Musq News
April 30th 2009 Musq was worn on the runway at Karla Spetic's show at Rosemount Fashion Week. The superb collection was set off by the models' radiant and flawless skin, and natural fresh makeup style created using all Musq products.
April 2009. Musq features in 2 page beauty spread in Oyster magazine issue 81! Plus model Zippora wears Musq on the intro page to the beauty section of the mag!!
March 2009. Read the latest Musq newsletter.
January 2009. More new products arrive! Most can be posted out with phone orders and include Biologika and Mukti deodorants, Eco Lips balms, detox foot patches, Simmonds Paw Paw salve, Natracare products and 100% natural toothpaste. Plus gift lines from makeup bags to manicure sets and exquisite skincare from Treasured Earth that will impress the fussiest user! Savour Nordica, the new organic range from cult brand MOR; housed in beautiful reusuable containers - very green!
October 2008. Our new Tuscan Tan spray tanning is ideal for those wanting a UV free tan in the most natural formulation available.
Sep 2008. Read a Musq article published in national magazine Women's Health and Fitness: "The Truth About Parabens"
August 16th. Meet Lara from Stem Organics and experts from Cutera, leaders in IPL medical grade laser and Allison Gray - one of the industry's most experienced injecting nurses. Receive advice on pigmentation, rosacea, broken capillaries, large pores, permanent hair removal, retexturing skin that is sun-damaged, acned or lined, filling scars and acne pits, balancing lopsided lips or other irregularities, minimising wrinkle formation, and dermal fillers. All attendees are entered to win a free limelight facial treatment valued at $250!
August 2008. Musq is a sponsor of "Fashion Means the World", an environmentally friendly fashion fundraiser profiting WW-F Australia and Miss Earth Australia.
July 7th. Musq relocated from Hawthorn to the beautiful shopping strip / tourist destination in Maling Rd Canterbury. A one stop shop to buy the safest and most effective cosmetics. Read about our opening specials and events,including winning a spectacular hamper of skincare and makeup! Read the salon menu.
We're making news...Beauty Heaven features Musq's new Precious Metals Pencils in the 'wedding day lifesaver' category! Jetstar's inflight magazine features Musq's salon, and we appear in Body & Soul, Essentia, Australian Natural Health magazine....
Who won? All online customers for January and February went into the draw to win a silver cosmetic bag with a combination of Musq and our favourite skincare products sold in our salon! Valued at over $250 this great prize has been won by D. Cristo of Riverwood. Congratulations!
Want an alternative to a girls' get-together, a new look, some real advice without sales hype, or to fill in a blank spot in your teenager's calendar over the school holidays? Phone Musq for details on its small group or individual classes run by experienced teaching and beauty therapy staff. Get a head start by reading Musq's "Tips" page and the articles from at the hyperlinks at the bottom.
Sep 2007. Musq opens its doors to its new concept store and beauty salon at 135 Auburn Rd. Hawthorn, Melbourne! It showcases other luxury brands that deliver real results with concentrated and active natural ingredients. Treatments cover acne, sensitive skin and anti-aging issues to the most decadent body scrubs and wraps imaginable - fancy a chocolate truffle wrap or an organic microderm equivalent that feeds while it polishes? Discover why our customers decree our facials the best they've ever had!
Musq sponsors the Centre for Sustainability Leadership's fundraiser called "A Cleaner Home for a Cleaner World" from Sep to Nov 12th 2007. www.csl.org.au
Musq was a major sponsor of the Spring / Summer launch of young Melbourne fashion designer Anna Campbell on Oct 12th 2007.
Need bridal advice? Musq wrote on Australian Bridal Directory, providing a wealth of information from choosing your colours to choosing your makeup artist.
April 2007. Musq realeases its amazing Musqskin Creme Compact Foundation and divine Musqskin Liquid Foundations! Worth the wait, these landmark formulations were designed by Musq to take mineral makeup to another level, and they have! The creme is now Musq's hero product, especially with makeup artists, for its flawless and lasting coverage! As with Musq's powder foundations, they are consistently descibed by users as the best foundations they have ever worn. We put them through vigorous testing, starting with 10.00am application and some serious shopping, partying and then nightclubbing - the foundations remained perfect until 3.00am! (only the lippy needed touching up!)
