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How to: Pack a Travel Beauty Bag

Mon, 6 May 2013 5:20PM

As a gloss of beauty addicts (yes, I’m taking poetic license with the collective noun there), I know you’ll all understand the perils of packing, Primpers. While others may be content with a toothbrush and a stick of deodorant when they’re on the move, we need to find savvy ways to jam our extensive arsenal… more

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Four Celebrity Cat-Eye Looks You’ll Love

Mon, 6 May 2013 4:41PM

Ah, the classic cat-eye. Other than a slick of bold lipstick, there’s no sleeker, more polished of an accent to your beauty look. Which is why it came as no great surprise to see that over the weekend, where there was a string of red-carpet events in the lead-up to tomorrow’s Met Gala (cue: excited… more

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Celebrity Hair Inspiration: Bobs and Lobs (Long Bobs)

Mon, 6 May 2013 8:27AM

Late last year, we noticed that a few long-locked celebrities had bobbed (or lobbed) their hair. But what we thought could be a fleeting fad seems to have bloomed into a full-blown trend, because lately a slew of other stars have given their flowing hair the heave-ho, too. Some of our favourite looks …

Celebrity Beauty|Hair
The Sneaky Skin Agers You Need to Know About

Thu, 2 May 2013 3:32PM

Sun gets such a bad rap. Sure, it pummels the skin with massive amounts of UVA and UVB rays which break down the structure of skin cells and collagen production, but you can’t blame it entirely for sagging skin and renegade wrinkles. There are other incidental lifestyle agers that catch up with you ever so cunningly,… more

Younger You
Lily Aldridge & Sarah Jessica Parker Show Why Balayage Always Looks Brilliant, No Matter Your Age

Thu, 2 May 2013 3:11PM

So when I posed the question a while back as to whether balayage was making a comeback, some of you responded, quite frankly, that it hadn’t actually gone away. “I think balayage is still out there however a tad more subtle – less contrast between shades.” – britty1 “I think balayage is one of those trends that… more

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Five New Celebrity Red Lipstick Looks to Try Now (and the Products to Recreate Them!)

Mon, 29 April 2013 3:28PM

My perfect red lipstick shade (Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lipstick in La Fascinante, $50, 1300 CHANEL, in case you were wondering) is like my makeup equivalent of the wardrobe-essential LBD. It’s my go-to for a night out on the town when I need something extra special, but it’s also the one I wear… more

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Five Red-Carpet Beauty Slip-Ups to Learn Lessons From

Fri, 26 April 2013 1:43PM

We’ve all been guilty of a beauty slip-up a time or two, wouldn’t you say? Like the time that I thought wearing all kinds of pastel makeup at once would be a good look. It wasn’t. Alas, we’ve all been there. But the most important thing to take away from any beauty blunder is a… more

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Say Cheese! Our Top Gap-Toothed Beauties

Fri, 26 April 2013 1:03PM

Proving that beauty is not about perfection, there’s a bevy of gap-toothed glamours both on the catwalk and red carpet.

Celebrity Beauty
Four Get-Glowing Products To Add To Your Anti-Ageing Regimen

Fri, 26 April 2013 10:29AM

Ahh, autumn! The season where humidity suddenly slips away and the cold, dry air starts to work its black magic on your once semi-radiant complexion. Sure, autumn has its benefits: wardrobe switch-up, thick knit scarves and cool high boots, but when it comes to making your skin look radiant and glowing and youthful, it’s not… more

Younger You
The ‘Colour on Colour’ Makeup Trend (at Any Age)

Wed, 24 April 2013 12:49PM

When Lori Taylor, Global Pro Artist for Smashbox Cosmetics, was out here for the media launch of their new CC Cream (diary-date May 26, Primpers!), she ran us through her latest favourite red-carpet trends. Top of her list was what she called “colour on colour”. It’s basically wearing the same colour twice on your face…. more

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