The 29th June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fairpromises to meet every professional buyer’s diamond, coloured gemstone and pearl needs as the four-day trade show opens today at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. More than 2,200 jewellery manufacturers and gemstone suppliers from 41 countries and regions are displaying their latest collections of fine jewellery … Read More →
If a matte lipstick is your go-to bullet of choice, you know that the struggle to keep the color on your lips is all too real once the temperatures jump from balmy to scorching come summer. Despite these formulas’ flat finishes, the colors still have the tendency to melt and drip along with sweat beads … Read More →
Arun Jaitley’s budget speech with its `9 pillars’ of growth may have soared the hopes of many, but his one sentence, announcing 1% excise duty on all gold jewellery as well as studded jewellery ornaments, floored the entire gems & jewellery trade. For, a trade that pinned its hopes of a reduced import duty on … Read More →
In honor of Valentine’s Day, T asked six great perfumers to describe the one they love — through smell — and how this has impacted their work. Photo Marie du Petit Thouars, founder and creative director of Maison Louis Marie, and her husband, Matthew Berkson. Marie du Petit Thouars, Maison Louis Marie “My husband always … Read More →
Okay, folks, I’ll be honest. When I pitched this story to my editors, I wasn’t really thinking about the fact that February 29 isn’t actually going to feel like an extra special day or anything like that. It’s an arbitrarily designated period of 24 hours that wedges itself in between February 28 and March 1 … Read More →
E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal said that the Electronics Monday Sale was the highest ever traffic experienced by the platform, where five mobiles were sold every second. In a statement issued on Monday evening, the company claimed that it was on track to reach $100 million in sales (roughly Rs. 647 crores). “It has been our biggest … Read More →