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INSIDE: ISSUE #14

Malta, meet San Francisco. She’s beautiful, spontaneous, open-minded and full of ideas for things to do. Keith Diplock discovered an original, one-of-a-kind home in this vibrant city, The McCarthy Residence by Natoma Architects, and talks to its architect Stanley Saitowitz. Interior designer Vera Sant Fournier shows us how to ‘Get the Look’ in Malta, while Christina Medici relives her experience in the city and gives us her tips for how to spend time there. Holly Knowles wanders around a luxurious Maltese home, designed by Maltese architect Daniel Scerri of Scerri Periti, while the chefs and owners at Jus Restaurant – Sean Xuereb Conti and Maria Sammut – cook us a delicious meal at Jus Restaurant. Vamp never shies away from fashion, and in this issue there are two photo shoots! One is by the talented photographic artist Elisa Von Brockdorff and the other by the Italian duo: photographer Federico Peltretti and extravagant stylist Fabio Ferri. Tamara Burr gives us some more glamorous make-up tips for summer, while our stylists are taped to the wall so we can take our time over their fashion tips for this summer in ‘Style Files’. We also see through the lens of René Rossignaud, who left his comfort zone to photograph war-torn places; explore the theories behind those mysterious lines in the sky; and enter the world of a transgender after years of research by Gilbert Calleja for his book Liminal. We look forward to seeing you at Earth Garden! Come and say ‘hi’ at our stand, supported by Tico Tico.

015. STYLE FILE: ANATOMY

Revamping your wardrobe this season with our stylists, Luke Engerer and Kira Drury

027. OUT OF THE CLOSET THE BLINDING LIGHT Gilbert Calleja spent years following transgender people,

from home to work to their fantastic parties, to research for his book Liminal. Karl Schembri reviews...

033. SUMMER SPELLS

Summer fashion shoot by photographer Federico Peltretti and styled by the fabulous Fabio Ferri

046. FROM THE WEST COAST WITH LOVE Christina Medici relives her experience in San Francisco,

giving us her top 10 must sees and dos

053. MEN’S SUMMER TRENDS Summer 2014 men’s fashion shoot by Elisa Von Brockdorff 060. INTERVIEW: GROUND ZERO René Rossignaud risks his life photographing a war zone.

Lisa Gwen discusses these tragic photographs

070. DISCOVERY AND LANDSCAPE Keith Diplock talks to Stanley Saitowitz from Natoma

Editor Lily Agius Creative Director / Design Chris Psaila Photographers Federico Peltretti Elisa Von Brockdorff Stylists Elisa Von Brockdorff Fabio Ferri Kira Drury Luke Engerer Sales / Director Sam Psaila - 7788 0300 Sales & Marketing Manager Matthew Spiteri – 7724 2490

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Contributors Bo Concept Cafe Del Mar Christian Galea Christina Medici Daniel Scerri David Pisani Elisa von Brockdorff Fabio Ferri Federico Peltretti Francesca Zammit Cutajar Gilbert Calleja Herzon Muscat Holly Knowles Joseph Goode Justine Micallef -Pure Karl Brincau Karl Schembri Keith Diplock Kira Drury Lisa Gwen Baldacchino Luke Engerer Maria Sammut Rene Rossignaud Sean Xuereb Conti Stanley Saitowitz Talitha Dimech Tamara Burr Vera Sant Fournier

Architects in San Francisco about the ultra cool home, The McCarthy Residence

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Interior Designer Vera Sant Fournier sets the mood

083. LUST LIST

Wicked essentials for the wish list

086. THE MAGIC NUMB3R Holly Knowles saunters around a luxurious designer home

in Malta by Scerri Periti

100. BETWEEN THE LINES Exploring the truth behind the strange white trails that

seem to linger in our skies

108. PLAYING WITH FOOD Owners and chefs at Jus Restaurant create a mouth

watering meal, some of which we can try at home

115. MIX IT UP Make-up artist Tamara Burr gives some hot tips on how to l

fill your make-up bag this summer

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ATELIER VIERKANT AT LOFT This year, Atelier Vierkant has introduced a series of monolithic forms and shapes that tend to fundamentally break the boundary between a spatial object and useful furniture. Straight, slanted and curved lines dominate the scene in which they are designed and where the void between the fired-clay forms defines the impact of the setting. Available on order. Available from Loft Triq San Pawl, Naxxar - Find us on FB: LOFT Malta

COORDONNÉ AT LOFT The rich architecture of Antoni Gaudi’s modernist Barcelona and the grand palaces of 11th Century Andalusia have provided the inspiration for this stunning new collection of wall coverings from Coordonné. Historical mosaic and tile designs are reproduced onto high quality nonwoven wall covering where the contrasting colours and textures can be fully appreciated. With this collection, Coordonné ventures into a mesmerising world where this style of design has, up until now, only been seen on materials such as ceramic, stone and clay. Thanks to the reproduction of these special designs as wall coverings, they can be enlarged and repeated across your walls endless times, creating a truly spectacular look.

Feminine and sensual EAU DE LACOSTE SENSUELLE accentuates an elegant but casual appearance, with a soft twist that is reminiscent of a joyful evening. Designed to recreate the feeling of transition from a sunlit day to a cool, refreshing evening, EAU DE LACOSTE SENSUELLE opens with sparkling top notes of vibrant pink pepper and juicy blackcurrant. As the sun sets, the elegant floral heart blends with the soft nougatine and a comforting amber base, resulting in a sensual fragrance which is perfect for the evening ahead.

Take the historical beauty of Spain into your home, with the Tiles Collection from Coordonné.

For local trade enquiries, call free phone VJ Salomone (Marketing) 8007 2387.

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WHENEVER, WHEREVER... SUNLAB

Bay Street • Gozo • Paola • Sliema • The Point • Valletta

Luke: Guess shirt - €69 Guess trousers - €116.50 Guess belt - €60 Guess shoes - €120 Rayban sunglasses, Sunlab - €143 Michael Kors watch, Sunlab & VIP - €229

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Styled by: Luke Engerer Photography: Federico Peltretti Make-up artist: Tamara Burr

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Kira: Guess dress - €224 Guess shoes - €150 Rayban sunglasses, Sunlab - €145 Michael Kors watch, Sunlab & VIP - €199 Michael Kors gold leather bracelet, Sunlab & VIP €99 Michael Kors blue bangle - €129

N THE LAST ISSUE I TRIED MY HAND AT DRESSING FELLOW STYLIST LUKE, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN. THIS TIME AROUND, IT’S HIS TURN TO TAKE THE HOLD OF THE REINS AND SHAKE UP MY LOOK. I’M MORE OF A DENIM-ANDTEE KIND OF GIRL AND SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN FLATS, SO I WASN’T SURPRISED WHEN LUKE TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO ‘UP’ THE GLAM FACTOR AND PULLED OUT A BODY-CON DRESS AND SKY-HIGH HEELS. IT’S ALWAYS A LAUGH, WORKING WITH LUKE, AND I LOVED FEELING GIRLY, STRONG AND POWERFUL. IT REMINDS ME OF THAT SAYING: “GIVE A WOMAN THE RIGHT PAIR OF SHOES AND SHE CAN RULE THE WORLD”!

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#STYLE FILE ...”I ALWAYS GET EXCITED WHEN IT’S TIME TO WRITE THE STYLE FILES, I GET TO VISIT MY FAVOURITE STORES AND PICK WHATEVER I FANCY, I’M LIKE A KID IN A CANDY SHOP. THIS MONTH I’LL BE PARADING AROUND IN THESE BEAUTS”….

SUMMER SCENTS NINA L’EAU

A seductive, fresh, fruity, floral fragrance that will draw you in sniff by sniff. An intoxicating mix of neroli, apple blossom and gardenia with rounded notes of white musk, it is best described as sharp, light and sensual. Bottled in a beautiful soft pink frosted glass apple with silver leaves, it looks as good as it smells. Eau de Toilette 50ml €50

COCKTAIL SEDUCTION BLUE WOMEN

Bright and sparkly, with an addictive lingering scent that will keep you wanting more and more. A combination of tangerine and lychee and at its heart a very feminine floral bouquet of gardenia, jasmine and peony, this scent whispers subtle seduction. Eau de Toilette 100ml €24

GUESS SHORTS White, embellished and beautiful, these shorts will look even better once I work on my tan - time to sun-worship! Shorts €137.50 BRIGHT BAGS! I think there should be a law that all summer bags are bold and bright - this little lovely fits the bill perfectly! Dome satchel €112

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Inspired by the ocean, this limitededition fragrance is the perfect scent for summer. Described as “young, youthful and fresh”, with notes of seawater and a blend of woods and musk, this is summer memory in a bottle: a truly addictive fragrance. Eau de Toilette 60ml €66

SUMMER SANDAL These sandals are going to be permanently glued to my feet. The tan colour goes with literally everything, and the super wedge heel and platform keeps them comfy and chic too! Sandals €175

Exclusively distributed by Ta’ Xbiex Perfumery Limited Tel: 21331553

Available from all GUESS outlets.

HEBE GLAM COLLECTION If you want to get your glam on, look no further than the GLAM collection. The IceGlam collection comes in two colours black or white, with gold accents. With this baby on your wrist you’ll set the style charts soaring! €89 Available only from HEBE – Valletta, Paola or Sliema & Ice Watch - Bisazza Street, Sliema.

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IPANEMA It’s tootsie-time ladies! Time to book that pedicure and get your feet out for the summer. Living on a sweltering island means that we have a good excuse to invest in a truckload of sandals! And on that note, I will introduce you to a super brand iPANEMA. Its collection is made up of bright colours, bold prints and beautiful gemstones. Using the best materials, it takes pride in the fact that its footwear is not only pretty to look at but super comfy too. iPANEMA Vitraux Sandal €29.99 iPANEMA Lola Flip Flop €16.99

#STYLE FILE COCCINELLE If you’re a bag girl then I’m sure you’ve heard of Coccinelle, and if you haven’t, then where have you been?... The summer collection is totally addictive and luxurious! I visited the store last week and it was love at first sight. These are my favourite numbers: WHITE BACK: I’m a sucker for white, which looks so amazing against a tan, so naturally I gravitated towards this beauty, and the chain-strap detail gives it a cool, edgy finish. €190 RED: Hello gorgeous! This is one of my faves! I love it because it’s big, bold and beautiful – and that colour is everything! I can assure you that, with this on your arm, you’ll be showered with compliments! €230 FRINGE BAG: This trio of gorgeousness had me weak at the knees. The first thing I noticed was the vibrant colour and then the fringing: a huge trend this season! €130 THE SADDLE BAG: This bag has a cool 70’s vintage vibe, perfect for festivals and days out chilling in the sunshine. It’ll go with everything and be that bag you grab when you’re in a rush because it goes with everything! €110 BIG BAG (MIX OF THREE COLOURS: BLACK, TAN AND BEIGE): Big bags are a life-saver! We girls need to be prepared and the long strap comes in handy when you’re carrying a heavy load – fabulous and functional! €290 BLUE WITH ROSE GOLD BUTTON: This sexy satin clutch with strap is perfect for the evening. I love the two-toned colour clash, keeping the classic design modern and fresh. €140 All available from Coccinelle Sliema

...”SUMMER IS WHEN WE FEEL OUR BEST, THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SUNSHINE THAT MAKES US WANT TO HIT THE SHOPS AND TREAT OURSELVES TO A LITTLE SOMETHIN’SOMETHIN’. I FOR ONE INTEND TO EMBRACE IT!”... 020

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TWENTY 2 One of my favourite go-to shops when I’m looking for something original and fun for a night out, Twenty 2 never disappoints. I go in wanting to buy one thing and leave with three. Their summer collection is bright, fun, flirty and the prices are super reasonable. I’m loving this little white dress, being a sucker for a cut-out detail: sexy without trying too hard. Also on my shopping list is this floral number; I love the flirty flowers mixed with the strong tribal print. White dress €46 Floral dress €54 Twenty 2 - Birkirkara

Trade Enquiries VJ Salomone Marketing tel: 8007 2387

Experience this new fragrance and receive a Lacoste clutch bag when purchasing edp 90ml Or a Lacoste toiletry pouch when purchasing edp 50ml. Offer valid while stock lasts. Available from authorised outlets only.

