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  • ON MY FACE: My everyday makeup

    ON MY FACE: My everyday makeup

    In this second instalment of ON MY FACE, I showcase my everyday makeup. It is an assortment of old and new high-performers; ones I’ve had for ages and hit pan on, and some new ones to come across my path recently. Here are some of my go-to faves in this snapshot of makeup that I’m…

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  • Estee Lauder releases Enlighten EE Creme

    Estee Lauder releases Enlighten EE Creme

    It seems only fitting that the first ever EE cream is invented by someone with three Es in their first name. Enlighten Even Effect Skintone Corrector EE Creme by Estee Lauder is part of the new Enlighten range in response to women’s top complaint of discolouration. The EE creme is first and foremost a skintone-evening…

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  • ON MY DESK: in the pink

    ON MY DESK: in the pink

    Pink. The navy blue of India, they call it. As we head into spring I thought it apt to round up some new product releases across beauty, home, and haircare, in this most pretty of hues, in ON MY DESK: in the pink. I was going to call it ‘pink bits’ but was told this…

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  • ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014

    ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014

    ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014. There’s a variety of if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it products, some innovation, and quote a contemporary range from an old fave. The newbies include some brand new BB creams from human+kind, Estee Lauder and LaMav;  a brow cream from Napoleon Perdis, the beautiful Spring colour collection from Clarins, and…

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  • MAC makeup must-haves for Key Trends AW14

    MAC makeup must-haves for Key Trends AW14

    In this makeup feature, we look at some MAC makeup must-haves for Key Trends AW14. Some will be classic products you already own, and others you may have heard of, and some could be new to you – but all are tried-and-true essentials for their Autumn Winter key trends report from the international runways in…

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  • M·A·C Proenza Schouler

    M·A·C Proenza Schouler

    Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez know their fans. They love the brand’s downtown-chic and pops of bright colour against contemporary urban-sportswear-for-grownups. Which is why this new MAC colour collection is perfect for them. There’s no foundation or eyeshadow; instead, bright lips and neutral nudes that complement their cool garb. Below: Proenza Schouler…

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