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Prepare Your Desks: McLaren F1 Paraphernalia Heads to Auction
Just when we thought we’d never find spare accessories for our pair of McLaren F1s, RM Sotheby’s has a small bundle of neat-o accoutrements for the genre-defining hypercar up for grabs at its online-only Open Roads sale. We’ll have to make shelf space in our Swiss chalet garage. Maybe we’ll put our extra set of Fabergé eggs in the basement and shift our crate of Pateks to the attic? Hey, we can dream. On a more realistic note, RM Sotheby’s attached reasonable estimates to this small collection of F1 paraphernalia, and if these numbers hold true, interested bidders won’t have to hail from the same tax bracket as current F1 owners to nab a physical piece of hypercar history. There are surely no bargains to be found here, but even some of the cooler st...
The 5 Basic Skincare Products You Need in Your 20s
From 20 to 29, a great deal changes in not only your life but your skin. “From your teens to your 20s, the skin loses some subcutaneous fat and collagen production decreases,” Colbert tells me. In other words, the juicy, dewy skin you might have naturally enjoyed at 21 might not be so plump at 28. Similarly, Susanne Kaufmann advised that “you should work in your mid-to-late 20s preventatively against premature ageing of the skin.” This might mean looking for ingredients like collagen in your cleansers and moisturisers or introducing retinol into your treatment stage as a preventative against fine lines and wrinkles. “Often underestimated but immensely important is the correct and regular use of eye cream,” Kaufmann tells me. To combat these early signs o...
I Did Some Digging and These 26 Pieces Are the Most Popular Homeware Buys
For many of us, our homes have become a place of work, rest and socialising through 2020 and right into 2021, so it comes as no surprise that luxury e-commerce site Matchesfashion.com recently reported a massive 43% growth in homeware sales on-site over the last year. “Everyone I know, including myself, is making their home look as uplifting as possible”, says Natalie Kingham, Fashion and Buying Director. “We are hosting or attending intimate gatherings when we can, so it makes sense to invest in homewares to brighten both your environment and mood.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money...
25 Impressive ASOS, Weekday and Monki Buys You Need to See
While the spring collections are in full bloom across the high-street, there are three brands whose new-in sections we’re particularly impressed by—ASOS, Monki, and Weekday. They each have created springtime edits that tick off the season’s biggest trends—think pastel shades, slouchy tailoring, ribbed knitwear, and beautiful dresses—all of which look expensive but are actually far from it. With cool updates on classic denim and timeless trenches to playful silhouettes, scroll below to see our favourite buys from ASOS, Monki, and Weekday’s spring 2021 collections. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the ...
I Don’t Believe in Anti-Ageing, But These 17 Products Are Seriously Promising
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s a secret that the beauty industry doesn’t want you to know, but it’s about time someone just laid it down for us: There is no such thing as anti-ageing. There isn’t a single moisturiser, serum, cleanser or mask with the power to knock five years off your face. Sure, there are ingredients around that can smooth very fine lines under a microscope, make skin look temporarily glowy and plump sagginess in the short-term, but as far as one hero product that guarantees eternal youth goes? It just doesn’t exist. And what’s really frustrating is that, deep down, we all know this is true. We know it’s true because we spend hundreds of pounds on skincare products that promise us age-reversal, and they never live up to their claims. Howe...
Here’s Why the 2022 Wagoneer Luxury SUV Lacks “Jeep” Badging
The 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer are festooned with badging. “Wagoneer” is spelled out in large letters across the front of the SUV and the nameplate is equally prominent across the back. “Wagoneer” or “Grand Wagoneer” is replicated on each side of both vehicles, punctuated by an American flag. Open the driver’s door and the name is on a plate at the bottom of the seat. Jeep even moved the controls for the 24-way seat to the door to clear space for this decoration. One badge you won’t find on the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer or 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, though, is Jeep‘s own. It’s not necessary, Christian Meunier, chief executive officer of the Jeep brand, said. “The Grand Wagoneer name and design make it o...
