Well renowned British diamond and watch company Backes & Strauss produces high end luxury swiss-made watches.

Backes & Strauss London, the world’s oldest diamond company was founded in 1789. The company has a strong passion for diamonds.

Backes & Strauss is proud to present a watch video titled, “The Meeting of Master – Episode 1 – The dial maker.”

The video showcases the creativity and innovation of Backes & Strauss plus profiles the dial making craftsmanship, offering viewers a tour of a unique watchmaker know-how.

Backes & Strauss has for over two centuries, continually pioneered new diamond cutting techniques and delivered compelling designs to its watch connoisseur clients.

Their collection of opulent, diamond-set watches are leaders in the luxury watch industry. The house’s distinguished watch collections have all been named after famous London city squares.

If you are interested in purchasing a new, luxury watch from Backes & Strauss, please contact The Life of Luxury.

Everybody wants to look younger and combat the signs of aging. What if you could get a more youthful and radiant look from an unlikely source – King Cobra venom.

Dr. Paul Reid is a noted neuroscientist and international peptide biologics expert and has developed Venin Royale, made from King Cobra venom.

Concentrated Neuropeptide Renewal Serum is an ultra-premium renewal serum scientifically formulated by Dr. Paul Reid. The formula was enhanced with pure King Cobra venom.

Dr. Reid believed after studying the benefits of King Cobra venom for over twenty years, he was uncovered the secret to renewing the appearance of youthful skin.

Powered by Neuropeptide Renewal Technology™ Enhanced with Pure King Cobra Venom, Venin Royale also includes Red Marine Algae as well as the following Vitamins – A, B6, C, D3 & E.

According to Dr. Reid, the results of many who use Venin Royale are impressive. The skin care serum helps fight the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots in addition to other visible signs of aging skin. At the same time, the skin care serum allows the body to renew and restore skin clarity, tone, and texture to a more youthful and radiant look.

Dr. Reid’s was quoted, “Women who are truly dedicated to rediscovering their youthful radiance should include Concentrated Neuropeptide Renewal Serum in their daily skin care regimen.”

Venin Royale is available in a 50 ml / 1.7 Fl. Oz. bottle. You can purchase or learn more at http://www.veninroyale.com

The prestigious Milan Fashion Week will be held next month in February between the 19th and 25th. It’s one of the most popular fashion events in the world.

If you have always wished to attend Milan Fashion Week, then we want to share a couple of exclusive experiences that shouldn’t be missed.

First established back in 1958, Milan Fashion Week is actually a semi-annually even and hosted in Milan, Italy. The year’s show is the autumn/winter version and later this fall is spring/summer event.

You can choose between a three or five day luxury package. Enjoy the Fashion Show and reserve the best seats. You will also be part of an exclusive meeting in the Boutiques’ private room to choose one of the new collection of show clothes.

Gold Package (3 full days)
– Invitation to 1 Fashion show
– 2 Fashion experiences in the private room at the boutique*.
– 1 dinners: discovering the italian food and wine. The best Italian Chefs will be at disposal for special tasting
– Personal translator full time for 3 days (9 a.m- 7 p.m.)
– Personal driver with a Mercedes E** (upgrade available upon request) for 3 days (9 a.m.-11 p.m.)
– 2 nights in a luxury Five-star or Design Hotel

Platinum Package (5 full days)
– Invitation to 3 Fashion shows
– 2 Fashion experiences in the private room at the boutique*.
– 3 dinners: discovering the finest Italian food and wine. The best Italian Chefs will be at your disposal for a special tasting experience.
– Personal translator full time for 3 days (9 a.m- 7 p.m.)
– Personal driver with a Mercedes E** (upgrade available upon request) for 3 days (9 a.m.-11 p.m.)
– 4 nights in a luxury Five-star or Design Hotel

*The guest will have the chance to buy a fashion masterpiece only at the Milan Boutique, during Fashion week. A taylor will be at their disposal for any garment adjustments. The taylor will delivery it within the next day.

If you would like to attend the autumn/winter version of Milan Fashion Week, then contact The Life of Luxury and one of our travel concierge specialists will be able to help you book all aspects of your travel itinerary.

Buben&Zorweg have been a luxury watch leader in the world market for watch winders of automatic watches for many years now.

Buben&Zorweg has introduced its new TIME MOVER® HANDWOUND watch. The high-end manufacturer has reached another critical milestone for its innovative watch products.

