by the nuMbers
yes, all stats were
dug up from a range
of obscure websites,
including those of the
Macau Government
and Macau business
40,320
minutes of using “Peau Magnifique”
from Revive to achieve brand new skin
MOP 86,000
price paid by a millionaire to have
celebrity hairstylist Stuart Phillips
engaged for a day
MOP 17,000
Creme de La Mer’s ‘The Essence’
Beauty lies is the eye of the beholder – or so they say – but there’s nothing
wrong with trying to enhance your natural features and your state of mind,
serum for a 21-day treatment
or keeping clean and healthy in body and spirit. Today’s concept of beauty
100,000
does fade into minimalist influences compared to the extravagances of
the Victorian age. Back then, She had to suffer to be beautiful. Today
average number of hairs
– maybe She still does but – for the most part, she indulges in Nobel
on a person’s head
prized mascara brews, the spiritual cleansings of aromatherapy, and
other popular urban rites such as diamond dust creams, kohl eyeliners

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and anti-ageing herbal extracts. Even He can’t escape the social trends
and must sport good grooming. Horse-smelling, pheromone-pumping,
number of facial muscles
body hair-boasting, males are dinosaurs of a distant chauvinist past. To
used to produce a smile
get you in the know, and to help you master that trendy, healthy, look, we
search high and low for the most exquisite goodies to add to your vanity
132cm
desk. Check out what to do, what to get, and where to find it – you’ll have
to swim an ocean to get some things...
length of the world’s longest pair of legs
Sure enough we also indulge in the quest for the most revitalising
– Proud owner: Svetlana Pankratova
experiences available in town - we weren’t disappointed, and you won’t
be either. On a more vital note, we take a scientific/ medical approach
MOP 10,300
to all that ‘junk’ we collect to make us (feel) beautiful (because we know
we already are, but as human beings we crave reassurance). Is it all
Cost of a 40-gram jar of Shisheido’s
really worth it? A practicing dermatologist tells his tale. Ever had one of
Creme Synergique
those catastrophic bad hair days? We have some suggestions to ensure
it doesn’t happen to you again, ever... well, maybe less often, nothing’s
110,000 sq ft
perfect.
size of Macau’s DFS Galleria selling
Next month we’ll talk about fashion, the Haute Couture way - Paris, New
makeup, creams and perfumes
York, London, Milan.... We comb through the lead designers’ collections
and let you in on the season’s trends - what’s hot, what’s not, will you have
10,000
to unearth your wardrobe from three seasons ago? We’ll be sure to let you
know. As always, accessories are ‘the deal breaker’ when selecting an
average number of blinks per day
outfit, and there’s that fetish that they can never get enough of... shoes!
We always crave your feedback. The first issues of ESSENTIAL were
met with enthusiasm from many a reader and we thank you for your
encouragement and suggestions. If you have something to share please
keep it clean and write to us at ESSENTIAL@macaubusiness.com. Go
ahead, indulge yourself in the best the city has to offer and enjoy!
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