‘Scents are surer than sounds to make your heart strings crack’ so wrote Rudyard Kipling. Madame Pompadour spent the equivalent of more than a quarter of a million dollars on perfumes to impress her royal lover. Cleopatra never undertook a journey without the sails of her boat were coated with precious scented oils and Marilyn […]
If you are experiencing the January Blues then perhaps its time for some serious productive pampering. The cold chills, late nights and dehydrating effects of central heating will have left your skin needing a little tlc and you are maybe in need of some me time to relax and wind-down after the hectic season of […]
This time of year more than ever we are all on a quest to look our best with parties, balls, dinner dances and generally a packed social calendar. So we’ve put together a few new products that will help you along the way to looking your very best for the party season. Making your skin […]
Not everyone wants to look scary on Halloween but if you are partying there a few ways to jazz up your makeup and give a glamorous bewitching look and if you want a total look why not go for a perfume, body cream and bath products that will add to the ambience of your look. […]
It’s time to look to the future beauty-wise this month with lots of new launches of that can help repair and nourish dehydrated or over sun exposed skin. There’s also a plethora of new foundations and colour cosmetics with new formulations perfect as we move forward towards the party season . If you are a […]
As we hang on to the last rays of sunshine still treasuring memories of our days in the sun a wonderful new season approaches – Autumn. Autumn links us between those steamy hot days and nights and the prospect of snuggling up in front of a log fire or stepping out in our evening […]
Walking around all winter in boots or wearing ill fitting shoes is a major problem and can lead to corns, bruised toenails or bunions. Simple steps such as alternating between high and low heels and taking a little extra care throughout the winter can rectify this and then panic doesn’t set in when its […]
Scarborough is probably the last place you would expect to find a luxurious alpine-style spa – especially in the confines of the Alpamare Waterpark. But Wellness at Alpamare is so cleverly designed you could be a million miles away from the hustle, bustle, shouts and screams of the kids in the water park enjoying the […]
Have you ever looked at the name above a cosmetic counter and wondered if such a person exists or if they do who they really are? In the case of Francois Nars does he really does exist and is one of the most celebrated makeup artists, photographers in the world today. He is also founder […]
We often don’t realise when we walk through beauty departments or go into our favourite perfumier, that many of the products on display have a fascinating history behind them and have drawn their inspiration from real people and places. Scents evoke memories, the famous fashion designer and perfumier Oleg Cassini once told me in an […]