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Fiona Hall NZ's Top Makeup Student
Manawatu beauty therapy student Fiona Hall has been named New Zealand’s top makeup student for 2012.
Fiona is a student of the New Zealand Institute of Electrolysis and Beauty Therapy in Palmerston North, and took the New Zealand title when she won the 2012 Wendy Hill Cosmetics Student Award for Professional Photographic Bridal Makeup.
Around 190 students took part in the competition this year.
New Pastel Pretty Eyeshadow Quinset
We've just launched a gorgeous new Quinset Eyeshadow Palette with a selection of our favourite pastel eyeshadow shades to complement the pastel fashion shades seen everywhere in stores and in magazines.
New GM for Wendy Hill Cosmetics
Wendy Hill Cosmetics has always been a family business, so we are delighted that we are continuing this strong family connection with daughter Tiffany Clarke joining us as General Manager.
Her appointment is part of a restructuring of our business that will further strengthen our customer service and business development, and which will also see the business repositioned from Timaru to a new base on Auckland's North Shore. Tiffany (pictured) has had an involvement with us virtually since our establishment 12 years ago, working with the Wendy Hill team at events such as the New Zealand Beauty Expo. She has an extensive background as an airline trainer, working for Qantas and Air New Zealand here and overseas.
Smudge Eye Pencils
Smudge Eye Pencils are creamy eyeshadows in an easy-to-use pencil. Designed to draw on as a soft eyeliner shape or to smudge softly as an eyeshadow. Use Champagne as a highlighter, Baroque to add depth and contrast, and Smoke to create a great smoky eye look.
WOW 2011 continues to amaze
The Brancott Estate World of WearableArt Awards show (WOW) has wrapped up another record-breaking season in Wellington.
NZ's top makeup student named
Invercargill student Carla Brown has been named New Zealand's top makeup student for 2011.
cameras, and is the ultimate setting powder for makeup artists. Online Makeup Tutorials!
Now you can see the latest makeup styles and learn how to create these looks, with the marvellous new Wendy Hill online tutorials.
These exclusive tutorials are the work of our online makeup artist, Carol Ann Docherty, a brilliant young artist based in Queenstown, who brings a fresh new youthful approach to makeup tutorials. You can view all Carol Ann's tutorials by clicking here.
Stunning New Products
We've introduced a range of lovely new products with exceptional fashion shades.
NZ'S TOP MAKEUP STUDENT NAMED
Hawkes Bay student Sonya Bell has been named New Zealand's top makeup student for 2010.
Sonya (on the right) - a student of the Eastern Institute of Technology's Diploma of Beauty and Body Therapy course - took the title when she won the National 2010 Wendy Hill Makeup Student Award for Professional Photographic Bridal Makeup.
Mineral makeup myths clouding the issues
(This article on mineral cosmetics appeared in the September issue of Beauty NZ. It gives an informative opinion on the limitations and difficulties of using mineral based cosmetics, especially its use for weddings, photography and special occasion makeups.)
New Zealand makeup diva Wendy Hill (right) believes there is a place for mineral makeup in the market - but it is not going to change makeup as we know it nor will it ever totally replace classic makeup.
She believes much of the current interest in mineral makeup is advertising hype, often based on misconceptions, which has confused consumers and diverted their attention away from focussing on the more important issue of the quality of the ingredients used in their makeup.
She believes much of the current interest in mineral makeup is advertising hype, often based on misconceptions, which has confused consumers and diverted their attention away from focussing on the more important issue of the quality of the ingredients used in their makeup.
WOW 2010
Creativity WOWS record audiences
By our Wellington correspondent
Two designers from India have taken the top award in the Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show in Wellington.
First time entrants Manas Barve and Yogesh Chaudhary won the American Express Open Section and the Montana Supreme Award with their innovative garment Loops, created from merino wool felt using a seamless knitting technique.
Wendy Hill/Liz Mitchell join for fundraiser
Wendy Hill Cosmetics and leading couture and ready-to-wear designer Liz Mitchell recently joined forces for a fashion show to raise funds for Dress for Success.
The event was staged by the leading Auckland law firm, Bell Gully - one of New Zealand's oldest law firms - and was co-ordinated by Farzana Nizam.
Members of the Women's Lawyers Association were invited and about 80 attended. All products, auction items, catering, food and beverage were donated for the event, and participants all donated their time.
Wendy Hill Makeup Workshops
We recently held a series of successful and highly enjoyable professional makeup workshops and Polytech Master Class presentations in the lower South Island, visiting Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown.
WOW 2009
Alaskan Carpenter takes top award
Alaskan carpenter David Walker took away the Montana Supreme WOW Award at the 2009 Montana World of WearableArt Awards show at the TSB Bank Arena on Wellington's waterfront in September, to become the first international designer to take out the top award.
Wendy Hill Makeup is proud to be the official and exclusive makeup of the Montana World of WearableArt Awards show.
Walker's stunning entry was a 17th century ball gown - Lady of the Wood - which he created entirely out of mahogany and lacewood with 52 strips of maple and cedar veneer for the hooped skirt, topped off with a glamorous wig made from wood shavings. Lady of the Wood also won the Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde section.
