Lifestyled by Paula Joye

The biggest trend in beauty right now is POLISH. Glossy hair, solid lipstick, manicured nails, fragrance behind the ear - Marilyn Monroe style glamour. This is awesome news because it gives you fabulous license to experiment with your look. Use lipstick, new hairstyles, eyeliner in the same way you would accessories. Red lips will transform an old READ MORE…

I watch trash TV. A lot of it. I I like to IQ everything and appointment view in marathons. The City (catch up with it here) has just been cancelled and I am going to miss it. The magazine world is nothing like the show but the suspended reality and the outfits make it compulsive READ MORE…

Cult UK beauty brand Rodial has hit our shores. The brainchild of ex-beauty journalist Maria Hatzistefanis the range has an astounding A-list following with Cheryl Cole, Kate Bosworth and Kate Moss all on the fan database. The Glamoxy Serum and Tummy Tuck Cream are so popular that they have their own waiting lists – just like Birkin READ MORE…

The hero ingredient is Argan Oil which is mixed with Omega 6, Vitamin E and K to do all the good things – strengthen, moisturize, protect. I’ve just added the shampoo ($28.95) and conditioner ($28.95) to my regime and after using it for two weeks I can honestly see a big change in my hairs structure. Seriously. I am almost a Kardashian.

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me “How do you get perfect skin?” then I would have a lot more handbags. And shoes. And also possibly a yacht. Here’s the stuff that hides spots, discolouration, bags, puffy bits and blotches and how with the right combination of technique and product it’s possible to conceal and cover-up just about every skin whinge.

Summer is suddenly here. Which means dresses. Which means bare legs. Which means fake tan. I’m all about a faux glow. Believe firmly in it’s magical powers. Tan is to summer what opaques are to winter. Your dear friend. I use a spray tan when I want to go dark - TechnoTan is my current favourite READ MORE…

They say that out of adversity comes triumph and so it was with this year’s season finale of Australia’s Next Top Model. For those who followed the series you’ll know that the voting slip-up stole the show. But rolling back the tape it wasn’t the muddle that caught my attention. It was the ponytails. Glossy, shiny, freaking fabulous READ MORE…

You know a trend is taking root when it’s adopted by the world’s most famous popstar on the cover of the world’s most famous magazine (download the fabulous VF app here). Grey hair is having a serious moment. Real, faux or a mix of the two, it’s the shade of the second and Number One on the READ MORE…