Beauty by the numbers

One is a serum hand-made by monastery monks, the other is a cream with a rare wildflower hand-harvested only once a year. Here, the numbers in their making.

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One is a serum hand-made by monastery monks, the other is a cream with a rare wildflower hand-harvested only once a year. Here, the numbers in their making.

L’occitane Creme Harmonie Divine, $280.
L’occitane Creme Harmonie Divine, $280.
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The number of key ingredients (ginger water, nyamplung oil, meadowfoam seed oil, echinacea, and san chi root, galanga leaf, red ginger root, ginger and ginseng root extracts) in this hand-blended anti-ageing serum, which has a watery texture and a pleasantly herbal scent.
80
That's how many product trials it took to perfect the formula.
70
The reported percentage increase in skin hydration levels after 24 hours of use.
1
The number of fragments of Jania Rubens (a red algae) taken from Revellata Bay in Corsica and cultivated in an aquarium that replicates the conditions of its natural habitat. The algae is said to plump and firm skin, improving the definition of facial contours.
53
The hectares of land L’occitane has to grow the rare Immortelle flower used in the product.
700
That's how many kilograms of Immortelle flowers are needed to produce just two litres of precious essential oil.
4
The number of months needed for Immortelle flowers to be ready for harvesting (they start growing in March and are ready for harvesting in June).
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Cheongdam: Elegant and glamorous
Cheongdam: Elegant and glamorous
Myeongdong: Trendy and hip
Myeongdong: Trendy and hip
Insa-dong: Young and playful
Insa-dong: Young and playful
Hongdae: Edgy and freespirited
Hongdae: Edgy and freespirited

THE K-CURL

South Korean celebrity hairstylist Gunhee, who has worked on the famous tresses of Super Junior, 4minute and Hyuna, gives us the lowdown on the four styles that can be achieved with L’Oreal Professionnel’s new cold perm service, Curlia.

Who is it for?

• Women who want natural-looking waves without drastically changing the style and length of their manes. Ask your stylist to ease up on the layering and thinning of your locks for a more voluminous result.

What’s different between the Curlia cold perm and regular hot perms?

• Heat is not used as a catalyst, so there's less damage to the hair.
• You need not wait for a week after perming to dye your locks.
• The perm solutions used in Curlia have L’Oreal’s micro oils and Ionene G, which help moisturise and smooth hair.
•You get a naturallooking, lived-in look instantly, instead of having to wait a couple of months for the curls to relax.

What are the four different styles?

• Cheongdam, Myeong-dong, Insa-dong and Hongdae – based on the crowd and character of the four districts in Seoul.

For salon listings, call 1800-838-3388.