Nicky Pellegrino

Makeup trend 1Usually what beauty editors advise is that you should have a bold eye look or strong lips - but not both at the same time. This season that rule has gone out the window. Bright pastel shades

Margaret Mackenzie has been working as a professional makeup artist for five years, with a background from both the Napolean Perdis academy and oAC makeup. In part three of our four - part series, Margaret takes time out from her busy schedule to give some expert advice on tailoring makeup for the cooler season.

It’s been easy to ignore them over the colder months, but as the boots come off and the strappy sandals come out you may discover hard skin, ragged or yellowing nails, and cuticles running amok. In that case, it’s time to rescue your feet. Hard skin The skin on our feet is the thickest of […]

Margaret Mackenzie has been working as a professional makeup artist for five years, with a background from both the Napolean Perdis academy and MAC makeup. She has an impressive portfolio including fashion photo shoots, television commercials, and video clips. Here she takes time out from her busy schedule to answer some of our most common questions about makeup.

Safari-inspired fashion is a favourite of mine.If you saw our fashion week special a few issues ago, you may have noticed my animal print jumpsuit. The safari look is versatile, functional and also effortless.

There’s a lot of fancy talk about anti-ageing skin products, but basically most of them work by doing the following things: Protecting the skin from external damage – free radicals, the sun’s rays, etc. Stimulating the skin’s own internal healing systems and the production of things like collagen, which tends to tail off as we […]

We had a fantastic response to this year’s New Zealand Woman’s Weekly beauty awards, so a big thank you to every reader who took part to let us know which products you love most. The votes have been counted and the results are in – here are the winners! Best Facial Cleanser Dove Gentle Exfoliating […]

As the seasons change it’s the perfect time to update your hair colour. Rochelle Finlay from Invercargill’s Rawblond salon is a top colour expert. In fact, she was the creative colourist winner of the Goldwell Color Zoom competition in New Zealand and next month she’ll compete in the global event in Miami. I asked Rochelle […]

One of the interesting things about men is that although they don’t start showing signs of ageing as early as women, when the wrinkles do arrive, they go downhill fast!

No time for facials or salon beauty treatments? No problem. At night, when you’re fast asleep, is the best time of all for a beauty blitz. Why? Because all-day long your skin has been dealing with stuff the environment has thrown at it – UV rays, wind etc. once you’re resting in the dark it […]