It was during a long-haul flight from Paris to Sydney, while bemoaning the skin-drying effects of airplane travel, that PR agent Kirsten Carriol had an a-ha moment that would change the course of her career. She thought about the lanolin that her South Australian farmer grandparents had slathered on all over, and about how her […]
Paris Beauty
My Paris: Illustrator Kerrie Hess
Brisbane-based illustrator Kerrie Hess has legions of fans worldwide who swoon over her creations. At once elegant and whimsical, a blend of chic inky lines and soft watercolour splashes in bonbon shades, Kerrie’s art celebrates impossibly glamorous women in dream settings — and just begs to be displayed above velvet sofas or in luxurious boudoirs. […]
My Paris: Author Louisa Deasey
For Louisa Deasey, the City of Light has been illuminating in more ways than one. Having lost her father at a young age, Louisa was offered the opportunity to get to know him on a deep new level after receiving a mysterious letter from Paris. Denison Deasey had fallen in love with Paris in the […]
My Paris: Dermatologist Amy Wechsler
Paris is the capital of the world of beauty, so it’s not surprising that many industry experts come to appreciate this inspiring city. New York-based Dr Amy Wechsler, an internationally lauded dermatologist and a skincare adviser to Chanel, is more passionate than most, having regularly visited the City of Light for almost three decades. Here, […]