https://www.scmp.com/rss/516298/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Carolina Malis Carolina Malis The curling iron used to be one of the least glamorous objects in the bathroom. You plugged it in, hoped the barrel was hot enough, burned two fingers in the process, and more or less accepted whatever came out. Now it has a learning curve, a TikTok following, and in some cases, a waiting list. The tools themselves have changed, and so has the conversation around them. Hair health has become as consuming a conversation as skincare, and that’s changed what people expect from their tools. Everyone... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3367054/how-choose-best-curling-tool-your-hair-wands-air-stylers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3367054/how-choose-best-curling-tool-your-hair-wands-air-stylers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis For most of the 2000s, the body wash industry did a convincing job of making bar soap feel like something only your grandfather used. Sleek bottles, foaming textures and a lot of vocabulary around “moisturising complex” pushed the bar quietly to the back of the shelf, where it sat next to nothing in particular. Then, sometime in the past few years, it had a glow-up. It wasn’t one thing that brought it back into the fray. The slow beauty and sustainability conversation started picking away at... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3367007/luxury-bar-soap-revival-how-chanel-jo-malone-diptyque-and-aesop-elevated-everyday-cleansers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3367007/luxury-bar-soap-revival-how-chanel-jo-malone-diptyque-and-aesop-elevated-everyday-cleansers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:00:07 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Let these uplifting, emotion-stirring fragrances from Tom Ford, Aesop, Byredo and Penhaligon’s take you on an olfactory journey to trending destinations around the globe. Perhaps their scent will even inspire a physical journey to explore one of these places for real. Tom Ford Taormina Orange Tom Ford Beauty’s Private Blend Taormina Orange Eau de Parfum (US$305/50ml) has a sharp citrus scent that captures the spirit and essence of the charming resort town perched on the cliffs of Sicily. Byredo... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3365272/perfumes-tom-ford-aesop-byredo-and-penhaligons-inspire-wanderlust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3365272/perfumes-tom-ford-aesop-byredo-and-penhaligons-inspire-wanderlust?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:00:09 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Recent happenings and product releases in the world of beauty include a four-week at-home treatment for your complexion; sophisticated, semi-matte finish lip liners; and a certain A-list actor’s fabulous blonde bob. 111Skin Think of 111Skin’s Exosome Face Lift 4-Week At-Home Treatment as a boot camp for your complexion. It contains a two-step product pairing that is formulated to target signs of ageing, such as tightening sagging skin and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Key... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3365212/5-beauty-highlights-chanel-louis-vuitton-laura-mercier-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3365212/5-beauty-highlights-chanel-louis-vuitton-laura-mercier-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:08 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Creatine has had a pretty fixed identity for most of its commercial life. It came in enormous tubs, it lived next to things called Xtreme Mass and Hyper Shred, and it was, for a very long time, something men bought before lifting heavy things. Most women never questioned whether it applied to them, and most brands never bothered to suggest that it might. But at some point, searches for creatine for women started climbing, and by 2025, Thorne, one of the supplement industry’s most credible names,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3365056/creatine-women-benefits-strength-brain-health-and-hormones-without-bulk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3365056/creatine-women-benefits-strength-brain-health-and-hormones-without-bulk?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis At some point in your 30s, your skin stops playing by the rules you’d come to rely on. The routine that worked fine at 26 starts feeling like it’s missing something. A breakout appears on your chin the week before your period; you catch a fine line under harsh bathroom light that definitely wasn’t there last summer; your cleanser, the same one you’ve used for years, suddenly leaves your face feeling stripped. It’s not a dramatic change, but more of a quiet, slightly confusing recalibration that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3364572/skincare-your-30s-new-routine-acne-fine-lines-and-sensitivity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3364572/skincare-your-30s-new-routine-acne-fine-lines-and-sensitivity?