Welcome to a week-long spotlight on all things beauty.
Dust off your hairbrush, clean up your brushes and crack open that special lipstick because Viva Beauty Week is here!
In a week-long celebration of all things beauty, our website will be brimming with skincare tips, makeup must-haves, hair hacks and recommendations galore from beauty editor Lucy Slight and the whole Viva team, from the products we can’t bear to be without (even on a desert island), to blushes and bronzers, scalp care and foundation finshes, and much more.
Join us online every day for illuminating reads and video content, as well as a bumper beauty special inside Wednesday’s issue of the New Zealand Herald.
We’ll be updating this page daily, so you can stay up-to-date as it all happens.
Creme de la creme

They may not be practical for a castaway, but we can’t go without them.

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It’s easy to fake flawless skin when you’ve found your perfect match.

Grab your grape-flavoured lip gloss and come for a walk down memory lane.

The social media sensation discusses confidence and coping with the spotlight.

For when you’ve really been curled up on the couch with the heater cranking.
Skin experts, nutritionists and cosmetic doctors share their best advice.

The heads up on how to look after your scalp.

Cue skincare tips, super-glam tutorials and product recommendations for days.

Ayurvedic practitioner Celine Wallace calls this her ‘million-dollar morning’ routine.
Ask the beauty editor

Beauty editor Lucy Slight shaves her face on camera with a dermaplaning wand.

Beauty editor Lucy Slight shares her favourite natural products.
My morning routine

The CEO of the period-proof underwear brand shares her start to the day.

Foley’s lead singer shares her skincare staples and eyeliner tricks.

The Australian dancer shares how he starts his day feeling invincible.

She has a fun-filled but business-focused morning ritual.
The test drive

The at-home polish is said to be durable, easy to remove and a ‘clean alternative’.

It made me feel like I was in The Jetsons, Gattica or Black Mirror.

Seeking a salve for dry hands, Emma Gleason tries out cult favourites and new products.

The Ghd Duet Style claims to transform wet hair with “revolutionary” technology.

The massage gadget claims to produce results after just five minutes a day.

The light mask is said to improve skin tone and stimulate the production of collagen.