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When I first expressed an interest in the mag world, a friend who worked in the industry suggested I not even try – because it was way too hard to break in. I scored a job four weeks later. In a way it was fate. My mum worked in fashion, I loved writing and was obsessed with beauty products. Working at CLEO is amazing. Once a year we travel to an exotic location to shoot summer beauty, plus I get to see every beauty product before they hit the stores and meet the inspirational people behind the brands.

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2009 Beauty awards

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30 Apr, 2009

Testing for the Australian Beauty Awards is harder than you think. I’ve had to go about it with military precision so I don’t undo all my good work – i.e. I have to make sure body scrubs are tested before self-tanners so skin is prepped and I don’t remove the tan.


Then, so I can compare fairly, I’ve had to divide the scrubs into tubs and tubes, sugar and salt formulations. The self-tanners are harder to compare because there are more application variations -- clear sprays, tinted creams, mousses and gradual tanners.

Right now I have one very golden leg and one chocolate brown one – results from a multiple testing session. If you want to know more about the awards jump on to the new website www.beautyawards.com.au.

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