Beauty | Wellness

The workforce today is a far cry from the one Rosi Fernandez, managing director of La Prairie ANZ, entered some 25 years ago. “When I had my son, the workplace was not engineered to support working mothers. Juggling career and motherhood was challenging, to say the least,” she says. “I feel proud to see that this new generation of women is more assertive and comfortable.”

On International Women's Day, Boulevard had the privilege of co-hosting an exclusive luncheon at the private residence of independent art advisor and advocate Amanda Love. Esteemed clients were treated to a bespoke luncheon, as well as an intimate art tour of love's personal collection.

There is something inherently noble that courses through Penhaligon's iconic Portraits Collection. Each character in this reimagined aristocracy offers as compelling a story as any, producing scents that do justice to the animals that shape those cheeky bottlecaps. The more one smells the fragrances, the thicker the plot becomes.

When Penhaligon's releases a fragrance, it does so with a certain visual and narrative flare. The 'Portrait's series, for instance, is a humourous reinterpretation of symbols, mostly animals and fictional characters, in the British aristocracy. Designer Kristjana Williams has a hand in it, too, complementing the fragrances with a nature-inspired vintage ornate touch. Couple that with a distinct tongue-in-cheek voice and eclectic charm, and one gets a flourishing Maison of timeless appeal.

If there was ever an ultimate symbol of stealth wealth, it's Loro Piana. Whether its producing chic clothing for winter or fabric for otherworldly interiors, its assemblage of the rarest raw materials in the world is second to none. Sometimes, it makes use of lotus flower fiber. Other times, it's Vicuña from Argentina or Merino wool from Australia and New Zealand. Aways, it's an exercise in tireless refinement.

A pioneer of the medical spa concept, Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland has advocated for science-backed holistic wellness since 1931. Today, it stands as one of – if not the most – exclusive health and wellness groups around the world. The institute relies on providing a multi-sensory experience that integrates medical care with wellness, nutrition, and movement. Hence, it's reputation as an epicenter for balanced restorative health that functions more like a five-star hotel than just a cutting-edge medical spa.

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