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The Hair Ritual by SISLEY slogan says it all: «Haircare is the new skincare.» We all should treat our hair as we treat our skin. If you have fine hair lacking density and vitality, here is your solution.

Designed for men and women, and all hair types, the Fortifying Densifying Shampoo (Soin Lavant Fortifiant Densité) is the perfect complement to the Hair Rituel by SISLEY Revitalizing Fortifying Serum (Sérum Revitalisant Fortifiant) to support hair vitality. Its goal: to boost hair so that it is more resistant and has a visibly thicker and stronger look.

After having tried the product, I can say that my hair has appeared regenerated from the first application: looking thicker and fuller with body. With its continuous use, it is stronger and more resistant and has a radiant quality.

THE PERFECT PARTNER OF THE AWARD WINNING SERUM

The Fortifying Densifying Shampoo is the first step in a truly rejuvenating haircare ritual. Follow with the Revitalizing Fortifying Serum, a highly effective, concentrated product for even stronger, thicker hair.

THE YOUTH AND DENSITY RITUAL

AS A THREE-MONTH CURE:
Use the Fortifying Densifying Shampoo every time you shampoo.
Use the Revitalizing Fortifying Serum every other day for a month, then use it twice a week for two months.

TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY HAIR ALL YEAR AROUND:
Use the Fortifying Densifying Shampoo every time you wash your hair or alternate with a different shampoo.
Apply the Revitalizing Fortifying Serum continuously twice a week.

HOW TO USE

Fortifying Densifying Shampoo: add water to a small amount to form a foam.  Massage into the scalp. For best results, leave in for three minutes before rinsing.
Revitalizing Fortifying Serum: apply three pipettes, line by line, focusing on patches where hair has fallen out.

Fortifying Densifying Shampoo (Soin Lavant Fortifiant Densité)
Launch date: available from April 1, 2024
Price on sisley-paris.ch: CHF 78.50 (200 ml)

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © SISLEY Paris
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A new trio to adore!  The floral bouquet of J’adore is infused in Les Adorables: a series of perfumed gestures to enhance the skin with a body milk, a shower gel, and a hand, nail and décolleté cream being the latest additions.

Like their predecessors, these three new Adorables celebrate the luminous fresh and floral notes of J’adore, delivering intense pleasure directly to the skin.
Their sensual fragrance is joined by the expertise of Dior science. Elevated by sensorial textures, their formulas promise effectiveness as much as well-being.

The cases of this unique trio also add to the pleasure of the senses. With their rounded form inspired by the bead that tops the iconic perfume bottle, they take on the aesthetic codes of J’adore to transcend the traditional bath and body universe and become objects of desire to collect.

The Shower Gel – Enveloping
The shower gel combines the bath ritual with a fragrant moment of pleasure, illuminated by the notes of J’adore. Infused with jasmine extract, it envelops the body with a fine, light foam that leaves the skin silky and lightly scented.

The Body Milk – Hydrating
The Body milk enhances the skin with a caress thanks to its formula composed of 92% natural origin ingredients enriched with jasmine wax. Its creamy, soothing texture hydrates and nourishes the skin making it more supple. It feels softer and is subtly scented with the floral notes of J’adore.

The Cream for Hands, Nails and Décolleté – Soothing
With its nomad format, the Cream for hands, nails and décolleté is the perfect ally for a subtly scented touch of softness at any time of the day. Composed of 97% natural origin ingredients, infused with jasmine wax and cotton nectar, its nourishing and hydrating formula blossoms into a smooth delicate texture. With a single touch, it leaves the skin supple and satiny, enhanced by the floral scents of J’adore.

Adorably Irresistible
In addition to their irresistible scent and sensorial formulas that look after the skin, Les Adorables are a delight for the eyes. Presented in sophisticated and feminine cases, they are endlessly collectable. Showcasing a design that reinterprets the aesthetic codes of the cult perfume bottle, the iconic bead is transformed across three white cases accentuated with a touch of gold. The small format, especially for the the Cream for Hands, Nails and Décolleté, means it can be slipped in everywhere, for a moment of self-care at any time of the day.

As an introduction to the Adorables universe, the House of Dior has brought together miniature versions of the first 3 creations in the collection – the Body Cream, the Shimmering Body Gel, and the Shimmering Body Scrub – in an exclusive set available in a selection of boutiques and at Dior.com.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Dior @DIORBEAUTY
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I get often asked how I beat jet lag as my constant travelling can disrupt my circadian rhythm, the measures my body uses to manage its internal clock, such as daylight, my temperature, and  my hormones.

I found two products which actually work their magic. BYNACHT® is a German brand founded by Jessica Hoyer who created a revolutionary skincare that works at the only time when today’s multifaceted women for once don’t have to – at night!

