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The Glass Christmas Gift Guide – scents for the season

December 15, 2016

Close To My Heart by Bella Freud Close To My Heart by Bella Freud Close To My Heart is the newly launched floral fragrance by the quirky and hugely talented British fashion designer, Bella Freud. Clos...

The Glass Gift Guide – the candles of Christmas

Glass Beauty

December 8, 2016

Feature, Shopping Guide

FOR this festive season, Glass brings you our guide to the best candles for Christmas. Light and enjoy … Bella Freud Fairy Tale of New York candle Bella Freud Fairy Tale of New York candle Inspir...

Jo Malone London opens a boutique in Victoria, SW1

Amanda Bernstein

August 3, 2016

Beauty, News, Shopping Guide

WORLD-renowned fragrance house, Jo Malone London, has opened for business in the heart of London’s Victoria, joining some of the most desirable brands, all housed in this newly developed shopping area...

Tweezerman introduces the Birds of a Feather Treasurable Toucan Tweezer

Clara Virieux

May 12, 2016

Beauty, News, Shopping Guide

EYEBROWS have been central to every beauty routine for a couple of years now and Tweezerman has just made it an even more fashionable affair with their bright pink, Toucan-patterned, portable tweezers. Intro...

Jo Malone London Vitamin E Body Scrub 100g[2]

Jo Malone London launch new size Vitamin E Body Treatment Scrub

Amanda Bernstein

March 11, 2016

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, News, Shopping Guide

GOOD news from Jo Malone London. Their luxury Vitamin E Body Treatment Scrub, which is one of their signature products within the Vitamin E collection, is now available in a handy travel-size 100g tub, which me...

Take your mother out – the Glass Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Glass Beauty

March 3, 2016

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MOTHER’S Day, as it is now commonly known, traces its very earliest origins back to classical times where festivals to honour mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele were annually held. As Mothering Sunday draws ever ...

Three of the best beauty box-sets for added drama and delight this Christmas

Rachel McCormack

December 18, 2015

Beauty, News, Shopping Guide

Gorging on television box sets is one way to get through these cold winter nights, when snuggling up at home in cashmere socks can seem a more attractive prospect than donning heels and drinking cocktails. But ...

The Glass Christmas gift guide – our candles of choice

Glass Beauty

December 9, 2015

Beauty, Feature, Shopping Guide

The Glass Christmas gift guide – our candles of choice Rhubarb Rhubarb! Candle Box Noble Isle Fine Fragrance Candle & Snuffer Rhubarb Rhubarb! Candle Box Noble Isle Fine Fragrance Candle & Snuffer ...

UK grooming brand and barbers MurdockLondon opens flagship store in Soho

Caroline Simpson

October 7, 2015

Beauty, Male grooming, News, Shopping Guide

Shoreditch-homegrown British gentleman’s grooming brand and barbers MurdockLondon has opened its London flagship store, in the Regent Street area of London. As well as selling the full MurdockLondon product lin...

Chanel recreates its beauty counter at Kowloon’s Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong

Kim Ing

September 24, 2015

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, News, Shopping Guide

Taking heed of the greatest loves of every esteemed Hong Kong resident, Chanel has recreated their beauty counter in Kowloon’s Ocean Terminal, to blend the core elements of the Chanel aesthetic with t...

All guns blazing

Viola Levy

July 2, 2015

Beauty, Culture, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

In a world of perfumery geared around old-fashioned ideas of “ladylike glamour” or “sweet femininity” Juliette Has a Gun a slightly edgier offering for the Instagram generation – variations of traditional rose ...

Magic potions

Viola Levy

June 16, 2015

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, News, Shopping Guide

A hardworking serum or oil should be part of anyone’s skincare regime. Unlike moisturiser which looks after the skin’s surface, serum is designed to be absorbed by the deeper layers of the skin to pl...

Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums

Persolaise

June 11, 2015

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Scented love – Glass attends a speed-smelling event at Harrods’ Salon De Parfums Picture this scenario. You’re at a speed-dating event. Yes, you find the very idea ghastly, but you've been persuaded to atten...

Romancing the scent

Viola Levy

February 25, 2015

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks, Shopping Guide

The coming and going of February 14 highlights the romantic gesture of giving perfume as a gift. Although I’m never inclined to say no to a bottle of scent (hint, hint), telling someone how you think they s...

Starlet-worthy skincare

Viola Levy

January 29, 2015

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, News, Shopping Guide

The 1950s Italian actress Sophia Loren famously quipped ‘everything you see, I owe to spaghetti.’ This pretty much sums up the Italian aesthetic: voluptuous, well fed, healthy. Loren – a regular muse for Dolce ...

Byredo Bal D'Afrique Bath Oil and Blanche Hand Cream

Byredo Tempt Us With Some Delightful Stocking Fillers

Viola Levy

November 26, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Culture of Commerce, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

The moment when little girls realise they’re no longer children anymore is the year we get given bubble bath and soap instead of Lego and Barbie dolls for Christmas. It’s the year when December 25 stops being a...

Modern Love

Viola Levy

October 30, 2014

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

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...

Clarins team up with FEED to launch Gift with Purpose

Viola Levy

September 24, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, News, Shopping Guide

The words “gift with purchase” are always bound to cause yelps of excitement among beauty mavens across the country. But this time, Clarins have turned the traditional concept on its head by teaming up with FEE...

A rose by any other name

Viola Levy

August 6, 2014

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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 “...

Colour vision – how this summer made us fall in love with eye shadow all over again

Viola Levy

July 21, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, Shopping Guide

Despite being a beauty writer, I must confess a slight aversion to wearing anything other than a bold stroke of liquid liner and a few coats of mascara on the eyes. Eye shadow has always made me look ru...

Chic becomes Dublin

Sean Sheehan

June 23, 2014

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The born-again, post-austerity Dublin – small but perfectly formed – is a cornucopia of elegant places to be, from stylish hotels to quality restaurants and lovely, lovely things to buy – plus lots to gaz...