Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2021 i Marie Claire Australia

NICKY LOVES Holed up at home in trackies and trainers mightn’t seem like the ideal time to think about fashion, excess and glamour, but I beg to differ. Escapism is exactly what’s required as we languish in our lounge rooms piling on the COVID kilos – or is that just me? Right about now, your social feeds are filling with glorious images from spring/summer’s live runways, from New York to Paris and everywhere fabulous in between. Even the Met Gala staged a lavish return after a two-year, virus-induced hiatus, with celebrities, models and designers all vying for Insta likes. And if real-time fashion doesn’t tickle your fancy, there’s always live-stream TV. When the pandemic hit, glamour went to ground, so the small screen filled the void with fashion-infused dramas, such…

Julia Roberts has the most famous smile in the world, the kind that can light up a room and disarm you with its dazzle. So the beloved actor was a natural fit to embody the joy and sparkle of a legendary watch, Chopard’s Happy Sport. In 1993, the maison’s now-co-president and artistic director, Caroline Scheufele, set out to create the ultimate multitasker for the modern woman. “I wanted a watch I could wear all day long: at the gym, in the office or for a dinner in town,” she explained. And so the Happy Sport was born, a timepiece defined by seven dancing diamonds that float freely between two sapphire crystal sheets, a stainless-steel case and a chic pebble-link bracelet. For 2021, the piece has been reimagined as Happy Sport…

In 2019, as the Black Summer bushfires ravaged eastern Australia, Tiffany & Co. made its stance clear when it took out full-page ads in Australian newspapers. Washing the page in trademark Tiffany blue, it called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take decisive action on climate change. Now, the luxury brand is continuing what it started, releasing its latest Save the Wild collection: an Australian exclusive Koala brooch and pendant, with all proceeds going to the conservation of koalas. Tiffany & Co. launched the Save the Wild collection in 2017, formalising its longstanding commitment to sustainability by partnering with the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), which funds grants to on-the-ground sustainability projects. All profits from the collection go to WCN, and in the four years since launching, Tiffany has donated more…

“I created a gown that showed Australia and the world our sovereignty, strength and resilience in the most beautiful way possible”– PAUL MCCANN, WINNER OF THE CULTURAL ADORNMENT AND WEARABLE ART AWARD “The future of First Nations fashion is very exciting”– DENNI FRANCISCO, WINNER OF THE FASHION DESIGN AWARD FOR HER LABEL, NGALI “I came to Haasts Bluff (in the Northern Territory) as a young girl, and I learnt how to paint from my father. Now I’m teaching my grandchildren. I’m so proud and happy to see my paintings on fabric”– EUNICE NAPANANGKA JACK, WINNER OF THE TEXTILE DESIGN AWARD “We are carrying on the vision of our elders”– MAICIE LALARA AND ANNABELL AMAGULA, WINNERS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AWARD: ANINDILYAKWA ARTS WITH DR ALY DE GROOT AND ANNA REYNOLDS…

Around October 2020, the company that social media producer Beth Cunningham worked for began making noises about getting everyone back from their first-wave pandemic, work-from-home arrangements and into the office. “They brought us all into a meeting and they were doing that whole ‘let’s all come together’ speech,” the 25-year-old Sydneysider remembers. Cunningham was shocked. There were still lingering COVID cases around Sydney, and hotspots popping up without warning. “There were no vaccines at that point,” she says. “I have an elderly father who’s ill. It just felt really uncomfortable.” She asked for a meeting with her manager to see if she could continue working from home but she says the company was “very resistant”. And so, with little hesitation and no other job lined up, Cunningham quit. Today, she…

What are you having?” I’d be standing in line at the post office or a movie theatre, and I’d realise a stranger was staring at my belly. The kind person thought they were asking me a simple question with a simple answer: Is it a boy or a girl? If you want to get technical, my partner, Brent, and I had found out our child’s sex chromosomes in the early stages of my pregnancy, and we had seen their genitals during the anatomy scan. But we didn’t think that information told us anything about our kid’s gender. The only things we really knew about our baby was that they were human, breech and going to be named Zoomer. We weren’t going to assign a gender or disclose their reproductive anatomy…

