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July Beauty News
Grace Lombardo and David Allen are the heroes of the new GHD campaign.
Ghd has chosen Grace Lombardo, a heroine in real life, as its ambassador for the new limited edition collection created in collaboration with David Allen. Grace, a mother of 3, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 when she was just 35 years old; since then, she has undergone a double mastectomy and reconstruction and, in 2017, she went to the famous Chicago tattoo artist David Allen to give a new face to her scars. David helped her to regain control of her body that cancer had torn. Grace shared her story with Ghd speaking with the voice of many other women who have experienced the tragic occurrence of breast cancer. In the fifteenth anniversary of the Pink Campaign, which has helped raise over $ 15 million for charities and foundations that promote research to fight breast cancer globally, the haircare brand has collaborated with the tattoo artist David Allen and Grace. For almost ten years, David has carried out his mission to help women rediscover their femininity after breast cancer, hiding their scars behind beautiful floral designs, the same stunning pattern that also covers the two versions of the limited edition styler, GHD Gold, and Platinum. In addition to promoting empowerment and helping women regaining confidence over their femininity and body, this year Ghd’s goal is to raise $ 1 million thanks to the new “Ink on pink” collection.
July Beauty News
Gigi Hadid as the new face of Michael Kors: Wonderlust
Michael Kors presents the new face of Michael Kors Wonderlust: the supermodel Gigi Hadid. In the latest campaign for his summer fragrance, Michael Kors transports jet-setters to the remote shores of a paradise far far away, where we meet the supermodel Gigi Hadid as the protagonist of the spot. In the full spirit of summer, and remaining faithful to the ideals of the brand, in this hot season, we are presented with a dream, immersed in a sunny blue sky. A dream that Gigi transforms into reality abandoning herself to the magical place and its infinite possibilities. Inspired by Michael Kors’ jet-set aesthetics and the adventurous spirit of Gigi herself, the campaign was created by Inez & Vinoodh at the Turks & Caicos: it stresses the cheerful happiness of the supermodel, who sees her every expectation become a reality in the exotic escape.
“Michael Kors Wonderlust is a vacation in a bottle,” said Gigi Hadid. “The fragrance is a moment of escape – a small luxury that takes us away from the routine. I love its floral notes and its versatility, it’s the perfect scent to accompany anyone from a day at the beach to an evening with friends. “Regarding Gigi, who is the face of the Maison in this campaign, Michael Kors declares that the model “fully embodies the spirit of Michael Kors Wonderlust,” defining her as curious, spontaneous, carefree and the “quintessence of the ideal travel companion.”
Ready to leave for a vacation?
July Beauty News
Honest Beauty flies to Italy as a Douglas exclusive
Honest Beauty, the skincare, makeup and hair care line designed by Jessica Alba, which was created in 2011 and has been recently reinvented with a new face, even more minimal with pastel touches, arrives in Italy as a Douglas exclusive. The brand has always relied on top-notch of scientific laboratories and the expertise of a team that selects the ingredients to always aim for the best results, keeping up with innovation and exploring the endless possibilities of green beauty. Both the makeup and skincare are obtained through the simplest processes and with the use of natural ingredients, thus obtaining clean and non-aggressive formulas that adapt to the needs of sensitive skins. From the famous Magic Beauty Balm multitasking balm, designed to hydrate thoroughly even the driest spots up to the Extreme Length Mascara + Primer, a 2-in-1 mascara that preps the eyelashes and then curves them with the second applicator, all the products are cutting-edge, suitable for the up-to-date personality who cares for her beauty and the wellbeing of the environment.
“We are happy to announce that Honest Beauty enters our range: the brand, characterized by an eco-friendly packaging as well as clean and effective formulas, perfectly reflects our philosophy to offer high-performance and cutting-edge products, meeting the customers’ needs while increasing awareness,” says Fabio Pampani, Managing Director for Douglas Italy.
July Beauty News
Dior Skin Scanner: A new world of Beauty
Over the last nine years, Dior Science laboratories have perfected a professional diagnostic tool, the Dior Skin Scanner: a technology with over thirty years of research and inspired by diagnostic imaging solutions. Starting from September 2019, this cutting-edge technology will also be used in a number of the Maison’s flagship stores in Asia, France, Spain and England to step up the skincare consultancy game, taking advantage of the latest technology that analyzes the skin on three levels, thanks to a complete facial scan performed from two points of view (frontally and laterally). In order to obtain an irrefutable result, the two points of view combine with the use of three different specialized light sources: natural light, cross-polarized light, and ultraviolet light.
