The categorical statement piece this year? An expertly groomed beard. The Insider visits Barberian, the go-to place for aspiring gents… (Text: Alex Webber | Photos: Kevin Demaria) Last year a scientific study (and I’m not making this up) claimed that the planet had approached a ‘peak beard’ stage, i.e., a... Read more
While industrial stacks of wartime dynamite ensured that Warsaw long surrendered its title as the Paris of the East, there is one street that recalls this element of her past: with its elegant, tall tenements and niche boutiques, there’s something about Mokotowska that evokes the eighth arrondissement. For some,... Read more
Prepping for a much-deserved summer holiday isn’t just about packing the right suit and sunnies. Whether we’re heading to Hel or the French Riviera, we really want to feel our best among all the bikini babes on the beach. Women and men alike tend to hit the salon pre-break... Read more
Kupisz is one of the most charming characters on the style scene, having evolved from a professional dancer to celebrity hairstylist and most recently one of Warsaw’s hottest fashion icons. After dabbling with design for a few years he finally decided to open up a flagship boutique in Warsaw,... Read more
A little beauty haven tucked away in charming Żoliborz, Yonelle offers absolutely everything I can imagine a woman would need to stay fit at all stages of life: younger, older, pregnant, even frazzled mommy. There’s a spa here, a salon, a medical spa that offers some of those more techno-savvy... Read more
Every time December rolls around I encounter the same problem: what to get my best friend for Christmas. What makes it all the more impossible is that her birthday is right around the corner, too. So whatever I get her really has to be a double whammy. Triple whammy,... Read more
I’d passed this place hundreds of times on my way to work and yet I’d never felt brave enough to walk in. Why? Probably because it seems so darnn snooty that I just never felt fancy enough to stroll in and make a hair appointment. It was all quite... Read more
You gotta’ love the name of the place. As I was whizzing down Belwederska on one of those last frigid mornings of winter that sweet sign was the only thing to put a smile on my face. Now that it’s spring and the toes are finally getting ready to... Read more