Kate Moss is hardly down to a million a year
We know it was a quiet news weekend for the fashion scene, but that’s no need for headlines hinting that supermodel Kate Moss’s earning power has dipped to a “mere” £1 million per annum, as some media are reporting. Both the Daily Mail and NineMSN report that Moss’s Skate LLP business earned £1,091,304 last […]
Trio creates hair for Michalsky Style Nite
Above, from top The venue at the Friedrichstadt Palast, Berlin. The Trio Style Nite team. On the stage. Below Trio creative director Reinhard Olschowsky. While we did not attend Berlin Fashion Week, we did get some images courtesy of Trio Hair & Company. Last Friday, to conclude Berlin Fashion Week, Michalsky held his Style […]
Blue Cactus makeover promotion has an $8,000 top prize
Check out this great promotion from Blue Cactus (in which we’re involved, too), where you can win an NZ$8,000 prize package, as explained by our fashion editor Samantha Hannah. If you have a friend who you’d love to makeover, you can nominate them for the Blue Cactus Hairdressing Ultimate Makeover, which includes NZ$1,950 of hair […]
Jane Iredale offers Starter Kit for mineral make-up
Jane Iredale has introduced its Sample Starter Kit, a good way to get introduced to mineral make-up. The kits are available in Light, Medium and Dark, and feature Amazing base, the best selling PurePressed base, Lip Drink, lip colour, a PurePressed blush, eye shadow, under-eye concealer, lip plumper and three application brushes. The kits […]
Getting a good laugh over the Jennifer Hawkins nude cover non-story
[Cross-posted] This whole Jennifer Hawkins nude cover story has been another media-concocted non-story. But I will give it some kudos: it influenced Australian celebrity dialogue for a week, and it shows that Murdochs still have some sway over public opinion. We knew about it at Lucire, and thought: OK, a radio presenter doesn’t like […]
Jennifer Hawkins breaks silence over nude cover shoot
Jennifer Hawkins has broken her silence over her nude cover photo for Marie Claire Australia, which has caused a great deal of controversy this week. The former Miss Universe says the shoot was only done to raise money for an eating disorder charity, and to promote a healthy lifestyle. The furore has surrounded […]
Beyoncé, Eva Longoria to début fragrances
Looks like 2010 will begin with more celebrity fragrances. As revealed earlier this month, Beyoncé Knowles’s Heat, for Coty, will launch in February, with hints of red vanilla orchid, magnolia, neroli and blush peach. From being a L’Oréal Paris face to having a scent of her own, Eva Longoria-Parker will launch Eva by […]
Miss Sweden, Azra Duliman, attends COP 15
Miss Sweden 2009, Azra Duliman, is presently in København to attend COP 15, after being chosen by Green Cross, the environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev. Duliman, a law student, was chosen as Miss Sweden earlier this year based in part on her record of working on human rights’ issues. Duliman says in […]
Filmmaker spearheads Ralph Lauren boycott in wake of Photoshop controversy
Documentary filmmaker Darryl Roberts (director of America the Beautiful, pictured at left) is spearheading a boycott against Polo Ralph Lauren, hitting Chicago, New York and San Francisco. On December 15, Roberts, along with 100 supporters, will boycott Lauren’s Downtown Chicago store (750 N. Michigan Avenue) at 4 p.m. Roberts says that the YWCA of […]
Miss Normandie, Malika Menard, crowned Miss France 2010
In France, where beauty pageants still command big television audiences and capture the public’s imagination, Malika Menard, Miss Normandie, has been crowned Miss France 2010 in Nice tonight. Menard, 22, is a third-year law student, and is 5 ft 9 in (176 cm) tall. She cites her interests as cinema, travel and reading. […]
