Karl Lagerfeld On August 30 and 31, the new Mumm Grand Cordon champagne was exhibited at Croatia’s Hula Hula Beach Club. For each order of champagne at the Club, a bottle was flown over the sea by a drone. Music accompanied the delivery—those receiving the champagne would get a particularly special experience, emphasizing Mumm’s current […]
Linden Leaves enters China staying true to its principles, without using animal-testing procedures
Linden Leaves has been trying to solve the problem of entry into the Chinese market for some time. To sell in China, conventional wisdom was that animal testing is required, and when Lucire approached experts in China, they found no way round it. This was in spite of a free-trade agreement between New Zealand and […]
H&M’s New Zealand store will be the first to see the Kenzo × H&M collection
Oliver Hadlee Pearch H&M will retail the Kenzo × H&M collaboration announced last month, with the line joining its Sylvia Park store on November 3. With the time difference, this means the New Zealand store is the first to carry the line. Since joining Kenzo in 2011, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have set […]
Chanel yesterday opened its first Fragrance & Beauty boutique in Auckland. The store is located in the historic Britomart Building and marks the 12th Fragrance and Beauty boutique opening across Australia and New Zealand collectively. Chanel have maintained the original 1900s brickwork building, with its traditional kauri timber floors. Combined with the contemporary products, […]
Miss Universe New Zealand beauty secrets: how to look like a contestant
Alan Raga/www.alanraga.com Above: Semifinalist Mia Hofsteede and finalists Seresa Lapaz and Elizabeth Lorimer with some of the products Miss Universe New Zealand contestants received. Have you ever wanted to embody the flair and confidence of a Miss Universe contestant? Well now you can as we have access to some of the beauty products given to […]
Stoneleigh’s right on trend with its Lighter wines, with 25 per cent less alcohol
Can you have a wine lighter in alcohol yet still with the sumptuous flavours that the original is known for? Stoneleigh has cracked it with its Stoneleigh Lighter range, with grapes from the Rapuara vineyards, yet it has content that’s 25 per cent lower in alcohol compared with the original Stoneleigh range. The secret […]
H&M opens first store in New Zealand in October 2016
International Swedish retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, will open in New Zealand on October 1. The new store will be located at Sylvia Park, Auckland, and span two storeys and 2,300 m². The new store will have men, women, youth and children’s apparel and accessories. The H&M Studio collection for autumn–winter 2016–17 (above) will appear […]
A renewed energy for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle
Stephen A’Court Every opportunity to see the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle is a renewed pleasure. First performed in 2012, and garnering a great review from this publication for its outstanding choreography and production. Conceived in Wellington four years ago by then RNZB artistic director Ethan Stiefel, with Johan Kobborg, Giselle has become one of […]
Estée Lauder, GHD offer special Pink Products for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October
Estée Lauder and GHD have teamed up to offer a special line of Pink Products supporting the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NZBCF) Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2016. Estée Lauder is supporting the campaign with, first, its Bobbi Brown Art Stick Duo, blending lipstick and liner, in two pink shades (neutral and […]
Annick Goutal invites you to experience la dolce vita with limited-edition fragrances
Luxury perfumer Annick Goutal recently launched a limited-edition collection entitled Dolce Vita. The lush ingredients create grand scents reminiscent of European glamour. The sensational aromas take one on a trip to a romantic Italy. The founder’s daughter, Camille Goutal, continues to successfully ensure her mother’s legacy, collaborating with French DJ Cécile Togni to create the […]
