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Kevin Murphy

  • I met Kevin Murphy to talk hair and saving the planet

    I met Kevin Murphy to talk hair and saving the planet

    Kevin Murphy himself visited New Zealand in March and I was fortunate enough to meet the hair legend to talk hair and saving the planet. Kevin came over for a showcase, and to talk about the brand’s newest environmental policy – all of the brand’s plastic bottles will be made from recycled Ocean Waste Plastic. …

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  • I’m loving: Kevin.Murphy DOO.OVER

    I’m loving: Kevin.Murphy DOO.OVER

    I’m off to see James Bond tonight, so I’ve revived my 3 day-old blow dry with Kevin.Murphy Doo.Over Dry Powder Finishing Hairspray- it’s like a combination of a dry shampoo and a hairspray for volume and hold. Who doesn’t love a multi-tasker? Until now, the dry shampoo products I have used haven’t offered any hold;…

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  • Get Un.Tangled with Kevin.Murphy

    Get Un.Tangled with Kevin.Murphy

    Now THIS sounds like it will be on high rotation in my house. The new leave-in detangler and conditioner by Kevin.Murphy is a miracle-worker that detangles, smoothes, refines, treats and protects. My daughter is a bit of a Rapunzel and when I saw this was called Un.Tangled, I immediately thought of Tangled, so I shot it…

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  • ON MY DESK: January 2015

    ON MY DESK: January 2015

    Happy new year! I’m writing this in the midst of an exceptionally hot New Zealand summer, delighted that I can finally use some of these summer sun-oriented products on my hair and body after what seemed like an endless rainy season in early December. Here’s the first ON MY DESK column of the year, showcasing…

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  • ON MY DESK: new things I’m loving in BLACK

    ON MY DESK: new things I’m loving in BLACK

    For this latest ON MY DESK column, I’m looking at new things I’m loving in the colour black. Black has a particularly strong role in New Zealand culture, from shearers’ singlets and All Blacks jerseys right through to Zambesi and NOMd dresses and knits. For a beautifully detailed analysis of our nation’s affinity with black,…

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  • ON MY DESK: in the pink

    ON MY DESK: in the pink

    Pink. The navy blue of India, they call it. As we head into spring I thought it apt to round up some new product releases across beauty, home, and haircare, in this most pretty of hues, in ON MY DESK: in the pink. I was going to call it ‘pink bits’ but was told this…

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  • 5 life hacks for June: time-saving products

    5 life hacks for June: time-saving products

    Our 5 life hacks for June are some time-saving products that I have been using and enjoying. 1. Use a base under your nail polish and a tub to take it all off. When it comes to nailpolish, I basically want two things: for it to last as long as humanly possible given dishes and…

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  • ON MY DESK: HAIR May 2014

    ON MY DESK: HAIR May 2014

    In this latest ON MY DESK: HAIR column, we take a look at the latest hair products and hair care to cross my desk in May 2014. New from FUDGE is the FUDGE Big Hair range that does what it says on the tin: delivers amplified looks for voluminous locks. With what they call the…

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