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre While the most important factor in the success of a perfume is its scent – what fragrance industry insiders call the juice – everything around it is also key. From the packaging to the ad campaigns, the celebs who front them and the real-life activations, all these elements drive desirability. Just ask Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur, head of global creative resources for Chanel Fragrances and Beauty. For almost 20 years, the Frenchman has been behind some of the most talked-about moments in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3364439/style-edit-gracie-abrams-stars-chanels-new-coco-mademoiselle-crush-absolu-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3364439/style-edit-gracie-abrams-stars-chanels-new-coco-mademoiselle-crush-absolu-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:00:05 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis At some point over the past few decades, matching your nails to your outfit became something fashion quietly reclassified as try-hard. The rule had come from the 1950s, when getting dressed was essentially a matching exercise: nails coordinated to your lipstick; shoes to your bag; accessories to all of the above. Cosmetics companies sold polish and lipstick in sets, on the logic that a woman’s look should tell one unified story. By the late 1960s, youth culture started dismantling that logic,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3364298/met-gala-macaulay-culkins-blue-toes-matching-nails-are-back-twist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3364298/met-gala-macaulay-culkins-blue-toes-matching-nails-are-back-twist?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:00:10 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Henry Jacques is not a maison that follows the obvious script. The French haute parfumerie’s new partnership with 29-year-old Ousmane Dembélé – who in June scored the second-fastest hat trick in World Cup history with three goals in 32 minutes – reads less as the usual brand-athlete tie-in than as a study in shared convictions. The family-owned house, which has spent more than half a century representing the art of traditional perfumery, has found a kindred spirit in the French forward – a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3362870/style-edit-henry-jacques-teams-ousmane-dembele-scent-and-craft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3362870/style-edit-henry-jacques-teams-ousmane-dembele-scent-and-craft?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:00:12 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis The beauty aisle has had a quiet but unmistakable glow-up. Serums went solid, moisturisers went fragrance-free, and now that same forensic scrutiny is focused on a category that, for decades, didn’t invite questions: period products. The timing isn’t accidental. In 2023 and 2024, TikTok lit up with videos exposing mould inside unopened Always pads, while independent testing commissioned by advocacy groups found that some of the brand’s products emitted chemicals categorised by US health agencies... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3361971/whats-really-your-menstrual-products-and-should-you-be-worried?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3361971/whats-really-your-menstrual-products-and-should-you-be-worried?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Sheena Khemaney,Vincenzo La Torre Sheena Khemaney,Vincenzo La Torre The recent happenings and product releases in the world of beauty include a stunning, six-piece travel make-up brush kit, a fragrance collection inspired by vegetables and breathable sunscreens that feel weightless on the skin. Read on for these and other trending products and experiences worth checking out and splurging on this month. Fancl Fancl’s Sunguard 50+ Protect UV high-efficiency sunscreen (HK$198) is formulated with plant-based ingredients and double hyaluronic acid to lock in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3361941/summer-beauty-highlights-new-launches-hermes-bulgari-shiseido-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3361941/summer-beauty-highlights-new-launches-hermes-bulgari-shiseido-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:00:07 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Summer make-up is best kept fresh and effortless. These lustrous (not to mention lightweight) lip glosses are a brilliant alternative to lip liners – which require careful application – or heavier lipsticks that can feel dry and smudge over the lips when you sweat. Shu Uemura Shu Uemura’s Kinu Care CC Oil in Tangerine Syrup (US$42) is a three-in-one treatment designed to colour correct, hydrate and plump the lips. It is available in a range of eight vibrant shades suited for those with Asian... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360325/4-lip-glosses-easy-summer-shine-fenty-beauty-charlotte-tilbury-and-shu-uemura?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360325/4-lip-glosses-easy-summer-shine-fenty-beauty-charlotte-tilbury-and-shu-uemura?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:09 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela There are many things to love about summer hair: the textured, effortless waves created after taking a dip in the ocean; natural, golden highlights from the sun; and the chance to sport chic headgear like headbands or silk scarves. There is one look, though, that isn’t so desirable: frizzy, unruly hair. Summer frizz isn’t exactly a new phenomenon and is often connected to environmental factors like rising humidity. “During the summer months there is more water in the air. This excess moisture... