Lucire
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Simple and adaptable: Nespresso’s U suits all lifestyles

July 13, 2012/1.57

Nespresso’s U, its latest coffee machine, is what the company calls its ‘next-generation’ model.    The company has gone back to its roots, understanding that its principle lay in allowing anyone to create a perfect cup of espresso at home. U is designed to be simple to use, and its modular design allows users to […]

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Curious Wellingtonians snapped as Portlander renovations reach their last stage

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Portlander looks set to become one of Wellington’s premier dining locations, a grill house where Kit Foe serves as head chef after cooking by appointment to HM the Queen.    For all those who have ever wondered what prime Kiwi cuisine is, Portlander addresses that, using free-range meats, and a menu that includes ‘perfectly done, […]

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First look at Rihanna’s Styled to Rock TV series

July 12, 2012/13.51

Forget the Katy Perry movie and move aside Heidi Klum: Rihanna has a new TV show, Styled to Rock, which hits UK screens in August.    The reality TV show will be exclusive to Sky Living in the UK, with 10 episodes.    Twelve new designers will be set fashion challenges by the singer, including […]

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Tea tree power

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The Body Shop has released its Tea Tree Pore Minimiser, a new addition to its global best-selling Tea Tree range. The range is fresh, invigorating and zingy and the tea tree is sourced from the edge of Mt Kenya National Park. The oil produced is a community Fair Trade product.    The solution to smaller […]

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Men’s fashion update: Vogue Eyewear for Men, Macpherson Men and Cherrytree Road

July 11, 2012/4.55

Peter Lindbergh for Luxottica Top From Cherrytree Road Accessories, Macpherson Men’s spring–summer 2012–13 collection and Vogue Eyewear for Men. Above Jude Law is the new celebrity ambassador for Vogue Eyewear for Men. Vogue Eyewear has launched a menswear line, with actor Jude Law as its first ambassador, in a campaign shot by Peter Lindbergh.   […]

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Take me away to Kokomo

July 10, 2012/23.49

Top Le Specs’ Rude Boy design. Above Male model wears Freaky Tikki; female models wear Rudeboy and Secret Society. Le Specs releases its summer 2012 range and transports us on an exotic journey to the shores of Jamaica with Kokomo.    Designer Hamish Tame infuses an island vibe colour palette, pairing more muted colours of […]

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Video: Anne Hathaway on her Catwoman role in The Dark Knight Rises

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Anne Hathaway says she is ‘very pleased’ that she is in two films this year that ‘people will actually go to see,’ referring to The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables.    Hathaway plays Catwoman in the new Batman instalment, directed by Christopher Nolan, following in the footsteps of Eartha Kitt, Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, […]

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