Brand news: The latest trends in fashion, beauty, culinary delights, and holiday shopping

The holiday season inspires a desire for a refreshed look that moves effortlessly between elegance and a laid-back, carefree vibe.

Castro’s new holiday collection manages to capture this exact spectrum with versatile pieces for all-day wear.

In the women's department, there are two main stories. First is classic romance, featuring items inspired by the art world and European castles. This line utilizes soft, flowing fabrics, delicate lace, sheer elements, and lingerie-inspired silhouettes. Its color palette ranges from ivory, cream, and white to dusty rose, cocoa brown, and dramatic black.

The second story - Resort Vacation - offers a light, fresh look inspired by the Greek islands. It showcases breezy dresses, matching sets, fine knits, crochet pieces, and nautical prints in a soft palette of stone, cream, white, and gentle blues.

For men, there is a precise balance between elegance and an easygoing Mediterranean resort atmosphere. The line features relaxed streetwear cuts, light button-down shirts, rich textures, embroidery, and matching sets in shades of white, khaki, stone, light blue, and earth tones.

For evening wear, the brand presents a contemporary interpretation of summer style with fluid trousers, polo shirts, button-downs, and lightweight jackets. The cuts remain tailored yet maintain a relaxed silhouette that combines comfort and style.

What happens when fashion, beauty, and technology intersect? The K-Beauty trend crossed the boundaries of the skincare world long ago, becoming one of the most talked-about phenomena on social media.

In a market already captured by the latest launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, fashion and technology meet on a whole new level.

The connection between these two worlds birthed a collaboration between Samsung Israel and TERMINAL X. This partnership highlights how we consume, create, and express style in the digital age.

For TERMINAL X, the fusion of fashion, beauty, and digital is part of its DNA. The partnership with Samsung takes this connection a step further, into a space where technology is no longer just a tool, but an integral part of our fashion and aesthetic language.

The result is a fashion and beauty production bringing together the new Galaxy devices, the hottest looks featured on the TERMINAL X site, and its top-selling K-Beauty brands - a convergence showing how these worlds have long spoken the exact same language.

Gold has long ceased to be just a color - in the fragrance world, it has become a symbol of luxury, confidence, and presence.

The Swiss perfume house Gisada Switzerland specializes in luxury fragrances that combine high-quality raw materials, perfumery craftsmanship, and meticulous design. It now expands its Prestige line with two new gold-inspired fragrances.

For Women: Gisada Ambassadora Gold - a radiant and elegant scent opening with notes of plum, orange, lemon, and pear. It leads into a heart of white flowers (gardenia, frangipani, orange blossom, and tuberose) and sets on a base of musk, vanilla, benzoin, candied accords, sandalwood, and cashmeran. The result is a fragrance for a woman with presence who prefers to illuminate rather than overpower.

For Men: Gisada Gold - a woody-aromatic fragrance that translates gold into a masculine presence of quiet confidence and power. It opens with pink and black pepper, lemon, bergamot, cardamom, and ginger. It then continues to a heart of lavender, sage, cypress, rose, geranium, resin, and vetiver, closing with ambroxan, cedarwood, oakmoss, and herbal notes.

Speaking of gold, one cannot ignore the trophy. The fashion and fragrance house Rabanne launches Invictus Elixir, an intense, concentrated interpretation of the iconic fragrance. It is designed to capture the peak moment when everything comes together: Adrenaline, passion, confidence, and victory.

The deep and intense woody-aromatic scent opens with the freshness of grapefruit, apple, a salty mineral sea note, and sensual lavender. It settles into a deep, addictive base of caviar vanilla and cedarwood.

The bottle, shaped like the iconic Invictus trophy in a golden hue, embodies luxury and power.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the international skincare brand L'Occitane, an experiential pop-up space was established at BIG Fashion Glilot - a mini-museum reviewing 50 years of the brand's glorious heritage.

Visitors were invited to walk through a "time tunnel" and embark on a sensory journey showcasing the stories, products, and people that shaped the brand since its founding in the South of France. The space also featured a static hot air balloon that, while grounded, symbolized the dream and the brand's journey from Provence to the world.

