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Starting A New Skincare Ritual With La Prairie Skin Caviar
Finding a new skincare routine is not something easy. Which brand, which products, which usage…? In this article I would like to highlight one of the most renowned brand, La Prairie, and its range of Skin Caviar luxury products. Lifting and firming are going to be your two best friends for 2021! La Prairie is not only the most luxurious…
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La Prairie Commissions Artist Douglas Mandry to Create a Boundary-Crossing Series of Works
The Swiss beauty house continues its support of art and culture with an exclusive and spellbinding art commission.
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the field of art and culture, La Prairie has commissioned Swiss artist Douglas Mandry to create a series of images that capture the fragile beauty of his country’s natural landscapes.
The artist, who uses photography as a mechanism to question the reality of memory, technology and nature, takes photographs as his base material, reworking and manipulating them as well as combining them with new and non-traditional elements to create objects that exist as a new typology, and toe the line between flat and three-dimensional.
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La Prairie has commissioned Swiss artist Douglas Mandry to create a series of images that capture the fragile beauty of his country’s natural landscapes.[/caption]
For this project, Mandry first travelled through the country to capture still images of the wild, untamed lands. "After hours of walking, sometimes I just happen to be at a place which strikes me. Capturing this nature is for me a testimony of its sublime essence. Afterwards, I try to re-appropriate this untouched and unspoiled environment and make it my own. So, the whole process is about merging my experience of nature with my cultural background," he explains.
From these images, he distilled certain shapes and abstractions that he wishes to retain in the original, and then began to subvert and transform the surrounding elements – painting, airbrushing and otherwise interfering in a way that connotes the passage of time. When the series of images is displayed, it is in a non-linear narrative, taking viewers on a fantastical, surreal journey that is a blend of dreams and reality.
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This tribute to Swiss lands resonates well with La Prairie’s own quest to subvert time, and its tireless ideal of capturing a beauty that is timeless. This pursuit has been elevated to an art form, and in recognising this, La Prairie has sought to support artistic goals of many different forms, whether it is patronage of a global fair that can bring art to the masses, or supporting research into conservation of precious canvasses, so that historical works can be better preserved for the future generations. Three works created as a part of collaboration were also auctioned online at Artnet Auctions, with proceeds donated to ETH Foundation which contributes to research on glaciology and environmental conservation.
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"Contemporary art is the prism through which we express our heritage and values and allows us to enrich our own story. As part of our ongoing relationship with art, we engage in creative dialogues with artists who bring their own perspective and artistic vocabulary to our brand. Indeed, artists are our storytellers,” says Greg Prodromides, Chief Marketing Officer of La Prairie Group.
“With this new initiative, we are extremely proud to be able - for the first time - to fuse our artistic engagement with our purpose as a Swiss luxury brand, committed to preserving the nature of our House’s origins.”
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La Prairie Commissions Artist Douglas Mandry to Create a Boundary-Crossing Series of Works
The Swiss beauty house continues its support of art and culture with an exclusive and spellbinding art commission.
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the field of art and culture, La Prairie has commissioned Swiss artist Douglas Mandry to create a series of images that capture the fragile beauty of his country’s natural landscapes.
The artist, who uses photography as a mechanism to question the reality of memory, technology and nature, takes photographs as his base material, reworking and manipulating them as well as combining them with new and non-traditional elements to create objects that exist as a new typology, and toe the line between flat and three-dimensional.
[caption id="attachment_212586" align="aligncenter" width="768"] La Prairie has commissioned Swiss artist Douglas Mandry to create a series of images that capture the fragile beauty of his country’s natural landscapes.[/caption]
For this project, Mandry first travelled through the country to capture still images of the wild, untamed lands. "After hours of walking, sometimes I just happen to be at a place which strikes me. Capturing this nature is for me a testimony of its sublime essence. Afterwards, I try to re-appropriate this untouched and unspoiled environment and make it my own. So, the whole process is about merging my experience of nature with my cultural background," he explains.
From these images, he distilled certain shapes and abstractions that he wishes to retain in the original, and then began to subvert and transform the surrounding elements – painting, airbrushing and otherwise interfering in a way that connotes the passage of time. When the series of images is displayed, it is in a non-linear narrative, taking viewers on a fantastical, surreal journey that is a blend of dreams and reality.
