“What symmetry! What art! They are the tears of mermaids!”
—A jeweler describing a string of pearls in Desire (1936), starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper
Mermaids are renowned far and wide for their hypnotic beauty, which can be downright dangerous...
“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems”
—Rainier Maria Rilke
As the world blooms, in the spirit of spring renewal, so does your beauty—with a little help from these delicious masks, which add much-needed nourishment...
It was in the Northern Lands of old, where a change of light can shift perception, that starlight and sea first awakened the world of the elves and their immortal beauty. The magnificent enchantment of spring brings a similar...
The way she plays with us, Spring,
coyly giving us a taste of the Sun
only to wave her wand,
and cast us back again into the chill.
But the new season is brewing,
stirring steady and ever faster.
Can you feel it?
March is a...
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
—William Blake
With temperatures dropping, it’s time to reach for warming lotions, luscious creams, and fragrant oils that feed and nourish the skin, and keep it soft and glowing, even as you...
FEBRUARY:
A Dance of Fire and Ice
Cold winds howl.
As a veil of grey cloaks the skies,
turned to frost,
the mood is often heavy
as the snow we lie beneath.
With holiday sparkles but a glimmer in our memories, and the promise of Spring...
Cloak your heavenly body in rich moisture and deep hydration, while infusing your entire being with vital nutrients. Ancient beauty secrets are unlocked inside these captivating potions, so get ready to settle in for a luscious ritual and, because...
Twenty years ago, a vial of perfume was discovered beneath a thick stone wall in the basement of a home near Erfurt, Germany, east of Frankfurt. When the pretty silver bottle was opened, a delicate herbal scent, a bit like...
Article taken from Issue #32 || Autumn 2015
Print || Digital
Photography: WAXenVINE.com
Model: Yaris @ Marilyn Model Management
Beauty: David Klasfeld @ Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Hair: Meg Cost for Oribe @ Jump
Gowns: Gilles Montezin
Fashion Styling: Stella Rose Saint Clair
Props: Olde Good Things, Jamali Garden
THE FLOWER...
By Laren Stover
Photographs by George Holz
Wardrobe and styling: Stacy Iannacone for Ritual Vintage | Hair and makeup: Kirsten Bode | Flower styling: Nicole Absher | Retouching: Chika Kobari
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