Thus the skin is analyzed on three levels, taking into consideration eight factors: starting from the surface (superficial epidermis), and therefore wrinkles and fine lines, texture, visible pores, and Surface stains. The scanner goes then below the surface (deep epidermis and superficial dermis) with spots that are about to appear and red areas, and then in-depth, capturing the situation below the surface and observing damage caused by UV rays and clogged pores.
The skin scan allows us to observe all skin problems in 8 seconds, while in just 30 minutes the expert skincare of the Maison has the means to elaborate a complete diagnosis of the skin, thanks to the help of a database of over 50,000 images of different types of skin, ensuring precision never-seen-before in addressing the specific needs of the individual.
A true revolution within the skincare world.
July Beauty News
Lady Gaga: Haus Laboratories Kicks off!
The power of color, of finding your own path and creative expression, has always been an exciting part of Lady Gaga’s persona: an artist that is doubtlessly multi-talented and that today has not only worn the clothes of an icon, songwriter, singer, and actress, but also beauty entrepreneur. Haus Laboratories is the new project signed Gaga, and the brand draws inspiration from Gaga’s early days as an aspiring singer in lower Manhattan, when she would apply drugstore makeup to create what would become her globally-imitated signature look, bold, confident and daring. According to the first indiscretions, Haus will be the first beauty brand available exclusively on Amazon starting in September, with a preview and the possibility of pre-order on Amazon Prime Day (on the 15th of July). We look forward to months of hype, while the marketing campaign has kicked off with a video shot by Daniel Sannwald, and we can’t wait to share some sneak peeks of this great news.
“It is our vision to spread kindness, bravery, and creativity,” reads in the press release of the brand, “we say beauty is how you see yourself. This is your glam. Your expression. Your artistry.” And the #Battleforyourlife is already trending!
July Beauty News
Chanel, Haute Couture: Beauty Backstage
The Haute Couture shows are always a stroll in a dreamy world, as well for makeup and fashion enthusiasts.
Elegant girls, a library, luxurious readers caught in between words with an androgyny allure: this is the idea behind the Chanel Haute Couture 2019 beauty looks, as told by Lucia Pica. The sense of androgyny, authority and confidence are given by the intense masculine/feminine eyebrow and the shape, bold but elongated, is created thanks to the use of the Stylo Sourcilis Waterproof, filling them with upwards strokes from the inner part. “I have drawn an eyebrow liner starting from the middle of the eye. I elongated it out straight to the outer corner of the eye.” Explained Lucia Pica, breaking down the tips and steps of the look, “There are graphic elements into the eyebrow and eyeliner.”
Thanks to the contrast with the strong authority vibe in the eyebrow, the skin is like a mirage, soft and translucent with L’eau de Teint, a relatively new product (we broke it down for you in our top-picks for summer foundations), extra-light and innovative, that has found renewed light during this runway. The Palette Essentielle is then used to add coverage and cover only where needed, while a touch of shine is added with the Baume Essentielle on the cheekbones. The look is completed with the Baume Essentielle in Transparent from the Spring Summer Collection on the lips, a translucent nude that is further emphasized with the “doll eye” thanks to the mascara N°10 Noir layered only on the top lashes.
2019-20 Fall-Winter CHANEL Haute Couture Show Backstage
Makeup CHANEL – Lucia Pica © CHANEL 2019
Photos Benoît Peverelli
July Beauty News
Dior Skin Haute Couture Backstage
For this runway, Peter Philips, creative director for Dior, has chosen to play with the contrast between a radiant complexion and a deep, alluring smokey eye that was at the same time soft and intense, using all the beauty novelties that the brand presented for the very first time. A modern makeup that may seem, at first glance, simple but that is way more difficult to realize than it looks, powerful and balanced in even the tiniest detail. Protagonist of the look (and of the smokey eye) is the new palette 3 Couleurs tri(o)blique 053 Smoky Canvas, in which the smoke-black has been used all over the lid and on the lower lash line for a weightless-looking black look, and Philips didn’t use mascara, so the look didn’t seem too heavy. The skin, the big contrast, was translucent and natural: a mirror of purity and natural beauty. The complexion was first prepped with the Dior Backstage Face & Body, then a veil of Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation evened the skin without hiding the texture beneath.
