Useful Beauty Links
We have gathered together a range of useful links to websites that offer valuable information from online retail outlets offering quality beauty products to beauty tid bits and latest trends.
www.meccacosmetica.com.au
Mecca's online retail outlet and catalogue, offering a unique selection of cutting edge brand names in colour cosmetics, skincare, body care and hair care.
www.sephora.com
European and United States based online beauty retail chain.
www.a-squirrel.com
Online retailer of make-up brushes, mineral make-up, cosmetic train cases, and other make-up sets.
www.addicted.com.au
There are lots of websites around that bring the world to Australia, but what about bringing the great products we have to offer to the rest of the world? And so Addicted was born. The brands you will find on this site, such as Christina Fitzgerald, Shizen, and MOR have been specifically chosen because they are a little bit different. They are socially aware, don’t test on animals, use innovative ingredients and are above all great products!
www.strawberrynet.com
Online discount cosmetics and skincare retailer.
www.adorebeauty.com.au
An Australian based online retail beauty store. Adore Beauty was launched in April 2000 by Kate Morris, a self-confessed "beauty junkie", with the goal of making the best hard-to-find unique beauty brands available to women all over the world.
www.modelcoshop.com.au
ModelCo is a cult beauty brand based in Sydney, Australia and is the creation of former model agent Shelley Barrett ModelCo creates premium beauty products for high demand consumers that are quick-fix, multi-purpose and unique. Each product cleverly combines cutting-edge creativity and technical innovation. ModelCo products are: Tested on models not animals!
www.pinkdotbeauty.com.au
The cutest pink site filled with fab cult favourite ranges such as Mama Cocos, Glamourflage, and Lip lingerie. Pink Dot Beauty also has a Pink Dot Beauty Forum too, for a bit of fun.
www.smartpoppy.com.au
Smart Poppy was established in 2005 by Sydneysider Nicola Baartse. Nicola started this site for makeup addicts on a budget. Smart Poppy is dedicated to bringing Australian women the best in beauty products at the best of prices through her online cosmetics discount outlet.
www.purefiji.com
The premium Pure Fiji Spa range is available online. Visit this beautiful site to learn more about this extraordinary company and their deluxe products created from a synergistic blend of exotic nut and floral extracts blended with fresh coconut milk. Pure Fiji brings the best of the ancient South Pacific Islander traditions to today's body care.
www.camerareadycosmetics.com
At CameraReadyCosmetics.com is an American company that retails the professional ranges of Cinema Secrets, RCMA, and Camera Ready products. Their range is extensive and they ship internationally.
www.glitter.com.au
Glitter Cosmetics' Beauty Products and Cosmetic Accessories for the Discerning Woman. After searching the world for beautiful, chic and uncompromising cosmetic accessories, Glitter Cosmetics is proud to offer you its first collection of stunning make-up brushes and other quality beauty accesories.
www.bathebathandbeauty.com.au
Bathe Bath and Beauty carry such lovely brands as Malie Kaua'i, Badger and Sohum. In their beauty department you will find goodies from Rosie Jane, Murad, Sharps, Paula Dorf, Bloom, and Too Faced Cosmetics, who’s motto is "why be pretty, when you can be gorgeous!"...That works for us!
www.perfectpotion.com.au
How would you like to feel today? Perfect Potion is a sanctuary for the senses, organic, soothing and healing. It is the dream of Salvatore Battaglia and his partner Carolyn Stubbin. Together with the Perfect Potion team, they are passionate people who care and readily share knowledge with you. Visit Perfect Potion for the opportunity to naturally enhance your life.
www.rescu.com.au
RESCU is sweet salvation for the beauty-obsessed. A click here, a click there, and you have the best niche brands at your fingertips. Cult make-up. Cutting-edge skincare. Fine Boutique French fragrance. The best bath and body products known to (wo)man. At RESCU, you will find the brands CARGO, Ole Henriksen, POUT, Cake, Claudalie, and Joey New York, just to name a few. What fun!
Online Retailers
forums.vogue.com.au
Vogue Magazine's ultimate discussion Forum - Australian based.
www.makeupalley.com
An American based discussion forum with extensive product reviews.
www.specktra.net
Your definitive MAC Resource.
Beauty Forums
www.beautyheaven.com.au
This fantastic site is an exciting mix of beauty products, tips, expert advice, makeover features, competitions and loads of information about thousands of beauty products. See you there!
www.i-shadow.net
A British based website that is super for inspiration, makeup trend reporting and forecasting for each season.
