Skincare
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We’re loving: The Herb Farm skincare
Read more: We’re loving: The Herb Farm skincareAny readers of Thread will know my love – especially since pregnancy and having children – of natural products, and particularly those with low air miles and those that are produced locally here in New Zealand. Lately I have been enjoying those from the local skincare brand The Herb Farm which will be familiar already…
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The Challenges Of Caring For Older Skin
Read more: The Challenges Of Caring For Older SkinIs your skin oozing, breaking out, or tearing apart? Rashes, hives, and moles are just a few skin disorders that affect millions around the world as they grow older. The aging process can affect the body in several ways; the severity is often based on lifestyle choices such as eating habits, exposure to harsh environments,…
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We visit: the brand new Caci clinic in Johnsonville
Read more: We visit: the brand new Caci clinic in JohnsonvilleOur Wellington correspondent Morgan Ashworth visited the brand new Caci clinic in Johnsonville for a Vitamin C Facial using Murad. Here’s what it involves… Along with celebrating twenty years of business in New Zealand, Caci Clinic are celebrating the opening of their thirtieth clinic, in Johnsonville, Wellington. I took a much-needed morning off work in the lead-up to…
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Give yourself a hand: the latest in beautiful handcreams
Read more: Give yourself a hand: the latest in beautiful handcreamsForget soaps and candles for a moment, one of the best gift ideas is the classic – a beautiful handcream. Everyone gets dry and tired hands in need of a refreshing, hydrating cream, whether they work indoors on a computer, or are washing their hands often as a mother, or baking, or gardening, or whatever…
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Problem-solving products for good health
Read more: Problem-solving products for good healthMy diet is pretty terrible despite my best intentions and often consists of canapes and cereal. To perhaps get me back on track and hopefully influence some of you towards the good side, this week, we’re looking at problem-solving products for good health, whether it’s stress, brain fog, sugar cravings, or not getting enough of…
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Have yourself a very LUSH Christmas
Read more: Have yourself a very LUSH ChristmasHave yourself a very merry Christmas, make the yuletide gay, and deck the halls with boughs of holly (go lightly) with these divinely scented gifts from LUSH cosmetics. If you’re looking for a cheapish, good value and yet still impressive gift for a colleague, friend or family member for under ten dollars, you can’t go…
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I love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana Botanicals
Read more: I love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana BotanicalsI love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana Botanicals, and most of all the ethos of its owner, Danvers Devereux, who has re-imagined the brand from a much-loved classic that his mother Colyn Devereux began 25 years ago; Les Floralies. Les Floralies is a brand we all grew up with; it was the posh gift to…
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Human+kind skincare with a conscience
Read more: Human+kind skincare with a conscienceHuman+kind (www.humanandkind.com) is a skincare brand founded in Ireland that is now available in New Zealand, at Farmers stores. It has a focus on multi-use products that simplify, rather than complicate, your life and that is embodied perfectly in this day and night cream in one which saves on money and storage space. BB Cream…
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From bottom to top: we test Summer skin saviours
Read more: From bottom to top: we test Summer skin savioursWinter is my favourite season. Layers of knitwear, blankets on the couch, those extra foodie indulgences in the name of ‘insulation’ … Happiness. But nothing inspires new beginnings like Spring and its clear, beautiful days dotted amongst the lessening gray, cold, soggy ones promising summer is so, so close. I’ve never kept a New Year…
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What stresses me out
Read more: What stresses me outIf you know me, you’ll know I’m pretty calm (except when pregnant. Or running late. Actually I’m calmest when asleep) and stress-free. But there are just certain situations that get the better of me, and they seem to multiply once I’m stressed rather than subside. Of course, aside from the mental strain, I don’t want…