[gallery ids="212588,212589,212591,212593,212585,212587,212590,212592"]
This tribute to Swiss lands resonates well with La Prairie’s own quest to subvert time, and its tireless ideal of capturing a beauty that is timeless. This pursuit has been elevated to an art form, and in recognising this, La Prairie has sought to support artistic goals of many different forms, whether it is patronage of a global fair that can bring art to the masses, or supporting research into conservation of precious canvasses, so that historical works can be better preserved for the future generations. Three works created as a part of collaboration were also auctioned online at Artnet Auctions, with proceeds donated to ETH Foundation which contributes to research on glaciology and environmental conservation.
[gallery ids="212601,212595,212596,212597,212598,212599,212600"]
"Contemporary art is the prism through which we express our heritage and values and allows us to enrich our own story. As part of our ongoing relationship with art, we engage in creative dialogues with artists who bring their own perspective and artistic vocabulary to our brand. Indeed, artists are our storytellers,” says Greg Prodromides, Chief Marketing Officer of La Prairie Group.
“With this new initiative, we are extremely proud to be able - for the first time - to fuse our artistic engagement with our purpose as a Swiss luxury brand, committed to preserving the nature of our House’s origins.”
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Come Home to La Prairie House, the Beauty Label’s First-Ever Brand Residence
Swissness is at the core of La Prairie’s first global brand residence, combining luxury, commitment to quality, a plurality of cultures – and, of course, the best treatments in the world of beauty.
La Prairie has opened the doors to its first-ever brand residence in Hong Kong, and one might be tempted to ask: What exactly is a brand residence? A retail concept? A treatment space? A private venue in which to host events?
In fact, it is none of these, but also all of them. Upon entering La Prairie House, which is situated on one of the upper floors of art gallery hub H Queen’s, visitors need question no more, for the space is immediately recognisable as a home, albeit one with less clutter and mess.
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The Atelier.[/caption]
Cosy yet sophisticated, it’s dressed in plush grey materials, and filled with decorative objects that add personal flair and verve to the space, but yet seem intrinsically linked to certain concepts espoused by the brand. Where family photos might line the walls, there is a gallery-style installation of key points in the brand’s history, and in place of the open kitchen popular in households these days is an atelier where visitors can play with products and experiment with different elements of the superlative skincare line.
Of course, the bedrooms are always a place of quiet repose, and La Prairie House’s two treatment rooms allow guests a sanctuary in the midst of the urban jungle, with options for treatments from its four collections: Skin Caviar, White Caviar, Platinum Rare and Radiance.
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The Salon.[/caption]
What was important besides making guests feel at home, says Global Chief Marketing Officer Greg Prodromides, was “this notion of Switzerland, and the vibe it represents. We wanted this feeling of Swissness in the heart of Hong Kong. I’m thinking about the prestige, the commitment to quality, to every single detail. An extreme level of sophistication and a drive for excellence.”
The selection of Hong Kong as the first location for La Prairie House is a telling privilege for the city, preceding even the home turf of Switzerland. But CEO Patrick Rasquinet suggests, “Hong Kong was kind of an obvious choice. It has always been a showcase for us in the past, and it offers arts, culture, galleries all in a very concentrated area. On top of this, we have a lot of discerning clients living in Hong Kong.”
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On the right: Platinum Rare Haute Rejuvenation Cream – most recent innovation of La Prairie.[/caption]
La Prairie’s relationship with the arts is long-standing, with its packaging inspired by the cobalt colour used by Niki de Saint Phalle, but in recent years this connection has strengthened and grown considerably, thanks to its partnership with global art fair Art Basel, as well as initiatives such as its patronage of Fondation Beyeler and conservation of historical Piet Mondrian works.
This continues within La Prairie House, not only due to its location in the same building as art galleries such as Swiss blue-chip Hauser & Wirth, but thanks to specially commissioned works that showcase the creative synergies that can be unleashed between brands and artists.
In the years since it began custom commissions, La Prairie has managed to hone its patronage to a distinct type of artist that combines a kind of timeless poetry with elements of cutting-edge technology, much in the same way the brand has elevated the science of beauty into an art form.
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Currently on view are two pieces by Japanese artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi, a conceptual artist who is known for his layered installations, placing up to hundreds of photos taken from a single vantage point over a short period of time in a sequence, in order to explore and capture the concept of time. For La Prairie, he created a curved domino structure depicting the sun setting over the mountains in Switzerland, a piece that is at once pleasing and serene to the eye, as well as thought-provoking for the mind. Complementing the serenity of his installations is a composition by Max Richter that completes the holistic art experience, echoing the sensorial aspects of using La Prairie products, a duet of tangible and intangible artistic explorations.
