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Gracie Abrams is the new face of Coco Mademoiselle. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Gracie Abrams is Chanel’s new Coco Mademoiselle

Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur tapped director Joe Wright for the launch, the brand having previously worked with Timothée Chalamet and Martin Scorsese.

Fashion

How matching manicures came back, with a twist – from the Met Gala to the Oscars

Style Edit

Style Edit: How Henry Jacques found a kindred spirit in Ousmane Dembélé

Travel

6 ‘glowcation’ destinations for your next beauty and wellness fix

A trip built around a wellness treatment, beauty ritual or targeted pharmacy haul, ‘glowcations’ are trending throughout the travel world.

The Friedrichsbad in Baden-Baden has been running its 17-stage bathing circuit since 1877. The sequence moves through steadily rising heat, a soap-and-brush scrub partway through, then a cold plunge that resets the whole cycle before it climbs again.
Wellness

What’s really in your menstrual products – and should you be worried?

TikTok exposed Always for chemicals and mould concerns, but newer brands like Rael and Thinx are proving the period aisle can do better.

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong teens can be protected from appearance anxiety

Body image anxiety among young people is on the rise in the city and around the world – is social media solely to blame, and what can parents do?

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South Korea

South Korean firm develops human fat skin booster to treat ‘Ozempic face’

L&C Bio plans to launch an injectable skin booster made from donated human fat to treat weight-loss drug effects.

A woman experiences keratin lash lift by a beauty industry worker during a Korea Beauty Festival in Seoul. Photo: EPA
Luxury brands

From vegetable scents to luxury brushes, 9 beauty and wellness launches to refresh your summer routine

Beat the heat with weightless SPF from Fancl, quirky allotment-inspired colognes by Jo Malone, and an indulgent spa session at Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui.

Hong Kong society

Shady lip service: experts warn against illicit beauty treatments in Hong Kong

Beauticians from outside city offer illegal procedures, with clients seeking services through chat groups formed by middlemen.

Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Italian designer Alessandra Rich

The designer is obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock’s films and draws inspiration for her feminine designs from Grace Kelly and Ingrid Bergman.

Designer Alessandra Rich divides her time between London and Milan. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

How China’s beauty brands are using AI to turbocharge the industry

From speeding up development to discovering new cosmetic ingredients and trends, AI is changing how Chinese beauty products come to market.

An employee works on a skincare production line at Proya’s Huzhou production base on March 9, 2026. AI is rapidly reshaping China’s beauty industry by shrinking every stage of product development. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Skincare

4 lustrous lip glosses for an effortless high-shine finish this summer

Summer’s all about breezy, low-maintenance beauty – here are Style’s picks in flattering warm tones with a fresh, glossy finish.

Wellness

Love summer but hate frizzy hair? Experts share tips on beating the humidity

Humid summers can spell trouble for your hair – clamp down on frizz by paying close attention to hair health, starting with your products.

Asia travel

Why are tourists flocking to South Korea’s pharmacies and wellness services?

Beauty and wellness tourism is booming in South Korea, with packages mixing medical technology, beauty services and lifestyle experiences.

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Customers browse health supplements and skin care products at Ready Young Pharmacy in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. Beauty and wellness tourism is currently one of South Korea’s fastest-growing tourism trends. Photo: The Korea Times
Wellness

Luxury anti-inflammation retreats are booming, but do the benefits last?

Private clubs and hotels are cashing in on US$4,000 retreats that claim to reduce inflammation, offering lymphatic drainage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and more.

A peek inside Acme Wellness Hong Kong's contrast therapy suite, with a cold plunge tub and sauna. Photo: Handout
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

Besides stylist Law Roach, make-up artist Ernesto Casillas, and hairstylists Coree Moreno and Ursula Stephen shape the actress’ method dressing.

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Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

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

Schiaparelli, Robert Wun, Jean Paul Gaultier and more paired their extravagant haute couture looks with eye-catching make-up and hair that almost stole the show.

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026, held in early July, saw designers like Viktor & Rolf, Jean Paul Gaultier and Schiaparelli adding sparkles and texture to their pieces with striking beauty looks. Photos: Handout
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.

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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A High Court jury last year found Franklin Li (right) unfit to stand trial due to advanced dementia. Photo: Edmond So
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.

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