La Prairie cellular eye essence platinum rare

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La Prairie is the ultimate luxury skincare brand. The Swiss brand is one of the worldwide leaders in selective skincare,
renowned for the scientific integrity of its products and its unparalleled commitment to perfection. This fall La Prairie is launching a new extraordinary product called Cellular eye essence platinum rare.  It will complete the Platinum collection. La Prairie is a top Skincare brand and each of its products is worth the price you would pay for them.

La Prairie, a story of cutting edge luxury and perfection

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La Prairie has an amazing heritage to the famous Clinique La Prairie at Montreux in Switzerland. This heritage consists by being pioneer  in terms of  Cellular research and anti-aging therapy. In 1978, La Prairie skincare story starts with the launch of the Eye contour cream, the brand first “it” cream.

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Thanks to the tremendous success, the skincare laboratories were created in 1982 and its independent scientists discovered amazing ingredients since then. Some of them were very rare and beneficial so they integrated them into La Prairie formulas. This is what La Prairie says about its prestigious history: “La Prairie’s unique combination of advanced science, sumptuous formulas and the fastidious attention to the details of luxury have created a prestige brand that is often imitated but never surpassed. It constantly pushes the limits of anti-aging possibilities with never-before seen benefits.”

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During decades, La Prairie developed continuously different product ranges and discovered amazing ingredients that would blow your mind in terms of efficiency and luxury. Never a brand invested so much to find the perfect balance between pure luxury, exclusivity and skincare efficiency.  One great example would be the Skin Caviar collection that became a benchmark in terms of prestige.

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The Platinum Collection, rare and precious

Among different collections in the Swiss brand portfolio, there is the Platinum collection. It is supposed to be the ultimate rejuvenating skincare collection. The main key ingredient is Platinum from the earth’s molten crust. one of earth’s rarest resources recharges skin’s electrical balance and safeguards skin to intercept ageing at its source. Here is a short video illustrating the philosophy of this skincare collection.

Platinum is one of the rarest material in the world. It is a very high valued precious-metal and it gives the inspiration for the creation of this La Prairie collection.  According to La Prairie: “driven by its mission to provide age-defying benefits to the skin, scientists at La Prairie discovered that Platinum helps the skin maintain perfect electrical balance in order to improve hydration, protection, and receptivity to nutrients, transforming the skin to a remarkably ageless state.”

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The interesting thing about Platinum is that it tends to work in synergy with peptides, vitamins, antioxidants or firming agents. This makes Platinum a great ingredient for a cosmetic product.  The current range is composed with:

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Moisturizers
Cellular Cream Platinum Rare, 30 ml
Cellular Cream Platinum Rare, 50 ml

Serum
Cellular Serum Platinum Rare, 30 ml

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Cellular Eye Cream Platinum Rare, 20 ml

With a price range from CHF 432 (US$ 477) to CHF 1380  (US$ 1524), the Platinum collection is definitely one of the top luxury ranges currently in the market.

Cellular Eye Essence Platinum Rare, eternal youth for your eyes

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The new Eye treatment is a state of the art in terms of skincare formulation. It contains a series of hand picked elements bringing to your skin the best that nature and science can offer.  The key element is a powerful Platinum peptide. It is a compound based on platinum particles bonded with an age-fighting Tetrapeptide to help enhance firmness, reduce the appearance of wrinkles in the eye area and improve skin elasticity and hydration.  la prairie scientists discovered that this binding of platinum particles to Acetyl Tetrapeptide-17, an anti-wrinkle and firming peptide not only enhances protective benefits but allows the formed Platinum Peptide to be protected from peptide-destroying enzymes that exist naturally in the epidermis, allowing it to work more effectively and longer.

Other interesting ingredients and properties you will find in this incredible product are the following:

  • Colloidal Platinum Water – for skin balance
  • Black tea ferment – to dicrease glycation
  • White Bird of Paradise plant Extract – to restore luminosity and fight dark circles
  • Green Microalgae Oligopeptide  to reduce redness

La Prairie recommends to use is as here. You can simply dispense a drop into the palm of your hands. Then, using the fingertips, you can smoothly and gently apply around the contour  of the eyes. Do not forget to also massage the frown lines between eyebrows. You can use it in the morning and in the evening. Its intelligent formula will completely melt in your skin and you can easily wear it with your day and night cream. The first feeling is the sight. as soon as you delicately place a single drop of Cellular eye essence platinum rare on your skin, you can see the different platinum particles as they give a sort of pale gold iridescent effect. The formulation is very new, between a cream and serum. When you apply it on your skin, you can feel how quickly the formula penetrates. It lifts your skin and let you with a baby skin pretty much immediately. After almost a week of testing, the results are really promising. The use of this new face care product is really simple, no matter if it is in the morning or in the evening. Well done La Prairie.