#STYLE FILE NEW LOOK You gotta love New Look, on-trend fashion at affordable prices, you’ll go gaga for their super cool collections, adored by celebrities and fashionista’s alike. I’m a super fan, and never fail to visit their stores whenever i’m in need of a little retail therapy. I love my maxi dress and New Look have so many cool ones in their summer collection. If you are petite, opt for a mididress instead. €24.99

SUNLAB These Michael Kors beauties are feminine with a glam edge, thanks to the diamanté details and I’m loving the tortoiseshell! €156 Every girl should own a pair of aviators, classic and timeless and forever stylish. And I love the leather arms – très chic! €197

Cream Keyhole Front Aztec Print Diamond maxi Dress €29.99

FOSSIL BAG! The beautifully designed bags are both functional and super chic and the designs are perfect for the girl on the go. Neutral colours are extremely versatile and smart, which will ensure a long life-span. €90

Available from New look, Level -2, The Point, Sliema

All available from Sunlab

#STYLE FILE CARPISA If you are planning a trip abroad and need some luggage, then head to Carpisa. They have a great selection of suitcases and hand luggage in a variety of fun colours and prints. Their prices are really reasonable and the quality of their products is super – they tick all the boxes. They also have a beautiful range of handbags and accessories for both men and women. Carpisa spring /summer 2014 mens collection Vito Bandoleer grey/blue/black €25.90 Fifa World Cup Brasil 2014 luggage: Size L €99.90 Size M €89.90 Size S €79.90

...”TIME TO GET YOUR LOOK SORTED FOR THE SUMMER AND I’VE GOT IT COVERED - FEAST YOUR EYES ON THESE GOTTA’ HAVE THEM BOYS!”…. SUNLAB If you’re looking for a pair of sunglasses for summer make Sunlab your first stop. They’ve got one hell of a collection for both men and women, you’ll be seriously spoilt for choice. Here are my top picks! Oakley Enduru €199 Lacoste €122 We all know you guys love a bit of arm candy – and I’m talking about the watch variety. Sunlab offers a veritable feast, and an extensive variety to suit all needs and tastes. TIMEX The Chuck Norris of watches, this distinctive Time Expedition Shock XL offers a rare blend of style and strength that is simultaneously rugged and timeless. Featuring a large digital display, a vibrating alarm, this watch is shock-resistant to ISO standards and water resistant to a depth of 200 metres and is super reasonably priced as well! €79 MICHAEL KORS The fashion world has fallen for fashion icon Michael, with his trendy lines of beautiful designed watches, and this baby has just landed at Sunlab. I love the fact that it is completely gold, including the face. It is super sleek and is water resistant too – a bonus! €199 Watches available from Sunlab & VIP – Sunglasses available from Sunlab

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HEBE Ice Watch have stepped up their game yet again, always one step a head in development they are now using steel for their watch cases in the Style Collection. The steel has been given a colourful rosegold treatment, which looks absolutely beautiful. Easy to wear with the perfect mix of materials and style. €115

One of my favourite street wear stores, Urban Culture is literally overflowing with the coolest brands around. Nike, G-Star, Hurley, Oakley, to name just a few, all find a home under one roof. If you’re looking for urban fashion at great prices, look no further. And it’s super for beachwear too, with swimwear, hats, bags and everything else you might need to make sure you look sharp by the pool-side. There’s also a great collection of footwear, from Vans to Converse and beyond: you’ll be spoilt for choice!

Available only from HEBE – Valletta, Paola or Sliema & Ice Watch - Bisazza Street, Sliema.

GUESS THE DENIM SHIRT Denim isn’t just for winter, love the print on this denim shirt and it’s sleeveless too, so you’ll be able to show off your tans - bonus! Shirt €105 THE POLO Polo shirts look great for both night and day, team with trousers for the evening and shorts for daytime. Simple, stylish and a classic love the vibrant shade too! Polo Shirt €59 MACASSION Smart but not uptight, just slip on and go, the shoe of the summer if you ask me!. Macassion €70

Nike Graphic Reversible Tote €26 Nike SB Leopard Snapback €31 Nike Glory Top Stripe €31 Nike Flow Short – Print €31 Nike Air Max 90 BR €153

Available from all GUESS outlets

Available at Urban Culture, Level -2, The Point, Sliema

COCKTAIL SEDUCTION BLUE MAN

This modern fragrance has an exotic combination of citrus and pineapple with a hint of mint, and a sexy spicy freshness. It is the perfect night-time scent for the hot summer months and something you’d want your boyfriend to wear – just the right cocktail of delicious. Eau de Toilette 100ml €24

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The name says it all: ‘Seduction’ – and, oh boy, does it seduce! Created by Antonio Banderas, it contains top notes of green apple and green leaves and base notes of amber and vanilla. This scent is style in a bottle for the man who likes to look smart and smell divine. Eau de Toilette 100ml €24

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Inspired by the same things as its female counterpart, this is a more masculine fragrance, mixing aromas of the ocean with sparkling grapefruit and patchouli. It encompasses the excitement of summer and the sexiness of the heat of the sun. Eau de Toilette 100ml €76 Exclusively distributed by Ta’ Xbiex Perfumery Limited Tel: 21331553

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OUT OF THE CLOSET

OUT OF THE CLOSET THE BLINDING LIGHT T WORDS: KARL SCHEMBRI

he partying crowds in Palace Square on the night civil gay unions became a reality might have gained the spotlight for a while, as the “liberal”, “progressive” Malta embraced this new bold development. But one man’s intimate photographic journey into the transgender world reveals it to be a world fraught with paradox and contradiction; a space where identity is always fluid, in transition, and incredibly captivating for the onlooker.

Gilbert Calleja’s Liminal is a book that uncovers the Other through the lens of a curious photographer, and what he gets us to see is a fascinating underworld that has an eerily familiar feeling in its fine detail, like crucifixes and religious effigies in the bedroom of someone who becomes a drag queen by night. >>

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“AT “AT THE THE HEART HEART OF OF CALLEJA’S CALLEJA’S WORK WORK IS IS HIS HIS FIXATION FIXATION WITH WITH THE THE INTERPLAY INTERPLAY OF OF ICONS ICONS OF OF WORSHIP WORSHIP AND AND THOSE THOSE OF OF BLASPHEMOUS BLASPHEMOUS INTENT,” INTENT,” This is the fruit of years spent following transgender people, from home to work to their fantastic parties. True to his style, Calleja followed his subjects doggedly, just as he did with fishermen, dockyard workers and the parish priest visiting his dying parishioners in previous projects. And again, just like with his previous projects, he captures the spaces that his subjects inhabit, at leisure or at work, placing us somewhere between intruding voyeurs and privileged observers. Published by Ede Books, Calleja’s is a journey that takes us in and out of the familiar and the unfamiliar. It is the first document of its kind to come out of Malta, shedding light on the underground life of the transgender community, if there ever was one. As an observing outsider himself, who had to navigate through the sensitive and intricate paths of trust and acceptance in order to be able to embark on this project, Calleja’s lens takes us just around the corner, where we may have feared to tread. ‘Liminal’ is not so much a celebration of diversity as a frank introduction to the transgender world – less underground and much more mundane than we might think. In his seminal introductory essay, MaltaToday Online editor Matthew Vella describes the world of paradox and contradictions that Calleja himself admits he is unable to understand.: “At the heart of Calleja’s work is his fixation with the interplay of icons of worship and those of blasphemous intent,” Vella writes. “He may be unwilling to understand why so many of his subjects retain their Catholic faiths (faith may be even more important in the tribulation of having to negotiate a new sexual identity, and the hardships one encounters in an intolerant society): in his capture of ‘spaces for living’, he picked out the paraphernalia of belief – crucifixes, candles, saintly effigies, images – and then relished in capturing their mock desecration during the heady nights of gay and trans parties.” Calleja’s real agenda, Vella adds, is not the finality of sexual identity but that of capturing space where his characters live, away from the stereotypical confessions one might expect. “So he refuses to reduce his willing subjects to the ultimate signifiers of their anatomical ‘truth’: the absent phallic identifiers or tell-tale mastectomies are replaced by the physiognomic baggage of ‘gender past’. We see the clues in the residue of fresh stubble clinging to the ceramic of a basin before it is washed away, bulging Adam’s apples, muscular arms and veins and sagging male arses on a woman’s body, or the estrogenic fat that betrays a man’s feminine past.” Calleja made his own priority to avoid sensationalising his characters, informed by his own approach of documenting people from the margins of society. His job was to “look at these people as human beings – full stop”, he says. “My job was to document and present a fair and honest view. It’s easy to fall for clichés and stereotypes and lose sight of reality, but exaggerating or fabricating images is not my thing.” To do this, Calleja had to be “adopted” by his subjects, who are generally suspicious, cautious and closed because of Malta’s smallness. Throughout this process, he learnt the intricacies of transgender individuals negotiating their identities – like the 40-year-old man who instructed him to show up at his house only after 9 pm and then turned out to be the same person he knew as a woman, living with her aging parents. This book, which forms part of the Milkshake project – also conceived and managed by Calleja, gives an essential picture of another Malta that is dying to be seen and heard. However, as the book’s title so aptly suggests, it is also a reality that refuses to be shackled, grasped or tied down to one identity. V

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Playsuit, New Look, €29.99 Peep-toe shoes, Topshop, €91 Handbag, Coccinelle, €248 Necklace, Nomination, Hebe, €140 Heart pendant (worn as a bracelet), Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €347 Sunglasses, Dolce&Gabbana, Solaris, €165 Black lace mitten, Accessorize, €13.90

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The cruel elegance of Hollywood Glamour meets the savage beauty of Mediterranean Chic to create a modern classic of Riveting Allure. Before the sun sets on a summer day, Style will be bestowed. >>

PHOTOGRAPHER: PHOTOGRAPHER: FEDERICO FEDERICO PELTRETTI PELTRETTI FASHION FASHION EDITOR: EDITOR: FABIO FABIO FERRI FERRI MAKE-UP: MAKE-UP: JUSTINE JUSTINE MICALLEF MICALLEF •• HAIR: HAIR: KARL KARL BRINCAT BRINCAT MODELS: MODELS: OLGA OLGA SIDLETSKA SIDLETSKA AND AND LILY LILY ESTEL ESTEL

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Back ruffle dress, Guess, €192 Sunglasses, Dior, Solaris, €365 Pink purse, Coccinelle, €110 Black mitten, Accessorize, €13.90 Necklace, Pestavento, Hebe, €830 Scorpion pendant, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €333 Bangle, Nanis, Hebe, €1825

Leopard print snood, New Look, €9.99 Black blazer, Topshop, €75 Black pencil skirt, Topshop, €30 Shoes, Topshop, €94 Bracelet, APM, Hebe, €260 Ring, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €298 Key pendant on chain, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €323

White camisole dress, Guess, €105 Skirt, Twenty Two, €26 Belt, Twenty Two, €9.99 Sandals, Accessorize, €54 Pendant, Bohemme, Hebe, €500 Earrings, Nanis, Hebe, €350

Dress, Guess, €395; Shopping bag, Coccinelle, €230; Sandals, Topshop, €46; Sunglasses, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Solaris, €179; Ring, Bohemme, Hebe, €275; Cuff, Bohemme, Hebe, €1100; Sandals, Accessorize, €54; Necklace, Nomination, Hebe, €140; Bracelet, Nomination, Hebe, €85

Lily: Leopard print snood, New Look, €9.99 Black blazer, Topshop,€75 Black pencil skirt, Topshop, €30 Shoes, Topshop, €94 Bracelet, APM, Hebe, €260 Ring, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €298 Key pendant on chain, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €323 Olga: Back ruffle black dress, Guess, €192 Flower print blazer, Guess, €320 Pouch, Coccinelle, €140 Heart pendant, Thomas Sabo, Hebe, €347 Sunglasses, Michael Kors, SunLab, €144 Shoes, model’s own

Black zip dress, Guess, €235 Pink blazer, Guess, €235 Shoes, Model’s own Black clutch, Coccinelle, €165 Sunglasses, Roberto Cavalli, SunLab, €300 Pendant, Bohemme, Hebe, €575 Ring, Bohemme, Hebe, €400

SHINE ON THIS SUMMER! WITH QUALITY JEWELLERY FROM HEBE WORN BY THE MODELS IN THIS ISSUE >> HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS WORN BY LILY AND OLGA. AS SEEN IN THIS SUMMER’S FASHION SHOOT STYLED BY THE ITALIAN DUO, FABIO FERRI & FEDERICO PELTRETTI >>

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BARE FOOT BEAUTIES STRUT THE LAWNS OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S SUMMER RESIDENCE AT PALACE GIRGENTI, ON THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014, FOR SARTO’S SPRING/SUMMER 2014 GARDEN RUNWAY FASHION SHOW FEATURING BLUMARINE, DOLCE & GABBANA AND EMPORIO ARMANI. Photos & Words: Luke Engerer

Walking into Palace Girgenti felt as though I was stepping back in time at an old Italian wedding. Classical embellishments, traditional food and sounds-from-the-south perfectly blending into the surroundings of Girgenti. Vintage sophistication with a modern touch set the stage for the stunning collections from these three Italian Luxury brands.

