21 May 2013

Personally, I have never been too keen on blue makeup just because it reminds me of old ladies that had no idea how to apply makeup, but this editorial definitely changed my mind with the deep blue and blue shadows. It is very daring, but I think it can m
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	Punk Makeup Inspiration Seeing as the theme for the day on LUXO is Punk: Chaos to Couture, I have decided to show you how to get the punk makeup look. Basically in a nutshell, punk makeup is all about colour and dark liners. » Read more
	Spray Tan by Glow Cape Town Ladies, let's be honest...we all want to have the perfect summer glow all year around, but this usually costs a fortune and has a terrible effect on our skin in the long run. That is why a spray tan is your new best friend this winter! » Read more
	The new Coffee Collection by INGLOT Inglot has the perfect rich, warm colours for this Winter season and the name of the collection, "Coffee Collection by Inglot" is enough to have me hooked! » Read more
	Nanoblur Product Launch Ladies there is finally a product on the market that can make you look 10 years younger in just 40 seconds and without needles, botox or facelifts! Nanoblur is your must have item in your makeup bag and will turn back time to give you flawle » Read more
	Red Carpet Kolour Body Glow by OFRA Cosmetics I have the perfect solution for ladies who want the perfect glow this winter without breaking the bank... » Read more
	Spring 2013 Issue of Single Korea Magazine I love this editorial not just for the fabulous fashion but for the gorgeous beauty as well! Even though we cannot celebrate the joys of Spring here in SA, all the latest beauty editorials are sharing what they think is must haves for makeup Spring 2013. » Read more
	Backstage Beauty at Australia Fashion Week We love showing you what goes on behind the scenes at Fashion Weeks » Read more
	MAC Spring 2013 "Baking Beauties" Collection MAC is turning the trends wheel back to pastels for their Spring 2013 collection » Read more
	New at MINX Nails I was lucky enough to be invited by the lovely Eleni to see and try out the latest in Minx Nails » Read more
	Aquamarine... LUXO has done many articles on dramatic lips and eyebrows, but with a look like this, we show you how to rock a colourful eye! Lots of women don't know how to wear blue eye shadow » Read more
	Thick Eyebrows... It has been seen on runways and high fashion photoshoots and it goes back to Audrey Hepburn's era - it is the thick dramatically dark eyebrow! » Read more
	Glitter Eyes... Add a little bit of sparkle to your life with the latest in makeup trends, glitter eyes! » Read more
	The "Combed" Back Hair Winter Trend Hairstyles and hair trends are constantly changing and it is a fun way to make you look different. For Winter 2013 hairstyles are very modern with sleek combed back hair. What I love about the » Read more
	The White Eye Liner Trick We have seen it on the runways and in the latest fashion editorials, it makes your eyes pop and is the perfect solution for tired eyes - it is the white eyeliner trend. Wearing white eyeliner/shadow in the corners of the eye is the perfect way to make » Read more
	The Soy Candle Massage Experience at Equinox Spa With Valentines Day taking place on Thursday, Leozette from Red Carpet Concepts invited me to try out the soy candle massage at Equinox Spa situated in the Cape Royale Hotel. Obviously the first thought that came to mind was to send girlfriend, Ritza van » Read more
	Vogue Italia Beauty March 2013 With beauty trends changing every day, the best way to keep up to date with the latest trends is to follow what is in Vogue Beauty each month. For their March Beauty editorial they went for the vintage » Read more
	All eyes on the dark lips... It is rich, dark, seductive and very dramatic...the dark purple lip is a huge trend this winter in the makeup industry and it makes a gorgeous statement. It is however a tricky lip to pull off, and there is some tricks to make it pop. » Read more
	Valentines Day with Inglot Valentines day is the perfect day for the guys to impress the girls and what better way to spoil your special lady than with some amazing beauty goodies from Inglot. » Read more
	Vogue Beauty: Japan February 2013 Vogue Japan went retro with a 80's "scrunchie" era inspired beauty editorial. When looking at this shoot, I imagine old school pop music playing in the background and I think this is very fun and plays around with bright colours. » Read more
	Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2013 Cosmetics Yves Saint Laurent's Spring 2013 Beauty collection has a cool spring colour palette with ice blue, purple and army greens. » Read more
