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Bathing beauties
Over some amazing pedicures from Bianca at Isis Spa in Broadway - with pomegranate and mandarin nutra-fruit moisturising shower creme - we learn how women are making the "me time" of their showers into a "pamper experience"...
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Apple of my eye
At a breakfast held for beauty Editors at Mollies, Terri Grace was excited. The new technology using nature's finest - botanical stem cells from a rare Swiss apple which ages slowly - means a visible decrease in wrinkles in an anti-ageing breakthrough...
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Peak oil
Moroccanoil launched in Auckland today with Andrea Garvey sharing the miraculous hydration qualities of the Argan Oil from Morocco to hair dressing industry leaders over coffee at the Hilton...
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Up & Going!
A pamper tent was an unusual sight for workers this morning in downtown Auckland as Vive girls joined Phoenix Cosmetics and Cut Above giving mini make-overs outside Britomart...
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Your happy place
Nivea have released something a little different for the skincare giant; a body lotion with a feel-good formulation, called Touch of Happiness body lotion designed to "make your whole body smile"...
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Yankee doodle dandy
New York skincare and beauty brand Kiehl’s has arrived in NZ exclusively at Smith & Caughey’s Queen St from February 23 and to celebrate they threw a USA themed party instore today with Harleys, candyfloss and a jazz band...
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You make me feel like a natural woman
Oh, baby, what you've done to me, You make me feel so good inside. And I just want to be close to you, You make me feel so alive, with your paraben-free, organic goodness. We sing it out to the latest natural beauty products...
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Chocolate Mousse
Fancy a fat-free choc mousse? The self-tanning cream designed by Clarins has been newly made over as a mousse with a feather-light texture that melts into skin with the most divine feel to give a natural sunkissed look...
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Power pampering
In downtown Auckland next week women can receive a free UP&GO Vive and a choice of a mini manicure by Incoco Nail Artists, express hair styling by Cut Above, or a make-up touch up by Phoenix Cosmetics...
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Folk 'n rocking hair
In L’Oréal Professionnel’s new Rock ‘n’ Folk collection, the eclectic, edgy and bold world of rock meets the poetic, free and authentic world of folk inspired by the influence music has had on style through the generations...
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It's just as Weleda, baby
Mums want only the best for their baby and the biodynamically-grown calendula and organic chamomile in the Weleda Baby range has protective and antiseptic properties gentle enough for baby's delicate skin...
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Mink make-over
Want to feel like a celeb for a day? I enjoyed a make-over and photo shoot with Lester de Vere and Sarah Breslin at Mink Photography in Takapuna to celebrate having a baby and not only came away feeling truly pampered...
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