Beauty - The Glass Magazine

Suqqu Sponsors this year’s London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

January 21, 2016

Some of the silver screen’s most prolific and respected stars gathered at the May Fair Hotel on Sunday to celebrate the 36th Annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. The event, sponsored by Japanese make-up b...

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...

A Bright Blush from Illamasqua – maverick make-up line debut a new gel blusher

Viola Levy

March 31, 2015

News

Springtime means blusher in Glass’s book – it being the best way to pep up a sallow wintery complexion. Yet when one peruses the new arrivals – a homogenous mass of powdery peaches and pinks, it all gets a bit ...

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 ...

Alpha H Liquid Gold Celebrates Its 15th Birthday

Viola Levy

January 26, 2015

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, News

Many people see the “toner” as a redundant part of a skincare routine – something dreamt up by beauty companies that we don’t in fact need. But actually, I’m here to tell you there is a point to toner, especial...

Lashes being applied by Daxita at Atherton Cox

Lashes with added Ooh Là Là

Viola Levy

December 16, 2014

News

Somehow for me, I can’t truly get into the festive spirit without lashes that stretch out to infinity and beyond. No “super mascara” for me this season, only extensions will do. I want lashes which are exaggera...

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...

Narciso Rodriguez debuts new scent Narciso

Viola Levy

September 3, 2014

News

We are not usually inclined to talk about a bottle before the scent itself, but the chunky square ice cube that houses Narciso Rodriguez’s new fragrance is something to behold. Within it, a milky white lacquer ...

Kate and Cara launch My Burberry

Roberta Lister

September 2, 2014

News

Heritage powerhouse Burberry is quite often the first off the mark when it comes to industry-defining milestones, so it comes as no surprise that Christopher Bailey has become the first designer to snag Kate an...

Bella Freud launches her first Eau de Parfums created by Azzi Glasser

Viola Levy

July 29, 2014

News

Few perfumers are as inspiring to chat to, or as passionate about their subject as Azzi Glasser. Her colourful career has seen her create scents for well-known brands such as Agent Provocateur, Space NK and Jas...

Beauty Editor’s Pick: Illamasqua Matte Liquid Lips

Viola Levy

June 17, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature, News

A beauty editor and product-junkie I may be. But let me tell you this – I’m not one of those women who are constantly whipping a lipstick out of their purse or tapping their nose with a powder puff every five ...

A look back on Le Male – an exclusive interview with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian

Viola Levy

April 9, 2014

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, Male grooming, News, Shopping Guide

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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...

Laura Mercier teams up with Ovarian Cancer Action

Viola Levy

March 17, 2014

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

Those fond of beauty with a good cause behind it will no doubt welcome Laura Mercier’s three new launches, 100 per cent of the profits are being donated to the brand’s Ovarian Cancer Fund (LMOCF). An often over...

The must-have body spray from Tom Ford

Viola Levy

March 2, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Fashion, Feature, Fragrance Picks, News, Shopping Guide

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...

Estee Lauder Introduce new Ultra-Luxe Lipsticks

Viola Levy

February 22, 2014

News

Dare we say it, but we’re not huge fans of the matte lip, however “on-trend” it may be. Admittedly it does look gorgeous on those blessed with a full pout, echoing 1940s glamour, but for those with small or thi...

Illamasqua to launch GLAMORE Collection

Viola Levy

February 22, 2014

News

Being hailed as an “alternative” makeup brand since its launch (with previous collections inspired by apocalypses, the paranormal and Paganism), we naturally raised a curious eyebrow when Illamasqua announced t...

Aesop launches meditation workshops

Viola Levy

February 18, 2014

Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Culture, Destination Spas, Feature, News, Shopping Guide

As much as we’re happy to champion innovative, interesting and hardworking beauty products here at Glass, it’s very rare a beauty brand strikes such a chord with our own ethos as does Aesop, With their clean mi...

S5 – our skincare fix for January

Viola Levy

January 5, 2014

News

At this time of year, one would be wise to invest in some hardworking skincare to counterbalance those abrasive elements. One worthy bathroom cabinet contender is S5, created by the founders of the successful ...

Glass films…Glass Magazine x CNN by Joao Laureano

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December 19, 2013

Glass TV

When we appeared on CNN in 2013, we asked our readers what their favourite images from Glass were - and we compiled these in a collection of favourite Glass moments. With music by Max Cooper featuring Kathryn B...

Burberry Beauty Box opens in Covent Garden, London

Roxy Mirshahi

December 16, 2013

Beauty, News, Shopping Guide, Shopping Guide

Beauty Box – Burberry's new beauty emporium London’s Covent Garden Piazza has become somewhat of a beauty Mecca. Over the past year, the area has seen some of the beauty industry’s finest set camp, including t...

Meet the Botaniques

Roxy Mirshahi

December 15, 2013

News

Annee de Mamiel's Botaniques Collection Baby it's cold outside. And it's wreaking havoc on our skin. There isn't a woman out there who isn't raiding their beauty cupboards in search of a beautifyi...

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