Everything is coming up roses at Lancôme. The French beauty company has introduced Absolue Les Parfums, a collection of 11 haute parfumerie fragrances showcasing the most romantic of flowers. From “6 AM Rose,” with its sun-kissed rose and lily of the valley accords, to “Rose or Die,” a bewitching blend of black tea and rose notes,... ... Read full Story
Isaac Mizrahi performs at Café Carlyle, the St. Regis unveils a new look, Onishi Gallery opens up on the Upper East Side, GU opens up in Soho and The Otter opens in the Manner hotel. ... Read full Story
Gen Z shoppers are flocking to Chinese fast fashion platforms like Temu and Shein in droves to get cheap and on-trend clothing in bulk. ... Read full Story
One young Aussie has gone viral after sharing her work outfit and people online are confused and unsupportive. Work attire has been a hot topic ever since Gen Zers started wearing cargo pants to the office, and matching sets are now causing confusion. Chloe, 29, works in Sydney’s CBD, and she’s taken to social media... ... Read full Story
The glasses first had a slow, uneven transition from dark gray or brown to a translucent yellow-ish shade, making them more about function over fashion. (Sorry, dad.) But not anymore. ... Read full Story
Dr Kasim Usmani, 32, runs his own clinic in central London, and performs procedures like salmon sperm injections and non-surgical nose jobs. ... Read full Story
The duo, who are both social media influencers, dished on how they “literally” share everything and, unsurprisingly, have divided the internet on where the bond between the pair should draw the line. ... Read full Story
“The Handel & Hendrix [House], on 23 and 25 Brook Street in central London, reopens 18 May.... The 18th century German composer George Frideric Handel called number 25 home for some 36 years, up until his death in 1759. Here, he manufactured hits like coronation/Champions League belter Zadok the Priest, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks with such voraciousness, his manuscripts were often bespattered with food and beer stains. Perhaps you'd equate such sloppiness with Jimi Hendrix; his tenancy in a flat at 23 Brook Street was altogether fugacious; he was only here from 1968-9—though in that time, used it for countless interviews, jam sessions—and referred to it as the only place he ever lived that felt like home.” — Will Noble, The Londonist, 18 May 2023
Did you know?
The word fugacious is too rare and unusual to qualify as vanilla, but the vanilla plant itself can be useful for recalling its meaning. Fugacious (which comes from Latin fugax, meaning “swift, fleeting,” and ultimately from fugere, “to run away”) describes the ephemeral—that is, those things in life that last only a brief time before fleeing or fading away. The word is often used to describe immaterial things, such as emotions, but botanists like to apply the word to plant parts (such as seeds, fruits, petals, and leaflets) that are quickly shed or dropped. Vanilla plants, for example, are said to have fugacious blossoms, as their flowers last only a single day during the blooming season. You may remember this the next time you’re baking with vanilla, and perhaps wishing that its rich, fugacious aroma would linger just a little bit longer.