by Hannah Kane | Dec 5, 2014 | Beauty
The Christmas and New Year party season provides the perfect opportunity to break out of your everyday beauty routine and transform yourself into a different creature – with a glossier, more sophisticated pelt and a whole lot more bite. So gather round this...
by Hannah Kane | Dec 2, 2014 | Lifestyle
Embrace the Joan Collins school of glamour I recently proclaimed my lifelong obsession with Joan Collins to a colleague, who thought it rather strange. What I felt was most strange was that admiration for this timless glamourpuss, who steadfastly refuses to decline...
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 | 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 | Sep 1, 2014 | Beauty
Discover the organic skin range which is making us glow (in every sense of the word) The nature vs. science debate is one which has been long been dividing beauty aficionados: on the one hand, there’s the incredibly impressive (and often jargon-laden) claims of the...
by Hannah Kane | Aug 23, 2014 | Beauty
The Carnival is rolling into town, and to be honest any excuse for a face full of glitter has us excited. Our friend Sophie Starlight (yes, that’s her real name) swung by the editor’s pad this afternoon to give us a little sparkle-related inspiration. To...
by Hannah Kane | Aug 15, 2014 | Beauty
There aren’t many occasions where I have travelled to the Kings Road, stripped off to my knickers and been wafted all over with fragrant smoke; in fact I can count the number of times I’ve done this on one finger. Thankfully for members of the public and...
by Hannah Kane | Aug 12, 2014 | Beauty
Androgyny gets a painterly edge in a Holi Colours burst of neon pink, emergency yellow and fiery tomato… Eyes: MAC Paint Pot in Ground Work, YSL Mascara Contour: MAC Paint Pot in Quite Natural, Laura Mercier Mineral Bronzer 02 Lips: MAC Snob and LipMix Beige...
by Hannah Kane | Jul 22, 2014 | Beauty
Not perhaps the most obvious theme for a late-summer perfume launch; Death, Decay & Renewal showcases Gorilla Perfume’s latest collection in the form of a gallery presentation at The Vinyl Factory – a subterranean lair beneath Phonica Records on Poland Street....
by Hannah Kane | Jul 17, 2014 | Beauty
For Londoners seeking a weekend spa break, the credentials are usually as follows: close enough to the capital for easy access, suitably secluded to ensure a serene ambience, with more luxurious fixtures than you can shake a well-massaged limb at. Sure, there are...
