Sexy & slim for summer!: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic

Summer is around the corner and it’s harder to hide all those bulges and wobbly bits under a summer dress or white t-shirt!     Most women would say they have a stubborn pocket of fat that no diet or extreme exercise plan can budge. Whether it’s inner-thigh fullness, bingo wings, back […]

Looking Gorgeous!: Red Laser & Beauty

With winter behind us, the time is ripe for a bit of personal maintenance and what better way to start than with a trimmer silhouette?       Red Laser & Beauty provides a transforming slimming treatment, perfect for pesky places resistant to exercise and diet, like the tummy area, back rolls […]

Cellulite Salvation: Beauty Progress

“Even small people have cellulite,” says Wendy Barker, Director of Christchurch beauty and massage favourite Beauty Progress. Cellulite is the accumulation of fat cells in the form of clusters, given a dimpled appearance or ‘orange peel’ skin. These clusters compress circulation systems and leading to inflammation at the level of connective tissues, […]

Natural luxury: Botanical Skincare

Luxury is anything that feels special. Luxury is attention to detail, originality and, above all, quality. A little luxury can be yours every day with the skin, beauty and bath range from Botanical Skincare in Nelson.     Botanical Skincare is created by Amy Burke, whose passion for the therapeutic and sensual […]

Luxe Lashes: Lash Kandy

It’s long been said our eyes are the windows to the soul and if this is true, then lashes certainly make the most beautiful of window dressings. When it comes to enhancing them and making them ‘pop’, then Lash Kandy’s Rangiora premises is where you want to be.     Headed by […]

Beauty Scoop

We’re lucky here in Christchurch in that we have a smorgasbord of talented, award-winning beauty experts and educating events at our fingertips. Warmest congratulations to the following:     The skincare gurus at Renaissance, which has been named a NZ Clinic of the Year Finalist (one of three in NZ!) for the […]

Makeup Master

Off on a nationwide tour, Sephora Beauty Bus’ first stop was our very own Cathedral Square and I had the absolute pleasure of being treated to a makeover at the talented hands of Sephora Australia’s National Artistry Lead, Alphie Sadsad. Read on for some of Alphie’s top tips for a stellar face […]

Age Defying

Fine lines, dark circles, age spots, dry skin and thinning hair are just a few of the unavoidable aspects of getting older that keep us up at night. There are some clever tricks of the trade that make it possible to bring back that youthful glow.       Vitamin C Beauty […]

Local team’s NZFW adventure!: Q&A with Kristen Stewart

Get ready for 26 August – New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) is hitting Auckland! Christchurch’s very own Kristen Stewart Makeup School is taking up 16 graduates and 14 assisting students – their largest team yet – to work their makeup magic. We caught up with Kristen Stewart about the NZFW experience and […]

Rebuilding Faces: Lovebite

An extensive and holistic understanding of his profession has earnt Lovebite’s Richard Greenlees a reputation as a true artist and a global leader in the dental profession, creating perfectly formed dentures with the ability to rebuild the facial structure from the inside out, dentures which are indistinguishable from natural teeth; handmade, bespoke […]