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Your Mom Will Thank You.

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Ocean Blue World!

This month presents a special time to dedicate moments exclusively to Mothers and important Women in our lives. From luxurious beauty and glamorous jewelry to a champagne toast and a relaxing getaway, be sure to treat these extraordinary women with deserving indulgences all month long.

Swarovsky Earrings by Talleres de los Ballesteros

For the elegantly refined lady, these Swarovsky earrings by Talleres de los Ballesteros made from fine sterling silver and 24K rose gold present a polished look that she will love.

Ziip Beauty Skincare Device

For the high-tech lover, she will adore one of the most technically advanced skincare tools on the market: the ZIIP Beauty device and its Golden Conductive Gel, which creates astonishing results including reversed signs of aging, decreased on-set acne, youthful eyes and radiant texture.

BRK Tutu Water Bottle

For the fitness-inspired femme, this trendy BKR Tutu glass water bottle will

keep her happy and hydrated this Mother’s Day.

Prada Galleria Tote

For the classic, on-the-go woman, Prada’s iconic black ‘Galleria’ tote–made in Italy from supple yet hard-wearing textured-leather– is the sleek tote she needs.

Christian Louboutin Rouge Louboutin

For the most glamorous fashionista you know, Christian Louboutin Rouge Louboutin Velvet Matte Lip Colour with its highly pigmented, suede-like finish is the perfect addition to her stylish wardrobe.

MANOLO BLAHNIK ‘Hangisi’ Jewel Pump

For the dazzling lady you look up to, MANOLO BLAHNIK’s ‘Hangisi’ Jewel Pump is the bejeweled, elegant satin pump that she deserves, to make her feel like a princess today and everyday.

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum

For the ageless beauty, who carefully cares for her complexion, BIOSSANCE Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum is a must-have lightweight and powerfully effective serum that uses plant-derived ingredients to visibly firm skin without irritation or sensitivity.

Twilly d’Hermes Eau de parfum

For the youthful spirit, this whimsical floral and spicy scent by Hermes is just the right amount of striking, exotic flair.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

For the woman who never has a bad hair day, or never wants to, the revolutionary Supersonic Hair Dryer provides controlled, high-velocity airflow for ultra-fast drying to prevent heat damage and protect her voluminous, shiny hair.

The Cronut® The First-Ever Viral Pastry

Award-Winning Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel’s Cronut® Creation

James Beard Award-winning Pastry Chef, Dominique Ansel, has shaken up the pastry world with innovation and creativity at the heart of his creations. Named the World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2017 by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, one of Business Insider’s “Most Innovative People Under 40” and Crain’s New York “40 under 40,” Chef Dominique has always brought a ground-breaking approach to the world of desserts.

Dominique’s creation of the Cronut®, his signature croissant-doughnut hybrid pastry that he first launched at his eponymous Bakery in New York, soon become the world’s first-ever viral pastry. In its first year, TIME magazine named the Cronut® one of the “25 Best Inventions of 2013,” and it has since appeared in the news across the world and has also been featured on television.

Trending: Luxury Athleisure Fitness Fashion

From the runway to the sidewalk, and everywhere in between, sporty styles are having a major moment in the fashion world.

Designer Collaborations

Creating some of the most feverish buzz in the fashion world is the mash-up of designer houses and street style brands. With frequent zealously hyped, limited edition collaborations launching across a range of styles, this trend is white hot at the moment.

Adidas by Stella McCartney

For uncompromising style, this adidas by Stella McCartney Training parka jacket boasts a lightweight build and sleek all-over ombré print. Whether fastening with the zip-front and bungee-adjustable sleeves or hanging it stylishly off your arms, this collab offers the ultimate athleisure layer.

Street Style Influencers

Oftentimes fashion extend far beyond the runway, with not only models but street style icons turning heads and setting the trends of the minute.

The Upside

Since its launch, The Upside has racked up A-list support from top street style stars. These track pants from the Australian label feature sporty striped logo panels at the sides for a sporty, contemporary feel.

Graphic Prints

Whether sporting leggings for yoga class or brunch, or more likely the latter directly following the former, vivid prints offer a colorful boost to any ensemble.