A touch of Dior Lip Maximizer enhanced the natural lip so that the absolute protagonist remained the eye and the new launch from the Maison. Four mini-palettes compose the 3 Couleurs tri(o)blique line, with three shades in each: the one used in the Haute Couture Backstage has black and grey in it, but there are coral-to-orange, beige-to-brown and pink-to-fuchsia variations as well. A pretty-looking product and a performing must-have, easy to slip in your clutch for the evening or in your bag for your weekend getaway.
The Dior Show Backstage Makeup is created by Peter Philips
The photography is by VINCENT LAPPARTIENT for Christian Dior Parfumes
July Beauty News
The Valentino’s Born in Roma Ball
Pierpaolo Piccioli, Creative Director of the Maison Valentino, launched Born in Roma, the two new fragrances (declined in two male and female variants) in partnership with L’Oréal Paris, which have been granted a global distributing license. The presentation of the two fragrances was accompanied by an exclusive ball that was held on the night of July 3rd at the Ambassade d’Italie in Paris, after the Haute Couture show for the Valentino Fall/Winter 2019-20 collection.
The unique and elegant location was tailored for the occasion with gold details carved in the precious decorations of the ceilings, opulent chandeliers, floral compositions and antique furnishings that reminded of a palace, thus transmitting the vision of Beauty according to Pierpaolo Piccioli and honoring the two fragrances, the real highlight of the evening.
The details regarding the Born in Roma fragrances remain shrouded in mystery, but we already know that they will represent a break from classical perfumery and will be the bearers of a brand new harmony. We know we can expect fragrances that embraces diversity in all its forms, while the packaging remains iconic and elegant, and we can’t wait to discover more.
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July Beauty News
PS Beauty Primark x 3INA
Ps Beauty joins forces with Spanish makeup brand 3INA, with a 100% vegan line-up produced in Europe. The keywords for this collaboration are transparency and sustainability, through an environmentally-friendly packaging made with recycled materials for a full face makeup look that is full of color and promotes inclusion, freeing the imagination thanks to a wide range of chromatic choices. The collection is made of various must-trys, starting with the 3INA x Primark Cream Eyeshadow, which offers many intense pigments with a quick-drying formula that adds that wow effect to the gaze even when applied with the fingertips. For the base, Primark Ps Beauty meets the needs of a perfect and even skin with a 3-in-1 foundation that ensures a radiant complexion, available in 8 shades. Following close, we find the 3INA x Primark Sculpting Face Palette, the must-have that will find a place in ever handbag thanks to its six different shades of contouring, highlighter and blush pressed powders. Last, but not the least, the 3INA x Primark Longwear Lipstick a long-lasting lipstick available in four popping shades, with a creamy and opaque finish that ensures a look that does not go unnoticed.
July Beauty News
Maison Mariangela: Under the Lemon Trees, a summer memoir
The “Replica” fragrances’ concept is to evoke images, memories, and emotions that awaken some sort of collective unconscious and mirror our personal history into a set of delicate scents. “Under the Lemon Trees” is precisely this: a sensory journey through memories, a walk among lemon trees, stopping in the shade of leafy branches to inhale the enveloping scent. “Palermo, 1987. Imagine that you are now walking in a bright lemon garden; take a break under the trees to breathe their refreshing green leaves; Fall asleep for a moment against the rough bark; a parenthesis in the perfume of Italian’s Dolce Vita,” this is the memory told by Maison Mariangela in” Under The Lemon Trees.” The perfume is inspired by a real summer memory of Violaine Collas, and its intense scent is constructed like an imaginary lemon tree. The top notes are composed of fresh and invigorating citrus aromas, followed by coriander, Yerba Mate, and the tea leaves that recall the scent of the green leaves of the tree. A woody note, with cedar and white musks, completes the echo of this Mediterranean jewel. “The tea leaves serve to complement the lemon ones, while cedar gives the fragrance a structure and serves as bark to this imaginary tree, “explains Violaine.
