On My Desk

On My Desk: new make-up releases for Spring from Smashbox, Inika, Dr. Hauschka, as well as nail colours from Mavala and Sally Hansen…

On my desk: what’s new for hair, with the latest products from ELEVEN Australia Miracle, Schwarzkopf LIVE, Davines OI/Oil Absolute Beautifying Potion, Evo, and Pure Up-Lift…

In this issue of On My Desk there’s beautiful new skincare for the new Spring season, with releases from OLAY, La Prairie, Dr.Hauschka, Dove, Neutrogena, Weleda, Savar, and La Mav…

I’m starting a new column called "On my desk" where I can showcase all the new and exciting things. So here’s the first one – aptly – in Spring. I bring you, On my desk: September…

As our lives adjust to the many changes technology has bought, the whole paper-less thing, but there is still something so visceral about writing a letter, sending a card, or making some notes in a book…

I am going to pontificate on all things Scandinavian this month – I know you have heard things on a similar vein before, but it is all just so good and timeless, that I am just going to keep banging on: Ikea, Lego, Marimekko et al…

Heavy, complex and tragic; critically-acclaimed Academy Award-winning film A Separation is a refreshing spotlight on Iran’s much overlooked and crowded out rich cultural heritage and art making…

Auckland really turned on the weather (at least for most of the day), and the design savvy were out in force for Urbis Designday 2012. Rather than give you a blow by blow account, we’ve decided, as we did last year, to give you a ‘best of’ …

I wish there was a more glamorous reason as to why I am so disorganised; perhaps I have been away on a warm island holiday, or I have been working on some splendid project or some long fashion event, but no…

On Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, she turns around failing hairsalons and is famous for her deadpan delivery and bitchy comments. But in the flesh, she came across as genuine in her love of hairdressing, and in support of hairdressers…