GIRL OF THE MOMENT Joy Crookes’ debut album, Skin, opens with a statement of intent: “You wanted my body, not my mind.” It’s a phrase that could elicit memories of soured relationships, toxic partners and moments of realisation. “You can even apply that to the music industry,” Crookes tells marie claire. “Or to women who’ve had that experience in different industries. Where it’s like, ‘You thought I was a piece of paper, but it turned out that I was a keyboard.’ That’s the skin, isn’t it? You think of it as this 2D, surface-level kind of thing when it’s so much more than that.” This level of perception is what has set the 23-year-old Irish-Bangladeshi Londoner apart: diving below the surface to tease out the complexities of the personal and…

THEA ANAMARA PERKINS A BASTARD LIKE ME In her NATSIAA entry, the Arrernte and Kalkadoon artist honours the radical spirit of her late grandfather, Charles Perkins, who released his autobiography, A Bastard Like Me, in 1975. “Using the word ‘bastard’ was shocking back then, and reflective of the widespread vilification he was subject to as an Aboriginal … To then flip it and wear the term with pride has a bold complexity,” she says. KAYA DHURUMUL MUNUNGURR MEAT ANTS Hailing from the Yirrkala community on the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land, the Yolngu artist tells a songlines story in her linocut print. “This story is from a long time ago,” she says. “The ants are protecting the nest for an old man, a hunter in Wukidi. They come together, dance…

STATEMENT TOTE Go big or go home with a graphic, oversized carry-all that does all the sartorial heavy lifting CHUNKY SANDALS The sandal of the season is all about comfort, to transition out of our living rooms with ease SHADES OF GLORY Oversized sunnies with coloured lenses are the rosecoloured glasses the world needs right now MATCHING SET Double the impact by pairing pastel-hued bags with their mini-me versions of wallets and purses RINGS & THINGS Create layers of texture and shapes with petite charms and ceramic rings STRAW SUNHAT Venture back outside with the season’s ultimate head-turner…

BURNT REDS Baron created the smudged terracotta eye with a soft pencil along both lash and water lines. “A pencil makes this look a one-step eye shadow look,” she says. Lips were kept pillowy by applying colour from the bullet. “It’s glam makeup using two products.” GOLD FLECK Baron kept skin velvety soft with an all-day-wear foundation, before using a brush to work a coraltoned blush into cheeks for that lit-from-within feel. “I followed that with a lipstick in that same orangy tone,” she says, before finishing with a pretty hint of gold pressed into the inner corners of the eyes. SILVER SHEEN Bold eyes and a bare lip make this look super cool. “Use a silver pencil right into the crease and below the lower lashes to create the…

BLURRED BRIGHTS SEEN AT: BONDI BORN At Bondi Born’s harbourside show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, Clarins’ Anne Salem paired orange-red and fuchsia soft-matte lips with lit-from-within skin that bounced off sunlight. “The look is all about a pop of the lip but the edges are quite diffused so it’s not an obvious bold lip,” says Salem. She achieved the effortless look by prepping skin with the brand’s brightening and hydrating illuminating SOS Primer in 00, which was complemented by brushed-up brows and a light application of foundation. Salem then pushed the matte lipsticks to the lipline, blurring them over edges of the lips with a brush and fingertips for a full-yet-soft effect that gets better with wear. POLISH & SHINE SEEN AT: REBECCA VALLANCE, CHRISTOPHER ESBER & BEARE PARK…

I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO tell people that makeup is not as intense as it seems. There are unrealistic standards out there and that’s hard for girls who think they have to live up to that. I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH and awareness, so that’s part of what my brand is. I created Rare Beauty because I wanted to create a brand that minimised the expectation of perfection, a place people could be comfortable in their skin. EVEN I FALL VICTIM TO [comparison]; I look at people my age, or an image, and it might make me feel a certain way. I want a place where people don’t have to feel that. ONE OF MY BIGGEST DREAMS is to get mental-health education implemented into schools. I think it’s just…

If you’re looking in the mirror and not loving what you see, chances are it has more to do with clarity than lines or wrinkles. “Uneven skin is the most common skin condition that we treat,” says Dr Michele Squire, a microbiologist. Whether you’re suffering from dark spots, patches of discolouration or post-acne scarring, hyperpigmentation is when the skin’s melanin production process goes into overdrive. The issue is usually brought on by chronic (and often incidental) sun exposure, says Squire, but there are other causes too. “There’s hormonal triggers like pregnancy,” says Squire. “Also injury or inflammation can lead to dark spots or leave pigmentation behind.” And that unevenness can make us feel older than we actually are, says Squire. Why? Because on a subconscious level, we see skin clarity…

