Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2021 i Marie Claire Australia

When it comes to giving birth, all mums have a story. And while each experience is wildly different, there’s one crucial truth: no matter how many videos you’ve watched, articles you’ve read or classes you’ve attended, nothing can prepare you for the real thing. I’m the perfect case in point. Having just turned 40, my pregnancy was labelled “geriatric” (can the medical profession please banish that term forever?), so my doctor insisted I have a C-section. Every detail was meticulously planned: it should’ve been a cinch, right? Um, not quite. Seconds after my daughter was born, I haemorrhaged, passed out, suffered an internal seizure, and ended up spending a few weeks in hospital in acute pain. That definitely wasn’t in my perfect birth plan. Afterwards, I was given little info,…

Perhaps more than any other accessory, the wristwatch is synonymous with growing up. Toddlers and tweens eagerly await their first timepiece – the ultimate signifier of responsibility, even when splashed in fluoro hues – while luxury timepieces are the stuff of milestone birthdays. Yet while Omega’s Special Edition De Ville Trésor timepiece has all the makings of a grown-up piece of design, one playful detail harks backward rather than forward. Look beyond the glossy blue dial, soft leather strap and bezel set with shimmering diamonds and you’ll spot a sweet and petite teddy bear, which replaces the number eight on the date indicator. The childlike motif pays reference to the luxury Swiss watchmaker’s nine-year partnership with Orbis International, a non-profit NGO committed to preventing avoidable blindness in the world’s poorest…

When Dr Kerryn Phelps and her partner, Jackie Stricker, came out in the 1990s, they faced much public criticism. Despite that, the couple have never given up fighting for same-sex rights. After marrying in New York in 1998, they became one of the first same-sex couples to adopt in New South Wales in 2012 after successfully campaigning to change the law, and went on to play a pivotal role in the campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. Their commitment to creating a better future for queer Australians, and to each other, is being celebrated in the upcoming National Portrait Gallery exhibition Australian Love Stories. Opening March 20, the exhibition features portraits of remarkable partnerships, including Jackie and Kerryn by Jenny Sages (above), which was a finalist in the 2001 Archibald Prize.…

Emma Pierson* can vividly remember the night her childhood ended. Woken by two burly strangers standing over her bed, the 15-year-old recoiled in horror and let out a blood-curdling scream, which ripped through her palatial family home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Downstairs, Pierson’s mother, who had sole custody of her at the time, waited. She had already signed the paperwork consenting to her child’s orchestrated kidnapping – an act of “tough love”, she reassured her daughter. Pierson didn’t put up a fight as the uniformed men ushered her into the car. When they arrived at Sydney Airport, they led her through the terminal with her hands restrained in cable ties. There were only a few other travellers waiting in the pre-dawn light; heads turned and eyes widened as the group…

GIRL OF THE MOMENT Lucinda PRICE Meet the comedian and presenter everyone wants to be best friends with Lucinda Price was three years old when she made someone laugh for the first time. “I ran into my parents’ room one morning, looked at my dad, smiled, then bent down and did a shit on the carpet,” she recalls. “I smiled at him again and ran out of the room.” Twenty-two years later, Price is still making people laugh and testing the boundaries of her shamelessness as one of Australia’s most exciting new comedic talents. Better known as Froomes, she made a name for herself as the unofficial face of Pedestrian.TV. There she presented on red carpets, interviewed everyone from Dua Lipa to Samuel L Jackson and went viral for her…

When the world fell apart in 2020, it was women who joined forces to pick up the broken pieces. We wanted to celebrate that, so in December marie claire teamed up with Bumble to present the first online Glass Ceiling Series event, called “The Pivot. The Purpose. The Powerhouse.” Hosted by Jan Fran, panellists Dannii Minogue, Brooke Boney and Lucille McCart shared with a virtual audience their stories of resilience and positivity. Here’s what we learnt. THE POWERHOUSE Dannii Minogue SINGER, DESIGNER & TELEVISION HOST JAN FRAN: We need to congratulate you and everyone in Melbourne on surviving one of the world’s toughest lockdowns. How did you cope with home-schooling your 10-year-old son, Ethan, and the COVID-19 outbreak on the set of The Masked Singer? DANNII MINOGUE: I just had…

