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Ultra-luxury skincare brand Bellefontaine brings its Swiss expertise to the
Caribbean

One of the most luxurious Swiss “We made a major investment in purifying, men’s care, stem cell treatment
skincare brands – Bellefontaine –has just cutting edge Swiss laboratories. I wanted and more.
debuted in the Caribbean, as it rolls out to take a holistic approach to skincare, and All Bellefontaine products are created
exclusively in the most prestigious spas and combine traditional Chinese plants and and developed by the company’s own R&D
boutiques in the world. the flora in Switzerland. As a result, all department and 100% made in Switzerland.
Bellefontaine was created in 2006 by our products are based on the edelweiss The brand is available in more 35
Peter Yip, one of the partners behind the flower, from which we created the Edelgen counties across Europe, Asia and the
legendary La Prairie. complex. This ingredient is the foundation Middle East, where it is available through a
Yip, who grew up in Hong Kong of all the Bellefontaine products. network of exclusive deluxe beauty centers,
surrounded by paintings of beautiful “We take a 360 approach to anti- clinics, SPA and exclusive perfumeries
women by his father, the artist, Ping-Sum aging,” said Yip. “The Bellefontaine and department stores. The brand is doing
Yip, has lived in Switzerland for more research is focused on the fight against soft particularly well in Russia and China, says
than forty years and been involved with inflammation & free radicals to protect the Yip. It launched in the U.S. in spring 2020,
the beauty industry since 1978. Since he skin. We stimulate the skin’s defenses to where it is found at Neiman Marcus and
collaborated on the launch of La Prairie, block and prevent this process.” Bergdorf Goodman.
Yip was responsible for establishing the According to Yip, Bellefontaine’s As of February, Bellefontaine has also
luxury brand across Asia, until the partners edelweiss flower extract is combined with launched in travel retail in the Caribbean
sold the brand in the early 1990s. exclusive active ingredients and ultra- through the Rouge stores.
After sale of his “first baby,” Yip sophisticated molecules that helps to soothe “Bellefontaine is my second baby after
started looking for a way to create a new and dissipate discomfort while reducing La Prairie. I have spent my life making
high-end skincare. redness, strengthening the skin barrier, something to please all the ladies of the
“My goal with Bellefontaine was to preserving its natural hydration and balance world, to help them maintain themselves. I
create an antidote to skin aging,” Yip tells and offering improved protection. am now 78 and I intend to maintain myself
TMI’s Lois Pasternak during an exclusive Bellefontaine’s spa-oriented product as well. That is why I use all the products
interview in Miami during Cosmoprof. line offers anti-ageing, moisturizing, on myself first.”

Bellefontaine enjoys high-profile debut in Caribbean through Rouge

Luxury Swiss skincare Bellefontaine Rouge launched Bellefontaine the Village in early May, where Rouge is
hit the Caribbean with an “elegant” bang, following week in its Grand store in Grand operating seven retail outlets.
beginning February 15 exclusively in Cayman, where it held two master classes Rouge is also introducing the luxury
the Rouge stores in St. Croix, in the U.S. that were open to the public on February 23 brand in its newly acquired stores in
Virgin Islands. The four day special event and 24. Trinidad, according to Raymond Kattoura,
took place at the Orange Grove Boutique Next on the agenda, Rouge is whose company Duty Free and Travel
and Mansion Rouge, with a one-day launching Bellefontaine at its Port Louis Retail Group manages the business for
Masterclass in each location, conducted shops in Grenada. This launch will coincide Rouge in the Caribbean.
by Bellefontaine’s famed international with the inauguration of the new Silver
esthetician, Sophie Demaret. Sands complex in Port Louis Maritime

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