Skincare
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A LUSH mid-winter Christmas
Read more: A LUSH mid-winter ChristmasLUSH has brought back 12 top favourites for limited edition mid-winter Christmas release this July. The dozen bathtime products of shower gels, body lotions, lip balm, and bath bombs are picked from previous Christmas ranges like beauty queens of the bath world in a Miss Popularity contest. They are limited edition and only available from…
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It’s Facial Month at Polynesian Spa Rotorua
Read more: It’s Facial Month at Polynesian Spa RotoruaThe cold snap has truly hit. I am sitting inside, I might add, in three layers of merino and a scarf and hat on, it’s ridiculous. What could be nicer than peeling off all the layers and sitting immersed in hot water with a view of a natural lake rising with steam? Nothing, except if…
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Beauty News: Clinique launches new Turnaround Revitalizing range
Read more: Beauty News: Clinique launches new Turnaround Revitalizing rangeWhen I hear the words “turnaround” I immediately hear the song in my head “turn around, every now and then I get a little bit lonely and then you’re never coming round. Turn around” by Bonnie Tyler in Total Eclipse of the Heart. Now that you have that “ear worm” in your head, I shall…
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For Men: LAB Series Ageless and ARAMIS celebrates 50 years
Read more: For Men: LAB Series Ageless and ARAMIS celebrates 50 yearsIn our latest For Men column, we look at a classic brand and a contemporary one: men’s fragrance classic ARAMIS celebrates 50 years, and modern classic LAB Series launches its Ageless Anti-Ageing Power V lifting cream. ARAMIS celebrates 50 years In 1964, Estee Lauder and her husband Joseph started the Aramis brand – basically launching the prestige…
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A contemporary classic – Nivea
Read more: A contemporary classic – NiveaIf I say “tried and true classics”, what comes to mind? In the world of fashion, you think of the LBD, blue jeans with a white shirt, and ballet flats; in makeup, you think of a winged eye and a red lip. And in the world of face creams, it might well be the little…
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Beauty love: Synergie Minerals Micellution cleansing water
Read more: Beauty love: Synergie Minerals Micellution cleansing waterSynergie Minerals has just released a micellar water in line with the premium cosmeutical skincare brand’s philosophy of highly active products that are free from potentially toxic ingredients. Available here in New Zealand from 1st June, Synergie Micellution is a gentle 4-in-1 micellar cleansing water that removes your makeup and dirt and oil build-up with a few…
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Beauty love: Sodashi Enzyme Face Polish
Read more: Beauty love: Sodashi Enzyme Face PolishSodashi have released this absolutely divine facial exfoliator, Enzyme Face Polish, which gives skin a new burst of radiance and freshness to your skin. The Australian skincare brand founded in 1999 by Megan Larsen enhances well-being as well as offering beautiful, anti-ageing and restorative products without nasties and that are all cruelty-free. The new Enzyme Face…
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Beauty shortcuts
Read more: Beauty shortcutsChances are you don’t have the time to dedicate all your time to beauty. So you’ll have to figure out a few shortcuts to the kind of perfection that only Instagram stars seem to manage in real life! Here are just a few. Invest in a good Dry Shampoo I like to extend the life of…
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I try: Chillsculpt at Caci Clinic
Read more: I try: Chillsculpt at Caci ClinicImagine you could target pockets of ‘difficult’ fat and freeze them off. Does that sound too good to be true? Well, it is pretty much a reality now with the technology known as cryolipolysis that freezes and reduces fat cells using a suction pad machine. I headed in to try Chillsculpt out for myself at…
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Moreish Argan Oil skincare back with beautiful NZ flora designs
Read more: Moreish Argan Oil skincare back with beautiful NZ flora designsMoreish skincare is back – with beautiful new packaging featuring New Zealand flora on the sides of cardboard boxes with pastel turquoise fronts. Inside, packaging has a retro pharmaceutical air, with trendy metal tubes or glass bottles. It is reasonably priced (around the $16 – $25 region) and includes a foaming cleanser, exfoliator, pure Argan…