The beginning of another year of amazing hair and fabulous fashion! To kick it off we've uploaded some campaign images from Cybele's latest range, available in stores mid-February. Hair by Donielle Brooke. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Pure, chemical-free and highly active, Sans is a new generation in beauty: a collection of products designed to renew the texture and appearance of your skin and hair.

Unable to find products that were highly active but also pure and chemical-free, Sans founder Lucy Marr enlisted New Zealand’s top scientists to create a range of products unlike any other. A recognized expert in the beauty industry, Marr has been uncompromising in her search for high-quality, pure and effective ingredients for the Sans collection.

Sans is sold exclusively at the following outlets:
Marr Lab | Takapuna
Lucy & The Powder Room | Newmarket | Takapuna
Stephen Marr | Ponsonby | Newmarket | Takapuna

www.sansceuticals.com

As you may already know The Department Store is officially OPEN!!

As New Zealand's newest example of international retail thinking, the innovative new space operates over three levels. The Department Store showcases a fresh selection of the best creative brands New Zealand has to offer.

This exciting new project is the brainchild of Karen Walker, Stephen Marr and Black Box.

Stores include Stephen Marr, Lucy & The Powder Room, Marr Lab, Karen Walker, Black Box, Flotsam & Jetsam, Michael Lett, The Tea Room (cafe) and Simon James.

Pop in and see us!

Stephen Marr | +64 9 4880585
Lucy & The Powder Room | +64 9 4880585
Marr Lab | +64 9 4880686

10 Northcroft St, Takapuna, Auckland | 0800 DEPARTMENT STORE | www.thedepartmentstore.co.nz

One of our senior stylists Nikki Paton did a fantastic job on the Gin Wigmore shoot for Pilot Magazine. Nikki hit the nail on the head with a 1950's soft punk-look.

The latest Pilot mag gives its readers aesthetic pleasure with a 10-page beauty spread packed with dark moodiness, expressive movement and intense drama. Stephen Marr hair stylist Jason Li did a beautiful job on the hair.

On Monday the 14th Lucy & The Powder Room in Newmarket had a surprise visitor...Tyra Banks. The warm, friendly and gorgeous model-turned-T.V Show Host had her toes tended to and walked away with a lovely supply of Sans product.

One of our wicked hairstylists Matt Benns talks to NO. Magazine about his muses, turning people hot and being a style encyclopedia.



Matt also worked on the 16-page spread of international model Stella Maxwell in the Summer 2009 issue of NO. magazine. Matt created an original/feminine/boyish/punky/elegant/sharp/soft/striking look for the shoot. Talented? We think so.

The Department Store Newspaper has arrived just in time for Christmas! Displaying everything from design, food, fashion, art and beauty you can pick out your presents in one swift hit. Get your copy from any Karen Walker, Black Box, Stephen Marr, Lucy & The Powder Room or Marr Lab store.

Now that we’ve all been really patient and summer is finally here, we can start to get excited about summer clothes and new hair do’s! Anything 60’s is hot for this season, including messy big hair and saturated colors like vintage auburn brunettes and deep smokey blondes.

The lovely Lucy Marr, owner and founder of Stephen Marr, Lucy & The Powder Room and The Marr Lab, talks to Viva about her new endeavour that is The Department Store.

Two of our stylists, Lauren Gunn and Shontal Healey worked together with Liv Hemus to generate a nonchalant, natural look on Kiwi model Emma Champtaloup. This rising superstar is on her way up. Walking for the likes of Armani at this year’s Milan Fashion Week. Definitely one to watch!

Our gorgeous stylist Tash Horomia turns Kat Riddell all sweet and sixties with help from Kevin Murphy's Body Guard and a big round brush.

Our very own Elyse Scott styled the hair for Sunday's 'Dressed To Thrill' photo-shoot. An exhibition of ten different designer's take on the iconic Little Black Dress. Synthesising the surrounding landscapes, smokey eyes, plaited, twisted, tousled hair and ten intricate black dresses has created a dramatic and breathtaking editorial.

Upstairs in the Stephen Marr studio Charlotte Rust from Fast & Loose is being filmed
for our website, as she fashions two of our customised vintage Fashion Week t-shirts and some shoulder pads into an amazing cape. The project was filmed for a competition we had running throughout Air NZ Fashion Week.