“In the house, you see an expression of what Switzerland can be – Swiss design, and through some elements of the materials, Swiss nature. But at the same time, as part of our contemporary [perspective], you see an expression that comes from other cultures – Nakanishi is one example. Being open culturally and open intellectually is part of what we are as a brand. This plurality is essential to us.” says Prodromides.
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Come Home to La Prairie House, the Beauty Label’s First-Ever Brand Residence
Swissness is at the core of La Prairie’s first global brand residence, combining luxury, commitment to quality, a plurality of cultures – and, of course, the best treatments in the world of beauty.
La Prairie has opened the doors to its first-ever brand residence in Hong Kong, and one might be tempted to ask: What exactly is a brand residence? A retail concept? A treatment space? A private venue in which to host events?
In fact, it is none of these, but also all of them. Upon entering La Prairie House, which is situated on one of the upper floors of art gallery hub H Queen’s, visitors need question no more, for the space is immediately recognisable as a home, albeit one with less clutter and mess.
[caption id="attachment_212445" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Atelier.[/caption]
Cosy yet sophisticated, it’s dressed in plush grey materials, and filled with decorative objects that add personal flair and verve to the space, but yet seem intrinsically linked to certain concepts espoused by the brand. Where family photos might line the walls, there is a gallery-style installation of key points in the brand’s history, and in place of the open kitchen popular in households these days is an atelier where visitors can play with products and experiment with different elements of the superlative skincare line.
Of course, the bedrooms are always a place of quiet repose, and La Prairie House’s two treatment rooms allow guests a sanctuary in the midst of the urban jungle, with options for treatments from its four collections: Skin Caviar, White Caviar, Platinum Rare and Radiance.
[caption id="attachment_212505" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Salon.[/caption]
What was important besides making guests feel at home, says Global Chief Marketing Officer Greg Prodromides, was “this notion of Switzerland, and the vibe it represents. We wanted this feeling of Swissness in the heart of Hong Kong. I’m thinking about the prestige, the commitment to quality, to every single detail. An extreme level of sophistication and a drive for excellence.”
The selection of Hong Kong as the first location for La Prairie House is a telling privilege for the city, preceding even the home turf of Switzerland. But CEO Patrick Rasquinet suggests, “Hong Kong was kind of an obvious choice. It has always been a showcase for us in the past, and it offers arts, culture, galleries all in a very concentrated area. On top of this, we have a lot of discerning clients living in Hong Kong.”
[caption id="attachment_212446" align="alignnone" width="1024"] On the right: Platinum Rare Haute Rejuvenation Cream – most recent innovation of La Prairie.[/caption]
La Prairie’s relationship with the arts is long-standing, with its packaging inspired by the cobalt colour used by Niki de Saint Phalle, but in recent years this connection has strengthened and grown considerably, thanks to its partnership with global art fair Art Basel, as well as initiatives such as its patronage of Fondation Beyeler and conservation of historical Piet Mondrian works.
This continues within La Prairie House, not only due to its location in the same building as art galleries such as Swiss blue-chip Hauser & Wirth, but thanks to specially commissioned works that showcase the creative synergies that can be unleashed between brands and artists.
In the years since it began custom commissions, La Prairie has managed to hone its patronage to a distinct type of artist that combines a kind of timeless poetry with elements of cutting-edge technology, much in the same way the brand has elevated the science of beauty into an art form.
[gallery ids="212449,212448,212506"]
Currently on view are two pieces by Japanese artist Nobuhiro Nakanishi, a conceptual artist who is known for his layered installations, placing up to hundreds of photos taken from a single vantage point over a short period of time in a sequence, in order to explore and capture the concept of time. For La Prairie, he created a curved domino structure depicting the sun setting over the mountains in Switzerland, a piece that is at once pleasing and serene to the eye, as well as thought-provoking for the mind. Complementing the serenity of his installations is a composition by Max Richter that completes the holistic art experience, echoing the sensorial aspects of using La Prairie products, a duet of tangible and intangible artistic explorations.
