Pigmentation is perhaps one of the most frustrating skin concerns to treat. Unlike a breakout, which eventually subsides, or dehydration - often remedied with a good facial and a diligent skincare routine, pigmentation has a tendency to linger. Whether it manifests as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation following acne, sun damage acquired from a holiday we thought we'd gotten away with, or the more complex challenge of melasma, it rarely disappears overnight.

Photographer Dimitri Pollalis Grooming Pooja Sethiya Fashion Tabitha Sanchez Model Sam Morgan Producer Aasim Khan Model wears Dolce & Gabbana (resort look) and he's wearing Allen Edmonds shoes

For a few hours on a warm London evening, Bloomsbury ceased to be Bloomsbury. Instead, guests were transported thousands of miles away to the dazzling energy of Rio de Janeiro, where sequins shimmered beneath theatrical lighting, champagne flowed freely, and the unmistakable rhythms of Latin America transformed the capital into a carnival of colour, music and movement.