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The couturier and the candlemaker | a fragrant collaboration

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Two French powerhouses light a candle to creativity… Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing likes the scent of Cire Trudon’s “Ernesto” candle to be diffused through the maison’s flagship stores (Paris, Milan and, this month, New York). So no surprise the two powerhouses have teamed up to create an exclusive candle called the Cire Trudon x…

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trends in luxury travel | the real thing | the search for truth

Groucho
Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

Australian travellers are tapping into luxury travel trends that marry risk and reward. From a tented camp in Rajasthan to a riad in Morocco, from a river-front lodge in South Africa’s Sabi Sand Game Reserve to an adora-bubble on a Maldivian beach … unique and authentic places to stay are hot. Monastery, igloo, or treehouse?…

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Waft on by | Stop and smell the roses | the perfumers’ creed

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

The luxury French perfume house, Creed, has opened a boutique in Sydney’s Double Bay. On a November evening in chic Double Bay, the bold and the beautiful are milling about on the footpath outside 36 Cross Street, clinking glasses of Perrier-Jouet to celebrate the opening of the first Sydney stand-alone boutique from the enduring luxury…

An overwater bure at the Anantara Kihavah resort in the Maldives
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Maldives magic | one-off wonderland | designer paradise

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Stargazing, underwater dining, art classes, and swimming with manta rays sets one Maldivian destination apart. In the Maldives some things are a given: powdery sand, turquoise water, coral reefs, kaleidoscopic fish, dolphins, starry nights. What, then, are the points of difference in paradise? Unique selling points might be exclusive sandbars for sunset cocktails (Soneva Fushi);…

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What’s hot about the new Ferrari | luxury on wheels | Portofino playground

Groucho
Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

Hey, hit the highway in a sporty car with both muscle and manners The new Ferrari is named after Excess All Area’s favourite playground: Portofino, near Genoa, in Italy. And there’s synchronicity – both of them hot, cliff-hugging and heaven on a stick. And, like a Paraggi Beach concierge, so good looking! The curvy Old…

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Saluting body and soul | tree pose | Mother Earth

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Seeking body work, wattle seeds and Wollomi pines at Gaia Retreat & Spa in the Byron Bay hinterland With Gaia, you never lose that sense of returning to the fold. It’s like swapping medieval armour for a muslin baby wrap. This was Excess All Areas’ third visit. Last time, 2015, we were there to celebrate…

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Paradise portfolio | Luxury escapes from Fiji to the Flinders Ranges

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Overload in need of a forklift? There’s nothing more rejuvenating than the prospect of solitude, serenity and stepping back to nature. Here, some escape inspiration: from the South Australian outback, to Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef and a fabulous Fijian find. Laucala, Fiji Laucala is the island you buy if you are Dietrich Mateschitz looking for…

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Luxury hotels | Hot accommodation | Sensational suites

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

A hotel can be as much a part of the travel experience as the destination, whether it’s the location, interiors, room service, staff or just the way it makes you feel like a jetsetter. These are establishments that have left a good impression at home and abroad on the Excess All Areas travellers Adelaide The Mayfair…

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Cognac gets a good rap |Why Hip Hop loves Hennessy

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Charisma and character - and just a little bit game-changing. Action!

The French call it the water of life and both traditionalists and hip hop arrivistes have irons in the fire at the Cognac club. On a wintry night seeking a slow flame, Sydney’s Hemmesphere nightclub is abuzz with suits, spray tans, short, short dresses and those with a nose for both eaux-de-vie – the building…

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