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  • The Stylist’s Guide to Spring Carnival: Trends and techniques with tde., BNKR, Evo Hair and Cloud Nine

    Are soft waves basic? Are pearls passé? When it comes to planning your looks for Spring Carnival, balancing the traditions of racewear with current trends can send anyone into a spiral. We reached out to tde., Australian Fashion Labels Head Stylist Jazz Mignone and one of Haircare Australia Brand Managers...

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  • FLAWLESS FINISH: GET RACE READY WITH CELEBRITY HAIR AND MAKEUP STYLIST JADE KISNORBO

    When a major event is happening on Australian shores, the red carpet may as well begin at Jade Kisnorbo’s chair. The celebrity hair and makeup stylist’s brushes have graced the faces of Sofia Richie, Kelly Gale and Jessica Kahawaty to name a few, as well as the nation’s A-listers of...

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  • INDUSTRY ICON: BRUSH UP ON YOUR BEAUTY SKILLS WITH CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST CHANTELLE BAKER

    A-listers like Elyse Knowles, Kate Waterhouse and Rebecca Judd all have one thing in common on Cup Day, and that’s being glowed up by the best in the beauty business. Makeup Artist Chantelle Baker’s brushes have graced faces from Shanina Shaik to Gigi Hadid, so naturally FATR had to delve...

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  • Take your headpiece to new heights with Clip Joint and Evo Hair

    Choosing a standard hairstyle for an outstanding headpiece is like serving a wagyu steak on a paper plate – you are kind of killing the vibe. Once you have chosen your headwear for your racing ensemble, you must not leave your hair as an afterthought. Choosing the best ‘do for...

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  • Smoulder Session: Master your race day smoky eye

    Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. A well-executed smoky eye is an infallible match for every racing occasion, because, let’s say it together, black goes with everything. The original neutral gives your eyes depth and structure, maximising your lash thickness and making your irises all the more alluring. Be sure to...

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  • Glow Getter: Highlight your highpoints for a day in the sunshine

    Shaping our faces has come full-circle. The days of rouge passed with hot rollers, then we succumbed to the insta-beauty phenomena of contouring, onto non-touring and (thanks to the help of a certain reality star-cum-beauty-mogul) we are back to painting on our bone structure with creamy crayons in-hand. But as...

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  • CATWALK CRUSH: TAKE RUNWAY BEAUTY TRENDS TO THE TRACK

    The way you use your eyeshadow pallet says as much about you as your wardrobe. If you notice you are running low on three slightly different shades of bronze, you essentially have a fashion forward closet but choose to wear the same three dresses all week. Comfort assists with confidence,...

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  • ALL DAY GLAM: YOUR GUIDE TO LONG-LASTING RACE DAY BEAUTY

    Remember that time you walked into a nightclub powder room after midnight and felt a pinch of shock and envy when you noticed the girl next to you looking immaculate under fluorescent lighting in 80% humidity? Well, when it comes to racing, 3pm is the new 3am. If you venture...

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  • Pretty Ponies: Clip Joint creates the sophisticated hairstyle to try trackside

    Ponytail envy. It’s a phenomenon that plagues women from high school to gala dinners, yoga classes and nearly every event in their adult life. There will always be one woman parading the pony of your dreams, an inexplicable fusion of shape, shine and texture that when attempted uninformed, can look...

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  • Join the Ribbon Revolution with Clip Joint and Evo Hair

    One of the most challenging aspects of assembling a race day outfit is an accessory the majority of us have lost touch with. Hats were a part of day-to-day fashion outside of racing up until back-to-back world wars saw women opting out of the accessory due to impracticality. One cannot...

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  • MAKEUP MARVELS: Bringing Beauty Bars to FATR race days

    A racing ensemble without a well-executed beauty look is like a salad without dressing, although it has a spot on the table, it’s going to be overlooked for a dish with more dazzle. While your at-home glam squad may be lacking Charlotte Tilbury to sculpt your cheekbones and Jen Atkin...

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  • Pout Popping: Try the ultimate look for your next race day

    The only things you want to pop on a race day are champagne bottles and your lipstick. Derby Day was destined for a bright lip, and amongst a crowd of monochrome mavens, it’s the fine details that count. We scoured cyberspace for our ultimate pop of colour inspiration and turned...

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  • Iconic race day hair styles: how to make the most of your locks to flatter your millinery

    Social media makeup envy is difficult to endure, but watching track stars work their mane magic on the green carpet really puts your curling iron skills into question. When it comes to a racing event, it’s important to plan your hairstyle early to make the most of your locks and...

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  • Bronzed beauty for your next race date

    The only moment bronze trumps gold at the race track is on your eyelids. The universally-flattering shade brings out the best in every iris, where blues look brighter, green tones in hazel eyes are amplified and brown eyes display their complex composition. A complimentary colour to most lip looks, you...

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  • Create plaited perfection with Clip Joint and Evo Hair

    Selecting the appropriate millinery for a race day is a mission wrought with self-doubt. Is it too big, too small, too bold or too plain? The mirror will give you so many different answers, you might just miss your Uber in a state of panic. Rocking a hat requires confidence,...

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  • Get the AFF look with Clip Joint Salons

    It seems like last week we were revelling in all of the Adelaide Fashion Festival events, with so many incredible runway and fashion events inspiring our style.    In each event not only were the designs a stand out, but every AFF event featured world class hair and makeup styling on...

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  • Effortlessly Undone Updos

    When you're too cool for a fascinator during spring racing season. In partnership with evo hair, BNKR in-house hair and beauty expert Belle Iasenzaniro walks you through this effortless, undone updo - because no ones wants a updo that looks did.  Step 1: Starting with dry hair, spritz Mister Fantastic ...

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  • The Media Makeup Store Is Here!

    With makeup tutorials these days, just about anyone can learn how to do their makeup better than ever these days. But, we can all agree there's absolutely nothing like having your makeup done by a trained makeup artist. You can't beat the expert eyeshadow blending, contouring and highlighting skills of...

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  • Summer Makeup with Tiana Della Putta

    As the weather warms up, makeup becomes a slightly more challenging part of a race day look. Combatting the elements is inevitable on a warm day, but it always makes for a beautiful day at The Races. Summer races means lighter, lacey looks, straw boaters, and tan wedges. As the...

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  • Gentlemen's Grooming Tips

    At Fashion at The Races we talk a lot about hair and makeup for ladies. What can we say, it's a fun topic to discuss. There is so much beauty and hair inspiration to be had from our amazing sponsors Evo Hair and Media Makeup. However, we want the gentlemen...

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  • 3 Step Race Day Hairstyles

    Spring Racing at Morphettville is fast approaching and this means tough outfit, makeup and hair decisions are about to be made. I don’t know about you but I have had some hairstyle disasters at previous race days thanks to unpredictable weather. Thanks to EVO Hair I’ve created three easy hairstyles...

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  • C/MEO COLLECTIVE X EVO: Get the MBFWA Hair Look

    Every year when Fashion Week rolls around many of us are left lusting over not just the clothes from all of the shows, but the beauty looks too. Each hair and makeup look seems to be so perfectly matched to the designer at hand, and also, seemingly impossible to replicate....

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  • Spring Makeup with Tiana Della Putta

    Hair and Makeup is a huge part of any race day look, and most us can admit to not being experts. To all those ladies who have mastered hair and makeup skills, well done. Thankfully, one of those ladies is on hand to take you step by step through race...

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