Caroline Simpson - The Glass Magazine

Glass picks the best new male fragrances 2024

April 18, 2024

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks, Male grooming

TRAVELS, Middle East culture, rare ingredients, kitchen gardens and rituals are the stand-out themes of this selection of scents for – offering up some very rich, crisp and distinctive juices. Ojar - Routes...

Glass reviews the best new perfume launches 2024

Caroline Simpson

April 11, 2024

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

GLASS BRINGS you a selection of our favourite recent fragrance launches – exploring richer flavours like wood, amber and even tobacco. These feature creations from some brilliant master perfumers such as A...

Glass speaks to leading perfumer Aurélien Guichard of Matiere Premiere

Caroline Simpson

April 8, 2024

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

BORN IN what is generally considered to be the centre of the perfume world, Grasse in the south of France, to a perfumer father and artist mother, Aurélien Guichard has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning ...

Glass Christmas Candle Gift Guide 2023 – let there be light

Caroline Simpson

December 15, 2023

Beauty, Candles, Feature

THE FESTIVE season is the perfect time to burn a candle. Whether it evokes crisp walks in the silent icy countryside or the crackling of a cosy fireside or an incense-filled church, our gift guide has the cand...

Romilly Wilde Light + Energy Serum Cleanser delivers a gentle but thorough cleanse

Caroline Simpson

October 16, 2023

Beauty, News, Skincare

ARE YOU always in search for an effective cleanser that doesn’t dry or inflame dry and easily irritated skin? Same here. Look no further – the award-winning British brand, Romilly Wilde’s Light + Energy Se...

Ren launches the Evercalm™ Barrier Support Body Balm

Caroline Simpson

October 5, 2023

Beauty, News, Skincare

ADDING to the highly regarded Evercalm line, leading skincare Ren brand have launched their Barrier Support Body Balm – and what a delight it is. I love a balm, I cannot lie, so I was delighted to try it....

Glass presents perfumes to scent the end of summer

Caroline Simpson

September 22, 2023

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

AS WE are enjoying a summer reprise, we have picked for you a delightful selection of some summery scents – featuring British independent perfume houses; mother and daughter-led brands; companies founded by fr...

Glass uncovers the best new fragrance launches for men this summer

Caroline Simpson

August 8, 2023

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

GLASS BRINGS you our pick of some of our favourite fragrance releases – these include an exclusive subscription perfume service; a unique Indie-rock musician-led Icelandic house; the latest from some classic h...

Ashish X Linder art collection for Studio Voltaire

Linder and Ashish collaborate on limited edition prints for Studio Voltaire

Caroline Simpson

July 26, 2023

Art, News

THE BRITISH artist Linder Sterling (known as Linder) has collaborated with Ashish Gupta – the India-born, London-based fashion designer who is also referred to as Ashish – to create a series of limited-edition...

The Glass guide to recent menʼs fragrance launches

Caroline Simpson

June 16, 2023

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

SPRITZ up your olfactory wardrobe with our pick of the latest colognes and scents – from scents designed for self-care and others to intrigue and impress. Officine Universelle Buly 1803, Eau Triple Medina ...

Scenting the new – the Glass selection of our favourite new perfumes

Caroline Simpson

May 4, 2023

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

OUR SELECTION of our favourite recent perfume launches include roses of all kinds, big brand blockbusters and more niche offerings – as well as reimagined classics – alongside some compelling olfactory debuts. ...

At home with the master – Glass interviews Serge Lutens

Caroline Simpson

April 25, 2023

Beauty, Feature

Mysterious and elegiac, an icon in the world of beauty and perfume, Serge Lutens continues to evolve. Glass speaks to him about his new venture into home fragrances There are very few figures in the world of...

Mr Wonderful – a show of work by artist Richard Hambleton opens at Woodbury House, Mayfair

Caroline Simpson

February 7, 2023

Art, News

A SELECTION of works by American-Canadian artist Richard Hambleton, titled Mr Wonderful has opened in at a new private gallery, Woodbury House in Mayfair London. Sometimes referred to as the “The Godfather of S...

Layer upon layer – the Glass selection of layering perfumes and re-envisioned classic scents

Caroline Simpson

January 26, 2023

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

GLASS presents some of our favourites perfumes of the layering trend – a technique where you create your own signature scent by combining them, you don’t have to spray them on top of each other, think about spr...

Guerlain launch Santal Royal hair mist

Caroline Simpson

January 6, 2023

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, Haircare, News

ICONIC French perfume house Guerlain has expanded their range of hair mists with the launch of their new Santal Royal hair mist. Hair mists have become popular recently as they are a great way to enhance you...

OSCAR STRIPE DEVORE Jane dress featured image

British brand Jane has your perfect party look for this festive season

Caroline Simpson

December 20, 2022

Fashion, Shopping Guide

THE independent and much-loved UK fashion brand Goat rebranded last year as Jane. Named after the founder Jane Lewis, the eponymous company continues and develops the brand’s classic aesthetic while building on...

Unique CBD debuts facial serum collection

Caroline Simpson

December 16, 2022

Beauty, News, Skincare, Wellbeing

UNIQUE CBD was founded in London in 2020, by Oli White and Evie Marcer who had been looking – without success – for some effective products to help with their anxiety and sleep problems. To begin with, White...

The Glass guide to Christmas candles

Caroline Simpson

December 14, 2022

Beauty, Candles, Feature

IT'S COLD out there! And it’s almost Christmas – giving you an excuse (if one is ever needed) to light a scented candle. Here is the Glass edit of our favourite ones of the season. Frida, Romilly Wilde Fr...

The Glass edit of our favourite recent floral perfume launches

Caroline Simpson

December 7, 2022

Beauty, News

GLASS brings you some recent perfume launches – enjoy these fresh and dewy roses and lush tuberoses as well as perfumes that transport you straight to the beaches of the south of France. Hiram Green, Arcadia...

Glass showcases the best new perfume launches for women

Caroline Simpson

November 29, 2022

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, News

AS AN inspiration for some fragrant Christmas gifts, Glass looks back at some of our favourite perfumes launched earlier in 2022. Confessions of a Rebel, Get a Room From Confessions of a Rebel, a new US brand...

Glass reviews Ren’s Bio Retinoid™ Youth Concentrate Oil

Caroline Simpson

October 18, 2022

Beauty, News, Skincare

THIS unassuming product Ren’s Bio Retinoid™ Youth Concentrate Oil packs a highly effective and non-irritating punch. Anyone who has dallied with retinol will have their war stories – the flaking irritate...

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