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Frame Your Face!
Any beautician worth their salts know that the eyebrow helps frame a face. An unkempt brow does nothing in serving…
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Winter Warmers
That winter chill is here, the feeling when cold literally bites and manages somehow to work its way through every…
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Ma vie à Paris
Being a digital publisher does not mean we have lost our love for all printed matter. Very little compares with…
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Knife
When we hear the word knife in this day and age it is sadly often connected with the loss of…
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The History of the Hammam
With the weather getting increasingly gruelling as the holidays approach, you might be planning a way to treat yourself. Why…
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Inside out Sao Paulo
Creative directors Hugo Veiga and Diego Machado currently help spearhead AKQA’s Sao Paulo office, the newest office for the global firm. The company design and…
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The Modern Spy
Who represents the modern rake better than the most infamous of crime fighting gentleman, James Bond? He’s well dressed, charming,…
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Literary Heartbreakers
Sexy and slightly scary, literature’s most famous fictional figures are the ones that are just as irresistible to the readers…
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Rakish: From Workwear to fashion Icon
Denim is a fundamental part of any person’s wardrobe in more or less every country in the world, a staple…
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A Different Point of View
A watch which tells you the time through touch rather than sight, walking canes that are designed for their look and…
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Rakish in Feminine Form
One of history’s most underrated (and hilarious) stories is that of Julie d’Aubigny. A famous figure in late 17th century Paris,…
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100 Years of Scent
It’s no secret that we love fragrance at .Cent (a quick scroll through our archives will confirm this) As all…
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The Rake’s Style and History
The term ‘rake’ may have origins in 17th Century Europe but today, the rake has evolved from misbehaving dandy to…
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Herb Ritts and Cowboys
With the “Herb Ritts: Super” exhibition at the Hamiltons gallery coming up this month, let’s take a look at the…
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Leonard Cohen: Some of his greatest songs
Yesterday, Canada’s cultural icon Leonard Cohen died at the age of 82. He was a singer, poet and novelist and…
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Skeletons in the Closet
For some men, elegance is the most important part of their style. An attractive feature for any man is openness…
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Music’s Beloved Rogues
Roguish, provocative and incredibly talented, there exist singers and musicians who have simultaneously forged a place in musical history and…
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Etat Libre d’Orange
Flowers and fags – two rakish things our editor loves and looks for in a perfume. And yes indeed, there…