Thread: refer

Most usual translation of "to refer" is "ссылаться". Though it has too many meanings in English. In your example is should be something like "Говоря о красоте, Андре имеет в виду не только ..."

Also "referring to smth." often is translated as "что касается чего-л."

Говоря = speaking
Correct.
I didn't think it like this, because I always search for the ideal word.