The packaging is quite interesting as it has a drop-count integrated in the cap. With some little pressures you can free a single drop of essence and apply it on your face as above.  The new Cellular eye essence platinum rare is already available in all official La Prairie point of sales. The product is a 15ml/0.5 FL oz. cylindrical acrylic flacon and the suggested retail price is CHF 432 (US$ 477).

To learn more about this unique collection, please visit the brand website here:
http://www.laprairieswitzerland.com/int/platinum-collection

Rare and eternal, it is a true promise of rejuvenation that La Prairie proposes. The New Cellular eye essence platinum rare is a must and you should have this unique piece in your beauty collection. Do not forget, the eyes are the mirror in which we could see your soul. You deserve the best then.

LA

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The Perfect Bridal Skincare Regime For A Healthy Glow

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A few months before your wedding, you’ve made great strides to make sure you appear picture-perfect from top to bottom. Your glittering silver gown is accented by the tiara at the top. You feel elegant and confident – no one can divert the attention away from you on your wedding day! But before practicing to walk down the aisle, you take a look in the mirror to see acne, fine lines, and pimples resting between your brows. Reality dawns on you: no one is immune to complicated skin conditions, not even a bride. That is why you need to utilize the months before the wedding to focus on skincare so you appear your best on the wedding day.

Yes, it is indeed possible to achieve that radiant skin with a natural glow – all you need to do is follow a skincare regime while paying attention to detail. Here are some tips to help you achieve gorgeous skin before your wedding day.

Use moisturizer

Not using moisturizer every day is one of the biggest skin care mistakes you could make leading up to your wedding. Whether you wash your face once in a morning or couple of times in a day, apply a moisturizer after the water dries; this is the time when the liquid absorbs best and the skin is porous.

If you have oily complexion, you can use an oil-free moisturizer that is applicable once a day, while brides with dry skin can use a regular one that is applied twice a day in morning and at night. When moisturizing, remember to focus on the dry and oily areas of your body, and apply accordingly.

Remove unwanted hair

Waxing is a great way to remove unwanted hair from your arms, underarms, legs, and other areas of your body; the choice of waxing a single body part or the whole body is entirely yours. However, make sure to get an experienced professional to perform the task; otherwise it may result in pain, which can sometimes be unbearable too. Waxing can be done on a regular basis a few months before the wedding as well as a few days before the big occasion.

There is also the option of laser hair removal, which allows brides to kiss the painful process of removing hair from waxes and creams goodbye. Laser hair removal clinics are located throughout the state in the US and many of them offer free consultations. Advanced skin care clinics may also provide other services that brides may find useful, such as skin rejuvenation.

Stay hydrated

Drinking water is good for health – it’s no secret. And there are studies stating that drinking more H20 would give you healthier skin. One a side note, it won’t hurt to remove carbonated beverages from your diet and consume more H20 instead (your waistline would thank you as well).

Drinking two or more glasses per day will also improve blood flow to the skin, which will give one of the biggest organs of your body much needed rejuvenation. Staying dehydrated can make wrinkles and fine lines more prominent, so develop a routine to drink plenty of water every day before and even after your wedding to look and feel your best when it comes to the appearance of your skin.

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Facial and toner

You’ll find facial in almost every pre-bridal package you scrutinize or sign up for. The facial you should go for depends on your skin type (dry, normal, or oily) as well as any conditions of your skin (acne, a few pimples, or thoroughly clean). It is recommended to opt for facials that use ingredients known to supply essential nutrients to your skin such as mint, honey, apple, cucumber and strawberries.

Toners would also work well to help you achieve that tip-top skin glow for the wedding day. Skip toners that include alcohol, as they can result in dryness of the skin surface, blocking the impurities that lie beneath. Brides with oily skin should take extra care and avoid over drying their skin. Toners that include AHAs are a better option as they free up clogged pores and helps in promoting the smooth texture of the skin. A good option can be a clean cotton pad dipped in cucumber water and applied to the skin.

Liz Becker

 

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Seef: Luxury Destinations to visit in Bahrain

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Bahrain is a kingdom that has 33 islands and it’s located at the Arabian Gulf. Being a Luxurious, modern and cosmopolitan place, its attracting a huge number of tourists both locally and internationally to come and enjoy the marvelous astonishing natural beauty of this place. There so many safe and luxury destinations to visit while in Bahrain depending on your areas of choice and aim of touring the place.

What you can do to enjoy as a tourist in Bahrain.

· If one is interested in visiting water sites, water surfing, fishing and swimming can be the activities to do in these areas for luxury and entertainment.
· Those who like restaurants can enjoy the extraordinary nice food being sold at Bahrain. There is even food for specified cultures and this is meant to either fit those who like food from their communities or those who want to explore in eating new foods from other communities.
· There nice shopping malls which are modern designed and beautiful to shop are in.

Nice destinations one can visit in Bahrain.

