chinese zodiac 2014 - part two

title says it all! part two is for those of you born in the year of the dragon, snake, horse and goat!

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boucheron

Frederic Boucheron

boucheron is a french jewellery house located in paris, 26 place vendôme. the house of boucheron is a french family dynasty founded by frederic boucheron in 1858, with the opening of his first store in the galerie de valois, at palais-royal, during the heyday of the second french empire. he created his atelier in 1866 and a year later won the gold medal during the exposition universelle (1867).

Boucheron in Paris

in 1893, frédéric boucheron became the first jeweller to move to place vendôme. legend has it that he chose 26 place vendôme, where boucheron remains to this day, because it was the sunniest corner of the square. he believed that the diamonds in the windows would sparkle all the more brilliantly.

Tamara Nyman

in 1989, boucheron opened a store in moscow, later transferred to saint petersburg in 1911. more store openings followed in japan in 1973, shanghai, dubai in 2005, and finally hong kong and kuala lumpur in 2006.

courtesy of aaronm

boucheron was a family business: after the death of its founder frédéric boucheron in 1902, his descendants took over the business. in 1994, the family business shifted to a more global approach with its selling out to schweizerhall. the house of boucheron was then acquired by former gucci group in 2000, which was bought by ppr in 2004. pierre bouissou was appointed ceo in april 2011.

Dita von Teese

one of the first line created was the symbolic snake line in the 1970s.

Marc Nelson

in 2011, the 'cabinet of curiosities' line was launched.

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unicorn fashion

the unicorn is a legendary animal from european folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard and cloven hooves. first mentioned by the ancient greeks, it became the most important imaginary animal of the middle ages and renaissance when it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. in the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness.

two unicorns crossing horns

in the world of fashion and beauty, we often hope to find the next 'unicorn'. we want to dazzle and wow people. sadly, unicorns do not exist but there are still ways to be that shimmering star and yes, they involve animals.

1) snake venom cream

snake venom cream

inkanat created snake cream, which contains syna-ke a polypeptide similar to that which contains the snake venom, which has a proven effect on wrinkles by acts in similar to botox but without the side effects, and it also contains collagen. as you get older, your skin is aging with you and the signs become more visible with age, wrinkles are marked around the eyes and forehead and your skin begins to sag with the rest of the body, especially in the neck, chin and upper arms. this is due to elastin and collagen, which have kept your skin firm so far but are leaving. lines caused by facial expressions are always visible. we use about sixty facial muscles to communicate through speech and facial expressions. frowning, raising eyebrows, laugh and make faces are some of the typical facial expressions we use to communicate. over time and with frequent use of these facial movements, these wrinkles persist and become deeper and permanent wrinkles in the forehead, laugh lines and wrinkles around the eyes.

2) ox bone marrow shampoo

ox bone marrow shampoo

brazilians have a knack at everything flashy and tacky. take for example the 'tutannol' - a shampoo made from bone marrow that came straight from the insides of an ox. this shampoo promises strong and shiny hair through natural ingredients laden with essential oils. tutannol is also salt free hence users need not worry about their hair smelling like the ocean.

3) snail ooze cream

snake ooze cream

the 2008 january edition of the journal of the international society of skin pharmacology corroborate the molecular basis of snail secretion’s regenerative compounds. this secretion has been used as a natural skin care treatment for many ailments and skin conditions since ancient times. the special properties of snail serum according to studies protect the snail’s body from hazardous elements like sun radiation and the surfaces they so slowly slither on. regenerative properties found in snail secretion contain the same structural elements of human skin like water holding molecules, collagen and elastin, etc. this protects and repairs their skin, shell and organs when affected by outside elements, and according to studies has the same affect on our skin. additionally, snail secretion is used frequently and proven to be reliable in skin damaging treatment as a consequence of treating skin cancer with radio therapy. 

4) snake massage

watch only if you have nerves of steel!

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