Your Beauty Hotlist For This Spring
Liberated Power A seductive white bouquet of grasse tuberose, jasmine sambac and lily of the valley lights envelops the centifolia rose in the wildly sensual Dior J’adore Infinissime, EDP, 100ml,...
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Flushed Glow
As the days get hotter, we’re looking forward to the next phase of glowy makeup and natural beauty. This year, the northern hemisphere sported pared back simplicity and a lacquerous...
Your Spring Beauty Spot
Splash Of Sun The latest scents to land on the olfactory scene are elegant yet intoxicating with a unified approach in creating fragrances that emit the smell of the sun’s...
Hair There
Bobs, beach waves, curtain bangs and warm hues – we saw a lot of these trends dominate the social media scene this year. In this issue of M2woman, we ask...
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Style Meets Sustainability in Reebok’s latest [REE]CYCLED Zig Kinetica
Environmental consciousness has never been so important. Energy, transportation, agriculture, forestry, and production are the main sectors that contribute the most to carbon emissions. When we think of the fashion – Read More
Your Winter Beauty Hotlist
Warm Aura Hand-poured and NZ made, Bentley & Hart One by One, $59, fills the room with opulent scents to add a dose of luxury to ‘me’ time. ...
Your Winter Beauty Essentials
Hair Here Currently dominating the social media hair scene across Australasia is MONDAY – an affordable salon-quality hair care line in supermarkets that’s cruelty, SLS and paraben -free. Following seven...
Calibrated Complexions: Simplifying Beauty with Minimal Luxury
Lucy Vincent Marr is a renowned beauty icon in New Zealand who has truly mastered the art of luxury natural beauty with her brainchild, sans[ceuticals]. As you’d expect, the products...
Fountain Of Youth
Collagen Induction Therapy, also known as Microneedling, is the ultimate skin rejuvenation treatment that’s hot right now. It doesn’t involve any synthetic substances being injected into our bodies and it...
Your Autumn Beauty Essentials
Just Dew It The delicious and dewy dumpling effect requires a few bits of TLC that works from the inside out. Firstly, it’s important to include the holy combo of...
How To Stay On Top Of Your Skincare Regime As We leave Summer
With summer falling off a cliff, you may have noticed how the change of season has affected your skin. Dry and sensitive skin means more fine lines and wrinkles, dullness...
The Autumn 2020 Hotlist Of Beauty
Peppy Petals Unifying the Grasse, Damascus, Turkish and Bulgarian roses, Miss Dior Rose n’ Rose, EDT, 100ml, $224, amplifies vibrant floralities while bergamot, mandarin and musk provides the edge. Peptide...
The Huawei P40 Series Pre-order Starts Now And It’s Awesome Value For Money
In the way that tracksuits have overtaken the entire fashion world during lockdown, imaging credentials are the main appeal when it comes to mobile devices. Introducing the new kid on...
Whiskey Girl
When I say to people, “I’m a bourbon gal,” the response is usually a unanimous, “Really?! Didn’t picture you for a bourbon person.” Being a young and petite Korean lass,...
Your Beauty Hotlist For Summer
Lips to Lust Rich with pigment, Bobbi Brown Luxe Shine Lipsticks, $64, amplifies shine and sculpts the lips with its new hydrating formula. Clean Extraction Soothe, refine, energise, and purify...
Solar Muse
Modern and natural, roaming the world as a nomadic woman, Chloé Nomade, 50ml, EDT, $125, has an undeniable grace… Image credit: Chloé...
Skin Through the Ages
Ageing is unavoidable, however, there’s something so beautiful about it. Our skin carries with it the wisdom and history we’ve gathered. We often forget this as we battle the pressures – Read More
Scent of Beauty
Regal Lady Powerful feminine boldness reigns in the core of Elie Saab. Turkish rose absolute, Bulgarian rose and Lebanese neroli blends with Saab’s signature amber chypre base in the latest...
Beauty Spot
Galactic Glitz In classic celebratory fashion, M.A.C. once again brings a stellar lineup of dazzling finishes in opulent shades for their holiday collection this year. Think glitter, shimmer and sparkles...
