What happens when Kiehl’s meets the Açaí berry
The has been one of those buzz ingredients kicking around the traps for quite some time now, both as a food and as a key contributor to many a skincare formulation. I throw a handful of the sharp-tasting little guys on my granola every morning, and their use always points to good things. In addition [...]
My old mate Ella Baché, we meet again
Many years ago, whenever I did a trip over the ditch to Australia to stock up on the usual shoes, denims and generally awesome labels that weren’t at that point available in New Zealand, I also came back with a few Elle Baché suncare products. They really were the best on the market at that [...]
New, improved and bloody gorgeous: Clarins WHITE PLUS HP
I recently dropped by Mollie’s boutique hotel for breakfast, where the team from Clarins had a very special new release to talk about. Way back in 2007 – an age in beauty terms – the French skincare giant launched WHITE PLUS HP, a new generation of whitening products based on a patented innovation that controls [...]
Crushing on Trilogy’s Aromatic Body Oil
I’m a freak for a great body oil, which I prefer to use over a lotion or butter any day. I just love the way they feel and most often smell, and the whole ritual of using oil on your body has such an ancient and indulgent air about it. To put it mildly: BIG [...]
Serious skincare: Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum
Shiseido is one of the world’s biggest skincare names, and has always stood out from the pack not just for its longevity and innovation, but also due to the fact that it emerged as a non-French brand at a time when Gallic names ruled the industry. For those not in the know, they are actually [...]
Talking beauty with blogstar Rumi Neely…
Fashiontoast.com blogger and model Rumi Neely travelled to Auckland last year to attend New Zealand Fashion Week and became a big fan of some of my favourite local labels, like Stolen Girlfriends Club and Deadly Ponies. With a blog that sees around 50,000 people a day check in to see what she’s wearing, she changed [...]
Hallelujah, Eve Lom lands at last!
News of the availability of Eve Lom’s range of killer, high performance skincare products Down Under is definitely a cause for celebration. The newest brand to land at Mecca Cosmetica, the collection is the creation of one of the most respected and sought-after beauty professionals alive today, Eve Lom. Born in Czechoslovakia, Eve met the [...]
Daily Delight: Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate
I’ve just come back from a whirlwind less-than-48 hour trip to the glorious Australian city of Melbourne, and I’ll just say that it was one of those ones where a good night’s sleep just wasn’t on the agenda! And sleep was most definitely on my mind after attending a yoga workshop last week lead by [...]