spring
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Trelise Cooper ‘Theatre of Fashion’ SS16 show at Q Theatre
Read more: Trelise Cooper ‘Theatre of Fashion’ SS16 show at Q TheatreFrom the moment I received my invites and then tickets printed as a paper bouquet of spring daisies, I knew Trelise Cooper ‘Theatre of Fashion’ SS16 show at Q Theatre would be a visual feast. The runway event was held in a theatre next to Auckland Town Hall and guests were ushered to their seats…
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M.A.C Is Beauty – the pretty Spring 2015 colour collection
Read more: M.A.C Is Beauty – the pretty Spring 2015 colour collectionM.A.C Is Beauty – the pretty Spring 2015 colour collection draws upon inspiration of a trip to the beauty salon for luxurious spa treatments and getting pampered. It has a slightly retro vibe and this divine visual imagery of the most incredible Fluidline eye makeup and peachy lips on women reclining at the salon. This…
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Juliette Hogan summer season and luggage collection
Read more: Juliette Hogan summer season and luggage collectionSo, you’ve got someplace to go, and beautiful clothes to take there. What do you put them in? This question was answered with the launch of Juliette Hogan’s luggage collection at the showcase of her Spring Summer 15 collection ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at a media breakfast at Sanderson Gallery in Newmarket this week. The art space…
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ON MY DESK: January 2015
Read more: ON MY DESK: January 2015Happy 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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Have yourself a very LUSH Christmas
Read more: Have yourself a very LUSH ChristmasHave yourself a very merry Christmas, make the yuletide gay, and deck the halls with boughs of holly (go lightly) with these divinely scented gifts from LUSH cosmetics. If you’re looking for a cheapish, good value and yet still impressive gift for a colleague, friend or family member for under ten dollars, you can’t go…
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I love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana Botanicals
Read more: I love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana BotanicalsI love: the artisan sustainable brand, Matakana Botanicals, and most of all the ethos of its owner, Danvers Devereux, who has re-imagined the brand from a much-loved classic that his mother Colyn Devereux began 25 years ago; Les Floralies. Les Floralies is a brand we all grew up with; it was the posh gift to…
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Summer Make-up: How to create a day, night and party look
Read more: Summer Make-up: How to create a day, night and party lookWhen I think of my ideal summer, I think of relaxing, maybe at the beach or at home with friends, children happily occupied, and yum snacks and perhaps a cold drink to hand on a hot day. How nice does that sound? I’m in my happy place now! This summer my drink of choice is…
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Human+kind skincare with a conscience
Read more: Human+kind skincare with a conscienceHuman+kind (www.humanandkind.com) is a skincare brand founded in Ireland that is now available in New Zealand, at Farmers stores. It has a focus on multi-use products that simplify, rather than complicate, your life and that is embodied perfectly in this day and night cream in one which saves on money and storage space. BB Cream…
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From bottom to top: we test Summer skin saviours
Read more: From bottom to top: we test Summer skin savioursWinter is my favourite season. Layers of knitwear, blankets on the couch, those extra foodie indulgences in the name of ‘insulation’ … Happiness. But nothing inspires new beginnings like Spring and its clear, beautiful days dotted amongst the lessening gray, cold, soggy ones promising summer is so, so close. I’ve never kept a New Year…
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The week on Thread: Episode 9
Read more: The week on Thread: Episode 9Here’s some highlights of the week in photos: Episode 9 Monday ROOMS TO LOVE It was a huge honour to have my home included in new local interiors book, ROOMS TO LOVE by LeeAnn Yare and Larnie Nicholson, from the original photos they came and photographed here for Your Home and Garden magazine a couple…