2015
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R&B musician Paul Morton Jr
Read more: R&B musician Paul Morton JrPaul Morton Jr, born on March 29, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States is an American producer, musician and R&B singer. His first shows were with the band Freestyle Nation, before he went solo. He is also famous as one of Maroon 5’s keyboardists, and has contributed his vocals and keyboard parts in the…
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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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Beauty News: Rimmel London releases ‘Oh My Gloss’
Read more: Beauty News: Rimmel London releases ‘Oh My Gloss’It seems you are a gloss fan or you’re not- I know I tend to wear more matte shades as I have long hair that gets stuck in gloss – but I cannot deny the Power of The Shiny Lip. A glossy, shiny, lip looks fuller and more moisturised and also appears more youthful than…
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Buying designer recycle fashion in Japan
Read more: Buying designer recycle fashion in JapanBuying designer recycle fashion in Japan seemed to make perfect sense. Here was a country internationally renowned for investing in top labels and also having disposable income and a fairly robust sense of consumerism whilst being obsessed with the latest and the newest. This meant, in my mind, the perfect combination – great labels being…
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Highlights of Hokkaido in pictures – May 2015
Read more: Highlights of Hokkaido in pictures – May 2015I headed over to Japan earlier this month for ten days from New Zealand and I thought readers might like to take a peek at some of my highlights in photos. In this post, see my top picks from Hokkaido in May 2015. We flew from Osaka’s Kansai airport to Shinchitose airport in Sapporo, where…
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Highlights around Tokyo in pictures
Read more: Highlights around Tokyo in picturesSo in May of this year, I packed – very lightly, I might add, as, surprisingly for someone with four wardrobes and a predilection for hoarding, I only take one pair of shoes extra to what I wear on the plane, and a tiny toiletries bag of sample-sized skincare and two pairs of trousers –…
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Collective brings style together at The Columbo in Christchurch
Read more: Collective brings style together at The Columbo in ChristchurchOver the past two years, we have watched Sydenham’s shopping complex transform into a chic haven in Christchurch. Collective is the latest addition to the The Colombo and is the perfect fix for the premises. See The Colombo Precinct on Facebook here. Collective is just that, a collective store where many of the designers have…
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ARTDECO x Emilio de la Morena
Read more: ARTDECO x Emilio de la MorenaFashion loves makeup as much as it loves rock n roll and models. Top German makeup brand ARTDECO collaborates with international designers in its series of Beauty Meets Fashion collections. Here, we take a look at ARTDECO cosmetics’ colourful collaboration with Spanish-born fashion designer Emilio de la Morena. Morena, who studied fashion at Central Saint Martins…
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Film review: Slow West
Read more: Film review: Slow WestSlow West (2015, UK/US) 4 stars Our world is a harsh and cruel world. Certainly, it has beauty around every corner, and there’s also love and joy galore, but it’s difficult to escape the pure inhumanity. It’s that old chestnut about life being nasty, brutish, and short. It’s about trying desperately to avoid living a…
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Trendwatch: Vans x Disney colab
Read more: Trendwatch: Vans x Disney colabThey’ve been an iconic brand for many years and everyone grew up with the cool skater street shoe but now they have got waaay cuter, with the release of a colab between Disney and Vans. Much-loved Disney characters are spread across shoes, socks, caps, bags and hats. Check out the grey Mickey Mouse range and…