InStyle Australia

Introducing our Summer print issue, dedicated to how we party now. From warehouses with blaring techno to dinner party parlour games, we’re celebrating all the different ways we come together and let loose. Helmed by the dazzling #BarbaraPalvin, it’s your 200+ page guide to good times, complete with really great dresses, essential beauty buys for before and after you go out, travel destinations that are both lit and low-key, as well as all the people shaping culture as we know it. Be sure to get a copy of the Summer issue — on stands now! Editor-in-Chief: Justine Cullen Photographer: Georges Antoni Styling: Rachel Wayman Words: Courtney Thompson Makeup: Tobi Henney Hair: Owen Gould Watch: Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Fashion: Prada Production: APRH

He’s a former AFL player, television presenter, newly minted children’s author and Australia’s most charming man. But if you ask our February digital cover star Tony Armstrong, he’s just a bloke trying to have a good time. See Armstrong’s fun cover shoot and read his refreshingly honest conversation about navigating life when you’re one of the country’s most beloved people in the public eye here: https://lnkd.in/gwsVfCu9

After years of working in the entertainment industry where she built a platform satirising modern beauty standards, Celeste Barber decided she wanted to take her work a step further. So Barber teamed up with entrepreneur and P.E Nation co-founder, Claire Greaves, to launch BOOIE BEAUTY, creating what she wanted to see in the market: a makeup line that spoke directly to women who she felt were being left behind. “I saw an audience of women who were a certain age, over 35 really, who have been forgotten about and walked over,” Barber told the audience at the InStyle Beauty Summit.⁠ Read Barber’s full conversation from our inaugural Beauty Summit here: https://lnkd.in/g6esvgUe

The brief: Bring together beauty-obsessed readers and the passionate minds shaping the world of beauty today. The result: A thought-provoking and inspiring night where industry leaders had candid conversations about what it takes to build a beauty brand that cuts through, shaping the industry with innovation and emotion. Go inside the InStyle Beauty Summit presented by ZEEKR Australia, a global premium electric mobility brand at the forefront of design, technology, and sustainable innovation, here: https://lnkd.in/gn4ZyKfm

In 1486, Sandro Botticelli unveiled his rendering of what would become the OG objectified woman: Venus. His painting, ‘The Birth of Venus’, was the first full-sized nude painted in 400 years and has since been held up as the pinnacle of Western beauty standards (ironic, given her body is anatomically improbable). So who better to reveal the hypocrisy of all that than the trailblazer who’s been pivotal in calling bullshit on our own modern aesthetic ideals, Celeste Barber? For our January digital cover, the comedian, actor, and founder of BOOIE BEAUTY takes on the role of Venus, once again demonstrating why she’s an icon of originality. ⁠ ⁠ Over the past decade, Barber has built one of the most distinct anti-celebrity celebrity brands with her tongue-in-cheek satirical posts and commitment to authenticity. There was no one else who could helm our January digital issue, which celebrates our inaugural InStyle Beauty Summit where we brought together the industry leaders and change-makers shaping the beauty industry today. Read Barber’s refreshing conversation with InStyle Editor-in-Chief Justine Cullen about why she felt Booie Beauty was a natural extension of what she’d started with her comedy; speaking to and creating something specifically for the women who have been neglected by the beauty industry here: https://lnkd.in/g6esvgUe ⁠

Building on the success of last year's InStyle Celebrity Gifting Suite, this year we went BIGGER AND BETTER, partnering with 29 incredible brands across fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Taking over an entire suite at Ovolo Hotels Woolloomooloo, the team brought an immersive Christmas wonderland to life, seamlessly integrating brand partners into the activation. Celebrities and friends of InStyle curated their own Santa sack full of must-have goodies to take home, sharing their haul on Instagram to a combined reach of over 4.8 million followers and providing brands with direct exposure to trusted tastemakers. You can read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/gq8UuvKw

Presenting, our annual special Weddings issue! 💒 Forget what you know of traditional weddings. Couples these days are now clued-in to the fact that a wedding should be a celebration of love in all its messy, allconsuming glory. Keep the weird relatives, invite the pets, revel in all the bits that might not make for a perfect picture, but the stories will be all-time. ⁠ ⁠ That's what this issue is all about; exploring the state of modern nuptials and how people are redefining them in realtime. Find the full Weddings issue here: https://bit.ly/4fIj4wS ⁠ Editor-in-Chief: Justine Cullen⁠ Photography: Alex Wall Styling: Rachel Wayman Hair: Michael Brennan⁠ Makeup: Peter Beard⁠ Production: APRH Jewellery: Tiffany & Co.

Are you a brand founder, PR or curious mind in the world of beauty? This November 7, we're hosting the inaugural InStyle Beauty Summit — brought to you by Zeekr — at the Australian Chamber Orchestra. An evening of talks, networking, brand building and inspiration awaits, capped off by dinner overlooking Sydney Harbour. This very special event also gives beauty founders the opportunity to be part of an exclusive content hub on instyleaustralia.com.au, sharing their brand with InStyle's beauty-enthused audience. FIRST SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! > RICHARD CHRISTENSEN: founder of Flamingo Estate. > CELESTE BARBER: actor, comedian and founder of Booie Beauty. Secure your tickets at the link: http://bit.ly/4hhnw7k

Proof of the print renaissance? Take a look at the numbers. The latest data from Nielsen reveals InStyle Australia readership has grown by has grown by 9.6% - an incredible 63,000 readers - since June ’24. We ❤️ our readers!

If there’s a collective mood of the moment, it’s that we’re all so…tired. It’s no wonder that so many of us are yearning to slow down, simplify our lives, and find ways to feel a little less like our heads are about to explode. Experts are calling it the Great Exhaustion—something they thought we’d gone through in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, but which seems to be hitting us full force only now.⁠ ⁠ And so, we bring you the 💐September issue💐. Yes, it’s packed with new season fashion and beauty, but it’s also dedicated to taking a pause, making space, and embracing a more effortless way of living (and dressing). With the mesmerising #EveHewson leading the way, it’s your guide to embracing the beauty of slowing down and savouring the moment.⁠ ⁠ Be sure to pick up an issue — ON STANDS NOW! ⁠ Editor-in-Chief: Justine Cullen Photographer: Tim Ashton Styling: Rachel Wayman⁠ Words: Courtney Thompson Makeup: Kate Lee Hair: Adir Production: APRH  Talent Connect Group