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A lipstick made from wool? A new Kiwi innovation makes it a reality
New Zealand based company Wool Source has collaborated with Kiwi lipstick brand Karen Murrell to produce what it says is a world-first lipstick containing activated keratin powder from wool fibre. It...
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How to master the barely-there makeup look
Understated-looking makeup has undoubtedly been an influential beauty trend in recent months. The ‘clean makeup’, or questionably-named ‘clean girl aesthetic’ trends have been ubiquitous on social...
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Five of the best makeup brushes and what to use them for
Do you often look at others and wonder how they got their makeup to look so seamless? It can be frustrating buying cosmetics that come well-recommended but then struggling to apply them to achieve the...
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Pantone’s Colour of The Year 2023 is vibrant and bold. Here’s how to embrace...
A signpost for both colour and design choices for the coming year, Pantone’s annual announcement of the Colour of The Year is always highly anticipated. About this time every year the...
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Five of the best party-ready, long-wear lipsticks
Hip-hip hooray, it’s party season! We all deserve a knees-up, and for beauty lovers it provides the welcome opportunity to relish getting ready and feeling great. For some that means applying a face or...
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Best of 2022: New beauty products of the year
The end of the year is a time to reflect and make changes for the new year to come. Except, when it comes to revamping beauty routines, right now I’m choosing to focus on what will stay the same....
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Lancôme launches device to help people with limited mobility apply makeup
In years past L’Oreal has used Las Vegas technology trade show CES to introduce the world to some of its most innovative beauty developments. This year is no different, as the beauty giant unveiled a...
View ArticleIlia’s hybrid makeup keeps the summer glow going
Clean beauty brand Ilia broke the beauty mold with its Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, a dewy, protective foundation-like product. Now, it has launched another impressive hybrid product just in time for...
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Estée Lauder creates app that assists visually impaired users to apply makeup
Applying makeup can be challenging for visually impaired people, who often need to use their own sense of touch or rely on others to help complete some steps. The arrival of a new app from Estée Lauder...
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New eyebrow makeup ‘printer’ applies your perfect arches in seconds
Perfecting your eyebrows using numerous makeup products is so old news. At least, that’s what you might think when encountering L’Oreal’s just-unveiled ‘Brow Magic’ gadget. One of the highlights of the...
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The best new beauty arrivals this month
Forget the new year resolutions and make over your beauty bag instead. There are plenty of new arrivals to get excited about from the top of your locks to the tip of your toes. Hybrid products point...
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5 key beauty trends making waves right now according to MECCA’s head of artistry
Crystal ball-gazing can prove difficult in this era of swiftly evolving beauty trends. But if anyone can, it’s the team at MECCA that see, and influence, the evolution of makeup, skincare, wellness and...
View ArticleWhat is lash backcombing? The mascara trick that delivers serious volume
Think mascara application is relatively straightforward? Think again. Of course the basics remain the same, but there are certainly ways you can get more out of your wand. One approach has been making...
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Richard Quinn’s new M.A.C. collaboration confirms a new era of pastel makeup...
Richard Quinn’s recent London Fashion Week show included the clear confirmation pastels are back in the beauty world. While the wunderkind British fashion designer’s F/W23 show was full of signature...
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Tom Ford expands on fragrance hit with cherries perfume and makeup collection
Tom Ford has expanded on its popular Lost Cherry perfume, a sweet and sour cherry and bitter almond blend that surprises and delights those that encounter it. The perfume hit was first released in 2018...
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The best new beauty arrivals this month
Could it be, a hint of autumn air cutting through the warmth of the days? The calendar at least, shows the season is about to change and beauty counters are in agreeance, it’s time for something new....
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How to cheat fuller-looking lips according to pro makeup artist Charlotte...
Full, lush looking lips have been a desire of many for a while now. So much so, the aesthetics industry has been seriously boosted by the arrival of injectable options to boost the size of your pout....
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The power pout is back! Five of the best new lipstick launches to try now
With the ‘lipstick index’ a known phenomenon, it’s fair to guess we might see sales in lip products rise this year. Coined by Estée Lauder’s Leonard Lauder in 2001, the lipstick index is the theory...
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Five of the best brown mascaras – Yes, it’s really back
If you think of mascara and your mind jumps to lashing of black pigment, you’re not alone. But recently there’s been a resurgence in the popularity of softer hues for lashes. This comes hot on the...
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How to recreate Janelle Monae’s Oscars look – including that perfect eyeliner
We can concede that beyond the talent being celebrated at the Academy Awards, the fashion is the second most talked-about topic. But in terms of looks the rest of us can take inspiration from, the...
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