Vanessa Paradis is new face of Chanel lipstick
Chanel has announced that it will begin a collaboration with singer–actress Vanessa Paradis, as the face of Rouge Coco, a new range of lipsticks from the French firm. Paradis had already represented the Chanel Coco fragrance in 1992 (in a memorable commercial directed by Jean-Paul Goude) and was the muse for Karl Lagerfeld for […]
Chic runs from Petone to Paris
Douglas Rimington On the main part of the Lucire site today is a special travel promotion on Petone, a place which really surprised us. The historical area on Jackson Street is full of surprises, and for Wellingtonians who hold on to decades’ old views about what Petone is like, cast aside your notions. Jackson Street, […]
Renault shows Mégane RS: video
Renault has announced the Mégane RS, a sporting version of the Mégane 3 Coupé. The car produces 250 hp from its turbocharged two-litre engine, with 340 Nm of torque. Rather than dull up this post with technical details, we feature three videos below: general views of the new car, the Mégane RS around the track, […]
Kathryn Wilson shows limited-edition stiletto for Maybelline
Maybelline New York has announced that Kathryn Wilson has designed a limited-edition (40 pairs) stiletto to complement the launch of its Lash Stiletto lengthening mascara in New Zealand. Wilson, who received her first item of coverage in Lucire during her final year at university, is arguably New Zealand’s leading shoe designer—an ambition she told […]
Cindy Crawford, George Clooney rushing between dos
Omega Top The Saatchi Gallery with the new Omega advertisements up. Centre Cindy Crawford. Above George Clooney. Cindy Crawford, George Clooney and other celebs rushed from the première of Roald Dahl’s Fabulous Mr Fox to attend the launch of an Omega advertising campaign which features them. Still wearing their evening gear from the première, the […]
Samsung introduces a more eco-friendly phone
We’re a bit dubious hearing the words eco-friendly and cellphone uttered in the same sentence, when you consider how many unwanted handsets are clogging up landfills around the world. But Samsung has announced just that: the Blue Earth cellphone with a touch screen. The touch-screen idea has been around for decades—some of us might […]
This year’s BBC Children in Need programme benefits from a new pendant from Clogau Gold featuring the Pudsey Bear design. It is a strictly limited edition, with 250 examples. The price for the pendant, with Welsh gold mined from the Clogau St David’s Gold Mine in Snowdonia, is £99, £33 of which will go […]
Australia’s Juli Grbac uncovers India’s fashion secrets
Brisbane fashion designer Juli Grbac (left), winner of Project Runway Australia 2008, has been invited by trade fair organizers to show an Indian-inspired collection at Brand India. Brand India is organized by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) and sponsored by the Government of India. It aims to bring together established Indian companies […]
Porsche’s R&D VP on the new 911 Turbo
Who better to tell us about the revised Porsche 911 Turbo than Wolfgang Durheimer, Executive Vice-President of Research and Development at Porsche AG? He tells us that the car will do 312 km/h, delivers 500 hp, and has fuel economy of 11·6 l/100 km. The videos are in German and English and are a bit […]
Ronan Keating, other Boyzone members, in Majorca after Stephen Gately’s death
We do not think anyone can blame Ronan Keating if he does not appear at the Audi Centre opening in West London tonight. After the death of his colleague and former fellow bandmate, Stephen Gately, 33, in Majorca on Saturday, Keating has rushed to the Spanish town along with surviving Boyzone members Keith Duffy, Shane […]
