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April 19, 2024
Beauty archive
Beauty pages in Lucire only began appearing regularly with its first beauty editor, M. K. Johnson, in 2000, followed by Stevie Wilson. Since then, Lucire has had a very comprehensive beauty section, a tradition continued today by Joanne Gair, our New York beauty director, Jamie Dorman, our New York-based beauty editor, and Sopheak Seng, fashion and beauty editor.
2021
Summer glow
Lueur d’été
Yuriko Shiratori and the Lucire team have picked beauty items that’ll give you an outward glow, and make the most of spring and the coming summer
Le printemps est ici, et l’été arrivera prochainement. Yuriko Shiratori et l’équipe Lucire ont choisi les produits de beauté qui vous feront briller
Main photograph by Amanda Dalbjörn/Unsplash
From the October 2021 issue of Lucire KSA
Beauty spots: the expanded autumn equinox edition
Our beauty and wellness choices for the northern autumn 2021—with a bit of pampering thrown in
Behind the Xeomin Challenge
Elyse Glickman injects some enlightenment about neurotoxins into the beauty conversation as she talks to Dr Jay Park of UC San Diego about the Xeomin Challenge
Seize the day spa
Burke Williams founders Bill and Theresa Armour continue reinventing the modern-day spa, and recently celebrated frontline health care workers, writes Elyse Glickman
QMS Medicosmetics: heading off to collagen
QMS Medicosmetics is big on identification and personalization, as it launches its clinically proven skin care in the US
A clean break from run-of-the-milled
Jennifer Revello decided to leave the corporate life and embark on a new journey with traditional, hand-made soaps from France. Elyse Glickman speaks with her
Not your average daily grind
UpCircle Beauty has its origins in discarded coffee grinds and food waste—now, this environmentally conscious and socially responsible brand has gone international
Sweating the big stuff, so you don’t have to
So often the solutions to perspiration are metals and harmful chemicals. Mila Shmurak decided to create her own solutions with Bare Pits
The unforgettable first century of Chanel No. 5
The world’s most famous fragrance celebrates 100 years since it was conceived. We look at its history and how it came back with more than a little help from star power
Mizani: shifting the shape and perception of curly hair
Mizani recognizes the special care needed for textured hair, and global artistic director Tippi Shorter has developed a cut especially for it. Elyse Glickman checks them out
Putting yourself first
Our beauty selection to start off 2021 is all about making you feel your best, from lush lashes to a woody fragrance
2020
Beauty’s essential workers
The usual awards’ season suites might not be on this time round, as the US struggles with COVID-19, but the Pro Safety Beauty Summit in January introduces a considered way to look at beauty innovation, reports Elyse Glickman
Little luxuries that go a long way: a gift guide for the times
More than ever, we need to tend to wellness and beauty issues we neglected until this year, and we need to encourage those we care about to do the same. Here’s a handy gift guide to the must haves to refresh and revitalize body, mind and soul, reports Elyse Glickman
The next beauty queen
Jennifer López, the most popular Latin entertainer in the US, is set to début her beauty line in January. We look through the clues that López has left about her new line since she first teased it in August
Diving in, head first
Entrepreneur Joseph Andrews launches a people-powered enterprise that gives style-conscious guys the products they really want and thoughtful direction on how to look their best, reports Elyse Glickman
Northern lights
Over the years it has become fashionable to seek medical treatment while combining it with a holiday. Nordesthetics Clinic in Lithuania might be one of the more exotic destinations for plastic surgery
A winning obsession
New York hairstylist Cassie Carey is winning acclaim from her peers. She tells Lucire about her experience creating her successful entry at the North American Hairstyling Awards
Hair by Cassie Carey
Photographed by Richard Monsieurs
Make-up by Dmitry Potapov
Modelled by Snow Dollkinson/Official Model Management
First published in the May 2020 issue of Lucire KSA
Extra-strength beauty
Meg Hamilton and the Lucire team take note of the latest luxuries in beauty this month, from the newest Miss Dior to a service that helps people outside the US get their fix