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The show opened with Blumarine: The collection embodies Bohemian attitude and a natural elegance. Wallpaper prints with coloured flowers on an ecru background, exalted by blue lagoon colour combinations and Art Nouveau inspiration for the patterns. Iris prints with abstract floral designs combined with green and chocolate with contemporary Boho graphics. From the flowing, floral, colourful Blumarine collection the show moved on to Emporio Armani for men. The look that is basic, pure, modern and visual. Graphic effects obtained with a high-definition technique offer playful geometric shapes on clothes, bags and shoes. The collection offered infinite shades of white, putty and ice with touches of Armani blue and teal green.

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Dolce & Gabbana closed the show: The theme for the women’s collection is an imaginary journey to rediscover ancient Sicily, where history and mythology come together. The Greek temples and theatres, symbols of classic architectural perfection, are reinterpreted as if in a dream. As if a traveler, having visited some of the marvelous landscapes of ancient Sicily, wanted to re-create those unique settings in his mind: that type of beauty, magic and enchantment can only be found in such a vision. Only in an imaginary world can the unexpected and irrational intertwine with spontaneity and naturalness. The unforeseen is interlaced with spontaneity, creativity with the absurd, and dreams with reality. The Dolce & Gabbana men’s summer 2014 collection draws inspiration from Sicilian mythology, whose Greek origins are still re-traceable in places such as the Valle dei Templi of Agrigento, at the majestic amphitheatres, like the one at Taormina, and at the Tempio di Apollo of Syracuse. Creativity and tailoring research are the cornerstones of the collection, where the fantastical triumphs in the prints of antique gods such as those of Zeus and Apollo, whose effigies are present in the whole collection. V

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FROM THE WEST COAST WITH LOVE... Words: Christina Medici

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ELEBRATED FOR ITS SCENIC BEAUTY, DIVERSE CULTURE, ART AND TOPNOTCH CUISINE, IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS CONSIDERED EVERYBODY’S FAVOURITE CITY. MEASURING AROUND 49 SQUARE MILES, THIS VERY WALK-ABLE CITY IS FAMOUSLY THE BACKDROP FOR SOME OF AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC FILMS. EACH STREET CORNER IS A CINEMATIC-PICTURE OPPORTUNITY, AND THIS PHOTOGENIC QUALITY IS AMPLIFIED EACH MORNING WHEN THE INSTAGRAMIC FOG SWEEPS IN, TRANSPORTING YOU INTO A SCENE FROM DIRTY HARRY OR BULLITT. >>

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Mission–Dolores Park Golden Gate Park

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Clocktower at Embarcadero Ferry Building

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TOP 10 MUST -SEES & DOS > FILLED WITH LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, FISHERMAN’S WHARF AND ALCATRAZ, YOU WILL NEVER BE SHORT OF SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. 1. THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ Albeit a tourist trap, it’s hard to argue against visiting Al ‘Scarface’ Capone’s last known address. The infamous prison housed some of the most notorious gangsters of the 1930’s bringing a dark mystique to The Rock. Closed shortly after its first and only assumed successful escape in 1962 the island is now a sanctuary for marine life, wild flowers and possibly one of the most fantastic vantage points of San Francisco and its remarkable city skyline. 2. ‘PAINTED LADIES’ An intriguing district to explore is HaightAshbury or ‘Hashbury’ as the late Hunter S. Thomson labelled it. This once gloomy, battleship grey painted neighborhood was transformed in the early 1960’s following the opening of a Psychedelic Shop in the heart of town. A young experimental group began to immerge and Hashbury quickly became the epicenter of the hippie sub-culture. One can’t help but feel the good vibrations when walking beside these vibrant homes aptly named Painted Ladies. 3. PARK LIFE: GOLDEN GATE PARK A short bus ride from Haight-Ashbury along Fulton Street, notably the home of rock group Jefferson Airplane, is the Golden Gate Park. Winding paths lead you through the parade of extraordinary gardens ranging from The Japanese Tea Gardens to the Conservatory of Flowers- each a beautiful collection of rare and exotic plants. Occupying over 1,000 acres, this park rivals Central Park in New York and provides great respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. Definitely a must picnic spot. 4. MISSION-DOLORES PARK If ogling at a flower isn’t your thing head over to ‘Dolores Park’ based in the heart of the uber hipster Mission District. At the first glimmer of sunshine the locals and their canine companions flock here to dance, read poetry, do yoga, and generally gallivant, usually in costume. The Mission District boasts some of San Francisco’s coolest bars and eateries, galleries and vintage boutiques. 5. ANTIQUES FAIR ON TREASURE ISLAND If you plan to visit in May add the ‘Treasure Island flee-market’ to your must-see list. Located on a tiny island tucked beneath the

San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a treasure throve of art, antiques, jewellery and vintage clothing. Juxtaposed on this tiny island is a 40 foot steel sculpture of a dancing woman - Bliss-Dance, originally constructed for the cult Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert, 2010, by local artist Marco Cochrane. This sculpture was in need of restoration and thanks to donations Cochrane was able to weatherproof the sculpture ensuring she’ll still be there when you visit.

a Queen. Marvel at the panoramic views of San Francisco from one of the tallest peaks in town and enjoy a fabulous Broadway-style show. San Franciscans are a lot of things. They’re hippies, hipsters, artistic, techies, environmentalists and more. From my experience, they’re wonderful people, very literary and sociable, liberal minded, and progressive types with a laid back and peaceful demeanor. V

6. FOOD SPOTTING Formerly the ‘Culinary Capital’ of the U.S., San Francisco has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the country. It’s no surprise that half its visitors cite restaurants as a major motivator to visit. 7. FARMERS MARKETS Locally sourced produce from Farmers Markets is essential to the San Francisco dining ethos. The largest market is situated in the ‘Embarcadero’s’ ferry building (pictured) near Fisherman’s Wharf. It overlooks the famous ‘Pier 39’ known for its giant sea lions. 8. FAVOURITE DISHES AND GENRES Famed for its seafood, try the local favourite creamy clam chowder served inside a bowl of crunchy French sourdough bread or the ‘Dungeness crab’ fresh from the Pacific Ocean. Delightful! 9. CALIFORNIAN WINES Due to its proximity to the ‘Wine Country’ you’re spoilt for choice with top indigenous Californian wines from ‘Sonoma’ or ‘Napa Valley’ across the Bay Bridge. Start your diet tomorrow and enjoy eating your way through the city by taking one of the many wine tasting or food tours available. 10. BRUNCH Do as the locals do and get drunk before lunch! San Franciscans take brunch very seriously, from their dizzying selection of poached eggs to the Bottomless-Mimosas and (very) spicy Bloody Mary’s. Allow yourself to be gently lured into blissful inebriety by noon on a given Sunday. While in Union Square, ‘drag’ yourself to the plush ‘Sir Francis Drake Hotel’ for a buffet brunch fit for

PLANNING YOUR TRIP: Getting about The cable car or ‘Trolley’ is the most cost effective and entertaining way to see the city. Many of these 1920-30’s trams are imported from Italy and preserved to their original glory. They’re connected from the central Embarcadero area and rattle their way throughout most of the city. The BART (Bay Area Rail Transport) is the local underground system which is reliable and covers most major parts of the city and beyond. What to Pack San Francisco’s climate is comparable to the Mediterranean with the uncertainty of a British summer. Generally characterized by moist mild winters and dry summers, the year-round morning fog and cool Pacific Ocean breeze justify carrying a cardigan or scarf, even in the height of summer. Don’t Forget to Tip! 15% - 20% at restaurants 10 - 15% to cab drivers

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GROUND ZERO WORDS LISA GWEN IMAGES: RENÉ ROSSIGNAUD

RENÉ ROSSIGNAUD PUTS PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE HIS OWN SAFETY, CAPTURING IMAGES OF THE HARSH REALITY FOUND IN WAR ZONES AROUND THE WORLD. LISA GWEN DISCUSSES THESE TRAGIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND RENÉ TELLS US ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES. >>

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CRITICAL ESSAYS OR FEATURES OFTEN BEGIN WITH WRITERS DECLARING HOW AND WHERE THEY FIRST MET AN ARTIST – HOW THAT INITIAL MEETING WAS THE BEGINNING OF A LIFE-LONG ARTIST/MENTOR RELATIONSHIP. THIS IS NOT SUCH AN ARTICLE... ...because while that information may be immeasurably valuable to the one penning those words, to the reader it’s somewhat useless – unless that meeting is relevant in the greater scheme of things, or to the narrative, that is. So, in this case I’ll begin by stating that I do not know Rene Rossignaud. Him. Personally. His work, however, is another matter altogether. It’s hard to ignore a name when it is attached to such a wide array of images and to the relentless documentation and reportage of events, happenings and human experiences. But that is how I know Rene: through his images. Perhaps I should take a step back, and begin by asking whether one really needs to know an artist in order to be able to dissect, analyse or appreciate their work. Many claim that it is. Knowing a person can often pepper one’s mental image with unnecessary details that may impinge on the work they have been presented with.

On the other hand, personal details can add depth or layer to a work that might not have been apparent if such information is lacking. Rene is a photojournalist; he’s a documentalist and yet he is also creative. The first and second premises deserve a little scrutiny: being a documentalist and a photojournalist entails focusing on the life, journey or experience of someone else, rather than of the self. It also means abandoning the urge to identify with – or project oneself onto – a particular situation or person. These two premises need not necessarily be coupled with an artistic eye, with a sense of balance, composition, proportion or space and yet it is the combination of these qualities that results in a successful image which is culturally relevant and which possesses strong aesthetic properties. The medium of photography has an immediacy that is unparalleled in other art forms. And I am not referring here to

manipulated images that often require a lengthy artistic process, but to the capturing of a moment, an instant. Skill is required in both cases, and yet the latter almost demands a street-wise skill set, a knack for recognising the out-of-theordinary, a sixth sense for opportunity and a third eye to envisage an image long before it has been recorded. As I sit writing this, I come across an article entitled: French photojournalist, 26, killed while covering conflict in Central Africa. I guess you have to be a special kind of person to risk your life in order to document and capture another. And that is precisely what Rene does. As I browse and scan the images on his website, I see photos of him jumping mid-air, smiling broadly alongside a well-known face. I see images of happy couples and newly-weds, of the forces of nature and celebrities on the red carpet. But one album in his portfolio – entitled WAR – is what keeps me there. >>

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Here, I find the strongest and most poignant images, ones that alter my mood and leave me feeling blessed to lead a life so sheltered from such conflict. These are the images that stay with me: the ones documenting human life, as well as the absence of it. The smile of a child surrounded by turmoil is a touching image, yet the skeleton of a motor vehicle or a home in ruins has wider and more explicit implications. Rene’s WAR images are chiefly shot or reproduced in black and white and it’s strange how the absence of colour in an image can be so simple and elegant yet simultaneously so stark, naked, graphic. With monochrome, there are no strong colours to draw the eye in – no distractions. Which is perhaps why Rene made the conscious decision to use a black-and-white palette. He didn’t want the viewer’s attention distracted by the inherent narrative. He just wanted to create a legacy, to immortalise a moment by making a visual record of it. For himself? Perhaps – and yet decidedly for the subjects in his images; for the spaces and places he knowingly visited; for the historical happenings that might otherwise have gone unrecorded.