One fact was obvious to Buben&Zorweg. Extended periods of standstill of winding watch are as detrimental to the valuable calibres of precious handwound watches as they are to the inner workings of automatic watches.

A critical issue that had to be overcome related to handwound watches was the lack of a safety clutch. It’s important to be able to increasingly apply force to the spring until it reaches its ideal tension, but not go too far and damage the watch.

The solution from Buben&Zorweg was the ingenius The TIME MOVER® HANDWOUND watch. The device is equipped with state of-the-art, electronically controlled sensors that monitor changes in spring tension until it reaches the ideal point.

The end result is that the winding process stops in just a matter of milliseconds, as soon as this tension point is reached.

What this mean is that handwound watch lovers can now feel safe with a perfectly wound watch in their fingertips.

The watch’s winding rollers that clamp the crown of the watch are a prime example of the technology Buben&Zorweg delivers. The luxury watch brand developed a very special rubber mixture that was developed just for the rollers.

The TIME MOVER® technology thus provides an ideal solution that has long since prevailed by the collectors and lovers of luxurious automatic chronometers.

If you are interested in purchasing a new TIME MOVER® HANDWOUND watch model from Buben&Zorweg, then please contact The Life of Luxury and one of our product specialists can assist you with product pricing and procuring your watch.

With the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance nearing early next year, one of the featured experiences will be to view the BMW Batmobile racers.

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is clearly one of the top automotive events in the world. Get a chance to view nearly 250 rare vehicles from car collections around the world. The event is held between March 7-9, 2014 at The Golf Club of Amelia Island, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.

The BMW Batmobile racers were first seen in the U.S. after arriving from Europe. They had giant wings, large fender boxes and huge spoilers. The Batmobile was powered by a beefy 430 hp straight-six engine that produced a stunning rumbling noise and allowed BMW’s luxury coupe to reach speeds of over 180 mph.

Road racing fans across the U.S. took one look at the cutting edge race car and simply fell in love. In addition, their admiration also provided the new BMW racing coupes their well known nickname today – “the Batmobiles”.

The first debut of the BMW Batmobile came at the 1973 Six Hours of the Nurburgring. It was a result of a corporate war between the be-winged BMW 3.0 CSLs and Ford’s Capri.

Ford invited Grand Prix stars Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi, in addition to the Amelia’s 2014 honoree Jochen Mass. They led the blue-oval’s fight against BMW’s F1 stars Chris Amon, Hans Stuck and future World Formula 1 Champion Niki Lauda. But BMW won the most important race on the European Championship calendar that weekend. As a result the Batmobile legend was born.

Back in the summer of 1975, BMW entered a very special version of the 3.0 CSL “Batmobile” coupe at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. BMW’s first “Art Car” was created by Alexander Calder, an American artist known for his giant mobiles.

Alexander Calder’s 3.0 CSL was the first in a line of BMW Art Cars that spanned three decades. It set off a series of BMW’s racers rendered by famous artists. Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein interpretations of the 3.0 CSL followed Calder’s Le Mans “Batmobile”.

Known as a very charitable event, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance show’s Foundation has donated over $2.2 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other charities on Florida’s First Coast since its inception in 1996.

Definitely a highlight and not to be missed, the Florida car event will host a special class for BMW’s rare “Batmobiles” at the 19th annual edition of the spring show that opens the international concours season.

If you would like to attend the the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance car show and see a BMW Batmobile up close, please contact The Life of Luxury and we can assist you with all of your travel and car show arrangements.

Rated as Italy’s number one wine by Liv-Ex, Masseto 2010 has just been released for sale to the Italian and international markets.

Masseto 2010 is a cru wine and was exclusively produced merlot grown in a Masseto vineyard of just 7 hectares in Italy. Masseto has rightfully become one of the world’s most outstanding wines.

Ornellaia Production Director and Winemaker Axel Heinz was quoted, “Cool weather conditions in 2010 resulted in the wine’s remarkably elegant expression and ultra-rich aromatics. It appears a deep, near-opaque red, and the nose exhibits great depth of fruit highlighted by refined hints of spice and mineral.”

Inside the winemaking cellar, each individual vineyard parcel is personally vinified separately by Axel Heinz himself. The Merlot is next exposed to the important process of time. The separate lots of Merlot grapes next mature for 12 months in new barriques.

