Shiseido’s new Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Advanced Cream is the line’s most advanced age-prevention product to date, reports Jody Miller […]
Anne Hathaway is the new face for Shiseido’s latest skin care launch
February 4, 2024/23.56
Tag: anti-ageing
Pairing is caring: introducing K-beauty brand Cosrx
November 16, 2022/12.10
Just when you thought K-beauty has faded into the mainstream landscape, emergent brand Cosrx has arrived on the scene. Its differentiation lies in a “less is more” philosophy, using a minimal number of highly effective natural extracts in concentrated doses to achieve visible results by treating skin with only the essentials it needs and […]
December 20, 2021/20.33
There is nothing quite as decadent as walking into a well appointed beauty studio knowing that the next hour or so is totally about you and your self-care; a beautifully arranged room set up just for you, the smell of elegant and all-consuming fragrances of skin care, soft linen, hot steam towels, soothing sounds and […]
Andalou Naturals arrives in New Zealand, with affordable, natural skin care
May 11, 2021/2.35
Andalou Naturals merited a mention in Lucire when we spotted them at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. back in 2017 and, finally, it’s made it to our shores here at our New Zealand head office, with a well thought out cruelty-free skin care range and, as in the US, decent prices for a […]
LA beauty events: the golden ageless
June 17, 2019/11.24
During the weekend of May 31, Shiseido took over a swanky Malibu beach house for a series of roll-out installations spotlighting some of their many micro-targeted product ranges for different age groups. The Japanese beauty giant kicked things off with the introduction of WASO, a minimalist super-food skin care concept designed for millennials and Gen […]
July 26, 2017/2.14
At 300,000 ft², 1,278 exhibitors and more than 36,000 attendees, Cosmoprof North America continues its reign as the world’s leading beauty industry symposium and market-place. Every facet of the beauty industry was gorgeously represented at the plush and cool Mandalay Bay Convention Center, making attendees almost forget the unrelenting Las Vegas heat. It was a […]
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 […]
The Body Shop’s Fuji Green Tea range: satisfying at every level, from bath tea to cologne
April 16, 2015/12.55
Top The Body Shop’s Fuji Green Tea range. Above The pièce de résistance of the range: the bath tea. Below left The huge bargain of them all: an eau de cologne that’s comparable to something twice the price. The Body Shop’s latest Fuji Green Tea range, on sale in New Zealand from Monday, April 20, […]
May 16, 2014/7.20
Getty Images Day two saw the première of Timbuktu, in contention for a Palme d’Or at this year’s Festival de Cannes. The film deals with the Islamist occupation in northern Mali, with subject matter so sensitive it forced the director, Abderrahmane Sissako, to break down during the press conference. Actress Toulou Kiki had a […]
May 13, 2014/22.35
Adding to the goody bags at Miss Universe New Zealand’s Dunedin Stiletto Camps were handy Mini Cuticle Oil+ packs from Orly. The Orly brand is already well known to those who know their nails and want to keep them strong and healthy—and Orly’s colours are DBP-, formaldehyde- and toulene-free. The Mini Cuticle Oil+ nourishes dry […]