...”EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, ...”EVER KID, I’VE I’VE ALWAYS ALWAYSBEEN BEEN ATTRACTED TO DANGER. THE ATTRACTED THE ONLY ONLY LIMIT LIMITYOU YOUKNOW KNOW IS THE THE ONE YOU CREATE“... IS CREATE“... INTERVIEW: How do you cope with moving between the different places, situations and extremes to which your job takes you? My job presents me with huge extremes: on one day I’m in the middle of Libya, living with the rebels, and 48 hours later I am in Lago di Como, shooting a massive wedding on the lake. In other examples, I left the 2009 war in Gaza to fly directly to an MTV red carpet event in Europe. These extremes drive me insane. In most cases, after a war-zone experience I have great difficulty sleeping: my mind just won’t stop thinking about what I’ve seen and experienced. Although I’m just a photographer, during these war-zone trips I have learnt how to deal with and use most weapons and I’ve learnt first aid and how I can help those around me. The best thing of all, which helps me keep sane, is taking food, clothes and medicines for the kids I find living in tents away from their homes. This gives me a sense of well-being and the memories stay in my head forever. Those who know me well know that I have a huge passion for music and, wherever I go, I’m always listening to my favourite rock tracks. When I’m working in a war zone, music helps me sleep and keeps me calm. >>

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What draws you to countries engulfed by conflict and what kind of preparation do such trips entail? As a photojournalist, a war zone is the place to be, useless you’re scared of your own shadow. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been attracted to danger. The only limit you know is the one you create, so I decided to live and work with no limits and, in many cases, put photography before my own safety and health. This entails many months of training before I leave but, in most cases, the war zones do not allow you to plan much, so you have to be as fit as possible. Apart from running, and training hard almost every day, the most important thing is reading: getting to know the place and the people before travelling; always

having an escape plan – a plan B and, if possible, a plan C as well. As for first aid, I have learnt to do everything I need for myself, as in these situations you’ll find yourself alone when you need help. Where do you plan to visit next and what do you hope to achieve while you are there? Iran has been in the pipeline for three years, but getting a press visa is almost impossible! However, earlier this year I had a meeting with the Iranian ambassador in Rome and things seem to be moving in a positive direction and I should be granted a visa this year. In every country I travel to, the most important thing is to capture the people and the culture. >>

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To which genre of photography do you feel most drawn and if you could experiment with another medium or genre, what would this be? Many people have asked me this before. I feel at home when I’m in a war zone. It’s funny saying it out loud – but it’s the truth. I feel as if I am in the place where I belong and that this is what I was meant to do. Other mediums I use at home, apart from photography, are large canvas painting and a bit of sculpture. Could you describe a particularly memorable or intense moment you experienced whilst in a war zone? I could write a book about intense moments in war zones: short ones, like being kept naked in a room for several hours while people looked at me (Gaza to Israel Erez crossing during the war); being treated like a criminal at border crossings. In Gaza I was inside one of the hundreds of tunnels linking Gaza to Egypt,

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where I was taking photos of how the food and medicine supplies entered the Gaza Strip during the war, until some Hamas militants did not like the idea that I was there, They beat me with a machine gun, took all my gear and stripped most of my clothes off, but they let me go when they found out I was Maltese. I quickly got as far as possible and a mere 10 minutes later, Israeli forces carried out an air attack on the border and blew up most of these tunnels – killing 17 Hamas militants. Another story was when I was leaving Syria, close to Homs, in 2012. I was crossing the mountain areas at night because it was too dangerous to cross in daylight. We were a group of 13 riding on eight mules: I had a mule to myself and then we were fired on. The mule I was riding fell to the ground and I fell with him. I fell on to the rocks, breaking two ribs and damaging a disc in my back. Some of my equipment broke. The others all ran off and I was left alone, in the middle of nowhere, injured. Using my satellite

phone, I called my driver who was waiting for me on the other side and – to cut a long story short – it took them eight hours to get me out of there and to a hospital, from which I was then flown to Malta the following day to continue my recovery in Malta. As for what happened in Libya, the number of times our car was shot at, and the number of times we had to hide under the car... Libya was just crazy, and I think that’s the way it will always be. Are there any projects in the pipeline? My plans for the future are to keep doing exactly what I am doing now, staying alive and continuing to risk and live life on the edge as a globe-trekker. I am currently writing my autobiography, which will be launched in December this year. This book will take me almost a full year to compile and will be full of photos and stories from these war zones! V

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IT’S ABOUT DISCOVERY, SAYS STANLEY SAITOWITZ, DIRECTOR OF SAITOWITZ | NATOMA ARCHITECTS; HIS WORK IS ABOUT DISCOVERY AND LANDSCAPE. HE SEES BUILDINGS AS LANDSCAPES, HE TELLS ME, OR BUILDINGS IN LANDSCAPES: CITIES AS NATURAL PHENOMENA FOR BUILDINGS TO GROW IN.

s city landscapes go, the area just outside his office door takes some beating. The practice is located towards the southern end of San Francisco’s financial district, just a few blocks away from the end of the world-famous Bay Bridge. And although it’s a city pretty much dominated by tourists now, there are still some untamed areas. The Mission district, the

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oldest and most historical part of town, is for Stanley the coolest part and, not coincidentally, the most diverse. It is home to the Mission San Francisco de Asís from which the city took its name. Some of the buildings here survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, and ever since it has provided a haven for Latin American populations and, increasingly, artists from far away.

In 2007, Saitowitz Natoma remodelled a 1930s warehouse in the district for the British-born engineer-turned-artist Clive McCarthy. After some years in Silicon Valley, in the semiconductor industry, Clive enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute, and rapidly become an acclaimed digital artist creating, as he puts it, ‘moving still images’ in photography and video.

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At first he approached Stanley with a site on Russian Hill, on the other side of the city: his idea was to demolish a small and decrepit bungalow that currently occupied the site and create a new art factory and residence. It quickly emerged that the little house was an earthquake survivor, and so therefore also a rare historical memento of the city’s past. The city, says Clive, “is very liberal and yet quite conservative”. So he looked elsewhere, finally settling on this low, elegant building on 14th Street, right by the corner of Mission Street itself. >>

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The building already had a rich history. Originally a warehouse for Lucky Strike cigarettes, and at one stage housed the Capp Street Project, which exhibited experimental art projects: Bill Viola had installed a redwood forest within its walls. It was thus an inspiring place for Clive, who likes to combine work with living – from his first morning cup of coffee onwards.

Beyond the elegant black-painted facade which, with a decorative cornice and piano nobile of wall-to-wall industrial windows has a classical look to it, Stanley has created an expansive and unforgettable double-height space. The whole of the central part of the ground floor has been left open, and in the middle it rises seven-and-a-half-metres to a grey boarded ceiling.

When Stanley arrived, the magnificent interior had been carved up into small spaces and he wanted to re-experience its original character, contrasting the roughness of its old walls with a sleek metallic design, almost as if he was inserting a new motor into an old chassis.

As Stanley puts it in his practice manifesto: “We are interested in space more than meaning in the architecture of movement and flux, of time and event, rather than object and monument”. This open space was to be Clive’s studio, at the heart of his house. As it happens, he was thinking about this new home when he met

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his future wife, Dr Tricia Bell, and a few months later – when looking at plans – he offered her a space of her own within it. The central space not only provides the unifying element for all the architectural activity within their home but also a stage for their life together. Tricia describes the reaction of their friends when first encountering the atrium at the centre of their home as “an architectural Rorschach test”. People would walk in and immediately articulate their spatial fantasies: “Oh, you could have a roller-skating party... build an aeroplane... set up a trapeze rig in here”. She added that it even took Clive some time to make full use of it as a working environment. >>

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...”THE SITTING ROOM IS DOMINATED BY A PERFORATED SCREEN PUNCTURED BY A FIREPLACE”...

Stanley sees the McCarthy-Bell home as being like “a series of domestic set pieces”, and its more private activities are arranged around the upper floor. Here, at the front of the house facing the street, there is a sitting room dominated by a perforated screen punctured by a fireplace; the furnishing is all black, chrome, glass and steel and the only colour is the vibrant red of the windowframes and a pair of bookcases that flank the dining table. Moving

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back into the centre of the house on this upper level one sees the spiral staircase rising at the far end to a roof garden, and the overall effect is temple-like: the bare concrete columns, the metal balustrade – even the tectonic ducts of the air-conditioning system that circuit the ceiling – have a ceremonial magnificence to them. Off to the left is a large open kitchen designed around a worktop nearly 12 metres long. >>

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...“THE ENTIRE PRACTICE REVOLVES AROUND THE IDEA OF ECONOMY AND OPTIMIZATION...” A discreet door at the rear leads to the main bedroom, passing on the way a broad opening to a truly enviable bathroom, all clothed in white ceramic. All the fixed elements of the house were designed by Stanley’s practice. Not everything can be planned, of course. Tricia added that, thanks to the house, her new life following her retirement from medical practice 18 months ago has come as something of a surprise: she has returned to her interest in music, placed a piano in the central space, started sponsoring more concerts and has also started to perform herself with musician friends. >>

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Clive adds that the acoustics of the space “sound very good”. Thus their home has become her studio too, in a different but compatible way to the way in which her husband uses it: it’s a house that is not only alive, but is growing. Stanley writes that his “entire practice revolves around the idea of economy and optimization”, and this is indeed an efficient building. But more than that it is a landscape, too, rich and changeful. V

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ALTHOUGH NEW IS GREAT, WE LOVE DESIGN EVEN MORE WHEN A PROPERTY HAS A HISTORY, AND THIS CONVERTED WAREHOUSE TAKES THE CAKE! FROM INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, TO CIGARETTE FACTORY AND AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO ART INSTALLATION SPACE, IT HAS FINALLY NOW BEEN CONVERTED TO A FANTASTIC, FANTASTICAL, COOL, COOL URBAN AND URBAN HOME.

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LUX CUADRO RELIEVE BIANCO €27 PER SQ.MTR Pitre, Mdina Rd, Qormi, T: [+ 356] 2146 3335 / 2746 3335 E: info@pitre.com

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COPPER MAKES A COMEBACK Reminiscent of the 60s, the sculptural Pine Cone Pendant in copper gives great mood light as well as perfect light above your dining table, whilst the matching table lamp adds a touch of elegance to a darker, more formal interior. These two lamps are also available in satin finish. Available from BoConcept, Triq tal-Balal, San Gwann; info@boconcept.com.mt; www.boconcept.com.mt; 21378011/2

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IMOLA CHAIR Truly a design icon designed by Henrik Pedersen, the Imola chair from BoConcept is a delight to the eye with design roots dating back to the 1950s. In order to suit today’s purity of design, the organic lines have been tightened. The characteristic design is playful, yet luxoriously comfortable. ‘I design because I can’t help it. Form and function are my main tools to move and touch people. Well-considered design will speak to you in a comforting, yet exciting manner’, Henrik Pedersen explains. The techniques used to produce this chair are unique. First, a hard shell is moulded, and then soft high resilient foam is moulded around it. The moulding process provides the chair with an exclusive edge and also provides fantastic seating comfort. The chair is available as a high-backed model with a voluminous designed neck rest or as a low-back chair. Both models are available with any upholstery from the entire BoConcept fabric and leather collection, and square or star-shaped legs with swivel function in brushed steel. Available from BoConcept, Triq tal-Balal, San Gwann. info@boconcept.com.mt; www.boconcept.com.mt; 21378011/82

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AETHER CONE This speaker is powered via bluetooth, and can be wirelessly installed anywhere throughout one’s home. Compatible with internet radio, it comes pre-loaded with music and podcasts helping users find new music based on their personal taste. Cone comes in a black/copper finish, and will be available with additional colour combinations being introduced later in 2014.

