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9 September, 2024
Perfumes from Parfums de Marly, a niche perfume brand, in Paris. Niche perfumes are booming and even more growth is predicted. Photo: AFP
Fashion

Niche perfumes that cost more than US$400? It just makes scents

Niche perfumes are booming, especially among Chinese and Gen Z customers, and even more growth is predicted. Experts explain why.

Celebrity style

Why red make-up is on the rise – and not just for lips

The Philippines

Manila pageant school that’s like boot camp for world’s beauty queens

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Skincare

Unlock the magic of fermented skincare, from kombucha to ginseng

Is fermented skincare the secret behind the glowing success of SK-II and Sulwhasoo, who boast Twice’s Mina and Blackpink’s Rosé as brand ambassadors?

Rosé from Blackpink posing with Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Serum. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Meet Matilda Djerf, the Swedish influencer working with Hailey Bieber’s Rhode

At just 27, Djerf’s amassed millions of followers and created a wildly successful fashion brand that espouses authenticity – but she’s also faced allegations of workplace bullying and bodyshaming.

Wellness

Do you have dry, chapped lips in winter? Use lip balm, with a proviso

In winter, the cold and wind can cause chapped lips. Lip balm can help, provided it contains the right substances. But you have options.

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Wellness

Why you should have your own at-home spa – like Gwyneth Paltrow

The Goop founder’s home spa has inspired a self-care revolution, but for those without the money or space, Therasage offers portable spas too.

How you too can unwind like Gwyneth Paltrow with the latest home spa trends, from infrared saunas to red-light panels and lymphatic drainage boots. Photo: Trunk Archive
Hong Kong property

More Hong Kong shops to close, as retail shifts online

Local beauty brand JaneClare is an example of a firm that is making money online, but still values real-world spaces.

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Food and Drinks

US$52 a litre? Why is donkey milk, Cleopatra’s beauty secret, so expensive?

In Albania, donkey farms are expanding as demand for donkey milk grows – used in face cream, and to make one of world’s priciest cheeses.

Fragrances

What perfumes do Chinese like? New trends as industry surges

With the Chinese perfume market far outpacing the global one, experts reveal note trends in mainland China and Hong Kong, and in Singapore.

Products of Maison 21G is displayed in the store at Hysan Place, Causeway Bay. 01NOV24 SCMP/ Fan Chen
Fragrances

Let there be light: 4 scented candles to give any room a lift this winter

The natural smells of these candles evoke feelings of tranquillity and recall places of beauty, including Milan and Scotland.

Scented candles from Loewe, La DoubleJ, Diptyque and Aotrom (pictured) bring soft light and the smell of Italian flowers, a Scottish highland or a pine forest. Photos: Handout
Fame and celebrity

How Hailey Bieber and Ivanka Trump helped The Chainsmokers’ Drew Taggart propose

Taggart just proposed to Fonseca with a little help from her girlfriends … He was previously romantically linked to Selena Gomez, DJ Chantel Jeffries and model Eve Jobs.

Christmas

Christmas 2024 gift guide: glam up for the party season in red and gold

Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Celine Beauté and Schiaparelli are offering up glitzy accessories too.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Noble Panacea’s 7-day Discovery Rituals promise to transform the skin

The Absolute Discovery Ritual is for mature skin, while the Brilliant Discovery Ritual is for younger skin; there is also the Kelly Rutherford-inspired Red Limited-Edition Absolute Nourishing Lift Oil.

Noble Panacea’s Brilliant Discovery Ritual set. Photo: Handout
Skincare

This Korean grandma is 77 and has just launched her own beauty brand

‘Do you know how young and beautiful you are right now?’ Reii Reii founder Park Mak-rye on her beauty brand, learning to love herself.

Park Mak-rye, 77, a popular YouTuber with 1.16 million subscribers, is launching a beauty brand under her own name. Photo: Instagram/korea_grandma
Wellness

How ice baths can help conquer stress and find inner peace

Once a tool for athletes, cold therapy is now a wellness trend, promising benefits like reduced inflammation, improved sleep and stress relief.

Skincare

What are polynucleotides, the next generation in injectable beauty?

The future of skin rejuvenation is here with the latest in injectable beauty, promising deeper hydration and more potent cellular repair than Botox or fillers

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Skincare

4 cream blush sticks for a natural flush and smooth finish like Ariana

These blush sticks deliver natural colour, and are perfect for hydrating your skin and long-lasting colour, unlike their powder or liquid counterparts.

Cream blush sticks last longer on the skin ... just take a look at Ariana Grande at the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked. Photo: FilmMagic
Hong Kong

PostMag Christmas gift guide: 9 ideas for your “could be better” aunt

From a calendar for a beauty expert and a festive luxury hamper to chocolate truffles, chen pi, sparkling tea and a home-grown all-use cologne.

Photography

Beauty filters also make us look more intelligent, study finds

Software-modified faces were viewed more favourably than untouched ones in a Spanish study. This may not be a good thing, psychologist says.

IPO

C-beauty brand Mao Geping to debut in Hong Kong with US$270 million IPO

Namesake founder rose to prominence as a make-up artist who helped Liu Xiaoqing play an empress who aged from 15 to 80 years in a TV drama.

Mao Geping will be the first Chinese beauty brands to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photo: Weibo/ Mao Geping
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Style Edit: LV Lovers is Pharrell Williams’ debut fragrance for Louis Vuitton

The fragrance blends pure and ancient natural ingredients to convey the essence of sunlight as ‘a metaphor for love as well as a source of motivation and life on Earth’.

The LV Lovers fragrance. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Is Megan Moroney country music’s hottest new ‘It’ girl?

A TikTok video criticising Megan Moroney’s hair at the 2024 Country Music Awards has gone viral – and the confident young artist has already clapped back.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend, November 29-December 1

From the debut of a French fashion brand to headphones you will want on your Christmas wish list, here is what to shop this weekend.

Wellness

Beauty’s latest hero? Why cica, or Centella asiatica, is sprouting everywhere

The botanical wonder started out as an anti-inflammatory and has now graduated to skincare, say dermatologists Dr Jason Stevens and Dr Eugene Tan.

Skincare’s latest star: cica or Centella asiatica, used in traditional medicine for centuries, has become a common sight on shelves. Photos: Handout
Trending in China

Chinese woman, 27, dies after laser treatments for spot and birthmark removal

Husband suspects excessive amount of anaesthetic caused allergic reaction that resulted in her death.

A woman in China died 10 days after laser treatments for spot and birthmark removal, raising concerns about cosmetic procedure safety. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques unveils second edition of In All Intimacy scents

Inspired by the artists’ shared passion for sustainability and technology, the perfumer captures their unique personalities and creative vision in its new line.

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Style Edit: Chanel N°5 – Olivier Polge’s take on the classic fragrance

The in-house master perfumer reinterpreted the classic scent with a contemporary twist, infusing the original formula with fresh citrus notes and a lighter feel.

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