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  • Punk Couture with MAC

    Punk Couture with MAC

    It seems apt to be loading this post on the new M.A.C collection Punk Couture as Lorde is winning Grammys with her ‘punk-goth’ makeup by M.A.C’s Amber D…

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  • Bad Girl Riri hearts MAC!

    Bad Girl Riri hearts MAC!

    The ‘Bad Girl’s back! Rihanna – the new face for Viva Glam in 2014 – launches a new colab with MAC with two new lipsticks, Bad Girl and Pleasure Bomb…

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  • M.A.C Magnetic Nude

    M.A.C Magnetic Nude

    Want magnetic attraction? Nudes get a ‘magnetic’ overhaul, in the new MAC Magnetic Nude collection. Forget shy, natural nudes – this winter, get a metallic-effect…

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  • Loving Lollitint at Benefit

    Loving Lollitint at Benefit

    If you want a beautiful, lilac tint for lips and cheeks, you’ll love new Lollitint. We attended the launch at Benefit Newmarket and met Annie, daughter of Benefit’s founder…

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  • New in beauty at Bobbi Brown

    New in beauty at Bobbi Brown

    You are going to love the new Art Sticks, Gel eyeliners, and the CC Creams, coming soon at Bobbi Brown. Thread headed into Britomart to hear what’s new from the talented makeup artist and educator Kai Vinson before he shot off to New York for the Fall collections at NY Fashion Week. Kai presented the…

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  • Be first: Benefit Lollitint

    Be first: Benefit Lollitint

    Breaking news! You can be first to try Benefit cosmetics’ cult product, Lollitint, at Newmarket Smith & Caughey’s at noon on 25th January and meet the daughter of Benefit’s co-founder, Annie Ford Danielson. Annie is daughter of the San Fransisco beauty brand’s Jean Ford, and niece of Jean’s twin, Jane Ford. Maggie and Annie Ford…

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  • Rihanna goes Viva Glam!

    Rihanna goes Viva Glam!

    Today MAC announced that the Viva Glam spokesperson for 2014 is…Rihanna! The superstar joins other singers as the face of Viva Glam, including last year’s spokesperson, hip hop singer Nicky Minaj, and Ru Paul. Rihanna launches VIVA GLAM RIHANNA with a blue-red lipstick and lipglass which is out 3rd February 2014 in New Zealand. Every…

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  • Buy before you fly!

    Buy before you fly!

    It makes local sense to plan to update your makeup when you’re heading overseas at the airport – plus JR Duty Free may be paying for it if you win their Instagram contest…

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  • What’s new in makeup this Summer

    What’s new in makeup this Summer

    We take a look at beautiful new makeup out for Summer, from Benefit, ARTDECO, Australis, Smashbox and Nvey Eco, shot against my childhood Summer book…   I shot these summery new treats against a backdrop of my childhood ‘Summer’ book. This book was given to me, the inscription inside reads, for Christmas when I was…

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  • Thread.co.nz Best of Beauty 2013

    Thread.co.nz Best of Beauty 2013

    Here are the products that crossed our path this year that we’ve tried and tested and loved, in this year’s beauty award column: Thread.co.nz Best of Beauty 2013…   These beauty products featured below I can vouch for. It’s by no means a definitive list – there are many more I like, but these are…

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