Stedsans in the woods is a retreat in Halland, Sweden, with an off the grid restaurant in the forest by the lake and a permaculture farm.
The owners believe that “the solution to almost any big problem is beautiful, well tasting and happy. A solution that empowers us all.”
Valentine day in China is celebrated on February 14th like in the western world but a second more unique date for Chinese couples and lovers is Qixi Festival. It falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, so the date on Gregorian calendar changes every year. It’s based on a romantic legend about a weaver girl and an ox herd. This year it will be tomorrow, on August 25.
Clean beauty is everywhere in skincare. Almost every brand has a clean product in its range and many have gone 100% clean in terms of ingredients, packaging or processes. The makeup industry is not left behind and clean formulas can be found in lipsticks, eyeshadows and blushes. So it is no surprise to see the rise of clean nail polishes on the market.
Burberry Open Spaces is the brand’s first innovative social retail store that utilises Tencent’s social media programme and WeChat.
With the rise of beauty retailers and multi-brand stores in the early 2000, perfumers have become a little passé and obsolete. When looking for a perfume it has become more common to go for big beauty houses who are usually stocked at mega-stores and who offer perfumes as an affordable luxury product.
Self-tanning is a growing beauty segment, especially since consumers become more aware of the damage of the sun onto their skin. Self-tanners are also greatly appreciated when you cannot go out to get a real sun bath (hello confinement). However, these products have suffered from bad reviews for a long time as they would create bad coloring (orange skin), have heavy smell and leave traces of your trickery on everything you touch.
Nail stickers are very popular in Asia as having manicured hands is a must for women. But some of them don’t have the time or finance to go to a beauty salon and get their nail done every week. So nail stickers offer a good alternative.
A great way to attract customers to brick and mortar shops is to offer unique experiences. It is even better when you can combine the experience with product testing. This has been done brilliantly by Amsterdam furniture company Fest.
In Asia, themed restaurants and bars are nothing new. You can find them in any major and medium cities from Tokyo, to Shanghai or to Bangkok. The idea behind immersive dining is to give customers a unique experience while enjoying food and drinks. It can take several shapes and over the years has started to include technology to bring experiences to another level.
When it comes to facials and skincare treatments, new procedures appear very regularly. Depending on the newest IT ingredient or technique, you can find countless ways to treat your skin in spa and beauty parlors.
A new trend that has been growing on the market recently is the facial exercise treatment. It is different to a regular treatment in the sense that the products used are not the ones supposed to give results. They help of course but the technique used is the real star here.