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Jack's the Man for new reFRESH!

Every once in a while you get an opportunity to interview somebody who deserves to succeed. So we did not deliberate for long over making the beautiful Jack Mackenroth our cover personality for our forthcoming edition, which hits the newsstands next week. He was shot by Frank Louis, who has already had a reFRESH cover earlier this year!

Although later than we would have liked it to be, we are sure that will not detract from your enjoyment of the issue as its packed full of culture, travel, entertainment and interior features, photography and our usual complement of hot male flesh!

In addition to Jack, we also chat to the gorgeous Leslie Loh, Lucas Entertainment exclusive Matan Shalev, Martin Rolinski from BWO, Keith Anthony from Chasing Pandora, author Josh Aterovis and Brent Corrigan.

Photographers featured in this issue include: Alexander Beer, Thomas Synnamon and Zoran Trifunovic

Priced £4.25, available from all good newsagents from next week

 

Leonardo Corredor for Biglidue

It's Friday! So celebrate the end of the week with some hot action from model Leonardo Corredor, seen here in a campaign shot for Biglidue. Thanks to the boys at YVY for the heads up! See more here 

'Waxing Lyrical' - Winter Candles: A Round Up

They won’t do anything for your skin but they will make you feel warm and fuzzy inside.  One of the best things about winter is the aromas that fill the air from all around you.  From pine to roasted chestnuts it’s a great time of year for the senses:

DIPTYQUE, MARRONS GRILLÉS, £40 .00, http://www.diptyqueparis.com/ or contact 0207 727 8673

Roasted chestnuts (marrons grilles), is just one of those scents that very few people dislike.  It fills you with a sense of delicious warmth on a cold winter night, when you’re all wrapped up and fighting the endless crowds to find the perfect Christmas gifts.  As part of a limited edition range for winter 2009, Diptyque have produced this beautiful ‘winter warmer’ that brings sheer joy to the senses.

DAYNA DECKER, COUTURE, from £25.00 ($40), http://www.daynadecker.com/ or available from Harrods, Space NK, Liberty

Eco-friendly, luxury brand, Dayna Decker, offer some of the most beautiful home ambience and body products available.  With a patented Ecowood wick - that soothingly crackles and boasts a series of other benefits - the collections on offer will make a perfect edition to your home.  My personal favourite for this time of year is the sandalrose scent from the Couture range - exuding warm notes of sandalwood, vanilla and cashmere woods beautifully held in a hand blow, recyclable, black glass container.

YANKEE CANDLE, ITALIAN CHRISTMAS BISCOTTI, from £5.99, http://www.yankeecandle.com/

Yankee candle seem to develop some of the most beautiful and delicious scents possible and their products always deliver a beautiful aroma at an extremely reasonable price.  My personal favourite, for this time of year, is Italian Christmas Biscotti!  The fragrance evokes the aroma of a Tuscan Christmas and includes pure Italian lemon extract; sweet, warm and strangely edible! 

CIRE TRUDON, SPIRITUS SANCTI, £45.00, http://www.united-perfumes.com/ or available from Selfridges and Liberty

From the oldest candle manufacturer in France this luxurious candle provides a very green aroma full of Christmas spirit; with Flickers of crimson, gold and olibanum, holy perfume of altar candles and burning amber.  The wax has been refined over centuries and is 100% paraffin free, made from a blend of palm oil, rice, soy and coprah.  The regular candle size burns for 70 hours and you can smell the quality instantly.  If you really feel like indulging, all of the 12 luxurious scents from Cire Trudon are available to order as a mega-candle...priced at £300.

Feature written by reFRESH Beauty & Grooming Editor Remy Le Fevre

Volcanic! More Joseph Sayers by Hudson Wright

That Joseph Sayers just can't get enough of the camera but we are certainly not complaining. These shots were sent over by our friends at YVY and are shot by Hudson Wright at a base of a volcano in the Mojave desert in California. See more by clicking here

Christmas comes early with some great theatre deals

Our friends at the Westend Theatre Club have updated their offers on some spectacular productions over Christmas. You can take advantage of discounts on Peter Pan (pictured) and that festive favourite, The Snowman. You can also enter the online competition to win two tickets to Hairspray.

Check out all the offers by clicking here

Joseph Sayers by Hudson Wright

What better sight to greet us this morning than some more super shots of the gorgeous Joseph Sayers shot by Hudson Wright with fashion editing by Nole Marin. Thanks to the boys at YVY for sending over, you can see more by clicking here

Leonardo Corredor by Andrian Jutba

Hoorah! It's Friday...it's been one of those weeks, but we thought we'd end it with another hot photoshoot. This one is entitled Daylight Blues and features model Leonardo Corredor shot by photographer Andrian Jutba. Thanks to the boys at YVY for passing it along! See more by clicking here

 

 

Marcello de Giuli by Sandro & Maykson

One half of the partnership who founded online blog favourite YVY steps in front of the camera again for this shoot by Sandro & Maykson. Marcello, you're sizzling hot methinks! You can see more by clicking here

November offers from reFRESH Theatre Club

The West End is looking particularly bright and shiny this month with a glittery array of big-budget musicals. Comedian Phill Jupitus and pop diva Belinda Carlisle have joined the cast of Hairspray – plus they’ve introduced Sunday matinees – and you can save £25 on tickets. There are also big cast changes at Calendar Girls, with a new wave of actresses willing to bare all including Kelly Brook, Julie Goodyear, Jan Leeming and Janie Dee (Save £15). Con O’Neill has joined the cast of Prick Up Your Ears to great acclaim and to celebrate we have a whopping 70% off ticket prices (top price seats for only £15). More musicals fun comes in the shape of Jane Horrocks in Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic Theatre (only £22.50), John Barrowman still packing them in at La Cage Aux Folles (Save £20.50) and savings on Sister Act (£20 off), Blood Brothers with Mel C (£29 off), Dirty Dancing (£22.50 off) and Oliver! (£11 off). Finally, big-hitting plays are out in force with Lenny Henry in Othello (£15.50 off), Mark Rylance in Endgame (£10 off), John Simm in Speaking in Tongues (£13.50 off) and Stephen King’s The Shawshank Redemption (£10 off).

To book these and many other shows visit the reFRESH Theatre Club at www.westendtheatre.com/refresh