Lucas Hugh

Complete with a matching sports bra, these sleek Lucas Hugh leggings are cut from the label’s signature quick-drying and moisture-wicking stretch-knit. The vibrant graphic print offers a modern update, while discreet mesh panels provide ventilation where you need it most.

Customization

For those who need an extra dose of #fitspo or fitness inspiration, specially customized workout and athleisure gear are an imaginative motivator.

Nike Metcon 4 iD

Encouraging creativity and self-expression, Nike will custom make and deliver your personalized sneakers in five weeks or less. For those who like to be seamlessly color-coordinated, these durable, customizable training shoes are the perfect match.

Hollywood Glamour at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

The Suite Life at The Peninsula Beverly Hills

Revealing an enchanting redesign of all rooms, suites and villas, along with a luxurious new transportation program, The Peninsula Beverly Hills is Hollywood glamour at its finest.

With luxurious and elegant flair, the Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star hotel now boasts new digital tablets, contemporary furnishings and updated design, “typical of Southern California’s quintessential luxury.”

Conceptualized by Beverly Hills-based interior design firm Forchielli Glynn, the redesign features with refined, contemporary lines, sophisticated furniture and decorative accents. With color palettes that complement the hotel’s lush tropical garden, the refreshed accommodations offer a welcome LA retreat.

The luxurious furnishings of The Peninsula Beverly Hills are complemented by intuitive, interactive in-room technology. Each room contains digital tablets configured in 11 languages, along with specially developed controls that can adjust the lighting and room temperature, as well as give access to hotel services, all with a touch of a button.

In addition to the magnificent interior update, The Peninsula Beverly Hills now offers an exclusive BMW vehicle fleet with the latest models, for guests who want to travel in style around Los Angeles. This chauffer service, or independent car service, gives guests a distinctive, convenient experience. The Peninsula Beverly Hills is also the only hotel in Los Angeles that has a concierge service at LAX to receive guests and help with luggage, so that the arrival experience starts smoothly.

Guests at The Peninsula Beverly Hills also enjoy the most innovative amenities designed to make their stays simpler and more elegant. With “Peninsula Time”, a unique check-in and check-out experience that literally makes a day at The Peninsula last more than 24 hours, guests can register at any time of the day or night without prior notice and without additional cost.

As the only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star-rated hotel in Southern California every year since 1993, The Peninsula Beverly Hills offers a lush retreat in the heart of Beverly Hills. Within easy walking distance of Century City and Beverly Hills’ legendary Rodeo Drive, the hotel offers convenience without sacrificing privacy and tranquility.

Discover #TheSuiteLife at The Peninsula Beverly Hills today.

The Ferrari Experience in Modena, Italy: Supercars and Super Food

From driving a Ferrari through Italy and visiting the Enzo Ferrari Museum to enjoying authentic gourmet experiences in the Italian countryside, the Ferrari Experience is the ultimate trip for Ferrari super fans.

Experience the pleasure and emotion of driving in the high performance supercars with professional drivers, allowing the opportunity to savor the power of the 8 cylinder engines of a Ferrari with all the security.

In recognition of the place of birth of Enzo Ferrari, the Enzo Ferrari Museum or Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari is a must-see. With a futuristic complex extending over 6,000m, the gallery features a multimedia tribute to the supercar designer’s life, as well as an enthralling collection of Ferrari sports cars.

The tour highlights a visit to the Ferrari production plant, representing an experience of great importance for Ferrari. Guests have the opportunity of discovering the behind-the-scenes operations and artisan assembly of the renowned supercars. The visit includes the Gt departments Division, Corse Clien7, Scuderia Ferrari and Classiche, as well as the Museum of Ferrari Engines with the most iconic models of the Prancing Horse.

Located next to the production plant in Maranello, is the

Fiorano track, representing the origins, emotion and engineering that is at the heart of Ferrari’s history.

Travelers will delight in luxurious accommodations at the well-appointed Hotel UNA Modena, a 4 star hotel featuring a prominent wellness center that offers a sauna, Turkish bath, shower sensations and a state-of-the-art gym.

On the Ferrari Experience guests will explore the city of Modena, which is located in the heart of Emilia Romagna, a region rich in traditions as well as being globally known for good cuisine and passion for supercars. The city hosts small art treasures, such as the Romanesque Cathedral, the Plaza

Large, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ghirlandina and the Civic Tower.

