Lisbon Heritage Hotels As soon as the moment allows, get thee to Lisboa. The Mansarda Room no. 21 at the Solar do Castelo, one of the most romantic and fanciful lodgings available on planet Earth, is back on line and available. A lofty wood-beamed nest situated next to the Castelo de São Jorge, it presides […]
Summer Rayne Oakes’s Extinction, on environmental challenges, goes live on Vimeo, YouTube
Summer Rayne Oakes’s environmental short art film, Extinction (or eXtinction to give the official title), has just gone live at Vimeo and YouTube. Summer Rayne, who appears in the 2013 Pirelli calendar shot by Steve McCurry, made Extinction in 2011, when it did the circuit at various film festivals across the world. The […]
Amy Winehouse’s death, one year on: Mitch Winehouse on how he plans to commemorate it
It’s hard to believe that one year has passed since Amy Winehouse’s tragic death aged 27 on July 23, 2011. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, says he will spend the first anniversary surrounded by friends and family. ‘It’s going to be very difficult … We’re going in the evening about 7.45 to Amy’s house with […]
Taylor Swift is music industry’s biggest earner, says Billboard
Royal Caribbean Above Taylor Swift performing on Allure of the Seas, last year. Swift, the biggest earner in music in 2011 in the US, got to the top slot through sales, royalties and touring. Below left Swift’s highly successful Speak Now album. Billboard has put 22-year-old country star Taylor Swift in top spot as the […]
Rimmel’s Kate Moss Lasting Finish lipstick collection launches in the US
Top Kate Moss tests shades for the Rimmel London Lasting Finish lipstick collection. Above Shooting one of the visuals from the TVC, which we previewed last September. It was the spring 2012 London Fashion Week at which Kate Moss first told us about Rimmel’s Lasting Finish lipstick collection. Moss also provided an interview, which we […]
Italian dreams: Francesca Donetto
Thomas Salme Top Italian model Francesca Donetto, wearing Enrico Coveri, photographed by Thomas Salme. Above Francesca Donetto wears Federico Sangalli. Francesca Donetto is one of many thousands of Italian young women who want to make it as a model in the hard fashion world of Italy—and especially that of Milano. I shot her latest […]
Veuve Clicquot and Moët & Chandon celebrate in New Zealand
Champagne brands Veuve Clicquot and Moët & Chandon held events in New Zealand last month, each appealing to their very different clientèles. LVMH’s Mike Hewitt explained that the events were suited to each of the brands: Veuve Clicquot is aimed at a more sophisticated audience, while Moët & Chandon positions itself as a classy, […]
Miss France and Scarlett Johansson among our most popular articles in ’11
TF1 Above Delphine Wespiser soon after being crowned as Miss France. Our article on her win was the most-read this year. Last year, quite a few readers were interested in the most visited news articles on the Lucire website. This excludes the features we have on the main part of the site. Nevertheless, it gives […]
Simon Cowell and Ruby promote their Christmas wares
Simon Cowell has taken time out from his US X Factor duties to promote the Christmas single for the home edition. Called ‘Wishing on a Star’, released on November 27, the single features The X Factor’s 15 finalists, including Little Mix, Amelia Lily and Misha B. One Direction and JLS, previous winners from […]
MAC’s New Zealand make-up artists work on Positive Women as part of World Aids Day
MAC’s make-up artists in New Zealand are contributing to the World Aids Day cause in a different way: by painting, gardening, and doing general maintenance to the premises of Positive Women, a local organization helping women with HIV. They’ll also spend time with Positive Women members on December 1 and give them makeovers to […]
