Cosmetics in the West means that Google searches for ‘spicule…
When you get invited to experience a Lena Bratschi facial, you do not dilly-dally. Bratschi is a facialist to the stars—her roster of clients this year includes Jessie Buckley, Elizabeth Debicki, Alicia Vikander, Kristen Wiig, Aimee Lou Wood, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Regé-Jean Page, to name just a few. In fact, I saw her right…
I’m 41, but I look 25. I’ve discovered that’s the consensus of nearly everyone I meet. Rather annoyingly, it’s become a habit of mine to casually drop my age into conversation with new people just so I can see their amazed reactions. Regardless of whether we admit it or not, it’s pretty much a universal…
Many of us have fallen into the habit of rebooking our gel manicure appointments every two to three weeks. We have a fresh coat applied, then it’s removed after a fortnight or so, and before our nails have a moment to breathe, a new colour is reapplied. And whilst the gel polish isn’t a problem,…
We all want what we can’t have. Whilst I spent my whole adolescence coveting pin-straight hair, I had countless friends lusting after my loose waves and sleeping in plaits to achieve the same finish. Now that I’ve had almost three decades to get used to my waves—and experimented with a lot of products to enhance…
In Ayurveda, each individual is considered unique — no two people share the exact same internal composition. This distinct balance of energies or doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) that we are born with is known as our Prakruti, or natural constitution. Just like fingerprints, this constitution never changes throughout life. It defines our physical structure,…
Ayurveda describes life as a harmonious union of the body, mind, senses, and soul—all sustained by the vital life force known as prana. These elements are deeply connected, and together they shape the human experience. According to Ayurveda, the human body is sacred because it is the only vessel through which we can fulfill the…
If you haven’t heard of the Nina Park makeup look… where have you actually been? Nina Park has been the makeup artist to know over the last year or so. After studying at L’École de Maquillage Fleurimon in Paris, she’s gone on to create some of the most talked-about beauty moments on red carpets and…
No matter the time of year or your skin type, a good moisturiser is non-negotiable. Yes, even if you have oily skin and you don’t think you need it every day. But if you’re yet to find a formula that really agrees with your complexion or provides the results you’re after, it’s time to turn…
The days are finally getting longer and sunnier, and I, for one, can’t wait to do a big spring overhaul. What I’m most looking forward to, though, is changing up my hair. The start of a new season is a perfect time to consider a chop or a new style. And one look I’ve been…