Seef, the capital city of Bahrain. This is a very luxurious city that is surrounded by sea in all its three sides. It contains all the beautiful shopping malls, apartments and restaurants one can enjoy when in them. Seef mall is located hear and offers wide varieties of entertainment services like ,cinemas ,shops selling different commodities of different cultures ,restaurants and fast food outlets.

Sitra is another place equipped with naturally good looking environments that make many tourists gets the desire to visit the place. Its located north of Bahrain and its safe since it has police station. Many branches of several banks are located in this place that can make one access cash. Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mills Company and the Bahrain Petroleum Company are found in this place and it attracting tourists from many parts of the world due to their good view. It also has oil storage tanks.

Bahrain has nice and cool islands with beautiful naturally features that give tourists luxurious satisfaction. The vast stretches of white glittering sand makes these islands a monopoly of comfort to many tourists. The extraordinary feature of these islands is the non-ending supply of fresh water coupled with beautiful decorated gardens that gives the eye an extra desire to have a glance. It has nice beaches that attract tourists from all over the world.

Bahrain mall that is the biggest mall in this kingdom. It’s located at the center of the city and has feature that make shopping experience a wonderful activity at the end of the day. It has many international brands as well as bank branches making it to appear a paradise to many.

If one is interested to visit this kingdom, ensure you get the Bahrain visa that will give you the authority to be in the kingdom. This visa can be obtained online and all you need to do is to check if you are eligible to be given the visa or not. Once you qualify you apply than you will be given your visa so as to visit the kingdom.

Melody Cleo

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The landscape in painting, an art genre.

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For centuries, landscapes were considered as a minor genre in western art. Portrait was something more noble, or “nature-morte” as well. There was always something more important to pay attention to than Landscape. Yet, in history certain nations like Ancient China or Rome as well as Russia in the 19th century, have developed an extraordinary know how in painting landscapes.

It all started with a wise man on top of a mountain

Landscape art is the depiction in art of landscapes, natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition (source: wikipedia). If we had to wait until the 19th century romantism to see landscape art burst in Europe, in China it was already a major art in the year 600. Like this Sui Dynasty Chinese landscape painting by Zhan Ziqian.
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The earliest “pure landscapes” with no human figures are frescos from Minoan Greece of around 1500 BCE. From a contemporary point of view, the European Romanticism in the 19th century brought a deep dimension to the landscape art.

19th Century Romanticism, and the landscape became a major art

The Romanticism movement started at the end of the 18th century but its peak really happened around 1850. This movement was in a way a rejection of all the rationalization brought by the philosophers in Renaissance as well as the industrial revolution. The world became suddenly explained at all levels.
The end of the 18th century also brought great advancements in Botany and biology, so in a way, we lost the mystery of nature and our eyes looked at things from an analytical perspective. The 19th century tried to rebalance this situation. It was a complete change of mindset. Nature was not seen with the eyes of Botanists but with the words of the poet. Biologists let the room to painters and Physicists were replaced by Musicians.
Rousseau was replaced by Henri Wallis, Petrarque by Allan Poe. In art, the landscape became a contemplation scenery. Men faces the vast dimension of natural wonders and contemplates the landscape as well as he meditates about the meaning of his life. The relationship between man and what surrounds him becomes more deeper, more sensitive. Here a painting from Caspar David Friedrich – Wanderer above the sea of fog – that illustrates precisely this idea.
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Several countries explored landscape in different contexts, always with this romantic layer. Germany was definitely one of the leading countries, especially in literature and painting. Another very interesting country that shaped the art of landscape during the 19th century is Russia. Russian painters had a special sensitivity that transformed landscape art into an iconic master trend.

Russian Landscape art, revealing the Russian soul

Russia in 1860’s, was going through a modernization process, a true transformation in which industrialization would bring you down to reality. There were no more mysteries in nature. Everything was made possible by technical innovations. What would be the position of Russian artists? Some of them would completely turn their back to academicism. They would seek the Russian soul by dressing their art with romanticism and with the idea that men and nature are connected.
The existence of men would be defined by the proper essence of the natural environment that surrounds us.
Artists like Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin or Arkhip Kuindzhi, will explore natural landscapes as a main topic in which men are accessories of decor. Their purpose is to get you in the frame, to allow you to project your own feelings and think about your own life.
Why Russia? Probably because of the amazing landscapes and natural scenery. From great planes, to Siberia, caucasian mountains or the Black sea. Different contexts that would inspire more than one artist.
Ivan Aivazovsky is probably the greatest of all. He was definitely a reference for this artistic trend in Russia. He is also considered as the greatest Marine painters in history.
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After studying at the Imperial Academy of Arts, he took the opportunity to travel across Europe and landed in Italy. After his return to Russia he was appointed as the official painter of the Russian Navy. Aivazovsky became very popular in Russia and also abroad. He was one the rarest Russian artists to hold solo exhibitions in Europe and even in the United States.
Russia got a great 19th century of painters. The Russian romanticism was special because of their extraordinary cultural influences and amazing natural environment.
If you wish to learn more about this incredible Russian art period, there is an exhibition started in Switzerland. It is called “Magic of Russian Landscapes“. At the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, you will be able to discover great artists and probably an interesting look into this specific period in the Russian history.
This is what the museum says: “For the first time in Switzerland, the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne is showing an outstanding collection of major works from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
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Around seventy paintings document the finest achievements of the Russian landscape school in the 19th century.” You will be able to see artworks from Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Mikhail Nesterov, Ilya Repin, Alexei Savrasov, and Vasily Vereshchagin.
Ms Tatiana Karpova, Deputy Director of the State Deputy Director of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and Catherine Lepdor, Head Curator of the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, are the curators of this exhibition. This year Switzerland and Russia are celebrating their 200th anniversary of diplomatic relationships. So this exhibition is the perfect way to celebrate it. The Museum also highlights the generous support of the Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation in Lausanne.
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Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne
Palais de Rumine, C.P.
Place de la Riponne 6
CH – 1014 Lausanne
Tél: +41 21 316 34 45
Fax +41 21 316 34 46
Magic of Russian Landscapes: until October 5th 2014.

