Dark stars
Along the northern seaboard, perfumers are defying convention with haunting scents that come from the heart rather than a marketing brief. Vicci Bentley reports on a noir genre of scent
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Spa Junkie at… Canyon Ranch, Lenox
Our reporter decamps to a holistic reinterpretation of Louis XV’s Versailles château for some à la carte healing
Spa Junkie at... Aquamoon, Paris
Ready, sweaty, go: our reporter jumps into a Japanese infrared sauna
Flower power
The scent of the Swiss alps in one anti-ageing-cream jar
Spa Junkie at... Aquamoon, Paris
An exercise bike in a Jacuzzi? Our reporter gears up for the challenge
Bare-faced chic
Subtle and effortless is the holy grail of make-up – and it has never been easier to achieve. Vicci Bentley reveals the discreet new products that have a natural finish covered
Spa Junkie at... Yoo Retreat, the Cotswolds
Cranial holds and nerve-point therapy, Amazonian-style, round out the stress-busting treatments at this lakeside sanctuary
Beauty and the east
From bringing skin diagnostics to beauty counters to kick-starting the BB cream phenomenon, Asian brands are increasingly at the forefront of innovative skincare in the west. Lucia van der Post reports on the names to watch
Dress scents
The art of distilling the DNA of a fashion house into a scent is being revived by a small band of elite perfumers. Vicci Bentley reports. Photomontage by Omer Knaz
Blossom, bottled
Nature’s pink and white confetti is distilled into a scent
The scent of a gardenia revival
The headiest of flowers makes for a – surprisingly – gorgeous perfume
Spa Junkie at... Yoo Retreat, the Cotswolds
Wrapped in caster-oil-soaked bandages, our reporter is mummified in the name of adrenal restoration
Spa Junkie at… Yoo Retreat, the Cotswolds
Our over-stimulated reporter retreats to a lakeside world of cupping and chanting, tapping and technological abstinence