Luxury

International Women’s Day can be marked in many ways: flowers, speeches, panel discussions, social media posts. Maserati, however, chose something far more appropriate - handing a group of women the keys to several of its most powerful cars and inviting us to drive them at full throttle around the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit.

There’s something rather amazing, it has to be said, in a few hours to be air-lifted from one season to another, to override providence, to jump 20 degrees in temperature, to swap a dull, grim cloudy rain-sodden day for a bright, sun-drenched, wonderfully warm climate. How good to sleep deeply to the sound of waves with their own rhythmic heartbeat crashing or lapping and the gentle tinkering from a forest of masts.

For me, Formula One likes to present itself as the pinnacle of global sport - and, to be fair, it makes a rather convincing case. Beneath the polished bravado lies not merely a championship contested across 24 race weekends, but a travelling circus of power, precision and very well-dressed ambition. Think theatre at 300 kilometres per hour, wrapped in carbon fibre and champagne mist, where innovation doubles as both weapon and currency, and reputations can be rebuilt - or very publicly unravelled - in the space of a single season.

When I stood on the first tee at Basingstoke Golf Club, I realised that I’m not just about to play a round of golf, far from it in fact. I’m actually about to club my way into the next chapter of a century-old North Hampshire story. The green rolls gently upland, the fairways stretch out like ribbons of green velvet and somewhere behind the tee box, the low hum of conversation drifts from the clubhouse terrace, where I hope the promise of lunch and a few boasts (or laughs) at my performance awaits.

Set the scene
Before Bora Bora, before overwater villas became shorthand for South Pacific luxury, there was the InterContinental Tahiti. Opened in 1974 and refreshed multiple times since, this sprawling resort sits just 10 minutes from Papeete’s airport and is often used as a stopover before or after a cruise of Polynesia, but it deserves more than a cursory glance. The rambling buildings sit in lush tropical planting and the seafront position provides views of Moorea on the horizon.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

Norton was born in Birmingham in 1898. In 1902, Norton unleashed their maiden motorcycle onto the world, and by 1907, they were already racing and winning, taking a win at the inaugural IoM TT .

This week, Norton started revealing to the world a new era for the brand. They are about to turn the page on the next chapter of the Norton story. 

When it comes to cosmetic treatments, brows are quietly transformative. They change nothing, yet somehow change everything. And Nez Hasan is widely regarded as one of the best in the business.

Known for her natural, softly structured aesthetic, Nez has built a reputation as one of the most trusted microblading specialists in the UK. Her client list includes some of the most recognisable (and carefully groomed) faces in London - Emma Willis and Edward Enninful among them - and her name is often passed between those in the know.

If you’ve ever met Dr Brendan Khong, you’ll know one thing immediately: his skin is immaculate. Glassy, poreless, somehow both glowing and calm at the same time. People want what he has. Unsurprisingly, he works hard for it. A rising name on London’s aesthetics scene, Dr Khong combines serious medical credentials with a meticulous approach to skincare that’s built around one principle: consistency.