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Smashing opportunity

SMASHBOX Cosmetics is holding a nationwide competition to find the next Smashbox PRO Artist – just in time for NZ Fashion Week 2010. A chance for all talented Make-Up Artists out there to see their artistry dreams come true!

Garden therapy

When you're stressed out by the city and trying to find a park only to have it stole by someone when you're clearly reversing in, you want to escape to the therapy of nature- and gardening is easy anywhere. Clarins capture this with Eau des Jardins...

Pretty natural

I like having lots of options. Dr.Hauschka have a natural make-up line with two steps- a neutral base and a bronzing fluid - that you can wear separately or mix together for a nice and natural look...

Recovery position

I have long blonde hair that has been bleached at the roots every 6 or 7 weeks for the past 6 years, and over this winter I’ve become very aware of just how dry it is...

Lily White

For brighter, more translucent skin that recalls the luminosity of a lily, Clarins have re-released 2007's WHITE PLUS HP enriched with Sea Lily extract to target another cause of pigmentation in the skin...

Hair Industry Awards

For the first time HITO, Kitomba and the New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers are teaming up to bring the ultimate in hairdressing awards, competitions and seminars to New Zealand on 25-26 September in Christchurch...

Pony tale

No more bad hair days! NZ's first blow dry bar Pony Xpress opened on Friday inside the Glassons flagship on Broadway Newmarket doing blow waves for $35 in 30 minutes to zhuzh you up for a big night out...

Don't leave home without it

Thread asks beauty and fashion editors to open their purses and tell us what things they can't leave home without; whether it's a beloved lipgloss, an essential powder compact or - in Amber's case- a tube of cocktail...

Hyatt of relaxation

Don't judge a book by its cover. From the outside, the Hyatt Regency Auckland looks like a classic piece of post-war NZ architecture. But inside, the gentle giant of Waterloo Crescent's rejuvenation program is now complete. I had a facial at the Spa...