Sports Luxe: Leisure-wear’s cool new makeover

Comfortable, classy and practical while still being gorgeous and glamorous – the luxe sportswear style is less trend and more lifestyle. It is the second skin of healthy active people with multi-faceted lives, who also adore fashion and femininity. Putting it together perfectly is the goal post. Is an outfit truly luxe […]

Pharmaceutical stand-out

Four words that mean so much in the time-poor 21st century are ‘convenient, one-stop, shopping’. Unichem Cashel Pharmacy provides so many services under the one roof, you can forget the stress and just enjoy the experience.     The pharmacy is staffed by qualified pharmacists and offers the following to customers: • […]

Mastering the hill

Nelson Mandela once said “after climbing a great hill one only finds there are many more hills to climb,” and actually, that’s just the way that Jim the Builder likes it. Providing construction excellence in Christchurch, the team has been building on the hills for more than 25 years.     Jim […]

Transforming Kitchens

While the iconic M.F. Turnbull has been the go-to destination for surfacing in Christchurch for more than 30 years now, ‘Turnbulls’ has always been ahead of the curve with its longstanding reuse, repair and recycle ethos.   This year the longstanding company is further enhancing its green credentials, working with suppliers to […]

Personalised Love

The zeitgeist of ‘you do you’ extends even and perhaps especially, to that most unifying of life’s milestones; the point at which the one you love becomes your pair-bond from this day forward unto the great hereafter.     Modern couples understand a successful marriage allows the individual essence of both parties […]

New Year, new you!

It’s not only a New Year, but it’s a new decade, making makes 2020 the ultimate time to turn heads with a courageous new look.     What could be more courageous – and exciting – than being a silver siren? Because today, going grey doesn’t mean letting yourself go, V For […]

Beauty for the big day

Brides will be letting their true beauty really shine through this decade, with makeup magic that has come a very long way.     Hailing from Christchurch, Charlotte Edwardes, a wedding makeup artist at Island Beauty on romantic Waiheke Island, makes up stunning brides from all nationalities. Her number one tip: “keep […]

Feast your way to fab skin

They say you are what you eat. But can you feast your way to fabulous skin?     Metropol catches up with Oxford Women’s Health dietitian Sara Widdowson to discuss the impact of diet on your skin. How much influence does our diet have on our skin? It seems many of us […]

Add natural vitality to your family’s health

Now taking its rightful place in the global spotlight as a ‘cannonball of goodness’, the humble blackcurrant was once known mainly for its high vitamin C values and as the basis of the free wartime children’s drink, Ribena. Turns out, vitamin C was only a small part of blackcurrants’ superpowers. After extensive […]

Making medication easy

Embracing innovation and technology, Unichem Prestons’ new robotic packing machine will result in many benefits for patients, including compliancy and convenience.     Owner Ed Dawwas has been operating a Robotic Dispensing Machine at the Woodham Road Pharmacy for the past two years, and was so impressed with the impact of this […]