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Are luxury make-up products worth the money? I tried a selection of products, and I selected only some of my favorite brands. The ones I believe are worth the money.

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As Chaumet's CEO Jean-Marc Mansvelt tells us, bringing the house's 240-year heritage into the modern era is an immense task that amounts to a "daily obsession". But if the new pieces in the Chaumet Joséphine collection are anything to go by, the Place Vendôme stalwart is heading in the right direction.

What kind of woman today does the Joséphine collection appeal to?

First, it’s about a woman with a certain character. Because when you choose to wear a tiara on your finger, you’re making a choice of distinction, a choice of character. You’re sending a message to say you’re not like everyone else and you have a certain strength and a certain personality. But also a sense of virtuosity, grace and beauty, because it’s not for women who want to be too provocative.

It’s a way to set your personality. And then of course, there are two major reasons to become a client of Joséphine. On one side, it remains one of the favourite pieces chosen for a bridal purpose. It’s connected to the initial history of Chaumet, the history of the power and love between Napoleon and Joséphine. And Napoleon is known everywhere, that’s incredible. There’s another type of client on the other side of the connection with the pearls, the coloured stones, something a bit easier and more accessible.

This year, Chaumet's creations have also incorporated sleeker, more modern takes on the tiara. Can you tell us a bit about the new high jewellery?

After many creations that were a bit more tiara-like, a bit more decorative, more visible, more baroque in a certain way, we wanted to enrich the collection with new ways to mix and match, and to go for designs that were slicker, with a more minimalist approach, because that’s also the style of today. We have a feeling that clients today are a little more understated, and we have the capacity to create beauty through a fine line, rather than an accumulation. So one of our high- jewellery pieces, which is sort of a V with a stone in suspension, doesn’t shout about its design. It’s all about balance.

This year is the 10th anniversary of the Joséphine collection...

But we don’t mark it that way for two reasons. I always feel that if you start doing anniversaries for everything, then at the end, what’s the meaning in it? Last year, when we did the 240 years of Chaumet, that was slightly different. For Chaumet, our heritage is much longer than a decade, it’s about centuries. Instead, this year, we’re celebrating our connection with the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon, which is significant in Europe and in France. We’ve done an exhibition at 12 Place Vendôme that was open to the public which tells the love story of Napoleon and Josephine through 150 different objects, beautiful loans from museums and private owners.

Which piece proved to be the most challenging piece in the collection?

The most discussed and the most debated one was the watch. Because we’re clearly a jeweller, and we’ve focused all our efforts and attention on jewellery. But since a few years ago, we’ve reassessed and repositioned what watches mean for Chaumet. It’s true that with the business of watches within Chaumet, we’ve really tried to be coherent with what the story of watchmaking for Chaumet is as a jeweller. One of our challenges was to look at the market – in the market, 90 percent of watches are round – and nobody’s waiting for Chaumet to create a round watch, because we already have thousands of beautiful options on the market.

We decided on a shaped watch, and it wasn’t very difficult to settle on the pear shape, like an illusion of a diamond. We also faceted the watch’s dial.

How do you balance 240 years of heritage behind a brand and stay relevant at the same time?

That’s really the obsession every single day. How do we continue the narrative, the link to the story? Since the pandemic, we’ve seen clients choose Chaumet because there’s longevity. And so it becomes a daily obsession of ours to convey this message to our clients through different means, including the digital approach, so we can speak to the needs of our audience today. We also go through the traditional channels and have books and exhibitions. I regularly write down on paper in two columns: on one side, how much do we tell the story of Chaumet, and on the other, how do we take a contemporary approach, either through the narrative or through using different tools? I take a step back and ask myself is there a balance? If we’re going too much in one direction, maybe it’s time to rebalance. It’s in everything we do.

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At La Prairie, beauty is all encompassing. The House has made it its mission to bring beauty to society, not only through premium products, but also through its patronage to the arts and sciences.

Its tireless pursuit of timeless beauty has long inspired the House to support initiatives that strive to preserve and promote culture and science with a shared connection — beauty through the prism of Switzerland. Below, we look at how La Prairie is giving back to society: from its collaboration with local artist Carla Chan on an artwork to be shown at Art Basel Hong Kong, to its breakthrough in creating refillable packaging for its Pure Gold Collection, to its continued support to ETH Zurich on its important glacier studies.

Patronage through Arts

La Prairie has invited a local artist to create an artwork inspired by the light of the golden hour. The commissioned work, by Hong Kong based artist Carla Chan, will be unveiled on the occasion of Frieze New York in May. The commissioned work is an installation and the result of a unique artist residency, a first for La Prairie, at the energy self-sufficient Monte Rosa Hut in Switzerland designed by ETH Zurich.

