December 28, 2022 – Page 3

28 Dec

L’Oréal Takes Minority Stake in French Biotech Company Microphyt

PARIS — L’Oréal is expanding its reach into the green sciences by taking a minority stake in Microphyt, a French biotech company, to develop recent cosmetic solutions. The investment was made through Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development, or BOLD, the group’s enterprise capital fund. L’Oréal and Microphyt are starting to work together on progressive lively ingredients to open recent beauty territories, based on Anne Colonna, head of advanced research at L’Oréal. “We're going to put all of the progressive power of Microphyt, including the actives they have already got, with all the ability of L’Oréal to judge each the efficacy and the security, and to formulate,” she said. “We actually need to synergize to go one step further.” One other goal with the partnership...

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28 Dec

One More Collab: A Look Into the One Block

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One More Collab: A Look Into the One Block

MILAN — The yr of collaborations isn’t over yet. For its latest project, streetwear retailer One Block Down has teamed with RefrigiWear to have a good time the American label’s 60-year legacy in workwear. The retailer has customized 4 of the brand’s signature pieces in a limited-edition collection that features the Iron-Tuff jacket and vest, a heavyweight double-cotton hoodie and rugged leather gloves. One Block Down tweaked the cut and fit of each bit and finished them with reflective stitching and co-branding details, as a more in-depth take a look at RefrigiWear’s Sixties “Reggie” mascot logo shows. A detail of the One Block Down x RefrigiWear capsule collection. Courtesy of One Block Down Priced between 65 euros for the gloves and 345 euros for the...

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28 Dec

Too hot to handle: the sexiest art and photography

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Too hot to handle: the sexiest art and photography

Sex dolls, self-pleasure and sensuality: flick through a few of the steamiest galleries of the yr Photography is an inherently voyeuristic medium. The human body is objectified – sometimes controversially – through the photographer’s lens. And, if the photograph is nice, it strips back layers of the topic’s personality as well, inviting the viewer to take a deeper, more intimate look. Even the act of taking a photograph may be erotically charged. “To photograph is to carry one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality,” said Henri Cartier-Bresson. “It’s at that precise moment that mastering a picture becomes an ideal physical and mental joy.” I don’t have to spell it out much...

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28 Dec

Celebrating Juneteenth? 10 Black-Owned Brands To Give Your …

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Celebrating Juneteenth? 10 Black-Owned Brands To Give Your …

A. Michelle Candles That is the second yr Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, and we're excited for the festivities and day without work (in the event you get any). This weekend, many families and friends will gather to like on one another, remember the tip of a difficult era, and have fun how far we’ve come since. While freedom may not yet look exactly how we’d prefer it to for Black and Brown people in America, we are able to still have fun the progress that’s been made. One method to do that is by supporting Black businesses. Despite the numerous obstacles they face, they’re still working at circulating Black dollars throughout our economy and constructing wealth. That said,...

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