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Fragrances

Fragrances
The latest from STYLE on luxury perfumes
Henry Jacques’ Les Classiques collection. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques elevates perfume with Les Classiques

Designed to enrich daily life with scent rituals, the curated collection offers 50 fragrances in 3 formats: Les Essences, Les Brumes and Les Solides.

New Openings

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from matcha lattes to Japanese dipping noodles

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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ world of bespoke haute parfumerie

Wellness

How celebrity wellness brands are reshaping self-care

From wellness OG Gwyneth Paltrow, to newer entrepreneurs like Halle Berry, celebrities have shifted their focus from beauty to health.

Lemme, founded by Kourtney Kardashian, offers nutritional gummies and even lollipops. Photo: Handout
Beauty

Beauty drops to watch: Sweeney’s bob, Balenciaga’s scents and Buly’s balm

This month we’re coveting a stunning blonde bob, a chic lip balm carrier, and beautiful new fragrances based on a classic.

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Style Edit: Willow Smith, Dior Addict – and beauty on one’s own terms

Smith follows on from Jennifer Lawrence, Jisoo, Anya Taylor-Joy and Cara Delevingne, who have each brought their own spirit to Dior Beauty.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Byredo founder Ben Gorham, who’s been hanging out with Kendall Jenner

Gorham’s a former basketball player who built the cult fragrance brand Byredo that branched out into make-up and jewellery – he’s also supposedly married.

Ben Gorham and Kendall Jenner have been seen in Paris and California together. Photos: @bengorham, @kendalljenner/Instagram
Wellness

Read this before lighting those scented candles for Christmas

Candles, fireplaces, and incense and oil burners can add ambience and soothing scents – but they’re best enjoyed in moderation, experts say.

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Style Edit: Bulgari’s best festive offerings, from jewellery to bags

Trust Bulgari to feature plenty of shimmer this festive season, from the B.zero1 ring to the Bulgari Aluminium chronograph watch.

Beauty

How hand cream evolved from seasonal product to year-round staple

Once a seasonal essential, hand cream has become an everyday must-have, boosted by TikTok and the beauty industry trend of ‘skinification’.

Hand cream, like Chanel’s La Crème Main, has gone from being primarily a seasonal staple to a year-round necessity. Photo: Handout
Beauty

8 of the most coveted beauty advent calendars of 2025

The world’s biggest beauty brands – and department stores – are ushering in the holiday season with 24 days of luxe beauty ritual.

Fortnum & Mason’s advent calendar. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques unveils new HJ Voyage travel cases

The additions to the HJ Voyage line are made from exceptional leathers and enable the user to bring their favourite scents everywhere.

Wellness

Lyrical wax: how brands are reimagining candles with sculpture and stories

The humble candle has come a long way, resembling sculpture or carrying an entire scentscape, often with sustainability in mind.

Art

Scents of history, from war to Coca-Cola, at German fragrance exhibition

The Secret Power of Scents exhibition in Duesseldorf evokes different eras using a mixture of art and fragrances.

Curator Robert Mueller-Gruenow samples fragrances at the exhibition “The Secret Power of Scents” in Duesseldorf, Germany. Photo: AP
Beauty

Beauty news to know: from Chanel Beauty to Jenna Ortega’s gothic allure

CurrentBody Skin – loved by Kim Kardashian and Lily Collins’ Emily in Paris character, Emily Cooper – just launched a new device, and more.

Chanel Beauty’s Les 4 Ombres Boutons eye shadow palettes, which come in four richly hued collections named Mademoiselle, Couture, Stellaire and Baroque. Photo: Handout
Beauty

Deodorant became its own beauty category – here’s how to navigate the chaos

From AKT’s balm-to-powder formula to Aesop’s botanical sticks and Fussy’s refillable applicators, here’s how to choose what works best.

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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Parisian apartment-like boutique in Hong Kong

Guests are invited to linger, perhaps enjoying a coffee while admiring a curated set of lithographs around the central perfume display.

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New Openings

Hong Kong’s new openings, from Aera restaurant to L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon

Experience Aera’s tasting menus at its new home, visit a refreshed L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, and explore To Summer’s first Hong Kong store.

Hong Kong’s L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon has completed an extensive refurbishment. Photo: courtesy L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Luxury brands

With fragrance sales on the rise, these are the hottest perfumes for autumn

From ‘neo-gourmands’ to rich ambers, these latest drops are tempting buyers in the market for a splash of affordable luxury.

Beauty

To Summer, the cult Chinese perfume house, opens in Hong Kong

The proudly Asian brand’s Causeway Bay store is a 1960s-inspired tribute to the women of Hong Kong, filled with nostalgia-infused scents.

Beauty

News and releases from major beauty brands this autumn

Besides new product drops, Tom Holland was declared the global ambassador and face of Prada Beauty’s latest men’s fragrance, Prada Paradigme eau de parfum.

A beauty look from Chanel’s autumn/winter 2025 haute couture show. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: How the scent of luxury is being refined by Henry Jacques

From cultivation and meticulous ingredient selection, to bottling its fragrances by hand, the French haute parfumier does things differently.

Henry Jacques’ perfumes. Photo: Handout
Celebrity Families

Meet Troye Sivan’s sister Sage Mellet, who inspired his new fragrance

The pop idol’s little sister is a singer for Approachable Members of Your Local Community, and she’s also worked with Michael Kors.

Chanel

Timothée Chalamet stars in campaign for new Bleu de Chanel L’Exclusif scent

In-house perfume creator Olivier Polge has reimagined the brand’s signature men’s perfume for a new era, featuring woody, leathery notes.

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Style Edit: Henry Jacques captures the holiday mood with Les Croisières fragrances

From lazy mornings to languid afternoons and sultry nights, the master perfumer’s new collection captures those precious carefree moments.

Henry Jacques’ six new Les Croisières fragrances capture precious holiday memories. Photo: Handout
Beauty

What is scent layering? Techniques, combinations and examples

Perfume experts explain how to create a personal fragrance by scent layering, from why you should apply lotion first to what smells to match.

Unlock the art of scent layering with expert tips from industry insiders. Photo: Shutterstock
Celebrity style

Style according to … designer Chet Lo, famous for his spiky knitwear

Lo wears a mix of Byredo Mumbai Noise and Gabar 02 Ground perfumes, and lists The Standard hotel and the Tate Modern among his favourite hangs in his hometown of London.

Beauty

4 fresh summer scents from major perfumers

Master perfumer Olivier Polge is the nose behind Chance Eau Splendide while LV tapped artist Alex Israel to update the bottle for Sun Song.

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