Elaine Pilley

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Dyson Beauty, Styling Tools, and How to Control Your Addiction

People who are mad about cars and motorbikes are called petrolheads. What do you call those of us who are made about styling tools and beauty aids? Maneomaniacs? Curlerjunkies? Hairheads? Tressistas? Dermadivas?...

The Glass Skin Glow: Timeless Beauty or Fading Trend?

“Yuru pibu” may be desirable in hydrate-centric, 0-stepping, hyper-complexion-conscious Korea, but does the shiny porcelain “SoKo” look appeal?  Is glass skin still on-trend? Of course. Many words are bandied around for the perfect complexion -...

Le Prunier: The Power of Plum in Clean, Organic Beauty

Three Californian sisters have discovered that plums are the panaceas of all panaceas. Inside and out. They are excellent for heart health, cholesterol management, and blood sugar control, bone health, and improved...

Ranavat and the World’s Most Expensive Spice

Great skincare is rooted in ritual as well as the world’s most expensive spice. A first-generation Indian-American who grew up in Wisconsin, Michelle Ranavat studied industrial engineering at UW-Madison. She has also appeared...

Bonne Maman 2025: Creative Jam Cocktail Recipes

The wait is over. The first Advent Calendar is available at long last. Christmas seems to come earlier every year. This year, it has come in August. Nothing gives you that Christmassy feeling than...

Modular Fashion: Pamela James’s Guide to Intelligent Luxury

The first modular coffee table book has just been published!  It is a comprehensive guide to Modular Fashion. Its author is Pamela James, the founder of the Paloma St James label. “Modular is...

Iconic Spanish Beauty Products Worth the Hype

If your eyebrows could speak and you asked them what they most desired, what do you think their reply would be? In all likelihood, they might take a while to answer. Weighing up Cle...

Vyrao Perfume, A Fragrance About The Spirit, Mind, and Body

Swathe yourself in your own energy field. Spark up your chakras. Only the chicest of perfume houses have their own chief quantum energist, Tao energy healer, or renowned expert in metaphysical alchemy.  Louise Mita,...

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