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Wellness

Manuka honey: New Zealand’s skincare, wellness and gut health elixir

Discover the benefits of New Zealand’s gold-standard honey, renowned for its antibacterial properties and gut health benefits.

Celebrity style

Meet the Zendaya glam squad behind her most viral red carpet looks

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

7 best beauty looks of Paris Haute Couture Week 2026, from Dior to Chanel

Skincare

K-beauty’s 5 best new product drops, plus Arden Cho shows us how it’s done

The latest South Korean creams, serums and fragrances from AP Beauty, Kaja Beauty, SW19, Beauty of Joseon and Sulwhasoo.

K-beauty news: new products from AP Beauty and Sulwhasoo, plus K-pop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho’s soft glam make-up look. Photos: Handout, FilmMagic
Middle East

Middle Eastern perfumes are trending, led by Lattafa and Mona Kattan’s Kayali

From TikTok Shop to legacy houses, oud has gone mainstream – with Gucci, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Tom Ford all launching dedicated collections.

Hong Kong courts

Friend sues ex-plastic surgeon for HK$12m over loans tied to manslaughter case

Franklin Li received money through 14 bank transfers between May 2023 and August 2024 to fund legal defence team, retiree says in writ.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies is fragrance as sculpture

Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies collection sees perfumes as conversations, and the crystal flacons housing them as objects to be owned – and held – for life.

Mrs Y from Henry Jacques Les Toupies collection. Photo: Handout
Skincare

The science of skincare, according to 111Skin’s co-founder – interview

Eva Alexandridis’ husband, Yannis, is a plastic surgeon who works at their clinic on London’s famous Harley Street – which also provides inspiration for new products.

Skincare

4 beauty travel kits for your summer holiday

Ensure you’re groomed to perfection on your next trip – these suitcase-friendly portable sets are just right for effortless packing.

Skincare

Is your face fit for the gym? How to do your make-up for a workout

Once considered a cosmetics-free zone, the workout session is now turning the other cheek – and it’s tinted, with Rhode and Charlotte Tilbury offering gym-friendly options.

Gigi Hadid staying fresh-faced in a fitness-focused collaboration with Reebok. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Who is Adrienne Gray, Fox News pundit-turned-Maga make-up artist?

Once a panellist on Fox speaking about issues such as the trad wife trend, she is now the glam girl for figures like Lara Trump and Karoline Leavitt Riccio.

Adrienne Gray with Lara Trump, Donald Trump and Grace Taggart. Photo: @adriennegraytv/Instagram
Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Marie-Louise Sciò, CEO of Pellicano Hotels Group

The woman behind some of Italy’s most glamorous hotels reveals what to do in Rome, her love of Katharine Hepburn, and her dream to ride horses in Mongolia.

Fame and celebrity

Who is England defender John Stones’ wife, Olivia Naylor?

The pair met in 2019, wed in Ibiza in 2025, and have 3 kids in their blended family – Naylor also owns a children’s clothing brand called Moosh.

Skincare

Pimple patches: hide them or show them off?

The skincare solution is no longer designed to blend in: now there are colourful and playful options galore, with Bella Hadid, Florence Pugh and Anne Hathaway among their fans.

Hailey and Justin Bieber collaborated on Rhode’s colourful pimple patches, with Justin’s mushroom-shaped version marketed ahead of his headline slot at Coachella. Photo: Handout
China consumption

China’s e-commerce platforms help unlock global markets for South Korean brands

China’s cross-border platforms, which sell to millions of shoppers, are acting as a low-cost route to overseas customers in several regions.

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A dense crowd of shoppers at Musinsa in Seoul, as South Korean online shops team up with Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms to sell their wares. Photo: Shutterstock
Skincare

Is colostrum the new collagen – or just yet another wellness trend?

From Kourtney Kardashian’s Lemme to Jennifer Aniston-approved Armra, colostrum is everywhere – but is the ‘new collagen’ worth the hype?

Wellness

4 luxe moisturising treatments for your nails and cuticles

Luxurious nail care to maintain your perfect manicure, from Dior, Hermès, L’Occitane and Brion.

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Luxury brands

5 summer beauty highlights from Zendaya, Chanel, Dior and more

From anti-ageing face balm to La Mer’s Rejuvenating Eye Cream, and from Dior’s country estate in the South of France to a red carpet in New York.

We’re coveting beauty drops from Dior and more this month. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

‘Spray 100 times’: inside TikTok’s wild new world of men’s fragrance

From OverSpray Jay’s 100-spritz rule to the rise of dupes, a new generation of obsessive male shoppers is reshaping a multibillion-dollar industry.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How an HKU-developed eczema product could help fight superbug threat

Scientists develop plant-based moisturiser that ‘turns lions into sheep’, taming bacteria causing eczema itch and reducing antibiotic reliance.

Wellness

Want glowing skin on a budget? Experts share their top products and routines

A trio of skincare experts reveal their affordable, science-backed routines that include peptides, vitamin C, retinoids and SPF.

(From left) Beauty scientist Manessa Lormejuste and cosmetic chemists Ginger King and Alec Batis share tips on how to find quality skincare on a budget. Photo: Lormco, Ginger King and Sweet Chemistry
Skincare

What caffeine in skincare really does for dark circles and puffiness

The stimulant penetrates quickly, narrows blood vessels and eases swelling – but results depend on what’s behind your tired-looking eyes.

Many brands, from Q+A to Youth to the People to The Inkey List, offer creams and serums containing caffeine to manage tired and puffy eyes. Photo: Handout
South Korea

Video | South Korea is world’s second-largest cosmetics giant

K-beauty exports hit US$11.4 billion in 2025, overtaking the US to rank second only to France.

Cartier

Cartier’s first perfumer Mathilde Laurent on her olfactory journey

Laurent built haute parfumerie range Les Heures de Parfum as well as La Panthère range, named for the maison’s famous big cat muse.

Fragrances

Why your perfume smells different depending on the season

Here’s how to make your fragrance wardrobe work for you through the seasons, from citrus top notes that vanish in the summer heat to base notes that bloom in the cold.

Fragrance of summer: Miley Cyrus for Gucci Flora. Photo: Handout
Skincare

Beauty sleep? The skincare products migrating from bathroom to bedroom

K-beauty did it a long time ago, but now bedside beauty is rising alongside ‘sleepmaxxing’, from Laneige’s Lip Sleeping Mask to silk and self-heating eye masks.

Bedside tables are getting crowded as more beauty products move out of the bathroom to be within easy reach before sleep. Photo: Trunk Archive
Icons and Influencers

Meet Meredith Duxbury, the TikTok influencer who walked at Gucci cruise 2027

The TikTok star has gone from viral foundation routine to Gucci runway debut and A-list connections … but is she really dating Orlando Bloom?

Style Edit

Style Edit: The new Henry Jacques collection crowns its Rose de Mai project

The art-in-a-bottle Collection de l’Atelier 2025 distils the house’s signature flower into 3 Les Essences created for collectors.

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