Clean Beauty
Dubbed “The Skincare Makeup” brand, jane iredale celebrates 25 years as the pioneer of luxury, cruelty-free mineral makeup. It’s no secret that the movement of conscientious consumerism is building momentum. – Read More
The Hottest List of Beauty Products This Month
A dozen covetable luxuries for the times you need some retail therapy First Base Silky, plumping and feather-light, Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Emulsion SPF 30 PA+++, $109, creates a...
Flower Power
Cool, edgy and sustainable, Michelle Feeny is pushing boundaries in the cosmetic industry with her latest venture – Floral Street. After 30 years of moving around the globe, leading powerhouse...
Beauty Spot
Soft & Smooth Redken Frizz Dismiss is New Zealand’s top-selling range for a reason. Helping to tame the mane in our humid climate, the Mask, $47.50, contains sustainably sourced Babassu...
4 Fresh Styles For Hair Care
All-time favourite dry shampoo brand leader Batiste have released four new innovative dry shampoos, $13.99 each, to cover multiple hair care benefits for different concerns. Keratin inclusive Damage Control to – Read More
The Changing Face of Botox
With Botox being the most requested cosmetic procedure in the world, its stigma of ‘plastic’ has subsided and has become a popular refresher for many women’s beauty regimes. Moving away...
Glow Sisters
Following 20 years of experience in the beauty industry as L’Oreal executives in Korea and the U.S., Sarah Lee and Christine Chang, launched Glow Recipe in 2014, with the goal...
What’s Hot in Beauty This Winter
Damage Undone Bleaching, dying, hot styling and a diaspora of environmental aggressors gradually accumulates hair damage and scalp sensitivity over time, not too dissimilar to how our skin ages. Caffeine...
Beauty Hotlist
A dozen covetable luxuries for the times you need retail therapy! Night Bloomer The intoxicating evening flower jasmine blends with patchouli and musk in the new Viktor &...
Beauty Spot
Does your makeup collection need an update? Here are my top picks for what’s hot right now: Urban Decay’s latest addition to their cult-fave lineup, Naked Reloaded, $76, features...
Eat Spend Love
When the same old monotonous daily grind becomes a drab and you’re in dire need of inspiration, Melbourne isn’t too far a destination to satiate your high-energy cosmopolitan cravings. After...
Huawei P30/P30 Pro – The ultimate tool for the avid content creator
A few days ago, I got my hands on the latest flagship device from Huawei – the P30 Pro. ‘Ecstatic’ was a mild adjective to describe my reaction. You see, – Read More
Complete Complexion
Bringing forward a much-needed 50 shade spectrum of complexion makeup, Rihanna represents inclusion for women of all skin tones around the globe. Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation,...
Face Appeal
pHformula is the first skincare brand in the world to amalgamate cosmeceutical skincare with medical prescriptions. Creating an unprecedented skincare category dubbed ‘pharma-cosmeceuticals’, pHformula provides skin solutions based off controlled...
A Dozen Covetable Luxuries for the Times you Need some Retail Therapy
Sugar Fairy Sweet pastel and tangy sherbet shades are celebrated in Dior’s Limited Edition Spring Look this year with two delectable candy-coloured 5 Couleurs Lolli’glow palettes, $127 each. Glow-In-One To...
10 Beauty Products You Need
Our Beauty Editor gives you her top picks for the latest beauty releases… (1) Sensual Seduction As the nights get cooler, we’re attracted to deeper, stronger fragrances that have the...
Bebe Unfiltered – Bebe Rexha
Nominated for two Grammy Awards of 2019; Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group alongside Florida Georgia Line for their collaboration, “Let It Be;” Bebe Rexha is finally getting the...
Does Vitamin C Work?
With Eastern beauty trends like glass-skin becoming the ultimate skin goal, ingredients to brighten the complexion and reduce pigmentation is what everyone is searching for. Vitamin C is the key...
Start 2019 with the Latest In Beauty & Cosmetics
Et Voila! Mecca Max has created the perfect solution for time-poor women. Housing eyeshadows, blush, powders and versatile balms in one compact, the 5 Minute Pocket Palette, $31, can be...
The Right Moves for Valentine’s Day
‘Get in the right mood for Valentine’s Day with the nails of a Vixen with CND Polish in Kiss of Fire. The stunning Kiss of Fire colour comes fresh from the new CND Night Moves...
Rock on with Roku
Gin is the drink on everyone’s lips – and with summer just around the corner, we’ll be seeing a lot more of it in refreshing cocktails and punches to beat...