YOGI MISO BOWL SERVES 2 400g brown rice, well rinsed2 tbsp sushi vinegar or rice wine vinegar1 tbsp peanut oil1 tsp sesame oil15 0g shiitake or oyster mushrooms4 tbsp white miso paste½ daikon, spiralised or grated1 small Lebanese cucumber, shaved into ribbons (use a peeler, mandolin or spiraliser)2 colourful radishes. thinly sliced50 g dried wakame, soaked in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then drained1 tbsp kimchi2 spring onions, cut into matchsticks1 handful coriander leaves1 tsp dried dulse flakes1 sheet nori, coarsely torn1 handful snow pea shoots1 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds1 tbsp toasted black sesame seeds DRESSING 2 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp sesame oil1 tbsp tamari2 tsp mirinjuice of ½ lime½ garlic clove, minced½ tsp minced ginger 1 Cook rice in salted boiling water for 15-20 minutes – you want…

Peering up over her cards, Iris Apfel listened as her aunt waxed lyrical about the importance of ladies being able to play bridge. It’s New York in 1940 and any female worth their salt in the city sat at the card table. The women played cards and the men talked. That’s the way it was. But for Apfel, the notion of fitting neatly into the background was something she simply couldn’t fathom, not even at 19. “I went home and I thought about it and said, ‘I am not going to spend my life living in somebody’s image of what a certain person of a certain class of a certain age is supposed to do,” Apfel explained to marie claire. “I’m not going to be a rebel and offend anybody,…

THE DRESS Ankle-skimming hemlines and airy silhouettes are back in a big way. Pair with jewel tone accessories. THE BAG Looking to inject freshness into your everyday wardrobe? Reach for a white bag instead of black. THE JEWELS Elevate your look by mixing textures and weights of your jewellery. THE BOOTS The simplest way to step up your look is with shoes that make a statement. The bolder, the better. THE SCARF Versatile and lightweight, the real MVP is the scarf that can be woven into a top or worn in your hair.…

The year was 1968 and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy, widow of the late President John F. Kennedy, was set to marry Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. In the lead-up to the wedding, an intimate affair held on the groom’s private island of Skorpios, he gifted her a pair of earrings: large floral motifs dripping with diamonds and generous ruby cabochons. The pieces were designed by Van Cleef & Arpels – a fitting choice for a wedding present, given the house itself was founded on a love story. In 1895, Estelle Arpels, the daughter of a gemstone dealer, had married Alfred Van Cleef, the son of a stone-cutter and diamond broker. The following year the two families came together and opened the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique on Paris’ covetable Place…

7 FOR 70 To celebrate 70 years of fashion, Max Mara has launched a capsule collection of seven special-edition T-shirts by seven renowned artists. Boasting collaborators such as artist William Wegman and illustrator Brian Grimwood, the T-shirts are $515 each at au.maxmara.com. DENIM COOL Cult brand Ganni continues its devotion to denim and sustainability with its first-ever responsible Core Denim collection. Unveiling seven essential jean shapes, the brand says the bulk of the launch has been created in line with The Jeans Redesign project. Available in sizes 24-32, ganni.com. FURLA FUN Furla’s autumn/winter 2021 collection celebrates the mood we’re all yearning for: a spirit of joie de vivre. The campaign is a continuation of the #FunFurla project, which celebrates the good things in life: friendship, togetherness and joy. 100 YEARS…

In 2012, when Andie Halas and her husband Anthony were running swimwear company Seafolly, a production issue meant they were left with 100 towels that couldn’t be sold. Not wanting to dump them in landfill, Halas contacted the Asylum Seekers Centre and quickly realised the huge demand for clothing for those in need. It was a “lightbulb moment”, says Halas, and it led to the development of Thread Together, which collects new, leftover stock from more than 500 retail brands to redistribute to charities across Australia. Over the past nine years, the not-for-profit has clothed 500,000 people, and while the pandemic has proved a hurdle, Thread Together is busier than ever, with demand at an all-time high. In addition to an increased need from communities in south-west Sydney, the charity…

I can’t think of one example to share with you, so I will share a few. Isolated, they might seem insignificant, but collectively they bruise. Take the time I told a close friend I was really struggling during a particularly lost period in life and he told me that “things could be worse”. Or, the time – rather, times – I was told to go back to where I came from. Despite being born in Australia and not having anywhere to “go back to”. Whenever I have shared these moments with others, responses can range from telling me to laugh it off, to get a thicker skin, to that anyone who says that is just ignorant, so ignore them. In theory, all that advice makes sense. But it’s never helped.…

