Behind the scenes with Lucire founder and publisher Jack Yan, with an appeal for a family in Gaza, the difficulties of becoming an Amazon seller, and the hopelessness of AI-written stories […]
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In brief: California Naturals hits Amazon today; Bondi Sands’ new Sport Wet Skin
California Naturals goes from strength to strength since its 2023 launch, while Bondi Sands complements its Australian Open sponsorship with a new release […]
Pairing is caring: introducing K-beauty brand Cosrx
Just when you thought K-beauty has faded into the mainstream landscape, emergent brand Cosrx has arrived on the scene. Its differentiation lies in a “less is more” philosophy, using a minimal number of highly effective natural extracts in concentrated doses to achieve visible results by treating skin with only the essentials it needs and […]
Panos Papadopoulos launches his autobiography in Stockholm
There’s no FOMO like the one you get when a book you’ve worked on for 10 months is launched—and your schedule (and, as it turned out, the ’flu), prevents you from attending the party on the other side of the world. But fortunately one of my best friends, Stefan Engeseth, attended in my place […]
SMoss’s third Capt Blackpool book, The Jade Lion, out now
As many of you know, our travel editor Stanley Moss has penned a number of fiction titles, among them two novels starring Capt Harry Blackpool, a veteran of His Majesty’s Guards and a secret agent, and storylines that take you on a grand tour of 19th-century society (and a little of the 18th in […]
After the events of January 6, Emily Ratajkowski and others point to the real dangers
Inez & Vinoodh/Kérastase Above: Emily Ratajkowski (centre) in a new promotion for Kérastase, as promoted on her Instagram. But it’s what she wrote on Twitter that’s far more on point with the events of January 6 in the US. When you have US friends on all sides of the political spectrum—greens, Democrats, Republicans, libertarians—you tend […]
At 300,000 ft², 1,278 exhibitors and more than 36,000 attendees, Cosmoprof North America continues its reign as the world’s leading beauty industry symposium and market-place. Every facet of the beauty industry was gorgeously represented at the plush and cool Mandalay Bay Convention Center, making attendees almost forget the unrelenting Las Vegas heat. It was a […]
Kate Moss by Mario Testino now in paperback; US, New Zealand release in April
Although news of Mario Testino’s book featuring his favourite muse, supermodel Kate Moss, has been around since 2010, publication of the paperback version of the lavish Taschen volume won’t be till this month in the UK. It’s heading to New Zealand through New Holland Publishers in April, at the price of NZ$150. It’s astounding […]