Being in remote Switzerland and surrounded by nature became the core inspiration behind Chan's piece. She says: “The human encounter with raw nature – the stillness, the beauty it imparts pushed me to reflect on the relationship between nature and the humankind and how we cohabitate together. It was important for me to create an immersive experience conducive to such contemplation.”

The piece, titled "Space Between the Light Glows", is a time-based video installation that will immerse guests in the majestic and yet fleeting beauty of the golden hour. "The golden hour is a singular moment that focuses on change and the in-between," says Chan. "It is a moment where you lose the sense of time and space during which emotion, thoughts and imagination are heightened."

In that moment of profound beauty, Chan hopes viewers could take the time to reflect on the world around us. After its premiere at Frieze New York from May 5 to 9, the video installation will be exhibited at Art Basel Hong Kong from May 19 to 23, 2021.

The Art of Packaging

Chan's artwork is also created in celebration of the launch of La Prairie's new collection, Pure Gold. In creating the Pure Gold Collection, La Prairie sought to revitalise skin and recreate a unique radiance with a precious and rare ingredient: gold. The exclusive Pure Gold Diffusion System is designed to provide immediate and sustained results; the gold particles give the skin an instant glow upon application, and continues to penetrate and nourish the skin.

The design of the packaging is a manifestation of a will to make beauty endure and is La Prairie's first designs for refillable products. For each creation of the Pure Gold Collection, the metal casing and the cap are designed to be kept indefinitely. The cream and eye cream also come with the durable 18K gold plated spatula. This collection is La Prairie’s first step to building the beauty of future. It is an expression of sustainable luxury.

Through science: studying glaciers

Since its beginnings, La Prairie has looked to nature to unlock the secrets to timeless beauty for the people. Now, La Prairie is giving back to nature and dedicating its efforts to preserving the beauty of nature itself.

In 2019, La Prairie partnered with ETH Zurich's Glaciology Section, with the hopes that its long-term patronage can help understand the effects of climate change through research into our glaciers. First and foremost, the two institutions are born in Switzerland. Greatly attached to the country in which they operate in, both institutions are committed to preserve the pristine environments of their natural habitat.

"We are both deeply fascinated by the beauty of the pristine environments that harbour glaciers," says Professor Daniel Farinotti of ETH Zurich. "Indeed, we must recognise that these are some of the last places unaffected by human activity."

La Prairie's support since 2019 has contributed majorly to two ongoing projects at ETH Zurich. This year, with the announcement of La Prairie's ongoing patronage, the Glaciology Section at ETH Zurich will be operating two ground-breaking ice monitoring initiatives.

To learn more about La Prairie's Pure Gold Collection, click here.

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La Prairie’s quest for longevity resulted in the latest Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol, an intensive treatment at the apex of Dr Paul Niehan’s pioneering science.

Written into myths and legends, the quest for eternal youth seemed little more than a dream for many. But not for Dr Paul Niehans, who in 1931 was convinced that the science to unlock the secret of rejuvenation already existed. Very quickly, Niehans developed Cellular Therapy, famously proclaiming that it’s “not only about adding years to life, but life to years”, and wrote his findings into a book. At Clinique La Prairie, on the serene shores of Lac Léman, Niehans offered his treatment to a privileged few – Pope Pius XII, Charlie Chaplin and Marlene Dietrich were just some of his esteemed clients.

Today, La Prairie’s Science of Haute-Rejuvenation is inspired by Niehans’ groundbreaking ideas and backed by 21st-century skin biology. At the apex of this pioneering science is the newly launched Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol, which is the latest innovation in the Platinum Rare Collection. The product is a month-long intensive treatment, to be used intermittently four times a year to allow the skin to rebalance between each use, aimed at rejuvenating skin and compensating for the loss and degradation that comes with age.

The product is housed in three beautiful amethyst-toned vials with a glass pipette and a Platinum Catalyst activator base. Placed on the Platinum Catalyst, the two separate formulas come together in a magical, cloud-like swirl, creating an opalescent formula to be used over the course of 10 days.

The active ingredients include signalling molecules to stimulate the regeneration of skin cells, together with La Prairie’s patent-pending Platinum Multi-Peptide and Exclusive Cellular Complex. After a full month-long course, the skin’s own cellular activities are fully restored, and the skin is left feeling rejuvenated, smooth and tightened.

As intensive as the Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol is, the steps are actually quite simple and can be integrated into your Platinum Rare Ritual. After cleansing and toning with the Platinum Rare Cellular Life-Lotion, you can use the pipette to deliver a small dose of Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol on to your skin. Apply the Eye Elixir, followed by the premium line’s cream and eye cream to finish.

