Skincare
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We try: Dermalogica PowerBright Trio
Read more: We try: Dermalogica PowerBright TrioIn this latest ‘We try’ column, I’m trialling the new Dermalogica PowerBright Trio skincare release which targets dark spots, hyperpigmentation and UV damage. This range replaces their previous ChromaWhite TRx range and consists of three products to span your day: a day cream, a night cream, and a serum you may layer under both. With…
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Everything new under the sun
Read more: Everything new under the sunThink there’s nothing new under the sun? Well, history does repeat itself, but certainly there’s plenty new in the world of suncare. As a melanoma survivor myself (I wrote about it here), I am always encouraging everyone to get checked – and as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – to…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Read more: October is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthAs October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought it would be good to put together some great initiatives that are around to support, fundraise and raise awareness. Here are just a few great things we can all get behind. Estee Lauder Companies When you buy an Estée Lauder companies pink ribbon product, 20% goes…
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Show off your smile, not your smile lines
Read more: Show off your smile, not your smile linesYou want everyone to notice your smile, not the surrounding wrinkles. Vertical lines around the mouth are sometimes referred to as ‘smoker lines’, but they are far away from smoking. They form when the volume disappears in the skin surrounding your mouth, especially above the smile as you age. Secondary factors that can lead to…
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I’m loving: the new fragrance My Burberry
Read more: I’m loving: the new fragrance My BurberryI’m loving: the new BURBERRY fragrance for women, My Burberry. The beautiful new perfume draws on a very British classic tradition of their famous tan trenchcoat with its tortoiseshell buttons inspiring the lid of the bottle and the ribbon evoking its tan colour. They didn’t use the signature tan check on this one, keeping it…
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Pretty in Pink
Read more: Pretty in PinkPretty in Pink: Products we’re loving! Fat2FitNZ Coffee scrub is something that – like glitter in my daughter’s kindy artwork – is really messy but has great benefits if you can ignore the mess and clean up. Like glitter, coffee scrubs in general go literally everywhere in the shower, and like glitter it gives you…
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14 Days with Trilogy Natural Skincare
Read more: 14 Days with Trilogy Natural SkincareOur reviewer Simonne Walmsley is a sensitive type, so we got her to try 14 Days with Trilogy Natural Skincare… The sensitive type Skincare and I have bad history. I have very sensitive skin and any search for new products can be a minefield. One year, nearly a decade ago, I gradually worked my…
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Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future customer makeovers
Read more: Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future customer makeoversThis just in: Elizabeth Arden releases Flawless Future this month, and is letting you all know about its benefits by doing counter makeovers for the public at Elizabeth Arden counters. Scientific studies have shown that high stress can accelerate aging by up to 10 years. Have you ever looked in the mirror and, to your…
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I’m loving: OSMOSIS skincare
Read more: I’m loving: OSMOSIS skincareI’m loving these divine products by medical skincare company OSMOSIS Skincare, particularly with a focus on the eyes. This week we’re looking at their Age Defying Treatment Concealer, the Refresh PM Eye Repair Serum, the Long Wear Liquid Eye Definer, and Catalyst Plus+ Zinc Finger Restoration Serum. Osmosis skincare is cruelty-free, vegan, recyclable, and made…
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I had a Molemap and found I had melanoma
Read more: I had a Molemap and found I had melanomaI had a routine molecheck last month and found I had melanoma, and think you should get checked, too. I want to share my story so that will encourage others to get their skin checked out as New Zealand and Australia have very high skin cancer rates. Routine checkup It all started when on 1st…