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So Gwyneth got it wrong - or did she?
If you've been following the beauty editorial world recently, you'll know it's exploded over her recent Vogue 'Beauty Secrets' video, and...


#beautyreceipts: What I bought this month.
It’s March, it’s getting cooler (here in Australia) and this month presented an opportunity to use a Mecca gift card from Christmas 2020,...


E.L.F on the shelf - my top 3 beauty bargains.
Totally vegan & cruelty-free, E.L.F Cosmetics (sometimes known as lower-case elf standing for 'eyes, lips, face') is an absolute steal of...


Dear Dahlia just dropped at Sephora Australia - here’s what you need.
I first saw Dear Dahlia through an Instagram ad and thought, “Damn, this is a glamorous makeup line!” It reminded me of classic K-Beauty...


CoverGirl has vegan makeup, and it’s very wearable.
Whenever I think of CoverGirl, I always think of America’s Next Top Model - the infamous CoverGirl commercial shoots, especially where...


Is your skincare routine missing a face workout?
Yeah, you read right. Sitting alongside more invasive treatments and injectables to lift and tighten the skin is a newer form of face...


Why do we love scented skincare? (And a throwback to Dessert Beauty by Jessica Simpson).
Last week I was reminded again of Jessica Simpson’s 2004 beauty line launch for Dessert Beauty. I have to say, I don’t remember seeing...


Charlotte Tilbury isn't cruelty-free anymore - so what's the deal?
When I think of really flattering makeup, I always think of Charlotte Tilbury's work - the queen of pinks, bronzes and celebrity-inspired...


Milk Makeup is the all-vegan Glossier.
In 2018, Milk Makeup went totally vegan, opening up their full range of products to a vegan & cruelty-free market. When I think of Milk,...


Forget baking, 2021 is all about printing your makeup.
So, the title may not be 100% accurate, but when I heard about Opte being chatted about by the ladies of the Breaking Beauty podcast, I...


Hate wearing sunscreen? You’ll love Supergoop.
I’ll spare you the “sunscreen is very important, you need to wear it daily, you shouldn’t invest time and money into skincare if you...


Whatever happened to Clarisonic? (And why you never needed one).
For a period of time, the Clarisonic was THE big ticket skincare item. All of a sudden, our hands felt deeply inadequate - how on earth...


Software makes prescription skincare foolproof.
I've known about prescription skincare for several years, and in the last few it's been clear to me that using prescription products is...


Ice, ice baby. (What it can and can't do for your skin).
Hollywood icons like Joan Crawford have long praised daily ice baths as skin-tightening miracles, and ice in different forms has...


These silver bullets house a cult-favourite beauty line.
There's so many ways to go about "natural" makeup (and no, I don't mean something that's plucked straight from the earth). In my mind,...
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