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  • The Week on Thread Episode 21

    The Week on Thread Episode 21

    It’s finally sunny outside, which is perfect timing, for the second week of the school holidays. We’ve been getting outside a bit more, and dug a drain (I know! All the glamour!) and some long overdue gardening. Pictured above, I wear my Taylor Swift anchor print Keds from Hannahs shoes, and Karen Walker badges on…

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  • ON MY DESK skincare new releases for October 2015

    ON MY DESK skincare new releases for October 2015

    Oooh, the sun! Sunshine is just starting to come out for Spring and with it, so many cherry blossoms and magnolia blooms. From natural beauty…to the world of beauty products, and there are also lots of lovely new things out right now in skincare and beauty. In this latest column of ON MY DESK, I…

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  • New from MAC – Studio WaterWeight and Vamplify

    New from MAC – Studio WaterWeight and Vamplify

    New from MAC this month come two exciting new products that are quite fresh and unique in their fields, namely, Studio WaterWeight foundation, and Vamplify lipglosses. WaterWeight is unique in that it’s an elastic gel serum formula, meaning fluid and thin formulation that blurs imperfections. Vamplify lipglosses are also a hot new product, as they…

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  • ON MY DESK September 2015

    ON MY DESK September 2015

    Check out what’s new across my path this month, in ON MY DESK September 2015… Above: Essie Gel Setter is the nail lacquer brand’s new top coat. I found it worked really well, strengthening my nail polish to last for three days without chipping. It can be easily removed with nail polish remover at home,…

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  • ON MY DESK: New Fragrances for Spring 2015

    ON MY DESK: New Fragrances for Spring 2015

    New season, and new scents are appearing – so I’ve done a photoshoot of a few of the beautiful new perfumes available this Spring in this week’s ON MY DESK. New fragrances for Spring 2015 include new releases from some iconic greats: Britney Spears Fantasy Intimate Edition, I Am Juicy Couture,  Trilogy Raha perfume, Elizabeth…

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  • The week on Thread Episode 19

    The week on Thread Episode 19

    How’s your week been? Read about ‘The week on Thread Episode 19’ to see highlights of my week (actually more like the past fortnight) in photos, including LUSH Christmas, the NZ ballet ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Cats the musical coming to NZ, as well as new beauty from Benefit Air Patrol, amazing new shoes from…

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  • What cleanser is right for you?

    What cleanser is right for you?

    It’s my belief that the kind of cleanser you use, tells a lot about you. Are you low-maintenance or high? Do you like to wash-off your makeup with water, or do you like a milky formula? Are you busy at night and just can’t wait to hit the pillow and don’t want to muck about…

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  • The Herb Farm’s beautiful makeover

    The Herb Farm’s beautiful makeover

    The Herb Farm’s makeover with beautiful new packaging is just gorgeous! It’s all made at their herb farm in Palmerston North New Zealand and is cruelty-free and a sustainable business… The range pictured is their dry skin range formulated using rosehip oil. The new packaging features hand-drawn herb illustrations by a New Zealand artist and copper…

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  • Kronenbourg 1664 – a fashionable drop

    Kronenbourg 1664 – a fashionable drop

    Merci, Kronenbourg 1664, for this incredible hamper to celebrate being the official beer of NZ Fashion Week! Not only that, the French premium beer is also a partner of one of my favourite New Zealand fashion labels, Stolen Girlfriends Club, who are showing their AW16 collection in the St James Theatre this year and it…

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  • ON MY DESK – Beauty and Skincare August 2015

    ON MY DESK – Beauty and Skincare August 2015

    In my August edition of ON MY DESK I take a look at highlights in new releases in the worlds of beauty, makeup and skincare that have crossed my path lately, including Antipodes, MAC, Garnier, The Aromatherapy Company, Essie, Neutrogena, Estee Lauder, and Rimmel London. I also threw in an Instagram pic of one of my…

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