In the Eyes of
the Beholder
Stress and delight reared their heads in equal measure as we put together this year’s edition of Lifestyle, the annual tome published by Prestige Hong Kong. Though, with the theme of this year’s issue centred on our modern vision of beauty, both outside and in, we’ve tried our best to present to you only the glamorous final product, rather than the sweat, tears and deadline discussions endured in achieving it.
That said, it was a joy to interview and watch Hong Kong beauties Rosamund Kwan and Helen Ma at work in front of a camera. On the eve of Christmas Eve, as the skies showed us 50 shades of misery, the ladies brought their own brand of sunshine to our set. Former film star Kwan will be no stranger to cinephiles, and there are reels aplenty revealing her talent, none of which are able truly to capture her self-effacing demeanor in person. Ma, a charming presence on the society circuit, is such a picture of elegance that it’s a rare month we don’t see her within the pages of Prestige. Flip to page 66 for stunning portraits of the duo by our photographer Olivier Yoan. His French lilt applied to our leading ladies’ names had them in giggles, though his work is certainly no laughing matter – and neither is theirs. They tell us the story behind their brand, RK Beauty, in “The Power of Two”.
It turns out there’s no shortage of beauty-business entrepreneurs within Hong Kong society, though lining them up for “The Business of Beauty” (page 80) came with its own rewards and challenges – particularly over the Christmas season, with our subjects scattered around the world enjoying holidays in Aspen and Singapore, California and Sydney.
We have also, but naturally, the usual suspects lined across the pages: the ever-popular “A List”, our editors’ top recommendations for hotels, spas, bars and restaurants (page 132), our dreamy destination and travel features (page 168 onwards) and features highlighting the most glamorous of jewellery and watches, wheels and whisky. We also reminisce over the top events that we attended in 2015.
I hope you find the beauty we witnessed captured within our pages, and in the year ahead.
Read the cover story here: Prestige Online
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