The beauty of youth always provides the centre of gravity for Karen Walker shows, as well as the coolest hats this side of the equator. Glowing skin was called for and model faces were prepped with mini facials from Lucy and the Powderroom then sweetly colored with powder-pink cheeks and coral lips, hair was blown out smooth and clean keeping a floaty volume through the top and drawn from a centre part over the ears into a low ponytail at the base of the nape.

The beauty of youth always provides the centre of gravity for Karen Walker shows, as well as the coolest hats this side of the equator. Glowing skin was called for and model faces were prepped with mini facials from Lucy and the Powderroom then sweetly colored with powder-pink cheeks and coral lips, hair was blown out smooth and clean keeping a floaty volume through the top and drawn from a centre part over the ears into a low ponytail at the base of the nape. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Adrian Hailwood's show put an irresistable twist on fame and fortune. With inspiration taken from David Hockney's work 'A Bigger Splash' models were clad in silk dresses and sleek turbans. Brushed out and tumbling tresses of luxurious Veronica Lake waves exaggerated the look of the poolside LA screen siren. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

In an ode to Judith Baragwanath, conspicuously unfashionable Auckland scandalizer, Kate Sylvester sent out a collection with a masculine bent and cross gender dressing. Makeup featured the trademark Baragwanath black lip and hair was scrapped back and dewey, mimicking the look of morning hair that still carries the residue of the night before. To get this look mix Sebastian Matte Paste and Taming Elixir together in the palm of your hand and rake your fingers through your hair, secure it with a couple of tortoise shell slides low at the back, and finish off with a generous spray of Sebastian Halo Mist shine spray all through the ends.

In an ode to Judith Baragwanath, conspicuously unfashionable Auckland scandalizer, Kate Sylvester sent out a collection with a masculine bent and cross gender dressing. Makeup featured the trademark Baragwanath black lip and hair was scrapped back and dewey, mimicking the look of morning hair that still carries the residue of the night before. To get this look mix Sebastian Matte Paste and Taming Elixir together in the palm of your hand and rake your fingers through your hair, secure it with a couple of tortoise shell slides low at the back, and finish off with a generous spray of Sebastian Halo Mist shine spray all through the ends. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Salasai designer Kirscha Witcher pays tribute to the 90’s with a mix of androgyny, power dressing and big hair. Texture created with mini crimps and tongs is blown out and flung from a low side part. 90’s perms make a comeback for this show.

Salasai designer Kirscha Witcher pays tribute to the 90’s with a mix of androgyny, power dressing and big hair. Texture created with mini crimps and tongs is blown out and flung from a low side part. 90’s perms make a comeback for this show. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

The NOM*d show was a spin on rights of passage in religion. The coming-of-age and loss of innocence. The hair look for the show represents the transition between childlike innocence and worldly sensuality, bound by hand in sections around the head in a reconfigured version of green room wig wraps.

The NOM*d show was a spin on rights of passage in religion. The coming-of-age and loss of innocence. The hair look for the show represents the transition between childlike innocence and worldly sensuality, bound by hand in sections around the head in a reconfigured version of green room wig wraps. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

The restrained elegance of the British aristocrat flows seamlessly through Alexandra Owen’s Autumn Winter 09 collection. For the hair, late 1940’s victory rolls are re-interpreted with an anglo eccentric twist. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

An epic combination of designers, both have a talent for capturing the freshness of youth with their collections, adding a twist of course and calling for flat out beautiful hair. The hair for this show reworks the brash beauty of 1940’s New York, this time leaving the can of hairspray at home in favour of a soft and sleepy silhouette.

An epic combination of designers, both have a talent for capturing the freshness of youth with their collections, adding a twist of course and calling for flat out beautiful hair. The hair for this show reworks the brash beauty of 1940’s New York, this time leaving the can of hairspray at home in favour of a soft and sleepy silhouette. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Taking a cue from Victorian austerity, the hair created for Cybele this year features a severe centre part and sculpted loops dropping away from the edges of the face, a tribute to Jane Campion’s Aida and a continuance in Cybele’s signature sleek feminine style.

