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Makeup Monday

Makeup Monday: Nail Romance

by Hair Romance on November 12, 2012 · 27 comments

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Nail Romance - New website launching Nov 2012 - Love your nails

Did you know that your hair and your nails are both made from the same substance – keratin? So an exciting addition to the Hair Romance family is her little sister site, Nail Romance, who is making her debut this month. Nails are a new love of mine, especially as I couldn’t even paint my [...]

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Christina Butcher - Hair Romance

When I was in New York I was interviewed for a Full-Length feature on the Dr Jart+ blog. They asked me about my quick beauty routine from top to toe. You can read more here.

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Hair Romance - bright lips

Bright lipstick can change how you feel about your day. I know makeup is only superficial, but there’s something fun about a bright lip that makes you feel a little brighter on the inside too. I used to be terrified of wearing bright lips. I would buy a lipstick but never wear it, or only [...]

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World record nailed in Sydney!

by Hair Romance on September 27, 2011 · 1 comment

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I came, I saw, I got my nails done. My 10 nails were part of the Guinness world record achieved today in Sydney. 25,720 nails in total were filed and polished in Martin Place and over $20,000 was raised for Look Good…Feel Better. This doesn’t include the generous public donations which are still to be [...]

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Nail it – World record attempt in Sydney

by Hair Romance on September 26, 2011 · 0 comments

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OPI Need Sunglasses (with White basecoat) If you are based in Sydney you must head into Martin Place today between 8am and 4pm to be part of the world record attempt for the most manicures in one place. Sponsored by Sally Hansen and Priceline and as part of the 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty, [...]

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Top 5 beauty trends from NYFW

by Hair Romance on September 18, 2011 · 4 comments

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Nicole Miller Ruffian Nail it Loved the nail art at Nicole Miller and the bright yellow nails at Karen Walker. Ruffian’s mixed manicures were sensational. Check out Refinery29’s round up of the nail trends to try. Stephen Burrows Orange Orange was everywhere on the runway and I love the orange red lips at Sergio Davilla [...]

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Why not…

by Hair Romance on September 4, 2011 · 3 comments

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Why not get rid of those Monday blues by wearing that special makeup that you save for special occasions? Make Monday special by wearing that expensive eyeliner or designer lipstick. I’m always advocating having fun with your hair and getting out of your ponytail rut. Why not do the same with your makeup? Makeup doesn’t [...]

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Wedding Makeup – Would you DIY?

by Hair Romance on August 28, 2011 · 17 comments

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Image from cclarebear When Kate Middleton did her own wedding makeup it got me thinking, would you do your own wedding makeup? I had a makeup artist do my wedding makeup (who is also my best friend – I know, lucky!) so I had total faith in him to make me look good on my [...]

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Holiday makeup essentials

by Hair Romance on August 21, 2011 · 5 comments

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In my efforts to pack small, I am limiting all my beauty products for this trip. (Actually, this is just a ruse so I can buy more while I am overseas as it is so much cheaper and the ranges are better.) I want to relax on holidays and don’t want to carry a full [...]

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Backstage with Illamasqua

by Hair Romance on August 14, 2011 · 6 comments

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Illamasqua backstage Summer is my favourite season. I love the heat, the colour and the lifestyle. Last week, Australian department store Myer previewed their spring / summer fashion and it reminded me how close summer is, I can almost feel it. On location at Carriageworks, Eveleigh Pre-show set ups The calm before the storm backstage [...]

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