Few places rival Restaurante Opera 02, situated amidst sprawling vineyards in the Italian countryside. Guests will experience exquisite specialities of the region while enjoying beautiful landscapes of Emilia Romagna.

Inspired by the region’s gastronomic tradition, the experience also includes an authentic Italian cooking class. A professional chef will teach guests how to prepare a variety of classic dishes, all with fresh Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, Parma ham and Lambrusco belonging to the region.

Learn more by contacting Ferrari Mexico City today.

BULGARI Presents the SerpentiForm Exhibition in Singapore

Bulgari unveiled the Singapore edition of the SerpentiForm exhibition held at the prestigious ArtScience Museum. In response to the success of the Rome edition in 2016, SerpentiForm lands at the ArtScience Museum on a larger and more attractive scale.

Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari and Lucia Boscaini, Curator and Director of the Bulgari historical heritage, shared with the audience the highlights of the curatorship and welcomed the press at the exhibition.

Continuing with a ribbon cutting ceremony and the party that was offered in the presence of His Excellency the Italian Ambassador Raffaele Langella. Among the international press, socialites and VIPs present were personalities such as Bulgari ambassador Alicia Vikander, Singaporean actress Zoe Tay, influential Poyd Treechada from Thailand and Yoyo Cao from Singapore. The DJ-set was run by Jane Chuck, who gave the final touch of fun that night.

The eclectic and evocative itinerary runs from antiquity to today, culminating with an impressive retrospective of the splendid creations of Bulgari Serpenti with pieces from the archives of the Maison and private collections. More than 150 elements have been displayed on the ten lotus petals of the Museum’s iconic building. At 70 meters, the installation with 500 scales of video mapping and floating creations of Serpenti ran along the wall.

The interpretation of the serpent in modern and contemporary art will emerge with works by artists such as Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Keith Haring, Niki de Saint Phalle, Joana Vasconcelos, Heri Dono, Motohiko Odani and Wu Jian’an; As well as the masters of photography Robert Mapplethorpe and Helmut Newton.

Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin commented: “We are very pleased to have this new edition of SerpentiForm housed in the prestigious and iconic ArtScience Museum. More than 150 pieces are exhibited to convey all the powerful and multifaceted images of the inspiration of the Snake of Bulgari. The pioneering vanguard and the digital experiences provided will make the snake reassert even more its vibrant appeal that characterizes it.With SerpentiForm, Bulgari affirms once again its strong link with such a convincing motive.

SerpentiForm is complemented by the web application Design your Serpenti, which provides exclusive services and content on the route of the exhibition, through state-of-the-art technology and easy to use, you can be able to design a personalized creation of Serpenti and see it projected in The exhibition space. This web application will include a 360 ° tour of the exhibition that will open its doors to the public in late August. Visitors will be immersed in an augmented reality experience that will allow them to discover a digital “hidden” work of art in each area.

74th Venice International Film Festival

Mexican Filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro wins gold at the Venice International Film Festival

The 74th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, ran at Venice Lido from August 30th to September 9th, 2017, directed by Alberto Barbera.

The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms; as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organizes retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.

Del Toro is the first Mexican to win the Golden Lion. “I’ve been doing this for 25 years. You go up, you go down. You fly, you land, you crash. A career is an accident in slow motion. It’s not a trajectory you plan,” he said after the ceremony. “This is an airbag being deployed. What the festival is saying to me is, ‘We understand your voice in the context of film, and we’re inviting you to be a part of the conversation.”

THE ONE Luxury Event

THE ONE is more than an event; it is a world of experiences that selectively showcases the best of private aviation, cars & luxury lifestyle brands. The Second Edition of #THEONE will be held on November 8th & 9th, 2017. To learn more follow @theoneluxuryevent on Instagram.

BMW Concept Z4 – Open and Untamed

Distinguished German luxury automaker, BMW has revealed their all-new Concept Z4 – a true roadster that radiates power and athleticism from every angle. Officially unveiled at the top-ranking collector car competition in the world, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance the vehicle breaks the status quo and creates a new dimension of openness.

