Author Rachel McCormack

Rachel McCormack

Glass Online beauty writer

Glass indulges in grandeur and intimacy at The Westin Paris – Vendome

August 8, 2022

TWO magnificent bronze candelabras flank the imposing entrance to The Westin Paris – Vendome. The building is on the corner of Rue de Rivoli and Rue de Castiglione, straight across from the Tuileries Garden. ...

Glass interviews former ‘70s It girl and actor Marisa Berenson

Rachel McCormack

October 5, 2021

Culture, Fashion, Feature

Glass interviews former ‘70s It girl and actor Marisa Berenson about her book about the art and culture of her home city Marrakech MARISA Berenson’s latest book, Marrakech Flair, i...

Glass meets Olivier Polge, Chanel’s perfumer

Rachel McCormack

March 5, 2020

Beauty, Feature

Fragrant visions – Glass travels to Grasse, the home of perfume, to meet Olivier Polge, Chanel’s nose, and Joseph Mul, whose farm provides the flowers for the brand’s legendary fragrances Glass is in Pégoma...

Glass meets with Bulgari perfumer Jacques Cavallier to discover the latest editions in the Le Gemme Men collection

Rachel McCormack

December 31, 2019

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

IT seems only natural that a perfumer like Jacques Cavallier would be born in Grasse, the capital city of perfume. With both his grandfather and father perfumers, and his first job at age 10 being in ...

Moser Glassworks collaborates with award-winning chef José Pizarro

Rachel McCormack

October 17, 2019

Culture, News

HERITAGE luxury crystal glass brand Moser and award-winning chef José Pizarro have collaborated to create beautiful, limited edition glasses in celebration of what many consider Spain’s finest drink – sherry. ...

Glass meets ECooking founder Tina Søgaard and spotlights our Top 5 ECooking products

Rachel McCormack

April 17, 2019

Beauty, Feature

GLASS IS expecting Scandinavian skincare brands to increase their profile in the UK, partly because of our fascination with the Nordic countries' ability to maximise happiness and contentment for their citizens...

Pinch of Colour Matte Velvet Waterless Lip Colour in Mia

Glass discovers that a Pinch of Colour is all you need

Rachel McCormack

April 9, 2019

Beauty, Feature

MAKE-UP brand Pinch of Colour create high-end waterless beauty products and undertake philanthropic projects in communities with limited access to safe, clean water. Having experienced water deprivation as a ch...

Lalique celebrate 130 Ans 1888-2018 with limited edition pieces

Rachel McCormack

September 3, 2018

Beauty, Feature

IF you detect a scent of jasmine on the breeze and a sense that swallows are skimming just out of your eyeline, it might be because Lalique have chosen both the jasmine and the hirondelle to celebrate their 130...

Glass has lymphatic-massage fun with the Body Ballancer

Rachel McCormack

June 21, 2018

Beauty, Feature

THE Body Ballancer is a curious-looking device, there’s no doubt about it. It looks like a pair of salopettes for those with overly long legs, but climb inside this unglamorous garment and you will experience a...

Glass hotel-hops in Paris and Normandy with MGallery

Rachel McCormack

May 24, 2018

Europe, Feature, France, Paris, Travel

GLASS has been exploring the MGallery family of hotels in central Paris. Each hotel in the MGallery portfolio has a unique story, a history that is treasured and teased out to create a distinctive and memorable...

Glass reviews Jurlique’s spring Launches

Rachel McCormack

April 26, 2018

Beauty, Feature, Skincare

AUSTRALIAN skincare brand Jurlique revealed their newest launches in the Spring Restaurant at Somerset House – a suitably gorgeous location for this south Australian brand, renowned for the quality and purity o...

Benefit Supervisor Sleeping, 2017, corten steel, LCD screens, moving image, 132 x 265 x 80 cm by Charlotte Colbert

Glass views Benefit Supervisor Sleeping by Charlotte Colbert

Rachel McCormack

January 26, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, Feature, Photography

LONDON gallery Unit9 presents Benefit Supervisor Sleeping, a new large-scale video sculpture by fine art photographer and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert. The subject is Sue Tilley, Lucian Freud’s famed muse who sa...

Molly Parkin pictured with Falling in Love Again And Again, 2017

Glass visits the Molly Parkin Life In Colour Exhibition

Rachel McCormack

September 11, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

MOLLY Parkin has a new show, and it’s not to be missed. Following the success of her retrospective at the Stash Gallery last year, Parkin has been busy experimenting with a new medium and the results ...

Floris launches Chypress – a perfect summer perfume

Rachel McCormack

July 4, 2017

News

ONE of our favourite annual rituals is the hunt for the ultimate summer perfume. The quest begins in the spring, as the ideal summer fragrance is one that can be also be worn in the cooler months, to establish ...

Glass recommends four fast and fool-proof fixes

Rachel McCormack

May 31, 2017

Beauty, Feature

IN the dark days before Spring finally arrived in London, we set a beauty challenge. We wanted to find quick, effective, effort-free, beauty fixes that would shake us from our winter torpor, leaving us looking ...

Glass visits the Stash Gallery for the opening night of Molly Parkin Retrospective at 85 (1957-2017)

Rachel McCormack

February 9, 2017

Art, News

MOLLY Parkin is an unmistakeable figure, and I spot her the instant I walk into her party at Stash Gallery. She’s wearing black ruffles, a sculptural hat, and large sunglasses, and she looks wonderful; simultan...

Glass tests out Cosmetic Acupuncture treatments in London

Rachel McCormack

February 2, 2017

Destination Spas, Feature, Skincare

AS the new year gets underway, many of us might be looking in the mirror and wondering if it is perhaps time to have just a little bit of cosmetic work done. If Botox, fillers and facelift don’t appeal, why not...

Glass tests Erno Laszlo – the heritage skincare brand that’s perfect for modern life

Rachel McCormack

November 22, 2016

Beauty, Feature, Skincare

VERY few brands’ back-story can compete with that of Erno Laszlo, whose skincare line has been relied upon by women in the know for generations. “Beautiful skin requires commitment, not a miracle,” said Dr Lasz...

Neal’s Yard Remedies AllergyCertified Create Collection

Neal’s Yard Remedies release AllergyCertified Create Collection

Rachel McCormack

October 25, 2016

Beauty, News

EXCITING news from Neal’s Yard Remedies, whose Create Your Own collection has been awarded the international AllergyCertified mark. AllergyCertified's blue tick logo testifies that the formulations ar...

Front Cover. Alaïa A/W 2016/17 - imagery courtesy of Alaïa

Exclusive – Glass is invited to Alaïa’s AW16 show at his Paris HQ

Rachel McCormack

October 6, 2016

Fashion, Feature

WHEN news of the Alaïa EDP was first released in 2015 it was a surprise to realise that there had never yet been an Alaïa perfume, given that fashion and fragrance now seem so symbiotically linked. Anyone expec...

LC:M SS17 – Backstage at Craig Green with American Crew

Rachel McCormack

June 27, 2016

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

THE tension between volume and restrictive strapping at Craig Green is fascinating and beautiful. Embroidery, quilting, saturated and bleached colour, rope-stitched coats, and instantly desirable helmets, bonne...