Winter is really hard on skin and hair, the colder temperatures make my skin red, sometimes sore, lips chapped and my hair dry and full of static. Here’s a few products to help you along and looking your best till the warmer weather hits again. The Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger collection has a cult...

Nivea held a luncheon this week to talk about women’s beauty secrets, tips and routines. They asked all the attendees to contribute a tip or secret and then complied them into a book and a select few onto their very own canvasses. A few of the best/most unusual include; “tap lip balm on your cheekbones for instant...

M.A.C celebrates their most popular colours worldwide with the Fashion Sets collection. The 3-piece collections of Nail Lacquer, Lipglass and Lipstick are offered in 7 classic palettes – Saint Germain, Peachstock, Angel, Ravishing, Razzledazzler, Morange and Impassioned. M.A.C’s most popular colours worldwide are – Rebel (New York), Saint Germain (Seoul), Morange (Paris) and Russian Red...

Those of you who are used to the classic M.A.C bullet-shape of the brand’s classic lipsticks, look out, there’s a new shape and contender in town. The new Pro Longwear LipCreme formulation is creamy, super-saturated, lightweight, plus I feel comfortable applying it straight out of the tube with no brush. Colours are less-intense than the traditional...

If you are a fan of Karen Murrell’s lush, totally environmentally-friendly lipsticks (that smell like a cinnamon pudding – I kid you not) you will be excited to hear that she has just added four new shades.  Each rich in natural high pigment, ensuring each lipstick has intense colour, is long wearing, and does not feather. ...

Unless you wash your hair in a mountain stream, have it dried by a fresh ocean breeze and styled by those Disney birds that followed Snow White around, chances are you have some hair damage. The new Dove Nutritive Therapy Oil Care range is designed for those of us with mid-range damage that comes from...

Wellington Fashion Week Hair Director, Michael Beel and the Wella team, showcased cheeky voluminous pigtails, featuring an airy lightness that took us back to our childhood. Beel and Wella’s second look featured a beautiful sculptured wave with white paint accents, achieving a dramatically striking contrast. Napoleon Perdis’ completed the high-class look with shimmering contours and...

A great brush set is an essential for any beauty fan, especially if you are a compact powder and blush fan, like myself. This little brush, very amusingly called “The Brush” is a multi-tasker used for either purpose and small enough to be stored in your makeup bag for daytime outings. Crafted from high quality...