Taking a cue from Victorian austerity, the hair created for Cybele this year features a severe centre part and sculpted loops dropping away from the edges of the face, a tribute to Jane Campion’s Aida and a continuance in Cybele’s signature sleek feminine style. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Since their debut at the Verge Designer Breakthrough show in 2005, Lonely Hearts have built up a reputation as one of the most exciting names at Air NZ Fashion Week. Previous showings have ranged from an offbeat installation at ECC lighting in 2006, to the slick catwalk productions of the past two years. Each event has been marked by inspired collaborations, original ideas and flawless execution – leading Marie Claire UK to name Lonely Hearts as “One of the hottest designers and coolest trendsetters from around the globe”. On Monday, September 21st lonely hearts exceeded this reputation with the debut of “What is Your Damage”; an interdisciplinary film collaboration between the renowned fashion label and Auckland artist Tim Van Dammen.

Lonely Hearts: What is Your Damage from Nik Riviera on Vimeo.

A little bit of delving by the Lonely Hearts crew into cave-dwelling American cults has underpinned the feeling for their autumn winter 2010 collection. The idea is represented in the hair with a very anti-glamour finish. Unkempt, unbrushed and unselfconscious. Straying from the conventional path Lonely Hearts have chosen to present their work in video installation in direct contrast with the technophobic tendency of religious cults. Photography by Olivia Hemus.

Our amazing stylist Lauren Gunn created a beautiful tousled look for Meadowlark, and the lovely Liv Hemus captured it perfectly!

Get this look next time you pick up your ghd stylers by leaving the roots and ends of your hair natural then putting in some big waves through the mid-lengths.

Our talented stylist Nikki Paton led a team of four at this years GUCCI 09/10 Winter Show. Nikki collaborated with GUCCI and M.A.C to create a slick 80’s look with a modern twist.



To create this look just follow these steps:
1. Dampen hair and brush,
2. Comb Kevin Murphy-Anti-Gravity through crown area with fingers,
3. Section hair with a parallel part, approximately 8cm apart,
4. Blow-dry front section forward,
5. Blow-dry back section out and down ensuring small amount of volume,
6. Tease front section then brush back and slightly to one side,
7. Spray with Kevin Murphy-Session Spray,
8. Sweep sides back with fingers and a dryer,
9. Go over with a ghd to keep it looking tidy.

Stylist Tip: Clip both sides back while blow waving and backcombing the crown.

Take a look at the beautiful short film, 'Serpentine', by Special Problems for Cybele. The film showcases Cybele's latest 'Serpentine' range in a way like no other. Hair by Lauren Gunn with assistance from Teresa Grice and Elyse Scott.

Sunday Star Times sent Catherine Woulfe along to Lucy and The Powder Room to try our Environ DF Machine treatment and report back. This 60-minute treatment is truly fabulous "I look 10 years younger. I am so radiant and plump-skinned I pinch my own cheeks". Catherine confesses "Two weeks later my skin still looks better than it did before the treatment". We suggest you try it for yourself!

Veronica from 62 Models launches the latest in 90's hair, just in time to strut it down the runway at ANZFW. To get this look pick up a tube of Liquid Steel by Sebastian (which you can get from us!) and work it through your hair while it's still wet. Hair by Lauren Gunn.

We love the brand new 'Serpentine' range from Cybele. Stephen Marr stylist Lauren Gunn did a beautiful job on the hair, photography by Olivia Hemus, with assistance from Teresa Grice and Elyse Scott. The team came together to produce these exquisitely ethereal stills.

Stylists Kate Murphy and Hanna Petrie collaborated with friends in a creative weekend project. Makeup: Sky Jackson, Styling: Lydia Lyell & Shanelle Simpson, Photography: Neill Gaddes. The outcome? A beautiful, raw and real series of images.

Our talented stylist, Lauren Gunn, photographer Karen Inderbitzen-Waller @ International Rescue, stylist Katie Newton and make-up artist Amber D collaborated on the 'Spring Fever' editorial for Sunday Magazine. The shoot takes Spring to a whole new level, demonstrating that fresh blooms can be worn both subtle and sweet along with a quirky twist. Try experimenting with a fresh Spring colour palette of nudes, pinks, apricots and minty-fresh greens to get a bit of Spring fever going on!

