Beauty
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Thread 2015 Best of Beauty Awards
Read more: Thread 2015 Best of Beauty AwardsDrum roll please for these much-loved and oft-lauded beauty products. Welcome to my end-of-year Editor’s Picks summary known as the Thread 2015 Best of Beauty Awards. I’ve been doing this column for a few years now; you can read the past columns for 2012, 2013, and 2014. Like I’ve said before, I adore trying new products.…
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Perfect perfumes for Christmas gifts
Read more: Perfect perfumes for Christmas giftsChristmas is a time full of favourite smells. Mostly food – ham roasting, fresh strawberries in bowls on tables – and also the pine smell of Christmas trees in the house, and the spices of mulled wine warming your hand. Smell is so evocative of special times and creates lasting memories around occasions we associate…
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Elizabeth Arden Boutique opens in Queen Street Auckland
Read more: Elizabeth Arden Boutique opens in Queen Street AucklandBig news in beauty: the very first Elizabeth Arden boutique in Asia-Pacific, has opened, right here in Queen Street, central Auckland. Top media gathered to toast the opening, and VIP guests from Elizabeth Arden had flown in for the red carpet launch. Iconic products we all know and love Pictured above: a beautiful collection of iconic products…
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I’m loving: Kevin.Murphy DOO.OVER
Read more: I’m loving: Kevin.Murphy DOO.OVERI’m off to see James Bond tonight, so I’ve revived my 3 day-old blow dry with Kevin.Murphy Doo.Over Dry Powder Finishing Hairspray- it’s like a combination of a dry shampoo and a hairspray for volume and hold. Who doesn’t love a multi-tasker? Until now, the dry shampoo products I have used haven’t offered any hold;…
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Eight Hour Cream is now an All-Over Miracle Oil
Read more: Eight Hour Cream is now an All-Over Miracle OilBreaking beauty news: the famous and much-loved Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream is now an All-Over Miracle Oil. The iconic Eight Hour Cream is now available in the form of an oil, with the advent of Elizabeth Arden All-Over Miracle Oil, a multi-tasking face, body and hair oil for $59 that joins the rest of the…
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The Week on Thread Episode 25
Read more: The Week on Thread Episode 25The Week on Thread Episode 25 featuring highlights of my week in pictures including fashion, food and beauty from Kathryn Wilson Sole to Soul, Cotton On Group event, this week’s Empties, Diabetes Action Month with FitBit, RUBY AW16 showcase, Project Botanicals pop-up bar for Bombay Sapphire, plus I get to play with Instax, read new…
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Tips on getting ready for date night
Read more: Tips on getting ready for date nightI call it my 5:2 – the five days I have to dress up, vs the two days in the weekend I can relax in. We all have our business-slash-professional attire, and our comfy clothes and, most of the time, we groom ourselves to be pretty presentable in those outfits. Below: I’m wearing Lululemon active wear. But…
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No boring gifts! Benefit Holiday Gift Sets
Read more: No boring gifts! Benefit Holiday Gift SetsNo boring gifts! Not when you give Benefit Holiday Gift Sets. To be fair, I am usually pretty happy with what most people term “boring gifts”; I love getting socks and want a worm farm this Christmas. HOWEVER socks aside, I ADORE these gift sets and I think any makeup-lover in their right mind would be over…
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I try: Elizabeth Arden SUPERSTART Skin Renewal Booster
Read more: I try: Elizabeth Arden SUPERSTART Skin Renewal BoosterI’ll be jump starting my day with Elizabeth Arden Superstart skin renewal booster and this cool Fitbit! Heaven knows I could do with a bit of a boost, and my skin could, too. Repair, transform and optimise To ‘repair, transform and optimise’ is the brand’s new skincare philosophy, Arden Active Skincare, towards healthy skin. The first…
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Golden Opulence from Elizabeth Arden
Read more: Golden Opulence from Elizabeth ArdenGolden Opulence from Elizabeth Arden is a brand new, limited edition collection that captures the baroque patterns and luxe trends of the fashion runways. We’ve been seeing some truly decadent and luxurious looks on the catwalks at fashion weeks around the world, which Elizabeth Arden has referenced in this new collection. The lavish loveliness appears in the baroque…