Hot Take: Your Fashion & Beauty Refresher For The Week Of 01/08/22

By Ashleigh Cometti

Sunday Jul. 31, 2022

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Beyonce's renaissance includes a new fashion era for the singer. Photo / Supplied

Beyonce's new album Renaissance is also a fashionable affair

This past weekend saw the highly anticipated release of Beyonce's seventh studio album entitled Renaissance the first solo album in six years. A contrast to the more introspective mood of her 2016 release Lemonade, this latest season of Beyonce is a love letter to late 80s and early 90s disco and House music with a coterie of musical references that extends to the album's fashion treatment.

While previous releases focused heavily on visual roll-outs, lyric videos have only been released with this new album, along with a select number of fresh images on Beyonce.com featuring the singer in a range of disco-inspired fashion from sparkling metallic gowns to structural cocktail dresses. A pair of sequin nipple pasties also feature, just one of the many fashionable merch offerings now available on the website's store.

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If you've listened to the album by now, you'll also note on the closing track, Summer Renaissance, the singer namechecking some of her favourite fashion labels Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Telfar, Prada, Versace, Givenchy. "So elegant and raunchy, this haute couture I'm flaunting," she sings over a sample of Donna Summer's disco classic I Feel Love.

Elsewhere on the song Heated, she mentioned Chanel and Tiffany & Co.

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New Zealand model and Viva cover star Georgia Fowler is engaged

One of Aotearoa's top modeling stars Georgia Fowler is now officially engaged after sharing on her Instagram this past weekend that she is to tie the knot with partner Nathan Dalah, the CEO and co-founder of restaurant chain Fishbowl, and brother to rising fashion darling Jordan Dalah. Fowler, 30, who is based in Sydney, shared a video with her 1.3 million followers showing the moment Dalah dropped to one knee while she was shooting on set for an Australian Vogue photo shoot. As the magazine also revealed in its Instagram video of the engagement, the ring was from Tiffany & Co. The couple has a son, Dylan Aman Dalah, born in September last year.

READ: Up Close with Kiwi Victoria's Secret Model Georgia Fowler

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Glossier is coming to Sephora!

It’s time to fire your Glossier mule at long last Glossier is ditching its direct-to-consumer model by entering into an omnichannel partnership with beauty department store giant, Sephora. Starting from early next year, the brand will launch into Sephora stores across America and Canada, and will also be available to shop on Sephora.com and the Sephora app. The decision reflects the significant upheaval of the brand in 2022 which included company-wide restructuring, revealing a new CEO after founder Emily Weiss stepped down and appointing Olivia Rodrigo as its first-ever celebrity face.

Glossier goes global as it enters Sephora department stores in the U.S. and Canada from early 2023. Photo / Supplied

Harry Style’s new beauty collection is jam-packed with poolside essentials

Acting as an extension of the vacation-worthy style the As It Was singer seems to have down pat is the new Pleasing Hot Holiday collection. The micro-collection evokes a sun-soaked summer spent on the Italian coast, with a range of eye-catching 12-free nail polishes (Viva loves the creamy orange shade of Nonna’s Sorbet) as well as refreshing skincare essentials like The Pleasing Spritz Probiotic Soothing Tonic, a hydrating facial mist, and the Everybody Oil Matte Moisture Glow, an illuminating body oil. Alongside limited-edition merch like beach bags, towels and hoodies, the Pleasing Hot Holiday collection is now available from Pleasing.com (and yes, it ships to Aotearoa).

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Skincare brand Farsali is making a comeback

Bona fide beauty buffs may remember Farsali, with many an influencer or celebrity makeup artist sharing videos and photos of its mica-packed drops of Rose Gold Elixir trailing down their face. The brand made its New Zealand debut into Sephora in 2017, before being pulled three years later. But now Farsali is making its return, armed with updated formulas and a new approach to social media, including a new Instagram account @farsalirevival which shares a behind-the-scenes look at how founder Sal Ali is rebuilding the brand. Three of Farsali’s original hero products have returned in updated formats the Rose Gold Elixir Beauty Oil, Unicorn Essence Antioxidant Serum and Skin Tune Perfecting Serum, none of which contain mica or essential oils, instead prioritising fair-trade ingredients. Stay tuned for news of its reintroduction to our shores.