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3361193/how-get-frizz-free-summer-hair-watch-what-products-you-use-both-your-hair-and-scalp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3361193/how-get-frizz-free-summer-hair-watch-what-products-you-use-both-your-hair-and-scalp?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:00:13 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg The commercialisation of anti-inflammation has taken on a life of its own. Private members’ clubs are now hosting US$4,000 anti-inflammatory retreats. Hotels have redesigned menus around anti-inflammatory eating. Vibration plates, fitness devices promoted for lymphatic drainage that cause involuntary muscle contractions, are popping up across social media. If you see the phrase “lymphatic drainage” in a spa treatment, the I-word will almost certainly appear soon after. Anti-inflammatory... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360968/what-are-anti-inflammation-retreats-and-do-wellness-benefits-really-last?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360968/what-are-anti-inflammation-retreats-and-do-wellness-benefits-really-last?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis It can be three times the price of regular honey, seemingly requires a science degree to buy in its optimum form, and has somehow ended up on both the breakfast table and the bathroom shelf. Over the better part of the last decade, manuka honey has developed a reputation that straddles wellness, skincare and medicine, with celebrity endorsements and medical-grade certifications. But what makes it different from other honeys? Honey gets its antibacterial punch from hydrogen peroxide, a compound... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3360953/manuka-honey-kourtney-kardashians-favourite-wellness-and-skincare-elixir?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3360953/manuka-honey-kourtney-kardashians-favourite-wellness-and-skincare-elixir?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney It’s not only the fashion that caught the eye at the fall/winter 2026 haute couture shows in Paris. The hair and make-up, too, had plenty to offer to beauty aficionados and style watchers. From sparkly eyeliners and lace-printed lips to moonlit skin, here are some stand-out looks models wore at seven designer presentations last week. Schiaparelli Some models at Schiaparelli’s show sported light-reflecting highlights near the hairline, which can be easily achieved using a luminous powder... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3360933/7-best-beauty-looks-paris-haute-couture-week-2026-diors-sparkle-chanels-gold-curls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3360933/7-best-beauty-looks-paris-haute-couture-week-2026-diors-sparkle-chanels-gold-curls?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:00:27 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Recent happenings and releases in the world of K-beauty include a viral sunscreen by Beauty of Joseon, K-pop Demon Hunter’s Arden Cho showing off a naturally polished make-up look, and the distinctive scents of fragrance brand SW19. Read on for these and other trending products worth checking out this month. AP Beauty Those looking to achieve a defined, sculpted face might like to try AP Beauty’s M.D. Dual Repair Lift Cream, the brand’s most celebrated product. It contains a blend of key active... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360868/k-beauty-news-5-best-new-product-drops-plus-arden-cho-shows-us-how-its-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360868/k-beauty-news-5-best-new-product-drops-plus-arden-cho-shows-us-how-its-done?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:07 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis The fragrance industry has long had a pretty fixed idea of what serious perfume looks like, and for most of that time, it came with a French address. Then Kayali, a Dubai-based fragrance label founded by Mona Kattan (also the co-founder of Huda Beauty) and built around the Middle Eastern art of scent layering, became the No 1 fragrance brand at Sephora in the first half of 2025, outpacing every legacy house on the shelf. Lattafa, another Dubai-based brand best known for its richly blended,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360073/middle-eastern-perfumes-are-trending-led-lattafa-and-mona-kattans-kayali?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3360073/middle-eastern-perfumes-are-trending-led-lattafa-and-mona-kattans-kayali?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:00:07 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Henry Jacques has built its reputation on precision, and Les Toupies pushes that instinct into new territory: fragrances conceived not as solitary statements but as conversations. The collection takes its name from the spinning top (la toupie in French) – a childhood toy reimagined in mouth-blown crystal, its form now closer to sculpture than plaything. Artistic director Christophe Tollemer spent more than three years challenging Europe’s great crystal houses to reach the limits of their craft,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3359702/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-presents-triptych-scents-sculptural-crystal-flacons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3359702/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-presents-triptych-scents-sculptural-crystal-flacons?