Fave Medical Aesthetics assumes its own beauty
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 In the front house of the monumental farmhouse near star restaurant 't Ganzenest in Rijswijk, cosmetic doctor Magali van der Made opened her clinic Fave Medical Aesthetics. "It felt right away," the 39-year-old doctor explains. "Once I philosophised with Erik Tas, chef of 't Ganzenest, about... Read more |
F.G. van den Heuvel sees a future in tradition
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 But appearances can be deceiving. After a quarter-century of loyal service, Edwin Schimmer (52) narrowly saved the business from collapse in late 2023. Among the 'friends of this institution', he found some investors and now he is at the helm. "I immediately took up the tradition... Read more |
Mercedes-Benz taken to the next level
By: Jasper Gramsma |
8 October, 2025 "We are proud to be able to carry this name again," beams CEO Michael de Graaf. "Many people still know us, as we have been operating in the Hague region since 1911, we notice this through all the old photos and stories we... Read more |
Always young
By: Jasper Gramsma |
8 October, 2025 A big step, going from hospital to a cosmetic clinic, agrees the Aruban native. "I have been introduced to care in a lot of cultures and the way patients are approached in the Netherlands does not appeal to me: a lot of protocol, little people," she says in her brand-new... Read more |
Escape to heaven in 20 minutes
By: Margreet Hofland |
15 September, 2025 Magic does not exist. Those who want to become more beautiful, and even the most beautiful people want that, or get rid of stress, fatigue or pain, will not find the solution in a fairy tale book. They do in a historic building on the Noordeinde. Blue Diamonds Health & Beauty Club pampers everyone. Ashkan... Read more |
See better - and look better
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2 September, 2025 At Beter Zien, they have something to celebrate. The eye care shop on the corner of Zeestraat and Laan van Meerdervoort is fifteen years old. Originating from the growing demand for specialist eye care, it now offers a wide range of services. From eye measurements to blephex treatments at... Read more |
Taste, buy, experience and discover at the Nespresso Boutique
By: Jelle van der Meulen |
29 August, 2025 "Welcome! Cup of coffee? What do you like?" After a brief back and forth of tastes and preferences, Daniel Selier walks to the coffee corner, only to return a moment later with a light grey cup in his hand. "If you normally drink our Buenos Aires, you'll find... Read more |
Time to reset
By: Annerieke Simeone |
3 July, 2025 The Reset Spa, which opened in 2024, is less than 100 metres from the city centre of The Hague. The contrast with the outside world is stark. As soon as you close the door of Brouwersgracht 4 behind you, the cacophony of traffic noise stops abruptly. So, hey, hey, just a moment... Read more |
Noordeinde, the most royal shopping area in the Netherlands
By: Jasper Gramsma |
27 May, 2025 What's not in the shopping area around the stately working palace of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima? Hoogstraat, Noordeinde, Heulstraat and Plaats are full of hotels, restaurants and cafés, but for fashion, jewellery, beauty, furniture and art you are also... Read more |
Internationals feel at home in The Hague
By: Jelle van der Meulen |
27 May, 2025 Her move to the Netherlands was "traumatic", says Argentine Marta Galano with a wink. From 40 degrees in Buenos Aires, she found herself in a country with snow, strong winds and screeching cold. "And that's just the beginning," she says. "When you are in... Read more |









