Day 1 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia* and I’d been given the heads up that my first assignment would be meeting Barbie. Yes, as in the doll. We shall not speak of my childhood without …
Unlock Your Style in 14 Days: The e-book
**The Unlock Your Style e-book is no longer available. It’s been re-written and fully expanded into a 176-page colour book to be published by Hachette, August 2014. Personal style is a funny thing, isn’t it? …
Styling You heads to MBFWA for Maybelline NY
Sponsored by Maybelline New York Australia I was at a kids’ birthday party a couple of weeks ago and got chatting to a friend of mine about what I had coming up for work over …
Sneaky supermarket beauty shopping just got more sneaky
Sponsored by Woolworths The minute I turned 15 I went part-time job hunting. The thought of someone handing me some cash every week for a few hours’ work was enough to get me imagining all …
Beauty road test: makeup primers
Editor’s note: I’m heading to Sydney today to speak at the Digital Parents Conference. Helping me out over the next couple of the days are the first of some semi-regular freelance blogger contributions you’ll see …
Beauty tried and tested (and loved): March 2013
Want to take a peek into my beauty cabinet? Apart from the NIVEA Pure & Natural range which I featured earlier this week, these are the six products I’ve had on high rotation over the …
NIVEA offers affordable natural skincare
Sponsored by NIVEA You realise the move towards affordable natural skincare is really gaining momentum when one of the big guns of beauty launches a range to specifically meet that trend. NIVEA, I’m looking specifically …
Does your hair need the new ghd eclipse styler?
There are many, many things that define me as, well, mature. My fondness of a night on the couch with a glass of red. My avoidance of all stores which pump out loud music. And …
Fashion news from the inbox
Happy Tuesday to you, Stylers. A lot of emails land in my inbox every day. In among the noise are usually a few gems that I think you might be interested in knowing about. This …
4 hair cuts to grow out your fringe
Before heading to the US last year for BlogHer, I decided to trick those passport control people by adding a fringe to my ‘do. Of course, I didn’t add the fringe, did I? My girlfriend …
20 cult beauty products: are they in your cabinet?
In my job I see, touch and smell new beauty products every week. Beauty is big business and the brands behind the business – whether they are big or small – are always looking for …
A simple way to control flyaway hair
There I was sitting at my hair salon the other day (a lovely upside to currently not having a shower in which to wash my hair) when my lovely stylist asked if I’d like a bit …