Lucire
The global fashion magazine April 25, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Balmain Beauty expected to retail in autumn 2024

September 26, 2022/9.38

Balmain and Estée Lauder have entered into a licensing agreement to create Balmain Beauty, expected to launch in the autumn of 2024. Guillaume Jesel will head the new brand alongside his responsibilities at Tom Ford Beauty […]

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Clinique make-up artists create looks for the metaverse

June 8, 2022/23.15

  Clinique has launched a make-up NFT campaign, Metaverse More Like Us, in association with Daz 3D, the creators of one of the world’s most inclusive NFP (non-fungible people) collections. Real make-up artists have created looks for the NFPs: Tess Daly, Sheika Daley, and Emira D’Spain. The beauty brand explains that only 20 per cent […]

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Adut Akech named Estée Lauder’s newest face, campaigns appear July

June 3, 2021/21.44

Adut Akech is Estée Lauder’s newest brand ambassador, joining the beauty company’s current roster of models, including Ana de Armas, Anok Yai, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, Carolyn Murphy, Diana Penty, Grace Elizabeth, Karlie Kloss, Kōki, and Yang Mi.    Her campaigns for make-up and skin care will begin in July.    Akech was named model of […]

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The Scene: from celebrating Chinese fashion to fund-raising for Alzheimer’s

June 11, 2019/12.15

Kristina Bumphrey; Gonzalo Marroquin The splendid China Institute Fashion Gala was held at the iconic New York City venue, the Plaza Hotel. Co-presented by the China Institute and Yue-Sai Kan China Beauty Charity Fund, the lavish event showcases emerging Chinese talent, while acknowledging well established personalities in beauty and fashion. The evening was hosted by […]

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Escape to the worlds of Stranger Things and Aladdin

May 9, 2019/0.42

Matt Jones/H&M Want to escape the real world? Two big brands have tapped into this mood this month, allowing you to indulge your fandom and live in their worlds of fiction.    Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has teamed up with Netflix this month, and its hit TV show, Stranger Things. The collaboration sees themed T-shirts, […]

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Events: Music for Screens Summit; Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s ninth annual Fall Symposium & Luncheon

November 27, 2018/12.20

Michael Buckner At Variety’s first Music for Screens Summit at NeueHouse, in Hollywood, musical supervisors, composers, publishing executives and personalities in and around the TV, movie and theatre industries gathered under one roof to discuss the field of music. Organized panels and one-on-one interviews revealed personal experiences and encounters. Celebrities included Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, […]

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In brief: MAC gets festive with Patrick Starrr; Coconu supports ovarian cancer research; ODE Skincare launches

November 16, 2018/10.40

MAC has very fierce and festive shades for the holidays, with the Patrick Starrr Slay Ride collection. It’s make-up artist Starrr’s fifth for the make-up brand, and MAC rightly calls these shades ‘ultra-glam’, with custom-designed colours for lipsticks, Dazzleglass lip colours, eye-shadows and palettes, pigments, pigments and Mineralize Skinfinish powders. Find out more at www.maccosmetics.com. […]

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Karlie Kloss is Estée Lauder’s new brand ambassador; first video released

April 19, 2018/22.35

Karlie Kloss, who has appeared on 36 Vogue covers, is Estée Lauder’s new global spokeswoman and brand ambassador, the company announced today. She joins Carolyn Murphy, Fei Fei Sun, Gabriella Wilde, Hilary Rhoda, Joan Smalls, Kendall Jenner, Misty Copeland, and Yang Mi.    Kloss will represent Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick, Double Wear […]

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Beauty moves outside the box

March 29, 2018/0.32

Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Every month, beauty junkies in the know receive a personalized glam bag of the hottest products from trailblazing “beauty box” upstart Ipsy. And for early risers or those who just can’t wait another 30 days for the next Glam Box to arrive, Rise & Shine deals await Ipsy subscribers—affectionately referred to as […]

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