Opulent destinations
Mark them for your post-lockdown treats. Lola Cristall visits two beauty spots with French connections: the Guerlain Spa at the Plaza Hotel in NYC, and Martial Vivot’s long-running New York salon
Have beauty, will travel
Whether your future travel plans involve spas, or you insist on spa-inspired goods for all of your travels, Elyse Glickman and Leyla Messian report that the Organic Spa 2019 LA Experience Wellness & Travel event has you covered
Photographed by Randall Michelson
Shine on, no matter what
US west coast editor Elyse Glickman shares news on an emerging Hollywood favourite sure to add spark to our at-home self-care routines
Packing a punch
Some of the best beauty products around show that power is often delivered in small packages. Meg Hamilton looks at a selection
New visions for a new decade
After a decade of J- and K-beauty, diamonds in the rough (i.e. charcoal-based beauty), yoga-inspired packaging and comic book colours, Elyse Glickman welcomes a “see” change in beauty, grooming and self-care for women, men and teens. Factor in a new location away from the downtown LA crush and the stage is set for innovation and paradigm shifts from the vanity table to the streets
Photographed by the author
2019
Scents of positivity
Lola Cristall and the Lucire team look at a selection of scents for the summer
and the festive season
For the sake of luxury
Lola Cristall indulges in luxury beauty products, including Éminence and Innersense’s organic entries, and attends a panel discussion on Italian brands
Italian Trade Commission event photographed by Larufoto/Luis Ruíz Photography
A summer of self-love
Jody Miller and Elyse Glickman take us on a multi-stop beauty-cation on the US west coast
Photographed by the author
Giving the green light
Eco-conscious beauty takes centre-stage at Cosmoprof North America, reports Jody Miller
Photographed by the author
Supersonic boom
Award-winning hairstylist Michael Beel has been named a styling ambassador for Dyson. Sopheak Seng speaks with him
Finishing up summer ’19
For August, we’ve brought together beauty must-haves from three countries, as chosen by Lola Cristall, Meg Hamilton and our team
Mid-year beauty picks
Whether you’re experiencing summer (have we got a great skin protection mist for you) or winter (a fresh eau de parfum will lighten your day), here are some of our picks for July
From issue 40 of Lucire
The next big thing
Lola Cristall gets a heads-up on organic beauty products and a preview of this year’s Cosmoprof trade show
From issue 40 of Lucire and the August 2019 issue of Lucire KSA
Subtle solutions
CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) announced their best beauty products for 2019 at separate events in London and New York. We look at some of the winners and key trends
Less trendy, more targeted
A stroll through the “Sundance of beauty expos” reveals a major paradigm shift in what women and men want on their vanity tables and medicine chests, reports Elyse Glickman
Photographed by the author
Class and flattery are always in fashion
The renowned stylist-to-the-stars’ philosophy to allow hair to do “what comes naturally” is why Oscar Blandi endures, reports Elyse Glickman, who had her mane refreshed for fall at his flagship Manhattan salon
Photographed by Gustavo Scatena/Imagem Paulista, Christina M. Hicks, and Nick Berardi
From the January 2019 issue of Lucire KSA
2018
Talking up a Blu streak
The Blu Room, a new light treatment technology, has found its way around the world—but will it find its way to mainstream medicine? Elyse Glickman tries the hued rooms on for size and gets to know several entrepreneurs who think it will
From issue 38 of Lucire
Get glam and go
Lola Cristall attends launches for La Prairie, Dolce & Gabbana, and Ralph Lauren, while checking out the latest from Rossano Ferretti and St Ives
Cosmoprof’s expanding universe
Cosmoprof North America isn’t just big, reports Jody Miller. If it is going to happen in the future, it’s here
Photographed by Vanessa Stump and the author
Full flower for Blooming Hues
Elyse Glickman heads up to Hollywood hair epicentre Sally Hershberger Salon to meet Kyle David, who’s brightening up his clients’ outlook with Blooming Hues
Sophisticated beauty
Lola Cristall indulges in luxury skin care, including a natural line from New Zealand, and an exclusive fragrance from Atelier Cologne
Derek Elvy: the last interview with the king of avant-garde
