All your beauty needs: Body ‘n’ Beauty Worx
Set in a serene, welcoming atmosphere, the exceptional team at day spa and skincare clinic Body ‘n’ Beauty Worx can fulfil all your beauty needs. Based in Ashburton, owner Di Thomas started the business 18 years ago, recently moving into a villa on Tancred Street to merge with her other beauty […]
Help for hair loss: Hairmantra
Dr Padmaja Redekar, certified Trichologist at Hairmantra says that our hair is a very clear barometer of issues within the body. Gradual or sudden hair loss, or loss of any scalp condition can be an emotional and physical blow which can be medically worrying for the sufferer. Hair fall can happen to anyone […]
Glo-Getter: Sometimes you just have to get your sartorial shine on
Showstopping sparklers are set to enrich our wardrobes this spring and we’re excited about the possibilities this offers our looks in the coming months. While rose-gold has been adding some shine to our jewellery boxes for the longest of times now, this beautiful sheen is now creeping through our wardrobes and even into […]
Fashionably Sustainable
These days, all socially and environmentally responsible citizens find themselves in a battle to reduce personal impacts on the earth. For many, it’s been this way for decades. But levels of urgency, worldwide, are ramping up with every passing month. It’s become increasingly shameful to carry your bread and butter home in plastic […]
The long & long of it
Sashaying around in something long – floaty or woolly – is in. Wearing your blankey is perfectly acceptable. Toddlers inherently appreciate this fashion fact. Some call it a scarf. Or take a blanket; cut two arm-holes into it and voila – a jacket. As long as it’s long. Depending on the fabric, this […]
A youthful glow: Salon Parlour
A Salon Parlour facial is so much more than a relaxing, de-stressing, uplifting experience for the senses – it’s an investment. Deeply hydrating, it renews dull skin to take on a firmer, glowing, more youthful exuberance. Salon Parlour uses Image, from America, developed for all skin types, even the most sensitive. Paraben and […]
From makeup to modelling: Varva Models
Exciting new doors are opening for aspiring models: experienced agency director Aliana Regos is thrilled to introduce her new agency, Varva Models. Aliana is hosting a Model Search on 28 August at The George Hotel, from 9am to 5:30pm – appointments are essential. Aliana had a successful modelling agency and make up School […]
Luxurious lasting leather: Village Leathercraft
Peter O’Brien mastered the art of leathercraft back in the ’70s on the West Coast. Then two and a half years ago, he revisited his passion, custom-making exquisite handmade leather goods full time. With specialist tools from America, he stamps and embosses the leather to create unique one-off pieces to order, using only […]
Spring’s Irresistible Selections: Zebrano
As the sun’s annual spring crossing of the celestial equator draws near, the delicious tropical prints that burst out of Zebrano’s iconic Christchurch store are in our sights. As irresistible as a margarita at a beach-side bar, the crisp whites, the brights and the floral prints have got us yearning to cast off […]
Denim Dreaming: Denim is reinvented and reinvigorated
Every decade flaunts a scandalous aesthetic which rides against the tide of convention. In the 1950s, it was denim that was making sartorial waves. Having found its fashionable feet in 1871 when the iconic ‘jean’ pant was invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, denim has had a somewhat troubled upbringing since […]