Musq "so hot" on Gold 104.3 FM
May 16 2007. Musq was invited to give an on-air makeover to the gorgeous Dee Dee on Gold 104.3 FM. Grubby was so impressed with both the effect of Musq and its soothing properties that he requested a light application of Musqskin Mineral Foundation too! The verdict? Musq was pronounced to be "...so hot..." by Dee Dee. Gold doesn't just play the best classic hits, it has the best made up faces too!
In The Media
The definitive professional industry magazine Professional Beauty July / August 2007 selects the Musq makeup model for its full page photo intro to the Beauty section! Musq is then again featured in the photo spread shown right. (Musq has made other appearances in magazines of course, but we don't have room to show them all.)
Bridal Expo
June 2007. Musq exhibited at the Bridal Expo at Ripponlea, giving makeovers, advice and samples. Why take any risks with your makeup on your wedding day? Musq eliminates any chance of disappointment or rashes, whether you're doing your own makeup or enlisting the skills of a makeup artist. www.bridalexpos.com.au
The Melbourne International Beauty Expo and Conference.
Musq mineral makeup exhibited at this Expo April 2007. We were kept on our toes with non stop visitors excitedly trying the first Australian fashion makeup that is also a 100% synthetic free, non-toxic range. Buyers loved the new colours, the fashionable packaging, and how perfectly the products performed when applied.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What makes Musq unique, and called the best mineral makeup?
A. Musq is totally natural AND safe AND high fashion!
Honest and innovative, copied but unrivalled! Musq is not simply a makeup with minerals added, a few healthy ingredients, but hidden synthetics and irritants cloaked in ambiguous descriptions to increase profits. We're very specific and open about all our ingredients, going beyond revealing just the key ingredients, and are shown to be accredited by Choose Cruelty Free on their website. With ties to the fashion industry for trends and listening closely to customer preferences, our colours, products and packaging are as fashionable and high performance as they are healthy. We don't push unnecessary products like primers or finishing powders to maximise sales when we instead formulate superior products that do no require such extras.
Using minerals for makeup is nothing new. Used since ancient times, and fashionable again in the last decade, Musq has drawn together all the elements necessary to make perfect and safe makeup.
Q. Why does Musq give so much information about ingredients on its website and instore?
A. Musq is passionate about promoting good health, not just looking glamourous! We educate, and are aligned with like-minded companies who are focused on health and sustainability. Even if you decide not to use Musq, you can make a more informed choice. Our store staff are not pushy and sales orientated, but are beauty therapists focused on results. They have been trained in skincare and makeup application unlike nurses or sales staff.
Q. What products are safe after salon treatments?
A. Peels and dermabrasion can be great to improve skin problems. They also leave the skin more vulnerable, especially to sun damage, and more readily able to absorb what is applied to it.
Regular cosmetics contain toxic and irritating synthetics, which will be more readily absorbed by the treated skin. Nasty! The skin is also then more likely to react to the ingredients, such as getting a rash or even blistering. Ouch!
Only totally natural products that are also safe, soothing, healing and protective should be applied. Although minerals are soothing, when mineral makeup has bismuth oxychloride, carmine, talc, parabens or other problem ingredients it is counter-productive! Musq is ideal after salon treatments, having the properties needed by vulnerable skin but without any of the nasties.
Q. It's Summer and I love the beach; is Musq foundation water resistant if I swim? Will it go orange?
A. Musq's foundations are highly water resistant and give full natural UVA / UVB sun protection! When drying off don't rub face but pat dry to keep the mineral foundation on. The colour will stay true. Remember to use sunscreen elsewhere. We recommend Avado 30+ which is all natural and Australian made.
Q. What about other chemicals? You can't escape them all!
A. Correct, and which is exactly why we should make the tiny and easy changes to minimise our exposure. Lots of small changes add up to a big result. You can buy all Australian totally safe and natural dish washing liquid to hair conditioner, at comparable or better prices than mainstream products. Shop around and you'll discover some great healthy choices that perform better! You can't eliminate all exposure, but you can reduce it considerably. Why buy an almost healthy makeup when you can buy Musq mineral makeup here?
Think of it like junk food. A diet top heavy in junk food causes weight gain and health issues. If we eat healthily most of the time, a junk meal has little impact.
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