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LIBRATONE ZIPP COLLECTION Libratone’s Zipp AirPlay speaker for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac/ PC and android devices offers absolute audio freedom wrapped in fine, changeable Italian wool. Move Libratone Zipp around your home, use it at work or share your music outdoors. Available in three colours. • One Zipp speaker and two extra zip-on covers. • Wireless sound with no set-up hassles • PlayDirect eliminates need for Wi-Fi access point • Wool cover you can change in less than a minute • Full-room technology for a 360° sound experience • Built-in rechargeable battery for playing anywhere Available from Loft, Triq San Pawl, Naxxar - Find them on FB: LOFT Malta

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THE M GIC NUMB3R Project Design: Architecture: Daniel Scerri Periti Photos: David Pisani - Metropolis

Exterior Design & Finishes: Daniel Scerri Periti Structural Design: Perit Anthony Muscat Project Data: San Pawl Tat-Targa, Naxxar, Malta

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OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM OR, AS THEY SAY, THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER. FROM THE ARTIST’S RULE OF THIRDS TO THE PLAYWRIGHT’S CLASSIC THREE ACTS, THE IDEA THAT ‘EVERY SET OF THREE IS COMPLETE’, OR ‘EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN THREES IS PERFECT’, IS AS APPLICABLE TO THE THREE PRIMARY COLOURS AS IT IS TO THE THE THREE STOOG THREE STOOGES.

ucked away in the heart of the island this villa, designed by architect Daniel Scerri, seems to have the number three as a recurring theme. And it has generated some seriously beautiful results. Three levels, three bedrooms, three internal living spaces and three outside areas for entertaining are all characterised by a cleverly blended trio of materials: masonry, wood and glass. Add to this the play of three natural highlights - in the form of light, water and planting - and the result is one perfectly elegant family home. To begin our architectural tale of three, we must consider location, location, location. Nestled in an area of family villas, this is the third designed by Scerri on the same road, each one adding a little of its own contemporary character to create a harmonious streetscape together. We pull up outside at 2.30 pm - the owner has to pick someone up from the airport at 3 - and the area is quiet and tranquil in the warm afternoon light. It is immediately apparent that this newly-built house is respectful to the proportions of its considerably older neighbour: a small, historic chapel that has stood here for centuries. >>

The ground floor is conceived as a recessed textured heavy stone wall which encloses parts of the ground floor, on which sunlight creates a play of shadows on its rough horizontal strips. Rendering Works: Cilia Contractors

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The design concept for the exterior form of this villa is one of a floating white first floor volume that wraps above the ground floor, creating projections and sheltered spaces at ground level below. Rendering Works: Cilia Contractors

A set of ‘brie-soleil’ structures create planes and spaces between volumes, throwing sharp geometric patterns of shadow on the facade.

As we walk towards the front gate, Scerri explains that he deliberately kept his design lower than the allowable maximum building height. This decision clearly came with a number of benefits, not just to the surrounding area but also when it came to creating a sun-kissed deck space in the villa’s garden. To put things into general terms, this villa is primarily about weightlessness, textures and the play of light. The over-arching design concept for its exterior form is one of a floating white first floor volume that wraps around the ground floor. This is partially created by a set of ‘brie-soleil’ structures that create planes and spaces between volumes, throwing sharp geometric patterns of shadow on the façade. Yet, like much of the detail in this home, it’s an architectural detail that also has a practical application: partially shielding some of the upper rooms from strong direct sunlight. These frames also play tricks with the eye, at once scaling down the apertures to a more human proportion and at the same time exaggerating the perception of a larger, suspended first floor from ground level. Conversely, the ground floor is designed as a recessed wall - a darker stone mass that winds around in sections beneath the hovering lighter first floor. It’s an idea that works marvellously well. >>

Pool cladding & outdoor flooring: Halmann Vella Plumbing & Electrics: F.G. Electrics Co. Ltd. Pool finishing: Tano Pools Exterior decoration [ red vase ] - Slide from Brands International

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...“A “A LARGE LARGE GAMES GAMES ROOM, CHILD’S PLAY ROOM AND GYM OVERLOOK A SUNKEN GREEN ZEN GARDEN AT BASEMENT LEVEL”...

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A concrete and timber canopy create a focal point which extends the roomy lounge even further into the garden for relaxed summertime entertaining.

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Exterior furniture [light fitting] - Slide from Brands International Wall cladding: Halmann Vella Plumbing & Electrics: F. G. Electrics Co. Ltd. [Rendering Works: Cilia Contractors]

Entry to the property is over a bridge that spans a sunken green Zen garden at basement level, where a large games room, a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play room and a gym are found. This layering of space and volume has the sensory effect of highlighting the multiple zones of the house at once, and is a technique that Scerri has used across the project, encouraging a feeling of connection throughout. Stepping inside the front door, a triple-height entrance area is filled with sunshine that filters down from the roof by day and is all rather poetically reversed by night, when it is illuminated by recessed lighting that beams back up at the sky. The finishes in the interior, a trio of wood, marble and glass, lend their sleek lines as far as the eye can see, which is actually quite far. Right from the threshold, the house reveals a number of its different rooms, making the best use of the particular L-shape of the site and the corresponding sun paths that track across it. Straight ahead is the first focal point: a concrete and timber canopy enclosing a table and seats that extends the roomy lounge even further - namely out into the garden for relaxed summer entertaining. The third material element to this extra area is a screen of planted foliage that provides privacy from the street. Ensconced here, perhaps on a balmy evening with glass in hand, the eye is drawn towards the rear of the house along a long carpet of lawn to a glimpse of the pool and a honey-coloured paved terrace. Lawn! I resist the urge to whip off my cardigan and sit on it. >>

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Kitchen: Satariano, marble countertop: Halmann Vella Plumbing & Electrics: F. G. Electrics Co. Ltd.

...“THE ...“THEBRIGHT BRIGHTOPEN OPENKITCHEN KITCHENFEELS FEELSVERY VERYMUCH MUCHLIKE LIKET HEART THE HEART OF THE OF THE HOUSE HOUSE WITHWITH PLENTY PLENTY OF STORAGE OF STORAGE AND AND SPAC COOK AND SPACE TO COOK ENTERTAIN”... AND ENTERTAIN”... A little to the right of the living area is a bright open kitchen that feels very much like the heart of the house. A whole host of storage, and counter space in white Corian, and marble worktop from Halmann, overlooks the outdoor seating area. I suspect the villa’s owners are keen cooks, a suspicion that is definitely confirmed by taking a few steps past a freestanding wooden staircase and into a separate wing, which they use as the main dining area. Here, a generously proportioned table is the centrepiece of a warm room that overlooks the pool and terrace: a pavilion-inspired setting for dinners all year round. The fireplace looks as if it would keep the room cosy by winter, but at this time of year the enormous glass windows open up to bring the outside in. Scerri purposely left this room to its architectural basics, and drew the textured stone walls of the ground floor exterior inside, adding character to the space by blending the seams between the pool terrace and the interior. >>

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The dining room is purposely left to its architectural basics, where the textured stone walls of the ground floor are drawn inside and blending the seams between the pool terrace and the interior.

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A whole host of storage and counter space overlooks the outdoor seating area. Kitchen: Satariano Marble countertop: Halmann Vella Plumbing & Electrics: F. G. Electrics Co. Ltd.

Taking the wide wooden stairs to the first floor, light bounces off smooth white walls and a potted palm peeks over the glass banister, occupying a little nook in the wall with a jolly splash of green. The connecting spaces between the rooms up here are spacious and each of the three well-proportioned bedrooms has its own custom-made walk-in wardrobe complete with storage. An en-suite bathroom has been provided for each one as well, with individual luxury finishes - think polished stone meets gleaming metal. On this floor, the orientation of the exterior architecture is really tangible, as the windows throughout punctuate the walls rather like living paintings, all angled to perfectly frame views onto the nearby chapel and long-distance focal points. >> >> RIGHT: Taking a few steps past a wooden staircase leads into a separate wing, used as the main dining area, a pavilion-inspired setting for dinners all year round.

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The deliberately lower building height creates a sun-kissed deck space in the villa’s garden.

Exterior furniture - Slide from Brands International Pool cladding & outdoor flooring: Halmann Vella Plumbing & Electrics: F. G. Electrics Co. Ltd. Pool finishing: Tano Pools

It is clear that the technical side of things has been as carefully thought out as the immaculate finishing. The villa is completely insulated (including the walls, apertures, pipe-work, and ceilings) with a cross-ventilation system designed for maximum ambient comfort. All services are hidden and yet easily accessible, should repairs be required. There are neat details for ease of living everywhere: a small lift that runs from the basement to the roof-level washroom, for example, and as Scerri explains some of his customised solutions, the one he devised for weatherproofing the roof seems particularly ingenious, minimizing exterior maintenance through the slightest tilt of a roofline. As we talk, Scerri reveals that the project took some time from conception to finishing. But, with a clear design scheme from the outset and enthusiastic clients, the result is a unique property that combines luxurious accommodation and chic outdoor living spaces with practical design solutions for a young family. A family of three which, I learn, is happily soon to be four. V

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CHEMTRAILS - THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR PLANET? Joseph Xander.

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as anyone else noticed recently all the strange white trails that seem to linger in our skies? They never used to be there. Most aeroplanes leave a trail at a certain altitude, but these usually vanish within a few seconds. It’s simply hot vapour that freezes but quickly disperses – a bit like your hot breath on a cold day: it’s visible for a time but then quickly dissipates into the atmosphere.

But then there are the other trails. These can last for many hours and seem to spread out and form hazy clouds that cover the whole sky. If you look up at some planes yourself, it’s easy to see the startling difference in the two types. Some last for seconds, others last for hours, irrespective of weather conditions and altitude. So what are these relatively new trails that have become so commonplace in our once clear blue skies? They are commonly known as ‘chemtrails’, which refers to their chemical contents. This has nothing to do with the exhaust from plane engines (known as a contrail) but is discharged from separate nozzles connected to tanks inside the plane. This spraying of chemicals into the atmosphere has, for at least 10 years, been occurring frequently over vast areas of the planet, and these plumes have been found to contain some rather nasty chemicals that are starting do some real damage when they eventually reach ground level. Aluminium oxide, barium and strontium are amongst the toxic chemicals that chemtrails have been found to contain, and these are causing huge areas of forests to die, poisoning rivers and oceans and toxic air for us all to breathe. Of course, this all ends up in our food supply and in that of our children. Because of this catastrophic damage, this operation has to be kept a secret, which is why most people have never heard of it, or decide that it’s just not possible and so deny it even exists. It is completely illegal and if the majority of people knew about it, it would never be allowed to continue. It is coordinated by a global black budget military cabal run by the industrial military complex or the infamous ‘Illuminati’, that so many people are now realising is actually the group of people controlling our banks,

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governments, military and industry. Naturally, if you want to keep such operations a secret, then you have to own or control most of the mainstream media too – and they do. Of course, as with any highly secret military operation, you are sworn to secrecy and you just don’t ask any questions. If you do, then you’ll be in all kinds of trouble as well as losing your job, which is another reason for the continued silence. Of course, many people did – and indeed still do – think that this is all very unlikely and simply a conspiracy theory, designed to undermine our governments, or the result of over-active imaginations watching too many James Bond films. However, thanks to thousands of brave whistleblowers who have decided that this operation is a despicable attack on our planet and the health of each and every one of us, we now have military personnel, politicians, pilots, engineers, environmentalists, scientists and various other vigilant citizens proving that it is a very real issue. There are currently campaign groups set up in dozens of countries, organised protests and some very high-profile individuals publicly voicing their anger regarding the continuation of this project. Because, as predicted with such high doses of poisons being dumped on us, people are becoming increasingly sick with respiratory conditions, skin diseases and mental illnesses, including the bizarre Morgellons disease. Hundreds of thousands of trees, fish and birds have been mysteriously dying and, of course, there were the thousands of pigs that dropped dead in China in 2013. Something must be wrong here. So, should you be angry? Is it not our basic human right to have clean air to breathe? Well, most people would agree, but the problem lies with the fact that most people don’t even know it’s happening. Even with the vast amount of evidence in front of their eyes, many people are inclined to give the establishment the benefit of the doubt because, after all, it does all sound a bit bonkers. Why would anyone do such a thing? Of course, this blind trust in the state has continually kept us in the dark for generations, and no matter how many times they get caught lying to us, we always seem to give them another chance. Despite the information on illegal wars, child sex-rings and being caught redhanded spying on millions of people that has emerged lately, we still don’t want to believe that the suits that we pay to rule over us are really that bad. >>