The buzz you get when you tap your credit card and pocket that little treasure can’t be understated. But sometimes you want the feel-good benefits of a beauty purchase without being put in the red. In the spirit of reining it in, we’ve raided the beauty shelves at our favourite destinations and come up with 30 gems under $30 so you can have the highs (and beauty benefits) without any buyer’s remorse. We also grill financial expert and Priceline Pharmacy ambassador Canna Campbell for her tips on making your beauty bucks go further. You can thank us later. MAKE UP 1 BURT’S BEES LIP SHINE, $12.99 This budget-friendly buy nails the lipgloss trifecta: it’s non-tacky, super hydrating and comfortable. It also comes in six shades so natural you can apply…

RAISE THOSE LASHES HIGH To maximise your natural lashes, lift them skyward. Start by curling eyelashes to make them appear much longer than they actually are. “You will be amazed at the curl and extra length with a lick of mascara,” says Kim Evans, the founder of Melbourne’s Lux Brows & Lashes. If you’re new to eyelash curlers (or just lazy about replacing the protective silicone pads), Evans suggests a heated curler. Gently slide it towards the brow bone to shape eyelashes upwards and outwards. SKIMPY LASHES? TRY A SERUM EXPECT: Longer, stronger lashes. Eyelash serums nourish with peptides and lock existing lashes into place with lipids so they grow better than ever. DON’T EXPECT: A set of thick falsies. Lash serums help lengthen and add shine for a fuller…

“The design mantra I live by is this: proportion, light and contrast in colour” In late February 2020, Collette Dinnigan, her husband, Bradley Cocks, and son, Hunter, packed their bags with a week’s worth of food and wine and fled Rome for the rolling countryside of Puglia’s Valle d’Itria, in southern Italy. Coronavirus was taking hold of Italy, and reports of lockdown were beginning to surface. So they hopped in the car and headed to their summer house, Casa Olivetta, hoping to ride out the pandemic. Once there, they were confined for six months, a world away from their daughter, Estella, who was at boarding school in New South Wales. They were also cut off from shops, friends and the staff who usually help maintain the property’s working olive grove.…

THE BAG In the market for an investment piece? Look no further than Christian Dior’s timeless and textured Caro bag. THE WATCH More than merely a time-keeper, Omega’s glittering De Ville Trésor moonlights as an accessory – either worn on its own or stacked with bangles. THE DRESS Meet your new favourite multitasker: Chanel’s printed Crêpe de Chine dress. This softly ruffled maxi boasts removable sleeves for easy transeasonal wear. THE HOODIE Fashion loves a hybrid, and Louis Vuitton’s Lightning lurex hooded jacket walks the line between a windbreaker, parka and street-smart sweater. THE NECKLACE A shimmering, slithering serpent speaks of all-out glamour – though Bulgari’s Serpenti Viper rose-gold necklace with diamonds is finely contoured and beautifully understated.…

The birth of my first child was what the medical system would call “normal” and “good”. Yet it was deeply distressing. I’m an educated, well-resourced woman, but nothing could have prepared me for the experience I had. The midwife I’d seen throughout my pregnancy wasn’t working when I went into labour, so I ended up with someone different in the hospital. It’s interesting how you can have lots of people in a room and still feel tremendously alone. I was in full-steam labour from the get-go and I didn’t know what was happening to me. It felt like I was holding onto the back of a steam train at full speed. I didn’t know what I was doing, I was largely left to my own devices, I didn’t feel an…

I’LL NEVER FORGET THE EXACT MOMENT I HEARD THAT LEONARDO DICAPRIO ALLEGEDLY LIKES TO WEAR HEADPHONES DURING SEX. It was at a backyard wine bar with a friend and instead of catching up on, you know, what was going on in our own lives, we were in deep conversation about Leo’s bedroom behaviour. She’d seen the rumour on DeuxMoi, an Instagram account that collects and dishes out celebrity gossip from its followers. I stared at her blankly. “Wait,” she said in true shock. “You don’t know about DeuxMoi?” In the past year, DeuxMoi has cemented its status as a highly addictive social media phenomenon. In 2020, the account was flooded with tips on the supposed reasons Carl Lentz, Justin Bieber’s pastor, left Hillsong church – some speculated infidelity – and…

