On My Desk

With the drop in temperatures comes the new season – and new beauty products to help protect and replenish our skin. In this latest On My Desk: What’s New in Beauty and Skincare column for Autumn 2024, let’s take a look at some of these, including new releases from Glow Lab, McCoBeauty, and Essano. Check…

What’s new to come across my desk lately? Let’s check it out, in my latest column of ON MY DESK: New in Spring Beauty and Skincare for November 2023… Hada Labo Tokyo, Japan’s no.1 skincare line, is now available in NZ for the first time. Their hero product, the Lotion No.1 Super Hydrator sells one unit…

Spring is here! With the change in seasons, comes fresh new beauty and skincare to herald the warmer weather (mostly!) and the colours on the blossom trees around town. In this latest ON MY DESK column, I look at what’s new in Spring beauty and skincare for October 2023 that’s come across my desk, photographed…

ON MY DESK: New In Beauty and Skincare for August 2023. In this ON MY DESK post are a few new releases that have come across my path lately so let’s take a look. It’s a red letter day ❤️?? Who else loves a red lip as much as me?! Celebrating Red Lipstick Day 2023…

ON MY DESK: beauty, mother’s day and personal care! In this ON MY DESK post are a few new releases and thoughtful things for mum on mother’s day.Ad/gifted #happymothersday Invivo SJP Sauvignon Blanc is a beautiful colab between New Zealand’s Invivo Wines and actress Sarah Jessica Parker that’s perfect for me time sipping on the couch…

What a month! I know they they call it ‘March Madness’ – the back to school and Uni traffic has been unbelievable and it’s been full-on starting new schools and getting settled – only to be followed by completely devastating-for-many weather storms and everything being disrupted such as camps being postponed. Now that the horrid…

As I sit here we are in the midst of Cyclone Gabriella approaching Auckland and battening down the hatches and bringing in deck furniture. It feels like 2020 all over again, with the children on Zoom classroom and the supermarket shelves bare of many items. I hope everyone is doing ok and is safe during…

Christmas Gift Ideas 2022: Presents for the favourite people in your life (or yourself) UNDER $50 Want ideas for presents that won’t break the bank but have a lot of bang for your buck? Here are a few below. Other ideas I think would be nice for a Secret Santa gift include: A coffee pack…

ON MY DESK: New in beauty for Summer 2022. Pinch and a punch, it’s the first of the month. The first of December heralds the start of summer- so here are a few beauty-full new releases to come across my desk just in time for the long hot days to come. My all-time fave Karen…

ON MY DESK: New in beauty for Spring. New beauty releases from these beauty-full brands: Olive Life is an Australian-based brand that harvests its own fresh olive leaf extract. It is available in both liquid form and capsules, with five times more antioxidants than vitamin C. Olive leaf extract supports cardio health and general wellness…