Makeup
![We gave 4 makeup artists $100 to create a special-occasion makeup look. This is what they bought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Special event coming up? This is what the pros would buy, and why.
Read more![Blue makeup is back, baby. Here are 6 ways to make it look modern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
It’s bright, bold and totally wearable. Prepare for a blue beauty revival.
Read more![Beauty Insider: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley steps down from Rose Inc; Acne Studios launches fragrance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Plus the new hand care launch you'll want to tote around all winter long.
Read more![Beauty Insider: Five viral products land at Sephora; Glossier’s bold move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Plus, a New Zealand fragrance maker expands into the Australian market.
Read more![Beauty Insider: The best Met Gala beauty looks; Gritty Pretty to close; a new hair and makeup collective launches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Plus pick up a last-minute gift for your mother figure at this fragrance pop-up in Albany.
Read more![Beauty Insider: Recycle empty fragrance bottles at Mecca; a revolutionary Botox alternative has launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Plus, try a skincare-inspired high tea.
Read more![Beauty Insider: Free ice baths this Friday; hairstylist loses kit to theft; mind-bending makeup for Shiseido](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
All the beauty news worth knowing this week.
Read more![Thirty years on, Jane Iredale continues to redefine what’s possible with mineral makeup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
The makeup maven shares her secrets to staying relevant after three decades in business.
Read more![Beauty Insider: Glossier reveals new bodycare; Abel hosts art exhibition with Sabine Marcelis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Here’s all the beauty news worth knowing this week.
Read more![Star power: The Viva team’s favourite celebrity beauty buys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
From a nostalgia-inducing lip gloss to a moisturiser that perfectly primes for makeup.
Read more![10 makeup artists share the foundations they use on their clients and themselves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
One formula came highly recommended time and time again.
Read more![The key makeup looks of the season are set to cultivate your creativity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Turns out autumn is an excellent time to get experimental with your makeup.
Read more![We’ve uncovered the best new beauty launches of 2024 (so far)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
From a pigment-busting serum to Glossier’s new bronzer, here’s what we tried and loved.
Read more![It’s back, bigger and better than ever! Welcome to Viva Beauty Week for 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
Our week-long spotlight on all things beauty returns.
Read more![How to reapply sunscreen over makeup, according to a beauty editor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=798)
One reader writes in with a makeup dilemma and a desire to beat the heat.
Read more![An indulgent new serum-moisturiser hybrid at Mecca and other things our beauty editor loved this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
A full-coverage concealer to hide the hangover, French skincare to try and an XXL candle.
![A long-wearing lipstick to outlast a flat white and other new things our beauty editor loved this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
A sweet fragrance makes its return, a face oil to simplify your routine and more.
![Twinkling eye paints and rose-red lips: Violette Serrat is the founder putting the fun back into beauty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Meet the woman translating the French girl aesthetic to everyone with her eponymous brand.