Modern Love
For anyone foolish enough to dismiss the world of beauty as “frivolous” or – as one diplomatic gentleman let slip to me at the launch of his new skincare brand – “just a load of women cooing over lipsti...
Heaven must be missing an Angel
It’s the celestial perfume that kept Mugler on the mind long since the iconic imperator of intergalactic glam closed the doors to his atelier in 2003. A sad, sad day for all of the people the theatrical provoca...
Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent
Glass Meets New “Dolce Girl” Kate King – The star of Dolce & Gabbana’s campaign talks about her love of scent
As Milan Fashion Week commences, Glass met one of its newest stars Kate King, who also happen...
A rose by any other name
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For all the cutting-edge unisex perfumes out there, some of us can't help being old-fashioned romantics and wanting a pretty, floral scent. And these are usually based around the trusty rose, a flower seen as “...
A look back on Le Male – an exclusive interview with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian
As the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition opens at The Barbican in London today, Glass meets for an exclusive chat with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, creator of Gaultier's iconic 1994 fragrance Le Male when he was jus...
Thierry Mugler’s top-off
Thierry Mugler is bringing back old-world luxury (and a subtle note of eco-friendly) with refillable perfume bottles, referential of a time before Ready To Wear and Over The Counter scents, when ladies woul...
The must-have body spray from Tom Ford
This is a product that takes me back to when I was a pre-adolescent, just discovering the world of beauty, along with trainer bras and a game called spin the bottle. There was one thing that stood out in my m...
Beauty in Brief – Autumn
Scented Delights
WHILE our hearts sink as the autumn rain beats on the window panes, Cire Trudon’s latest candle Bartolomé transports us to the tropics. Taking inspiration from a 16th Century Spani...
New spice
Undeterred by the fact that some airport authorities viewed the bottle for Flowerbomb with suspicion, Viktor & Rolf have returned to the cheeky grenade shape for their second masculine fragrance, ...