Departures Australia Autumn 2017

STYLE ETC. Hair, Face &

STYLE ETC. Hair, Face & Body 1 2 3 4 LUXE LACQUER French design legend Christian Louboutin has just unveiled this limited-edition trio of mini Loubichrome Nail Colours. Fiery red, glistening violet and eye-popping lime-green shades each lend a playful, mirror-like sheen that feels just as futurisic as it does feminine. christianlouboutin.com Natura Bissé’s Diamond Lip Booster does it all – its robust, vitaminrich formula hydrates, softens and delivers an instant plumping effect. naturabisse.com Smooth Operators Inspiring developments from the business of looking good Sensai’s Cellular Performance Extra Intensive Essence restores radiance and elasticity with a blend of cell-activating technology and koishimaru silk extract. sensaicosmetics.com Designed to attract and hold moisture, La Mer’s Rivitalizing Hydrating Serum energises and smooths the skin from within. lamer.com SkinChemists’ Bee Venom Facial Serum marries the pesky insect’s healing properties with hyaluronic acid to deliver a more youthful and firm appearance. skinchemists.com 7 SCENTS OF THE SEASON 5 1 Jo Malone Golden Needle Tea, jomalone.com 2 L’Artisan Parfumeur Sur L’Herbe, artisanparfumeur.com 3 Atkinsons 1799 Californian Poppy, atkinsons1799.com 4 Atelier Cologne Clémentine California, ateliercologne.com 5 Frédéric Malle Outrageous, fredericmalle.com 6 Narciso Rodriguez Fleur Musc, narcisorodriguez.com 7 Gucci Bamboo, gucci.com 8 Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Vetiver, dolcegabbana.com 9 Hermès Eau des Merveilles Bleue, hermes.com 6 8 9 © MANUFACTURERS 50 DEPARTURES-INTERNATIONAL.COM B Y CLAUDIA ROELKE AND FARHAD HEYDARI

1 2 CASE STUDIES COURTESY OF THE WATCHMAKERS FACES TO WATCH Ageless beauty meets cutting-edge innovation in the year’s most covetable timepieces. ROBIN SWITHINBANK reports from the industry’s glittering annual spectacle Geneva’s annual festival of watchmaking, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, is usually a confident, ostentatious affair, but the past couple of years have been lean by the industry’s booming, 21st-century standards. Exports of Swiss watches were down 10 per cent in 2016, mostly due to changes in Chinese spending habits. And so, as expected, this year’s SIHH was a more reserved affair, although a number of CEOs reported “cautious optimism” following a spike in final quarter sales last year. Which is all to say: nowhere are numbers and aesthetics more closely paired than watch dials – and this year’s new crop are a mostly sober lot. Herewith a quick loop of 2017’s debutants. » 1 RICHARD MILLE RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Secs Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1 During the presentation of Richard Mille’s new hyperwatch, attention was inevitably diverted as much to the eye-catching expense as the expressive design. But price to one side, Richard Mille’s latest – the first watch to carry the name of its Formula One partner, McLaren – is an astonishing piece of avant-garde watchmaking. It’s the lightest split-seconds tourbillon chronograph ever made, an obscure record made possible by the brand’s liberal use of graphene, a new material in watchmaking said to be 200 times stronger than steel. The whole thing, strap included, weighs just 40 grams. richardmille.com 2 VACHERON CONSTANTIN Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600 With 23 complications, Vacheron Constantin’s Celestia is the most complicated wristwatch the company has ever made, and one of the most complicated in watchmaking history. Among its functions are civil, solar and sidereal time (the latter two are measured against the sun and the stars), a perpetual calendar, a celestial chart, sunrise and sunset times, a tide-level indicator and indication of the seasons. It also has a thundering three-week power reserve. Phenomenal. vacheronconstantin.com DEPARTURES-INTERNATIONAL.COM 51