More than ever, humankind needs to reconnect with its true nature. The modern world can sometimes extract people from their natural condition. The 19th century painters are still valuable to remind us that at the end we should just be a wise man on top of a mountain.

LA
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Angel Eau Sucrée, glamour princess goes on holidays

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Thierry Mugler is probably one of the most glamorous brands in the entire perfumery industry. Everything they do in perfumery creation is bold and plays the original ideas at 100%. This means no compromise. And that’s the way perfumery brands should be. This summer, the French perfumery brand is launching Angel Eau Sucrée, a summer interpretation of its iconic perfume, Angel. Love it or hate it, Angel Eau Sucrée does not go middle-road. It takes the fast lane to Glamour.

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In 2012, Angel celebrated its 20th birthday. And this is a rare and unique milestone in such a contemporary launch. It means that Angel trigged something in many women’s heart, something that connect all these women together, as powerful as sexy. There is never too much, when it comes to the Angel woman. As someone I know used to say: “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere”. The Angel woman definitely goes wherever she wants. The only condition: be bold, stylish and ultra-glamour. And glamour is at all levels in this summer chapter of the Angel story. With the launch of Angel Eau Sucrée, Thierry Mugler emphasizes all Angel strong distinctive facets: Gourmand, Glamour and Powerful.

Angel Eau Sucrée, the name

At the first sight, I was not sure I liked the name. It sounded to me not powerful enough for the Angel woman. There was something in the name that was bothering me until I got it.
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Angel Eau sucrée is the height of luxury and gourmandise. Angel is so glamorous that even the water is more than water. More seriously, Eau Sucrée (in French Sugary Water) reflects several strong ideas: childhood, misleading innocence and luxury confectionery. It is summer, sun is shinning and you experience the taste of lust… beware of Angels.

Angel Eau Sucrée, the outer-packaging

Completely aligned with a luxury confectionery universe, the Angel Eau Sucrée outer-packaging will immediately transport you to a dream. Between fairy tales and Sex in the city, it will put a smile on your face. The Angel blue get a graphic fantasy. The Angel logo is surrounded by a seal like the ones you find on luxury cakes and macarons boxes. The vertical stripes comes directly from luxury confectioneries stores that you can find in London or in New York.

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Angel Eau Sucrée, the flacon

For this new creation, the Angel star flacon gets a new dress. The Angel 50ML non-refillable flacon dresses with a delicate rain of small sugar drops. As precious as gourmand, this new star will shine during your summer.
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Thierry Mugler proves once more the endless limits of the Angel flacon. For the past 20 years, the French brand always found new ways to revisit the iconic flacon, always translating perfectly the concept of the new variation. When you wear this fragrance, the contact between your hand and the flacon will already place you in a sensorial experience.

Angel Eau Sucrée, the fragrance

What to say more about the Angel fragrance? Angel original is already the queen of gourmand. Here, with the Eau Sucrée variation, Thierry Mugler goes deeper in the gourmandise theme. Less woody Patchouli and sensual than the original Angel, Angel Eau Sucrée will explore the gourmandise, the lust and the overdose of Angel. Caramel, meringue and red berries will complete the water-mouthering effect of this fragrance.
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Angel fans might find it as a juicier version of Angel and non-Angel fans might find a easier door to the universe of the blue fragrance. The juicy notes on top will reflect the brightness of a red-fruits granité wrapped with a tasteful meringue with hints of vanilla. Do you think it is too much? Well, it is Angel by Thierry Mugler. No averages. Thierry Mugler welcomes Dorothée Piot, the perfumer behind Angel Eau Parfumée. Dorothée Piot is a perfumer at Robertet, one of the most beautiful French fragrance houses. Their Ingredients palette is probably one of the most qualitative one. Only the best can create the extraordinary. At the end, if you did not like Angel, this will not make you like it now. If you liked Angel, you will like it even more.

