Beauty road test
Hair Volume Maker
Nicole Elphick We try out a volumising powder for those whose hair mantra is “Go big or go home”.
The return of Molly Ringwald
Nicole Elphick The quintessential teenager reinvents herself as an author and the results are good.
Beauty road test
Lavanila The Healthy Deodorant
Nicole Elphick We try out an all-natural deoderant that doesn't look like it's sold at a health food market.
Real life
I had a double mastectomy
As told by KRYSTAL BARTER to Nicole Elphick In 2009, 29-year-old Sydneysider and mother of three, Krystal Barter, underwent the same surgery Angelina Jolie after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene.
Beauty road test
ck one shine lipstick
Nicole Elphick The king of minimalism has released a lipstick/gloss hybrid. We take it for a spin
Vivid Sydney
Is print really dead?
Nicole Elphick Chris Ying from Lucky Peach, otherwise known as the best food publication around, has other ideas.
Compulsory prettiness
How good looking should we expect to be?
Nicole Elphick Since when has the pursuit for beauty become an obligation?
beauty road test
Clarisonic Mia 2
Nicole Elphick We try out the whirring little face cleaning machine that has the beauty world abuzz.
beauty road test
Road Test: Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration treatment mask
Nicole Elphick We give a replenishing mask for dry skin a spin.
beauty road test
Road Test: Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up Remover
Nicole Elphick We try out a make-up remover designed to extinguish even the smokiest eye.
beauty talk
The Phoebe Tonkin interview
Nicole Elphick The Australian actor and star of The Vampire Diaries talks fame and beauty tips.
Road Test: New GHD
Road Test: New GHD
Nicole Elphick The most famous brand in hair straightening has a new product that promises sleeker hair in record time. We take it for a spin.
Clean eating
The cult of clean eating
Nicole Elphick Is clean eating a noble pursuit? Or just a middle class obsession?
beauty road test
Road Test: Benefit Do the Bright Thing make-up kit
Nicole Elphick We try out a makeup kit to see if it will deliver that all-important glow.
Thoroughly unAustralian
On hating sports
Nicole Elphick Disliking sports in Australia is like saying carbs are overrated in Italy or stripes aren’t a good look in France.
Beauty road test
Road Test: Muk Spa Argan Oil Repair Shampoo
Nicole Elphick An argan oil infused shampoo designed to repair dehydrated, damaged and brittle hair.
Margaret Cho
The many faces of Margaret Cho
Nicole Elphick Comedian, actor, essayist, gay marriage celebrant and Kim Jong-il impersonator.
Product review
Road test: Kit & Gorman Nail Strips
Nicole Elphick We try out a new collaboration between fashion label Gorman and Kit cosmetics - press-on nails.
Bag trends
Is the oversized 'it' bag over?
Nicole Elphick Because swapping to a smaller satchel sure does bring Mary-Tyler-Moore-opening-credits levels of euphoria.
Clark Beaumont
Nicole Elphick The young Queensland-based art duo that get to exhibit alongside Damien Hirst.
