Founder and publisher Jack Yan has a few thoughts as Lucire turns 26—and he’s not going to retell the story about the day we started […]
Thoughts as we reach our 26th anniversary
October 20, 2023/10.30
Tag: 2012
Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo promotes the Bellabeat Ivy tracker
April 7, 2022/11.04
The Bellabeat Ivy tracker, which can monitor a woman’s body reactions and daily habits, including her cycle, heart rate, fertility, respiratory rate, stress levels, hydration, and even her mindfulness, is a favourite of former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. An additional bonus is that it looks like an elegant bracelet, available in four colours. ‘I’m […]
Giselle, a Royal New Zealand Ballet favourite, returns for May–June 2021
March 29, 2021/0.06
Giselle is back: the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed ballet from 2012, which toured the world after its première in Wellington, and which became a 2013 feature film by Toa Fraser, will return in May and June 2021. Conceived by former RNZB artistic director Ethan Stiefel and choreographer–director Johan Kobborg, Giselle was praised by […]
Lamborghini launches Urus ‘super-SUV’ at Sant’Agata, tying it to LM002 spiritual predecessor
December 5, 2017/9.11
Jacopo Raule Lamborghini has unveiled its Urus, the production version of its ‘super-SUV’ originally previewed in 2012 as a concept. Named after the ancestor of modern cattle, rather than a Spanish fighting bull as with many Lamborghinis, the Urus was shown at a première at the company’s home of Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. Like […]
Rosamund Pike, Adriana Lima, Karolína Kurková, Zhou Xun, Jessica Kahawaty at IWC SIHH launch
January 21, 2016/23.23
Chris Jackson, Harold Cunningham IWC Schaffhausen has released its Pilots’ Watches collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) show in Genève, with celebrities during the show and dinner including Adriana Lima, Karolína Kurková, Rosamund Pike, Hilary Swank, Zhou Xun, Marc Forster, Scott Eastwood, Christoph Waltz, American actor Chris Evans, Scott Eastwood, José […]
Jacob’s Creek introduces Double Barrel range—red wines aged in whisky barrels—in New Zealand
April 24, 2015/22.03
Jacob’s Creek’s new Double Barrel range has made it across the Tasman, with Kiwis now able to sample chief winemaker Bernard Hickin’s successful concept of finishing wine in aged whisk(e)y barrels, the reverse of ageing whisky in old wine barrels. He believes that this hasn’t been done before, and the company has opted to use […]
Online poll puts Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse as 2012’s most beautiful car
January 30, 2013/10.12
The online poll for the Most Beautiful Car of 2012, run by Eurosport, Festival Automobile International, J. C. Decaux, Bell & Ross, Le Point and Automobiles Classiques, has been won by the new, W176-series Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse. In second place was the third-generation Mazda Atenza, followed by the Renault Clio IV and the BMW 3er-Reihe […]
January 29, 2013/12.54
Top Gemma Arterton arrives at the Australian première of Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Above Josefin Gustafsson won Monday night’s challenge on Top Model Sverige, and will model for Panos Emporio. The Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters première circuit has hit Sydney, NSW, where stars Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner, along with writer–director Tommy Wirkola […]
December 30, 2012/23.38
Wordpress has summarized the year of this news section, and told us something we know already: that our story on Marine Lorphelin being crowned Miss France 2013 was the biggest of the year. This also correlates with our Facebook fan page numbers. It also put France as one of the top countries accessing Lucire […]
Nikki Reed, Anne Hathaway talk music for ‘The Best Part’ and Les Misérables
December 29, 2012/0.16
A few quick snippets this weekend—at least in musical terms. Twilight’s Nikki Reed and her husband Paul McDonald have released an EP, entitled ‘The Best Part’. Reed, with a crystal-clear voice—with no autotune and overproduction—talks about performing as being the next step in her life. Reed and McDonald co-wrote the song over a […]