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As to why someone is doing this seemingly insane act of evil remains the six-million dollar question. Due to the fact that it’s not officially even happening, this has been pretty hard to establish. Most reports on mass chemical spraying in our skies claim that it is an attempt to modify our weather and, more specifically, slow down global warming. This is known as geoengineering and is nothing new. It was developed way back in the 1960s and is used openly by governments all over the world. You can create a storm, a hurricane or a drought with comparative ease, and it was originally used against the Vietnamese to wash out the Ho Chi Minh trail and devastate the supply routes of the enemy troops by using a technique called “cloud seeding”. Why, even Barack Obama has his own geoengineer. This technology has, of course, come a long way and a team of planes nowadays can create cloud cover over vast areas with metal oxide nanoparticles that evidently bounce the sun’s rays back out into space and keep the planet cooler. The knock-on effects of weather modification on such a huge scale could be devastating to our natural weather system, which is what makes this project so reckless and unpopular. Another theory as to why this is being done concerns weatherwarfare and mind control of the masses. This is where the HAARP high-powered weather facilities come into play. Again, these are fairly well hidden from mainstream sources but they are spread across the globe and governments are suspiciously secretive about their purpose. These use ELF waves that are based on the sort of technology you would expect to find in a sci-fi film and can be fired into the ionosphere to create an earthquake in a specific location. They can also be used to disable enemy troops and any electrical equipment they might be using. But, despite being a very real military project, the HAARP stations perhaps don’t quite explain spraying chemicals across the whole globe, day in, day out. So what if chemtrails are not to save our planet from cooking or for frying the brains of our enemies? That brings us into the domain of genetically modified – or GM – food. Companies such as Monsanto have become despised across the globe for altering the basic composition of our crops and playing God with what people consume. These have devastated many parts of the developing

world with crops that do not regerminate, forcing farmers to buy new seed after every harvest, resulting in thousands of suicides as well as the death of livestock after eating this artificially affected produce. The current TTIP trade agreement proposal between the US and the UK, which is currently underway, will essentially remove much of the restrictive legislation that protects us from unwanted GM food. The majority of Europeans strongly resist GM food, whilst GM companies such as Monsanto (the largest) continue to push to bring it in. The connection that brings us back to chemtrails is the billions of aluminium particles that they contain that land on Earth and are soon absorbed into the soil and water with which we grow our food. As luck would have it, Monsanto has developed the patent to produce – wait for it – genetically engineered, aluminium-resistant seeds. Normal seeds would not survive if there happened to be tens of thousands times more aluminium in the soil. So Monsanto have magically come to the rescue with an invention that no one would have ever needed to come up with, unless the whole planet was suddenly caked in certain poisonous chemicals. And, of course, without access to these magic seeds, an entire population might be unable to sustain itself. The reality of this being the case is nothing short of genocidal, biological warfare, but if your agenda was to significantly control or reduce the world’s population, then this would be the ideal solution – hijack the world’s food supply. This might seem too evil and far-fetched for most people to even entertain, but you should ask yourself why we are being sprayed daily by a global air-force about which we know almost nothing. We should also remind ourselves that history has never ceased to astound us by how cruel and horrific we can be to each other for power and control. Democide (the murder of people by their own government) is reportedly 240 million deaths over the past century – more than all the international wars put together. Recent history should ensure that we keep a vigilant eye on those who are really controlling us and what their agenda is. Further reading: Chemtrails, geoengineering, HAARP, Agenda 21, ‘What in the World are they Spraying?’ V

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COCKT ILS THE VAMP TEAM TAKE A BREAK AT CAFE DEL MAR TO SAMPLE EVERY COCKTAIL UNDER THE SUN. THANKS TO P. CUTAJAR CO. LTD.

LOCATION: CAFE DEL MAR COCKTAILS: HEZRON MUSCAT PHOTOS: FEDERICO PELTRETTI

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Luke Engerer – Stylist, Nikki Bajada – Contributor

Nicholas Cutajar – Designer

Sean Azzopardi – Contributor

Chris Psaila – Creative Director

Vera Sant Fournier – Designer Sam Psaila – Director

Federico Peltretti – Photographer, Lily Aguis – Editor

Lily Estelle – Model

Keith Diplock – Architect Vera Sant Fournier – Designer

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BOMBAY CUCUMBER • 5cl Bombay Sapphire • 1 spoon sugar • 2 lemon slices • 6 cucumber slices • soda water In a nice long glass put the cucumbers, lemon and Bombay Sapphire and leave for 5 minutes. Add the sugar, ice cubes and top up with soda water. GREY GOOSE FIZZ • 5cl Grey Goose Original Vodka • 2 lime slice • 3 raspberries • 8 ice cubes • soda water Fill a glass with ice, add the Grey Goose, rasberries and lime slice, top up with soda or sparkling water. MARTINI ROYALE BIANCO • 16cl Martini Royale Bianco • lime wedge • ice cubes In a large wine glass filled with ice pour in the Martini Royale Bianco and add a wedge of lime. THE ORIGINAL BACARDI MOJITO • 5cl Bacardi Superior • 10 mint leaves • 3 lime wedges • 1 spoon sugar • soda water • crushed ice In a glass put the lime and sugar and muddle, add the mint and muddle again (gently this time!), fill the glass with ice, add the Bacardi, stir and top up with soda water. PINA COLADA • 5cl Bacardi Superior • 5cl mixer puree Pina Colada Mix • 10cl pineapple juice • 8 ice cubes Put everything in a blender and blend for few seconds. MARTINI POMEGRANATE • 6cl Martini Rosato • lemonade or Prosecco • 2 spoons of fresh pomegranate • crushed ice Fill a glass with crushed ice, add the Martini Rosato and pomegranate, top up with lemonade or Prosecco. Location: Cafe Del Mar Malta – St. Paul’s Bay T: (+356) 2258 8121 – www.cafedelmar.com.mt

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Food: Maria Sammut & Sean Xuereb Conti Photos: Federico Peltretti

OWNERS AND CHEFS, MARIA SAMMUT AND SEAN XUEREB CONTI, AT JUS DINE & WINE, CREATED A MEAL FOR THE VAMP TEAM. SOME OF THE RECIPES WILL REMAIN A SECRET NEVER TO BE REVEALED - AND A MEMORY NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. THE FLAVOURS FROM ‘PEARLS’ POP DELICATELY IN THE MOUTH, RANGING FROM BALSAMIC TO STRAWBERRY, AND WE OVERHEARD THAT THERE ARE EVEN VODKA PEARLS! >>

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Method:

Ingredients:

150g tuna sashimi 150g salmon gravalax 6 king prawns, sautéed 4 tubes calamari, fried 700g mussels, in white wine & fish broth 1 bowl of chips 40 gaioli

½ fresh lemon 150g strip loin of beef Salt and pepper to taste 40g cucumber 20g cherry tomatoes, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic reduction ½ tsp chilli 1 tsp honey 1 shallot Balsamic pearls Olive oil powder Asian cress

Pre-heat the pan for three minutes. Season beef with salt and pepper on both sides and sear for three minutes on each side. Cover with foil and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

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Finish off your dish with a tasty and refreshing dressing. While the beef is resting, dice the cucumber, thinly slice the radish and shallot and cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Slice the beef into 5mm slices and lay on a plate lengthways, one after the other.

Mix together the olive oil, balsamic reduction, chilli and honey and drizzle over the meat. Garnish with the vegetables together with olive oil powder, balsamic pearls and Asian cress. ----------------------------------*The ingredients for the platter can vary, depending on the fresh catch of the day.

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BLUEBERRY AND NOUGAT SNICKER Snicker cake rings served with blueberry sorbet & nougat ice-cream, garnished with fresh mint leaves and strawberry caviar. Ingredients: 100g unsalted peanuts 300g milk chocolate 700g digestive biscuits

50g cream 70g nougat ice-cream 70g blueberry sorbet Fresh mint leaf Strawberry caviar Method: Melt the chocolate using a bain-marie. Crush the biscuits and add to the melted

chocolate, together with the nuts and cream. Pour into a shallow baking tray lined with baking paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow it to set. Once set, remove from the tray and place on a flat surface. Cut out circles, using a round cutter. Garnish with mint leaves, and Jus will also garnish it with their strawberry caviar. V SAN FRANCISCO ISSUE

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PIZ BUIN Sahara tested, Piz Buin sun creams help prevent sun allergies and provide very high protection. It prevents sun allergies and the innovative photo stable UVA/UVB filters protects sensitive skin and helps minimise allergic reactions to the sun. Its amanduline ingredient helps soothe irritated skin and a hydration complex provides the moisture to help skin keep its ideal hydration level, which prevents peeling and contributes to a longer-lasting tan, while the vitamin E helps prevent premature skin aging. Piz Buin is dermatologically tested, and water and sweat-resistant. TIPS: To obtain the full protection provided by your sunscreen apply 20 to 30 minutes before going out in the sun to allow time for the sunscreen to form a protective film on the skin. The higher the SPF (Sun Protection Factor), the safer you will be. It is a myth that using an SPF of 15 or higher will prevent you getting a tan. If the skin does not burn, it tans more slowly without blistering and peeling, meaning your tan will last longer. So, the higher the SPF number, the better. AVAILABLE FROM CHEMIMART: 21 Republic Street, Valletta • St Anne Street, Floriana • International, 650 St Joseph High Street, Hamrun • Piazzetta Tower Road , Sliema • 10 Tower Road, Sliema

VALENTINO UOMO The Valentino fashion house has launched Valentino Uomo, an iconic object of desire resulting from a mix between heritage and modernity for the man who embodies a classic elegance with a casual style. Perfumer Olivier Polge has signed the new creation for Valentino and created it with a traditional pyramidal concept (top, heart, base), where woody notes in the base are particularly highlighted. The composition opens with bergamot and myrtle, succeeded in the heart by roasted coffee combined with gianduja cream, on a rich base of cedar and precious leather. Exclusively Distributed by Ta’ Xbiex Perfumery Limited Tel: 21331553

NEW ALWAYS SECURE NIGHT Leaks at night concern many women during their period. In fact, some go to the extent of wearing two pads and their old pyjamas, setting their alarm for the middle of the night or even putting a towel on their bed. 42% of women struggle with extra heavy flow especially during the night and that is why Always has created Always Secure Night. The Always Secure Night pad is 60% larger at the back than normal pads. This captures the flow, follows overnight movements and thus provides extra protection exactly where it is needed most. Always best ever night protection, for a better night’s sleep. For trade enquiries contact VJ Salomone Marketing on 8007 2387 or visit www.vjsm.com.mt or their Facebook page: VJ Salomone Marketing

WIN A NEW WORLD CUP LIMITED EDITION GILLETTE FUSION PROGLIDE! Gillette has just launched a portfolio of limited edition razors as part of its new global football campaign – “Made from Steel, Driven by my Colours”. World Cup fanatics can now purchase the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide, a limited edition razor for Italy, England and Brazil football fans for a limited period. The Italy, England and Brazil Fusion Gillette Proglide razors include an expertly enginereed design with the flag colours of the different countries and shows the affirmation of a fan’s passion and commitment to his team. It features reengineered, low-cutting force razor blades with thinner, finer edges and a blade stabilizer that maintains optimal razorblade spacing for comfort, while allowing the blades to adjust to the contours of the face. When it comes to football nothing else matters and now Maltese men can show their support for their favourite team when going about their daily routine.

Q: Which 2 teams battled it out in the FIFA 2010 World Cup Final? Inbox your answer to: vampmagmalta@ gmail.com.