My therapist was talking about a game. Seated on the plush cream sofa in her office, eyes damp and stinging, I didn’t get what her gaming hobby had to do with me. “You see, Courtney, I enjoy playing and talking to the people I game with, but when it’s over, I can put it away and not let it affect my life,” she said. “Because the world I enter when I game, it isn’t real.” There it was. Unlike my therapist, I’m not a gamer … per se. Depending on how you look at it, the game I play is far more treacherous: I use dating apps. I am what you’d call a veteran of online dating. I signed up to OkCupid, swiped on Tinder, messaged on Bumble, made prompts…

Scott Marsh was watching television in June last year when a burning New York Police car with “George” painted on the side blazed across his screen. Marsh understood the image to be representative of not just a single murder, but also of systemic racism. “It was such a powerful image. And it summed up the whole situation in the States,” he tells marie claire. “I wanted to contextualise it for Australia.” His subsequent mural depicted a Redfern Police car spraypainted with the name TJ Hickey, an ode to the 17-year-old Indigenous boy who allegedly died as a result of a police pursuit in 2004. “I reached out to his mother and spoke to her before I did it and we raised the money for her,” Marsh says. “After investigating [Indigenous]…

From Zoom meetings to workout wear becoming legitimate (home) office attire, a lot has changed in our day-to-day during the 2020 lockdown. But no-one could have guessed how abruptly our beauty routines would do an about-face. Cut off from our favourite beauty professionals, we said goodbye to the blow-dries, manicures and colour appointments we’d relied on and started fending for ourselves with DIY beauty treatments. And for many of us, our new-found beauty hacks and rituals became more than just skin deep. With nowhere to go and nothing but FaceTime calls to tap us back into our social networks, 15 minutes under a sheet mask or waiting for a hair treatment to soak into our strands became a way to feel better amid a global crisis. As we settle into…

TO ME, BEAUTY ISN’T ABOUT HIDING THINGS OR TURNING BACK TIME, it’s about taking time for yourself during the day. Even putting on a bright lipstick can cheer you up. ONE OF MY EARLIEST BEAUTY MEMORIES IS AS A CHILD, wandering into my mum and dad’s room and walking into a cloud of Elnett hairspray with its distinctive smell. [To this day,] I always carry some with me. I ALSO WOULD EXPERIMENT WITH MUM’S MAKEUP. The first lipstick I tried was a red L’Oréal lipstick. Mum was definitely my first beauty inspiration. MY SKINCARE ROUTINE ISN’T THAT COMPLICATED. One of the first things my mum taught me was to never go to bed with your makeup on. No matter how tired you are or how drunk you might be, always…

CASTELFRANCO WITH WARM CHESTNUT, THYME AND PROSCIUTTO SERVES 4 15 chestnuts250ml extra-virgin olive oil10 lemon thyme sprigs (use regular thyme if lemon is unavailable)1 head firm castelfranco radicchio (substitute with treviso radicchio or another chicory)120g quality ricotta2 tsp quality aged balsamic vinegar8 slices prosciutto CHARDONNAY AND HONEY VINAIGRETTE ½ tsp salt35ml chardonnay vinegar (or champagne vinegar)1½ tsp sherry vinegar1 tbsp finely diced shallot1 tsp honey75ml olive oil 1 For the vinaigrette, combine the salt, vinegars and shallot in a jar with a lid. Mix well and allow to marinate for at least 15 minutes. Next, add honey and, using a whisk, slowly drizzle in the olive oil, mixing slowly and gently. Seal the jar and set aside. 2 Peeling your chestnuts: Using a small paring knife, score a small ‘x’…