Our top session stylist - Nikki Paton got together once again with photographer David Sheilds to shoot at The Treehouse in Matakana for The Sydney Morning Herald. Referencing the 1920's, this simple, sleek and fresh number is perfect for taking your evening wear up a notch.
Fashion Styling: David Bonney

Check out our latest Winter editorial for Pilot Magazine with the lovely Olivia O'Driscoll. Hair: Nikki Paton. Photography: David Shields. Styling: Chris Lorimer. Makeup: Stacey Le Ghin.

Lonely Hearts have captured our hearts with their new lingerie collection. Shontal Healey worked on the campaign with hair that is pretty and perfectly askew using GHD classic stylers and sebastian zero g finishing spray. Photography by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller @ International Rescue.

SS09/10 from salasai puts a tough edge on the 1920's with hair by lauren gunn, roughed up fingerwaves using Kevin Murphy hair resort and O+M Atonic styling lotion.

We like the new take on the 90's layered look from Nyne SS09/10. Hair by Mathew Benns.

SS09/10 with Lonely Hearts is a pretty mix of monochromatic boy vs girl. Hair created by Kate Murphy, using Kevin Murphy Body Guard and Motion Lotion to bulid some sideways volume for fat hair and textured ends.

Photographed in the serene setting of the Hamilton Gardens, the Eternal Garden collection from Meadowlark recalls the delicate shapes and wanton feminity of the deco era. Mathew Benns was behind the look for the hair with classic waves set on rollers using O+M Atonic styling lotion and brushed out with a natural bristle brush to get soft old fashioned volume.

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belle du jour gets into double trouble with 6X2 drop dead looks created by the Stephen Marr team especially for girls who like to have fun at the ball and look good while they're at it.

LONELY HEARTS MISS CRABB JULIETTE HOGAN

CYBELE KAREN WALKER    FAST AND LOOSE

TWILIGHT This is a look for creatures of the night, severe centre parts and falling ragged waves, blood black lips, stained eyes and pale skin. An homage to Stephanie Meyer’s fascinating novels, the modern undead are darkly feminine in frills and heels from lonely hearts.

OLD FASHION A cheeky remake of old fashioned glam with the volume turned up a notch. Hot red and magenta lips, navy cats eyes teamed with frocks of electric teal and gold from cybele and an old time set of waves in the hair taken away over one shoulder puts an eighties spin on things.

THE NEW STRAIGHT Volume is hot and this classic 60’s bouffant is beaten into shape with a kinky mix of textures we call the new straight. There’s not a hint of color to be seen with contoured eyes framed by sweeping black liquid flicks, matte nude lips and short, billowy sleeved, shift dresses from Miss Crabb.

ANGEL An halo of braids and coils in the hair makes a simple sillhouette, while a little bit of matted texture gives it an otherworld edge, mixed up with karen walker’s deep blue ruffles and offwhite belle shapes the look is sweetened with eyes shadowed gold and peachy pink lips.

SUNDAYS CHILD All at once young, innocent and wild in Juliette Hogan flowing floral dresses. With hair swept up in a loose top knot with rebelious fraying edges and pale rose smudges across eyes and lips this is romance undone.

POMPADOUR Todays power dressing for hair is the new pompadour, sleek and androgenous with a top heavy twist. Fast and Loose unleashes monochromatic style with bodycon bandage dresses and oversize fur coats and the look is pushed that little bit further with heavily emphasised cheeks and brows in earthy matte browns.

Alice Hampson created this look for hot new label Hopetown. 

For their debut collection, designers Ruth Ellison and Aria Campbell draw on the simplicity of the Old Man and his wooden fishing boat. 

To get this sea tossed effect Alice pumped Wella High Hair Ocean Spritz into Olivia's hair and defined her natural texture using Sebastian Evocative Crafty.

A sneaky look behind the scenes at the latest Karen Walker and Stephen Marr show. Backstage it was a no blow dry zone with hair twisted up in knots and left to set naturally, faces were fresh with berry tints on the cheeks and eyes, then finally a quick tousle of the hair before heading down the runway.

Here is the latest look from Juliette Hogan's Spring/Summer collection styled by Donielle Brooke from Stephen Marr Ponsonby. The brief for this season was 1950s sweetheart, naturally styled. Donielle tied the hair in a top pony and backcombed the tail to give density and control. She then twisted the tail around the base, clipped in place and sprayed with Sebastian Shaper hairspray. Sebastian Bohemian Paste was also used in preparation to give the hair matt finish and make the hair more manageable.