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Beauty travel kits are often forgotten or left behind when packing for a trip. To manage your cosmetic go-tos, try setting yourself a reminder – or storing one of these portable, pre-packed sets permanently in your summer carry-on. Aesop Aesop’s Arrival travel set (US$42) contains four 50ml bottles of refreshing hair and bodycare staples: shampoo, conditioner, Geranium Leaf body cleanser and a Rind Concentrate body balm. L’Occitane L’Occitane’s Herbal Therapy Gentle and Soothing Travel Pack... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3358762/4-beauty-travel-kits-your-summer-holiday-aesop-loccitane-le-labo-and-malingoetz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3358762/4-beauty-travel-kits-your-summer-holiday-aesop-loccitane-le-labo-and-malingoetz?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:07 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis There’s now an entire aesthetic built around looking good while working out. The hot-girl gym era, born somewhere in the overlapping circles of TikTok’s #ThatGirl or #CleanGirl wellness content and SoulCycle’s fluorescent lighting, has turned the pre-workout routine into a full beauty moment. Brows done, mascara on, potentially a tinted moisturiser, definitely a lip product. The psychology checks out: getting ready signals to the brain that you’re about to do something worth showing up for, and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3358760/how-do-your-make-gym-and-why-gym-glam-even-thing-seen-kim-k-hailey-bieber-and-jlo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3358760/how-do-your-make-gym-and-why-gym-glam-even-thing-seen-kim-k-hailey-bieber-and-jlo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:16 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis When Kim Kardashian posted a photo of herself in Prenuvo’s signature grey scrubs in August 2023, captioning it “I recently did this @prenuvo scan and had to tell you all about this life-saving machine,” it wasn’t so much a wellness recommendation as a cultural moment. Prenuvo, for the uninitiated, is a US-based health start-up offering full-body MRI scans to anyone willing to pay, no doctor’s referral required. Within days of Kardashian’s post, sign-ups spiked. But Kardashian wasn’t even the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3357992/what-full-body-scan-and-should-you-get-one-kim-kardashian-kris-jenner-and-paris-hilton-think-so?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3357992/what-full-body-scan-and-should-you-get-one-kim-kardashian-kris-jenner-and-paris-hilton-think-so?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:00:06 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Not long ago, a pimple patch was the kind of thing you applied alone in the bathroom, hoping it would quietly do its job overnight before anyone had to know about it. Then Gen Z started wearing them out, celebrities started getting papped in them, and suddenly they were a thing. Which brings us to April, when Justin Bieber designed a mushroom-shaped one for his wife Hailey’s skincare brand Rhode, timed to his Coachella headline slot. He sold the patches at a festival activation in the desert –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3357497/pimple-patches-hide-them-or-show-them-justin-biebers-mushrooms-dua-lipas-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3357497/pimple-patches-hide-them-or-show-them-justin-biebers-mushrooms-dua-lipas-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:00:06 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Back in June 2022, Rosé from Blackpink posted her bag essentials to her Instagram Stories, and tucked in among them was Purcell’s 24/7 Colostrum Ampoule Mist. Nobody made much of it at the time, but the product sold out shortly after. Suddenly, an ingredient most people only knew about in the context of breastfeeding was everywhere – from K-beauty hauls to wellness podcasts, and even Kourtney Kardashian’s Lemme supplement line. Searches for “colostrum” skyrocketed – with some even calling it the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3356292/colostrum-beauty-ingredient-rose-blackpink-and-dua-lipa-swear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3356292/colostrum-beauty-ingredient-rose-blackpink-and-dua-lipa-swear?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:09 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Cuticle oils, which are possibly one of the most overlooked steps in nail care, are essential for maintaining manicures and healthy, well-groomed hands. Unlike moisturisers and thicker lotions, cuticle oil provides deep hydration, absorbing through several layers of the nail bed. Brion Brion Paris’ Nail & Cuticle Repair Serum (US$22) was developed by Hong Kong-based footcare specialist Albin Brion. The formula is enriched with plant-based oils and soothing botanical extracts such as oat kernel... