Makeup

I’m sure if David Bowie had worn nailpolish in his Ziggy Stardust stage, it would have been this. And as for Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, and all the synth-pop bands, this would have been right up their alley…

Essie’s winter 2012 collection of nail colours ‘Cocktail Bling’ whilst actually not that ‘blingy,’ is a range of good, staple colours – inspired by precious stones and metals – with a couple of real stand-outs, especially a deep blue…

With the ever-pervading cult of celebrity, the new Smashbox collection ‘Be Discovered’ has tapped into the zeitgeist; become a star – or at least a starlet – in these pretty pastel eyeshadows, cheek creams, and lipsticks…

I try MODELCO Fibrelash brush on false lashes, with its 3-step process of mascara-white fibres-more mascara. Here are the photos as we try it out…

The tagline for New Zealand make-up company BANG! Cosmetics is “your weapon against boring” which is exactly what they are. We try out the lipsticks which are animal-friendly, and they smell DELICIOUS…

Agent Provocateur has released Eau Provocateur in three colours with new fragrances: L’Agent, a fresh floral in black; Maitresse, a sensual floral in red, and a signature Eau de Parfum in pink with citrus on a myrrh base…

Nina Ricci’s fragrance, Fantasy, is a limited edition presented in a lacquered white apple bottle dotted with cartoon motifs, and fronted by UK model/ singer Florrie Arnold who stars and sings in the Nina Ricci ads…

Unlike the Emperor’s new clothes that he couldn’t see but he thought everyone else COULD, this is a fragrance that you can’t smell on yourself, but that everyone else CAN. Thread attended The Department Store’s ‘In Conversation’…

In the All Stars cycle of America’s Next Top Model, they’re assigned one word that enscapulates them. If I did that for Rihanna, ‘Rebel’ probably isn’t far off being her word, so it’s apt she named her second fragrance a Frenchy version; Rebelle…

These are the highest-shine nail lacquers I’ve seen; ORLY Mineral FX is a range of nail colours with crystals, glass particles, mica and silica combining for a high-impact glam/metal/rock star moment on your hands…