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Twelve questions: Leah Light

Leah Light is New Zealand's best known nail stylist and has created nail fashions for visiting celebrities including Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria. She left school aged 14.

10 bizarre plastic surgeries

Here are 10 extreme, bizarre and painful plastic surgeries. Are they worth it?

Welcome to Qatar: remove your leggings

The Arab emirate of Qatar has bought into a topic that has already caused division among western women - by declaring that leggings are not pants.

Kimye's Kiwi connection

Ball season: 12 ways to save money

Here are 12 money-saving ideas to take the sting out of the ball season this year.

Must-have ball accessory: lots of cash

Ball season has arrived - and so have the costs, which can approach $2000 once the dress, shoes, spray tan, hair, makeup, nails and tickets have been paid for.

Topshop style for Queen St

New premises for Topshop and Topman in the Q&V Building opposite Whitcoulls in Queen St were leased to the business when the building was sold last year.

Nicky Park: Cannes 2014 - Best dressed

The fashion at Cannes Film Festival 2014 is some of the most glam we've gushed over. The 12-day festival was as much about frocks as it was about films.

Cannes Film Festival: Best dressed

Here are our picks for Best Dressed at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

'A perfect butt doesn't make an amazing person' - model

She might make a dollar showing off her enviable body, but Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrioso says there's more to life than a nice booty.

Kim & Kanye's wedding details

With just a couple more days until Kim Kardashian and her rapper finance, Kanye West tie the knot, new details have emerged about the wedding everyone's talking about.

What's really in your makeup

Every day women expose themselves to around 168 different chemicals hidden in products like deodorants, shampoos and cosmetics, which are spread with gay abandon over every inch of skin.

Are we ready for 'internal bra'?

A new form of plastic surgery promises to deliver “firm, young-looking breasts that keep their shape over time” by implanting bra-shaped ‘silicone slings’ underneath the skin.

Cannes 2014 - Best dressed

We're in the midst of daily gazing at the glamorous fashion gracing the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

The truth about winter woolies

Whether you're ready to splurge or keen to be a bit thrifty, it's important to know the ins and outs of the most common fibres woven within that cosy cardigan.

Crown meant for 'another Indian girl'

A woman who was announced as a winner at a beauty pageant was told by organisers two days after her victory that her prize was meant for another Indian girl.

Fashion: Trad and true

Block colours and classic lines are where it’s at for ball season. Just don’t leave home without a coat.

Topshop chain set for NZ launch

British fashion retailer Topshop is gearing up for major New Zealand expansion, with a central Auckland site secured for a flagship store