First we are told about the importance of brain exercises to boost high IQ then EQ for emotional intelligence and social skills, and now we are told to boost our MQ – our “Makeup Intelligence”.

It’s been a while since we saw some new products come out from Napoleon Perdis but they are now pumping out whopping 70 new products within their NP Sets range as we speak. As we think less is more, let’s focus on the Napoleon Sheer Genius foundation, one of their latest high-tech formulations. (more…)

Thanks to Giorgio Armani, we have six EDP 50 ml bottles (RRP $110 each) of their new fragrance Acqua di Gioia to giveaway.

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Sign up for our free mecho e-newsletter and when you register, tell us why you might need a bottle of Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia.

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If you are a mecho subscriber already, simply Refer your friends to sign up and you will receive one entry to the giveaway for every valid friend you refer to mecho, e.g. Refer 5 friends = 5 entries, Refer 10 friends = 10 entries etc. Write “Win new Aqua di Gioia fragrance” when you refer for us to keep track on entries. (more…)

Cosmetic king Napoleon Perdis is drafting his own influential Code Napoleon, a chain of essential makeup maxims to live by – everything from the importance of priming to the value of self-empowerment and precisely when to apply mascara, distill his beauty philosophy refined over the last 15 years. Perdis not only lives by these rules but shares them with every woman he comes in contact with. (more…)

For all those that love collecting perfume bottles, this may be some encouraging news from an auction which saw over 250 perfume bottles under the hammer. According to a local newspaper, an engraved Guerlain bottle from 870 fetched the record sum of €45,600 (approximately AUD64,850) at an auction in the city of Arcachon, in the southwest of France.

The perfume flacon, engraved with the house’s original address, Rue de la Paix, was initially expected to fetch €20,000 to €30,000 at the auction organised by Arcachon auction house Toledano. (more…)

Planet Earth Naturals body products are pretty much as the name say; down-to-earth, eco-friendly products from packaging to content through the entire product life cycle. Yeah, it is another Australian designed product to be proud of. Their new collection includes Body Butters, Intensive Repair Hand Creams, Loofah Body Washes and Body Moisturisers for anyone who dares to care about what they put on their bodies – and into the environment. Mother Nature might be getting harsh at her old age but we are trying our best to keep her free of nasties. (more…)

Like many Australian women I consider skin care a top priority in my life. Having a regular skin care regime can prevent the five signs of ageing, and most importantly keep you looking healthy and glowing. However with many harsh skin care products out on the market these days, it is hard to find a good product without harmful chemicals such as parabens, sodium lauryl and laureth sulphates, detergents, synthetic fragrances and petro chemicals. This is why Melbourne model Teisha Lowry created INDAH, an all natural, environmentally friendly range of skin care products. (more…)