Buoy Salon & Spa founder Derek Elvy passed away in April 2018. As a tribute, we feature what he called ‘the last interview,’ conducted months before his passing by publisher Jack Yan. Elvy discusses his philosophy as the business he founded, with an original NZ$12,000 budget, celebrated 30 years of excellence
From issue 38 of Lucire
2017
The history of smelling expensive
In one of our favourite beauty stories of the last 20 years, Geneviève Hole headed to Grasse to uncover the evolution of perfumes, and found that among all the commercialism are a handful of parfumeries creating distinctive, rare scents
From issue 29 of Lucire
A guide to 2017 beauty
In our second part on 2017 débutantes, Lola Cristall examines beauty products and services that aim to make life better and more indulgent
2016
Kokulu: an ethical commitment to natural
As an independent beauty brand using only natural ingredients, Kokulu has been quietly earning itself a following in Wellington, New Zealand. Founder Nicole McKinnon has added five more products, each with the same ethical commitment
Photographed by Richard Brooker and Kirste Walsh
An autumn make-up adventure
M. K. Johnson re-creates the looks from the catwalks this season with a step-by-step guide with the latest beauty products from Nars, Elizabeth Arden, Merle Norman, Lancôme, Chantecaille, and Jane Iredale
photographed by the author and courtesy manufacturers
Fifteen ways I use Pat McGrath Labs’ Skin Fetish 003
These high performance, glow-giving products are versatile and portable, writes M. K. Johnson
Summer 2016’s beauty must-haves
There are so many new beauty and skin care products on the market to look forward to this season. Lola Cristall gets the run-down for summer ’16
Inspirations for Mum
Still searching for those last-minute gifts for Mothers’ Day? Look no further, says Sopheak Seng
With contributions by Lola Cristall
To your good health
Alex Barrow flies to Malaysia to examine first-hand the phenomenon of medical tourism, and why the country is fast becoming the destination of choice
Photographed by the author, with some supplied images
From issue 35 of Lucire
2015
Skin care, from A to Z Skin Systems
Z Skin Systems (ZSS), spearheaded by Paula Simpson and Emily Frank, turns daily skin care inside-out with two new monthly nutritional protocols, reports Elyse Glickman
Facing spring with a new “wardrobe”
Elyse Glickman learns from Clarins’ brand ambassador Christopher Truffa about how to dress the skin to look its best
A new skin
Advances in foundations in the 2010s have made them more skin-like. Jamie Dorman has been putting them to the test, finding four that are as good as the claims
2014
Lucire’s holiday 2014 beauty gift guide
As the season commences for 2014, our New York beauty editor Jamie Dorman provides her top, on-trend beauty picks for the holidays
Colouring your perception
US west coast editor Elyse Glickman and correspondent Leyla Messian learn that not all home hair colours—or professional colours brought home—are created equal. Even with their differing hair textures, lifestyles and beauty outlook, Culver City-based Esalon delivers both of them the option of customized professional results without salon attitude or fuss
The antidote to boring, inconsequential smoothies
Elyse Glickman enters the 2014 holiday season armed and sensible with the latest high-tech “lifestyle kit” from the inventors of the Magic Bullet, the NutriBulletRx
event photographed by the author
How to make your partner Melt
A real-life married couple believes that massage should be something everyone in a relationship can enjoy. They’ve created a very accessible online course, Melt: Massage for Couples
Extend yourself
2013
One for the boys
2012
Smart science wrapped in pure luxury
Pinpointing perfect skin
One-on-one with the Kiehl’s philosophy
A ride to remember
Scent and sensibility of a woman
Getting the smoky eye look
An inside look at New York Fashion Week’s fall ’12 beauty
2011
Megan Gale: she’s worth
it
Cuts and colours for this spring
and summer
Men’s winter beauty: our
top 10
Preparing for the
chill
Fluttery will get
you everywhere
Clearly Clarins
A sanctuary in Santiago
It’s a guy thing
Looking after your
locks for summer ’11
Alluring pearls
2010
Growing a passion
for beauty
Back to Living Nature Beauty’s tried
and true Our summer ’11
beauty must-haves
You Byu-Ti
From Somerville
to Hollywood, and beyond
The post-Raphaelite look Do you recognize
this woman? Something in the water
computes 2009