For local trade enquiries, call VJ Salomone Marketing on 80072387 or visit www.vjsm.com.mt

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SENSITIVE AND ALLERGIC SKIN ?

ensitive skin has a low tolerance to change, such as in excessively hot weather it becomes hot and bothered and in the cold it becomes flaky and irritable. Allergy prone skin on the other hand reacts in a specific area on a cellular level with an allergic response to a specific ingredient. If allergies are a problem, a doctor or dermatologist will be able to assist you in finding out exactly what it is that triggers the response. The most common culprits are fragrance, colourants and preservatives. Always inform your therapist about any existing allergies to avoid exposure. Environ takes great care to exclude these potential irritants from our products wherever possible. Although thin, dry skin is more susceptible to sensitivity, it can affect any skin type regardless of colour ot thickness. Your skin is made up of cells and fats that fit together like a brick wall; the cells are the bricks and the fats are the cement. When the fats become depleted, like the cement missing between the bricks, substances that would usually have been blocked both in and out of your skin, can move in and out more freely. This results in a vicious cycle of water loss from your skin followed

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by sensitivity, which leads to inflammation, followed by worse sensitivity. Yes, the barrier can repair and rebalance itself over a number of hours so you might not even know there was a problem, but with repeated assaults it can eventually become horribly unbalanced. This is when you usually notice that “something” is wrong. A scientifically proven skin care routine, overseen by a professional, will prevent sensitivity whilst at the same time show results.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRY AND DEHYDRATED SKIN? Your skin contains oil and water, both necessary for it to look and feel its best. Dryness refers to the lack of oil in your skin, whilst dehydration refers to the lack of water in your skin. Dry skin requires rich, nourishing products and dehydrated skin requires products that help to prevent the dehydration and at the same time replace water in your skin. Your diet also affects the amount of oil and water in your skin. A fat-free diet often results in the lack of “good fats” available to the skin. If your skin is oil-dry you need “good fats” in your diet such as Omega-3 which comes in supplement form or from natural sources like salmon, nuts and seeds when you improve the amount of oil in your skin,

often the level of dehydration improves too, because the oil prevents excessive water loss.Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day as well and you’ll find that your skin looks brighter and clearer. Vitamin A is vital in increasing the skin ceramide population of lipid molecules, which is the most efficient of all ways to maintain more water in the skin.

SKIN CONCERN – SEVERE SENSITIVITY Severe skin sensitivity can occur due to increased tendency of skin cells to release molecules causing inflammation which can lead to redness, swelling, pain, increased het and loss of cell function. The best way to address this problem is to slowly increase exposure to vitamin A and anti-oxidants by using products such as Environ Intensive anti-oxidant gel and Intensive Colostrum Gel. Using products that contain strong chemicals, fragrance and those which exfoliate the skin will contribute to further sensitivity. V For your nearest stockist of ENVIRON® Skin Care Products phone on 2131 3208 or 2701 0997 97

For your nearest stockist of ENVIRON速 Skin Care Products phone on 2131 3208 or 2701 0997

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CLARINS ROUGE ECLAT The first age-defying lipstick from Clarins: a lipstick that offers more than just colour. Intense long-lasting colour and The Nutri-Youth Complex protects lips against dehydration and boosts collagen, Vitamin E protects against free radicals and 100% plant waxes provide instant comfort. Fifteen shades of lip nourishing, age defying, luminous colour with a delicious blackberry and liquorice scent. €23.86

SHISEIDO SHIMMERING CREAM EYE COLOUR

BLAZING SUMMER SUN, LAZY BEACH DAYS AND MOONLIGHT PARTIES ARE HERE! IT’S OFFICIALLY SUMMER! IN THE NEXT FEW PAGES I HAVE PICKED SOME OF THE BEST MAKE-UP, SKINCARE AND BODY PRODUCTS OUT THERE TO HELP GET YOU THROUGH THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. BE BRIGHT, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL THIS SUMMER. DON’T ONLY THINK SOFT TANNED NATURAL HIGHLIGHTED FEATURES; INDULGE IN ALL THE JUICY BRIGHT COLOURS AROUND THIS SUMMER. ADD THAT EXTRAVAGANT POP OF COLOUR TO YOUR LIPS, EYES OR NAILS TO HELP YOU STAND OUT, BUT REMEMBER TO ALWAYS TAKE CARE AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN DURING THE DAY, TANNING HEALTHILY AND SAFELY! ENJOY POURING OVER THE NEXT FEW PAGES.

NYX SLIDE ON PENCIL AZURE AND GREEN PAPAYA Don’t let the softness of this pencil fool you. This formula doesn’t smear or smudge and delivers powerful, robust colours. It’s like a liquid eye-liner without the mess. €9.99

NYX NAIL POLISH SALON FORMULA PASTEL MINT/PASTEL LAVENDER One coat of this pro-favourite polish is all it takes to transform your hands from ho-hum to haute couture stuff. With so many brilliant, on-trend colours and 10 nail treatments, our Salon Formula system makes it easy to get sexy, salon-quality manicures and pedicures – without ever leaving home. €6.95

TAMARA BURR – PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP ARTIST AND BEAUTY THERAPIST. MOBILE: 7982 9472 tamaraburr@gmail.com

NYX LOVE IN RIO EYESHADOW PALETTE Escape to Rio – if only with your eyes! Inspired by the non-stop action of this exotic city, these threecolour eye-shadow palettes give you high-glam, go-anywhere intensity day and night, thanks to their highly pigmented formulation. Hit the beach in natural nudes, then dance the night away with a shimmering sweep of juicy colour from the dualended applicator. €7.99

GUERLAIN ROUGE G Lipstick is reinvented in an exceptional jewel with Rouge G, a subtle balance of intense colour (No77) and the comforting pleasure of a creamy lip balm. Behind this magical creation is an astounding formula, the unique combination of ruby powder for spectacular radiance, hyaluronic acid spheres for perfectly smoothed lips and wild mango butter for lasting hydration. Lips are intensely coloured, perfectly smoothed, moisturised and plumped up. For excessively perfect lips! A truly exceptional palette, lip glamour comes in 20 colours. €49.40

This shimmering cream-to-powder mono eye colour, with intense jewel-like shimmer and reflection, gives brilliant colour and shine that lasts all day without creasing or fading. It is ideal for those who have dry lids and want a cool moist sensation that blends easily and smoothly, who prefer a dewy, smooth texture and who want a long-lasting water resistant and crease-proof finish for up to 16 hours – highly recommended for the summer months. It can be easily applied with the fingertips and there are 22 colours to choose from. €30.00

YSL SHOCKING EYE-LINER Dramatise your look with a shocking and unique new style. Effortless and precise, Effet Faux Cils Felt-Tip Eyeliner draws a precise black line with ultimate intensity. Its calligraphy-like tip and water-based formula glides on smoothly for easy application and the carbon black pigment ensures you get the blackest black colour! 12-hour wear, no flaking and water-resistant. €35.62

YSL VOLUME EFFECT SHOCKING MASCARA Exaggerate your lashes with shocking volume from every angle! New and exclusive to YSL, the amplified helix brush with a twisted cut provides instant excess volume on the lashes with effortless application. Shaped and styled for excess, this slim brush breaks the rules of volume, allowing for perfect control and precision combined with a beautifully creamy formula to cover each lash evenly, for a thick and lustrous fringe. €34.55

YSL TOUCHÉ ÉCLAT The beauty secret of the world’s top makeup artists and models, Touché Éclat is the original must-have for a radiant, flawless face. Capture eight hours of sleep with the click of a pen. With a few strategic strokes of this award-winning complexion highlighter, dark circles, fine lines and signs of fatigue virtually disappear. Powered by the radiance-boosting Luminocaptide Complex, skin is instantly illuminated so you look rested and refreshed, even if you’ve been up for hours! Sleek and sophisticated, it discretely slips into a makeup bag for quick touchups anytime. It’s the one beauty essential no woman should ever be without. €39.12

GLAMOROUS AND GLOSSY LIPS FROM MAX FACTOR Treat your lips to some Max Factor glamour and make them shine with the fabulous Colour Elixir Lip gloss. Perfect your pout with Max Factor’s latest innovation, which offers a new high-shine, smooth-feel formula. Available in subtle sheens, playful colours and luscious shades that exude that spring/summer feel, these shades of complementary colour and highshine lip gloss add a fresh pop of colour to your look without all the stickiness. Lips feel smooth, moisturised and definitely alluring. €9.40 SAN FRANCISCO ISSUE

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POLAAR SUN HIGH PROTECTION SUN CREAM NYX SHIMMERY FACE AND BODY BRONZER Attention all island girls! Now you can anoint your body with a natural glow using our silky smooth Body Bronzer infused with a divine tropical scent. Use on the arms, legs and décolletage to create glistening colour at any time of the year. The portable bronzer compact comes with a sponge applicator for ease of application and is available in five shades. €16.95

SHISEIDO SUN UV PROTECTIVE LIQUID FOUNDATION SPF30 Look at it! It even looks just like a bottle of Sunscreen! UV Protective Liquid Foundation SPF30 is the all new longlasting, non–transfer foundation from Shiseido for Summer 2014. The finish is a natural sheer dewy, luminous look. It is perfect and easy to apply during the day, thanks to its high SPF as well as being convenient as it is resistant to perspiration, oil and water. It stays true to colour even after sun exposure and defends internal sun damage that causes the thing we hate most: aging. It is also highly moisturising. You can apply it with your fingers, a brush or a wet sponge and it is available in five shades. €30

CLARINS BB SKIN PERFECTING CREAM SPF 25 SKIN PERFECTING ACTION Are you looking for an easy way to get beautiful skin? BB Skin-Perfecting Cream evens skin tone, revitalises and protects – resulting in beautiful skin with a perfect complexion in one simple step. Efficient skin care and beauty expertise have been combined by the Clarins Laboratories in this 3-in-1 product. €32.90

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PolaarSUN filters 97% of the sun’s rays leaving your face with a golden tan and provides protection from damage by sun exposure. The tan accelerator, derived from polar algae, offers a creamy texture and a potent mix of tyrosine and riboflavin, enriched with Vitamin E and Glycerine, giving you a quick, long-lasting tan and perfectly protected skin with preserved youthfulness. Like all Polaar products, this suncare is formulated without alcohol, paraben or mineral oil. Polaar Very High Protection Sun Cream SPF 50+ 40ml - €23.50 Polaar Very High Protection Sun Cream SPF 30 40ml - €22 Polaar Very High Protection Sun Spray SPF 50+ 100ml - €26.50 Polaar Very High Protection Sun Spray SPF 30 100ml - €25 Polaar Very High Protection Sun Oil SPF 30 100ml - €25 Polaar Refreshing After Sun Milk 150ml - €25

“ SUMMER’S HERE... TO GET THAT NATURALLY BRONZED DEWY LOOK, JUST USE A BIT OF TINTED MOISTURIZER WITH SPF. BRONZER: DUST A SLIGHTLY SHIMMERY BRONZER ALL OVER YOUR FACE, NECK, CHEST AND ARMS FOR AN EXTRA KICK TO YOUR TAN. FOR THE EYES: PICK UP AN EYE-SHADOW TRIO THIS SUMMER IN BRONZE OR GOLD SHADES TO HIGHLIGHT BUT REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK LIKE YOU’VE GOT NOTHING ON!!”

GUINOT TAN, PROTECT & HYDRATE Get ready to hit the beach with Guinot’s NEW Glamour Gel SPF15. If you are thinking of visiting the beach any time soon, make sure you grab a tube of Guinot’s Glamour Sun Gel SPF15 in your beach bag. UVA and UVB rays are absorbed by the Sun Filters to reduce harmful effects on the skin. Like all other Guinot sun products the Glamour Gel contains the Nucleic Defense (DNA) technology, which protects the DNA of the living cells during sun exposure whilst providing it with elements to repair damage. Its texture is a creamy gel which becomes a smooth and rich oil when massaged giving the skin a soft satin finish. €26.50

GUAM MEET YOUR ANTICELLULITE COMPANION! Fanghi d’Alga GUAM Seaweed mud is an effective aid in defeating cellulite. Due to the natural properties of the seaweed, cellulite is visibly reduced right after the first few applications. This formula also stimulates, tones and firms the skin, giving it incomparable, long-lasting softness and elasticity. Apply a generous amount of the product onto the affected areas with a light, circular massage. Wrap the area with cling film and leave for a maximum of 45 minutes. Guam – just DO IT FOR YOURSELF! €62

TAMARA’S TIP FOR FLAWLESS NATURAL RADIANCE How to apply your foundation like a Pro! Start by making sure your skin is clean and correctly moisturised. Wait about five minutes before applying foundation to let moisturiser sink in. Primer is a must! It allows your makeup to last as long as possible. Some primers can also minimise pores and mattify. For everyday, dab foundation only where you need it to hide spots, camouflage unwanted redness or to even out your T-zone. Then to get an airbrushed finish, blend makeup all over, including the eye area, starting in the middle and always working outwards. As an under eye concealer look for a lightweight liquid in a colour one shade lighter than your skin. “Going too light can look fake”. To finish off dust a soft translucent powder in a one way motion, to reflect the light and help skin to glow. Start at your hairline on one side, move down to your cheekbone, up to the bridge of your nose, back down the other cheek, then up again to the opposite hairline.

