Straight talk,indie vibes:The miracle formula boosting Aussie beauty start-ups

Local entrepreneurs are edging into the global beauty market with the help of smart comms,no-BS ingredients – and stunts that get eyeballs on their products.

  • Susan Horsburgh

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Actor Cate Blanchett is a famous example of hooded eyelids.

Heavy,droopy eyelids? Here’s how to embrace them or make a change

Actor Cate Blanchett’s eyelids show how hooded lids can be very attractive.

  • Stephanie Darling
Actor Lily Collins

Do your eyebrows need a rebirth? This is what you need to do

There are many reasons why your eyebrows might be looking less than lovely. Here’s how to fix them.

  • Stephanie Darling
Adore Beauty store manager applying blush on Annie Carroll at the online retailer’s first physical store in Southland shopping centre,Melbourne,

Adore Beauty chases billions with a drastic makeover (and more Tim Tams)

The e-tailer is opening more than 25 stores,taking on competitors Mecca and Sephora in the bricks-and-mortar world.

  • Damien Woolnough
Last year’s “strawberry skin”,perfected by Hailey Bieber,food-inspired beauty trends continue.

Hailey Bieber has perfected this yummy beauty trend. Here’s how to get the look

This year promises looks filled with food references,fresh faces and blurred lips.

  • Stephanie Darling

This year’s 10 must-have fragrances

Sniff out all the hottest fragrances of the year.

  • Stephanie Darling
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Pamela Anderson sans makeup at The Gothams Film Awards in New York on Monday.

Pamela Anderson’s a hero for not wearing make-up? Then call me a bad feminist

Women are being told we’re more “authentic” if we ditch makeup. Who benefits from that? Not the busy everyday woman who needs a bit of armour in a jar to boost her confidence.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Red is still a forefront lip colour for summer.

The make-up trick Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner use to get party-ready

Underpainting,in which bronzer and blusher are applied before a light coating of foundation,is a celebrity-approved technique.

  • Stephanie Darling
Lip-plumping gloss has made a major comeback,but do they actually work?

Burn,baby,burn:Do lip-plumping beauty products actually work?

They certainly make the lips tingle and burn,but do they actually work,and how safe are they to use? Let’s ask the experts.

  • Nell Geraets

Spoilt for manicure options? Why you should stick with the most classic of all

This is why the French polish has timeless appeal.

  • Stephanie Darling