“In the house, you see an expression of what Switzerland can be – Swiss design, and through some elements of the materials, Swiss nature. But at the same time, as part of our contemporary [perspective], you see an expression that comes from other cultures – Nakanishi is one example. Being open culturally and open intellectually is part of what we are as a brand. This plurality is essential to us.” says Prodromides.
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Time Stands Still With La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation
La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation gets a little rejuvenation itself, with a new formula and packaging that make the best skincare even better.
La Prairie has long been recognised as one of the most premium labels in the beauty industry, and the Platinum Rare line represents the pinnacle of its collections, consolidating the best of its research and technology to create rarefied balms and elixirs that constitute modern miracles.
La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation takes inspiration from the namesake sought-after precious metal, enabling skin to be as if suspended in time, thanks to groundbreaking rejuvenation technologies developed at the Clinique La Prairie in Montreux, Switzerland, the home of the brand.
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La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation.[/caption]
Beyond a feat of science, Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation is a true expression of the house’s savoir-faire, created as artfully as a delicate piece of couture, but infused with cutting-edge innovation and technology that are able to awaken the skin’s natural process of rejuvenation.
Identifying five key processes that activate the skin’s healing powers, La Prairie has created a product that triggers the body to begin a loop of rejuvenation that addresses all layers of the skin, fighting signs of ageing on all fronts.
This formula is improved on a continuous basis, and the version released in 2020 combines the patented Exclusive Cellular Complex with a new Platinum Multi-Peptide, a complex of three separate peptides that tag along with spherical platinum particles to awaken cellular renewal. Beyond spurring the production of collagen, the new ingredients strengthen the skin barrier, improve moisture balance and enhance cellular longevity.
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An elevated sensorial experience, elegant packaging and product efficacy are three pillars of equal importance and excellence that are unified in Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation, and so an update in formula has been necessarily accompanied by a revision of the vessels in which these precious creams are held.
The relaxing amethyst shade that signifies the Platinum Rare collection has been retained, with luxurious platinum-toned detailing added that decorates the pipettes and pump buttons, a visual recollection of the eponymous noble metal. Platinum boxes encase each item, echoing the reverence given to haute joaillerie items.
Each time the products are applied, whether it is the Night Elixir, Eye Cream or any other part of this winning line-up, it is a reminder to dedicate time to self-care rituals, and to give your skin nothing but the very best.
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La Prairie Announces a Two-Year Patronage Project With Fondation Beyeler
Just as its products help skin resist the ravages of time, La Prairie will support the Swiss museum’s efforts to protect and conserve paintings by Piet Mondrian.
The link between La Prairie and the art world has stood strong for as long as the brand has been creating skincare products, its approach to the science of beauty heavily influenced by the spirit espoused by artists – explorative, adventurous, free-spirited and boundary-breaking.
And in an era in which a house’s affiliations speak as loudly as the quality of its wares, La Prairie has sought to deepen and strengthen its connection to society via earnest support of causes that resonate with its own home values, focusing on areas such as Swissness, Science, and Art and Culture.
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Art patronage is a relationship that has existed through all ages, and La Prairie is proud to honour and continue that tradition via a partnership with Fondation Beyeler that will begin this year and continue until 2022.
Just as its exceptional skincare products seek to restore youthful radiance to complexions around the world, La Prairie has sought to reestablish the glory of a series of Piet Mondrian works that sit in the collection of the Fondation Beyeler. After all, the Dutch painter – with his minimalist approach and dedication to purity and precision – has long been an influence for the house, whose packaging exhibits a similar starkness and clarity of vision.
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The comprehensive research and conservation project will see the restoration of four paintings: Tableau No. I; Composition with Yellow and Blue; Composition with Double Line and Blue; Lozenge Composition with Eight Lines and Red, which were created between 1921 and 1938 and are among the painter’s most iconic works.
Like the science of beauty, art conservation is deceptively simple – in reality, it is a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary process that is personal to each work, and involves not simply reversing the ravages of time, but anticipating future damage and taking steps to mitigate this, so that the visual intention of the artist can be preserved throughout the ages.
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Through its patronage of these processes, La Prairie hopes to reinforce its connection to the community, going on a journey through the past and towards a future that reveals the true timelessness of beauty.
