Audi releases A3 Sportback E-tron, its first plug-in hybrid
Audi, Volkswagen’s premium brand, has launched a plug-in hybrid for the European market, based on the A3 Sportback. The Audi A3 Sportback E-tron will be sold through 410 dealers in Europe, including 105 in Germany. The German retail price is €37,900. A leasing plan sees the A3 at €319 for a 36-month term. First […]
Promo image for Cheryl Cole’s Storm Flower fragrance released
The official promotional image for Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s (formerly Cheryl Cole) new fragrance, Storm Flower, has been released, ahead of its on-sale date of August 27. The newlywed Geordie songstress—she married boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini earlier in July—says she had long wanted a fragrance under her name but could not devote time to the project till […]
Pandora launches Hearts of Today programme to reward charitable causes
Scott McDermott In true Scandinavian fashion, jewellery brand Pandora continues to be engaged in corporate social responsibility, launching its Hearts of Today programme on Monday. Pandora plans to support charitable causes, beyond the ones it is already engaged in now, such as those for breast cancer awareness, and is asking the public to nominate […]
Igor Spektor Above Amy Malin gives her powerful speech on being a survivor of rape, assault and torture; actor Corey Feldman looks on. Amy Malin, AnnaLynne McCord, Corey Feldman, all of whom have suffered serious sexual assaults, joined Rani Hong, a survivor of slavery and child trafficking, at an event on Friday in Los Angeles, […]
Sponsored video: getting real people behind L’Oréal Paris’s Elvive Fibrology
A Lucire special promotion We are used to seeing L’Oréal Paris have the world’s most glamorous models and celebrities appear in their advertisements, so it makes a nice change when everyday people are asked to appear—as they do in its latest Elvive Fibrology thickening hair care promotion. Between January 22 and April 24, 2014, […]
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman: first official photograph released
Lucire issue 27, with Gal Gadot, photographed by Andrew Matusik. Director Zack Snyder has revealed the first official image of former Lucire cover girl Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, in the upcoming film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, starring Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman. Gadot, a former Miss Israel […]
Bambi Northwood-Blyth named face of Ba&Sh for autumn–winter 2014–15 fashion campaign
Quentin de Briey Bambi Northwood-Blyth, who was one of Lucire’s news-makers of 2013, has now been named the face of the international press campaign for French label Ba&Sh. The autumn–winter 2014–15 collection will feature Northwood-Blyth in a shoot in Barcelona by Belgian photographer Quentin de Briey. The label says that the Australian model was […]
News round-up: Dilmah hosts high teas in New Zealand; Trish Peng searches for new face
Dilmah Tea New Zealand Dilmah Tea hosted a series of high teas around New Zealand, promoting its socially responsible message along with the rising interest in tea mixology. Its Wellington stop on Tuesday, hosted by Dilmah founder Merrill J. Fernando and his son, Dilhan C. Fernando, the company’s chief marketing officer, and in the […]
Bare Necessities retails Dita von Teese’s lingerie line in the US
For US customers, Dita von Teese’s lingerie line is now available through Bare Necessities, the largest online retailer of branded and designer intimate apparel. Von Teese’s lingerie, which retails in other countries (under the Von Follies brand in some), is known for fitting virtually every body type, for those who love the burlesque star’s […]
A Lucire special promotion Benefit Cosmetics’ new They’re Real! Push-Up Liner (that really is the name) is so good, you can apply it while handcuffed! That’s the message Benefit’s pushing with its latest eyeliner, which is easier to apply than many of its rivals. It’s a gel liner in a pen, so all […]
