On My Desk
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Road Trip to Rotorua
Read more: Road Trip to RotoruaThere’s something about the great tradition of taking your family on the road; – throwing everything you need and a couple of spares you probably don’t – into the boot and setting off into the great pre-booked. I, however, face TWC (Travelling With Children) with some degree of trepidation. I can barely get them to…
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We try: Lasting Beauty anti-aging skincare by The Herb Farm
Read more: We try: Lasting Beauty anti-aging skincare by The Herb FarmBeauty blogger Morgan Sassworth reviews the Lasting Beauty 100% natural anti-aging skincare range by The Herb Farm… Skincare is a major part of my life It would only be a slight exaggeration to say a good twenty percent of my home life is spent applying skincare. The past few years have seen the natural skincare…
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The hot new Smashbox colab with artist Santigold
Read more: The hot new Smashbox colab with artist SantigoldHow incredible is the new Smashbox colab with artist Santigold featuring her collages on packaging and snake eyeshadow! Blues, greens and Incan golds. Dance/Electronic musician and artist Santi White, better known as Santigold, has created these creative collages to appear on the packaging and compacts in the brands new colour collection from Smashbox Cosmetics. Wearable…
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ON MY DESK: in the pink
Read more: ON MY DESK: in the pinkPink. The navy blue of India, they call it. As we head into spring I thought it apt to round up some new product releases across beauty, home, and haircare, in this most pretty of hues, in ON MY DESK: in the pink. I was going to call it ‘pink bits’ but was told this…
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ON MY DESK: beauty for the body
Read more: ON MY DESK: beauty for the bodyIn this week’s issue of ON MY DESK I take a look at some of the gorgeous body products I’ve come across recently. Beauty products this week are all shot against illustrations by the talented and fabulous Kelly Thompson. You can view more of her art and buy artworks at her website www.kellythompson.co.nz Savar Body…
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ON MY DESK: the latest in skincare
Read more: ON MY DESK: the latest in skincareON MY DESK this week: the latest in skincare with a focus on anti-ageing. Undoubtedly delaying the appearance of ageing is the big earner for most brands as it’s such a huge concern in the market. At the beauty events I attend, I hear different reports on what the greatest anti-ageing concern is; whether it’s…
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ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014
Read more: ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014ON MY DESK: what’s new in makeup for Spring 2014. There’s a variety of if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it products, some innovation, and quote a contemporary range from an old fave. The newbies include some brand new BB creams from human+kind, Estee Lauder and LaMav; a brow cream from Napoleon Perdis, the beautiful Spring colour collection from Clarins, and…
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ON MY DESK: what’s new in hair
Read more: ON MY DESK: what’s new in hairIn this latest ON MY DESK column, we look at the latest hair products to cross my path, featuring new shampoos, conditioners, and styling products from Evolu, Matrix, Clairol, Kevin Murphy, Label m, L’Oreal, Sebastian and Weleda. As if there wasn’t enough to rave about already with Evolu and their botanical New Zealand-made skincare, they…
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On My Desk: health supplements
Read more: On My Desk: health supplementsUp until recently, it’s been an Indian Summer, followed by a very mild winter. No doubt retailers of merino wool were getting anxious. But just this week, BAM! Winter has hit, so I have devoted this week’s instalment of On My Desk to health supplements. Here’s some health products that have crossed my desk recently,…
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ON MY DESK: Taylor Swift, Britney, and Untold fragrances
Read more: ON MY DESK: Taylor Swift, Britney, and Untold fragrancesON MY DESK: new fragrances for women, including Taylor Swift Musical Box and rollerball, Britney Spears Fantasy Naughty or Nice fragrances, and Untold Eau Legere by Elizabeth Arden. Fantasy Britney Spears The Naughty or Nice Remix The Fantasy fragrance from iconic pop star and celebrity Britney Spears has been going strong for nine years now.…