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So, on the one hand, scent tugs on instinct saying “yes, fancy this person, they’d be a good DNA match for you,” while the appeal is doubled if the scent has positive ties to our past. Perfume has traditionally tacked onto the latter idea: memories, and often draws on the classic smells of holidays or baking, for example. But in recent years, there has been a rise of scents drawing on the science of aromatherapy to take things a step further, to push perfume into the realm of mood-directing, emotion-enhancing.  Source link

Naturally and intuitively sustainable, the owners restored the buildings in an environmentally sensitive fashion, earning them accolades from Green Tourism UK. The natural surroundings are equally as impressive. The 26 acres are a patchwork of wild meadows and grasses, a groomed knot garden, woodland and bat-friendly roof spaces. The hotel also has its own borehole, which allows it to be responsible and self-sufficient with water, with 50p from all filtered-water bottles going to a children’s hospice. If a retreat run on renewables is your benchmark for green, here the biomass boiler is fed by local chippings with solar panels showing that Wales can deliver enough sunshine to keep the water heated for the cottages. Plus, there are EV-chargers in the car park. The super-sexy ground-floor ma...

And, yes, pioneers did of course give us a glimpse of what lip oil life might be like, most notably Clarins, with its 2015 Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil, but largely the jobs of adding the aforementioned colour, hydration and shine were divided and we all duly carted around lipsticks and lip balms and lip gloss — and our shoulders and spirits suffered. Source link

Over in the Old Divinity School, Jacqueline Rose, a prominent feminist and cultural critic presents her recent book The Plague, as she and fellow author Marina Benjamin of A Little Give, a book that dives into the emotional load of women’s work, talk about their work set in a contemporary world.  Source link

Major props to Versace for snapping up two Hollywood titans for its latest (appropriately named) Icons campaign. Fresh off his Oscar win, Cillian Murphy has joined Anne ‘cerulean’ Hathaway as a face of this collection of wardrobe classics. These might be everyday stalwarts but, naturally, they come with a keen Versace twist; think silk Barocco prints strewn on the backs of trench coats, Medusa-head metal hardware and lashings of leather. The queen of the house, Donatella Versace, offers: ‘I wanted to create a timeless wardrobe of pieces that work hard for you and celebrate the best of Versace. Our great tailoring, our perfect cut. All with just a hint of rebel attitude. The idea is that these pieces are always in the store and you can build your wardrobe around them. I also love to see the...

In a large, concrete warehouse-esque space in Marylebone, the brand’s history is regaled on two floors; starting with it’s 1924 founding in Wilmslow, Cheshire and tracing its early decades which saw the diamond-logo label focus on working with sports teams and ensuring the champions of the FA cup were wearing Umbro, by dressing each team. Football jerseys and athletics wear from the 30s, 40s and 50s are displayed in cabinets, before the nineties Britpop wave (and in particular, the Oasis brothers in their Umbro Manchester City shirts) saw sportswear cross to leisurewear and, later, fashion – Umbro, as this exhibition lays out, was at the forefront. Source link

At the end of the day, we went back to Phil's studio. We were chatting in the dressing room, and she goes ‘Oi, Trace — can you give me a beehive?’ I said ‘oh my god, sit down’, backcombed her hair into this beehive and tied a little scarf that she had around it. She loved her scarves when she was a teenager and was really into that cool, beatnik thing. I remember looking at Amy thinking: ‘This is her.’ Source link

Although it has more calories than other plant-based alternatives, soy milk has the closest protein content to cow’s milk. Not only this, it offers a ‘complete’ plant protein, which is ideal for all you veggies and vegans. It’s also good for the planet as it has the smallest impact on water, land, and greenhouse gas emissions compared to similar options. Source link

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As endorsements go, getting The Stones involved, even in the background, is quite the coup. But more important is the fact that the original Granny Takes A Trip team are excited by what is happening with their baby. Nigel Waymouth still lives in London and, despite the fact he is not able to draw as much as he did due to health issues, has collaborated on a few graphics. Button, meanwhile, enthuses about her meetings with John Pearse. ‘I went to his studio to work on the fittings for the tailored suit with him. And all the questions he asked were, “Oh, so what fabric is this?” and “Where did you find them?” That was what he was interested in.’ Source link