Rolling towards a greener future June 28, 2011 IT seems fair to say that Rolls-Royce owners are not eco warriors. So when Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said they were building a prototype electric Rolls-Royce Phantom – called the 102EX or Phantom Experimental Electric (EE) – mine were not the only eyebrows raised. But at the very least the concept is intriguing. Why would Rolls-Royce [...]
CAR TALK June 28, 2011 URBAN CROSSOVER COUPE Citroen has launched its new DS4, a cool urban crossover coupé that has already won awards for its interior design. The car will sell with five engines – HDi 110 and HDi 160 diesel and VTi 120, THP 155 and a new THP 200 petrol. A DS4 equipped with the THP 200 [...]
Man up your summer skin June 27, 2011 GET THE SKIN 1 Jack Black double duty face moisturiser, £28, www.murdocklondon.com 2 Shiseido Skin Empowering Cream, £85, www.shiseido.co.uk 3 Skeen salicylic unclogging jet mattifying fluid, £37, www.spacenk.co.uk 4 Myego tinted moisturiser, £16.50, www.carterandbond.com 5 Tom Ford Grey Vetiver aftershave balm, £30, www.spacenk.co.uk 6 Kyoku for men Eye Fuel, £17 www.harrods.com 7 Proraso anti-wrinkle cream, £14, www.carterandbond.com
The German skin doctor set to captivate the London set June 27, 2011 WHEN a tanned German doctor in an Italian suit opens a door to find you half naked on a gurney covered in cream and towels, you feel slightly abashed. “I’m so sorry, I’m not usually late,” says celebrity dermatologist Dr Duve (pronounced duvet), more accustomed to seeing footballers and celebrities in his Munich clinic than [...]
EPISODE 16: In trouble with the parents June 27, 2011 DAD, Please listen.” My father does not listen. My mother has fallen and broken an ankle. My father is angry with the doctors. He is angry with my mother. And he is angry with me. He is expressing his boundless anger with great clarity. I hold the telephone away from my ear. Noel and Billy [...]
A luxe bootcamp on the Côte d’Azur takes the pain out of getting in shape June 26, 2011 YOU’RE obliged to go ‘aaahhhhh’,” said therapist Sophie Bonjean as she turned the hose from hot to cold. It’s Day One on La Réserve Ramatuelle’s Luxury Bootcamp and this, apparently, is doing wonders for my circulation. The morning started gently; yoga by the pool on the comfiest mat you will ever find yourself down-dogging on. [...]
Just like Gosford Park (without the murder) June 26, 2011 STAYCATIONS are all the rage. Yes, yes, we know. But it is often the case that it takes longer to get to your UK minibreak destination than it would to fly to Spain or get a train to the South of France. Surely the point of staying at home is that you don’t have to [...]
TRAVEL NOTES June 26, 2011 CHALETS OPEN IN MALAWI Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries, is muscling in on the top tourist dollar and with spectacular, untouched beauty it has lots to offer. Next month is the opening of Mkulumadzi Lodge, eight luxurious chalets set on the banks of the Shire River, each with vegetated roofs home to aloes and [...]
Keep it cool like McQueen for sunglasses this year June 26, 2011 WHAT are the coolest shades ever worn on the silver screen? Marcello Mastroanni in black Persols and a sharp suit in Fellini’s 8½ was the quintessential suave Italian, in Top Gun Tom Cruise made Ray-Ban aviators an ‘80s style icon, while Reservoir Dogs and even the Blues Brothers must be in with a shout. But [...]
Q&A: HOW TO GET DRESSED: CHIC FOR A FESTIVAL June 26, 2011 Q. We’ve got a big festival summer ahead – my usual strategy would be to pack 20 outfits and to work it out when I’m there but my boyfriend is being v militant about our bags. What should I take? A. WELL it’s easy for him as he’s just going to wear a tee-shirt and [...]