Send in the Klones The king of avant-garde A real celebrity endorsement Richard the great Make-up tells a story Winter fantasies 2008
A secret on
the shore Thrilled to see the message in your
eyes A new campaign for Laetitia Let it flow Time for a ritual Autumn beauty, according to MAC Beauty and the geek Expressing youth At the Red Door Keira’s the fairest of them all 2007
Maybelline sees White Four the new way Chase that dream L’obsession Magnifique
Face the light Farewell Anita Roddick Talent spotted Natural and mineral Nurturing new talent Chanel’s Nouvelle Vague
Say bye-bye to the baggy eye Express yourself Electric company Hair now, gone tomorrow The revolutionary 2006
Welcome to Miami 2005
Anything but desperate The scents of summer Here comes the sun For those who breathe Brittny revealed Margaret Hema and her magnificent
seven Age is not just a number 2004 Permanent make-up tattoos: taboo or
time-saver? More, brighter, bigger 2003 Peptide promises Decadent delights, delicious deals Skin care science: the anti-inflammatory
barrier Cathy Kangas, the beauty visionary 2002 Empire of the jade 2001
Mysterious and seductive Missing in action 2000
Time in a bottle 1999
The hair gallery 1998
The professionals
The Cosmetic Collection
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An overdressed Jack Yan heads to the New Zealand launch of Xtend Barre as its sole male guest and aspiring ballerino, and concludes it’s an ideal workout for toning, shaping and strengthening
Photographed by Matt Silcock
Elyse Glickman meets skin care entrepreneur Michael Hogg, who has identified that men need to look after their skin, too—and has written a book about his experiences and tips
photographed by Vivien Killilea/Wireimage
Elva Zevallos gets a sneak peak of a super-premium beauty remedy (literally) fit for a princess, and the technology behind its creation
Even with the race to turn back the clock, new dermatological technologies help slow down the sprint toward “the knife” and the dance around injectible remedies
by Elyse Glickman
Kiehl’s started as a family-owned New York apothecary in 1851. It has now landed on Wellington’s shores. Roanna Bell reports on its range of skin care
photographed by the author
The annual fundraiser for the ground-breaking Beauty Bus Foundation rolls into Hollywood’s House of Blues, revved up to raise money for an unusually empowering cause, reports Elyse Glickman
photographed by David Tobin
Fortune 500 headhunter-turned-perfumer Nicole Mather followed her nose and found her passion, and inspires Elyse Glickman to trust her senses in finding lasting success
A Lucire special promotion Top international make-up artist Pat McGrath shows us how to get the smoky eye look, working on professional model Jessica Stam
Our New York beauty editor, and professional make-up artist, Reiva Cruze, goes behind the scenes at the New York Fashion Week fall–winter 2012–13 shows for Venexiana, Chris Benz and Leather Japan
photographed by Stephen Ciuccoli
Sabine Ernest looks at Megan Gale, who has been hitting international
screens as L’Oréal Paris’s new spokeswoman
As the weather becomes warmer, hair styles begin to change to reflect the
climate. George Love offers some tips on how to find the best style
and colour for you this season
As seasons change, so should your beauty and skin care régime. It’s
time to protect your skin from the elements, writes Sopheak Seng
As the chill factor increases, it is important to look after your
skin—the ravages of winter can take their toll. These products
should leave you and your skin feeling warm, cosy and oh-so-good,
no matter what the weather is like outside, writes Sopheak Seng
Uma Lele tries out Napoleon Perdis’s newest mascara
line, which aids this season’s lush, glamorous and seductively
long-lash look
Pati Dubroff introduces the spring 2011 Clarins collection at the
Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, in a more intimate setting than
the Hollywood-typical suite, writes Elyse Glickman
photographed by Paul Sun
Judith Yeh examines the new salon from the multi-talented
Benoît Poirier d’Ambreville, an appointment-only destination in
Bellavista, Santiago
The caveman look is out: herald in a New Year with a new beauty régime,
men! Sopheak Seng has his top 10 picks
We often look after our skin as we protect it against the sun’s
rays, but what about our hair? Sopheak Seng gives his top
10 for summer hair
Sopheak Seng looks at Chanel’s spring–summer 2011 make-up collection, based around the allure of the pearl
