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  • ON MY DESK: Beauty in October 2016

    ON MY DESK: Beauty in October 2016

    ON MY DESK: Beauty in October 2016 featuring Clinique, Karen Murrell, … Clinique gift with purchase of two items in the next fortnight until 13th November at NZ department store counters. Karen Murrell has this gold vinyl keychain zip purse, in the cute Christmas gift set purse and two lipsticks – their biggest sellers; Camelia…

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  • The Week On Thread Episode 59

    The Week On Thread Episode 59

    The Week On Thread Episode 59 featuring highlights in photos of what I’ve been up to… Jay-Jay Harvey has a book of memoirs out, ‘Life On The Edge’, and has sent me her fave pink bits to celebrate! I’m getting stopped by strangers on Queen Street asking me about my Giapo icecreams! Blowtorch ice-cream meringue on…

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  • Tigerlily and Wildehearts desert shoot

    Tigerlily and Wildehearts desert shoot

    Christina Schmidt photographs models Selena & Yazdine from Unique Models wearing fashion labels Tigerlily and Wilde Hearts in a desert shoot styled by Amber Wijstock, with hair and makeup by Mary Estelle Dawson. The creative team involved: Models: Selena & Yazdine from Unique Models Photography: Christina Schmidt Hair & makeup: Mary Estelle Styling: Amber Wijstock Brands: Tigerlily &…

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  • ON MY DESK: What’s new in Beauty for Spring 2016

    ON MY DESK: What’s new in Beauty for Spring 2016

    ON MY DESK : What’s new in Beauty for Spring 2016, with new releases to cross my desk in the worlds of skincare, makeup, and beauty, from Ultraceuticals, Dermalogica, Elizabeth Arden, Pictured above: I Heart Eight Hour Cream! and a beautiful new lip palette by Elizabeth Arden in these must-have shades of red. Who can go…

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  • Ultraceuticals: science-based skincare

    Ultraceuticals: science-based skincare

    Some of you will already be familiar with Ultraceuticals, the Cosmeceutical Range of the Year winner in My Face My Body Awards 2015. Now, the cruelty-free science-based skincare brand has released a 23% pure Vitamin C serum with peptides, to fight photo-ageing and deliver rich antioxidants to skin; and a protective moisturiser with SPF50+. I…

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  • The Week On Thread Episode 58

    The Week On Thread Episode 58

    The Week On Thread Episode 58 featuring highlights in photos of what I’ve been up to… They haven’t asked me to say this, I just do it myself and thought I’d share the love; you get 50 photos a month free on the Snapfish app I’ve done it for 3 months now, printing the family…

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  • EXHIBIT Hair Fashion Show 2016

    EXHIBIT Hair Fashion Show 2016

    This was the very last show for me at NZ Fashion Week, on Sunday night, and honestly, I was tired and grumpy. This show was SO cool though, and unlike anything I had ever seen before. Exhibit was a showcase of all the best and newest hair looks from several of the best salons around…

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  • The Week On Thread Episode 56

    The Week On Thread Episode 56

    The Week On Thread Episode 56 featuring highlights in photos of what I’ve been up to… The gorgeous team from Benefit at today’s SkyCity TV Emmys party. At today’s Sky TV Emmys party, with Belinda Nash of nzgirl, Mel Homer of the cafe TV, Colin Mathura-Jeffree, Jarrad Godman, me, and Rebecca Zwitser. Makeup Benefit, hair by…

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  • ON MY DESK : What’s new in Beauty for August 2016

    ON MY DESK : What’s new in Beauty for August 2016

    ON MY DESK : What’s new in Beauty for August 2016, with new releases to cross my desk in the worlds of skincare, makeup, and beauty, from Trilogy, bee.yu, Huffer x Redken, Dermalogica, Lush, and Murad… Trilogy held a media lunch at Cibo in Parnell to reveal their exciting new products. The new releases are: Rosehip…

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  • Liquid Assets by Elizabeth Arden

    Liquid Assets by Elizabeth Arden

    Review: I’m having a play with the beautiful new Elizabeth Arden colour collection, Liquid Assets, where all the makeup is a liquid. This ‘wet collection’ brings the intensity of liquid colour with the luminous glow of highlighter and the bold pop of lip colour for mega-colour payoff. Liquid Highlighter The highlighter is so lightweight and shimmery,…

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