	Golden Globes Hair Alert The Golden Globes is one of the biggest celebrity affairs and fashion wise they must look their absolute best for their first big red carpet event on the social calender. We all know the dress is the most important but it is all in the detail with the per » Read more
	Vogue Italia Beauty January 2013 Vogue Italia gives us the perfect way to combine eyes, lips and cheeks in a dramatic yet sexy way. The thick Amy Winehouse eyes, with the romantic bright Marilyn Monroe lips creates a seductive makeup look which we love. » Read more
	7 Steps To Get The Metallic Look with Inglot With Christmas time, when it comes to makeup I think of dramatic gold metallic eyes and beautiful glowing skin. With Inglot, one of our favourite cosmetic brands, you can get this look with 7 easy steps and 7 must have beauty products. » Read more
	Christian Dior Holiday Cosmetics With the Christmas spirit in the air, everyone is spoiling their loved ones and showing them how much they care with special gifts. Christian Dior launched their holiday makeup collection and » Read more
	Vogue Japan Beauty December 2012 When it comes to Vogue, avant garde even counts for their beauty section! Vogue Japan revealed the latest beauty colour palettes for winter 2013 and » Read more
	D&G Animalier Signature Collection This is by far one of my favourite makeup campaign I have seen in a long time and Dolce and Gabanna never disappoints when it comes to style, beauty and elegance. » Read more
	MAC Glamour Daze Collection MAC's Glamour Daze Collection is retro, vintage and ultra feminine. Inspired by the 40's the palette consists of gorgeous pink shades, intense black liners and interesting nail polish. The packaging is particularly pretty in turquoise with beaut » Read more
	Bold, Bright and Beautiful lips Russian Vogue went for bright, bold and beautiful ways to wear colour on your lips. It is the perfect accessory to your makeup in you want to minimalize on your look » Read more
	Chanel Fall Collection 2012 Chanel is one of our favourite international makeup brands, and their latest collection called "Contrastes Essentieles" is something dark yet soft » Read more
	Brad Pitt for Chanel No 5 Chanel No 5 is associated with class, style and elegance and we all know this by recognizing the classic women promoting the fragrance such as Nicole Kidman. They chose something completely different » Read more
	The Holiday Collection by MAC Cosmetics MAC launched their new "making pretty" Holiday collection in brand new packaging and beautiful soft colour palettes. The collection is the perfect gift for Christmas (I cannot believe it either but the sooner the better!). » Read more
	Britney Spears New Fantasy Twist Britney Spears revealed the ad for her new fragrance called "Fantasy Twist" which includes her popular Fantasy fragrance as well as the new Fantasy by Night fragrance all in one bottle. » Read more
	Beauty with Inglot Inglot is one of our favourite beauty brands because of their crazy bright colours, interesting palettes and the fact that you can create trendy high fashion looks with what they have to offer. » Read more
	Get the Violet Look with MAC cosmetics Purple is the new red when it comes to lipstick and a pink cheek with a pale skin suits the look perfectly. » Read more
	Marilyn Monroe Collection by MAC Marilyn Monroe is one of the most iconic women in the world and is especially known for her bright red lips and sultry eyes. MAC cosmetics used Marilyn Monroe and her signature beauty and created an entire collection based on it. » Read more
	Backstage makeup at Milan Fashion Week 2012 At Milan Fashion Week 2012 we saw very interesting makeup ideas for Spring/Summer 2013. It was much better than the makeup we saw on New York Fashion Week's runway this year, where everything was pale with focus on the eyes. At Milan Fashion Week we » Read more
	MAC Fall 2012 Cosmetics Collection MAC states this about this new collection: The woman that wears the MAC Office Hours Cosmetics is a glamourous go-getter with a real head for business and beauty. She loves M-A-C Pro Longwear - advanced products that set the standard for enduring color.& » Read more
	Backstage Beauty At NYFW New York Fashion Week is all about Spring/Summer 2013 and what trends we will be seeing here next year and when it comes to beauty, it seems natural, » Read more
	Hairstyle Department.... We selected 2 hairstyles for men and women that we have spotted recently on runways, backstage at Fashion Week, on the streets and in high fashion magazines. » Read more