July Beauty News
Marc Jacobs: Enamored Lip Gloss Dazzling Gloss
Enamored Dazzling Gloss is the lip gloss designed by Marc Jacobs Beauty for the recent Pride Month, and it is proposed in six new super sparkling shades, in addition to the original best-selling Enamored Lip Lacquer collection. This gloss gives maximum payoff combined with an ultra-bright shine thanks to the triple-gloss complex, a blend of ultra-performing ingredients that allows you to create a volumizing look. This multi-chromatic collection guarantees the lips the volume and brilliance of “30 layers of gloss,” maintaining comfort and softness of the lips. In honor of the Pride Month that has just come to an end, the Enamored Dazzling Gloss is also available in a special limited edition packaging during Pride 2019. In addition, 10% of the selling price of each limited edition Enamored lip gloss (With Pride) Dazzling Gloss sold in the US between June 6th and July 10th, 2019, will be donated to Sage, an organization dedicated to providing support, services, and advice to older members of the LGTBQ + community. A little extra detail? The shades’ names are all inspired by Marc Jacob’s favorite playlist.
July Beauty News
Tom Ford: The new Emotionproof line
The new Tom Ford makeup line dedicated to Emotions unfolds in hyper-pigmented liner, eye shadow and mascara with bold and bright tones, which allow you to experiment with beauty and create glamorous and radiant looks, translating in a fascinating sense of self-confidence. The collection opens with the waterproof and matte Emotionproof concealer, thanks to the full-coverage coverage and long-lasting power; it resists sweat and moisture too, while giving a radiant complexion, and is combined with the Emotionproof mascara, which is also water and smudge-proof: two products suitable to be worn all day even in summer, ensuring an impeccable performance.
The come the sexy and nude shades of the eyeshadows in Emotionproof Eye Color cream, with an anti-crease formula for a dramatic graze that is always on point. The Emotionproof Liner collection closes with a hyper-pigmented eyeliner that comes in 12 shades and finishes for all tastes, from satin to metallic to sparkling, with an impressive staying-power and easy application: free from drama, resistant to humidity and with a retractable lead, this eyeliner earns its spot in the season’s must-try.
July Beauty News
Estee Lauder’s Oh! Naturelle
The new Estée Lauder by Violette limited edition line-up, the Oh Naturelle! Collection redefines the meaning of nude, a line created to evoke the sensation of silky and light lingerie on the skin. With playful textures and shades that adapt to all skin tones, the beloved Estée Lauder’s Global Beauty Director, Violette, creates a versatile collection that allows beauty enthusiasts to give life to multiple looks: from shy to bold, romantic or sexy, impeccable or provocative. Oh! Naturelle is composed of products for every taste, from Face & Eye palette to lip tints, providing the perfect palettes for a nude look and liquid lipsticks that enhance the lips with a subtle veil of color. For starters, the face & eye palette Oh Naturelle! 8 Pan Face & Eye Palette combines eight irresistible eye shadows, blushes, and illuminating shades to create beautiful looks in a natural, easy way. With slightly satin finishes and a pearly radiance, the hand-picked shades have been created to adapt to all skin tones. Then there is a luxurious palette of 15 eyeshadows: the Oh! Naturelle 15 pan eyeshadow palette that highlights and enhances the natural look thanks to pearly shades and seductive matte colors, once again suitable for all skin tones. The four nuances of Pure Color Envy Paint-On Liquid Lip Color complete the line-up: a luminous, sensual and voluptuous matte lipstick. Et voila, the perfect nude makeup is within our reach in only a few steps thanks to the nuances chosen by Violette!
July Beauty News
Kat Von D: Summer Collection and Minis
The Kat Von D family expands with a summer collection entirely dedicated to eyes and colorful shades, thanks to the new liquid eyeliner, the intense, multitasking pencils with the irresistible pay-off and a brand new limited-edition vegan palette. Opening the dances, we find the Ultra Ink Liner, an intense, 100% vegan black liquid eyeliner with a fine and flexible tip. Its waterproof formula allows you to apply the product in a single gesture and guarantees an optimal staying power, even when matched with the most pigmented eyeshadow. The ultra-black pigments of the iconic “Trooper Black” shade give intensity and audacity to the look.
