Introducing the five must-try-now makeup trends…

Lovely in Lilac

No offence nanna, but soft purple shades have seemed a little mumsy in recent times. Although perhaps you were right all along because lilac, mauve and violet suddenly seem fresh and modern. Thanks in large part to Valentino, who eschewed the usual red lip look for this whimsical pastel palette. (more…)

Inspiration of the moment: Jennifer Aniston. Okay sure, she may have a monthly budget of $20,000 to look this good. But it doesn’t have to be this costly, or complicated, to polish up your act and get your glow back. Read on for your spring-clean beauty routine.

Skin: If your budget allows for it, book yourself in for a peel and hydrating facial. A peel will intensely exfoliate the complexion, removing all the dead cells and smoothing out the skin surface (more…)

The celebrity trend for natural-look hair has inspired a fabulous new haircolouring technique.

Colour cascading is the most exciting hair news for spring/summer 2008. The new Wella technique has just been launched to salons so expect to start hearing about it very soon. Marie Uva from Rokk Ebony was one of the first to try it; “I’ve been playing around with techniques for years but no colour company has ever brought out one such as this,” she says. (more…)