Wearing five-inch heels, a plunging neckline and her trademark platinumblonde wig, Dolly Parton raises her perfectly manicured eyebrows. It’s 1986, and she’s sitting in a quiet corner of her namesake theme park, Dollywood, in Tennessee, across from Australian 60 Minutes journalist Mike Munro. A crowd of adoring fans is waiting outside for a glimpse of the five-foot-nothing star, who spontaneously rides through the grounds on the back of a tractor, waving her cupped hand like the Queen. Towards the end of the interview, Munro brings up her “bust measurements” and Parton politely deflects the question. When Munro straight out asks her breast size, she lets out a shrill laugh and deadpans, “Up yours, Buster.” Parton has heard all the jokes before. (“What’s worse than a giraffe with a sore throat?…

THE TREND: TEXTURE PLAY Fringing, feathers and fanciful tulle add another dimension to any wardrobe…

It was the petite, quilted Christian Dior handbag toted so frequently by Diana, Princess of Wales, that it was named in her honour: the Lady Dior. But how do you reinvent an icon? With the smarts of 10 creatives from across the globe who’ve reinterpreted the design for the fifth edition of the Dior Lady Art. Each bag is a dazzling piece of wearable art – and a subtle nod to the princess and style chameleon herself.…

BURNT SUGAR BY AVNI DOSHI ($29.99, PENGUIN) The complicated relationship between mothers and daughters is a tale as old as time. Avni Doshi’s Booker-shortlisted novel adds to it an ashram, Alzheimer’s (and the denial of), jealousy, delirium and broken families in Pune, India, who descend on one tiny apartment. This story, told over generations, poses the question of how much care you owe someone who never loved you, and how it feels to see the worst of that person in yourself. HIS ONLY WIFE BY PEACE ADZO MEDIE ($29.99, BLOOMSBURY) The opening of His Only Wife is matter-of-fact: “Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” From there, we follow the narrator, Afi, as she navigates the fallout of her arranged marriage to a man she…

If you’re planning a date with the couch, these brightening face masks pull triple duty as you Netflix by warding off congestion, oiliness and dullness. Prefer to go to bed instead? A sleeping mask will have you waking up with renewed radiance.…

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel had a lifelong affinity for the lion. It’s fitting, given a comparison provides a striking number of character parallels: a shared intrepidness for forging into new territory, an impressive fearlessness, an inherent strength (the king of the animals in physicality, the designer in her tassuredness), and definitely more than a dash of fierceness. But perhaps above all, both designer and beast have incredible instinct. Chanel, after all, bucked every sartorial trend in the early 1900s with her simple yet elegant silhouettes. It was an intuitive move that would see the aesthetic of the time pivot, not only in her beloved Paris, but across the globe. It’s little wonder, then, that the lion became something of a spirit animal for Chanel. An ancient symbol of protection and strength,…

FINGER PAINTING If it’s time to return to your daily makeup routine, a cream eye shadow is the quickest way to make an effort (sans effort). Trinny London’s metallic pots add glittering, easy-to-blend colour, while BareMinerals’ shadows add smudgy definition that locks into place without the need for primer. LUNAR LIPS Set the celebratory mood for Chinese New Year with these fiery lipsticks. Guerlain’s rich shade, in a limited-edition case designed by renowned jeweller Lorenz Bäumer, offers champagne-proof staying power, while Givenchy’s is marbled with fine gold glitter for molten lips. IN THE CLOUDS Embrace skincare as a ritual with these holistic picks. Summer Fridays’ gel cream helps to give skin back its bounce, Moon Juice firms and soothes stressed skin, and Goop’s exfoliator refines with quartz to mimic that…

“WE SHOULD BE SO ASHAMED OF THE WAY WE HAVE BEHAVED IN NOT ACKNOWLEDGING INDIGENOUS VOICES” TEELA REID Lawyer, activist and Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman Teela Reid is so fierce and passionate about justice. Everything she does is about building strength for her community and resistance to the injustice in this country. It’s very easy to look elsewhere, to places like the United States, and think that racism is extremely bad there – which it is. But it’s reprehensible here in Australia. We should be so ashamed of the way we have behaved and still behave as a country in not acknowledging Indigenous voices. Witnessing Reid in the world and how she’s living her life is inspiring me to confront the discomfort of the suffering that has happened – and…