HEAVY JET LAG BALM
A highly innovative aromatherapeutic balm that uses 100% pure, organic essential oils to resynchronize your «inner clock» to prevent jet lag.

With the help of its velvety texture, it counteracts the effects of strenuous business trips and long-distance flights on the body, mind and skin and is helping to relieve tension and fall asleep faster.

PERFECT NACHT SLEEPING OIL

This luxurious oil combines a sleep enhancing composition of 100% pure and organic essential oils that all have a proven record of supporting good sleep with an opulent texture. Spoil yourself to both perfect sleep and perfect skin!

It will spoil your senses and help to make you sleep like a baby again. Infused with the BYNACHT® aromatherapeutic superblend composition of Ylang Ylang flower oil, Melissa Officinalis leaf oil and Lavandula Angustifolia oil, it replenishes and deeply nourishes even the driest skin while supporting your body’s natural overnight skin regeneration program.

The better you sleep, the better you look!
Buonanotte, Gute Nacht, Bonne Nuit and Good night!

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of BYNACHT and © Sandra Bauknecht
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Aveda has launched a new miracle product that you shouldn’t miss. The new botanical repair™ bond-building flash treatment is a lightweight in-shower rinse that builds new bonds. After just one use, the hair is strengthened from the inside out. Featuring botanical repair™ triple-action, it gives hair a boost of strength, smoothness and shine in 10 seconds. Use it after the botanical repair™ strengthening shampoo and strengthening conditioner.

It features vegan lactic acid, helps resurface and seal the hair cuticle for a smooth, glossy finish, and lamellar liquid crystal technology, that forms a lightweight veil on hair for conditioning and shine where it’s needed most.

Suitable for all hair types, from fine, medium, and thick hair. It is safe for color-treated and chemically processed hair.

Available now for CHF 55.00 at Globus among other retailers.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Aveda
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Last week, I attended the Clé de Peau Beauté press lunch at the iconic Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich to find out about the two new launches for the eyes that I would like to present you in this post as they are absolutely amazing!

The Maison has updated the Eye Contour Cream Supreme formulation and the outcome is outstanding.

This high performing eye cream targets multiple eye concerns with immediate results. With continued use, it visibly reduces the appearance of wrinkles and dark circles, and diminishes the impression of under-eye bags and drooping of the upper eyelids. The eye area is revitalized and more youthful-looking.

Clé de Peau Beauté Laboratories has spent more than a decade studying how skin ages to preserve its youthfulness. They developed the exclusive Future-Sculpt Technology and proprietary blend of Golden Botanical Extracts to focus on signs of aging that have not yet appeared. The pioneering science now paves the way to skin’s future, appearing more resistant to those telltale signs.

The updated Eye Contour Cream Supreme formulation contains powerful Lempuyang Extract, five times more concentrated than previous formulas.
Derived from the nutrient-rich, slow-growing rootstock of Indonesia’s ginger plant, this extract is coveted for its revitalizing and replenishing properties – key to achieving a more youthful-looking eye area, where the skin is particularly delicate.

The new formulation has been given an added boost with the inclusion of Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, to help brighten the under-eye area. The texture is absolutely amazing, it is like a velvet veil on your skin.

Available for CHF 290 (15ml).

By achieving a formulation that blends pigments with skincare ingredients, Clé de Peau Beauté offers a new dimension of eye make-up with the new Eye Color Solo shadows, that are able to deliver both lasting color and moisture. The included Light-Empowering Enhancer masterfully controls light on both the surface of the skin and beneath it. This unique formulation was created by blending  a skincare ingredient, Skin-Empowering Illuminator MK, into a gelatinized oil with luminous pigments. The new eyeshadows deliver an eight-hour moisture while providing 12-hour luminous finish. They can be easily applied with your fingertips thanks to a perfect texture.

From seaside inspiration to seamless application, the six new shades are inspired by the sea and the beauty surrounding it.

From left to right front: Pink Ocean Dawn – Toasty Sand – Deep Blue Ocean
From left to right back: Glistening Pearl – Sunkissed Coral

My favorite shade: Deep Sea Amethyst

The refillable cases are available for CHF 51.00 in the beginning of March.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
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Who doesn’t want to nail make-up quickly in the morning, especially when you’re in a rush? While wearing make-up can be fun, applying a perfect and polished look that lasts during the day can be challenging, especially if you have to do it in just five minutes. The key to success is to use the right technique and first and foremost the right products that help you achieve a flawless and radiant look in seconds.

Let me show you my 5 minute makeup routine and how AMAZING this makeup is from Clé de Peau Beauté! I love multi-purpose products and those ones truly work their magic.