After the blend is assembled, the wine is returned back to a barrel where it is stored for 12 additional months. Once completed, Masseto ages in the bottle for another 12 months.

Then after three full years after first harvested, Masseto 2010 is ready for release and to be enjoyed by wine lovers around the world.

Masseto is produced in very limited quantities and through a rigorous quality-selection process, the end product ensures the highest-possible quality of wine.

Masseto continue to achieve ackowledgements in the wine industry. After only twenty years since its first vintage back in 1986, several of the key awards includes: Wine Spectator awarded Masseto 2001 its highest score, 100/100, and Wine Advocate gave 99/100 to Masseto 2006. Also, Masseto consistently achieves high rankings in Italy’s main wine guides, Gambero Rosso, Espresso, Veronelli, Duemilavini AIS, and Luca Maroni.

With the release of their latest wine – Masseto 2010, we expect the string of much deserved awards to continue for Masseto.

If you are interested in purchasing a bottle of the new Masseto 2010 cru wine from Italy, please contact The Life of Luxury and one of our product specialists can assist you.

Los Cabos, Mexico continues to be a hot destination for vacation travelers. Found at the tip of the 1,000-mile long Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos is also a popular place for golfers.

Los Cabos is proud to currently offer four of the top five golf courses in all of Mexico. That list will get longer as the area will soon add three more golf curses.

Los Cabos has become coveted location for avid golfers over the last two decades by featuring popular, world-class golf getaways plus the numerous award-winning hotel and resorts.

In 2014, Los Cabos will launch two new golf courses at Diamante and Quivira, with involvement from two of the best-known golfing figures anywhere – Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.

Diamante is a luxury timeshare development that was built on huge sand dunes above the Pacific Ocean. Located just several miles north of Cabo San Lucas, Diamante’s top-rated Dunes Course was designed by pro golfer Davis Love III. Featuring breathtaking views, golfers can also view migrating whales near the shore during the winter months.

The new Diamante golf course – Dunes Course will open in mid-2014. Later next, another course is set to open – El Cardonal. El Cardonal will offer an “Old California” design motif and is the debut of superstar golfer Tiger Woods.

Next to Diamante at the Pueblo Bonito development is Quivira. This breathtaking golf course layout was designed by the legandary Jack Nicklaus.

Nicklaus was quoted, “Our team is working with the canvas Mother Nature has provided to create one of the most spectacular courses in the world.”

Quivira offers windswept dunes, raw desert plus steep cliffs. Expectations are high as the new Nicklaus golf course is expected to rank among his most memorable golf creations. Quivira is a $40 million golf development with a scheduled opening planned in the summer of 2014.

If you can’t wait for Quivira or Dunes Course to open, consider Chileno Bay which will open December 31, 2013. Chileno Bay is a Tom Fazio-designed course that fronts one of the most desirable beaches in all of Los Cabos. The course offers stunning views high above the scenic Sea of Cortes.

The memorable hole on this new Cabo golf course will be the long par-4 18th. The fairway falls down to a sprawling green, with the sea as its backdrop.

Eduardo Segura is the Managing Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board and stated, “We could not be happier to welcome these three courses, designed by some of the best in the industry, to our destination. Already home to some of the best golf offerings in the world, the addition of these courses will truly raise the bar of excellence and take the Los Cabos’ golf scene to the next level.”

So make Los Cabos you rvery own exotic escape and try one of the championship golf courses.

If you would like to make a vacation reservation to Los Cabos, Mexico – please contact The Life of Luxury and one of our travel concierge specialists can help with all of your trip arrangements.

The luxury Fairmont Nanjing hotel is Fairmont’s fourth hotel property to open in China. The new hotel can be found in the prestigious district of Hexi New Town, in Nanjing.

The Fairmont Nanjing offers hotel guests 359 spacious, well-appointed guestrooms and suites. The hotel is actualy located on the upper floors of the 62-storey Jin Ao Tower. This incredibly stylish building in Nanjing resembes a huge Chinese lantern.

Each of the luxury guestrooms provides stunning views of the scenic Yangtze River and the city of Nanjing. The hotel rooms are well-equipped with the best luxury amenities such as Fairmont’s signature bedding, a 46-inch flat panel television, and high-speed internet access.

For those who enjoy a plush bathroom, you are in luck. Each contemporary bathroom at the Fairmont Nanjing features a rain shower stall and New York perfumer Le Labo bathroom amenities, in addition to being fragranced with the exclusive Rose 31 scent.