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Having A Wonderful Day At The Dolder Grand Spa
To celebrate the beginning of Fall 2020, I decided to pamper myself with a Spa day in Zurich. The Dolder Grand Spa is a great option, thanks to its prime location and huge facilities. Gym, café, library, indoor and outdoor pools, hammam, sauna, solarium… An amazing destination. I already had the chance to stay at the luxurious Dolder Grand in…
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Beauty & Wellness Awards 2020: Breakthrough Beauty
After months of reviewing close to 300 beauty products and wellness facilities, and tallying, here are the best skincare products of this year, and lest we forget, your top pick! And so without further ado, here are the Beauty & Wellness Awards winners.
In celebration of the newest advancements in beauty and wellness, we — along with our expert panel of judges — chose winners that gave us the most creative, effective and innovative products or devices that impressed us this year. Backed by science and clinical research, here are the game-changers that are making waves in the industry.
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Wide Awake: How La Prairie’s Skin Caviar Eye Lift and Liquid Lift Defies Gravity
Perk up with a firm face and smooth eyes, but let La Prairie do the heavy lifting.
As the world continues to tirelessly fight back, it goes without saying that we could all do with a little bit of a lift these days, faces included. Fortunately for us, luxury beauty favourite La Prairie have long answered our skincare prayers with the nourishing and rejuvenating powers of their Skin Caviar formulas — giving us fresher and firmer faces without the surgery.
Enriching skincare with their signature Caviar Extract more than 30 years ago, La Prairie is something of an icon in the beauty world, winning the hearts (and faces) of many with the launch of Skin Caviar Liquid Lift back in 2012. Today, this silky smooth, gravity-defying serum reaches a new level and has been reworked to combine two of the most advanced and potent caviar ingredients and form the new Skin Caviar Liquid Lift.
The Science
The first of the formulas, Caviar Premier, was developed by the scientists at La Prairie to ultimately lift and firm up the skin with a series of proteins, peptides and amino acids from natural caviar. The second is La Prairie’s newest caviar milestone; the highly concentrated Caviar Absolute, which expertly extracts caviar oils and protein to effectively plump up the skin.
Together, these two nourishing caviar ingredients take on tired and aged skin to visibly lift, re-sculpt and contour the face. This is further enhanced by La Prairie’s foundation of age-defying and life-infusing Cellular Complex. The exclusive formula injects new life and energy into essential cells for an overall rejuvenated appearance.
The Lifting Duo
A comprehensive face lifting Skin Caviar ritual doesn’t stop there. To enhance the lift, La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift targets your gaze. After all, the eyes are not only the windows to our soul, but also to our age. The eye-opening serum is designed to redefine the entire eye area, including one of the more important features on your face — the brows.
This gentle, yet extremely effective formula merge the science of Caviar Premier with La Prairie’s Exclusive Cellular Complex, for the ultimate answer to a non-invasive face lift.
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New In: June 2020 Beauty Favourites to Beat the Summer Heat
This month, we’re introducing our favourite newly launched products to add to your beauty arsenal. From your holy grail must-haves to the industry’s latest and greatest, explore our roundup of everything you’ve wanted to try, and other things you never knew you needed… until now.
Hot summer days are properly setting in, and whether you love or loathe the heat, a beauty switch-up is in order. From swapping in breezier skincare to adding a gentle daily exfoliant in the shower, or experimenting with new colours for the season; here’s our definitive list of our top shelf products this June.
Wildsmith
New kid on the block in the beauty department is Wildsmith, the British skincare brand focused on delivering high performance products using clinically proven bioactive plant ingredients. Developed in England and making its Hong Kong debut now, Wildsmith is the first on the market that is all about radical botany and a targeted delivery system. A favourite back in its hometown, and now here, the Active Repair Platinum Booster encapsulates oxygen which is the key ingredient that helps with the metabolic process of collagen productivity and healing purposes. The platinum delivery system uses a powerful peptide that penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin which produces elastin too. This booster is great for days when feeling dehydrated or tired, as it pumps and plumps the skin with hydration for an instant surge of nutrients to the skin.
HK$1,720/30ml
Valmont Microbiome Series
Microbiome science is the biggest thing in skincare since hyaluronic acid. Valmont’s new Primary collection has been formulated around pre- and probiotics to promote the balance of the skin’s ecosystem. Using “friendly” skin-nurturing bacteria, the skin is fuelled with nutrients that promote cell development which leads to rejuvenated skin. The collection includes an Initial Prepping Mist, Targeted Blemish Treatment, Initial Anti-redness Repairing Serum, Initial Shooting Cream and a Rich Replenishing Balm. Our go-to is the Prepping Mist, a spray that is suitable for all skin types and can be used throughout the day (pre, during and post-makeup). The result is a feeling of instant refresh, thanks to its formulation which promotes balance in the hydrolipidic film on the skin and intercellular cement to trap hydration within the skin.
