Viva Beauty archive
![Hair oiling has spread across TikTok, here’s what you need to know](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
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Advertise with NZME.![We gave 4 makeup artists $100 to create a special-occasion makeup look. This is what they bought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Special event coming up? This is what the pros would buy, and why.
![Beauty Insider: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley steps down from Rose Inc; Acne Studios launches fragrance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plus the new hand care launch you'll want to tote around all winter long.
![Beauty Insider: Exciting updates from Sans Ceuticals; a skin duo that works while you sleep; Abel's zesty new fragrance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Your Australasian beauty dispatch — the best beauty news from here and across the Ditch.
![Beauty Insider: The best Met Gala beauty looks; Gritty Pretty to close; a new hair and makeup collective launches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plus pick up a last-minute gift for your mother figure at this fragrance pop-up in Albany.
![Perfumer Jo Malone CBE on creating scents, legacy and why AI is important to the evolution of the fragrance industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The British perfumer discusses the innovation behind her second fragrance line, Jo Loves.
![Beauty Insider: Recycle empty fragrance bottles at Mecca; a revolutionary Botox alternative has launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plus, try a skincare-inspired high tea.
![Beauty Insider: Libby Boxall launches skincare; Beyoncé's wash-day hair routine; The Facialist unveils new products](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Every important update from the fast-moving world of beauty this week.
![We tried Fig.1, the skincare line landing at Mecca. This is what we would (and wouldn’t) use again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The brand was founded by a Harvard dermatologist and a former Nike exec.
![Beauty Insider: Free ice baths this Friday; hairstylist loses kit to theft; mind-bending makeup for Shiseido](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All the beauty news worth knowing this week.
![Beauty Insider: Launch of Aesop Ponsonby; Hana’s new Mother’s Day treatment; two vibrant hair tools to halve your styling time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All the beauty news worth knowing this week, according to a beauty editor.
![Beauty Insider: Meghan Markle’s beauty brand; Auckland’s newest skin clinic; how to get a free wax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Every unmissable beauty bite from the industry this week.
![Are skincare preferences a generation situation? Gen X, Y, Z and boomers share their favourite products](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Four generations reveal their skincare obsessions and why they’ll stand the test of time.
![Beauty Insider: NZ makeup brand picked up by Sephora; local labels win big at the ‘Oscars of beauty’; Hana closed for 48 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Your complete guide to all the happenings in the local beauty industry this week.