Via Sollertia

A new chapter: Via Sollertia

If someone special has bequeathed you jewellery that means so much, but just doesn’t suit, Via Sollertia has a brilliant solution – remodelling – to get the piece out of the drawer and onto you.     Jewellery designer Clare establishes the style of jewellery you like, be it classic, modern, art […]

Merivale Denture Clinic

Personalised Smiles: Merivale Denture Clinic

Senior clinician Thomas Gu now leads the team at Merivale Denture Clinic with his highly specialised expertise and down-to earth personality.       He is already providing his patients with the finest quality handmade dentures that are comfortable, functional and aesthetically pleasing and those patients are very happy with his work. […]

Jouvence Beauty Institute

Temple of beauty: Jouvence Beauty Institute

Jouvence Beauty Institute is an elegant and longstanding resident of Holmwood Road. Step inside this temple of calm and beauty to relax and be pampered by the experienced staff, where the extensive menu of treatments will leave you feeling like a goddess.     Therapist Veronica Hardanava loved working at Jouvence so […]

Mondo Black

Creating happy hair: Mondo Black

Vibrant and fun is the flavour of Mondo Black hairdressing salon in Edgeware. There’s always great conversation, and the team of four make a point of knowing every client, not just their own. “Our salon’s favourite thing is to make people happy just being here and then popping out the door with […]

Open your eyes to the possibilities: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic

There is a growing demand for safe and effective treatments to help maintain a youthful appearance that fit in with a busy work and social calendar.     The area around the eye is one of the first areas to show signs of ageing with fine lines and wrinkles and loose, sagging […]

Frill-seeker

Frill-seeker

When it comes to the latest trend, this one is all about stepping out of the sartorial box and being a frill-seeker, in all the right ways.   While frills and ruffles are not new by any stretch of the imagination, having made their fashionable appearance since the 16th century, this seasonal […]

Lifestyles

Hanmer’s Fashion Haven: Lifestyles

Lifestyles in Hanmer lures repeat customers from as far as the Gold Coast, with its expansive range of swimwear. Many make a weekend of it, as they can pop across to the pools and show them off!     Bond-Eye’s Sea-level range (formerly Nip-Tuck) suits many different figures, as do Seafolly and […]

looks to love: Canterbury bride

Glancing at wedding dress trends for 2019, it’s clear that saying ‘yes to the dress’ doesn’t have to be a hunt for indiscernible white gowns. If you’re planning your big moment and wanting something unique and fashion forward, then look no further as we take you through five standout styles that have […]

Portfolio Models

A model citizen: Portfolio Models

It is a fabulous double as Christchurch’s premier agency and modelling school, Portfolio Models, celebrates its 25th birthday, plus Director Mel Radford-Brown completes a quarter century in the modelling industry, having signed as a ‘new face’ to Portfolio when it first opened in 1993!     Mel is passionate about the Portfolio […]

Return To Retro

Return To Retro

If you’re a fashion follower, you will know that as ephemeral as trends are, they have a way of coming back. The next season’s fashion trends are heavily influenced by the styles of the past, right back to the seventies. You don’t need to have lived through this era to know that […]