Ever wanted to know how a makeup look goes from inspiration to catwalk reality?  As official Makeup partner for the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival, MAC kindly provided us with the style sheet for the Jets show which was directed by Jill Vuibureta.   What was the inspiration for the look?  “She’s a woman that appreciates style, wants to look her best even on the beach, but doesn’t want to look like she’s tried to hard. She keeps her makeup fresh and minimal so her naturally radiant skin shows through. A touch of coral on her eyes, lips and ...

Are you finding it hard to interest the man in your life in serious skincare?  SHAVE is the new range of shaving and skincare products released by Dermalogica to help him get serious, with 6 new and 2 repositioned products.  The range is made for speed and focuses on dual-purpose applications, ease of use and caters for every grooming look from the lumberjack beard to the close corporate shave.  We especially like how it looks easy while addressing real shaving and skincare concerns.  The range is split into three parts; pre-shave, shave and (you guessed it) post-shave. Pre-shaveClean Bar, ...

Pop princess Kylie Minogue is set to launch her new fragrance “Sexy Darling” this October as a follow up to Darling and Sweet Darling.  The fragrance, designed by perfumer Sophie Labbe is described as “an alluring floral woody fragrance that tempts and enthralls”.   The print ad for Sexy Darling shot by Kylie’s stylist and creative director William Baker, seeks to capture Kylies playful and seductive beauty.  Speaking about the fragrance Kylie says she wanted to create “a fragrance for today's sexy, self assured woman who is passionate and playful... a woman who is seductive and sensual. I'm very ...

The Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival kicks off today with MAC Cosmetics as the official makeup sponsor.  Over the course of the festival MAC will be supporting 19 designer and retailer shows including Alex Perry, David Jones and Charlie Brown. The Sydney Fashion Festival is only one of the 22 fashion weeks MAC support world-wide each year.   Working from their base in the MAC Lounge in Martin Place, a team of over 45 makeup artists will work on and off the catwalk keeping customers and models shining.  Festival ticket-holders can make an appointment with a MAC artist at the ...

For those Molton Brown fans out there, tomorrow is an exciting day with the opening of Australia’s first Molton Brown Emporium.  Situated in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building it will showcase the complete range of body, hair, skin, home and travel products you have come to love.  The Sydney emporium will join other emporia across the globe from London, to Tokyo.  Did we mention that purchases at the emporium will come with complimentary travel-sized products so you can take your favourites traveling?   Make a visit and tell us what you think .  The Sydney emporium is located at Shop ...

Ella Bache in conjunction with the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival is holding complimentary Beauty Workshops on Wednesday 13th August - Friday 15th August to teach you the secrets of how to achieve great skin.  Hosted by Ella Bache skin expert Amber Scott, the sessions will provide insider information and tips as well as an exclusive Ella Baché gift bag! Sessions will be held at the GPO’s Senate Bar, No.1 Martin Place at 12:30pm and 5:30pm each day.  Bookings are essential so contact Ali Gray on 02 9332 4744 or email agray@arcfactory.com.au

Hold tight for a rush of fragrance launches hitting the stores in August as we start to crawl our way out of winter.  Ck get us started with some decidedly blue sky scents.   ck Eternity summer limited edition, 100ml eau de parfum $79 Top notes: wet bamboo leaf, crushed basil, golden mandarin Mid notes: lily of the valley, jasmine, neroli Dry notes: orris, musk, ginger root ck Eternity for men, 100ml eau de parfum $79 Top notes:  blue rush accord, juicy kumquat, chilled citrus accord, mimosa Mid notes: herbaceous complex, juniper berry, lavender Dry notes: ...