Johnny Depp models Dior Sauvage men’s fragrance, with Australian and NZ release on August 24
News that Johnny Depp is modelling Dior’s new men’s fragrance, Sauvage, has been making the rounds this month, and now the company has announced August 24 as its on-sale date for Australia and New Zealand. Unlike his colleague Brad Pitt, who was the rare male face for Chanel No. 5, Depp is targeting his […]
Fan Phenomena: James Bond gives 007 fans more; while Sugoi invites you to the world of Bill Murray
In the year of a new James Bond movie, many books emerge. Invariably, there’ll be one on the films themselves, taking readers through the 50-plus years of the Eon Productions’ series, and, if it’s very comprehensive, the 1950s CBS TV version of Casino Royale, the 1967 spoof of the same name, and Never Say Never […]
Keeping it natural: Stoneleigh launches Wild Valley range of wild-fermented wines
Stoneleigh launched its Wild Valley range at the end of last week, a line-up of wild-fermented New Zealand wines comprising a 2015 Marlborough sauvignon blanc and a 2014 Marlborough pinot noir. The Stoneleigh Wild Valley wines get their complexity from nature, fermented by indigenous yeasts that are naturally present in the Rapaura, Marlborough vineyards. […]
Jennifer López and her collection headline Endless Jewelry’s entry into New Zealand
Michael Becker/Fox Jennifer López has collaborated with Endless Jewelry, and fronts the campaign for the Danish jewellery brand as it launches into New Zealand this month. The actress and singer has created her own range of charms and bracelets, to be sold in New Zealand under the Jennifer López Collection. She had worn […]
Rihanna launches RiRi by Rihanna eaux de parfum, a more ‘flirty’ scent
Rihanna has launched a new scent through Parlux Fragrances, called RiRi by Rihanna. The new fragrance is meant to show a more playful side to the international music artist, with top notes of passionfruit extract, rum absolute, cassis and Italian mandarin; mid-notes of Japanese honeysuckle, orange blossom, jasmine and pink freesia, and basenotes of […]
Trilogy launches Raha perfume, benefiting So They Can to empower Tanzanian women and children
Trilogy has introduced a second perfume called Raha, following its limited-edition Jua Natural Perfume last year. The Raha Natural Perfume, again in partnership with So They Can, is another limited edition, which sees NZ$2 from every sale donated to the charity to educate and empower Kenyan and Tanzanian communities. Raha, developed in conjunction with […]
Norell New York launches, with Riley Keough fronting Michael Avedon-shot campaign
Norell New York, named for the famed American fashion designer Norman Norell, will be hitting Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Neiman-Marcus throughout the US this month with a range headlined by a limited-edition parfum with a hand-crafted bottle by Baccarat priced at US$1,500. The 50 ml parfum is joined by a 100 ml […]
De Grisogono founder Fawaz Gruosi marks birthday with celebrity and royalty
Bruno Bebert Courtesy de Grisogono De Grisogono founder Fawaz Gruosi celebrated his 63rd birthday with 500 guests, including friends and family, at the Cala di Volpe Hotel on the Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Italy on August 8. On the guest list were celebrities including Victoria Silvstedt, Margherita Marzotto, Barthélémy d’Ollone, Alessia Tedeschi, Simona Ventura, […]
Footnote New Zealand Dance celebrates its 30th anniversary this August with première and events
Above Footnote at its home at 125 Cuba Street. Footnote New Zealand Dance celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and on August 28–9, it will première 30Forward at the Wellington Opera House to mark the anniversary. The première will take place in Wellington, before heading to the Christchurch Arts Festival, Auckland’s Tempo Dance Festival, […]
Sponsored video: Appleton Estate’s Jamaican tradition is assured
The Caribbean is most closely associated with rum when it comes to alcohol, and Appleton Estate is arguably the brand that rum lovers will think of when Jamaica comes up. Now part of Campari, Appleton Estate’s history goes back to the dawn of rum itself, to 1655 when the British captured the islands from the […]
