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Musa Kitchen Hub: A New Destination for Kitchen Design text Natalia Muntean Musa Kitchen Hub has officially opened its first studio Stockholm, offering a space where Italian aesthetics meet German engineering and where premium kitchens become more accessible.The new studio invites visitors to explore materials firsthand, discover smart design solutions, and get expert advice on everything from colour choices to countertop finishes. Whether you’re drawn to the calm of neutral minimalism or the drama of metallics and bold textures, Musa Kitchen Hub offers solutions for every style. “We want to make it possible for more people to realise their dream kitchen, with premium quality and personality and without compromising on price or durability,” says Sandro Marini, Communications Manager and Art Director at Musa. Unlike many kitchen suppliers, Musa Kitchen Hub controls the entire production chain, from development to finished product. As part of Broadview Materials, the world’s largest producer of surface materials, the company has access to advanced technology, deep material expertise, and a carefully curated range from leading brands like FENIX®, Homapal®, TUET and Getacore. This vertical integration allows Musa Kitchen Hub to offer high-quality, sustainable kitchens at competitive prices. Broadview Materials is committed to reducing its climate footprint, investing in smarter factories, renewable energy and innovations that make both products and production more sustainable.

KICKS advent calendars text Elva Ahlbin This year, KICKS invites you to make every December moment magical with daily beauty surprises—introducing two enchanting advent calendars and a curated gift box to mark each Sunday of Advent: The Supreme Advent Calendar, The Iconic Advent Calendar, and The Essential Five. Thoughtfully assembled by KICKS’ own Beauty Experts, each collection brings you handpicked treasures—from prestigious skincare and couture makeup to trending new arrivals. Whether you’re drawn to indulgent luxury or crave the excitement of discovering the latest beauty must-haves, there’s something here to brighten every heart. They’re the perfect way to spread extra joy and radiance all the way up to Christmas.  The Supreme Advent Calendar Indulge in luxury in every detail with The Supreme Advent Calendar. Housed in an elegant jewellery-style box with coordinating pouches, each compartment holds a beauty gift selected with precision and care. Expect premium skincare, professional-grade makeup, and products your hair will adore. As a bonus, each pouch is adorned with a delicate silver tag featuring unique beauty hacks to elevate your routine even further. Contents: 31 items across 24 doors, chosen by KICKS Beauty Experts.Featured Brands: Anastasia, NARS, Hourglass, Amika, Maria Åkerberg, Sisley, Babor, RMS Beauty, MAC, Shiseido, Burberry, and more.Sizes: 15 full-size products, 5 travel-size, and 11 luxe sample items.Price: SEK 1,600 (Value: SEK 8,150). The Iconic Advent Calendar Make a statement with The Iconic Advent Calendar, a burst of colour and joy shaped like a classic cookie tin—filled with trend-led essentials your beauty routine needs. Inside you’ll find everything from hyped skincare to the boldest makeup and standout hair favourites. Personalize it further with included beauty stickers to make this tin truly your own. Contents: 38 items in 24 doors, selected by KICKS Beauty Experts.Featured Brands: Kylie, Benefit, Milk Makeup, The Ordinary, Dr Jart+, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Sol de Janeiro, Juliette Has a Gun, Morphe, Smuu7, and more.Sizes: 20 full-size products, 7 travel-size, and 11 luxury samples.Price: SEK 1,100 (Value: SEK 5,905). The Essential Five For a refined, minimalist treat, The Essential Five is a unisex gift box offering five well-filled doors. Open them all at once, or one each Advent Sunday—and save a special exclusive gift for December 24th. This five-step beauty ritual covers skincare, haircare, fragrance and other must-haves, all presented in a sleek, pull-out box. As an extra touch, there’s a beauty hack hidden beneath each door. Contents: 14 products across 5 doors.Featured Brands: Verso, Hugo Boss, Clarins, Clinique, Rituals, Lanza, Recipe for Men, Anastasia, Bulldog, Depend, Filorga, Atelier Rouge, and Skincity Skincare.Sizes: 9 full-size, 2 travel sizes, 3 luxury samples.Price: SEK 650 (Value: SEK 3,143). Availability All three beauty treasures—the two advent calendars and The Essential Five  are available in limited quantities. You can shop them in KICKS stores as well as online at kicks.se.

COS Embraces Dark Elegance at New York Fashion Week text Natalia Muntean COS returned to New York Fashion Week for the fourth consecutive September, presenting its Autumn Winter 2025 collection as an ode to refined, considered and relevant design. The show, held at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse, was a study in contrast, materiality and craftsmanship, captured through an evocative interplay of space and light. The cavernous space, reimagined in pristine white, provided an architectural stage for the collection. Against this backdrop, the designs anchored themselves in a sophisticated palette of rich, inky darks: black, steel grey and deep navy. Creative expressions emerged as iconic house codes were retold through fine materials, texture and finish, with pony-effect surfaces, supple leather and shearling offset by a balance of matte versus sheen. The collection seamlessly blended structure with fluidity, embodying the brand’s core principles of timelessness, craftsmanship and uncompromising quality. Day-to-night versatility was reimagined through signature pieces, while functional yet inventive tailoring defined the menswear. The event was attended by a host of guests, including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Jodie Turner-Smith. Select pieces from the show are available immediately, with limited numbers continuing to drop throughout the season.

