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Pretty natural
I like having lots of options. Dr.Hauschka have a natural make-up line with two steps- a neutral base and a bronzing fluid - that you can wear separately or mix together for a nice and natural look...
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Don't leave home without it
Thread asks beauty and fashion editors to open their purses and tell us what things they can't leave home without; whether it's a beloved lipgloss, an essential powder compact or - in Amber's case- a tube of cocktail...
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Bare Naked
Fancy yourself as a nude painting? How gorgeous is this Smashbox image, left, styled as a new version of an old master complete with draped satin and hair plait. Their latest colour collection, Naked Beauty, is full of barely-there nude shades...
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Breeze right in
Ideal for popping in your travel case or just for at home, the sleek-yet-pretty Summer Impressions Eye and Lip Palettes from Dr.Hauschka are just the ticket for creating summer looks and come in either cool or warm skintones to suit everyone...
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Geneva Diva
With a theme inspired by Switzerland's snow-peaks and glittering lakes, OPI launched its Swiss Collection in Auckland today with a Swiss-themed 'Glitzerland' at Hotel de Brett with OPI manis and Swiss treats...
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Spring dreaming
Spring is nearly here and Revlon has got you covered from head to toe, or should I say lips to toenails. Sally tries out Revlon’s new spring collection of nail enamels, lip glosses and eye shadows...
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Where there's smoke
Smoky ShadowBlast sticks from Covergirl kind of remind me of those eyes shadow sticks that came in make up packs that I begged mum for when I was six, so childhood memories came flooding back...
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Streetreach Pamper Night
Streetreach is hosting a Pamper Night on 29th July for 1500 women and their children to come and be showered with $70,000 of donated make up, food, gifts and more...
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Beauty bargains
We try out the new season releases from Maybelline New York; not only bargains - all under $35 - but innovative with a sponge-head foundation, their latest two-ended mascara, and baked marbled eyeshadows...
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Never judge by a cover
With Drew Barrymore as its spokeswoman and model - at 35 years of age - she lends an edginess and maturity to the brand many think of as the first makeup you buy when you're a student..
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Nights in matte satin
I’ve been wearing the Sunlit Sparkle Revlon Luxurious Color to work all work and it really stays in place all day and joy of joys you don’t have all your eye shadow glued to the crease in your eyelid; yuck, so yuck..
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Cottoning on
Taking the freshness of cotton fields for its inspiration for its spring make-up collection 2010/11, Clarins' new Cotton Flower with a range of pretty pastel hues and soft shades you'll wait a cotton pickin' minute for ...
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