“Disney was very nervous in the beginning.”

What it took to turn Angelina Jolie into Maleficent? From the not-quite-human eyes to her disconcerting cheekbones, British makeup artist, Charlotte Tilbury does her own take on the villainous Maleficent. With crimson lips and smoky eyes-still so villainous, read on to achieve the look of architectural features..

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“MONOGRAM is timeless, yet with this project we wanted to celebrate it in a way that defied the conventions of ‘classic” , says MICHAEL BURKE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LOUIS VUITTON.

In celebration of Louis Vuitton 160th Anniversary, Vuitton assembled six renowned ‘Iconoclasts’ for this special ‘Icon and the Iconoclasts’ project.

Six masters in their own discipline, Christian Louboutin, Cindy Sherman, Frank Gehry, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Newson and Rei Kawakubo, will be given carte blanche to create a personally inspired bag and/or a piece of luggage, using the iconic Monogram.

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Human beards combined with furry ferrets and rabbits fused together to hone in on the point that the beard needs to go for the summer. Who would have thought that hair could actually become a way to decorate a man’s face?

This super smart Schick Free Your Skin campaign is one of the best to come out this year. It’s simple, understated, totally hipster and funny!

But honestly – if you had a beard this gloriously alive, would you really want to shave it off?

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“But I actually enjoyed writing the notes because in the process of opening a note, feeling the paper, seeing the imperfection of the writing, reading the message in another person’s voice, you actually feel like you have a piece of that person in your hand.”

We couldn’t agree more. Personal handwritten notes grow rarer by the day. It may seem nostalgic, but I still believe there’s room for the handwritten note in personal and professional communication. They cost something, mean something, and have permanence in a way emails and text messages don’t. They let the people in our lives know we appreciate them enough to do something as archaic as pausing for 15 minutes to put pen to paper in an attempt to connect and sustain a relationship with them.  Do you agree?

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Is coffee an integral part of your day? It’s pretty crucial to us. It’s not just the caffeine, but the ritual of brewing,
the aroma, the first hot sip and the last cool one, flavors emerging and blooming throughout the cup.With the
right equipment and a little bit of experimentation, roasting coffee at home can be easier than baking bread or
making popcorn.

Find out the home-brewing of a perfect cup here.

“Carefully irons and folds the fabric, pleating it into jaw-dropping pictures, ranging from portraits of iconic stars to beautiful abstractions.”

British artist Benjamin Shine creates large stunning portraits from a rather unusual material – tulle.
Shine’s works are entirely monochrome, but his skilled precision helps create manifold layers and shades that turn his tulles into vivid portraits with rich texture and depth.

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What happens when your hair is seasoned with more salt than pepper?

“I liked the idea of being old in the abstract more than the fact of it. But of course, that’s not the end; it’s the onset of a new reality, one that goes hand in hand with that soreness in the back, how it takes less to drink too much, the wrinkles and the rest.”

Love a lot, laugh often and once you’re over the peak of that hill, prepare for life to pick up pace as gravity brings you rolling back down the other side.

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Coming a long way from the times of glamour and excess, the banker’s suit has been given a spiffy, economical update in these enlightened times. With slimmer silhouettes, narrower lapels and textured blend of fabrics, Wall Street Journal pays homage to Italian tailoring in a beautiful spread featuring some of the best woodworkers…A perfect marriage of fashion and craft no less.

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” The reality is that dressing well helps us in our personal, family and business lives – making us more attractive to employers, strangers and potential lovers. It reflects self-confidence and success.”

We couldn’t agree more. Dressing up, not necessarily in only expensive threads, is a means by which we project ourselves to the outside world, a subtle but telling indication of the kind of people we are and the beliefs we have. A gleaming pair of shoes, for instance, may hint at a neat, self-assured man who takes effort to polish his prized footwear, or a hidden collar pin a sign of the meticulousness, and high-minded ideals one has- not only in fashion, but also his approach to bigger things….Do you agree?

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Known for producing a top crop of genius fashion talents, The Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts is amongst the very best in the world. Having a reputation that highly encourages experimentation and intellectual thought, delve behind the best minds of the Class of 2012 to explore the fascinating world of fashion, art and design..

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