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In conclusion, Angel Eau Sucrée is an original exercise around a mainstream theme: summer. Some people might like it, other might not, but one thing we will all agree on is the fact that Thierry Mugler plays the game to the end. No compromises. So this summer, be a glamor queen.

LA

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Aesop, beauty care experts. Top 3 products this month

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Aesop is definitely the discovery of this year for LuxuryActivist. A while ago we reviewed the relaunch of Marrakech, the iconic fragrance of the Australian brand.  This month we tried 3 products from Aesop and the results are pretty amazing.

  • Aesop Moroccan Neroli Shaving Serum
  • Aesop Moroccan Neroli Post-Shave lotion
  • Aesop Deodorant

Aesop Moroccan Neroli Shaving Serum, amazing.

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We all known Shaving foam, Shaving oil, Shaving soap but I must say that a Shaving serum is definitely more original. Aesop has an amazing shaving product that will modestly blow your mind. If you have normal skin and bear or if you have a more sensitive case, this product is for you. This serum will protect your skin and allow a better sliding. You will be able to reach the hair beard closest to the skin. You will have a perfect result. The formula is quite short, as all Aesop products. The aim is to have an efficient yet qualitative product for one of the biggest men’s problem: shaving. 3 main ingredients are highlighted: Sandalwood, Neroli blossom and Panthenol. This trio allows a perfect combination to prepare your skin and your hair beard to shaving. Another ingredient is present in the formula in a significant way, it is Aloe Vera. The formula contains also Clove, which is a strong anti-septics. A simple formula for a great result. You can use it with a shaving badger for a more precise result or directly with your hands. At the beginning you will be surprised by the lack of foam, almost like if it would not work. Only when you start shaving that you understand the power of this product. Shaving operates effortless and the result is perfect for a couple of days. The skin is protected so no red cheeks anymore. The scent of this product is a complete olfactory journey. Once you have shaved, the following product will be the perfect match to complete the shaving ritual.

Moroccan Neroli Post-Shave Lotion, instant result.

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After shaving, your skin requires good care. An after-shave product is almost mandatory otherwise your skin will be hurt every time until you get an ugly skin. Every man, at least once in their live tried not to use an after-shave lotion or balm. The feeling in your skin is completely uncomfortable. The skin stretches, is sensitive (do not get a kiss just after) and can causes redness. So yes, you do need a post-shave product. But which one should you choose? Aesop developed the perfect Post-Shave product. The Moroccan Neroli Post-Shave lotion will take good care of your skin and give your that baby skin you always dream to have. It’s formulation is simple, qualitative and efficient. In addition to the Moroccan Neroli, you can also find Wild Rose fruit oil, Hamamelis, Shea Butter, Olive oil, Sandalwood oil, Clove flowers, Ginger root and Panthenol. This blend will soothe your skin, bring an important antiseptics action and prevent after-shave burn. And the last touch of morning hygiene, not only for men but also for women will be the deodorant.

Aesop Deodorant, efficiency 100%

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Probably the last gesture of pure hygiene you will do in the morning is the deodorant. No matter how odorless you are, if you do not wear an appropriate deodorant, you will smell sweating after a couple of hours. Unless if you are a child under 3 years old of course. But any adult will have to wear a deodorant, of course you can take the option to have a bad smell. Then you are on your own this case. After trying all deodorants possible you can imagine, you might be positively surprised by the one from Aesop.

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First of all, the packaging does not looks like a current deodorant. When I got it at the first time I thought I got it wrong. And actually it is a cool packaging. It was the first time I found a deodorant packaging cool. Most of the time we do not really care. I liked the simplicity of it. As it is something you will use everyday, it means you might use several of them every year. Having a proper and simple recycling  property is something that can be important for your choice. Some deodorants have several materials blended, like plastic and glass. How can you recycle it without making a mess in your bathroom. Here, with Aesop, the packaging, as all Aesop products are easily recycled.
Then you will also see the generous and delicate spray that will serve the deodorant in your skin very homogeneous and without any effort. It is a natural spray, so not propulsion gas involved.
Final but not least, the formula, which is basically the most important! To start, it is a completely Aluminium-free deodorant with some key elements such as Vetiver roots, Coriander seeds and Zinc Ricinoleate (extracted from the Ricin bush). You can also find Hamamelis, Lavender oil, Sandalwood oil, Tea leaf oil and Thyme oil. I was surprised to see Alcohol as well as while using, I could not feel it. Most of the time, people tend to not choose a deodorant with alcohol inside, which is my case, well in this case I need to review my opinion. The formula was really gentle and efficient for more than 24 hours. The scent is very original as it does not looks like you are wearing a deodorant. It is more like a fragrance in the sense original and sophisticated. You have the natural scent of the ingredients used, so no “Fragrance” in the ingredients list.