As important as science is to the core of La Prairie, art also holds a very special place in the brand’s heart. In honour of La Prairie’s launch of the Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol, the brand chose to prolong the artistic collaboration with Japanese artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi and British composer Max Richter to interpret a new chapter in the story of the Platinum Moment following the artistic encounter last year.

The collaboration led to a second masterpiece titled Eternal Circle. For this work, Nakanishi was inspired by his own experience in the Swiss mountains. Using an ancient artistic technique that consists of drawing countless straight lines on to paper, Nakanishi recreated the mountainous landscape in a 60-piece work. The drawings were then digitalised to create a never-ending loop, which is put to a musical score by Richter with soaring, emotional notes. The art piece was recently debuted on Art Basel Miami’s digital platform, showcased in its Online Viewing Room to its global network of collectors and art enthusiasts.

The launch of the Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Protocol has brought us one step closer to our dream of eternity. If there ever were a fountain of youth, we might have just found it in the heart of La Prairie.

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From ground-breaking serums to exclusive facials and fragrances, we've rounded up some of our the top beauty products of 2020.

Christian Breton Liftox serum

Christian Breton's eye priority range has been of utmost help this year. Inspired by cryotherapy, Christian Breton uses cold temperatures to reduce under-eye circles and wrinkles to rejuvenate fatigued eye areas. In particular, the Liftox serum, an eye lifting serum which instantly detoxifies and revives the eye area contains a new innovative formula that neutralises pollutants and strengthens the skin barrier throughout the day. It also contains vitamin C which reduces eye bags and the appearance of the signs of ageing from the very first use.

Dior Gold Edition Couture Cushion

Dior Forever Couture Perfect Cushion, the on-the-go long wearing and skin-caring foundation has released a new couture case in a limited edition for the season: the Diormania Gold Edition. With its 24-hour wear, the cushion is an ideal solution to perfect and refresh one’s complexion at any time of day. The skin is weightlessly mattified and glows with natural, lasting radiance all day long. Now who wouldn’t need that?

LifeHub Hydration Boost Facial

LifeHub’s Hydration Boost Facial uses Iontophoresis (IP), an electrotherapy treatment for deep-cleansing and deep-nourishing of your facial skin. Due to its rapid penetration, your skin is infused with the chosen beneficial nutrients effectively, restoring the natural skin with an immediate radiance boost. This non-invasive treatment is based on the microcurrent ion through high frequency vibration, replenishing human biological energy to help the deep penetration of skin care products. Lifehub uses NCTC + X-DNA serum which contains 37 minerals, vitamins and amino acids that are essential for the skin, resulting in a tighter, firmer and more radiant complexion.

La Prairie Platinum Rare Collection

La Prairie’s Platinum Rare collection rejuvenates the skin like no other. Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr Paul Niehans, also known as the Father of Cellular Therapy, the essence of the Platinum Rare Collection is based on the ground-breaking rejuvenating therapies that were developed at the Clinique La Prairie in Montreux, Switzerland, more than 80 years ago. The skin’s natural rejuvenating power is based on a coordinated effort of skin cells within all the layers of the skin, which creates a network of interconnected processes for rejuvenation. While La Prairie’s previous platinum peptide mainly activated collagen production, the new Platinum Multi-Peptide goes beyond mere collagen production activation to strengthen the skin barrier, improve its moisture balance as well as enhance cellular longevity to keep your skin looking young.

Loubiworld Fragrance Collection

Christian Louboutin has collaborated with Hélène Tran, whose ethereal designs echo both the poetry and humour of each universe. As if pulled out of a magician’s scarlet hat, each bottle lacquered with red is crowned with a fantastical cap, and each fragrance is a personal story from the creator. Our favourite is the Loubikiss, which is an ode to eternal love and is a bouquet of jasmine, tuberose and mask. “Loubikiss is addictive, almost narcotic. It makes its presence known, but there’s a lightness. It’s persistent, but without overpowering,” said Christian Louboutin.

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Christmas, with its social activities and abrupt change in weather, is a critical time for the skin. We explore the latest party make-up and transformative skincare to keep you fresh faced and looking great this season.

