Blog entries tagged 'Beauty'

Teeth Whitening

Ruth

Teeth whitening is something that we are all interested in. Nothing makes your eyes look brighter and gives you a healthy look than sparkly white teeth! With coffee, smoking and food staining, most of our teeth can get pretty yellowed and stained - yuck!.

Chemical whitening is the most common and affordable wa [...]

Don't let hairy legs get in your way this summer!

Ruth

Even in a man drought Kiwi women are putting the handbrake on romance, with 50 per cent of New Zealand women surveyed saying they think twice about romantic encounters when they have hairy knees, according to a survey released recently by Gillette Venus Embrace.

The poll has uncovered that 95 per cent of New Zealand women surveyed [...]

Beauty tricks to get you through to pay day!

Ruth

A lot of us are feeling the pinch at the moment, here are a few tricks to use in your beauty regime to last you through to next pay day!

Fake an eyebrow wax:

You are doing your makeup in the mirror and you notice your brows are out of control and something must be done about them immediately! But there is no funds or time t [...]

Wacky Celeb Beauty Regimes

Ruth

Although celebs have access to some of the most exclusive and expensive beauty houses around the world, many of them follow and swear by some very weird things in the quest for beauty. Believe it or not, we have picked some of the most outrageous reported beauty regimes of our favourite stars below:

Demi Moore

This cougar [...]

Dry lips? - Keep those lips kissable!

Ruth

With the harsh winter winds and days inside next to drying air conditioning, your lips can suffer - Dry, cracked lips are not a good look - And not to mention painful!

Like other parts of our body, the skin of the lips is made of epidermis and dermis. However, unlike the other parts of the body, the dermis of the skin o [...]

bareMinerals: makeup so pure you can sleep in it

Ruth

BareMinerals is pure Natural Mineral Makeup that boasts 100% pure minerals without any preservatives, fillers, or binders. Instead of clogging your pores like traditional foundations, mineral makeup actually nourishes and soothes the skin while providing excellent coverage and looks so natural!

BareMinerals is:
• Free of preservatives, talc, oil [...]

Champs Elysees' Luxurious Launch

Ruth

New Zealand's Award Winning Champs-Elysees Beauty Day Spa was officially launched as the New Zealand Flagship Spa for Matis Paris on 24th April in an exclusive celebration involving live music, fine wine, distinguished company and luxurious gifts for all.

The celebration was held at Champs-Elysees Beauty~Day Spa, located in the Heritage Building in Christchurch’s Cathedral Square. As I entered the graciously restored 100 year old Building I was immediately captivat [...]

Complexion Perfection - Microdermabrasion

Ruth

Do you have a special event coming up? Is your skin looking dull, tired or congested?

Here is the perfect solution to getting that gorgeous glow and radiance that our skin is so often lacking. Microdermabrasion is a painless treatment with no down time that buffs and polishes your skin to reveal a more luminous you. With repeated treatments you will see [...]

IPL - Intense Pulsed Light

Ruth

If you could have three beauty wishes – anything you wanted – what would they be?

I know what mine would be: I’d look younger by getting rid of fine lines and wrinkles, then I’d improve my complexion by removing any age spots, pigmentation, acne scars or broken capillaries and, last but not least, I’d find the solution to [...]

Its time to pamper yourselves

Ruth

Now that we are all over the silly season you're probably all feeling like you need a holiday! The perfect solution is to come and spend a few hours or a night at the Spa in Hamner Springs.

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa are just a 90 minute drive from Christchurch and offer the ultimate in relaxation and pampering. Nestled in the magni [...]

Detoxing

Ruth

Why is it that when winter hits all we want to do is curl up by the fire with a red wine and some chocolate? I for one am sick of the extra layer fat that seems to settle on me during these cold winter months. My goal this winter is to look after my body so it’s not a mad rush to get back into shape for summer!

Of course [...]

Order-In Beauty Treatments

Ruth

It seems the newest beauty trend saves you from having to find a park or face the world makeup-less…. now you don’t have to tipee toe back to your car bare foot to avoid denting your french polished toe nails and you don’t have to swing by the grocery store in your old trackies because you’ve just had a spray tan

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Cellulite

Ruth

Cellulite - even the WORD sounds horrible!....and this is the time of year that 90% of us women are doing our very best to disguise it! Cellulite is what happens when fat is trapped in pockets in the connective tissue, this becomes very difficult to move and more stubborn with age so that not even careful eating and regular exercise can get rid of that unsightly ‘orange pe [...]

What we don't know about skincare

Ruth

"We look good, we smell good, and we have just exposed ourselves to 200 different chemicals a day through cosmetics."

In 1938, the FDA granted self-regulation to the cosmetics industry, allowing the industry to determine what they are putting in products, regardless of what tests may show. Most of the 25,000 chemicals used have not been tested for long-te [...]

Fresh & Radiant for Summer

Ruth

Summer’s finally here and we all want to look fresh and radiant for the beaches but the idea of no makeup can be scary for most of us! Here’s a few sneaky tricks you can try to get a fresh summer look without going completely without makeup!

A facial treatment is an excellent way to prepare you skin for the beaches. A deep c [...]

Brazilian waxing

Ruth

Some of you have probably already taken the plunge and some of you ponder taking the plunge…..so here’s everything you need to know about Brazilian waxing and why everyone’s doing it! A Brazilian wax is a bit like a bikini wax, but your pubic hair is removed from everywhere - and I do mean EVERYWHERE - except for those who prefer the t [...]

spray tanning

Ruth

upcoming fashion events, parties and weddings.

To get an instant healthy glow – not to mention incredible slimming effect - a spray tan is essential!

I’ve heard clients say that they had terrible experiences in the past with a streaky or orange spray tan so I can’t stress enough how important it is to get the right spray tanning products (Spraytanz looks SO natural) and the right trained professional to apply it!

To get the best possibl [...]

EXFOLIATING - essential for great skin!

Ruth

an important part of achieving that natural balance. Exfoliating cleanses deeply without drying, removing dead skin cells and encouraging new cell regeneration. Regular exfoliation enhances absorption and effectiveness of moisturising treatments which helps to slow the appearance of fine lines and brightens the complexion.

If dead skin cells are not properly removed the stratum corneum layer (outermost layer of the epidermis) thickens with cell buid-up which leads to dehydration, poo [...]

Brazillians

Ruth

A brazillian is different to a regular bikini wax as hair is removed from the front, back and everything in between. Sometimes a "landing strip" is left in the front but most clients opt for everything off! - but its up to you!

Waxing genital areas is nothing new. Women used tweezers in Roman times, South S [...]

the 5 factor diet

e2shannon

The 5 factor diet created by Harley Pasternak is taking hollywood by storm. Jessica Simpson is the most recent hollywood celeb to sport a toned, slimmed down bod credited to this diet, Reportedly shedding 20-25 pounds (10-12kgs) last month. She's working personally with Harley Pasternak, and having 1,300-calorie-a-day meals delivered to her doorstep through the 5 factor web site.
The 5 factor diet [...]