Take your primer to a whole new level – fix the look of dullness, sallowness and pigmentation with a formula that modulates the irregularities in your skin tone. For those with fair skin, the YSL Touché Éclat Blur Primer Le Blue Majorelle, $93, tackles dullness and adds radiance. To neutralise...
Lovepods was a collection introduced by Pandora in 2009 as their first 18K gold collection. Now in 2018, the stunning collection is returning with a modern twist as Modern Lovepods. This contemporary edition shares the same elegance and embraces the same natural inspiration as the past, but is elevated in terms...
The fashion industry has had a notoriously difficult relationship with animal rights activists with designers split between those who will and those who won’t use real fur. Fortunately, as fur jackets are making a comeback, there’s been a surge in faux fur options that have arrived in time for the...
Minimalism is continuing to dominate the fashion world and has permeated most fast fashion chains. Pushing back against fast, generic design, Australian ready-to-wear brand, Acler, is perhaps the premier example of deliberate fashion. Co-designers Kathryn Forth and Julia Ritorto take design back to its “tactile roots”, drafting all their pieces...
One of the few purveyors of ethical leather accessories designed in Auckland, Deadly Ponies, has released a silks collection paying an homage to the evolving role and form of the silk scarf in fashion. The accessories come in a silk twill, silk crepe and ultra-light silk chiffon in square and...
New Zealand’s Young Innovator of the year of 2017, Samantha Jones is CEO of Little Yellow Bird. The fashion brand creates workwear whilst carefully monitoring the supply chain, proving that “good ethics doesn’t have to come at the expense of profits”. In the past year alone, Little Yellow Bird has...
Co-created by mothers, Ashka Warwick and Amy Nixon, Tiny Foragers is a range of high-quality, nutritious foods for your treasured little ones. As mothers balancing career and family, they understand the laborious task of trying to feed your children the best food in the time that you have. Tiny Foragers...
L’Occitane en Provence has paired up with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) in an effort to help prevent 1.7 million children from developing avoidable blindness. The World Health Organisation has estimated that “80% of visual impairment can be prevented or cured, and that can start by getting sufficient Vitamin A,”...
Step aside matcha, 2018 is all about Moringa. Moringa oleifera has been dubbed the most nutritious plant ever discovered. A native to India and Africa, it is only just starting to establish its name in the Western world. The leaves of the plant are dried and crushed into a...
Nano-technology has been a popular area for scientists and engineers to study in the past decade. Revolution Fibres, a New Zealand company, is bringing you this tiny technology through skincare. To be launched in New Zealand later this year, their mask-like product ActivLayr is made using Hoki skin, sustainably sourced...
We’ve all heard advice about cutting our screens out of the daily bedtime routine, but now it’s time to level up the objects that we do want to include in our routines. We’ve all heard of melatonin, but if popping a pill (albeit an all-natural supplement) before sleep isn’t your...
Danish furniture designers Fritz Hansen have released a 60-year anniversary collection that exudes luxury whilst maintaining the effortless style that the Danes are world famous for. The anniversary collection pays homage to the legendary Arne Jacobsen, a Danish designer who has worked with Fritz Hansen, by creating elegant pieces that...
Made from tempered soda lime glass and silicone, KeepCup is the environmentally friendly, barista approved, attractive cousin of the clunky drink flask. The cups were designed by café owners with sustainability in mind. KeepCups are resistant to thermal and mechanical shock, meaning that we wouldn’t recommend throwing it against a...
Bring spring cleaning into the Winter season with the Miele Blizzard CX1, the high-end appliance company’s first bagless vacuum cleaner. With airflow optimised Miele Vortex technology, this vacuum is quiet but deadly to all dust that stands in its path. A new dust separation system ensures that use of the...
Kiwi households use 34 percent of their annual energy on space heating, which comes not only at the cost to your wallet but also at a cost to the environment. Save your dough and the Earth this winter with smart thermostats like ecobee. It uses sensors to save households up...
Probably White is an amalgam of aureate decadence and pared down minimalism into ceramics. Following the motto that, “gold is never old”, Probably White creates the Coffee Alphabet out of golden Arabic letters that adorn their polished coffee cups as handles. The golden touch, rich colours and Arabic characters spice...
Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh have released a guide to Japan’s best hot spring and bathhouses, Onsen of Japan. This is the third book that the self-professed Japanophiles have written, photographed and designed after visiting 100 bathhouses in the country they have been visiting year upon year. The book is...
Saying smart objects are on trend is the understatement of the decade. From smart homes to smartphones, we have revolutionized the world around us to be astonishingly convenient. Bringing that innovation to luggage is the Incase NoviConnected 4 Wheel Hubless Travel Roller. Although this carry-on does not provide you with...
The Doha to Auckland flight by Qatar Airways is about to end its reign as the longest passenger service flight in the world as Singapore Airlines has recently announced that it will begin service for a non-stop flight from Singapore’s Changi Airport to New York’s Newark Liberty Airport. Launching in...
Gone are the days when carrying a selfie stick was necessary during solo travel. Putting an end to awkwardly angled photos is the Vixari Tripod. The most portable and multifunctional tripod ever earned 938 percent of its funding goals on Indiegogo and has launched for sale. The Vixari Tripod distils...
After its current refurbishment, the Wains Hotel is set to become the first 5-star boutique in the heart of Edinburgh of the South, Dunedin. The striking heritage building was built in the Italianate style and has preserved a exuberant façade. The hotel dates from 1862, making it the oldest hotel...
Nashville has been designated the title of Music City, and rightfully so, as it has historically been the mecca for aspiring American artists. It is unassuming to the international eye as it is located in Tennessee, the south-east of America instead of on either tourism-riddled coast. Regardless of its […]
