Freud for thought

Viola Levy
Feature
I’ve lost count of the number of perfumes that portray women as some intangible fantasy figure. She's either a nymphette trotting around Paris in her stilettos, or a femme fatale, posing seductively in a me...
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Essence of the Earth

Viola Levy
Feature
When it comes to spring scents, I’m definitely with author Margaret Atwood, who quipped, “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Although this may appear rather odd to some, I’m ...

Beauty from within

Viola Levy
Beauty, Cosmetics We Love, Feature
It’s a hard-won truth that beauty is more than skin-deep. When I first began working in beauty journalism several years ago, my priority was looking for make-up that didn’t budge, skincare which lived up to...

La Vida Lanzarote

Viola Levy
Dining, Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel
Before visiting Lanzarote, I never thought I would get so excited over a potato. But the Spanish island’s traditional dish of papas arrugadas (Canarian wrinkled potatoes) has instilled in me a newfound enthusia...