Additionally, the brand launched a new concept store at BIG FASHION, designed with strong ties to Provence landscapes and anchored by an ancient olive tree reflecting deep roots and a connection to nature.

The Provencal brand arrived in Israel roughly 30 years ago with its first store in Dizengoff Center - which opened simultaneously with the brand's first New York store and was recently renovated. After three decades of local activity, the brand boasts 13 boutique stores, a successful e-commerce site, a luxury spa complex, and a B2B division serving the hospitality sector.

Under the motto "Drink your skincare," dermo-cosmetics brand SeboCalm and the Tamara chain are launching a limited-edition "SeboCalm Smoothie" - a refreshing bridge between skincare and nutrition.

The smoothie blends strawberries, wild berries, banana, chia seeds, almond milk, and blue spirulina - ingredients rich in antioxidants, vitamin E, and omega-3 - as part of an inside-and-out beauty concept.

The connection to sun protection extends beyond the glass: Purchases over NIS 100 of SeboCalm products on the brand's website include a voucher to buy the smoothie for NIS 10 at Tamara locations on Dizengoff, Ben-Gurion, and Rothschild in Tel Aviv.

Prefer buying the smoothie in-store? You'll receive samples from SeboCalm's Sun Protect series - a tasty reminder that sun protection belongs in every skincare routine.

Love a glowing, sparkling look? The beauty and skincare brand BYNETA reveals the ultimate secret to a bronzed, luminous style: Body Glow Bronzer.

This velvety bronzing lotion features a shimmering effect, containing a fine blend of light-reflecting pigments and golden micro-pearls.

Enriched with aloe vera extracts and hyaluronic acid, the bronzer grants skin a radiant finish within seconds and comes in Chocolate and Bronze shades.

The liquid blush trend continues to dominate the beauty space. IL MAKIAGE’s new LIQUIFY series offers a creamy liquid formula for buildable color - ranging from a sheer, natural flush to a bold, high-impact blush.

The texture blends seamlessly into the skin using a brush, damp sponge, or gentle finger taps.

Available in 5 shades - from red and deep pink to soft pink and nude - it offers a semi-matte finish and a subtle soft-focus effect that helps blur minor imperfections while lasting for hours.

The formula is vegan and free from ingredients like D5/D6, phenoxyethanol, TEA, talc, and nanomaterials.

The vibrant heart of the Glil Yam neighborhood in Herzliya continues to cement its status as one of the region's premier nightlife destinations.

Radio Glil Yam restaurant, led by Chef Ido Keinan and owner Dor Hod, launches a new summer menu that stays true to its signature style: Mediterranean cuisine with European accents, seasonal ingredients, and a dining experience spanning day to night.

Alongside classic signature dishes, the new menu introduces summer plates designed for sharing when you want a light, pleasant dining experience, such as Bresaola with mustard and cornichons, raw fish served over labneh, za'atar, dried olives, and a seed cracker, roasted beets with Georgian cheese, fermented chili, and oregano, pearl barley risotto with butter, white wine, parmesan, and truffle, or a prime bone-in cut served with fries and rich beef jus.

Music accompanies the culinary offerings - the spot maintains a weekly event lineup blending gastronomy with a lively bar vibe.

From Sunday to Thursday between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, enjoy a Happy Hour offering 25% off the entire food and alcohol menu. Every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM, the "Tuna & Tunes" night features live local fish filleting at the bar alongside special menu items.

The weekend turns fully musical: Thursdays starting at 9:00 PM and Fridays from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, a DJ takes over the booth with house, disco, and groove sets.

The holiday season provides the perfect opportunity to slow down, relax, and turn your home into a private retreat. Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, Israeli textile brand Arad Textiles - with over 40 years of experience - offers a variety of premium bedding and towel sets for the bedroom and bath.