	Glowing in Gold... There are a huge variety of how you can create and interpret the latest makeup trends. The bright pink and gold are big trends used in all the latest magazine editorials, as well as the sharp pointed nail. » Read more
	Mulberry Spring/Summer 2012 campaign Summer campaigns are always interesting, but this one of Mulberry stood out to me with the colourful fashion and interesting props. Of course we love the pastels and the trendy wedges! » Read more
	Go for Gold... With the summer coming our way, bronzed and golden tones and shades are the best choice to compliment your sunkissed skin and to make you look and feel like a golden godess. » Read more
	Oscar gold by Chanel Chanel has launched their new collection which I'd like to call "the fierce gold and champagne colour palette collection". It is a stunning look that is perfect for day or night and it will be the perfect look for summer. » Read more
	The must have Hot Pink Lip Pink lips has to be one of the hottest trends for Summer 2012, as it is sold out everywhere we look! From matte pink, pepto pink and candyfloss pink all the bright pink lips is trending this season. Lady Gaga made this trend huge with the launch of her Vi » Read more
	Chanel Fleur de Lotus Fall 2012 Campaign Chanel created a fresh, cool and warm colour palette for the Fall 2012 collection. The colours are inspired by natural beauty and consists of pale nudes,greens, champagne browns, soft pinks and corals. » Read more
	The fresh look with Harper's Bazaar Having a fresh, effortless makeup look is not as easy as just leaving out a few makeup steps, but rather perfecting certain techniques. Harper's Bazaar's Beauty for September 2012 is all about the effortless, fresh makeup look - playing around w » Read more
	Get the Look with Bobbi Brown, Inglot and MAC We created different makeup looks with LUXO's favourite brands - Inglot, MAC and Bobbi Brown. The looks can go from day to night and it includes a variety of trends from the dark dramatic lip to the bright fresh summer look. » Read more
	The Sleek is Chic Hair Trend This hairstyle is perfect for summer - it is easy, glamorous and a top trend. Amongst celebs this has been a very popular hairstyle and JLO, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Stroup and Fergie is known for rocking the red carpet with this look. » Read more
	The Aqua Blue Collection by INGLOT INGLOT is one of LUXO's favourite makeup brands because of their huge variety of colours and the fact that you can design your own makeup palette. Their most recent collection is the "Aqua Blue Culture" which is the perfect colour combinati » Read more
	The Sharp Nails Trend We have seen it on Lady Gaga and Rihanna and no matter how bright your lipstick, your nails and hands always draw attention. » Read more
	Two Toned Lips Two Toned lips recently appeared on the runway and beauty editorials in magazines, and ever since, everyone is trying it out, spesifically in bright pinks and orange. » Read more
	Get The Look What I like about this makeup is that it is fresh, bright and perfect for day and night time. It accentuates all the important features of the face and the red lip works perfectly with the eye makeup » Read more
	Lady Gaga Perfume Ad We did not expect anything less of Lady Gaga than men crawling all over her for her latest perfume ad campaign, described as the first ever black Eau De Parfum. Lady Gaga described the smell of this new fragrance as "the smell of an expensive » Read more
	ELLE UK Beauty For ELLE UK's August issue, we loved the beauty editorial where they played around with colour. What drew my attention to the shoot is all the focus on the lashes where they played with different colours and to add to the editorial, the bright lips. » Read more
	The Pastel Makeup Look Pastel makeup is all about looking fresh and it includes the must have colours for Spring/Summer 2013. Soft pink, baby blue and yellow is some of the must have colours in your makeup palette and a clear glossy lip will keep your look fresh and simple. » Read more
	Vogue Beauty Editorials We selected different makeup styles from natural to extreme looks to show creative ways to do your makeup » Read more
	Bold, Bright Lips LUXO's always love a bright, bold lip and according to us, this will always be part of the trends for Spring/Summer... » Read more
	Different ways to wear "the plait" Hairstyles can be so boring and predictable and when you have long hair it tends to be styled the same most of the time. Plaits may sound very primary school or boring, but these hair inspirations will show you that plaits can be sexy » Read more
