15 Excellent New Beauty Products We Tried This Week

Ready to refresh your routine with radiant results? These 15 new beauty products are packed with powerful ingredients and perfect for pampering from head to toe. Whether it’s a beautiful body balm that smells like birthday cake, a lifting mascara to elevate your lashes or a silky Summer glow bronzing powder that delivers a sun-kissed…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa8 hours ago

Recipes

Maggie Beer’s Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream

PREP 20 minutes, plus 4+ hours to freeze SERVES 4–6 INGREDIENTS ¾ cup coconut cream (or use creamy soy milk) ½ cup good-quality cocoa powder 3 tbsp grapeseed, sunflower or rice bran oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract (or vanilla paste if you want seeds) ¼ tsp salt liquid from 1 x 400g can of chickpeas (aquafaba) ¼…

ByMaggie Beer19 hours ago

Health Mood and Mind Wellness & Health

Can This Herb Really Help Improve Your Sleep?

Feeling wired but tired is a familiar story for many of us. In a world that seems to move faster by the day, stress and sleeplessness have become the norm rather than the exception. It’s no wonder that more people are turning to natural remedies in search of relief - and Passionflower has quietly emerged…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa2 days ago

Food & Drink Healthy Quick & Easy Recipes

Turn up the Heat with with This Yuzu Sansho Grilled Chicken Rice Bowl

When it comes to cooking, a little spice is twice as nice. And, with the right hot sauce, even your everyday dinner gets an upgrade. Whether you’re a casual drizzle-on-everything type or a dedicated heat seeker with a shelf full of bottles, the right sauce can be transformative. And, Hot Wax, the latest release…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa3 days ago

Beauty & Fashion Hair Skin & Body

I Do Not Have Much in Common With Gwyneth Paltrow … Except Our Facial

I don’t own a jade egg. I’ve never voluntarily fasted. And, I have no plans to sell a candle that smells like my vagina. Which is to say: Gwyneth Paltrow and I are not exactly spiritual sisters. But, in a surprising twist of skin care fate, it turns out we do share one thing -…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa4 days ago

Fashion News & Trends

Five Benefits of Bamboo Underwear

Unless you're in the throes of a hot and heavy romance (or, feel, it riding it mid-meeting!), underwear isn’t something we think about often. But, once you’ve experienced the soft, breathable hug of bamboo undies, you might start giving your drawers drawer a little more attention. So, should you make the switch to bamboo underwear?…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa5 days ago

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Healthy Quick & Easy Recipes

No Booze? No Big Deal. This Nojito Recipe is Perfect for Dry July

Looking for a zingy, zesty drink that feels like a cocktail but keeps things clean this Dry July? Meet your new favourite no-booze pour. This Kiwi Ginger Nojito recipe is a playful, punchy twist on the classic mojito - swapping out the rum for refreshing ginger fizz and dialling up the flavour with fresh kiwi…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa01/07/2025

Food & Drink Healthy Quick & Easy

How to Make the Most of Your Meal Kit

Between grocery shopping, figuring out what to cook, and trying to please everyone’s taste buds (while avoiding the sixth serve of Spag Bol in a week), dinner can become a daily drama. That’s where the best meal kits step in, promising a solution that’s quick, convenient, and nutritious. But, with so many kits on the…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa30/06/2025

Beauty & Fashion Hair Skin & Body Make-Up News & Trends

This is What You’ll Find in Australia’s Number One Selling Foundation (And What You Most Definitely Won’t)

Powder foundation has long been the problem child of the makeup world. Hands up who's given it a chance, thinking it was going to give them that smooth, soft-focus finish, only to end up looking like a poorly iced sponge cake. Dry, cakey, flat… and clinging to fine lines? And so, it’s no surprise that…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa30/06/2025

Beauty & Fashion Hair Skin & Body News & Trends

Jurlique is Turning 40 … And They Want You To Stop and Smell the Roses

Happy birthday to the beauty brand that’s been bottling nature’s best florals for four decades! Jurlique is turning the big 4-0, this July. And, like any milestone worth celebrating, they’re doing it in style - by launching something truly special. The beauty in bloom is the Intense Rose, a world-first botanical beauty born to mark…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa30/06/2025