The Concept Z4 is roadster with strong character, equipped with a striking exterior and self-confident attitude. Large air inlets at the front and well-defined air outlets on the front of the bonnet crave for speed and the flow of air. So too do the low-lying kidney grilles, which radiate exclusive sporting flair with their honeycomb-like structure and novel mesh inserts.

Inside, the classic sports car with a modern twist theme carries on – reflecting minimalism and eccentricity. The sport seats alternate in a bi-color look: the driver’s seat with its smooth black leather emanates athleticism, the orange Nubuck leather of the passenger’s seat conveys the joy of being driven. Combining all this with the windowless design creates a dynamic, unobstructed sense of space that opens up a view for the essentials: the road and new horizons. BMW is set to reveal a production version of the Z4 in 2018.

Making It Happen In Los Cabos

As global philanthropy grows, we in small communities cannot forget the power we have to make change locally. Renowned as one of the world’s most luxurious destinations to invest, vacation and retire, Los Cabos additionally shares a devoted sense of community, where support and camaraderie abound through loyal organizations such as Casa Hogar, Liga Mac, Los Cabos Humane Society, Los Cabos Children´s Foundation and many more.

Combining a passion for helping others and contributing to those in need, Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate and Ocean Blue World’s #MakeItHappen campaigns center around bringing together the very generous and philanthropic Los Cabos homeowners, business owners, visitors and investors to enjoy exciting events while contributing time, talent and resources to making a difference. Committed to creating opportunities for the generosity of the community to shine through, Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate and Ocean Blue World sincerely cherish their participation alongside the myriad of charitable organizations.

In support of the non-profit organization Building Baja’s Future, an enthusiastic crowd of over 300 ‘made it happen’, raising over $17,000USD for educational programming in Los Cabos. This was the event of the season where Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate and Ocean Blue World made a difference in the lives of the future professionals and leaders of our community.

El Comedor de Niños del Vado de Santa Rosa, ¨the kids kitchen,¨ is another philanthropic endeavor sending teams to visit local children delighting in food, fun, games and gifts…but the most precious of all – time. Giving back to these engaging children is of utmost importance and close to the heart of the #MakeItHappen campaign.

Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate and Ocean Blue World are proud to #MakeItHappen through event and experience creation contributing to the support of hardworking local charities for the greater good of the Los Cabos community.

For more opportunities to ´Make It Happen´ in your community please contact [email protected].

Stunning Ocean View Spanish In Serra Retreat: Malibu, California

Meticulously renovated Spanish-style home tucked away on a lush, ocean view lot in the exclusive guard-gated Serra Retreat community in Malibu. This beautifully updated 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms split-level home features many of the original Spanish attributes including the tile roof, rounded archways, and decorative ceramic tiles and is saturated in natural light. The indoors boasts an open floor plan with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. Take in ocean views from the living room, kitchen and master bedroom, and admire the hacienda-like garden with outdoor kitchen, pool, spa, fire pit, and a basketball hoop, that invites to entertain or to relax in your very own private oasis. Just minutes from the Malibu Pier, the Country Mart and Malibu’s finest dining.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF: ENGEL & VOLKERS SANTA MONICA

Discover the Magical World of Bluechai

It’s fair to state that the color blue isn’t usually associated with the words organic and all-natural, especially when its vibrant hue is in our food or drinks. Yet, German company Bluechai has changed our preconceived ideas by introducing the world to naturally blue tea. Yes, blue.

Made from 100% dried butterfly pea flowers, Bluechai does not contain any harmful colorants additives or artificial ingredients. Brewing the tea only takes 3 minutes using boiling water, or a few hours if you use a cold-steep method. Not only is the brewed color of the tea fascinating, but by adding lemon or lime juice the liquids color will magically transform to beautiful shades of pink, purple and violet.

Another interesting benefit to butterfly pea flowers is its use as a natural food dye, which can be turn any dish or cocktail blue. Imagine eating blue pasta? Blue burger buns? The options are endless and potentially quite bizarre.

Bluechai also has the environment at heart. They practice safe farming methods without harmful chemicals and enclose their teas in biodegradable eco-friendly packaging. Bluechai is exotic, natural tea which will leave you amazed and intrigued like no other drink before.