CAROLINA HERRERA Very Good Girl Elixir text Natalia Muntean Let yourself be seduced by Very Good Girl Elixir, a sensual and intense interpretation of Very Good Girl, presented in an alluring bottle with a gradient from red to black. This bold addition to the Good Girl family is more addictive than ever, capturing the multifaceted nature of femininity with a powerful, ambery blend of fruity and floral notes. Sensual black cherry, red rose and vanilla come together in an irresistible composition. Very Good Girl Elixir is a more intense and sensual version of the original perfume. This highly concentrated elixir opens with a rich scent of juicy black cherry and bitter almond, transitioning into heart notes of sumptuous tuberose and rose water, before ending with base notes of intoxicating vanilla combined with rich cocoa. Very Good Girl Elixir reaches new heights of seduction, presented in a bottle shaped like a stiletto that goes from red to black, with a shiny gold heel. The bottle is elegantly enclosed in a red and black box that perfectly complements the seductive expressions in the bottle’s design.

Charlotte Tilbury Unveils Airbrush Flawless Foundation text Natalia Muntean This August, Charlotte Tilbury MBE unveiled the culmination of a decade of airbrush innovation with the launch of her NEW! Airbrush Flawless Foundation and the NEW! Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte. Promising a legendary, second-skin finish, this duo is poised to become the new cornerstone of every makeup wardrobe, offering a 3D-matte, poreless perfection that performs like skincare. This revolutionary foundation promises a 3D-matte, second-skin finish that’s both lightweight and longwearing. Powered by innovative Powder Blur AIRTech™, it blurs pores and imperfections for a smooth, airbrushed effect without feeling heavy or cakey. The formula is also infused with skincare ingredients to improve hydration and texture over time. Available in 44 tailored shades, the foundation is designed to match a wide range of undertones without oxidizing. For the perfect finish, pair it with the new Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte, which locks makeup in place for up to 16 hours while controlling shine with a micro-fine, weightless mist. “Darlings, do you dream of flawless, poreless-looking, naturally perfected, 3D-matte skin? Get the Airbrush Effect!” says Charlotte Tilbury.

Satisfyer’s Steel Collection: Art Object or Pleasure Object? text Jahwanna Berglund Move over, minimalism. Satisfyer is turning up the heat and the chill with its new Steel Collection, a series of sculptural stainless-steel dildos that blur the lines between design object, art piece, and ultimate tool for pleasure.
 Each piece, from the sleek curves of Pure Gravity to the dramatic S-shapes of Star Force, looks so refined you could leave it on your coffee table and call it “conversation-starting décor.” Have a partner? Perfect, it doubles as a design statement you both can enjoy. And if guests come over, don’t be surprised if they whisper to each other:“Is that a Jeff Koons I’ve never seen before?”
 But beyond the gallery-worthy look, these creations are engineered for more than admiration. Stainless steel weight offers effortless intensity, the smooth surface glides with ease, and the toys can be heated or cooled to unlock a new dimension of sensation. They’re battery-free, ultra-hygienic, and compatible with all lubricants, functional design in the purest sense.
 At prices starting from just 665 SEK, this might be the most affordable “art investment” of the year. After all, who says high design can’t also come with a climax?

Charlotte Tilbury’s Viral Advent Calendar Returns for 2025 – Bigger, Better, and More Magical Than Ever text  Jahwanna Berglund Last year, Charlotte Tilbury’s advent calendar became a global phenomenon, with one selling every minute in 2024. This holiday season, the beauty world’s most glamorous countdown is back reimagined as Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest, and it’s more dazzling than ever.
 Inside its star-adorned, jewel-handled drawers, beauty lovers will uncover 12 makeup and skincare icons, including five full-sized products, two more than last year making this her best-value advent calendar to date. From the cult-favorite Pillow Talk lip essentials to the glow-giving Magic Cream and the iconic Beauty Light Wand, every drawer holds a little moment of joy designed to make you look and feel like a star.
 The treasure chest itself is adorned with Charlotte’s signature Star Confidence constellations print a reminder of her mantra that we are all born to shine. Once the products are unwrapped, the box transforms into a keepsake you’ll want to treasure forever, whether as a jewelry case or a beauty lover’s secret stash.
 Charlotte Tilbury herself says it best: “Darlings, I am making all your beauty wishes come true… These are my globally adored, universally flattering beauty secrets, guaranteed to make you feel and look like a star every time you use them!”
 With a value of €326 and an RRP of SEK 2650, Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season. But if last year is anything to go by, you’ll want to act fast because magic like this never stays on the shelves for long.