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So now you know more about this amazing brand. Aesop does a great job in the beauty care industry by proposing under-stated products that fulfill their role in a perfect way. They are simple, practical, super qualitative. Nevertheless, Aesop respects one golden rule when it comes to taking care of yourself: the pleasure that this should procures. So each Aesop product is always a multi-sensorial experience. Do not hesitate to visit the brand website for more information, where to buy it and to get more from the essential spirit of the brand: http://www.aesop.com .

LA

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Azzaro pour homme, Summer Edition 2014. The scent of color.

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When summer heats the streets, freshness is a matter of wellbeing. Every year, fragrance brands launches several “summer” variations of their iconic fragrances. Rather than giving you a full review, I wanted to share my best for this summer. It is Azzaro Limited Edition summer 2014. When elegance, rythmn and charisma color up your day. Azzaro pour homme is the classic fragrance for men. It became the ultimate icon of masculine elegance. When the original fragrance was launched at the end of the 70’s, Loris Azzaro knew he had invented a new contemporary classic. It was the base of modern masculinity and became the invisible mark of many men.

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The iconic brand developed through the years an amazing territory for masculinity and elegance. Today, more than 30 years after the launch of the first fragrance, the charismatic universe of Azzaro is completely aligned with today’s men. This summer, the brand proves it once again by bringing a stylish contemporary vision of the Azzaro man, always ready for a new adventure.

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Started last year, this is a series of refreshed Azzaro pour homme. You will find all that an elegant man would need to spend a summer in style. This year, Azzaro, truthful to its latin origins, makes you escape towards more exotic lands. The masculine brand draws its inspiration from Latin America. No precise destination, it is more the imaginary ambiance of being in a place where the sun caress your skin as a new adventure ready to start.

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The Flacon is the iconic Azzaro Flacon, geometric, masculine, modern and shaped for a man’s hand. Its design gives the perfect hint of elegance for the modern gentleman. For this limited edition, the French artist Emeric Trahand, as known as Takeshi, created this original drawing inspired from the concept and the olfactory creation. Takeshi is well known for his surrealism style and the fact that he blends several techniques, from illustration to photographic redemption. He is a true poet with colors and masters perfectly the translation of emotions into images.

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In terms of olfactory structure, the new creation is a translation of Azzaro pour homme into a summer theme. The aromatic fougère structure of Azzaro is enlighten with crispy Star Anis, fennel and basil accord to start. It gives a dazzling hook to the fragrance, away from the traditional citrus structure that we find usually in this summer theme. That’s why it makes it more original. The heart of the fragrance contrasts between the brightness of Cardamom with a textured Patchouli, Sandalwood and Vetiver trio. Masculinity at its best. The fragrance ends with a modernization of Amber, oak moss, musk and a hint of leather. It is all in contrasts. The perfumer needed to master all these elements in order to bring a contrasted freshness, both bright and elegant. The perfect match for the modern dandy. For a day of work or for a casual weekend, it will be your beautiful companion for this summer.

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For more information you can visit the brand official website: http://www.azzaroparis.com.  Summer is not necessary a season with less interesting fragrances. At the contrary. It is a season of freedom, with less pressure for creation, and fantasy can deliver the best. It is normal, it is summer.

LA

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Friday Chronicles #7: From Mobility to Mobile, the Jack Sparrow syndrome.

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In the 80’s and the 90’s we used to say that the most important thing in someone’s resume would be the fact he has mobility. This would mean that this person would be flexible enough to move geographically for a new job. Some people would even add “International mobility”, meaning: “if I get the job I am ready to live in any place around the world”. And that’s how international careers were built. Some people would not hesitate to change from one continent to another every 4 to 5 years. And then the internet arrived and the World Wide Web changed the way things were. Rather than people reallocating themselves to the best places in the world where they could find a job, now it is the job which “reallocates” to the places where the best people live. And this is possible because the world went from mobility to mobile, from a state of personal situation to wireframes and big bandwidth. So our “devices” from laptop to tablets and smartphones, became something as important as the compass of Pirate captain Jack Sparrow. He would be lost without it and would never find fortune. Welcome to the Caribbean of possibilities, welcome to a mobile world.

Your Smartphone, your smart treasure

When we know how essential your smartphone became, you wonder how did you manage certain things before. The smartphone allows you to connect to the world wide web and its endless possibilities. You can book your entire life on it. Your train tickets, flying tickets, hotels, taxis, laundry… Even your coffee machine can be connected.
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In the world there are every year 1.2 billion transactions done via a smartphone. And this number is increasing.
Another interesting topic is Apps. Remember the advertising saying “there is an app for almost everything” ? Well it is true. According to a study made by Flurry in April this year, people spend almost 3 hours every day on their smartphones. 86% of this time is spent on apps.
Mobile stats

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So apps became the new way of doing things. In average, every smartphone user downloaded 25 apps, which means that each one has a specific purpose. Some of them are about news, others entertainment and social media and some is about work (productivity apps). It is a new digital world that provided you better, quicker and efficient ways to communicate. It can be done from work, from a train or at home. Probably our Captain Jack Sparrow would have loved to have an app to find the Black Pearl.