	INGLOT'S Bright Body Pigments INGLOT has become our new favourite beauty playground with their huge variety of makeup palettes and this awesome new product, the INGLOT Body Pigments in amazing vibrant colours. » Read more
	Ciaté Caviar Manicure for LUXO The hype has been huge in Hollywood for the famous "Ciaté Caviar Manicure" and it is finally here in South Africa! LUXO had an exclusive demonstration with the amazing Eleni Fourie from Maskscara in Cape Town, not only showing us this new fabulo » Read more
	The Ombre Manicure Since the Louboutin nail article, I've become very interested in the different ways how you can do your nails in a high fashion way and since ombre hair is absolutely fabulous, I researched the ombre manicure and found some super cool ways to wear it » Read more
	Minx Nails Trend Minx Nails is a huge trend at the moment amongst beauty lovers and since seeing all the biggest names in Hollywood such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Jessie J playing around with these funky designs, it is definitely something to try and a fabulous fashion » Read more
	The Reto Style Lounge The Reto Style Lounge is one of Cape Town's leading salons with the multi talented, extrodinary hair expert, Reto Camichel. Reto is globally known for his art work he creates with hair and has been teaching stylists all over the world for the past 6 » Read more
	The Christian Louboutin Manicure But for those of us who are not so lucky to own a pair of these, this new trend will show the world your love for Louboutin with a Christian Louboutin manicure. The only requirement to be able to do this is long nails. Celebs such as Adele wore this recen » Read more
	Shades of Pastel Now that pastel fashion is such a huge trend, it has reflected to the beauty side of the fashion industry. Beauty is essential to fashion and makeup plays a great role in creating fashion looks and trends. Pastels has beautiful colour palettes to use on t » Read more
	Are Dark Lips for You? Makeup can be divided into two categories namely everyday natural makeup and trendy high fashion makeup. At the moment, dark shades of maroon and purple are the colour palette for your lips. It gives you that warm, dramatic and heavy feel which suits the » Read more
	The Denim Eye - perfect for Winter! Every season there's a leading makeup trend taking over either the lips or the eyes and this year is no different. The denim smokey eye is the it look to wear this winter. A lot of you might be worried or say that you cannot do this kind of smokey ey » Read more
	The Ombre Hair trend Hair trends chop and change every day either on the runway, magazine covers or the styles of our favourite celebrities. Ombre (hair dipping) is the "it" trend for the upcoming season. » Read more
	Katy Perry's New Proactiv Campaign A very different side of Katy Perry can be seen in her latest ad campaign for Proactiv beauty products. Instead of the blue hair that she's been wearing, in this campaign she looks natural, » Read more
	Demi Moore fragrance for Helena Rubinstein Helena Rubenstein launched her new fragrance "WANTED" and used Demi Moore as the face of the campaign. Demi has already been known for being the Helena Rubenstein woman for hair and skincare, » Read more
	Shop MAC, Cook MAC Cosmetics 2012 campaign MAC is one of LUXO's favourite make up brands available in South Africa, and Saturday at the V&A Waterfront, the MAC store went "Desperate Housewives" inspired for the latest collection "Shop MAC, Cook MAC". » Read more
	Hair Trend of the season: THE FRINGE It is so easy to chop and change your hairstyle for a new trend and lately we've seen straight hair with straight bangs on runways and red carpets. » Read more
	Must Have Make-Up for your handbag! Make up is a girl's best friend and leaving the house without it can make you feel "naked"...so to make sure you avoid ever having to feel this way, follow this advice » Read more
	A Lipstick Lover MAC Make up has used some of the world's most popular singers to promote a limited edition lipstick for their MAC VIVA GLAM » Read more
	Hairspray Most of you would agree that hair is just as important as what you wear – and LUXO did some research to see what trends are here for 2012. » Read more
	Old Hollywood Glamour Make up trends are constantly changing and time is being turned back to the dramatic, romantic era. The movie, “My week with Marilyn” starring Michelle Williams has a strong influence in bringing back this look. » Read more
	Fashion Beauty Products Oriflame is one of the fastest growing beauty company selling direct. She is present in 61 countries, of which she is the market leader in more than half. » Read more