Good Hands Journal
Stories & Insights
Beauty, travel, and culture — reported from Lisbon and beyond.
Easter in Lisbon: Beauty Rituals for the City's Most Cinematic Season
Lisbon does Easter well. The processions are genuine, the light is extraordinary, and the social calendar fills up in ways it hasn't since Christmas. Here's how to arrive at the season looking exactly right.
Cascais: Beauty by the Atlantic — Where Lisbon's Summer Lives
Forty minutes from Lisbon on the Estoril line, Cascais operates at a different frequency. The light is sharper, the air carries salt, and the standards for how one looks in public are, if anything, more exacting than the city.
Chiado: Beauty in the Quarter That Invented Modern Lisbon
Chiado has always been the neighbourhood where Lisbon's cultural life concentrates. It follows that the standards for personal appearance here are, if not higher, then more considered.
Belém: Beauty at the Edge of the Known World
Where Lisbon meets the Tagus estuary and the Atlantic begins, Belém holds a particular kind of grandeur. An area built for departure and return has its own logic about how one should look — and feel — before setting out.
Príncipe Real: Where Beauty Meets Lisbon's Most Discerning Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood that collects antique dealers, design studios and the city's most considered restaurants has equally considered views on personal care. Here's how to approach beauty in Príncipe Real.
Alfama After Hours: Beauty Rituals in Lisbon's Oldest Quarter
Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood moves to its own tempo. Here's how to look after yourself in a place where fado drifts through tiled alleyways and the light turns gold at four in the afternoon.
Spring Beauty in Lisbon: The Season's Edit
As mimosa trees bloom across the Alentejo and Lisbon's terraces fill again, spring calls for a beauty reset. Here's what to book, what to change, and what Lisbon's best practitioners are recommending right now.
The Photographer's Guide to Finding a Makeup Artist in Lisbon
How to source, vet, and book reliable hair and makeup teams for your Lisbon shoots — without the usual scramble.
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