by Hannah Kane | Nov 11, 2014 | Beauty
Is this diamond-fuelled skincare collection the ultimate in luxury beauty? In creating their cult line of skincare creations, Stephen and Margaret de Heinrich of Omorovicza work with a Hungarian dermatology laboratory which previously won a Nobel Prize. If that isn’t...
by Hannah Kane | Nov 10, 2014 | Culture
A new photography collection puts our heads in the clouds I’m staring through the cream plastic frame of an aeroplane window, struck by afresh the sheer wonder of clouds. Muscular and moody, they have momentarily parted to let one of those divine shafts of light...
by Hannah Kane | Nov 7, 2014 | Fashion
All hail the ultimate LBJ What is the perfect item of clothing for the deep-thinker who doesn’t want to compromise substance for style – or vice-versa? According to Bella Freud, it’s a clean, classic black jumper. Tasked to create a garment for the...
by Hannah Kane | Nov 5, 2014 | Lifestyle
Treat yourself to a seriously indulgent facial It’s probably more likely that you’ve been to The Dorchester for tea, rather than a spa trip, but you should definitely give it a go. Walking into the beautifully decorated cream space is like being wrapped in a thick,...
by Hannah Kane | Nov 5, 2014 | Lifestyle
Stress is so last season Yeah, yeah, so we’re all stressed. All the time. Most of us use the verb as a catch-all to describe busy but incredibly privileged twenty-first century life. Moaners aside, however stress is an actual medical condition that has lasting...
by Hannah Kane | Nov 3, 2014 | Culture
DJ Daniel Mokades explains why he has made the best dancehall mix in the world I was fourteen when I heard Heat by General Levy. My older brother bought his album, Wickeder General, and played it to death over the summer. He and our next-door neighbour had gotten into...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 30, 2014 | Fashion
Now that our MacBook Pros are an extension of our bodies, it’s easy to forget that the laptop accessories market was once dominated by those identikit Curry’s-own laptop bags. You know the sort – an armoured dinosaur briefcase variety that...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 24, 2014 | Beauty
God bless America. Your skin will. It’s rich pickings at this month’s new beauty launches across the pond, with a bevy of incredible new products arriving on our shelves from over in the US. Read on for the PHOENIX round-up of the ones you really need to know about....
by Hannah Kane | Oct 23, 2014 | Lifestyle
Pimp your facial What do Kate Middleton, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston all have in common? They all have ridiculously youthful, glowing skin – and they all have Oxyjet facials. This extremely scientific facial uses medical-grade oxygen to push toxin-free...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 22, 2014 | Culture
A new exhibition at the Museum of London shows why we can’t get enough of Sho-Ho Pushing your way through a secret door hidden in a bookcase then making your way down a narrow corridor lit by flickering screens playing loops of the many adaptations of Sir Arthur...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 22, 2014 | Lifestyle
Because over-caffeinated shopping is the best kind It’s no great secret that cafés are branching out and doing more than simply coffee, partly to broaden the scope of their appeal and prospective crowd of customers, and partly because coffee just seems to fit nicely...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 20, 2014 | Lifestyle
Tom Hunter pops his mixology cherry The life of a cocktail mixologist is one of inestimable glamour and sophistication. Sadly, although I work for ICEBAR LONDON, I’m in marketing, so the closest I get to said glamour and sophistication is trying to pass a round...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 15, 2014 | Fashion
On the 22nd October Kensington Palace will be hosting a glamorous Baroque showcase in the stunning Vanbrugh-designed Orangery to celebrate the iconic work of British designer Giles Deacon. Accompanied by the celebrated milliner Stephen Jones, the show will highlight...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 15, 2014 | Culture
The surreal Mighty Boosh comedian returns for an epic UK tour… Try showing a non-Brit a sketch or two from Noel Fielding, and they’ll probably respond with a deeply puzzled – even disturbed – look. From his breakthrough as eccentric zoo-keeper Vince...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 14, 2014 | Lifestyle
Cut your wash-and-dry time in half It’s not that often that something genuinely interesting happens in the world of shampooing and conditioning, but ‘Flawless’ – Macadamia Natural Oil’s revolutionary new one-step cleansing solution – caught my...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 10, 2014 | Beauty
Suzy Nightingale is recruiting perfume missionaries Could you, hand on heart, give an accurate description of what constitutes a ‘Chypre’ perfume? Could you name what family your favourite fragrance belongs to? How about a definition of the difference between an Eau...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 9, 2014 | Fashion
Sarah Eve speculates as fashion’s bad boy is confirmed to take on Martin Margiela… John Galliano’s Spring 2010 collection inspired me like no other at the time but now seems darkly ironic; themed around LA’s screenwriters’ strike, it...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 8, 2014 | Lifestyle
Designer Helen Spencer pays tribute to our bold new interiors mood Patterns are power. Micro or macroscopic, global or local, they are the essence of nature, and the human brain is essentially a pattern-making machine. But patterns don’t just mean history; they...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 7, 2014 | Fashion
Have a look at what went on behind the scenes on the shoot of our autumn fashion story The New Commandments, one of the highlights of our latest print issue Gods & Monsters. We knew we wanted a provocative take on the season’s most divine pieces – so...
by Hannah Kane | Oct 7, 2014 | Culture
Though we’ve marvelled at Amma Assante’s Belle and fallen for Gia Copolla’s Palo Alto this year, with the London Film Festival hotting up, the world of cinema seems to be looking a little thin on the ground in terms of female trailblazers. In...
