Beauty from the outside in: Beauty Progress
The French know beauty and how beautiful skin is the outer reflection of inner health. Wendy Barker travelled to a renowned skincare house in southwest France to meet the man who created GERnetic skincare – the highly effective range chosen for facials and treatments at her Christchurch salon, Beauty Progress. During […]
Spa-tacular prizes! Champs Elysees Day Spa
Supporting local businesses, collaborating as we move forward and, of course, making ourselves feel fabulous, are the touchstones of this extraordinary winter. Champs Elysées Day Spa is leading the way with a wonderful new promotion which brings all three concepts together. Ten gorgeous brands are joining forces to share products […]
The art of spa: Beauty Progress
In these strange times, stress is a reality and manifests in so many ways, not only psychologically but physiologically too. Indefinite business closures, self- isolation, not seeing loved ones, hit with constant conflicting news stories – it is common to feel totally overwhelmed and, while we are all different, the […]
Smoke & Mirrors
It was makeup artist Linda Cantello who first laid claim to the ‘smokey eye’ when she created the look with Tom Ford during his Gucci days. Dark eyes had traditionally been very defined in both the corner and the lid, but it was Cantello that thought to blend it all […]
Winter Skin School: Face Value
Winter is arguably the worst time of year for our skin; the combination of central heating plus the harsh weather conditions makes for dull, dry complexions. But it’s not all bad news – winter is the best time of year to try non-invasive skin treatments. Face Value clients love the […]
Let it glow
We’ve long paid heed to a ‘more is more’ aesthetic when it comes to our makeup cabinets after all, a girl can never have too many products, right? And while that may certainly be true, luminous skin has become a trend of its own and, rather than adding layers of makeup, the […]
The Ultimate Pamper Guide: Moss Spa
Home beauty treatments and remedies may have helped you get through lockdown, but now it’s time to seriously treat yourself. Metropol has put together the ultimate pamper guide to one of Christchurch’s newest spa sensations – Moss Spa. You’ll find the house of relaxation on the ground floor at 49 Salisbury Street […]
Buzzwords of Beauty
Buzzwords are the latest and greatest of things to hit an industry and, when it comes to beauty, there’s no shortage of products and concepts that are set to revolutionise our skincare regimes. We’ve pulled out some of the latest lingo that’s bouncing around the beauty world Gender-fluid: Makeup has […]
Lather Up
It’s always cool to keep clean and soap is soaring in popularity again, as a low-packaging, plastic-free option. We’ve pulled together our top tips for getting sudsy. I’m melting! Don’t let your soap follow in the footsteps of the Wicked Witch of the West and melt away from a splash […]
Botox but not as we know it: Face Value
Widely celebrated as the wonder drug of the cosmetic medicine world for its effectiveness in preventing and erasing lines and wrinkles, and improving appearance, Botulinum Toxin (or Botox®/ Dysport® as we know it) has many other uses in medicine. Dr Philip Frost discusses some of those non-wrinkle related uses commonly […]
