Think Vintage this month. A return to classical beauty has us re visiting the old Hollywood cinema stars for inspiration and beauty ideas.  The one thing that starlets like Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Clara Bow and Marilyn Monroe had in common is elegance. They exhumed an elegant and chic beauty that is hard to replicate. [...]

PANIC!! It’s Christmas Party Season and you have got the perfect wardrobe set in toe with a little black number but haven’t got a clue how to carry off red lipstick without looking like you’ve eaten a box of raspberries? It’s time to get all dolled up – should you opt for nude lips and [...]

Phoenix, House of Makeup recently put on an ultra feminine and extravagant appearance for its Debut show at Fashion Week. In the ever first runway show of its kind, I revealed the launch of my brand new collection ‘5 Shades of Summer’ featuring our latest innovative and fabulous products, at NZ Fashion WEEKEND. The star [...]

It is easy to get into a makeup rut which is the main reason women get stuck with a dated look that they have been applying years. Try these tips to instantly update your look whilst taking years off your face. Applying your make-up the way you did years ago will not look effective today, [...]

There isn’t a superior approach to this season’s swinging 60’s movement than the long lashed baby-doll look. But before you grab your black crème eyeliner and start channeling your inner Twiggy, I have a few tips for modernizing the look. The eyes and eyelashes are the focus, with emphasis tightly on lashings of mascara and [...]

A big shout out to Phoenix who features in the most recent issue of Mana magazine – woohoo! Modern makeup is all about the eyes. In the past twenty years there has been a big shift in makeup taking focus from the lips to the eyes. The most popular and requested makeup looks involve the [...]

by Phoenix Renata (TangataWhenua.com’s Beauty Advice Expert) The best thing is to look natural – but it takes makeup to look natural” – Calvin Klein Less in most cases is more, but when it comes to looking beautifully natural or creating an elegant but effortless appearance it takes more than what meets the eye. When [...]

Skin is In by Phoenix Renata (TangataWhenua.com’s Beauty Advice Expert) Tips on how to make this season’s fashionable makeup wearable for everyday life I was lucky enough to head my makeup team for two shows at Sydney Fashion Week recently and saw lots of up and coming trends for 2010. The runway is one of [...]