As an added bonus, the new luxury hotel in China offer Fairmont Gold rooms and suites, the luxury brand, Fairmont’s hotel within a hotel concept.

This exclusive lifestyle experience offers guests a wide variety of additional privileges and personalized services. Samples of such include: private check-in and exclusive access to the Fairmont Gold Lounge, which serves complimentary breakfast and evening cocktail canapés daily.

After that long trip or busy day enjoying the local sites, it’s time for some relaxation and pampering. Enjoy the hotel’s 1,120 square meter Willow Stream Spa which is found on Level 33. Willow Stream Spa features seven private treatment rooms and suites that all offer both Asian and Western treatments. You will also find an indoor mineral pool, steam rooms and saunas.

For a memorable fine dining experience, consider one of the seven restaurants and bars at the new Fairmont Nanjing hotel. Altitude is an all-day dining restaurant found at Level 60 and offers incredible 360 degree panoramic view of the city. Vancouver Grill; Richesse Chinoise which specializes in authentic Huaiyang, Cantonese and Sichuan cuisines.

Cloud 62 is the first and only rooftop-bar in all of Nanjing. The sleek decor dazzles with tented cabanas, music bar, Jacuzzi, plus a man-made beach. Music@61 contains three distinct lounges including a cocktail, whisky and wine lounge. Other dining establishments are the Streetz Café, a bistro and the Lobby Lounge.

To celebrate the opening of the Fairmont Nanjing hotel, Fairmont is offering a special introductory offer. Valid through April 30, 2014, you can enjoy accommodations in a Deluxe Room with daily breakfast for two, complimentary high speed internet access and 30% savings at all food and beverage outlets. The package price is RMB 888 per night.

If you want to book your reservation at the new Fairmont Nanjing hotel, please contact The Life of Luxury and one of our travel concierge specialists will assist you with your reservation and all of your China trip details.

Back in 1931, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Reverso watch which became popular with polo players who demnaded more from a watch. The Reverso also was a hit with a broader audience which included watchmaking fans who loved the technical feat involved in the swivel case. Sports lovers and aesthetes also admired the new, cutting-edge watch.

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of this luxury timepiece, Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 luxury watch. The watchmaker chose to return to the very origins of a watch legend.

The luxurious, new Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 watch features a stunning chocolate dial with powdered numerals and hour-markers.

Watch connoisseurs will appreciate the contrast between the glowing chocolate shade of the watch’s face and the pink gold of the beautiful case.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 comes in an extremely slender 7.3 mm case that includes the complex parts of the swivelling mechanism. In addition, the case includes a movement measuring just 2.95mm thin.

If you exclude the 12 o’clock numeral, the watch’s hours are displayed by baton-shaped hour-markers. Both the hour and minute hands offer a dagger-type profile. On the dedicated rectangular subdial, you’ll notice the small seconds at 6 o’clock operate in a once a minute rotation.

The watch carriers the tradition of all Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces with the resistance and reliability of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 822/2.

The Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 also features a gorgeous, matt brown alligator leather 20/18 starp. A second strap i smade from cordovan leather, and made by “Casa Fagliano” of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Definitely going to be a must-have by watch lovers around the world, this stunning watch offers the legendary quality characterising of all timepieces bearing the classic Jaeger-LeCoultre signature.

If you are interested in purchasing the new Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 watch from Jaeger-LeCoultre, then please contact The Life of Luxury and speak to one of our procurement specialists.

Trusted by five-star spas around the world, Amala is the beauty industry’s premier plant-powered luxury skincare collection. Amala translates to “most pure” in Sanskrit, and all Amal skin care products are 100% natural origin.

If you are looking for some relaxation and pampering, then consider visiting a five-star spa for an experience of a lifetime. These luxury spas all use Amala natural and organic skin care products

Amala’s five star spa partners around the world invite its guests to warm up, wind down, and keep their skin glowing all winter long. You can also give the gift of wellness with high quality Amala skin care products for that special person in your life who deserves the very best.

· The Dolder Grand, in Zurich, Switzerland, invites guests to escape to a European winter wonderland for a Spa Retreat featuring the best in luxury world-class service. Starting at just $3,843 and available for travel through Dec. 30, 2013, the Spa Retreat at the Dolder Grand includes three nights’ accommodations for two; Garden Breakfast daily; a three- course dinner in the Garden Restaurant (excluding beverages); one after-dinner drink in the Bar; a 60-minute Nature’s Organic Firming Facial featuring Amala; a 90-minute Body Ritual of guest’s choice; a 90-minute Classic Pedicure by Kerstin Florian including nail polish for her; 90-minute Bamboo Shiatsu; and use of the Dolder Grand Spa facilities.