Not long after Patrizia Reggiani was released from prison in 2014, a camera crew from a trashy Italian television show turned up unannounced at her Milan workplace. Reggiani had just spent a decade and a half inside after being convicted in 1998 of arranging the March 1995 murder of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, the last of the Gucci family dynasty to run the luxury brand. The former socialite had always maintained her innocence – her best friend had set her up, she said – but the TV crew caught her in a reckless mood. “Patrizia, why did you hire a hitman to kill Maurizio Gucci? Why didn’t you shoot him yourself?” badgered the reporter. “My eyesight is not so good,” Reggiani lobbed back. “I didn’t want to miss.” Sentenced to…

A funny thing happened at the turn of 2021, during that hazy, lazy week between Christmas and New Year. With people from London to Sydney stuck in various stages of lockdown, holed up at home in their sweatpants and slippers, corset sales started to surge. Global shopping platform Lyst reported a 123 per cent spike in searches for the item, while lingerie brand Fleur du Mal cited a 30 per cent increase in purchases. Historians of the future might look back on this time and hypothesise that worn-down couples were planning some frisky fun, an attempt to rekindle the spark that COVID killed. But they’d be missing an important piece in the puzzle. Because on Christmas Day, Bridgerton, the lavish Netflix period drama based on the best-selling novels by Julia…

When I woke up today, my first thought was … Where is my coffee? (It arrived, seconds later, delivered to my bed. I start the day like the Queen.) In my new book, Apples Never Fall, tennis coach, wife and mother Joy Delaney goes missing, leaving her kids to figure out what happened. If I were to disappear somewhere, I would go … Anywhere that required a passport. As I write this, I’m in lockdown, unable to travel more than 10 kilometres from home. So I’m dreaming of an international holiday. My children, George and Anna, would describe me as … I had assumed the answers would be: kind, caring, loving, superior to other mothers. But what I got was: ‘sort of floaty’ (floaty?), ‘sleepy’, ‘sneezy’, ‘not that strict’, and…

Chief among the qualities that characterise the best screen stars is an innate understanding of their body as an instrument. Watching actor Sophie Wilde, 23, stare down the barrel of the camera, bundled up in the latest Celine collection from designer Hedi Slimane, she fluidly shapeshifts for each frame, crouching for one before smoothly coming up for another. Her facial expressions change infinitesimally, each shot better than the last. It’s hard to imagine her doing anything else. “It was always going to be acting,” she tells marie claire after the shoot. “It’s the earliest thing I remember wanting to do.” A childhood spent going to “theater shows, the opera and random musicals” with her grandparents instilled a love of live drama, but it was seeing Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday…

With pretty florals and a good dash of fantasy, the Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia eau de parfum is an intensified iteration of the EDT original. The bottle with the house’s Flora pattern, reimagined by creative director Alessandro Michele, is filled with notes of pear blossom, gardenia, jasmine and brown sugar. With Miley Cyrus as the muse, this scent is for the woman who knows her own mind.…

The turbulence of the past two years has yet to be entered into the history books, but it’s already written all over our faces in the form of breakouts, wrinkles and dryness. That stress can manifest itself on our skin isn’t exactly news, says American dermatologist Dennis Gross, but our new, anxious normal has exacerbated the issue. When we encounter a stressor, our bodies activate a fight or flight response. “Say you see a lion and need to escape,” says psychodermatologist and University of Rochester professor of dermatology, allergy, immunology and rheumatology, Francisco Tausk. “Your blood pressure goes up, your heart starts pounding and your brain has to be clear to escape.” Our bodies prioritise the organs needed to save you, and since our skin isn’t one of them, what…

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If you have natural curls or highlights, chances are you have to deal with frizz and flyaways. But don’t fret, there are ways to get hair hydrated, silky and wellbehaved. Hollywood hairstylist and Hask ambassador Jessica Elbaum has worked with A-listers such as Sofia Vergara, and she says that settling into a good hair routine will address frizz head-on. Here, she explains why flyaways and unruly hair happens and how to switch it to smooth. WHAT CAUSES FRIZZ AND FLYAWAYS? “Frizz and flyways can often be caused by weather conditions such as humidity or even desert-dry climates. It can also be from having curly or damaged hair.” WHAT HAIR TYPES SUFFER MOST? “The curly hair family is the most prone to frizz and flyaways. The second most-prone type is damaged…

