Office/work essentials

Depending on your job, there are some specific items that can help during your day. If you work in construction, your essentials would include a hard hat, and steel-toed boots, along with sunscreen and sunglasses. If you work in a hospital, you’d look to good quality, comfortable footwear, and an accurate time-keeping device. […]

Suited to corporate life

Power dressing never goes out of style, although fashions do change. Suits for example are easy corporate wear, although styles change regularly. Matching jacket and pants, contrasting jacket and pants, dress and jacket, skirt, blouse and jacket, are all staples of a corporate wardrobe. Add some after hours bling and they can even […]

Celebrating 18 years: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic

Facial rejuvenation is popular for many reasons. In Christchurch, the Skin Rejuvenation Clinic has become a centre for excellence during the 18 years it has been in Christchurch. The established team of Dr Brigid Lee and dermal therapist Denise Prosser have been working together all this time combining the most effective treatment modalities […]

Show them they’re special

Commercialism aside, Valentine’s Day is about giving. Here are some ideas: For her   For him  

Embrace sexy silver: V for hair

Many who are going grey are choosing V for Hair and Beauty Merivale. Thinking ahead to hair goals 2023? Let our expert team of stylists, with over 60 years of combined experience, and the maturity and knowledge, look after you. It’s important to have a style that suits your hair, face shape, and […]

Sorting out skin tone

Few pleasures eclipse basking in the sun and feeling its warm glow on our skin, however if not treated with the utmost care beforehand, uneven skin tone may result. Uneven skin tone is characterised by both skin discoloration and a change in skin texture, caused in turn by an overproduction of melanin, the […]

Native plant products

With the world becoming aware of sustainability and climate change, an Auckland skincare company has added a kawakawa range to reduce its carbon footprint. Honest Skincare company chief executive Janna Jansen has also added a range of raw ingredients such as New Zealand beeswax and flax seed oil to the company line-up. Māori […]

2023 refresh: Haar Design

The new year is in full swing, and the time is ripe to freshen up your luscious locks. Haar Design is ready to take care of all your hair needs. The new year, new me cliche often comes with the desire for a new look. Colour change can range from a rich velvety […]

Realistic resolutions

New Year, New You: the slogan that has long since become a cliché, encouraging us to completely rebuild ourselves into better versions each year. While growing as individuals is important, the pressure this puts on us to manufacture motivation is simply unattainable. Setting resolutions has strayed from its purpose in our lives, becoming […]