Viva Beauty Week 2023


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Photo / Mara Sommer

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

Photo / Grace Gemuhluoglu
Photo / Grace Gemuhluoglu

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

Photo / Mara Sommer
Photo / Mara Sommer

Straighteners, curlers, dryers, and our thoughts on the Dyson Airwrap.

Photo / Babiche Martens
Photo / Babiche Martens

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

Photo / Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and Delphine Avril Planqueel
Photo / Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and Delphine Avril Planqueel

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

Photo / Lancome
Photo / Lancome

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

Photo / Carolyn Haslett
Photo / Carolyn Haslett

For when you’ve really been curled up on the couch with the heater cranking.

Photo / Babiche Martens
Photo / Babiche Martens

Skin experts, nutritionists and cosmetic doctors share their best advice.

Photo / Scott Hardy
Photo / Scott Hardy

The heads up on how to look after your scalp.

Photo / @katiejanehughes
Photo / @katiejanehughes

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

Photo / Supplied
Photo / Supplied

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

Michele Wilson, founder of Awwa. Photo / Supplied
Michele Wilson, founder of Awwa. Photo / Supplied

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

Photo / @Wearefoley
Photo / @Wearefoley

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

Photo / @Rhyskosakowski
Photo / @Rhyskosakowski

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

Photo / Supplied
Photo / Supplied

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

The test drive

Manucurist's Green Flash long-wear nail polish.
Manucurist's Green Flash long-wear nail polish.

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.

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