In bedding: Sets crafted from 100% percale cotton with a 300-thread count, available for single, queen, and king beds. The sets include a fitted sheet, duvet cover, and a pair of pillowcases, offered in an array of colors and patterns.

Alongside these are luxury bedding sets made from 100% percale cotton at a high 400-thread count per inch for double beds (sizes 160/200, 180/200, and 220/200 cm).

Completing the experience is an embroidered towel collection made from high-quality 100% cotton (600 GSM) - exceptionally soft with high absorbency. The towels come in three sizes (hand, body, and bath sheet) available individually or as styled sets.

Haircare brand Moroccanoil® offers four targeted care kits, each presented in a branded cosmetic bag designed for specific hair types and needs. Every kit combines several signature products for a daily routine that provides focused solutions - from hydration and repair to volume and frizz control.

The Hydration kit includes Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner, Hair Mist, Treatment Oil, and an Intense Hydrating Mask. The Repair kit offers Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner, Treatment Oil, and a Restorative Mask.

The Extra Volume kit features Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner, Treatment Oil, and a Weightless Hydrating Mask for fine hair. Finally, the Frizz Control kit provides Frizz Control Shampoo and Conditioner, Frizz Shield Spray, and a Smoothing Lotion.

This complete haircare routine comes in a stylish format that also makes an ideal holiday gift.

As the holidays approach, fragrance sets the tone. Retailer Laline brings a vacation atmosphere into the home with Coconut Shores - a collection built around notes of coconut water, vanilla, and peach. This sweet, refreshing, tropical blend brings a resort-like vibe straight to your bathroom.

The line features a range of body care, bath, and lifestyle products formulated with natural oils and vitamins.

Offerings include Better Butter Cream, Body Cream, Soufflé Cream, Hand Cream, Body Scrub, Shower Gel, Mousse Body & Hand Wash, Bath Salts, Whipped Cream Body Wash & Lotion, Fragrance Mist, Shimmer Mist, Body Oil, and Hygienic Hand Gel.

Israeli brands Sano Soft (Badin) and Zer4u join forces to launch a special edition line of fabric softeners with fragrances inspired by fresh flower bouquets.

The collaboration draws from a shared passion for scents and their power to set a mood, evoke memories, and transform everyday chores like laundry into a pleasant experience.

The new lineup includes Pure White Silk, an elegant, clean, soft, and comforting fragrance, alongside Purple Blossom, a vibrant, rich floral scent inspired by colorful, fresh flower arrangements.

Ahead of the holidays, Barkan Winery launches Seven Hills - a Cabernet Sauvignon that captures the unique character of the Judean Hills, one of Israel’s most historic wine regions. It delivers an Israeli wine with character, depth, and a bridge between tradition and innovation.

The grapes were harvested from select plots in the Judean Hills - a region rich in ancient winemaking tradition reflecting local terroir - crafted using advanced production techniques.

The wine features a rich ruby color, aromas of black berries and ripe plum, alongside subtle hints of vanilla. The palate offers smooth, balanced tannins with an elegant, lingering finish.

Additionally, Barkan is launching its 2024 Cabernet Sauvignon from The Gold Edition series, which comprises five wines produced from carefully selected grapes across premier growing regions nationwide, curated by the winery's winemaking team.

The wine boasts a deep, powerful red hue with fruity aromas of raspberry and plum, blended with sweet spices and noble oak notes.

1664, the French brand recognized for its iconic blue beer bottles and 1664 Blanc, launches 1664 Rosé - a light wheat beer (4.5% ABV) featuring a fruity, pink twist.

The brew combines aromas of red berries and white peach with delicate hints of spice and coriander.

Built on the brand’s signature wheat recipe, its crisp, fruity character makes it a refreshing alternative for beer enthusiasts.

The Strauss in a Box brand is expanding beyond traditional legumes with the launch of Crunchy Sweet Corn and Crunchy Corn with No Added Sugar, packaged in user-friendly, reclosable Tetra Pak cartons.

According to StoreNext data, the corn segment accounts for approximately 50% of the legumes and canned goods market, recording an approximate 4% growth over the past three years.