They’re not just making this up
Jody Miller For the ninth consecutive year, the garment district in downtown Los Angeles traded in its designer duds for lipstick, lashes and eye-shadows in colours you never knew existed. From November 2 to 4, the California Market Center played host to the annual Make-up Show Los Angeles where professionals from all facets of the […]
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 […]
GHD celebrates 16th anniversary with limited-edition purple straightener
Is it really 16 years since GHD (Good Hair Day, and officially styled all in lowercase) launched its first styler? From Yorkshire to the world, GHD is one of the 21st century’s great hair industry successes. To commemorate its anniversary, it is launching a limited-edition version of the original GHD styler. This time, it’s […]
Natural selections: the best of 2017’s Expo West
Anaheim, California is, famously, home to Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth. However, hundreds of visitors who came to Anaheim on a hot weekend in mid-March found their happy place at the city’s convention centre. For the last several years, the centre and the adjoining Marriott and Hilton hotels have been home to the Natural […]
Beautifully free spirits: 2017’s Indie Beauty Expo
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 […]
A Golden mine of beauty finds, as the Secret Room honours 74th Globes nominees
J. C. Olivera Among the celebrities attending: Rénée Oldstead, Amara Karan, Katie Leclerc. Anyone attending a Secret Room event during an award show weekend can count on discovering cutting-edge, kind-to-the-environment beauty products. However, the Secret Room Events honouring 74th Golden Globe Awards nominees and presenters focused almost entirely of skin care and wellness products made […]
Special features to kick off Lucire’s 20th anniversary year
Paula Sweet Above: Stanley Moss heads to Punta Ala in one of his best travel pieces to date. Click here to read it. Welcome to Lucire’s 20th anniversary year. Remember that if you don’t see a news update (which will come with an RSS update), you can go to the main part of the […]
Indie Beauty Expo (IBE): Hollywood’s “independents’ day”
Clinique, Lancôme and L’Oréal may have been staples on our vanity tables for decades, but there is something about trying the best invention nobody’s heard of yet. The Indie Beauty Expo (IBE), staged at the the Shrine Expo Hall (best known as a venue for rock concerts and award ceremonies) was the place beauty bloggers […]
Stolen Girlfriends’ Club creates limited-edition straps for Samsung Gear S2 Classic smartwatch
Stolen Girlfriends’ Club has created a collection of four customized leather watch straps for the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, in an official collaboration with the Korean electronics’ giant. The limited-edition straps, in black and brown crocodile, and green and blue snake, will be made available as a gift to some Samsung customers. They are […]
Fila Australia teams up with Lauren Phillips to launch spring–summer 2015–16 sportswear line
The Australian branch of international sportswear line Fila has welcomed TV host Lauren Phillips to be the new face of its spring–summer 2015–16 line. The conglomerate, which originated in Italy in 1911, has developed into one of the leading lifestyle and fitness wear companies in the world and maintains fashionable yet practical sportswear. The […]
