On My Desk
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ON MY DESK: What’s new in makeup this Summer 2014
Read more: ON MY DESK: What’s new in makeup this Summer 2014Makeup has got so clever these days. I swear, there’ll be a lipstick that can butter toast and make you a cuppa tea along any day now. Until then, we have these multi-taskers that do a myriad of tasks including protect, hydrate, treat skin, and fight aging, all while you look better. What’s not to…
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ON MY DESK: What’s new in skincare December 2014
Read more: ON MY DESK: What’s new in skincare December 2014Now that it’s summer, there’s a seachange towards lighter, sun-smart skincare, and the desire to bare skin that’s beautifully scrubbed, cleansed, and moisturised. In this latest ON MY DESK column we look at some new releases for face, neck, body and fragrance. So, what’s new in skincare in the summer of 2014? FACE Manuka Doctor…
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ON MY DESK: the latest designer fragrances
Read more: ON MY DESK: the latest designer fragrancesI read a story of a woman who was sent a bottle of perfume every year of her life by her husband and in the end, she was in a hospital and he was right across the States and so he had one sent to her. It made my cry. Perfume is one of those…
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ON MY DESK: new makeup for Spring 2014
Read more: ON MY DESK: new makeup for Spring 2014Benefit Cha Cha and Majorette These next cosmetics all have the rhythm about them; from the flavours of the cha cha to the Majorette marching bands twirling batons. Benefit Cha Cha Tint and corresponding lipbalm shade Cha Cha Balm and Majorette blush. I am quite partial to a creme pot of blush; there’s something intimate…
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The Home Blogger’s Essentials
Read more: The Home Blogger’s EssentialsWhat is it you can’t do without? Here are my Home Blogger’s Essentials in a flatlay. Some of the basics I can’t live without are… Tech Canon G10 6.1-30.5mm This camera has been a complete godsend as it’s small enough to be portable and handbag-happy yet powerful enough to shoot events and has a cool…
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ON MY DESK What’s new for November 2014
Read more: ON MY DESK What’s new for November 2014Hello again. There’s so much that’s new since we last did this, that this is a biggie. This latest edition of ON MY DESK brings you what’s new for November 2014 in the worlds of skincare, health and beauty – and a fair amount of food – that’s crossed my path. Check it out below……
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ON MY DESK: New Spring 2014 Haircare
Read more: ON MY DESK: New Spring 2014 HaircareON MY DESK: New Spring 2014 Haircare KERASTASE DISCIPLINE What is it? Are you always lamenting that your hair doesn’t obey your commands and seems to have a will of its own? Well, the latest range from Kerastase, Discipline, is about well-disciplined hair that looks perfect and does exactly what you want it to do!…
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ON MY DESK: The latest in Spring skincare
Read more: ON MY DESK: The latest in Spring skincareON MY DESK: The latest in Spring skincare from Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future powered by Ceramide, and Eight Hour cream, Rosehip by Essano, Evolu, Clinique, and O Cosmedics. Flawless Future We all know stress takes its toll on our minds, and bodies, and it’s the same for our skin. The first signs of skin ageing…
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NEW FRAGRANCES: Red Door, Juicy Couture, Trilogy, UNTOLD, Invictus
Read more: NEW FRAGRANCES: Red Door, Juicy Couture, Trilogy, UNTOLD, InvictusIn ON MY DESK this week we look at new fragrances by Red Door 25 by Elizabeth Arden, Juicy Couture, Jua by Trilogy, UNTOLD ABSOLU by Elizabeth Arden, and Invictus by Paco Rabanne. Jua by Trilogy What is it? First up, something a little different; Jua by Trilogy is the natural skincare brand’s first fragrance,…
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ON MY DESK: new things I’m loving in BLACK
Read more: ON MY DESK: new things I’m loving in BLACKFor this latest ON MY DESK column, I’m looking at new things I’m loving in the colour black. Black has a particularly strong role in New Zealand culture, from shearers’ singlets and All Blacks jerseys right through to Zambesi and NOMd dresses and knits. For a beautifully detailed analysis of our nation’s affinity with black,…