Freelance Journalist since 2002
Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle and Travel
Journalist and Business consultant in Europe. More than 30 years experience of beauty, watch, jewelry and fashions industrie.
A pharmacy buyer in Zürich once told me the easiest products to reorder are the ones staff can explain in one sentence and still feel proud recommending. Weleda Skin Food fits that test. It's familiar enough to move quickly, but distinctive enough to earn space in a curated premium assortment. An Introduction to a Skincare
The strongest commercial story for Chios Mastic Gum isn't that it's ancient. It's that an ancient resin now has quantifiable anti-ageing markers that cosmetic buyers can use. Recent work on Chios mastic identified elastase inhibition at IC50 17.30 μg/mL and collagenase inhibition at IC50 31.07 μg/mL, giving formulators a far more precise efficacy language than
The most repeated advice about Dragon Blood serum is also the least useful for a buyer. You'll hear that it “soothes, firms, hydrates, repairs, calms redness, supports collagen, and helps anti-ageing”. That bundle of claims sounds commercial. It isn't scientific. For Swiss pharmacy, spa, and dermo-cosmetic channels, the pertinent question is narrower. What does the
Are you treating your afro hair style as only a shape, when the crucial difference comes from how the hair is fed, sealed, and protected between styling days? That's the gap I see most often. People focus on the finished look, then ignore moisture retention, scalp comfort, ingredient quality, and whether the products sitting on
A client sits down, opens Instagram, and shows you a deep brunette that flashes ruby at the ends when the light hits it. She doesn't want bright red. She doesn't want flat brown. She wants that expensive in-between tone that looks polished indoors and more vivid outside. That's where Cherry Cola hair earns its place
A customer walks into a Swiss pharmacy on a wet morning and asks for one thing: a mascara that won't print under the eyes by lunchtime. Another wants something that survives a train commute, office heating, and an evening event. In mountain towns, the question changes slightly. Will it hold through snow glare, wind, and