And, if you like playing with bright colors, you can’t help but fall in love with the Technicolor Crayon Set, a trio of multitasking pencils with a creamy texture and intense, vibrant shades, perfect for creating the most sparkling looks. Each pencil — in the colors “Electric Blue,” “Bubblegum,” and “Wild Orange” — can be used alone, layered or mixed to create an endless world of creative looks. In the end, the piece de rèsistance: a limited-edition vegan palette with ten beautiful, bright nuances. It is made of intense, ultra-pigmented and long-lasting shades with an innovative formula. The new shades of red and purple and the striking metallic and iridescent finishes have been created exclusively for this palette, a complete novelty for the iconic brand.
Moreover, Kat Von D has launched a complete set of mini-sizes, for a makeup that is always perfect even on holiday, when at times it could prove challenging to bring all our favorite products with us: Kat Von D turns her most loved bestsellers into mini travel-sizes, from Setting Powder to the beloved Tattoo Liner, up to Liquid Lipstick in Lolita and Lock it, so you’ll never have to leave your favorite products at home.
July Beauty News
New Kilian Lipsticks: Le Rouge Parfum
Kilian takes us on a stroll between Heaven and Hell, a sensorial journey through one of the most sensual and classic pieces of makeup: lipstick, the red, classic and enveloping must-have, the weapon of choice of the femme fatale and of the elegant woman. Six shades of red, from the divine to diabolic, have been picked for their individual power, modeling their force into a luxury product with high performance able to satisfy even the most demanding soul.
All the lipsticks are available in a Matte or Satin finish to enhance the look, creating a bold makeup for the day or a spectacular one for the evening. From the most angelic to the most sinful nuance, each shade allows you to find the red that perfectly matches the personal fantasies, allowing beauty addicts to flirt with the light or become a queen of darkness. The shades are scaled between heaven and hell and flaunt intriguing names: heaven rouge, aphrodisiac rouge, prohibited rouge, dangerous rouge, intoxicating rouge, and devil rouge. For its first dive into makeup, Kilian thus proposes a collection entirely based on the sensuality of lipstick, already enhanced by matte or satin finishes, and further amplifies it by dipping them into a tempting cocktail of gourmand and floral notes, an exclusive harmony of neroli and vanilla.
July Beauty News
Kiko Beyond Limits: The Sporty Collection
A makeup that is entirely designed for the adventurous woman and for a holiday dedicated to exercise with new destinations? What we are looking for are waterproof textures, minimal and practical packaging and an “end of the world”-proof pay-off, suitable for accompanying us to the gym or on the top of a mountain! Kiko has winked at the adventurous lifestyle by creating the new Beyond Limits makeup collection, for daring women who never stop, but who don’t want to give up on beauty even during sports activities. The collection offers three palettes, each composed of 9 pressed powder eyeshadows that promise maximum payoff and blendability: Positive Attitude flaunts lavender nuances, Energetic Mood has sand-colored shades and Challenge Yourself sports pink and brown tones.
Close behind we find a precision eyeliner designed to last 8 hours, available in six different shades, and four combinations of eyeshadow duos in the Beyond Limits with a fondant cream texture, formulated to be no transfer and to guarantee up to 12 hours of flawless makeup. Then we find colored mascaras, lip pencils in six shades, and ultra-light and resistant lip tints. A perfecting primer completes the collection, together with a moisturizing spray serum to add freshness, creamy blushes, and highlighters, both in stick and powder forms, to ensure a long-lasting result. The face for the new collection is Sasha DiGiulian, American climbing champion and famous for being among the first three women to have climbed a 9a, the current highest difficulty for a climbing route.
July Beauty News
Nabla: Denude Collection
The new Denude Summer 2019 line starts from the bronze and metallic gleams of the Nabla Denude Summer 2018 makeup collection, giving it a new life. The updated lineup includes two Cutie Palette eyes with six eyeshadows, two ultra sparkling and sexy lip glosses and a set of eye brushes enclosed in an elegant golden clutch bag. Golden hues are the protagonists of the collection, together with coral red.
