Beauty pages in Lucire only began appearing regularly with its first beauty editor, M. K. Johnson, in 2000, followed soon by Stevie Wilson. Since then, Lucire has had a very comprehensive beauty section, a tradition continued today by Reiva Cruze, its current beauty editor.

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2011

Alluring pearls
Sopheak Seng looks at Chanel’s spring–summer 2011 make-up collection, based around the allure of the pearl

2010

Beauty’s tried and true
Elle Hopper goes through her handbag and finds her beauty must-haves, come rain or shine

Our summer ’11 beauty must-haves
Our top 10 as chosen by Sopheak Seng: stay effortlessly chic this summer, top to toe, with these beauty must-haves

From Somerville to Hollywood, and beyond
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

The post-Raphaelite look
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

Do you recognize this woman?
Anna Peka goes from “wild” to “wow” in Blue Cactus’s Ultimate Make-Over competition
some photographs by Victoria Vincent

Something in the water computes
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

2009

Send in the Klones
Sam Mitchell talks to Klone Hair’s Karl and Danelle Radel, at one of Dunedin’s top salons
Expanded from issue 26 of Lucire

The king of avant-garde
Mava Moayyed talks to the celebrated avant-garde hairstylist, Derek Elvy of Buoy
photographed by Emma Kathe Anderson
Excerpted from issue 26 of Lucire

A real celebrity endorsement
Roanna Bell looks at the authenticity behind La Prairie’s Advanced Marine Biology skin care

Richard the great
On the eve of the Southern Trust ID Dunedin Fashion Show, Bronwyn Williams talks to celebrity hairstylist Richard Kavanagh

Make-up tells a story
Monica Waldron talks to MAC’s Gordon Espinet and Charlotte Tilbury on make-up and how it empowers the modern woman

Winter fantasies
Devin Winter attends Thriller, the new theme from L’Oréal Professionnel, as executed by hair supremo Paul Huège de Serville and his team

2008

A secret on the shore
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

Thrilled to see the message in your eyes
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

A new campaign for Laetitia
French model Lætitia Casta is the face of Ralph Lauren’s Notorious fragrance

Time for a ritual
A new salon in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, goes well beyond “getting your hair done”—Bettjemans aims to create a destination hair spa

Autumn beauty, according to MAC
MAC summarizes autumn–winter 2008–9 into five trends, based on its behind-the-scenes catwalk work

Beauty and the geek
M. K. Johnson, self-confessed tech girl, explores Qua Bottle Lounge in downtown Austin, Texas and finds some Fresh beauty essentials

Expressing youth
Focusing on youthfulness and anti-ageing, Elizabeth Arden and Comvita’s Huni range have been active with new releases for March–April

At the Red Door
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

Keira’s the fairest of them all
A UK poll by high street chain Superdrug has found Keira Knightley is Britons’ beauty icon for 2007

2007

Maybelline sees White
Maybelline New York announces it has appointed Jessica White as its new spokesmodel, alongside her heroine Christy Turlington and others

Four the new way
Schwarzkopf gets four trends from the catwalk, including one that takes us back to the future
Expanded from issue 24 of Lucire

Chase that dream
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

L’obsession Magnifique
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

Face the light
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

Farewell Anita Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE passed away at age 64 on September 10, 2007. Lucire looks back at her life and accomplishments

Talent spotted
Successes in the hair industry for New Zealand’s new talent in L’Oréal Professionnel’s Talent Spotting competition

Natural and mineral
Natural and mineral: two words that go together in make-up by Nicole McKinnon
From issue 20 of Lucire

Nurturing new talent
L’Oréal Professionnel encourages young talent this year in New Zealand with its inaugural Talent Spotting contest

Chanel’s Nouvelle Vague
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

Say bye-bye to the baggy eye
There are many remedies to combat the tired and puffy eye appearance, writes Nicole McKinnon
Excerpted from issue 22 of Lucire

Express yourself
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

Electric company
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

Hair now, gone tomorrow
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

The revolutionary
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

2006

Welcome to Miami
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

2005

Anything but desperate
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

The scents of summer
Men have most of the best fragrances this summer by Phillip Johnson
Expanded from the September 2005 print edition of Lucire

Here comes the sun
Lucire favourites for summer skin care for both men and women by Phillip D. Johnson
Expanded from the July 2005 print edition of Lucire

For those who breathe
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

Brittny revealed
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

Margaret Hema and her magnificent seven
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

Age is not just a number
Many anti-ageing solutions are available for men, too by Phillip D. Johnson
Expanded from the May 2005 print edition of Lucire

2004

Permanent make-up tattoos: taboo or time-saver?
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

More, brighter, bigger
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

2003

Peptide promises
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

Decadent delights, delicious deals
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

Skin care science: the anti-inflammatory barrier
Two research scientists lead the way in the next generation of anti-ageing skin care by M. K. Johnson
images by Blue Heron Media

Cathy Kangas, the beauty visionary
We profile Cathy Kangas, the woman behind the successful range of PRAI beauty products on ShopNBC by Ann Fryer

2002

Empire of the jade
Two new very exclusive fragrances evoke the exotic Orient

2001

Mysterious and seductive
The behind-the-scenes story of two of the world’s most exclusive perfumes, literally the choice of royalty

Missing in action
A guide to hard-to-find cosmetics and fragrances by M. K. Johnson

Time in a bottle
Skin care for the hectic modern lifestyle where you don't have time to do a full makeover by M. K. Johnson

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