The first Valmont-operated spa in the United States has opened on the Upper East Side at the Carlyle Hotel. The multi­level third-floor Valmont Spa at The Carlyle is decorated with art by Sol LeWitt and Murano glass light fixtures, and four treatment rooms are home ... More

A creative businesswoman and influential visionary, Estée Lauder’s story goes far beyond an empire of beauty brands. From growing up in Queens as the daughter of Hungarian immigrants to hosting dinner parties for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Princess Grace of Monaco, Lauder started at the bottom and ... More

When perfumer Linda Sivrican and gardener Ron Finley struck up a friendship, she wanted to immerse him in her sensory world. “Want to get out of what you do and into a different environment?,” she recalls asking the self-described Gangsta Gardener, who’s known for his More

Natalie Portman has been in Australia for much of the last 18 months filming Thor: Love and Thunder (out in 2022) and spending time in the great outdoors with her husband, dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and their two children. She’s also been busy filming the campaign for the newly ... More

The Paris-born luxury parfumerie, Diptyque, has been at the forefront of converging fragrance with art since its inception 60 years. In honor of this anniversary, the Maison has unveiled a limited-edition collection of candles, fragrances, and art all inspired by five global destinations. Diptyque’s exclusive new collection, More

Fragrance connoisseur Henry Cremona wandered the globe nearly half a century ago in pursuit of natural ingredients for what would become Parfums Henry Jacques. For decades, his haute French parfumerie crafted bespoke fragrances upon request for clientele with a discerning nose. Now, following its recent expansion ... More

Having grown up in Switzerland and traveled Europe as a model for many years, Lisa Parigi knows the beauty and fashion industries intimately. After pursuing a professional career as an executive for several different Fortune 500 software and information technology companies, the longtime girlfriend of Lionel ... More

With the October launch of Byredo's makeup collection in collaboration with artist Isamaya Ffrench, the brand showcased a roster of stellar makeup bag classics like mascara and black eyeliner, along with vibrant shades of lipsticks and a universal color stick in 16 shades. The formulas are rich and high-quality ... More

This October, after two years of planning and working, Swedish fragrance and beauty brand Byredo launched the first Byredo makeup collection, a collaboration between the brand’s founder and creative director Ben Gorham and makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench. "I started to feel that there could be a ... More

In 1951, designer Christian Dior purchased a 247-acre estate in Provence, France. During the years that followed, he restored the château and the land, adding a pond and planting an assortment of cypress trees, rose bushes, lavender, jasmine and olive trees. The designer spent the remainder of his life escaping ... More