• Why do I get the impression that John Jay is either a fan of or an agent for the Westboro Baptist 'church'? - Will Marshall
  • Why is it that whenever there is a natural disaster in the USA our media is full of it for days? But if something happens elsewhere in the world, it's hardly mentioned, if at all. The Victorian bush fires and the Queensland floods were mentioned one day in the US media and forgotten the next - but we get a barrage every time there is a storm over there and it lasts for weeks with all sorts of stories about answered prayers and heroism - which never seems to happen anywhere else in the world. Have you ever also noticed that if there is a blizzard or a heat wave, it always stops at the Canadian border? None of these things ever happen in Canada. This constant Americanisation really gets up my nose. I have met adult Australians who didn't really understand that we are not part of the USA. I fully understand why the French are so ... French - and want to stay that way and not become a cultural colony of America as we have become. - Jack Richards
  • says so much about the human animal bond - life's experiences teach you who is loyal and truly loving and they are the ones you're most likely to reach for when you're at your lowest - melissa
  • Gee Jack, you've sure stirred up all pumpkin-scone bakers from Akerman's blog. They must be desperate for attention to chase you all the way to here. I think many of those extreme-right women secretly have the hots for you - and that's why they go out of their way to find you. By the way, I read your comments on Rudd's blog about SSM. I couldn't agree more! - Yasmina
  • Congratulations PJ and team!! A beautiful garden. Connecting to nature is what it's all about. - Fairy The Green One
  • Yes, and you are about as far from being a "rocket surgeon" as anyone who has ever graced this site. - Wendy Harmer
  • Relax Harry, I normally leave my contributions to online debate to a single entry or two but the response to my very brief comment led me into this discussion. You're right to say I had some connection with the writing, hence my joining in. But the connection was based on my not liking it. That's fair enough, people write pieces for sites like this in the full knowledge that they will be critiqued and that not everyone will like what they have said. If authors don't like it, they shouldn't put their writing out there. You may have noticed that I was not alone in criticising the article and so far no one has actually rebutted any of the points I have made - just complained about the way I have made them. If you disagree with the substance then go ahead and say where. I remember well being 16, but I'm not sure that it has much to do with what I wrote. Whatever poor behaviour I exhibited then - and there surely was some - my mum didn't write open letters about it to the paper or whatever media were available then. You've engaged me online without actually suggesting where I was wrong, but have you had a word with your mum re. what she publicly implied about the behaviour exhibited by you and your siblings? I gotta admit being part of this thread has been pretty enjoyable but it's probably for the best that I normally wouldn't have time to follow something like this over a couple of days - one could get sucked int pretty easily I guess. - Sly Place
  • The freckled duck is not rare. Its listed as 'Least concern' on the UICN red list. Just because CADS say its rare, doesnt mean they are telling the truth. Of course CADS had armed protestors willing to attend shooting locations. Laurie Levy openly admits that his supporters were prepared to break the law to achieve their goal. So heres an alternative hypothesis. CADS descended on the (officially) unattended, unmonitored Box Flats, and chose to make martyrs of several hundred birds to further their cause. It doesnt take a rocket surgeon to understand that that is just as plausible a situation as a rogue hunter. - leigh
  • so lovely, I am glad she got him back safely! aww :) - sami
  • So in 2015 a ranking of 70 and above will be mandatory for entry to University in NSW. So even if school standards are lifted for all by a massive increase in funding only the top 30% of year 12 graduates will be eligible for a University qualification? Or to put it another way approx 70% of year 12 graduates will not qualify to be considered for a university education. Now that's exclusive. I understand why University funding has been cut. Why focus so heavily on increasing the funding at school level only? - Michelle
 
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Categories:  Beauty, Style

5 BEAUTY TIPS FOR BUSY WOMEN

By Nikki Parkinson
May 3, 2012

I’m no longer a Fashion Week virgin.

We’re past the half-way mark of Mercedes-Benz Australian Fashion Week and I think I’ve just about got it going on.

 

The go-to guy… international makeup artist Nigel Stanislaus at Fashion Week with Ruby Rose.

Don’t worry, there’s no danger of being papped by an international street-style blogger any time soon. No, I’ve managed to navigate the mysterious backstage beauty world that goes hand-in-hand with fashion shows.

On one side you have the hair people. On the other, the makeup people. Models sit in rows in director chairs, rotating their svelte frames between each side, as directed.

As a beauty writer, the makeup director is the guy (or girl) you want to get in the face of.

This involves a lot of unhealthy stalking and you quickly learn that undone faces are NOT to be photographed. Done faces, on the other hand, will come alive (in an I’m-not-smiling-I’m-a-model-kind-of-way) should a camera be thrust in their general direction.

I’ve been stalking international makeup artist, Nigel Stanislaus (Nigel is Maybelline New York’s makeup artist), a lot this week. In my mind we are now best buddies. In his mind, he probably thinks I’m a crazy lady who needs to apply her makeup better.

This was probably confirmed for him yesterday when in a quiet five minutes, I grilled him for his makeup tips to help us look fresh not frazzled, when getting out the door each morning.

Here are the Top 5 makeup tips he says every busy woman needs to know:

1. Wear pink. Pink lipstick. Pink blush. “I think pink makes anyone look younger. It’s soft and it’s pretty. It just matches your skin, it makes your teeth whiter. It makes you really, really pretty.”

Nikki’s recommendation: Maybelline New York Colour Sensation Lip Colour in Born with It, $16.95. Available at supermarkets or buy here.

 

 

 

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  1. Wendy Harmer May 3, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Love this investigative reporting, Nikki. Out there doing the hard yards for we schlubs who don’t get to go to fashion week. Good stuff. I like all these tips.

     
    • Nikki @ Styling You May 3, 2012 Reply
       
       

      Wendy, I’ve decided that I’m so not Fashion Weeky … for starters, my bum is bigger than the allocated spot on the platform seating. I take the space of two model-like celebs.

       
  2. Tracey Hindmarsh May 3, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Love these tips Nikki, must have been a lot of fun. love the Lamington comment, very funny!

     
    • Nikki @ Styling You May 3, 2012 Reply
       
       

      Tracey, Nigel has been the king of funny comments about makeup this week. Love an expert who’s not afraid to have fun with it!

       
  3. Mrs Woog May 3, 2012 Reply
     
     

    I always thought pink was a bit prissy but am totally into it now. Like a freaking Barbie doll x

     
    • Nikki @ Styling You May 3, 2012 Reply
       
       

      I’ll do anything Nigel tells me too.

       
  4. Alex May 3, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Love that you suggested Hello Flawless! I received a free sample when I was having my eyebrows done at Benefit last week and cannot wait to try it out.

     
    • Nikki @ Styling You May 3, 2012 Reply
       
       

      It is lovely and light – perfectly on trend for the fresh face looks I’ve been seeing on the catwalk.

       
  5. Wendy Harmer May 3, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Hi Nikki, I tried wearing pink lipstick at lunch – didn’t work for me. ( in fact my girlfriend whipped out her lippy and gave me the once over!) I think , with my colouring, I am more a plum girl. But I did drag out the pink blusher! See listening… and I just picked up a tube of the Garnier BB when I was down the street buying some broccoli. Very glamorous. Love your work.

     
    • Nikki @ Styling You May 3, 2012 Reply
       
       

      Love it – a lippy-intervention!

       
  6. Jen May 4, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Hi Nikki, loving the posts – could you recommend a pink blush as well please – fair skin?

     

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