Beauty experts all know that make-up applies better to skin that’s hydrated, nourished and well taken care of. But the late nights, partying and drinking of the festive season mean that usual skincare routines come under strain. Fortunately, this autumn has seen the release of two advanced skincare lines by La Prairie and Dior that are designed to prevent the ageing skin due to fine lines from dehydration, dark circles from long nights and dullness from lack of sleep.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr Paul Niehans, also known as the “father of cellular therapy”, the essence of La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Collection is based on ground-breaking rejuvenation therapies developed at the Clinique La Prairie in Montreux, Switzerland, more than 80 years ago. The skin’s natural rejuvenating power draws on a coordinated effort of cells within all its layers that creates a network of interconnected processes for rejuvenation. Due to this interconnectedness, activation of one will trigger the other, though with age or lack of sleep, this natural rejuvenating capacity decreases.

[caption id="attachment_212981" align="aligncenter" width="700"] La Prairie's Platinum Rare cream[/caption]

To counteract this, La Prairie has identified five key rejuvenating processes in the skin and acts on them, triggering many further important rejuvenating processes with two active ingredients: the patented Exclusive Cellular Complex and the exclusive Platinum Multi-Peptide. Specifically developed for the Platinum Rare Collection, the new Platinum Multi-Peptide is a tight complex of three different peptides attached to spherical platinum particles designed to trigger rejuvenating cellular activities. While La Prairie’s previous platinum peptide mainly activated collagen production, the new Platinum Multi-Peptide goes beyond that, strengthening the skin barrier, improving its moisture balance and enhancing cellular longevity to keep you fresh-faced for Christmas.

[caption id="attachment_212982" align="aligncenter" width="734"] Dior's L'Or de Vie cream[/caption]

Wine may be a staple at this time of year, but little did we know it can also be a holy grail for skin in the form of Dior’s L’Or de Vie cream and La Cure serum. Conceived at the famed Château d’Yquem, L’Or de Vie is formulated around a unique and exclusive ingredient: the Yquem sap. Year after year, the vineyard delivers a wine considered to be one of the greatest in the world. Dior science has been studying wine and its secrets for more than 30 years, and after discovering the unique life force of the Yquem vineyards in 2007, it formulated L’Or de Vie, which infuses skin with long-lasting youthfulness. A powerful antioxidant, Yquem’s multiple enzymes and mechanisms linked to ageing and cellular oxidation lend it extraordinary anti-ageing powers. In addition, La Cure comes with two golden massage drops that enhance its power during a deep sweeping massage developed by Dior Institut experts, whose thermal-memory material drains and decongests when used with cold water and charges up with relaxing heat under the effects of hot water. As intense as a spa experience, the massage leaves muscles deeply relaxed and the skin glowing with renewed youth, perfect after a long night out.

[caption id="attachment_212983" align="aligncenter" width="763"] Dior's La Cure serum[/caption]

Tiredness always shows in the eyes first. Another lesser-known but noteworthy newcomer to the skincare game in Hong Kong is Christian Breton, whose eye-priority range has captured our attention. Inspired by cryotherapy, Christian Breton uses cold temperatures to reduce under-eye circles and wrinkles to rejuvenate fatigued eye areas. In particular, the Liftox serum, an eye-lifting serum that instantly detoxifies and revives the eye area, contains a new innovative formula that neutralises pollutants and strengthens the skin barrier throughout the day. The skin around the eyes is three to five times thinner than on the rest of your face and contains less collagen and fewer fibres; as a result, its microcirculation is slower, which inevitably affects the eye area. However, Liftox contains vitamin C, which reduces eye bags and the appearance of the signs of ageing from the very first use.

[caption id="attachment_212984" align="aligncenter" width="724"] Laura Mercier's Pièce de Résistance palette[/caption]

As for make-up, Laura Mercier’s luxurious new double palette – aptly called Pièce de Résistance – features the perfect selection of face colours you need to create a flawless party look. The palette includes 15 eyeshadows, ranging from sheer and shimmering to high-drama deep pigments, as well as a curated trio of bronzer, blush and highlighter to illuminate cheeks in universally flattering shades and a sleek removable mirror that separates each palette. Another stunning palette is Byredo’s latest line of eyeshadows with five colours. Each compact features five pressed-powder colours with three different finishes: matte, metallic and ultra-glitter. Lightweight and long-lasting, with easy-to-blend textures, the palette encourages the wearer to apply with the fingertips, with each of the five colours reflecting the five fingers. Intense, pure and radiant, the colours are housed in a distinctive metal “raindrop” compact that’s both glamorous and ergonomic.

[caption id="attachment_212985" align="aligncenter" width="668"] Byredo's eyeshadow palette[/caption]

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Christmas, with its social activities and abrupt change in weather, is a critical time for the skin. We explore the latest party make-up and transformative skincare to keep you fresh faced and looking great this season.

