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She inspires you, nurtures you, teaches you or mentors you. She may share wise relationship and career advice or just a comforting cup of tea and a catch-up. Sometimes she is your mother but that is not always the case. Motherhood is not limited to genetics. It’s a gift, a decision to care for someone…

Happy New Year and welcome to what is shaping up to be a beautiful beginning to 2019! We hope you all had time to enjoy the gorgeous weather over the holiday break. It’s that time when everyone is working hard on sticking to their New Year resolutions – and we are, too. This year, one…

In our beautiful part of the world, sleigh bells aren’t ringing but the Pohutukawa trees are blooming in all their Christmas glory! So, we thought we would help you get into the spirit of an all-natural Christmas with these easy gift suggestions. Body Scrubs Treat someone special to everything they need to create their own…

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” – Helen Keller “The sense of smell can be extraordinarily evocative, bringing back pictures as sharp as photographs of scenes that had left the conscious mind.” – Thalassa Cruso Scent and Memory It’s true, isn’t it?…

It’s official, New Zealand is on the bandwagon to ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads. A recent news article explains that Nick Smith (the NZ environment minister) and the National government has announced a proposal outlawing the sale of microbead products. Microbead products have already been banned in the US and…

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the “green beauty movement”. It’s a fairly new movement (as in the last 20 years or so), at least for the cosmetic industry. Though, the truth is that green beauty has been with us for thousands of years! Green beauty has its roots buried deep within the wisdom…

During normal everyday life, our skin is a pretty mundane thing. We treat it almost like a fabric; it’s flexible yet strong, soft yet resilient. Our fabrics undergo a daily washing routine, often been subjected to additional preparations if we’re heading out for the night. Like our fabrics, we desire our skin to always be spotless and…

I’ve written before about my brush with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. It’s most commonly caused by skin damage resulting from UV (sun) exposure. Your skin and your health are too precious to neglect. Be aware of any suspicious moles on your body and take swift action! New Zealand has the highest rate…