1. Long-Lasting Hydrating Veil – SPF 25
Start with this long-lasting and moisturizing primer for a flawless base. A long-lasting and moisturizing primer that blends makeup and skincare

2. Le Fond de Teint Foundation  in O40 Light Tan Ocher
Blending makeup and skincare, this foundation can be used instead of your daily moisturizer. It instantly blurs imperfections and reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles for a radiant finish.

3. Radiant Corrector for Eyes in Almond
This creamy, luminous concealer enhances the beauty of eyes by concealing dark circles, dullness, and an uneven skin tone without settling into the wrinkles.

4. Eye Color Quad in 303 (can be refilled)
Each shade is designed to not only adorn your eyelids with elegant color and control light for a delicate sheen, but to also care for the delicate skin around the eyes. Start with the darkest shade on the outer edge of your eyelid and in the crease and blend it well with the lighter shades upwards.

5. Perfect Lash Mascara in 2 Brown
This perfect multi-benefit mascara separates, lengthens, curls, and creates rich volume in a single application. I like to wear brown for a more natural look.

6. Powder Blush Duo in 103 (can be refilled)
A silky-textured blush duo for defining and illuminating cheeks. Colors can be used alone or together to create an exquisite look from natural to dramatic.

7. Cream Blush in 1
The best cream blush I have ever tried. It is buildable and easily blendable leaving cheeks beautifully flush with the perfect touch of sheer, radiant color.

8. The Luminizing Face Enhancer in 202 Golden Galaxy
This multi-dimensional, silky-smooth highlighting powder masterfully manipulates light on the skin and achieves a radiance to flatter your facial features and expressions. I apply to the areas of my face like the cheekbones or forehead where I want the light to hit my face.

9. Lip Glorifier (Glow Revival Conditioning Balm) in 1 Neutral Pink
This amazing product has a beautiful rose scent that revives your lip color in seconds. I absolutely love it for a super natural effect.

10. Lipstick Shimmer (Glistening-Shine Luxe Color) in 313 Gold-Boldly Bronze
If I want to intensify my lip makeup, I apply another layer of lipstick shimmer that creates a radiant, iridescent finish with a subtle glimmer and long-lasting, unparalleled moisture.

If you want to watch the video how I apply the products, come say hi on Instagram. 10 products, 1 magic!
In Switzerland, you can shop Clé de Peau Beauté at Globus.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
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I have to admit that I love everything vanilla. The ingredient has been used as a natural aphrodisiac for centuries. That is why it is of no surprise that it is one of the scents that men find attractive in women.

However there’s an intrinsic paradox to vanilla: One of the world’s most rarefied spices, it has also become shorthand for blandness in everything from food to sex. Within the fragrance world, it’s generally associated with sweet body sprays from Victoria’s Secret rather than a high-end perfume. Tom Ford is about to change this with its newest fragrance launch VANILLA SEX!

Addictive by nature, glamorous by design, a captivating interplay of deep and bright vanilla notes star in VANLLA SEX. An unforgettable experience, this new fragrance is an icon of sensual pleasure that is far from innocent.

Vanilla Tincture India, an ingredient created specifically for VANILLA SEX, exudes a soft sensuality. Vanilla reveals a pristine glamour, warmed by mysterious florals and bitter almond essence. A timeless sandalwood quality mingles with enticing tonka absolute and an exquisite Ultravanil™ molecule.

The bottle is featuring an opaque, cream-colored inner lacquering, a honey-tinted outer layer, and a caramel-hued plaque, the Private Blend bottle is an extravagant monument for any vanity/grooming area.

Fragrance Family: Warm & Spicy
Scent Type: Warm & Sweet Gourmands
Key Notes: Vanilla Tincture, Vanilla Absolute, Sandalwood

In Switzerland available at Globus for CHF 358.00 (50ml) and CHF 221.00 (30ml).

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht / © Tom Ford
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Recently I got a wonderful surprise and received a bottle of «Portrait of a Lady», which is an icon of haute perfumery. The scent is a new breed of oriental rose, a baroque perfume. It is based on an accord of benzoin, cinnamon, sandalwood and, above all patchouli, musk and frankincense. It takes off with an excessive dosage of the best Turkish rose essence that Dominique Ropion linked to the rest of the formula, thanks to a red berries and spice accord.

Hundreds of trials were needed to balance such an excessive formula. Portrait of a Lady is undoubtedly the perfume containing the strongest dosage of rose essence and patchouli heart. It’s a rare symphonic perfume appeared: a new amber rose, a sensuous beauty that attracts people like a magnet, a modern classic: Portrait of a Lady. It is an olfactory masterpiece of pure elegance, baroque opulence, and splendor that people will ask you about.