Beauty experts all know that make-up applies better to skin that’s hydrated, nourished and well taken care of. But the late nights, partying and drinking of the festive season mean that usual skincare routines come under strain. Fortunately, this autumn has seen the release of two advanced skincare lines by La Prairie and Dior that are designed to prevent the ageing skin due to fine lines from dehydration, dark circles from long nights and dullness from lack of sleep.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr Paul Niehans, also known as the “father of cellular therapy”, the essence of La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Collection is based on ground-breaking rejuvenation therapies developed at the Clinique La Prairie in Montreux, Switzerland, more than 80 years ago. The skin’s natural rejuvenating power draws on a coordinated effort of cells within all its layers that creates a network of interconnected processes for rejuvenation. Due to this interconnectedness, activation of one will trigger the other, though with age or lack of sleep, this natural rejuvenating capacity decreases.

[caption id="attachment_212981" align="aligncenter" width="700"] La Prairie's Platinum Rare cream[/caption]

To counteract this, La Prairie has identified five key rejuvenating processes in the skin and acts on them, triggering many further important rejuvenating processes with two active ingredients: the patented Exclusive Cellular Complex and the exclusive Platinum Multi-Peptide. Specifically developed for the Platinum Rare Collection, the new Platinum Multi-Peptide is a tight complex of three different peptides attached to spherical platinum particles designed to trigger rejuvenating cellular activities. While La Prairie’s previous platinum peptide mainly activated collagen production, the new Platinum Multi-Peptide goes beyond that, strengthening the skin barrier, improving its moisture balance and enhancing cellular longevity to keep you fresh-faced for Christmas.

[caption id="attachment_212982" align="aligncenter" width="734"] Dior's L'Or de Vie cream[/caption]

Wine may be a staple at this time of year, but little did we know it can also be a holy grail for skin in the form of Dior’s L’Or de Vie cream and La Cure serum. Conceived at the famed Château d’Yquem, L’Or de Vie is formulated around a unique and exclusive ingredient: the Yquem sap. Year after year, the vineyard delivers a wine considered to be one of the greatest in the world. Dior science has been studying wine and its secrets for more than 30 years, and after discovering the unique life force of the Yquem vineyards in 2007, it formulated L’Or de Vie, which infuses skin with long-lasting youthfulness. A powerful antioxidant, Yquem’s multiple enzymes and mechanisms linked to ageing and cellular oxidation lend it extraordinary anti-ageing powers. In addition, La Cure comes with two golden massage drops that enhance its power during a deep sweeping massage developed by Dior Institut experts, whose thermal-memory material drains and decongests when used with cold water and charges up with relaxing heat under the effects of hot water. As intense as a spa experience, the massage leaves muscles deeply relaxed and the skin glowing with renewed youth, perfect after a long night out.

[caption id="attachment_212983" align="aligncenter" width="763"] Dior's La Cure serum[/caption]

Tiredness always shows in the eyes first. Another lesser-known but noteworthy newcomer to the skincare game in Hong Kong is Christian Breton, whose eye-priority range has captured our attention. Inspired by cryotherapy, Christian Breton uses cold temperatures to reduce under-eye circles and wrinkles to rejuvenate fatigued eye areas. In particular, the Liftox serum, an eye-lifting serum that instantly detoxifies and revives the eye area, contains a new innovative formula that neutralises pollutants and strengthens the skin barrier throughout the day. The skin around the eyes is three to five times thinner than on the rest of your face and contains less collagen and fewer fibres; as a result, its microcirculation is slower, which inevitably affects the eye area. However, Liftox contains vitamin C, which reduces eye bags and the appearance of the signs of ageing from the very first use.

[caption id="attachment_212984" align="aligncenter" width="724"] Laura Mercier's Pièce de Résistance palette[/caption]

As for make-up, Laura Mercier’s luxurious new double palette – aptly called Pièce de Résistance – features the perfect selection of face colours you need to create a flawless party look. The palette includes 15 eyeshadows, ranging from sheer and shimmering to high-drama deep pigments, as well as a curated trio of bronzer, blush and highlighter to illuminate cheeks in universally flattering shades and a sleek removable mirror that separates each palette. Another stunning palette is Byredo’s latest line of eyeshadows with five colours. Each compact features five pressed-powder colours with three different finishes: matte, metallic and ultra-glitter. Lightweight and long-lasting, with easy-to-blend textures, the palette encourages the wearer to apply with the fingertips, with each of the five colours reflecting the five fingers. Intense, pure and radiant, the colours are housed in a distinctive metal “raindrop” compact that’s both glamorous and ergonomic.

[caption id="attachment_212985" align="aligncenter" width="668"] Byredo's eyeshadow palette[/caption]

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The Swiss skincare brand's priciest anti-ageing products just got even more potent.

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