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Founded in 1975 by Henry Cremona and a traditional nose, the perfume house Henry Jacques remains a family affair. Chief executive Anne-Lise Cremona reveals the chance encounter and middle name behind its quietly legendary identity.
Corona has changed the world, of that there is no doubt. And while 2021 was many things to many people, one particular ray of sunshine – that also happens to be a perfect fit for an Official Bespoke Ultimate – was the 100th anniversary of Chanel No. 5. It turns out that the reason Numbe…
Fast-track your way to perfect sun kissed skin and envelope yourself in aromatic wonders, courtesy of Net-a-Porter.
It could be argued that The Ordinary is the most disruptive skincare firm to ever enter the beauty business. In an industry full of obfuscation and profiteering, this innovative, word-of-mouth brand was the first to match a pared back approach to packaging with a core mission of cutting…
This one-stop beauty shop by Lynn Khoury Soubra brings together the world’s most natural products so that you can rid your daily regimen of synthetic and chemical ingredients. 1. There’s a brick-and-mortar boutique in Saifi Village in Beirut but the website ships worldwide, and that mea…
We at Official Bespoke have been granted the worldwide exclusive to break the story on a miraculous new FDA-approved hydrogel developed by Dr. Augustinus Bader, a German doctor specialised in stem cell research. Originally developed to heal burn wounds in days, the patented erythropoiet…
A candid interview about oral health across continents, from the prevalence of fillings in the Middle East to the quiet difference fluoridated water makes during childhood, and the realities of practising between New York and Dubai.
DERMATOLOGY USED TO BE ABOUT PIMPLES AND RASHES. HAS THIS CHANGED? WHAT ARE YOUR CLIENTS NOW LOOKING FOR? At its essence, dermatology has been and will always be a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatments of skin disorders. However, there is clearly growing interes…
In a city where ce n'est pas possible is a favoured refrain, the irrepressible Ramdane Touhami is deaf to it. Everything is possible, the 42-year-old insists, you just have to be a little crazy.
Spike Jonze – the director of Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002) and Her (2013) among other blockbusters – created this perfume ad for Kenzo and it’s wonderfully bonkers. Featuring music by Sam Spiegel & Ape Drums featuring Assassin and starring American actress Ma…
With a founder who shuns the public eye and a practically non-existent marketing structure, Montale Paris is as mysterious as its east-meets-west scents. Brimming with oriental influence, the Parisian shop transports even the most jaded of noses. It may be one of the best-kept secrets i…
Why do hairstyles so often capture the zeitgeist? Consider the undercut, the avant-garde cut of our writer's childhood, which let the young walk anonymously until they swept their hair-curtains back to reveal the secret.