Natural lift, no needles needed: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic
If you like to keep up to date with trends and treatments overseas, you will have heard of EmFace. While still a relatively new treatment, it already has a list of celebrity fans, including Rebel Wilson, Jenna Dewan, and Alicia Silverstone. No Botox, no fillers, no injectables and clinically proven to lift, EmFace […]
Sport chic
When the ‘Hot Girl Walk’ trend hit the ground, getting active transitioned to a new market of holistic health. Practising gratitude and positive thinking, and wearing chic athleisure were the things people started to incorporate into everyday fitness regimes. It became the new way of interpreting physical activity, the focus moved to looking […]
Warmer in wool: The Wool Company
As the frosty Christchurch winter approaches, it is time to summon those extra layers to combat the chilly temperatures. Wearing merino is your best choice, The Wool Company owner Margot Riach says. With over 66 years in business and a loyal customer base, The Wool Company team know what they are doing. With […]
The wool family
While most wool types have the thanked-for heat-retention, durability, moisture-wicking, and hypoallergenic qualities, each one complements a different aesthetic. To bundle up warm in ice-cold temperatures, we want to wear something fluffy that covers every inch of skin, such as a brushed mohair cardigan. Yet, on a brisk day when you just want […]
Winter woollies
Wool has never left the fashion landscape. Breathable, luxurious, odour-resistant, durable, soft, and often sourced sustainably, it wins a spot as a top textile. Fluffy mohair cardigans, merino undergarments, shearling accessories, or the timeless wool coat, knitwear becomes a staple and more reached-for in the cooler months.
Best baa none: Davaar & Co.
If there is one thing Kate Macdonald appreciates about the off-season on her family farm, it’s that she has time to work on the creative side of her business. For Kate, her work is her pleasure. Since the day she dreamed up her business idea of producing honest, authentic, slow fashion that would […]
From farm to yarn: Hemprino
Success is built from belief in your vision, perseverance, and courage in the face of adversity, and these local farmers producing world-leading hemp and merino blend knitwear are doing just that. Three farming couples – Prue and Paul Ensor of Glenaan Station, Siobhan and Christopher O’Malley from the West Coast, and Harriet and […]
Knit-knacks
When in winter we lose sunglasses and sun hats as accessories, we gain lush scarves, cosy beanies, and hand-warming gloves. Wool accessories come with all the warmth, and an opulent feel, so you don’t have to feel any less luxe when it’s cold. New Zealand is home to many sheep, and thus producers […]
Revolutionising hair removal: KM Surgical
Gone are the days of messy, ineffective, and all too painful hair removal treatments. The Lumenis Splendor X™ is changing the way we achieve soft, smooth, and hairless skin. Designed to safely remove hair from any skin type or tone, the treatment, gaining fast popularity, is available at premium Christchurch dermatology facility KM […]
Proudly Christchurch made: ILS
In this era of mass-produced imports flooding the country, to have access to anything locally made is both special and unique. Take optical lenses for instance. There remains only one New Zealand manufacturer of these products, and that manufacturer is here in Christchurch. ILS (Independent Lens Specialists) was founded in 2006 by Glenn […]
