Beauty Tips

I'm very excited to announce our Mother's Day competition ... drum roll please ... with the support of other fabulous Ahuriri businesses, we have put together an amazing style make-over that is yours to win and share with your Mum, daughter, another Mum or friend. Simply shop at one of the participating businesses before Mother's Day to enter. The package includes a makeover each at Ahuriri Beauty Therapy and your choice of treatment (to the value of $120); $100 each to spend at Bazaar the Empire and $100 each for restyles & finishes at The Style Lounge. Now that you'll be looking and feeling fabulous,...

Having your nails done is such a lovely treat and many of you have enjoyed a OPI Gel Manicure since we started offering them in September. If you haven't discovered gel polish for yourself yet, gel polish looks natural and stays flawless and glossy for two to three weeks. As part of the manicure, I'll do a nail shape cuticle tidy before the gel polish is applied. This will help to keep the polish looking gorgeous for longer. Other things you can do at home are: Choose lighter colours in polish. Apply a clear top coat every two to three days, making sure you coat the exposed end...

It's Art Deco time again, so I thought we might look at how to get that glam Art Deco look. Face: 1920s Ladies would use light face powders in colors like ivory or cream, so start with your foundation and concealer, followed by a lighter shade of powder. You can go quite heavy for this look. Eyes: Should be quite dark, to get this look line the whole eye with black liner and soften the lines with a smudger, eyelid shadow should be gray, but greens and turquoise can look good too. Finish with lots of Black Mascara. The Brows need...

With the warmer weather comes jandals, shorts, skirts and unfortunately drier skin. My Summer essentials include Avene thermal water spray and a good lip balm to hydrate the skin. The EOS lipbalms are great fun but the Avene lip cream is top of my list for effectiveness and lasting. Avene thermal water spray is ideal as a spritz and perfect to take down inflammation after hair removal or sunburn. My secret weapon would have to be my Adashiko Collagen and Noni gel. The 5 in 1 anti-aging formula tones, exfoliates, hydrates, regenerates and repairs my skin, leaving it feeling smoother and more supple.  Looking...

  Stay looking and feeling fabulous with my 5 top tips for the season: #1 One or the other Choose either your eyes or your lips to be the statement. Red lippy is a favourite this time of year, so then go light with the eyes. Think champagne and nudes. If eyes are your best feature make them pop with golds and browns and go light on the lips. #2 'Tis the season to eat and drink And that red lippy won't hold on for ever. Remember to keep hydrated the day of your Christmas do to keeps lips nice...