Beauty and Fashion

Laura Ditched the Ready-Made Dress and Had One Sewn in Córdoba - With a Basque Bodice and a Lady Di Inspiration

A bride who walked through every boutique and didn't find what she wanted. Córdoba designer Rafa Valverde made a dress...

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SPF 50 Isn't a Magic Shield - An Expert Explains Why Reapplication Is Where We All Get It Wrong

High SPF doesn't keep protection going all day without proper application. Dermo-aesthetics experts share the two-finger rule, and why you...

25 May 2026 Read more →

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Queen Rania of Jordan Picks Blue Again - Vintage 2010 Dior and Messages That Aren't Accidents

The Queen has been building blue as an institutional choice for years. The 2010 vintage heels are a rare collector's...

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Marie of Denmark's Wedding Dress Made Everyone Cry - A Swiss House With Spanish Roots, Calais Lace and a Three-Meter Train

May 24, 2008, central-western Denmark, and Prince Joachim in tears. 17 years later, the dress is still talked about as...

24 May 2026 Read more →

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Nine Manicure Shades for Women Over 40 That Highlight Summer Skin - Coral, Butter Yellow and Soft Lavender

After 40, skin loses natural luminosity. Stylists - less contrast, more luminescence. Milky nails, pearl finish and turquoise blue.

24 May 2026 Read more →

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Penelope Cruz at Cannes in a Vintage 15-Year-Old Dress - Georges Chakra 2012, Feathers and Black Satin

The Spaniard pulled it out of the archives for the festival closing. You don't need a new creation when your...

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Kristina and Hakan married in Madrid - evil-eye bracelets from Istanbul, a kebab truck on a Spanish lawn, and the late mother-in-law's bracelet as something old

The bride lived in New York, the groom is from Istanbul. Madrid as the compromise. A wedding planner who coordinates...

23 May 2026 Read more →

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Demi Moore at 63 with a bob that wasn't actually cut - the Greek stylist at Cannes explains why horizontal lines read as young

She didn't cut 30 years of hair. Faux bob, hairpins and slides, inspiration from Marilyn Monroe. The lesson for everyone...

23 May 2026 Read more →

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The floral dresses of Spain's aristocrats for spring 2026 - from Tamara Falcó to Tana Rivera, and why they're choosing local ateliers

Olive green, terracotta orange, watercolour flowers on linen. All three dresses are from Spanish ateliers, not Prada or Zara. A...

23 May 2026 Read more →

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A Spanish-Turkish Wedding in Madrid - a Kebab Truck on the Lawn, Evil-Eye Bracelets and a Childhood Bracelet From the Late Mother-in-Law as Something Old

Kristina and Hakan built a wedding on a couple who knew exactly what they wanted, and where neither family would...

22 May 2026 Read more →

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Non-Invasive Face Lifting: Technology Up 70%, and Now 30-Year-Olds Are Buying It - Experts Explain What the Industry Won't Say Openly

HIFU, Thermage, Morpheus8, Endolift - four technologies, prices from 400 to 2,000 euros a session. Dermatological facts and the industry...

22 May 2026 Read more →

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amfAR Gala in Cannes - Eva Longoria's Gold Mosaics, Natasha Poly's Minimalism, and a Few Colour Choices Stella McCartney Couldn't Save

The humanitarian dinner for HIV research is the biggest mini-house for photographs in Cannes. This time: more feathers than necessary,...

22 May 2026 Read more →