2014
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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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Juna menswear launches in Auckland
Read more: Juna menswear launches in Auckland“Shut the Gate” Menswear by Juna launches in Auckland Juna, by designer Julie Stevens, has diversified into the menswear arena after many requests to design a range that was unique yet affordable. Juna made its way in the world as a New Zealand womenswear brand, produced locally here in Auckland, and this is a new…
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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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Marr Factory is back at The Golden Dawn
Read more: Marr Factory is back at The Golden DawnShopViva Presents The Marr Factory 17-23 August 2014 In Association with Bombay Sapphire Proudly Supported by Hallertau, Quartz Reef Wines and All Good Organics The popular Stephen Marr ‘Marr Factory’ shows of local, in-season fashion, are back. The great thing about these shows is that they build on the hype of the run up to…
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Where I shop online for cool stuff
Read more: Where I shop online for cool stuffThe shopping site that I have bought the most things from, isn’t ASOS or even the not-so-glamorous nappies online – or a supermarket website- but in fact is the New Zealand-owned designer sale site, ONCEit.co.nz. I was quite an early adopter for once (no pun intended) and have been buying things for my home and…
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Anthea Tucker and MichaelJohn Jewellery fashion show
Read more: Anthea Tucker and MichaelJohn Jewellery fashion showAnt’Homme II by Anthea Tucker On a cold winter’s night in Auckland, on Thursday 17th July in a car park tucked behind Symonds Street, a catwalk was ready and waiting. In collaboration with MichaelJohn Jewellery, Anthea Tucker’s Ant’Homme II presentation – a follow on from her show last year- showcased the use of traditional female…
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And so it begins: NZ Fashion Week 2014 list is released
Read more: And so it begins: NZ Fashion Week 2014 list is releasedAnd so it begins again for 2014: the New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 provisional list of participating designers has been released today, ending the speculation and gossip about who would show. Back again after a hiatus: NOM*d and Kate Sylvester We miss you: WORLD, Ruby and Liam, Cybele, Twenty-seven names, Salasai, NYNE. Keystone labels who…
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Larry Keigwin works in RNZB ballet Allegro
Read more: Larry Keigwin works in RNZB ballet AllegroLarry Keigwin was the choreography talent behind the super sexy work in 2012’s hot ballet, ‘NYC’, and now brings the exciting new ballet Allegro touring NZ shortly. In what will be the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s last season under Ethan Stiefel’s artistic direction, Allegro: Five Short Ballets is a powerhouse of extraordinary and diverse ballets…
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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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BLACK BEAUTY Fashion Editorial
Read more: BLACK BEAUTY Fashion EditorialCheck out BLACK BEAUTY, our exclusive SS14 fashion editorial shoot using almost entirely black clothes – with an unexpected pop of neon. The shoot, by Ali Dalziell of Alis Makeup Station and Photoessence Photography used Inika Cosmetics on Clyne models styled by Greer Boyce in clothing from Ciel PR. The shoot aims for the ground…