2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Obsidian Brings Out the Full-Size SUV’s Darker Side
Obsidian, besides sounding like an awesomely regal name for the family pooch, is a glass-like volcanic rock that’s naturally black in color. However, outside of the natural world, it’s a term that’ll now be associated with the Jeep Wagoneer, specifically the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Obsidian. As its name implies, this special Wagoneer family member comes adorned with elegant black cues. It’s the perfect touch of style and customization straight from the factory. Keep reading to get the lowdown on what makes the Grand Wagoneer Obsidian special. What Is the Grand Wagoneer Obsidian, Anyway? Even though the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are the same vehicles at heart, only the latter offers the Obsidian kit. This means the Obsidian—like other Grand Wagoneer trims—comes st...
2021 Roush Ford F-150 Brings Raptor-esque Smoke, Supercharged Fire
Roush doesn’t just conquer the asphalt world with its upfitted Mustangs, it’s also been playin’ with trucks since 2013. For model year 2021, in fact, it offers three Ford trucks (Super Duty, F-150, and Ranger) to its one car, the Stage 3 Mustang. The newest of these Roush trucks is the F-150, based on the four-wheel-drive XLT Sport or Lariat-trimmed SuperCrew 2021 F-150 motivated by the 5.0-liter V-8. The 2021 Roush Ford F-150 starts at $16,745 (on top the cost of the donor truck, and before adding the optional supercharger) and is backed by a 3-year/36,00-mile limited warranty. The finished product looks more aggressive and well-balanced, but is unmistakably a Roush creation. Starting with the outside, Roush dials up the front end by adding heat-extracting widebody ...
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class’s E-Active Body Control SUV-Bouncing Feature Bounced from Option List
Certain things are, it seems, too good to be true. I’ve never forget when, on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE launch the 1,000-watt lightbulb exploded over my head and I realized that Free Driving Assist—the luxury SUV’s ability to hop up and down to free itself from sand or snow—can be used on dry pavement, pretty much whenever you want provided the vehicle was within the system’s operating parameters (i.e., low speed or stationary). Mercedes’ PR professionals were none too happy at the time, but I did not let that stop me from filming half a dozen GLE-Class “bouncy bounce” videos for Instagram. “You’re going to be really popular in East L.A.,” I said to the German engineer who designed the fast-moving hydraulic pumps that make E-ABC (...
2023 Canoo Pickup First Look: Fauxward Control
Some shapes are just intoxicatingly cool. They inspire irrational behavior like signing up to buy, lease, or “subscribe to” a vehicle you have no legitimate need for. This all-electric 2023 Canoo Pickup will be that vehicle for devotees of the pickup variants of vintage forward-control vans like the Chevy Corvair Greenbriar (Rampside), Dodge A100, Ford Econoline, Jeep FC, and Volkswagen Transporter. It’s not quite Dodge Deora cool, but it’s close. Like the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine, those vintage vehicles placed their front seats on top of the front axle, placing ankles out in the crush zone. This rendered them deathtraps in a frontal wreck. Rest assured that—like Volkswagen’s ID Buzz riff on the microbus—the Canoo “Lifestyle Vehicle” van and Pick...
11th-Generation 2022 Honda Civic Appears Fully Uncloaked in Leaked Pics
Honda has a habit of showing off soon-to-be-revealed new vehicles as “concept cars” that are really just thinly disguised versions of the real deal. We have no reason to believe the Honda Civic Sedan Prototype the automaker debuted at the end of last year isn’t a solid look at the next-generation 2022 Civic sedan set to go on sale midway through 2021. Need proof to back up the Civic Sedan Prototype’s bona fides? These photos, which leaked onto the internet, appear to show a production-ready version of the Civic show car. See all 28 photos The images landed on Civic11Forum.com, and even though some have “burlappcar.com” watermarks, their original source is likely China. Markings on the back of the white Civic make it highly likely that the car i...
4 Dress Trends We Always See On Instagram’s Most Stylish French Women
Thanks to the magic of Instagram, we are able to transport ourselves across the world at the click of a button and see what fashion’s finest are wearing at any moment in time. When it comes to the stylish country stakes, we have to say that French women are up there in our top 10, with influencers such as Lena Farl and Jeanne Damas acting as constant sources of outfit inspiration. With spring on the horizon, we decided to ask Marissa Cox (aka @ruerodier), about the dresses French women love to wear when the mercury rises. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chat...