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3356059/nailed-it-4-moisturising-treatments-your-nails-and-cuticles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3356059/nailed-it-4-moisturising-treatments-your-nails-and-cuticles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney The recent happenings and product releases in the world of beauty include an indulgent face balm from Chanel, Zendaya in a dramatic red carpet look, and the Dioriviera make-up collection that references Monsieur Dior’s country estate in the South of France. Read on for these and other products worth checking out this month. Chanel Beauty Those looking to replace their current moisturiser with a richer alternative should give Chanel Sublimage Le Baume a go. The nourishing face balm is formulated... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3355535/5-summer-beauty-highlights-zendayas-maximalist-bridal-look-new-drops-chanel-and-dior?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3355535/5-summer-beauty-highlights-zendayas-maximalist-bridal-look-new-drops-chanel-and-dior?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:00:07 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg The influencer known as OverSpray Jay has become one of the top sellers of men’s fragrances on TikTok in part by offering his followers a very specific piece of advice: whatever scent they’re wearing, they should spritz themselves 100 times. His catchphrase: “If you ain’t shining, are you even applying?” It’s a far cry from how fragrance was marketed in the past to men – and the women who often bought it for them – with campaigns focusing on outdoor pursuits, rippling torsos and smelling “like... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3355775/tiktoks-fragrance-boom-why-gen-z-men-are-spending-us400-creed-cologne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3355775/tiktoks-fragrance-boom-why-gen-z-men-are-spending-us400-creed-cologne?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:00:07 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Whether you’re actually swimming or just posing by the pool, make an impression with the latest designer swimwear. Here are Style’s picks of eight of the season’s hottest styles. Burberry and Hunza G Hunza G – the London-based brand responsible for making the revealing minidress that Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman (1990) – has teamed with Burberry to create a fabulous swimwear capsule using Hunza G’s signature crinkle-stretch fabric. There are four silhouettes to choose from – Faye, Tyler,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3355032/8-hottest-designer-swimwear-picks-chanel-and-celine-burberry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3355032/8-hottest-designer-swimwear-picks-chanel-and-celine-burberry?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:06 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Caffeine has always been a favourite coping mechanism. The only difference now is that it’s also in our skincare – typically in the form of eye creams, serums, gels and even “wake-up” sticks promising to make you look like you slept enough even when you didn’t. And it tracks. Caffeine is one of the rare ingredients with a visible, fast payoff, at least when the problem is temporary to begin with. In a category built on long games (collagen takes time, pigment is stubborn, barrier repair is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354846/what-caffeine-skincare-products-really-do-ordinary-rhode?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354846/what-caffeine-skincare-products-really-do-ordinary-rhode?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2026 22:00:05 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre When Mathilde Laurent joined Cartier in 2005, the jeweller had no proper fragrance department. Although Cartier had achieved relative success with Must de Cartier – its first fragrance, unveiled in 1981 – and the now-discontinued Le Baiser du Dragon, she became the maison’s first dedicated in-house perfumer. This gave Laurent carte blanche to come up with an identity for Cartier’s fragrance universe while also revisiting the codes of the maison, as she explained in an interview in Paris. Her... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3354524/cartiers-first-perfumer-mathilde-laurent-her-olfactory-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3354524/cartiers-first-perfumer-mathilde-laurent-her-olfactory-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2026 20:00:06 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Not so long ago, perfume culture was simple: find a signature scent, commit, and let it announce your presence like a theme song. You then wore that same bottle on a humid July commute and a January night out – and it would express two different personalities. The reason behind this phenomenon? The weather. Ambient conditions change the way a perfume evaporates, projects and lingers, which means the same formula can feel crisp and sparkling one day, then dense and oddly shouty the next. “The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354316/how-seasons-affect-your-perfume-chanel-and-hermes-maison-margiela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354316/how-seasons-affect-your-perfume-chanel-and-hermes-maison-margiela?