Beauty Magazines
www.beccacosmetics.com
Enabling ALL women, regardless of age or ethnicity, to achieve a natural looking, flawless complexion is the bedrock of the BECCA philosophy. BECCA states, they have developed a 3-Step Skin Perfecting Make-Up System that will correct, perfect and enhance ANY complexion, from the fairest to the darkest skin tones.
www.narscosmetics.com
At the heart of NARS is François Nars' mission to empower women to experiment and have fun with makeup by teaching them how to enhance their natural beauty and individual characteristics.
www.makeupstore.com.au
Make Up Store was founded by Mika Liias in 1996. By offering creative, intelligent, yet accessible cosmetics designed to inspire artistic vision and unveil the makeup artist in us all: Make Up Store has attracted a cult following across the globe. Finally, a makeup brand for every age, colour, race, and social background.
www.purist.com
Blended in the pristine bushland near beautiful Sydney, Australia, The Purist Company brings you the [A'kin] and [Al'chemy] collection of naturally inspired hair, skin and body care products.
www.brandmakers.com.au
The self professed "beauty junkie's" best friend. Brandmakers brings you international cult beauty brands such as Ole Henrickson, Pout, Three Custom Color Specialists, Cargo, Joey-New York, Lola,and more.
www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com
BB is uncompromisingly dedicated to creating a flattering make-up artistry line. Bobbi Brown says that her philosphy is "all about achieving and maintaining balance, cultivating a positive look, and loving yourself the way you are." - and we love that.
www.dkstudio.com.au
Di Kennedy is passionate about helping real women enjoy and celebrate their own unique beauty. The Di Kennedy range of ultra high performance cosmetics are the first step towards facing each day at your most gorgeous. The Di Kennedy range of foundations and shades in the range came out of the desire to reflect the cultural diversity in Australia, and allow women from all backgrounds to have the choices to develop their own make up style.
www.shizen.com.au
Shizen is a quickly growing Australian young brand renowned for its effective, all natural Lip care. The brand is young, fresh and timeless in design and concept. Plus, it’s a darn fine lip balm to boot! We love that.
www.janeiredale.com
Jane Iredale: The Skin Care Makeup. Is a company that home to great mineral makeup in a vast array of colours to suit many complexions: the Global Colours range. Visit this site to learn more about mineral makeup and to source stockists in your area. Jane Iredale distributes internationally.
www.seoc.com.au
Sydney Essential Oil Co. is Australia's leading ethical aromatherapy wholesale supplier of Certified Organic & Pure Essential Oils, Massage Oils and Natural Raw Materials. S.E.O.C also offer a range of unscented base products such as creams & sulphate-free shampoo, clays, herbal extracts, vitamins and aromatherapy accessories.
www.maccosmetics.com
Make-up Art Cosmetics, Inc. is a Canadian based company that has an extensive skincare and make-up artistry line with loads of edge.
Cosmetic Companies
www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org
The LGFB program provides voluntary assistance by facilitating LGFB workshops in over 104 hospitals and cancer care centres nationally. They hold workshops for women undergoing treatment for cancer, also host a more youth orientated version for boys and girls also undergoing treatment, publishes a 20 page self-help booklet providing practical advice, as well as, providing a host of free educational material for patients, health professionals working in oncology, and for friends and relatives of anyone undergoing cancer treatment. A truly amazing organization.
Yoga in Australia
This is a fantastic website, which lists online Yoga centres around Australia.
That Crystal Site
That Crystal Site is a premier online retailer of amazingly beautiful Crystals and Minerals. When quality matters, That Crystal Site it is!
www.sassybella.com
Online Australian lifestyle magazine.
Lifestyle & Wellbeing
www.beautydirectory.com.au
The Australian Beauty Directory is "the" definitive beauty directory. Have a look here for the latest and the greatest, the movers and the shakers, and the who's who in the Australian beauty industry.
www.cosmeticindustry.com
CosmeticIndustry.com is a place for people who love cosmetics - for professionals in the industry, for consumers who use cosmetics, for those who dream about having their own company. Cosmetic Industry will keep you up to date on new products, promotions, competition and even what is being said about products.
Beauty Information
www.mandilevanah.com
With over 13 years experience specialising in fashion and entertainment, freelance celebrity manicurist and make-up artist Mandi Levanah has established her own corporate and private manicure and make-up team with a difference.
www.acmuse.com
The professional suppliers of make up and training to those wishing to succeed in the Film, TV and Fashion Industries. ACMUSE is has a huge variety of product and is used by all the major TV Stations, Feature films and professional make up and special effect artists.