The main novelty, explicitly designed for the season, is represented by the eye palettes now in pocket format, always perfect to be kept in the bag or holiday suitcase. We find the Nude variation (with satin, metal foil, and latex matte finished) and the Coral one (with super matte reds and bright metal foil, celestial and fluid metal, multi-faceted and warm). Moreover, thanks to the integrated mirror, the packaging allows easy retouches to the makeup whenever necessary. The palettes include six pressed powder nuances, formulated to offer maximum pigmentation, softness on the eyelids and a high-quality payoff. Besides, the brand also features the new Shine Theory lip glosses, rich in ultra-reflective particles and with a golden glow, perfect for a wet look and a touch of radiance.
July Beauty News
NARS: Heath Collection of the Night & Voyageur Eyeshadow Palette
This summer Nars takes us on a journey thanks to the brand new Voyageur Eyeshadow Palettes, eye palettes with six glamorous shades each (created by a unique formula that suspends powder pigments within a system of liquid bonds) inspired by wonderlust and the colors of the world! The five variants – Taupe, Watermelon, Copper, Sunburst and Hardwired – adapt to all tastes, and offer intense colors, from buttery matte to shimmering glitters, to take us on a creative journey to discover the nuances of distant destinations.
From Joordan (a light gold with pink and silver glitters, found in the Hardwired palette) to Yokohama (a glittering gilded bronze found in the Copper palette) up to the Bastiaka district of Dubai, present in the form of an amber rose shade in the Watermelon palette, these beautiful colors, comfy on the lid and high-pigmented, will make you want to collect all the five palettes.
In addition, NARS takes its chance with the summer glow with two limited edition palettes enriched in warm and enveloping shades, Summer Lights and Hot Nights, matched with two lip sets. The face and eye palettes offer instant warmth and brightness for eyes and cheeks with a highlighter, a bronzer, and four sparkling eyeshadows: all included in a single multi-tasking product, compact and easy to carry wherever with us. The beautiful lip pencils are available in as many as 32 shades in the matte version and 20 for the satin version: the perfect choice to outline, define, and fill the lips. In the matte version, the Lip Pencils offer the impact of a matte lipstick with the precision of a pencil, while the satin version provides a new color experience, customizable through layers and ultra-resistant. In both cases, the emollient ingredients in the formula add a pleasant creamy sensation that allows a simple application, while silicones and vitamin E ensure an even and bright pay-off for hours. A collection that is shiny and sensual, bright and luxurious: turn up the heat.
July Beauty News
Diptyque: Raw Material in Colors
The new Diptyque collection toys with nuances, both in color and in semantic, for a collection of innovative and lively fragrances, a world caught between the palette of the painter and the one of the perfumer. The artist Desmond Knox-Leet, painter and co-founder of the Maison, imagines the fragrances and spontaneously associates a rainbow of spices, aromas, dried flowers and other fragrant wonders to them, in the same fashion he’s used to put colors to canvas. Two similar gestures that come from the same aspiration: to create, to compose, united in a never-ending cycle. For his summer collection, Diptyque plays on the synesthetic concept according to which an artist often “feels” a color, also in the form of a particular fragrance or smell, and vice versa. Thus the collection plays on associating specific colors to five iconic fragrances of the Maison: Do Son, Eau des Sens, the Ombre Dans l’Eau, Philosykos, and Tam Dao. First, Diptyque pinpoints the color that best matched the exalted raw material in each of the five compositions, using it a starting point to compose a color palette that recalls the spirit of the fragrance.
“For Do Son, a teal green evokes the spicy freshness of the tuberose, for Eau des Sens, a golden yellow light as bright as the orange blossom, while a lively pink tint recalls the fruity and acid pink of the Ombre dans l’Eau. And for Philosykos? An anise green translates the scent of fig leaves into color. Finally, a sweet orange tone was chosen for Tam Dao to enhance the warmth of sandalwood.” Five color combinations for five limited-edition Eau De Toilettes, combined with absolute novelties (Tam Dao shower balm, Tam Dao scented soap and the Body Balm Fleur de Peau) for an interweaving of colors, scents, and sensations.
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Glamglow, Coolsheet Hydrating Mask
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Smashbox, Cali Kissed
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Diptyque, Essences Insensées
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Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Eclats d’Amandes
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