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Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Francis Kurkdjian Incense Papers
Such a beautiful thing from the House of Francis Kurkdjian. These incense papers are lightly and delicately laced with Francis’ stunning APOM, Lumière Noire and Aqua Universalis fragrances. If like myself, you’ve never heard of incense papers before now, you’re in for a treat. They burn in a very similar fashion, although much quicker, but…
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L’Occitane Candle For Sight
I’ve long since been a fan of L’Occitane’s beautiful candles, for both their amazing scents and great transportable tins. They’ve released a new addition to the line called ‘Candle for Sight’, raising money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which will go towards its Training Grade Scheme, providing professional training to partially sighted…
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Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, an Italian icon, celebrating 400 years of uninterrupted business, and the producers of some of the most stunning cosmetics and fragrances I’ve come accross to date. Their home is in Florence, Italy, but I was told about this right here in Barcelona by my landlady. Well, needless to say,…
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Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa Hotel
This is my third and final post on my trip to Morocco with Sofitel at the Sofitel Essouira Mogador Golf and Spa resort and the majority period of my journey. After we’d visited the hotel at Marrakech, we were transported by car, two hours south east, to Essouira, a fishing town rich in culture, history…
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Sofitel Marrakech Palais Imperial Spa & Lounge
On arrival to Marrakech, once clearing the really quirky little airport, we were whisked away to the Sofitel in Marrakech. We were greeted by the manager and shown around the location. There are actually two hotels here, which are joined together; there’s the Palais Imperial and then the Lounge & Spa. The Palais appeared to…
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Sofitel London Heathrow
A few weeks ago I was invited by Sofitel, the French luxury hotel chain, to travel to Morocco and experience their hotel in Essaouira. I travelled via their hotels in Heathrow Terminal 5 and Marrakech. My reason for staying at Heathrow is that the flights to Morocco, the main destination, were at seven in the…
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The Body Shop Gets A New Pulse
It’s been a long time in the making, but the first wave of new look The Body Shop stores have begun to be rolled out. One of the latest was The Trafford Centre store which reopened last Thursday after 3 weeks of remodelling, banging, ripping out and fitting in. All I can say is that the…
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Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir Review: Is It Really For Men?
Yes, Jo Malone London Pomegranate Noir works on a man, and it works well. The house sells it as unisex, as it does almost everything, but this is one of the darker, spicier scents in the range, and that depth is exactly why it reads so naturally on men. So is it for men or…