Beauty

FaceTime Skin Clinic

Within our current ever-changing landscape, it has never been more important to look after our own health and wellbeing, including caring for our skin. We've spoken with the lovely team at FaceTime Skin Clinic to find out about what services they offer, their product recommendations and how you can look after and prepare your skin for your wedding day as well as makeup trends and tips for brides.

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AESOP Citris Melange

Aesop has long been known for their meticulous attention to detail when it comes to their formulas, which are developed to the finest quality. Each endeavour is extensively researched to source plant-based and laboratory-made ingredients, and only those with a proven record of safety and efficacy are used in their items. So, not only are they effective, they smell gorgeous, each product is a true sensory delight!

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MAC COSMETICS National Lipstick Day

Our favourite day of the year is finally here! Get your pout primed and ready because this year MAC Cosmetics are celebrating you - and your lips - by giving away a free lipstick from their National Lipstick Day line-up with every $35 purchase in-store and online between 29 July-02 August!

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BEAUTY & WELLNESS – Serums with Stacey Banfield

Introducing Stacey Banfield one of New Zealand's most experienced and recognised makeup artists within the wedding industry. We are delighted to have Stacy regularly contributing to Together Journal on all things beauty. Stacey has a holistic approach to beauty and believes in working on and in investing your health and skin and leading a happy and healthy life for the very best beauty results. For our first beauty and wellness feature with Stacey, we are talking about our favourite serums. Rather than overwhelm you with a high number of serums (there are so many on the market!) we are starting off with four of our favourite products which both Stacey and members of the Together Journal team have used extensively and can truly give an authentic and favourable review on.

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Emma Lewisham Skincare and her Beauty Circle

We love nothing more at Together Journal than seeing a strong, ethical and effective local brand taking on the world and succeeding. Emma Lewisham is overachieving on all fronts with her cult-status products; her serum, in particular, has won worldwide accolades against some of the biggest brands for performance. Its clean, ethical and take it from us, it delivers. Our editor Greta has been using it for three months and it's staying firmly in her beauty stable as an all-time favourite serum. Read about the products below and the beauty-circle initiative which is a world first, we are feeling very proud of this New Zealand beauty brand and its founder!

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Syrene Skincare – Your New Travel Companion

We couldn't be feeling more inspired at seeing the first New Zealand made skincare brand to be stocked in beauty powerhouse Mecca. Syrene is a formidable brand in the beauty industry and we were so excited to recently be graced with their Travel Companion set over our desks. We also think it is the perfect addition to your honeymoon beauty bag or for your next getaway.

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TOM FORD ROSE PRICK

Flesh. Petals. Thorns. Tom Ford Rose Prick.

The rose and its ever enduring allure has been a pillar of fragrance creation throughout the ages. Historically its reputation has been one of virtue and innocence, and to be completely honest its always felt rather chaste. Well, that was the case until Tom Ford had his wicked way with it… 

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