“The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.”
Calvin Klein
Hair Trend
Sorbet
We hold on to summer for a while longer, clinging to the dips in the cool water, the balmy nights and the smell of barbecue in the air. We do the same when it comes to pastel colors, which we celebrate not only in the display of our favorite gelateria, but sometimes also on our heads. The designers and hair stylists agree: where blonde and brown usually have their place, color now belongs. You can do this yourself – but you don’t have to. Better: pay a visit to your trusted Figaro, let the professional get to work, and give him a big tip later when you’re feeling like the lucky bears in a party frenzy.
Special Collection
Graffiti
It’s time to take better care of our hands again and turn brittle paws into velvety soft paws. So that not only the skin gets its money’s worth, but also the eyes and nose, we reach for Byredo’s Collector’s Edition. Their hand creams smell of “Rose Of No Man’s Land”, “Mojave Ghost” and “Bal D’Afrique” and are reminiscent of painting utensils in the paint-splattered aluminum tube.
Book
Happy life
Rituals does not stop at physical well-being. With its new book “The Book of Rituals”, the Dutch beauty company puts the compass to happiness in the hands of its consumers. 13 chapters, 13 themes and one goal: to understand what happiness means through love, passion or joy. Routines, exercises, recipes, inspiration and various stories make the book 400 pages long – and the path to happiness particularly easy. Rituals, “The Book of Rituals”, approx. 122(rituals.com)
Collaboration
Precious
Sometimes enough sleep and our happiness are not enough. If the glow is missing, Dr. Hauschka’s new “Limited Edition Illuminating Fluid”, which was created in collaboration with goldsmith Saskia Diez, comes into play. Whether in the day cream or foundation, applied over the entire face or used selectively as a highlighter on cheekbones or the bridge of the nose: The new fluid is like sun on our skin.
The Look
All about the details
Good skincare is the be-all and end-all. This is shown by the looks at Balmain, which are leaving blush, eye shadow and the like to one side this season. A light-reflecting primer and a little gloss are all you need, plus a lip ring that doesn’t need a hole.
New Brand
Out of corona coma
While we moved from one lockdown to the next, binge-watching Netflix and sipping cocktails together in front of the screen, Fabienne Bolliger’s brain was bubbling. Can it be so difficult to produce transparent, fair, sustainable and high-quality care products? January 2022, the idea was ripe and reBELLE was founded – off the sofa in Zurich’s Kreis 4 district and into the vastness of the beauty world. In collaboration with an ETH spin-off, Bolliger has developed three skincare products for women over 25: Face and eye cream as well as lip care, based on natural active ingredients, cell-protecting, regenerative and with so much zing that the ingredients actually delay cell ageing. reBELLE, “The Face Cream”, 50 ml, approx. 119, “The Eye Cream”, 30 ml, approx. 89, “The Lip Balm”, 15 ml, approx. 15(rebellebeauty.ch)
Make-up trend
In the shadows
Smokey eyes are nothing new. But it’s a look you have to master. Because a little black eyeshadow and a blending brush is by no means enough. Professionals use several shades, include brown tones and don’t stop at the upper lid. Let Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard’s catwalk look inspire you to finally use all the colors in your make-up palette and start applying make-up with enough time and patience.
New Perfume
Of sex and sins
A smell can do more than a touch. What’s more, certain scents actually release sex hormones – so they decide whether or not we roll around in the sheets with someone later on. The “Carnal Blends” collection from perfume label Initio makes use of this fact and creates four fragrances that could easily pass as modern aphrodisiacs. Jasmine and magnolia are particularly concentrated in the bottles, which seduce their counterparts with almond (“High Frequency”), rose (“Atomic Rose”), tobacco and rum (“Side Effect”) or vanilla (“Psychedelic Love”), depending on the fragrance. The pure temptation in a bottle
and four perfumes that leave their mark just like a hot night. Initio, “Carnal Blends Collection”, 90 ml each, approx. 240.-
