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Girls like candy
Who doesn't like candy? And this is the non-fattening kind. Orly have released a new Valentine's 2012 collection of sweet pink and red shades such as Cotton Candy, pictured left...
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Doing lines
I admit to a fear of liquid eyeliners but I have been forced out of my comfort zone trialling the liquid and gel eyeliners from the Maybelline New York range and I will probably never return to a pencil again...
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Juicy fruit
When I got Juicy Couture I worried it was in the camp of girls who have grown up with Twilight, Bieber and Potter, and who have not seen fluoro, tie dye, high-waisted jeans and hair plaits come in and out more than once...
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Ashlee's Top Summer Beauty
Ashlee Kellett has worked in the New Zealand beauty industry as a make-up artist for over eight years and now owns her own boutique beauty agency, Beautified. Thread.co.nz asked Ashlee to share her top 5 summer beauty tips...
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Happy Becca to you
BECCA - the Australian natural cosmetics brand with a social conscience as well as beautiful products - is turning ten and to celebrate they're giving US$2 from every set from BECCA’s Anniversary collection to Charity:Water...
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Gold standard
When it's time to shine, nothing picks up the light like a bit of gold on cheeks, lips and eyes. Get a touch of shimmer without going completely disco, with these golden make-up products...
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Kate Moss for Rimmel
Like most women my age, I succumbed to the allure of nude lip-gloss in the early 2000s, when lipstick seemed passé and well, old-fashioned. But I never loved it the way I loved lipstick. But with the revival of pin-up looks...
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Hey blue eyes
Smashbox has released eye colour palettes to enhance your natural eye colour - whether blue, hazel or brown - with three soft colours for day looks, and three smoky colours for night-time drama...
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Iris Apfel for M.A.C
Just check out Iris Apfel here, in her astrakhan wool coat and arms laden with beaded bracelets topped by her vivid red lips and peacock eyes. Isn't she amazing? Or fabulous, as a New Yorker might be more prone to say...
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Black eyes
Girls who like the drama of a eye liner and lashes of black mascara will be overjoyed at the latest releases out January 2012 from L'Oreal Paris and Maybelline New York as there are plenty of black eyes amongst them...
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Gareth Pugh for M.A.C
London designer Gareth Pugh is known for his strong, geometric shapes and his gender-bending aesthetic; both of which come through in his collaboration with M.A.C. Cosmetics, available in NZ on December 16th. We take a look...
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Perfect Pout
Some makeup trends are hard to give up. Personally I’m a little stuck in my mid-twenties when lipstick was matte finish and a very dark shade. It was with some trepidation therefore that I agreed to try the new Rimmel London Vinyl Max Gloss...
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