About the only downside to having this beauty gig kicks in at Christmas, when perfect-for-gifting products are all but off the list of potential presents for family members and office Kris Kringles. The thing is, while Beauty Claus-style clearing of my desk goes down well most days of the year, once you tie a bow around it, that scented body butter starts to smell more like something being palmed off by a cheapskate.
It turns out gold is truly good for a girl.
Are we thinking green and forgetting about turning pink?
The Trial Team is a panel of trusted beautyheaven members who put beauty buys through their paces. Do they deliver? Are they worth your cash? This week, Lisa reviews aromatherapeutic bodycare by Be Genki… The judge: Lisa, 26. Read Lisa’s beauty bio On trial: Be Genki Sensuality Body Cream The … Read more
The tanorexics in beautyheaven simply couldn’t contemplate a summer without the Sunbeam Body Shimmer Home Tanning Kit. We’re all hooked on getting a glamorous been-in-St Barts tan in less time than it takes to schedule a session at our local salon. Mostly because it’s so easy! The kit comprises everything … Read more
SPF: know your numbers • No sunscreen is 100% UV-proof. Protect yourself with shade, clothing and sunglasses too. • The average adult should apply one generous teaspoon of sunscreen on each limb and side of their body plus another ½ teaspoon on their face. • Reapply every two hours. Your … Read more
Gorgeous little gifts Listed left to right Top row Zoya Lacquer Candy Collection, $69.50 or $15 each, 1300 855 644 Second row CND Festive Nail Kit, $33.90, creativenailplace.com.auCND Solar Minis, $5 each, creativenailplace.com.au Third row David Jones Modern Glamour Lip Gloss Quartets, $6.95 each, 13 33 57YSL Love Collection Lip … Read more
I love a good scrub. I’m not talking your standard melt-on-the-skin, moisturising beads sort of thing – what I love is good old, get right in there, mechanical scrubbing. I like to feel my scrubs work for their money and find it strangely satisfying to stand in the shower buffing, … Read more
I’ve been on a beauty binge.
Melbourne Cup Pre-requisites
Ahava Uplifting Butter Salt, $39.50, 1800 824 282 Arkopharma French Parad’ox, $29.95, 1800 088 588 Asyana Natural Sunless Tan Dark Bronze Tanning Lotion, $39.95, www.asyana.com.au Benefit Cupid’s Bow lip shaping kit, $53, 02 9695 4836 Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in Skinny Dip, $30, 02 9695 4836 Chanel Le Crayon Kohl, … Read more
You wouldn’t guess it, but this beauty editor thing is a 24-hour gig.
