Shanna McGoldrick

Lifestyle Journalist & Content Writer

Shanna McGoldrick

Lifestyle Journalist & Content Writer

Five beauty lessons from London Fashion Week
London always holds its own during fashion month when it comes to innovative beauty looks, and the Autumn/Winter 2017 catwalk cycle that wrapped up on Tuesday was no different. Here are five major lessons to take from the shows. One beauty launch attracting a lot of attention was "Fire," a hair dye that changes color throughout the day by reacting with the temperature in the environment.
Fashion Network
Beauty
Oscars beauty: 10 best red carpet looks
Risk-taking beauty was one of the more surprising red carpet trends at the 89th Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday night, but it was an approach that paid off for several Hollywood stars. Here are 10 of the best from the evening. Viola Davis may have stuck with a classic red when it came to her gown, but makeup-wise she left nothing to chance, matching her lipstick and nails to the golden hue of the statuette she took home for ‘Best Supporting Actress.'
Yahoo!
Beauty
Why the lipstick market is hotter than ever
July 29 is National Lipstick Day, so it's just as well that a colorful pout has never been more on trend. Research released this week revealed that in the UK alone, lipstick sales are set to increase by an estimated whopping 12 percent during 2016, hitting the £306 million mark (about US$402 million).
Yahoo!
Fashion Beauty
Summer 2016 makeup: Dolce & Gabbana invites you to spend a summer in Italy
Dolce & Gabbana has unveiled its new makeup collection, "Summer In Italy." The Sicilian fashion and beauty house has brought to life the concept of the "carretto siciliano," an icon of Italian folklore, as a recurring motif throughout the new range, which it made available globally this month. The collection tells the story of medieval knights and dames, traditions and the love of beauty.
Malaysia Tatler
Beauty
Bella Hadid Is The Newest Face Of Dior Makeup
Bella Hadid has scooped a major new modelling contract as the ambassador of Dior makeup. The supermodel will star in a series of online videos for the French fashion and beauty house as part of her new role, WWD reports. The first clip will see her discussing her favourite beauty products with the brand's in-house creative and image director Peter Phillips.
Huffington Post Canada
Beauty
Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill Is The New Face Of Lancome
American model Taylor Hill has been named the newest ambassador of Lancome. The 20-year-old Hill is perhaps best known as a member of the exclusive Victoria's Secret Angels club, but the leggy brunette is something of a rising star in the fashion industry. Taking to Instagram to announce the news, the model said one of her "biggest dreams" had come true.
Huffington Post Canada
Beauty
Lip service: US sees record numbers of lip augmentations
In confirmation that pillowy lips are the must-have beauty accessory of the moment, it has been revealed that a record number of lip augmentation procedures were carried out in the US in 2015. Newly released data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has confirmed that lip jobs are now the second-fastest growing facial procedure in the United States since 2000, beaten only by dermabrasion procedures.
Euronews
Beauty
Beauty collections: the ultimate new status symbol?
Katy Perry is a woman of many talents, and last week she revealed she has added 'makeup designer' to her impressive list of achievements. The singer has teamed up with cosmetics giant CoverGirl on her very own beauty collection focusing on brightly-colored lipsticks and mascara. Titled 'Katy Kat', the feline-inspired range comprises 13 highly pigmented and moisturizing demi-matte lipsticks in eye-popping shades including vibrant coral, siren red and even black.
Yahoo!
Beauty
The stars get experimental with beauty looks in Cannes
(Relaxnews) - The Cannes Film Festival 2016 is well and truly underway, and the stars have been taking the opportunity to experiment with their red carpet beauty looks. Lily-Rose Depp played it cool at the photocall for her film "La Danseuse" ("The Dancer") with shaggy hair, low-key hoop earrings, and natural brows.
Euronews
Beauty
Almost half of European women are unhappy with breasts
Women across Europe no longer covet busty figures and are instead coveting smaller, perkier chests, a new survey has revealed. Results from lingerie brand Triumph's 2016 Female Confidence Report have found that changing body shape trends now mean that 40 percent of women across Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Denmark and Poland are concerned with the perkiness of their breasts.
Yahoo! News
Beauty
New romance: the prettiest new lip products for Spring
Romantic beauty was the name of the game at last year's Spring/Summer 2016 fashion shows, and now that the season is finally rolling around the look is coming into its own. Lips are a key element to the trend, and luckily the year so far has been packed with new product releases that will keep your lipstick game suitably pretty and winsome until fall.
Good Morning America
Beauty
Balmain Leads The Couture Wig Revival Trend
One of the most headline-grabbing looks from Paris Fashion Week had nothing to do with fashion and everything to do with hair. When Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing took Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and his army of 'It' models and dressed them in colour swap wigs, it caused a media sensation.
Huffington Post Canada
Beauty Fashion
From Texas to New York, Viral Campaigns Tackle Unrealistic Beauty Standards
A grassroots campaign in New York is providing the latest backlash to what many perceive to be unrealistic female beauty standards. ‘#MyBodyDoes’, which has been steadily gathering pace in the US metropolis, has seen advocates for positive self-image posting manifesto stickers around the city to encourage women to love their natural shape.
Yahoo! News
Beauty
Christian Louboutin launches new lacquer-like lipstick range
Christian Louboutin is expanding its beauty range with the launch of a new lipstick, inspired by the shoe designer's love of all things lacquer. 'Loubilaque', which will debut this summer, promises high coverage, high shine, and high drama colour in a bold antithesis of the current matte trend sweeping the makeup industry.
Malaysia Tatler
Beauty
2015: the year of honest beauty?
This week, fashion label & Other Stories unveiled a headline-grabbing lingerie campaign that hadn't been anywhere near an airbrushing tool. Featuring models with underarm hair, tattoos and scars, the campaign went viral almost instantly, being labelled as everything from "kickass" to "brave" in the global media.
Yahoo! News
Beauty
‘Average beauty’ makes a comeback in new ads
Dove, as usual, is leading the way, with its latest film “Choose Beautiful” encouraging women all over the world to embrace their loveliness. The clip, released this week, sees women in San Francisco, Delhi, Sao Paulo, London and Shanghai faced with the option of walking through one of two doors, marked “beautiful” and “average”, exposing the way they perceive themselves according to social norms.
Metro News
Beauty

About

Shanna McGoldrick

I am a British journalist specialising in lifestyle news and features. I currently work as the fashion and beauty editor for AFP Relaxnews, a global newswire service in Paris providing coverage for 85 news outlets, where my work is published by New York Daily News, Huffington Post Canada, Yahoo! News, France 24, CTV News and Euronews.

As a freelancer I have written for The Sun, Metropolitan Magazine, Sleeper Magazine, USA Today, Press Association and Santiago Magazine. I speak fluent English, French and Spanish.

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