· The Spa at Four Seasons Toronto, is home to the largest luxury day spa in Toronto. The spa is offering guests the ideal opportunity to start the New Year off on the right foot with a spa retreat to its luxurious urban oasis. Guests can embrace 2014 with a package deal including a 60-minute aromatherapy massage with an exclusive hemp seed back scrub; a 60-minute Advanced Firming Facial featuring Amala; and a glass of Champagne. In addition guests will receive a complimentary gift from Amala featuring its Rejuvenating Cleansing Milk and Rejuvenating Face Polish, and access to the Spa’s amenities, including steam rooms, a sunlit indoor relaxation pool, and co-ed whirlpool. The package is just $239 CAD plus tax and is available for use Jan. 1 – March 31, 2014.

· The Spa at Four Seasons Whistler, nestled at the foot of the Blackcomb side of Whistler’s twin giants, marries rustic mountain charm with modern European elegance. Guests and local residents alike are invited to step out of the cold and into the Spa’s cozy sanctuary for a Holly & Spice Warming Massage featuring Amala. Available Dec. 20 – Jan. 3, 2014, this 50-minute relaxing massage incorporates Amala’s organic warming essential oils for a treatment that will leave the skin hydrated and nourished. The massage is priced at $155 CAD, and a Deep Tissue massage is also available for $165 CAD. For more information on the Spa at Four Seasons Whistler’s Holly & Spice Warming Massage or its other Winter Wonderland Specials, contact us.

· The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental New York welcomes hotel guests and busy New Yorkers to escape the holiday hustle and bustle to detoxify the body, replenish the skin, and clear the mind with an 80-minute Warmth & Wellness treatment. This three-part holistic body treatment begins with a sea-salt-and-crushed-olive-stone body polish, followed by a detoxifying clay body mask and chakra energy work. It ends with a full-body massage and application of Amala’s organic Mediterranean Myrtle, fig, and olive body butter. Warmth & Wellness is priced at $305 Monday through Wednesday and at $315 Thursday through Sunday.

Both the Amala and PRIMAVERA brands are part of The Ananda Group, which is Germany’s largest manufacturer of 100% natural essential oils.

There are many high-end, luxury spas around the world that offer Amala skin care products as part of their spa treatments, including The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York; The Spa at Four Seasons Toronto; Six Senses Spa at MGM Macau; Dolder Grand Spa at The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland; Sense Spa at Rosewood Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico; plus many more.

If you are ready to book a luxury spa package, then please contact The Life of Luxury to experience a true five-star spa treatment using Amala skin care products.

We have all dreamed of becoming millionaires, and hoping to erase all of our money worries. Unfortunately it’s a pipe dream for most of us.

But what if you did have a million dollars and the opportunity to splurge it all in “Sin City” Las Vegas. What would you do, where would you go, how would you prioritize among all the many choices in Las Vegas?

So take a break from your hectic life and dream big. Imagine a larger than life, world-class luxury experience across the iconic Las Vegas Strip and beyond. Plan your own Million Dollar Weekend and live it up!

It could make the top spot on your Bucket List or if you’re already an elite traveler or aspiring Vegas VIP, then start making your travel plans now and do Las Vegas in luxury style.

If you have some creative ideas, then share your Million Dollar Weekend stories on Twitter with #VegasWeekend and the world.

A sample Million Dollar Weekend itinerary could include – travel to Las Vegas via private jet, luxury top-tier accommodations in one of ARIA’s 7,000-square-foot Sky Villas, choosing your own songs to be played in the iconic Fountains of Bellagio, fine dining experience with multicourse meals from celebrity chefs, sit at the best table in the new nightclub Hakkasan Las Vegas and party all night like a rock star. Too many over-the-top experiences to decide from!

ARIA Resort & Casino is the centerpiece of CityCenter Las Vegas. The luxury resort is an incredible, AAA Five Diamond resort on The Strip that offers guests a wide variety of luxury amenities.

To learn more about the Million Dollar Weekend in Las Vegas, please contact The Life of Luxury. We can assist you with all of your travel reservations and even help you plan out your Vegas stay.