MAC Cosmetics is bringing a more expansive idea of beauty to the forefront with its latest global campaign, ‘We All Wear MAC’. Fronted by an eclectic cast spanning music, fashion, sport, television and digital culture, the campaign places individuality, personal style and authentic-looking skin at the centre of its latest complexion push.
London Fashion Week has always had a particular relationship with beauty. It rarely asks for perfection, and Spring/Summer 2027 was no different. Across the city’s runways, makeup and hair moved between restraint and excess, bare lashes against saturated lips, skin turned almost metallic, sculptural updos and wigs that transformed the wearer in an instant. Beauty was not treated as a finishing touch to the clothes. It became part of the visual language of the collections.
The beauty world descended on Johannesburg’s Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on 19 September as L’Oréal Paris brought its Ultimate Makeup Masterclass Volume 3 to life, welcoming hundreds of beauty lovers for a day dedicated to makeup artistry, product discovery, self-expression and, of course, a little glamour.
There is something rather fitting about Gert-Johan Coetzee finding his way into fragrance at a time when so much of his life has been about learning to slow down.
With 27 years of research behind it, Lancôme’s Génifique Ultimate marks a new chapter in skin repair. We step inside The Open Lab to discover the science, technology and innovation behind the brand’s latest skincare breakthrough.
What happens when luxury beauty meets cutting-edge science? At L’Oréal South Africa’s Centre of Excellence for African Beauty Science in Midrand, Lancôme recently opened the doors to its world of innovation with The Open Lab by Lancôme, an intimate experience designed to take media and creators beyond the traditional beauty launch and into the science behind its latest skincare breakthrough, Génifique Ultimate.
With 27 years of research behind it, Lancôme’s latest Génifique serum puts skin repair at the centre of the conversation around healthy, youthful-looking skin.
For years, the language of anti-ageing skincare has revolved around prevention: protect against environmental stressors, smooth fine lines, boost collagen and preserve firmness. But what if the future of youthful-looking skin is less about preventing every sign of damage and more about helping the skin recover from it?
For Precious Xaba, the future of beauty begins with education. After building a career as an award-winning makeup artist behind some of South Africa’s biggest entertainment platforms, she is now using her experience to champion something she believes the industry can no longer afford to overlook: credible, accredited beauty education.
The award-winning actor talks fragrance, self-expression and what it means to be an Azzaro Wanted man.
There is an undeniable confidence to Kwenzo Ngcobo. It is present in the characters he brings to life, in the way he speaks about his journey and, perhaps most fittingly, in his latest role as the face of Azzaro Wanted in South Africa. The award-winning actor has been named the fragrance house’s new local ambassador, fronting the South African campaign for Forever Wanted Absolu, the most luxurious fragrance in the Wanted collection to date. Created for those who embrace elegance, audacity and the pleasure of living fully, the fragrance leaves an intense, captivating trail that speaks to the power of presence.
From sunlit skin and diffused blush to grown-up glitter and smoky siren eyes, these are the beauty looks about to have a major moment this spring.
Spring is all about stepping back into the light, and this season, our makeup is following suit. Think glowing skin, soft washes of colour and statement eyes that feel playful rather than overly polished.
Celebrated South African fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee enters the world of fine fragrances with the launch of his debut perfume collection, available exclusively through Foschini, Beauty Box and Bash.