Since releasing its P50 lotion in 1970, Biologique Recherche has become a yardstick many other brands compare themselves to. Creative head Philippe Allouche, son of the brand’s founders, explains its origins and why he likes copycats.

Brands are offering customised ‘keeper’ cases that can double as jewellery, and hopefully help reduce the billion lipsticks that we throw away each year.

Chicco Tatriele and his wife, Lahra, had a fairy tale romance that encouraged the couple to establish Fivelements, an eco-conscious wellness retreat. The next step is the opening of Fivelements Habitat in Hong Kong’s Times Square in July.

Turmeric is known for its health benefits but it can also play a major role in your beauty routine. Find out more about this spice, and four other beauty favourites

‘Like, where is this guy going?’ Laura Li thought the first time she met Hiro Kinoshita wearing animal-print pants. Today she pairs his T-shirts with Céline.

‘They want to wake up with make-up,’ says Hong Kong beauty salon owner Rebecca Chung of customers who’ve moved on from microblading to other semi-permanent and permanent make-up procedures.

Laura Cheung, Hong Kong boutique owner and a fan of colours, prints and patterns — think Dries Van Noten, Etro, Giambattista Valli – threw out all her husband’s American khaki pants in favour of a sharper, more European silhouette.

From DNA tests to clever algorithms to convenient new devices, technology is creating a whole new market for made-to-measure skincare, where products can be customised to fit individual lifestyles

America’s second ever female auctioneer, Kathleen Guzman talks about selling Colonel Sanders white suit for US$25,000, starring on Antiques Roadshow and decades working for the top auction houses in the world.

When you’ve built your strategy around offering a luxury experience right down to the packaging, adopting environment-friendly policies is fraught with commercial risks. Still, some online retailers are going down this road.

It was Jacqueline Au’s search for a wedding dress that inspired her to open her boutique; when she hit on a Giambattista Valli dress with a 40-yard train, it had to go into storage for a year. Her everyday style is simple: monochrome and heels.

These gadgets are for hair curling and removal, facial masks, LED light and microcurrent therapy and water misters. These tools offer the latest beauty treatments in your own home.

Celebrity social media posts have ignited a craze for wakesurfing, sport where you ride a speedboat’s wake and that’s less strenuous than wakeboarding. Get in shape to master carving, ollies, shuvs, 720 spins and riding backside.

AJs, Air Force 1s, Nike SBs, Off-Whites – Hong Kong-based Shun Sato has over 200 pairs of trainers, and loves vintage kimonos, and denim of course; he once queued 10 hours in Harajuku, Tokyo, with singer/actor Shawn Yue to buy Goro hand-made jewellery.

German research scientist Augustinus Bader launched his eponymous beauty line in February, and Hollywood A-listers were quick to sing its praises. It employs stem cell technology he used to heal severe burns.

Forget cycling in the dark or trampolining your way to a new you, it seems personal training is seeing a resurgence in popularity in Hong Kong

The social media site serves as a powerful catalyst to boost brand awareness – Forbes estimates model and reality-TV star Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics will be worth US$1 billion by next year.