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Bathing beauties

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

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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Your happy place

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

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

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

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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It's just as Weleda, baby

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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Deep freeze

Deep freeze

Put the freeze on wrinkles without toxic Botox with the new Australian skincare product, Freeze Frame, which debuted in Auckland today and we checked out the results on Melinda's face, which really worked about her eye area within ten minutes...

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Gene Genie

Gene Genie

 Youth Code launched today in Auckland with an event at The French Cafe - after all it's L'Oreal Paris - with a Biology Professor educating Editors on the breakthrough genetic science of the new anti-wrinkle skincare...

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Hong Kong pretty

Hong Kong pretty

There are two colours that far and away will become signature pieces of the OPI Hong Kong range, and you had best sit up, stop slurping your noodles and pay attention because these babies will be sold out... 

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Bee Mine Valentine

Bee Mine Valentine

 Who's your honey? Whatever you're putting next to your lips this Valentines, you want it to be good enough to eat. Here's some all-natural ideas for Valentines from cult skincare brand Burt's Bees. Sweet as. 

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Baby bee good

Baby bee good

 Lily test drove the Baby Bee range from top USA natural skincare company Burt's Bees at bathtime, to try out the range of pure, tear-free formulas designed for little ones' skin in mind...

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