Primary Veil (Initial Prepping Mist) HK$880/150ml
Primary Solution (Targeted Blemish Treatment) HK$1,380/20ml
Primary Serum (Initial Anti-redness Repairing Serum) HK$1,540/30ml
Primary Cream (Initial Soothing Cream) HK$1,500/50ml
Primary Promade (Rich Replenishing Balm) HK$1,980/50ml
L'Occitane Shampoo & Conditioner
The worst hair season is upon us. Weighted down and clumped up by humidity, good hair days seem like a distant memory and are now months away. Though we are still on the lifelong quest to find that miracle product, L’Occitane’s Almond Shampoo and Conditioner doesn't do too badly. In fact, it is one of our most recent favourites. The scent is fresh, it cleanses the hair and scalp while leaving a sense of light and airy freshness, and most importantly, leaves the hair easy to comb either wet or dry. The almond oil component is a natural hair detangler, making fried and frizzled hair smoother and easier to manage.
Almond Shampoo HK$180/240ml
Almond Conditioner HK$190/240ml
La Prairie Concealer
Another product straight out of the Skin Caviar Complexion Lab Atelier (where all the caviar magic happens at La Prairie) is new Skin Caviar Perfect Concealer. Infused with caviar water and caviar extract for its lifting and firming properties, the serum-based formula nourishes the skin while offering the right amount of coverage. It comes with two interchangeable applicators – a cooling metal tip ring for a light massage to rid under-eye puffiness and a round-edge brush that can conceal by reaching all surfaces from any angle.
HK$1,470/6ml
Dior Hydra Life Matte Dew Hydration Sorbet Droplet Emulsion
To beat the summer heat, hydration is key. Dior’s answer is a concoction that combines three key actions for healthy, plump skin: hydration boost, mattifying finish and deep treatment. Using its Nobel-winning discovery of Aquaprins, Dior Science has extracted the essential proteins in Anjou to help play the role of “channels” in the skin, enabling water to circulate fluidly from one cell to another. Freshen up anytime of the day with velvety formula which not only delivers hydration, but absorbs excess sebum to keep oil and shine at bay.
HK$550/50ml
Clarins Everlasting Youth Fluid Foundation SPF15 / PA+++
Clarins’ best-selling Extra-Firming Cream has pretty much claimed top-shelf status since its launch two years back. Using the formula as a base, Clarins has developed a foundation to go with it, the Everlasting Youth Fluid Foundation SPF15/PA+++. Fortified with plant extracts such as chicory and red jania to tighten and lift, the foundation acts as part makeup and part skincare. The pink pear particles and soft-focus powders also help to create a luminous veil that is said to last all day even in the sun. Under extreme and unforgiving sunlight, dark spots and imperfections can also be concealed and blurred while the anti-pollution complex protects against environmental stressors.
HK$380/30ml
Benefit California Kissin' Colour Balm
We have been shielded behind our surgical masks for some time now, but with restrictions finally loosening up we can finally (or at least, begin to) revert back to the good old days. Fulfilling the need for hydration and colour this season, Benefit's new lip balm comes in a burst of 12 vibrant shades for summer fun. Extremely lightweight and hydrating thanks to loofah seed oil, the lips are nourished and hydrated for hours. One layer gives a natural-looking sheen, but when layered, can appear to be almost as pigmented as lipstick itself (without the drying effect). Personally, I’m enjoying the berry tone that adds a touch of colour while still appearing very natural and light.
HK$190/10g
Aveda Cherry Almond Body Scrub
There’s no getting around sweat and grime in the peak of summer and with that, exfoliation needs to be thorough and frequent. Aveda’s new Cherry Almond Body Scrub is the shower essential for these long, hot days. It does its job by removing dead skin cells while conditioning, smoothing and softening the skin. A mixture of fruity and floral sweetness, the playful aroma is a bright and fresh scent that’s very season-appropriate. What’s more, it uses 38 pure flower and plant essences and is cruelty-free, so you’re doing something good for the environment and your own wellbeing all at the same time.
HK$$340/200ml
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