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ON MY DESK: New Fragrances for Spring 2015
Read more: ON MY DESK: New Fragrances for Spring 2015New 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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Elizabeth Arden Sunkissed Pearls summer makeup collection
Read more: Elizabeth Arden Sunkissed Pearls summer makeup collectionOne brand that always does beautiful colour collections each new season is Elizabeth Arden. They have such a cohesive theme and the colours don’t duplicate what’s gone before; rather, they complement and build upon them. I always appreciate that they do a wearable neutral tone and then bam! throw in a left-field pop of colour…
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The week on Thread Episode 19
Read more: The week on Thread Episode 19How’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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Let’s get creative – we try the Post-it Dry Erase Surface Flexible Whiteboard
Read more: Let’s get creative – we try the Post-it Dry Erase Surface Flexible WhiteboardLet’s get creative! I try out this amazing Dry Erase flexible whiteboard Post-it sent us to have a play with and share with readers so that it might inspire you to get creative, too. The two main things I used it for were playtime with the children, and for blogging planning, and I took some…
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MAC makeup for ITZME and Julian Danger at NZFW 2015
Read more: MAC makeup for ITZME and Julian Danger at NZFW 2015I totally enjoyed both of these shows. The first, ITZME, was a fun and youthful collection and this was followed by Julian Danger’s sleek and chic looks that were very polished and mature in design. Great work by both brands. DESIGNER: ITZME KEY MAKEUP ARTIST: Samantha Holley INSPIRATION: ‘Feminine with a daring edge’ KEY PRODUCTS:…
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Kate Sylvester “a Muse” at NZ Fashion Week 2015
Read more: Kate Sylvester “a Muse” at NZ Fashion Week 2015The Mercedes-Benz Presents Kate Sylvester show “a Muse” at NZ Fashion Week 2015 ended the first amazing day at this year’s fashion week with her AW16 collection against a stage set of abstract art depicting the three muses. Kate Sylvester is always one of the leading labels I get excited about seeing each year. Last year, her…
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Perfect your salon colour
Read more: Perfect your salon colourOf course your hair looks great as you walk out of the hairsalon…and maybe the next few days. But after a couple of washes, does your colour start to change? Did you know you need to protect your colour using colour-specific haircare at home? One of the great recent releases by L’Oreal Professionnel is the…
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The Herb Farm’s beautiful makeover
Read more: The Herb Farm’s beautiful makeoverThe 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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ON MY DESK – Beauty and Skincare August 2015
Read more: ON MY DESK – Beauty and Skincare August 2015In 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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MAC makeup at Kate Sylvester at Marr Factory 2015
Read more: MAC makeup at Kate Sylvester at Marr Factory 2015Makeup and fashion go hand-in-hand like a model carrying a smoke wand. Like WHAT?!” you ask – well that was what happened at Sunday night’s Marr Factory show fro Kate Sylvester’s in-sseaon SS15/16 collection down at Golden Dawn. Models bearing pink smoke wands strode the runway in the standing room only bar with Nineties neo-grunge…