Trade Enquiries VJ Salomone Marketing tel: 8007 2387

Wherever I sleep,

I sleep deep. 60% larger back* for best ever Always night protection exactly where I need it most. A good night’s sleep? Not in my own bed? During my period? It was enough to keep anyone awake. New Always Secure Night now gives me the protection I want when I’m lying down, even when I move. So I can enjoy a deeper sleep, anywhere I want.

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LANCÔME ABSOLUE LANCÔME ABSOLUE BX PREMIUM DAY CREAM Repair. Intense Moisture. Clarity Lancôme Laboratories sets the new standard in skincare to fight the visible effects of age and hormonal changes. Absolue Premium ßx SPF 15 Cream revolutionises skin replenishment by combining two advanced discoveries in one luxuriously rich cream. Pro-Xylane™, a patented scientific breakthrough, an exceptional and precise molecule, restores essential moisture deep in the structure of the skin’s surface, so skin regains its youthful substance, firmness and radiance – as if signs of aging are visibly repaired. €176.57

LANCÔME ABSOLUE NUIT PREMIUM BX REPLENISHING AND REJUVENATING NIGHT CREAM Absolue Night Premium Replenishing and Rejuvenating Cream, containing patented Proxylane™, helps restore essential moisture in the skin’s surface, plumping it to help it regain substance, firmness and clarity. At the same time, N-Stimuline™ helps reinforce the skin’s night-time natural recovery process. The replenishing Bio-Network™ of wild yam, soy, sea algae and barley helps complete the look of visible rejuvenation. €182.28

VISIBLE REPAIR: Wrinkles appear reduced; 85 per cent experience improved elasticity and firmness; Intense Moisture: 91 per cent feel skin is nurtured, re-plumped with life. CLARITY: A radiant, even skin tone is revealed.

LANCÔME ABSOLUE VEUX PREMIUM BX REPLENISHING AND REJUVENATING EYE CREAM Absolue Eye Premium Replenishing and Rejuvenating Cream, containing patented Pro-Xylane™, helps restore essential moisture in the skin’s surface, replenishing the eye contour to improve firmness and luminosity. The look of the eye contour is visibly rejuvenated. €96.35

THE RESULTS The eye contour appears smoother and more luminous. The eye area feels intensely moisturised and the eyes look brightened. Within four weeks, see fine lines and wrinkles visibly reduced and feel firmer skin. The eye area looks visibly rejuvenated.

LANCASTER TOTAL AGE CORRECTION EYE CREAM

NEW FACEFINITY ALL DAY PRIMER FROM MAX FACTOR The secret to one of Max Factor’s best-selling foundation primers is now a product in its own right. Professional makeup artists love the primer element of the Max Factor Facefinity all-day flawless 3-in-1 foundation so much that they asked for it to be extracted from the foundation so they could use it alone. The result is the ground-breaking new Max factor’s Facefinity all-day primer that is guaranteed to extend the wear of your favourite foundation, holding your makeup perfectly in place. Simply apply Facefinity primer under your favourite foundation to prime, mattify and hold your flawless beauty look in place for longer. €15

FAULTLESS FOUNDATION FROM MAX FACTOR Once again, Max Factor unveils another winning product with its Facefinity foundation for women who want their foundation to easily deliver a long-lasting professional finish. The intelligent formula has three elements: a built-in primer to prepare the skin with a flexi-hold technology that creates a flexible yet strong film on the skin, SPF foundation to deliver high coverage and a matte finish that lasts, and concealer, all blended to perfection. This awardwinning foundation formula with SPF20 also delivers an all-day high coverage and a matte finish, thanks to the oil absorbency of particles, making it the perfect cover up for oily and combination skin. €15

CLARINS SKIN ILLUSION NATURAL RADIANCE FOUNDATION SPF 10 Skin Illusion Loose Powder Foundation has an ultra-fine, silky texture that contains highly effective mineral and plant-based ingredients that work in harmony with the skin to illuminate the complexion. The result: a beautifully radiant, perfectly even, matte complexion, and skin that feels incredibly soft and comfortable. Gives a flawless finish every time. €41.15

This is a powerful anti-aging eye cream for mature skin, developed with DNA technology, that supports natural skin DNA repair. It is formulated with Bi-Retinol™ Complex to regenerate skin and combat signs of aging. It is developed with exclusive UV+ infrared technology that prevents dark spots and premature aging and features a cooling massage tip that helps refresh tired-looking eyes. It visibly reduces puffiness and dark circles to reveal a firmer, sleeker, even-toned, more vibrant and younger-looking eye area. €52.50

CLARINS SKIN ILLUSION NATURAL RADIANCE FOUNDATION SPF 10 For a natural looking radiant look available for all skin types this light-reflecting, oilfree and hydrating foundation perfectly combines mineral and plant ingredients to create a naturally radiant complexion with light to medium coverage. Clarins Light-Optimizing+ Complex and Pink Opal Pigments, combined with a unique blend of ingredients, continuously hydrate and protects skin resulting in a beautifully radiant and perfectly even complexion. €37.50

GUERLAIN LES VOILETTES LOOSE POWDER – THREE COLOURS Les Voilettes loose powder reinvents translucency, offering a play of velvety yet radiant effects, combining matte effect and make-up fixing with unprecedented finesse and imperceptibility. Les Voilettes loose powder is now more lightweight than ever, thanks to a blend of ultra-absorbent powders and pearls, which fixes make-up to perfection and adorns the skin in a matte veil imperceptible to the naked eye. The skin is resplendent: your skin will have a velvety soft, powdery and radiant finish. €49.40 SAN FRANCISCO ISSUE

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TIME TO UNWIND THE TIMES WE LIVE IN MAKE US WANT TO ESCAPE INTO ANOTHER WORLD EVERY SO OFTEN, EVEN IF IT’S JUST FOR A FEW HOURS, JUST TO SHUT OURSELVES OFF FROM THE WORLD. SO WHAT DO YOU DO? THIS IS WHERE A DAY SPA CAN BE A BLESSING, A PLACE THAT HELPS YOU INDULGE IN SOME MUCH-NEEDED ‘ME’ TIME, TO SWITCH OFF AND RELAX, RECHARGE, REFLECT AND BEAUTIFY. SO WHY INDULGE IN SOME RELAXING QUALITY TIME?: • A massage session is a break from your job, your family, friends... to slow down and de-stress. • A massage improves blood circulation, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Stimulates the lymphatic system, which carries away the body’s waste products. • It has been proven that a massage releases a hormone called Serotonin that enhances the body and mind’s “feel good” state. When you receive a spa service, your mind, body and soul are in harmony.

MOTHERS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO WANT TO LOOK AND FEEL PAMPERED ON THEIR SPECIAL DAY OF RECOGNITION: MEN WANT TO FEEL THE LOVE AS WELL! Father’s Day is another special occasion in our annual calendar and is an ideal day to go that extra mile and treat your Dad for being such an extraordinary person. Father’s Day is just around the corner, so why not make an effort to treat him or spend some quality time together? Spa days are an ideal way of celebrating this occasion. Treat him like a king; let him experience the Royal Hammam, which is the ultimate oasis of luxurious indulgence and a perfect way to feel thoroughly revitalised while spending special time with your loved ones. The Hammam is a bathing retreat that was practiced over a thousand years ago in Rome, and is still found today in Morocco as well as Turkey and Spain. This detoxifying body treatment brings the whole body to a state of balance and well-being and leaves your skin beautifully smooth. You could also opt for a gentleman’s retreat package in one of our exclusive spas. Spa days are a fantastic way to catch up in a relaxing ambience. We offer spa lunches and other tailor-made packages to treat you and your Dad like royalty. This year give the gift he will remember long after Father’s Day has come and gone. We will be more than happy to help you choose the perfect gift for a well-deserving Dad. Call us: Myoka Lotus Spa (2137 0163) Myoka Sands Spa (2356 1191) Myoka Dolmen Spa (2157 7500) or Myoka Five Senses Spa (2137 0194) or www.myoka.com

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[ 1 ] BODY SORBETS Introducing four fruity flavours: strawberry, mango, peach and satsuma and one floral fragrance: Moringa. Our new core Body Sorbets are instantly absorbed into the skin, maintaining moisture levels for up to 24 hours. What makes the new sorbets so unique is the light sorbet texture that is instantly absorbed into the skin – ideal for the summer months and enriched with Community Fair Trade organic aloe from Guatemala. €14 [ 2 ] WHITE MUSK FOR MEN From the creators of White Musk for Women, comes White Musk for Men, the animal free Musk that uses organic alcohol. This gift pack comes with a shower gel made from organic honey and Aloe Vera as well as an anti-perspirant deodorant, which makes it an ideal gift. €35 [ 3 ] RASPBERRY Spring is in full swing and the delicately sweet scent of raspberry is wafting through The Body Shop. It can only mean one thing: the new special edition Early-Harvest Raspberry Bath and Body Collection has hit the shelves. Fruity, indulgent and deeply moisturising, the products offer a ‘special reserve’ of raspberries and the iconic Body Butter 24-hour hydrating power. The collection also includes a body lotion, body scrub, shower gel and eau de toilette. €9.50 [ 4 ] MAKE UP BRUSHES These award-winning brushes, with super-soft, synthetic hairs, are finished with handles made from FSC wood. They are specially cut to feel amazingly gentle on the skin, are innovatively designed for long-lasting use and cannot be flattened or otherwise damaged. Brushes made of synthetic hair are more hygienic and porous than animal hairs, which tend to collect bacteria. This also means that no animals have been used or harmed to make this product. The brushes are easy to hold and use for controlled, precise applications. €30.00 [ 5 ] INSTABLUR Get flawless, photo-perfect looking skin in an instant with new, All-in-One™ InstaBlur™ 5-action perfector from The Body Shop. Available in one universal shade, it blurs skin imperfections in an instant so your selfies need no filters! What’s the secret? A unique formula made of matte effect spherical powders with smart, filling properties and moisturising vitamin E. €14

BODY SHOP – VALLETTA, PLAZA SLIEMA, BUGIBBA, PAOLA, ARKADIA GOZO AND THE ARRIVALS LOUNGE AT THE AIRPORT.

GUERLAIN – DISTRIBUTED BY X-TREME CO. LTD AND IS AVAILABLE AT ALL FRANKS OUTLETS AND ROBERT’S PERFUMERY, SLIEMA. GUAM - IS FOUND IN ALL LEADING PHARMACIES AND BEAUTY SALONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION T.2141 0008 / E. INFO@LIBERTYMALTA.COM.MT / WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUAM GUINOT - FOR YOUR NEAREST GUINOT SALON CONTACT PHBS LTD ON 21424401/2/3, E.INFO@PHBSMALTA.COM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUINOTMALTA MAX FACTOR – IN ALL LEADING PHARMACIES AND PERFUMERIES NYX – NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP STORE - TOWER ROAD, SLIEMA. POLAAR- EXCLUSIVELY DITRIBUTED BY TA’ XBIEX PERFUMERY LTD.

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SHISEIDO – BEAUTY PLUS IN VALLETTA, BROWNS PHARMACY IN NAXXAR AND MELLIEHA, COLLIS WILLIAMS IN SWIEQI, FRANKS OUTLETS, GROGNET IN MOSTA, HOUSE OF BEAUTY IN ST JULIANS & GOZO, MELITA HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLINIC IN ST JULIANS, MELLIEHA PHARMACY IN MELLIEHA, PEARL, ARKADIA IN GOZO, PROVITA IN NAXXAR, REMEDIES IN TA ‘ XBIEX, ROBERTS IN SLIEMA, LANCASTER – DISTRIBUTED BY X-TREME CO. LTD AND IS AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING PHARMACIES. YVES SAINT LAURENT & LANCOME – AVAILABLE FROM CHEMIMART: 21 REPUBLIC STREET, VALLETTA • ST ANNE STREET, FLORIANA • INTERNATIONAL, 650 ST JOSEPH HIGH STR, HAMRUN • PIAZZETTA TOWER ROAD, SLIEMA • 10 TOWER ROAD, SLIEMA facebook.com/ cherisse pamper parties

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