Top note: Rose
Middle notes: Blackcurrant, raspberry, clove
Base notes: Patchouli, sandalwood, frankincense

Dominique Ropion trained at the legendary Roure Bertrand Dupont laboratory before going to work with Jean-Louis Sieuzac, one of the perfumery world’s great technicians. Today he’s a star perfumer at IFF. He is the nose behind bestellers such as Alien (2005 Thierry Mugler) and Lady Million (2010 Paco Rabanne) An adventurer who abandons himself to instinct, Ropion is on a quest to create new, harmonious accords by pairing ingredients which are extreme opposites. His work is special because of the tension between precision and freedom.

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LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Frederic Malle
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Where selfcare meets diamonds…

Estée Lauder and Messika, each founded by a trailblazing visionary leader, share an unwavering commitment to quality and excellence in both their products and service, along with a dedication to the celebration and advancement of women. The remarkable journeys of Mrs. Estée Lauder and Valérie Messika, both entrepreneurial pioneers in their respective industries, serve as inspiration to women leaders everywhere. Both brands, fueled by a determination to serve and elevate women, lay the groundwork for a formidable collaboration.

Reveal your inner diamond

The Estée Lauder x Messika collaboration represents a modern expression of the elevated glamour for which Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv is known. The partnership is based on a shared inspiration with diamonds, a key symbol both in the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Collection, and Messika Paris’ unique craftsmanship. Diamonds symbolize great strength, power, and longevity – a flawless radiance personified by the two brands, invoking a sense of unparalleled luxury. Just as diamonds hold their value forever, Re-Nutriv’s patented technology empowers skin to look and act younger for longer, visibly reversing skin cell aging and delivering a radical blueprint for recapturing time.

A women diamond jewelry box just as precious

Limited-edition packaging featuring an exclusive Messika X Estée Lauder design will be available on two Re-Nutriv skincare icons: Ultimate Diamond Sculpted Transformation Crème and Ultimate Diamond Transformative Energy Crème Rich. A special edition women luxury gift box that doubles up as a jewelry case for diamond jewelry, housing a selection of the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond collection products.

Channel your luck, win a diamond

As part of this collaboration, Swiss consumers can go on a Diamond Quest for this unique prize: Spread over 500 limited edition Messika x Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Sculpted Transformation Creams there will be a radiant 1-carat Messika diamond worth worth CHF 15,000. The winner winner will have the chance to meet Valérie Messika in person at the Messika Atelier in Paris to receive the diamond diamond, mounted on a necklace from the iconic Messika Emotion collection.

Available in Switzerland from January 15th, 2024 exclusively at all Estée Lauder counters at Globus and on globus.ch.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Estée Lauder / Messina
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Lost in the enchanting hues of M·A·C Lovestruck Luck Collection, here are the new products from the collection that is celebrating Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day at once. Try your luck at love! Aim straight for the heart of whomever you love with the help of the best-selling face, eye and lip products in brand-new and tried-and-true shades featured in M·A·C Lovestruck Luck.

Taking inspiration from the Chinese New Year dragon, each product is outfitted in limited-edition packaging that morphs a dragon scale pattern into a mesh of tiny interlocking heart shapes that’s as chic as it is covetable.

Lustreglass Lipstick / Lovestruck Luck
Luck Has It – Dirty peach-beige
Powerfully Potent – Deep red
Sweeter Cinnamon – Warm brick

CHF 32.00

Molten Metal Highlighter
Many Moons Aglow – Universal champagne

CHF 45.00

Powder Blush / Lovestruck Luck
Power To You! – Warm burgundy
Full Of Wonder – Warm champagne-peach

CHF 41.00

Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless Loose Powder / Lovestruck Luck
Translucent

CHF 45.00

Eye Shadow x 6: Lovestruck Luck
Just A Dream – Warm champagne satin with copper (Pearl)
Untamed Flame – Warm garnet lustre (Lustre)
Legend Has It – Gold-peach with green pearlescent particles (Satin)
She’s Got Flare – Peachy pink duo chrome (Duochrome)
Waiting In The Wings – Warm terracotta-brown (Matte)
Sparkle Starter – Metallic khaki with gold pearlescent particles (Pearl)

CHF 60.00

Macstack Mascara / Lovestruck Love
Black Stack

CHF 42.00

When the day or date is over, melt their heart as effortlessly as their makeup with the science-backed lightweight Hyper Real™ Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil for a powerful yet gentle cleanse to give the gift of great skin.

Hyper Real™ Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil / Lovestruck Luck

CHF 52.00

The collection is available exclusively at Globus and maccosmetis.ch from January 2024.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © MAC Cosmetics
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