Ashleigh Berry talks to Rhian Morris, make-up artist, cosmetics’
aficionada, and beauty blogger, who has ambitions to go even
further with her passion
Roanna Bell attends the Wellington stop for Living Nature and
Lorraine Downes’s Authentic Beauty Tour, impressed with the company’s
real commitment to natural skin care
photographed by Sopheak Seng, Jack Yan and Monty Adams
Elle Hopper goes through her handbag and finds her beauty
must-haves, come rain or shine
Our top 10 as chosen by Sopheak Seng: stay effortlessly chic
this summer, top to toe, with these beauty must-haves
Elyse Glickman heads to Santa Monica salon Byu-Ti, where
a more natural and thorough approach to hair therapy takes place
Kate Somerville is the woman many Hollywood celebrities turn to
for her advice on beauty. Now she’s sharing more of her knowledge
through new products, and her book, Complexion Perfection!. Elyse Glickman checks them out
According to A-list stylist Raphael Cohen, the secret to effectively
updating your look is being true to yourself by Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
Anna Peka goes from “wild” to “wow” in Blue
Cactus’s Ultimate Make-Over competition
some photographs by Victoria
Vincent
With his revolutionary take on the med-spa phenomenon outside Los Angeles,
Dr Howard Murad thinks outside the (skin care product) boxes, writes Elyse
Glickman
photographed by the author
Sam Mitchell talks to Klone Hair’s Karl and Danelle Radel,
at one of Dunedin’s top salons
Expanded from
issue 26 of Lucire
Mava Moayyed talks to the celebrated avant-garde hairstylist,
Derek Elvy of Buoy
photographed by Emma Kathe Anderson
Excerpted from
issue 26 of Lucire
Roanna Bell looks at the authenticity behind La Prairie’s Advanced
Marine Biology skin care
On the eve of the Southern Trust ID Dunedin
Fashion Show, Bronwyn Williams talks to celebrity hairstylist Richard
Kavanagh
Monica Waldron talks to MAC’s
Gordon Espinet and Charlotte Tilbury on make-up and how it empowers the
modern woman
Devin Winter attends Thriller, the new theme from L’Oréal
Professionnel, as executed by hair supremo Paul Huège de Serville
and his team
Spa Horrobin & Hodge is a well kept secret in Manakau, for those
in the know about great treatments, writes Jack Yan
Expanded from
issue 26 of Lucire
Olivia Newton-John and Curves, and Dove and the New Zealand Breast Cancer
Foundation, team up for two initiatives Down Under to help Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
French model Lætitia Casta is the face of Ralph Lauren’s Notorious
fragrance
Ana Maria Moore brings
a world-class spa experience to central Wellington
photographed by Sharyn Jones
A Lucire special promotion
Expanded from
issue 26 of Lucire
A new salon in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, goes well beyond “getting
your hair done”—Bettjemans aims to create a destination hair
spa
MAC summarizes autumn–winter 2008–9 into five trends, based
on its behind-the-scenes catwalk work
M. K. Johnson, self-confessed tech girl, explores Qua Bottle Lounge
in downtown Austin, Texas and finds some Fresh beauty essentials
Focusing on youthfulness and anti-ageing, Elizabeth
Arden and Comvita’s Huni
range have been active with new releases for March–April
Elizabeth Arden reopens its
flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York, with Catherine Zeta-Jones
doing the honours
photographed by Larry Busacca for Elizabeth Arden; courtesy WireImage
A UK poll by high street chain Superdrug
has found Keira Knightley is Britons’ beauty icon for 2007
Maybelline New York announces
it has appointed Jessica White as its new spokesmodel, alongside her heroine
Christy Turlington and others
Schwarzkopf gets four trends
from the catwalk, including one that takes us back to the future
Expanded from issue
24 of Lucire
With an early love of fashion and beauty, Claude Defresne is the inspiration
for many with his make-up artistry and vision. Now the International Make-up
Artist for Clarins, Ana Vegar learns more about the man
From issue 22 of Lucire
Anne Hathaway is the star of Lancôme’s Magnifique commercial,
directed by Peter Lindbergh. We have behind-the-scenes images from last
spring’s shoot
Zoë Butters looks at a gentle treatment for the skin to combat
ageing: light therapy with Omnilux Revive, interviewing its proponent,
laser medicine expert Dr Robert Glen Calderhead
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE passed away at age
64 on September 10, 2007. Lucire looks back at her life and accomplishments