Working at home, a big trend, a true luxury

If you are good enough and find the Boss who is flexible enough, you might be able to work from home. Basically companies today have the choice to hire anyone in this world to do a required job.
Despite what Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, might think, allowing people to work from home increases the potential of a great work situation. People are generally easy to find. If the best person to accomplish the task you need lives 2’000km away from your current location, why should you hire someone less good just because this other person would live just around the corner? It means you think lazy and not strategic. If the best person possible lives far away from your company’s location, you should find a responsible way to get the talents of this person at the service of your company. Of course if this person agrees to move, even better but geographic mobility should not be anymore an important criteria.
A study done last year by LeMonde.fr showed that Executives employees being able to partially work from home (1 or 2 days) are 35% happier and tend to be loyal to companies than others.
Of course we could see things only from the employee comfort point of view but from a company perspective, you might find some advantages as well. It can develop creativity. Being away from the office can often enlarge your horizon of thinking and allow you to see problems in a different way.
Another interesting point is the office space. No matter how often companies might get a new building and bigger offices, they are always lacking of space. Closed offices became open-spaces and some companies like Procter&Gamble do not even give you a nominated or personal office. When you arrive in the morning you just grab the first available desk you can find. Technilogies like Skype, Webex, Sharepoint, clouds, responsive design, wifi everywhere (even in planes) makes the job easier.
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Commuting, a modern trend

One of the important facts in how people evolved in terms of work is their use of commuting. According to the US department of transportation, there are more than 123 million people in the USA who commute every day to go to work. Despite the fact 75% of them use their car alone, more than 15% take the train, the bus or the subway. It is almost 20 million people. And of course this number increases radically in certain countries in Europe. In Switzerland, the world “champion of trains”, each inhabitant travels in average 2422km per year. Many people work in one area, called canton, and live in another one. So people would commute from Geneva to Lausanne, or from Lausanne to Bern, or from Bern to Biel, from Zürich to Schwyz and so on. Trains in Switzerland are always on time, clean, with air conditioning in summer and heat in winter. There are electric plugs everywhere and even GSM networks amplifiers so you can have internet. And as Switzerland has a good 4G overall network (not everywhere naturally but frankly not bad at all) people can enjoy internet everywhere. So more and more people do their emails, finalize their powerpoint presentations and others would write their articles.

Mobile first? Cut the first, it is only mobile now

56% of total searches in Google is now done from a smartphone. If we add tablets, we get a nice 65% (source: Google). We also know that 25% of people watching TV, use a second screen to browse the web (source: Mashable). So mobile became the reference in terms of website development.
According to Business Insider, 22% of total world population owns a smartphone and 6% owns a tablet. We are talking about more than 1.5 billion smartphones in circulation. 36% are iPhones and 50% are Android. So yes your website better be mobile compatible.
In conclusion, mobility is not the challenge anymore. It is mobile. How would you expect to unveil hidden treasures, sail the safest road, get yourself out of trouble or even get a new tattoo without your mobile phone? Unless you are a pirate (I mean a real one) and your broken compass would be enough…

LA
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Top 5 books to read this summer

José Amorim
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When summer arrives, holidays are not far. During holidays you can take your time to do what you always wanted to do. Sometimes, a good book under a tree or just laying down in your preferred armchair is the perfect idea of holidays. Here is our selection of top 5 best books for this summer. Luxury for your eyes.

America: imagine a world without her – Dinesh D’Souza

America: imagine a world without her
“Conceived in liberty… Or oppression? This is how Dinesh D’Souza starts his book inside flip description. And it summarizes all. America, or precisely USA has always divided world public opinion. If D’Souza analysis is pretty provocative as he talks freely about history (Amerindians, Slavery) as well as Economics, war and its role as savior of the world. It is an interesting analysis despite the fact Dinesh position is to save America from progressivists anti-USA. He tries to rebalance the situation. It might be one of the most sulfurous book this summer. Dinesh D’Souza is a New York Times best-selling author with his book about Barack Obama. He is former president of Kings College in New York among other things.

Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King

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Mr Mercedes Stephen King
Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable. A classic Stephen King in which ultra-realism, suspense and creepy meet. This race against time starts with a killer who drives an old Mercedes Benz over innocent people. The investigation starts but a few surprises will make you feel that things are not always what they seem.

