Lucire
The global fashion magazine April 30, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Kérastase enters natural hair care market with Aura Botanica range; Toni Garrn spokesmodel

April 20, 2017/3.49

Kérastase has introduced its Aura Botanica line in New Zealand, featuring a shampoo (Bain Micellaire), retailing at NZ$48, a conditioner (Soin Fondamental), NZ$52, a treatment (Concentre Essentiel), NZ$79, and an oil mist (Essence d’Éclat), NZ$70. The collection is, on average, 98 per cent natural in origin—a first for this L’Oréal brand—and includes pure hand-pressed Samoan […]

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In tune with good causes and ideas: Red Carpet Events LA’s 2017 Grammy suite

February 11, 2017/22.12

Elyse Glickman The rainiest, coolest Los Angeles winter in years did not keep music industry talent, executives, or producers away from the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills’ Garden Terrace. In fact, event producer Roger Zamudio of Red Carpet Events LA was all smiles as he personally greeted several invitees into the Style Lounge Gifting Suite in […]

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Beautifully free spirits: 2017’s Indie Beauty Expo

February 8, 2017/22.25

On any given day, the California Market Center in Downtown Los Angeles is buzzing with the goings-on of the city’s fashion industry. Racks of clothing are pushed and pulled from here to there, buyers bounce from one showroom to the next. Hopeful designers showcase the next season’s must-have dress or handbag. That all changed when […]

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Redken and Stolen Girlfriends’ Club team up in style for the holiday season

December 1, 2016/2.50

Stolen Girlfriends’ Club and Redken have again joined forces to create something you won’t find anywhere else: the Redken × Stolen Girlfriends’ Club bathroom bag. The creative duo have worked together to bring you a limited-edition toiletry bathroom bag filled with Redken goods, Stolen Girlfriends-style.    Co-founder of SGC, Marc Moore says, ‘We wanted to […]

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Smooth operator: hair removal with Veet’s Sensitive Precision Beauty Styler

November 25, 2016/22.49

Women are often concerned about hair removal on sensitive areas of their body such as their face, which needs more gentle treatment, thus subtracting the option to treat these areas the same way as they would with other parts of their body. Research has shown that ‘Many women feel a stigma about shaving their face, […]

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Celebrity Connected: a platform for the “green party”

November 20, 2016/6.20

Elyse Glickman After an intense, divisive US presidential season, and its controversial aftermath, Californians were ready to kick off award show season. Celebrity Connected not only got the party started, but provided some much needed pre-Christmas comfort and joy to greet the Hollywood creative community. The W Hollywood became a Garden of Eden, filled with […]

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Beauty in brief: Environ launches Youth EssentiA for healthy skin; Madam C. J. Walker launches new oils for hair

October 7, 2016/23.25

Environ has improved on its Ionzyme range, with new ingredients (retinyl propionate and BHT) and a longer shelf life, and has given it a new name: Youth EssentiA. It’s positioned as a more premium offering, aiming to reduce visible signs of ageing and creating healthier, smoother-looking skin.    The new range comprises the Hydra-Intense cleansing […]

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Miss Universe New Zealand beauty secrets: how to look like a contestant

August 19, 2016/2.24

Alan Raga/www.alanraga.com Above: Semifinalist Mia Hofsteede and finalists Seresa Lapaz and Elizabeth Lorimer with some of the products Miss Universe New Zealand contestants received. Have you ever wanted to embody the flair and confidence of a Miss Universe contestant? Well now you can as we have access to some of the beauty products given to […]

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