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Once upon a time, beauty products lived where the tiles are: stacked on the bathroom shelf or lined up beside the sink, waiting for their moment. Fast-forward to now, and beauty rituals have migrated to the nightstand, where a miniature altar of essentials promises to help switch off your body – or at least make it feel like it got the memo. Bathroom beauty is functional: cleanse, treat, rinse, repeat; bedside beauty is what you reach for when your mind is still humming, but your body is calling... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354234/bedside-beauty-overnight-skincare-products-migrating-bathroom-your-nightstand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3354234/bedside-beauty-overnight-skincare-products-migrating-bathroom-your-nightstand?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 22:00:06 +0000 Aidyn Fitzpatrick Aidyn Fitzpatrick Henry Jacques has never been shy about treating perfume as something closer to art than accessory, and its new Collection de l’Atelier 2025 makes that position clear. The latest launch is the final chapter in a three-part project built around the maison’s own Rose de Mai – an outstanding flower it has cultivated on its estate in the South of France and distilled into small, carefully edited runs of scent. The new releases comprise a limited edition of just 500 Boîtes à Parfums, each holding... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3353962/style-edit-new-henry-jacques-collection-crowns-its-rose-de-mai-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3353962/style-edit-new-henry-jacques-collection-crowns-its-rose-de-mai-project?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis It’s easy to think of perfume as something that happens mid-air. The bottle comes out, the spray is sprayed, and suddenly you’re wrapped in a cloud of smoky wood, fresh citrus or powdery, herbal green forest after the rain. But the once spritz-centric category is being nudged sideways by a format that’s been in the background all along: solid perfume. In the past year, solids have multiplied into refillable compacts and twist-up sticks, quietly taking over #PerfumeTok and fragrance counters as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3353087/why-solid-fragrance-discreet-luxury-beauty-habit-taking-over-perfumetok?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3353087/why-solid-fragrance-discreet-luxury-beauty-habit-taking-over-perfumetok?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been tucking their hair into their coats since at least 2004, when photographs from that era show the pair hiding low ponytails under buttoned jackets and fur collars. Nobody called it anything back then. It was just how they looked: slightly undone, entirely deliberate and completely their own. But recently, this habit has quietly acquired a name – one that has spread fast enough to reach runways and front rows. The Olsen tuck is, at its most literal, the act of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3352625/explainer-what-olsen-tuck-and-how-did-it-become-beauty-statement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3352625/explainer-what-olsen-tuck-and-how-did-it-become-beauty-statement?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 09:47:51 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela There are some beauty products that always spark a fierce debate. Chief among them are face oils. Over the years they have fallen in and out of favour no matter which celebrity is using them – Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Middleton and Jennifer Aniston are all fans – or what’s trending on TikTok (the most popular is still Biossance’s Squalane and Vitamin C Rose Oil). Love or hate them, face oils have a long history and date back to ancient Egypt and Rome, where plant-based varieties like castor, sesame... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3352376/truth-about-face-oils-which-have-been-part-beauty-regimens-ancient-egypt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3352376/truth-about-face-oils-which-have-been-part-beauty-regimens-ancient-egypt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis When Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter Rumer Willis posted a video of herself breastfeeding her almost-three-year-old daughter Louetta this past April, captioned, “Sorry, not sorry,” the comments arrived from two distinct camps: those who found the scene beautiful, and those who took exception. The young actress had done the same thing six months earlier, to much the same reaction. It was a pattern that said less about her than where the broader breastfeeding conversation currently... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3352342/elsie-hewitt-rumer-willis-and-why-breastfeeding-debate-still-stings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3352342/elsie-hewitt-rumer-willis-and-why-breastfeeding-debate-still-stings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis After years of clean-girl skin and the quiet reign of black mascara, coloured lashes are back as an act of rebellion that doesn’t demand a new personality, a smoky eye or the kind of precision that turns winged liner into a high-stakes sport. Bold in concept, surprisingly polite in execution – one swipe is enough to look like you tried without looking like you’re trying. The runway helped make the case by treating lashes like an accessory on their own. At the spring/summer 2026 collections, Anna... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3351843/princess-diana-dua-lipa-how-wear-coloured-lashes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3351843/princess-diana-dua-lipa-how-wear-coloured-lashes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 May 2026 20:00:09 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis French souvenir shops are certainly cute. But if you’re even mildly skincare obsessed, you already know the real French flex isn’t a beret: it’s a pharmacy bag heavy enough to count as hand luggage. TikTok has helped turn French pharmacy shopping into a travel ritual, with #frenchpharmacy reaching more than 130 million views. In Paris, the best known is Citypharma – the kind of place you can get lost in, even if you swear you’re just grabbing sunscreen. This multilevel pharmacy is known for deep... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3351570/8-pharmacy-products-worth-buying-france-la-roche-posay-bioderma?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3351570/8-pharmacy-products-worth-buying-france-la-roche-posay-bioderma?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Vitamin C serums are powerhouse products that help you achieve supple and glowing skin. The ingredient, favoured by top dermatologists, is generally used to brighten the complexion and stimulate collagen production, which helps reduce the appearance of pigmentation and other signs of ageing. Many use it before applying sunscreen in the morning. Here are four stand-out serums to consider adding to your vanity. Augustinus Bader Loyal fans of Augustinus Bader now have another one of the brand’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3350171/4-best-vitamin-c-serums-supple-and-glowing-skin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3350171/4-best-vitamin-c-serums-supple-and-glowing-skin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Fellas, here are more ways to keep yourself looking good and feeling fresh as we move into the warmer season. Our latest round-up of product releases and trends from the world of beauty cover all bases, from skincare and hair to fragrances. We may even have some grooming tips for you from the fashion week runways … Dior Sauvage Loyal fans of Dior Sauvage, one of the world’s most popular men’s fragrances, are going to want to add the recently launched Hydrating Shampoo and Hair Serum to their... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3349599/5-top-grooming-trends-men-spring-paul-anthony-kellys-stubble-new-dior-sauvage-products?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3349599/5-top-grooming-trends-men-spring-paul-anthony-kellys-stubble-new-dior-sauvage-products?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Attention beauty lovers – you’re in for a real treat this month. Our latest round-up of product releases from the world of beauty traverses all categories, from skincare and make-up to hair, fragrances and even clothing. Go on and scroll to see what items are worth adding to your cart. Lush Cosmetics x Paddington British retailer Lush Cosmetics and Paddington Bear, one of the world’s most adored fictional characters, have released a super cute collection featuring the brand’s handmade bath... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348771/fragrances-skincare-latest-beauty-drops-chanel-le-labo-make-ever-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348771/fragrances-skincare-latest-beauty-drops-chanel-le-labo-make-ever-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:00:08 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis There’s a specific shade of green that now lives in the skincare aisle, the kind that promises to calm, repair and reset your complexion in a single swipe. Add a few reassuring words like microbiome-friendly, barrier-supporting or soothing, and suddenly everything from your cleanser to your lip balm is positioned as emotional support skincare. And it makes sense. Most of us feel a little frazzled, so the idea that our skin might also need calming down is oddly comforting. But the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3348379/secret-calm-epidermis-might-be-soothing-anti-inflammatory-skincare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3348379/secret-calm-epidermis-might-be-soothing-anti-inflammatory-skincare?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:00:07 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis At some point in the last few years, the scalp quietly became prime real estate. We now have pre-wash masks, microbiome mists, and entire TikTok rabbit holes dedicated to “scalp cycling”. And yet, for all the newness, one very old character keeps crashing the party: flakes. You think you’ve “handled” them – switched shampoos, maybe bought the fancy scrub, but a few weeks later, there they are again, dusting your shoulders like unrequested confetti. “Recurring flaking is usually a sign that the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3348366/why-your-scalp-care-routine-just-important-hair-care-and-not-just-because-dandruff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3348366/why-your-scalp-care-routine-just-important-hair-care-and-not-just-because-dandruff?