Jouvence

‘Eco-Glamour’ comes to Christchurch: Jouvence Beauty Institute

As the country’s longest standing professional Beauty Therapy Institute, Jouvence continues to offer results to its regular client base and a commitment to customer care that the spa is famously well known for.     The institute provides classical and contemporary treatments, with new additions to its extensive range, such as a spray tanning service, […]

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Animal print is leading the pack this season, as designers tap into their wild side.     Leopard, tiger, zebra and even snakeskin have been seen prowling the streets in 2018 and now they’re set to make their impact known even more as we enter 2019.  Tom Ford, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors […]

Activewear

Getting active in your Activewear

Activewear has yet to be pushed off the popularity perch, as function increasingly competes with form and we find ourselves attracted to comfort.     Often literally running from one commitment to another, there’s no time to change into comfy clothes – and back again. This must be the most practical – and wholeheartedly embraced […]

Green Machine

Green Machine

Green is the colour most closely associated with envy and when it comes to the field of fashion, the green-eyed monster in us is running rampant. After all, with so many things to covet and collect in this space, there’s always something bigger and better to fix our aspirational eyes on.     This season […]

Polished Diamonds

Award Winning Jewellery Design: Polished Diamonds

Owning and wearing precious jewellery unfailingly adds sparkle to life.     Dan Joines, national owner of Polished Diamonds, wants people to know that using CAD technology, he can create the ultimate engagement, wedding, and ‘just-because’ rings they’ve visualised. The award-winning ring-designer and merchant has enjoyed so much success here in New Regent Street that […]

Revamp & refresh

Revamp & refresh

You’ve just survived the holiday social season, so it wouldn’t be surprising if your skin was not looking, or feeling, its best.   It may be craving care and hydration after the effects of alcohol, missed beauty sleep and long sessions behind make up. Restore your skin back to its supple luminous self. Perhaps make […]

Salon Parlour

The Perfect Parlour: Salon Parlour

That owners of Salon Parlour, Susie Chisnall and Becs Taulango are committed to incorporating sustainable ideals to their hair, beauty and nails emporium is immediately apparent as you walk through the door of the striking space, located on the corner of Cranford and Westminster Streets.     Polished concrete floors enhance the effect of the […]

Sustainable Beauty

Sustainable Beauty

When it comes to beauty products, here’s the bottom line: care for the environment and end up caring optimally for yourself on the side.     That’s the message from the results of research. Studies into problematic ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products have found that we should be avoiding those containing parabens. These […]

Beauty Bites

Beauty Bites: Bite-sized fashion and beauty

Bite-sized fashion and beauty news capturing all the things you need to know.     Chase the Rainbow Hannah McKeich is a Kiwi woman who is taking the beauty industry by storm. After becoming pregnant at 17, bouts of homelessness and severe struggles with mental illness, she has captured the heart of the nation, with […]

Summer Style Stakes

Summer Style Stakes

The New Year means a new opportunity for a wardrobe revamp. That’s our excuse! And who wouldn’t agree? We look at what’s sizzling hot in the summer style stakes.     Dresses are summer days personified. Although any style goes, whether it be backless or puffy sleeves, this season we’re enjoying the freedom of dancing […]