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I Have Been Named As One Of 16 Beauty Influencers To Follow by Magg Magazine
I Have Been Named As One Of 16 Beauty Influencers To Follow by Magg Magazine
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“If you ask me” – Will the ‘Walmart Birkin’ affect Hermès’ reputation?
Can the ‘Walmart Birkin’ affect Hermès Birkin at all?
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“If you ask me” – Weekly Reflections on Beauty, Life, and Creativity
Weekly commentary Welcome to a new content journey with me, Sofia from @upcloseonbeauty. My writing journey started at work, 13 years ago. I never wrote as a child. I believed, either from school or society, that people had one quality. This quality could be translated into a career. I struggled with writing (and maths), as…
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Thinking of buying a Beauty Advent Calendar in 2024? Here’s my top 10
While some, myself included, do believe October might be a bit early to think about Beauty Advent Calendars, some of them will start to sold out soon. As such, I want to share with you my top 10 Beauty Advent Calendars to look out for in 2024.
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Come with me to the Dior Beauty Mother’s Day Event
Come with me to the Mothers Day event by the Dior Beauty team
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Clarins Joli Rouge – New Launch
Clarins launches a new generation of their iconic Joli Rouge lipstick with a more responsible product and kind to the skin.
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Net-a-Porter Advent Calendar 2023 – Coming Soon
Without a trace of thought, the Net-a-Porter advent calendar was my favourite last year. It’s usually filled of luxury products that are worth much more than the asking price. This year, while the advent isn’t live yet, we were treated to a sneak peak. All contents, dates and prices are to be confirmed. What’s Inside…
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Dior Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – Available Now!
Inside the Dior Beauty Advent Calendar you’ll find 24 miniature creations from the House of Dior, including fragrances, skincare, makeup and candles.
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Guerlain Advent Calendar 2023 – Coming Soon
The 2023 Guerlain Advent Calendar contents are TBC soon.
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Sephora Favorites Advent Calendar 2023
Sephora launches great advent calendars every year and this year’s is no different. Looking like a chest and with an elegant orange colour, the calendar is worth over £1,000 and includes products from brands like Sol de Janeiro, Drunk Elephant and Rare Beauty.
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Liberty Advent Calendar 2023
One of the most beautiful advent calendars is back this year and with another gorgeous design. While it hasn’t been launched yet, you can read here what to expect inside.
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La Mer Advent Calendar 2023
La Mer luxury brand unveils their The Atelier Advent Calendar for 2023 worth £571 and with products like Crème de la Mer and the Lip Balm
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SKINLIFE, a niche beauty store, fuelled by ambition and sustainability
Read this interview with Dennis, Patrick and Pedro from SKINLIFE, a store in Lisbon focused on niche beauty, excellence and how they’re becoming even more sustainable.
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Up Close On Sustainability: How Sustainable is the Luxury Industry?
What is luxury? While we associate durability to luxury products, it’s true meaning leans more towards great ease, elegance or comfort in life, at a great expense. Luxury is, at a first glance, very well positioned in sustainability, with products made with the highest quality materials, durability and the type of products passed on generations.…
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Sustainability Month: History of Sustainability in the Beauty Industry
How can beauty brands become more sustainable? Explore the history and research I found.
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Inouïe Beauty, a cosmetics store born from friendship and sustainability
The beauty industry in Portugal is very different from the one I found in the UK. More focused on knowledge and science-based. Many of the people in the beauty industry I meet in Lisbon are or have been linked to medicine or pharmacy in one way or another, and Inouïe Beauty is no different. An…
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Sustainability Month: An introduction
have done some research on the beauty (and to some extent, fashion) industry and will be sharing them throughout the month.
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Master perfumers, new launches and niche beauty: an afternoon at Skinlife’s first Press Event
Skinlife organised a press event full of niche perfumery, luxury beauty and new launches. Find more about the event and the brands in this post.
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“If you ask me” – Is YouTube Still A Thing?
This week, I spent my entire YouTube time watching OG beauty content creators and their vlogs. It’s 2025, and yet, I’m still incredibly drawn to this content format. In fact, my journey into beauty started with these original creators. But, is YouTube still a thing?
Hi, I’m Sofia.
Lisbon-based online content creator and lover of all things luxury, beauty and macro photography.
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