Finalists announced in Blue Cactus competition
Lucire fashion editor Samantha Hannah has the three finalists in Blue Cactus’s promotion, one of whom will take away an $8,000 prize package that we previewed last month. You may also like Michael Beel scoops top honour at Industry New Zealand Hair Awards; Derek Elvy inducted into Hall of Fame Blue Cactus makeover promotion has […]
Porsche to show hybrid at Salon de Genève
A Porsche hybrid? That’s exactly what the Stuttgart manufacturer is planning to launch on March 4 at the Salon de Genève: a hybrid version of its 911 GT3. Dubbed the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the car was developed for racing. The electrical front axle drive has two electric motors developing 60 kW each, supplementing […]
Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking
We have already tried the Volvo XC60 with collision avoidance—and in good Swedish tradition, the new Volvo S60 takes the safety idea a step further. Newly announced today, with its world première at the Salon de Genève on March 2, the S60’s pedestrian detection, using a camera and radar, has a full automatic brake. […]
Brooklyn Decker is the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl
Brooklyn Decker, who appeared in a Lucire swimwear shoot by Jon Moe some years ago, has scored herself an even higher-profile accolade: the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The Ohio-born model appears on the cover in a shoot in the Maldives, photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. The issue also features […]
Make-up artist and blogger German Moyano has more tips from Lancôme, this time on defining your eyebrows (in French with English subtitles): You may also like Reinventing the smoky eye with Lancôme’s Noirs Perles Lancôme’s latest beauty tips: ‘perfectly natural skin’ Touching up your mascara on the go Lancôme releases Ultra-Lavande: ’70s lavender is back […]
A special promotion at the Luna Hotel Baglioni in Venezia. On Friday, February 12 you can be part of the ‘Ball of the Baglioni Counts’ and on Saturday the 13th attend the Great Carnival Ball, writes Stanley Moss […]
Renault releases new Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet
After the hatchback, coupé and estate, Renault will release a Coupé–Cabriolet version of its third-generation Mégane model. It is to be built alongside the Scénic and Grand Scénic models in Douai, France. The Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet has a folding hardtop, but with a difference: this time, the roof is all glass, with a transparent glazed […]
Bentley shows painstaking body assembly process
Bentley has released video of the building of a body-in-white of its new Mulsanne saloon at its factory in Crewe, Cheshire. The flagship model is made from high-strength steel and aluminium, and assembled using a combination of traditional British craftsmanship and robotic tools. The body alone takes 125 man-hours to create, according to Bentley, […]
Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns, Day 2
We have more footage from Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns, this time from the second day of events. Below are videos featuring Camilla Norrback, Lovisa Burfitt of Burfitt, and Roland Hjurt of Whyred. The last clip are general views from the autumn–winter 2010 event. Camilla Norrback Burfitt Whyred General views You may also like Stockholm […]
Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns, Day 1
We’ve seen the Mercedes-Benz cars driving about Stockholm with the ninth Fashion Week by Berns logo on the side. The event finally kicked off on February 1, with Cheap Monday and Dagmar showing. We have some of the first day’s footage from the event, along with the Cheap Monday show, feedback from Jean Paul […]
