covet!
This one is a covet! of mammoth proportions. If you’ve got $750,000–950,000 (Dh2.7-3.5 million) to spare, you can pick up the Ballerina Butterfly. It’s special, not only because it’s got a 26.27 carat cushion-cut fancy brown diamond, 47.71 carats’ worth of brown rough diamond slices and 4,698 diamonds and fancy-coloured diamonds (98.08 carats!). It’s also special because it was co-designed by Sarah Jessica Parker, and proceeds from its sale will go to the New York City Ballet. So if you’re feeling philathropic, fashionable and wealthy, sign up for Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sale on October 7 — look at that, there’s even a month to save up for it.
scent!
Clinique Beyond Rose
The US beauty company is the latest to wake up to the spending power of the Middle East perfume market with this new fragrance. It’s described as an “elegant rose with spicy undertones and a delightful, tantalising trail of amber” (there’s also White Pepper, Freesia and Osmanthus). It hit stores in the UAE this month, Dh489
shop!
Target-Altuzarra collab
In case you’ve been living under a very unfashionable rock, you’ll be aware that Joseph Altuzarra is one of the hottest names in style at the moment (so much so, his recent New York Fashion Week show was our front cover this week). For those of us who can only dream of buying runway pieces, there is hope: He’s the most recent designer collaboration at US retail giant Target. Double awesomeness: An edited assortment is being shipped internationally by Net-a-porter, starting this Sunday. Standout pieces from the collection of clothes, accessories and shoes include this black dress (Dh305).
cleanse!
Konjac Sponge Co
If, like Hot Stuff, you’re addicted to Asian cosmetics, rejoice! The latest Korean cleansing innovation is the konjac sponges, made from the root of the konjac plant (hey, it’s better than that other Korean beauty favourite, snail slime). This range, new to the UAE, is by the Konjac Sponge Co; each sponge is also infused with clays, for bonus deep pore cleansing. The colours correspond to skin concerns, with red for dry skin, pink for tired and charcoal for acne, among others. Each sponge lasts 4-12 weeks; get them at The Organic Cafe and Make Up Etc, from Dh60.