AESOP One whiff and you’re seaside. With the whip of the ocean blended with notes of intense musk and wood, this scent evokes the excitement that comes from being by the big blue. AMOUAGE Patchouli oil, Madagascan vanilla, oud and tonka bean take us directly to a vibrant, natural world, evoking the majesty of a stately European forest. MEMO Inspired by the Tango, this is a sensual aromatic floral scent with notes of rose and oud that conjure the heady feeling of a lover’s embrace. HINT OF TINT With the weather warming up, a barely-there base feels right. Clarins’ tinted Milky Boost Cream features peach milk to hydrate and soften skin, while the lightweight tint delivers that no-makeup look we crave. Or try Tarte’s water-based foundation, which moves with skin…

SHIRLEY GIBNEY I was the youngest of six kids and my mum was just always there. I grew up in a very dysfunctional family: my father was a violent alcoholic and was prone to episodes, so whenever he would come home and have one of his rages, Mum would always shut the doors, put us to bed and sing us to sleep – then invariably have to go deal with him and be the victim of domestic violence. She always protected us. Considering the childhood that we all did have and the traumas that we’ve all since had, the fact that we still love and care for each other, and all of us would be there for each other in a heartbeat, is a testament to her as a mother.…

THE LOOK CUT-OUT AND KEEP Racy cut-out details – on the waist, the hip, the arm or the collarbone – deliver the season’s most eye-catching trend.…

In celebration of this new shopping experience, a selection of items will be available exclusively online, including the DiorTravel pouch (pictured below), the covetable Lady Dior bag in yarrow pink quilted leather, the casual-cool Dior Book Tote and the Dior Cannage headband in grey velvet Mizza embroidery. If the mall was the epicentre of fashion in the ’80s, and the ’90s was all about the high street, the birth of online shopping defined the noughties – and it’s a trend that’s been rising ever since. Click for chic, because today you can have shoes, bags, dresses and jewels delivered directly to your door. And they could be from Dior, with the luxury French brand recently unveiling an Australian e-boutique. A digital accompaniment to the house’s bricks-and-mortar stores, the shop carries…

While Evie Ferris started dancing almost as soon as she could walk, she rarely saw herself reflected on Australian stages or screens as a child. The few occasions she did see an Indigenous female on television – Deborah Mailman on Play School or Jessica Mauboy on Australian Idol – “meant a lot”, the Taribelang and Djabugay woman explains. Now Ferris, 24, is thrilled to be in the position to inspire other young hopefuls after being named as the first Indigenous Wiggle in children’s entertainment group The Wiggles, as it expands from four to eight to include “gender balanced and diverse” cast members. It’s yet another milestone for Ferris, who became the second First Nations woman to join the Australian Ballet after being spotted by the company at age 12. Her…

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In hard times, Jennifer Aniston’s voice is like a tonic for the soul. A pandemic may be raging, the weather may be unpredictable, the polar bears may be perched on ever-dwindling icebergs, but when Aniston’s cheerful voice comes through my computer on Zoom, it’s like sunlight pouring from a cloud. All is well. “Hi!” says Aniston, who’s calling from Los Angeles and whom I’ve interviewed a number of times over the years. Her camera’s turned off today, but her face flashes before me anyway: the warm blue eyes, the wry smile, half hidden by a sweep of lion-blonde hair. “It’s so good to talk to you!” She’s in the middle of post-production for season two of Morning Wars, the hit AppleTV+ drama she stars in with Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell…

Looking to my left, the mountain drops steeply into a fog of nothingness. In sub-zero temperatures, I’m crouched down, dressed in nothing but bike shorts and a singlet. I feel paralysed with fear, and it dawns on me that this is the moment I might die. What the hell am I doing and how did I get here? It’s all thanks to a man named Hof (no, not that one). Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman”, is something of a human marvel. After losing his wife to suicide in 1995 and becoming a single father of four, the Dutchman began swimming in ice water and meditating in the snow as a coping mechanism, which evolved into a full-blown phenomenon. Breath work, cold exposure and commitment form the three pillars…

There’s a delicate strength woven into Kyra Mancktelow’s dilly bags, created using local grasses and a traditional looping technique. On their own, the grasses can be snapped, shredded and set on fire. Woven together, they create a continuous unbreakable bond uniting the natural world with 60,000 years of Indigenous culture. An imprint of a dilly bag hangs across Mancktelow’s piece Moongalba II, which took out the Telstra Emerging Artist Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Award (NATSIAA). The ink etching pays homage to children of the Myora mission on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), who were forced to wear western uniforms in an attempt to assimilate them under a strict missionary regime in 1892-96. “I re-created the uniform using tarlatan material then inked it up and ran…