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:11 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick There is a particular sensibility in French perfumery that places the bottle at its heart. The vessel is no afterthought: rather, fragrance and crystal are conceived together, as one creative gesture. Henry Jacques, the French maison that has long operated at the rarefied edge of haute parfumerie, has made this instinct its point of pride. Among the house’s creations, Les Toupies collection pushes that idea a step further. The series takes its name, and the flacons their design, from memories... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348362/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-where-crystal-artistry-meets-nostalgia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348362/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-where-crystal-artistry-meets-nostalgia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:00:10 +0000 Carolina Malis Carolina Malis There’s a certain kind of celebrity selfie that never gets old: the full-face red glow that makes even the most casual bathroom moment look like a scene from a glossy sci-fi film. Victoria Beckham posts hers mid-treatment, Chrissy Teigen wears her mask in bed, Kourtney Kardashian documents entire LED routines on Poosh, and Hailey Bieber famously sent a Medicube device into sell-out chaos after spotlighting it in 2023, a moment that helped grant the brand’s LED tools – today sold by retailers... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3347537/hope-or-hype-can-home-led-face-masks-do-what-they-claim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3347537/hope-or-hype-can-home-led-face-masks-do-what-they-claim?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney It wasn’t only the fashion that caught the eye at the biggest fall/winter 2026 ready-to-wear shows in London, Milan and Paris. The hair and make-up, too, had plenty to offer beauty aficionados and style watchers, from chrome glitter accents to red-hot pouts and plenty more. Prada It looks like “tired girl” make-up (yes – that is, in fact, a thing) isn’t going away any time soon. The catwalk stars at Prada, including Bella Hadid and Liu Wen, wore deliberately smudged charcoal eyes, minimal blush... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3347020/fashion-month-hair-and-make-looks-chanels-chrome-glitter-guccis-y2k-revival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3347020/fashion-month-hair-and-make-looks-chanels-chrome-glitter-guccis-y2k-revival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso There’s a glow to Romi Beauty’s products – a hint of vibrant lip oil here and a dab of smooth tinted moisturiser there leaves you feeling brighter than before. That’s entirely by design, say the Singaporean founders – Arissa Cheo, Lin Ting and Yoyo Cao – who intend for the brand to highlight natural beauty rather than hide it. Consumers, especially in Asia, have responded well to Romi Beauty’s make-up and skincare hybrids. Not only has the brand been well received in its hometown, says Cao,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3346034/romi-beautys-founders-creating-multitasking-products-asian-skin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3346034/romi-beautys-founders-creating-multitasking-products-asian-skin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:00:11 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Staying true to Gabrielle Chanel’s love of sport and her belief that physical freedom and self-expression are essential in a woman’s life, the CC League is a two-year mentorship programme that treats beauty as a source of power. It goes beyond the more customary Chanel aesthetic, and offers one-on-one guidance and group coaching focused on self-confidence, self-expression and femininity to help each athlete define her own rituals and presence, on and off the field. “To me, being feminine means... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3345346/style-edit-chanels-cc-league-empowers-women-athletes-and-field?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3345346/style-edit-chanels-cc-league-empowers-women-athletes-and-field?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick When it comes to our most treasured possessions, there is often something altogether satisfying about the ritual of housing them. The very act of curation, at such times, speaks to a deep appreciation of craft and beauty – whether you’re commissioning a bespoke watch case, lining a drawer for your vintage linens, or setting up a dedicated nook for your rare books. For those who collect perfume with the kind of passion and discernment others apply to art or design, Henry Jacques has introduced... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3344422/style-edit-henry-jacques-unveils-les-boites-parfums-its-classiques-fragrances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3344422/style-edit-henry-jacques-unveils-les-boites-parfums-its-classiques-fragrances?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:00:09 +0000