Joe and Marilyn, legends in love, by C. David Heymann

Joe and Marilyn legends of love
One of the most passionate story about love. The one between baseball great Joe DiMaggio and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Often considered as Marilyn true love, yet their wedding last only for 9 month in 1954. Probably too passionate to bear for 2 mega stars at that time. everybody had the eyes on them. After their divorce, Marilyn and Joe remained close friends. When she died at the age of 36, DiMaggio delivered to her crypt 6 red roses, 3 times a week for the following…. 20 years. Sometimes great love stories are just not yet ready to happen. The Author, C. David Heymann was a specialist in biographies. He successfully brought several details of lives in his books and would help you understand better amazing destinies almost from the inside view of it.

Dries Van Noten, by Pamela Golbin and Hamish Bowles

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Dries Van Noten
Considered as one of the most cerebral fashion designer, Dries Van Noten is the proud ambassador of Antwerp school. By the end of the 80’s he got international recognition and represents today an iconic symbol of dedication, talent and know how. This book is a deep dive into Dries Van Noten creative universe, from collections to style.
Pamela Golbin is the curator chief of Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and Hamish Bowles is a English fashion journalist and European chief editot at-large of Vogue. Two edgy experts to talk about an edgy artist.

Mona Lisa, a life discovered by Dianne Hales

Mona Lisa biography
She is probably the most well known of all unknown people. She is Mona Lisa. Everybody knows the famous portrait made by Leonardo da Vinci. But only a few know the true story and the life of the woman behind.
Lisa Gherardini (1479-1542) was a quintessential woman of her times, caught in a whirl of political upheavals, family dramas, and public scandals. This book blends biography, history and some memoir facet. It is by far our pick of the month. You cannot go on holidays without it. The 15th century is an amazing period in the world. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world and Europe left the middle age dark times for something more bright. Dianne Hales became completely obsessed by finding the real Mona Lisa. She shares here her investigation and her exploration of the life of one of the most enigmatic person in arts.

Enjoy your holidays.
LA

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Never Apologize For Owning A Luxury Watch

Sebastien Eich
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It’s your money–do what you want with it!

In the next few paragraphs, I am going to present a few good reasons why you should never apologize for owning a luxury watch. But this is probably the best one: It’s your money. You acquired it legally (I hope). You have to answer to no one for how you spend it. It brought you satisfaction for your own reasons. In fact your reasons need not be good ones. There are no bad reasons for owning a luxury item.

Apology is from a Greek word meaning defense. You don’t need a reason. You don’t have to defend yourself. It’s your money. No one has a right to challenge what you do with it.

Philosophically speaking, there is no better way to spend your money. Consider my generalized definition of luxury: It is a good or service with a cost or value above that which you need for utility. By that definition, practically everything we buy is a luxury, at least, to us. As humans, we tend to acquire the nicest things we can comfortably afford. Practically no one who can afford a 2,000 sf. home rents a 600 sf. apartment, all else being equal. A person who can comfortably afford a luxury watch is behaving somewhat obscenely if they purchase an inexpensive, cheaply made watch. If you care about watches and can comfortably afford a good one, you might have to explain why you didn’t buy a luxury watch, but never why you did. Again, it’s your money. You can afford it. It would be counterintuitive to buy anything else.

Here are a few more good reasons for your purchase:

It is a time-honored status symbol

Somewhere along the way, “status symbol” has become a four-letter word. We sometimes like to pretend that status does not matter. We dismiss it as shallow, self-indulgent, and elitist. But we do not live in a world where status does not matter. It absolutely does matter, and we need socially acceptable ways of advertising certain attributes about ourselves. A fine watch is an ancient, noble, and tasteful symbol of many desirable attributes. Wealth, refinement, achievement, and the appreciation of finer things are a few important attributes quietly conveyed by a luxury watch.

It conveys a sense of history

Sometimes preowned watches do an even better job at conveying these attributes. A new watch might imply that you only recently came by some money. You got a raise. You made partner at the firm. You reached an honorable retirement after a lifetime of much appreciated service. These achievements are worth noting. Rather than wearing a chest full of merit badges, metals and ribbons, we wear a fine watch. A preowned watch suggests we have a since of history and our place in it. We are a link in a chain of achievers. A watch passed down from father to son says something about family and connectedness.

Even when a preowned watch is purchased from a dealer, it demonstrates an appreciation of history and tradition that for many represents an important character trait.

It provides patronage for the arts

Most parts of a luxury watch provide utility. But every part of a luxury watch represents artistry. To get a fuller appreciation of this fact, check out this article on the hands of a luxury watch, just the hands. No part of the device is taken for granted. The high end of every product category is what subsidizes the middle and low ends. Style also trickles down from the high end. If not for the artistry at the high end of the watch market, all watches would be ugly and undesirable. What desirable attributes cheap watches have, they got from the expensive ones. There are simply no good cheap watches without the expensive ones showing the way.

There are reasons aplenty to own a luxury watch, but you don’t need any of them. The fact that you want it justifies the watch’s existence. And the fact that you can afford it justifies you having it. Never apologize for good taste, and the appreciation of the finer things in life.

Liz Becker

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