Ditch the skinny jeans for wider strides; oversized and baggy are the new pants du jour Trade in lockdown looks for rock-star glam in thighskimming minis teamed with cowboy boots For the colour-shy, monochrome is thankfully the new black From bandeaus and bralettes to cropped tops, the midriff is still having a moment…

Burnt reds This look throws out the idea that you should pick either lipsz or eyes. A smudgy terracotta eye with a lip that’s applied straight from the bullet makes a statement without trying too hard. Turn to p160 for how to re-create the look. Gold fleck Fresh and pretty, this look is all about a flushed cheek and pretty lip, highlighted by gold touches in the inner eyes. Turn to p160 for how to re-create the look. Silver sheen Molten silver swept across the eyelids lends a new take on the smoky eye. The key here is to keep everything else pared right back. Khaki cool Blend, then blend again to make this khaki tone meld into the lash line. Team with a coral lip for that tough-yet-pretty vibe.…

Gentle yet deeply cleansing, this French green clay-dosed cleanser pulls out dirt and oils to leave skin soft and thoroughly clean. Lactic acid and fruit AHAs boost cell renewal and smooth rough surfaces, while also calming redness and reducing excess oiliness. The niacinamide (aka vitamin B3) and B5, plus a healthy dash of hyaluronic acid, will protect skin and plump it in equal measures. With collagen peptides, niacinamide, vitamin B5 and hyaluronic acid, this hydrator protects against pollution and blue light, and boosts elasticity. This sheet mask - loaded with probiotics, AHAs, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid - will leave skin plump, dewy and bright.…

In a world where we’re increasingly seeing our homes as the HQ of not only our personal lives but also our work and social lives, the reliance on our devices to connect has increased to levels never see before. And there have been some knock-on effects to our complexions. With late-night scrolling of Instagram, deep dives into TikTok and our new obsession with Zoom, the stress of being in front of a screen for hours at a time is coming with a price tag. After seemingly countless weeks of lockdowns, many of us are experiencing a complexion that’s dehydrated, dull and lined. And much of it has to do with the spike in screen time that goes on well after we have clocked off from work. By now, we’re across…

MULTI-TASK YOUR CLEANSE With willow bark to gently exfoliate and smooth, this rose-scented gel-to-foam cleanser is designed to address signs of ageing. Generously dosed with vitamin-C rich Kakadu plum, pomegranate, lemon aspen, apple and nettle, it washes away impurities such as makeup and excess oil while also leaving skin feeling comfortable and hydrated. SUPPORT SYSTEM New research shows that even when the rest of the body is taking a breather, our eyes never rest. Throw in hours of daily screen time and it’s going to catch up with our peepers in the form of lines, wrinkles, dark circles and dullness. I’m relying heavily on Estée Lauder’s new Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix, and I’m not saving this one for the nightshift; I’m applying in the morning as well (and…

According to Jodie Fried, finding your personal style at home comes down to two driving forces: “Honouring what makes you happy, and what gives you a clear and content mind.” For Fried, the co-founder of sustainable rug brand Armadillo, and her cinematographer husband, Greig Fraser, that means spaces that make them feel most like themselves. As Australian expats who have been residents of Los Angeles for 12 years, the couple live in a Pan-Pacific in-between space that is hard to define. And as much as they love their enigmatic Venice Beach neighbourhood, their architectural preferences remain quintessentially Australian. Especially when it came to designing a home that would shape the childhoods of their three young kids. The four-bedroom den of raw minimalism prioritises the hallmarks of antipodean design: natural light,…

MOST-LOVED ART The Nicky Kriss painting above my couch. This huge custom piece was made for me by the incredible Australian painter, and has become the centrepiece to our living space. Our interior style is soft with light timber and lots of greys and blush, so this artwork ties everything in beautifully. SIGNATURE PERFUME Roses de Chloé EDT. I was given this as a semi-joke after I was on The Bachelorette (as if I hadn’t had enough roses in my life!) and I fell in love with it. The fragrance is light and feminine without being too overpowering on the floral front. FAVOURITE PIECE OF JEWELLERY My little apple ring. It was a gift my dad gave my mum before they were even married, and my mum passed on to…