Successes in the hair industry for New Zealand’s new talent in L’Oréal
Professionnel’s Talent Spotting competition
Natural and mineral: two words that go together in make-up by Nicole
McKinnon
From issue 20
of Lucire
L’Oréal
Professionnel encourages young talent this year in New Zealand with
its inaugural Talent Spotting contest
Launched in French cinemas in March, Chanel’s Le Rouge commercial
film, directed by Bettina Rheims, is a tribute to the Nouvelle
Vague work of Jean-Luc Godard
all photographs and images courtesy Chanel
There are many remedies to combat the tired and puffy eye appearance,
writes Nicole McKinnon
Excerpted from issue
22 of Lucire
Laura Ming-Wong catches
up with Buoy Hairdressing’s
top hairstylist Michael Beel
on the season’s styles
photographed by Angela Henderson
Excerpted from issue
21 of Lucire
Daniel Chavez sees himself empowering women and their make-up as he
travels the globe for Smashbox Cosmetics by Jack Yan
From issue 21 of Lucire
Everyone knows that getting into a fitful panic to prepare our legs,
arms, torsos and other bits for their first emergence into the summer
sun can result in disaster. Emma Tate
gives you the low-down on the hairy art of hair removal
From issue 21
of Lucire
Jim Morrison of Big Sexy Hair—the man who chose Katharine McPhee
to be the brand’s spokesmodel—could be said to have revolutionized
his corner of the beauty industry, writes Summer Rayne Oakes
From issue 21
of Lucire
Oribe Canales is the star hairdresser who has been credited as one of
the creators of the supermodels by Vivian Galtier Kelly
From issue 14 of
Lucire
Lucire goes behind the scenes of Desperate Housewives as
the crew heads back for the second season
Photograph at left courtesy L’Oréal
Paris
Expanded from the August
2005 print edition of Lucire
Men have most of the best fragrances this summer by Phillip Johnson
Expanded from the September
2005 print edition of Lucire
Lucire favourites for summer skin care for both men and women by
Phillip D. Johnson
Expanded from the July
2005 print edition of Lucire
Karen Murrell, founder and CEO of Skinfood,
has tapped into a consumer desire for simplicity and value in what is
in many respects a premium product by Jack Yan
From the May 2005 print
edition of Lucire
The beautiful and soulful Brittny Gastineau took time out to shoot our
cover and speaks with Lucire—our make-up story by Jessica
Tarazi
Photographed by Jon Moe
Excerpted from the June
2005 print edition of Lucire
From humble beginnings to a world-class facialist, Margaret Hema is much
more than Liv Tyler's favourite by Jack Yan
Main photograph by the author
Excerpted from the June
2005 print edition of Lucire
Many anti-ageing solutions are available for men, too by Phillip
D. Johnson
Expanded from the May
2005 print edition of Lucire
An absence of standards for manufacturers creating pigments for permanent
make-up in the United States, such as Premier Pigments, has led to an
ongoing saga of laser treatments for one Lucire reader by Nancy
Erfan
Profiling sought-after international hairstylist Brent Lawler, his association
with World and working half of each year in Paris by Clare Marshall
backstage photographs courtesy World
We investigate the new, increasingly popular and needle-free rivals for
Retin-A and Botox by M. K. Johnson
photographs courtesy Blue Heron Media and manufacturers
There are cheaper alternatives to some of the pricier beauty products,
as we present our suggestions for beauty on a budget in 2003 by M.
K. Johnson
Two research scientists lead the way in the next generation of anti-ageing
skin care by M. K. Johnson
images by Blue Heron Media
We profile Cathy Kangas, the woman behind the successful range of PRAI
beauty products on ShopNBC by Ann
Fryer
Two new very exclusive fragrances evoke the exotic Orient
The behind-the-scenes story of two of the world’s most exclusive perfumes,
literally the choice of royalty
A guide to hard-to-find cosmetics and fragrances by M. K. Johnson
Skin care for the hectic modern lifestyle where you don't have time to
do a full makeover by M. K. Johnson
The Hair Gallery has officially opened its doors to the UK public in the upmarket London suburb of Esher, Surrey, reports Joanne Smith
What’s your personal style? Profaces, a group of professional make-up artists, provides beauty tips for the working woman
Editorial make-up artist Elke Von Freudenberg, based in Los Angeles and New York, is behind the very welcome Cosmetic Collection
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