Tom Ford Soleil Blanc Eau de Parfum - The brand new addition for the Private Blend series, inspired by the luxury of private island resorts and the dream of never-ending summers, with breezy bergamot, lemon-y cardamom and baie rose in harmony with jasmine, tuberose and a hint of cocoa.
Illustration by Sarah Larnach
I came to New Zealand from Mexico in 2012 with a working holiday visa to work and travel for a year and take a break from my job. I met Eddie while I was waitressing at a pub in Auckland, he worked on the kitchen team. We went for heaps of coffee, walking and skate dates and before I knew it he’d showed me the whole North Island and surprised me with a visit in Queenstown when I went to work there for the winter.
Mike and I actually grew up minutes from one another, we later found out. We went to the same high school, but we didn’t really meet until our first year at university about 10 years ago. Actually, we had one exchange in high school in our maths class - Mike came up to me and said, “I like your style,” and that was the end of it until we were formally introduced by a mutual friend.
Maison Balzac Sainte T at Tonic Room - Cool Sydney candlemakers Maison Balzac have colluded with cult florist Dr Cooper to create a candle celebrating the life and grace of French Carmelite nun Sainte Therese de Lisieux - the patron saint of flowers - with the scent of ‘a thousand cut flowers’.
Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Welcome to our anniversary issue! It’s one year since we launched Together Journal, and just like a wedding anniversary, we think this should be celebrated. (How fitting is it that the traditional gift for a one-year wedding anniversary is paper?).
Lapis Facial Oil is named for the precious blue oil it contains, Blue Tansy. This oil holds a component called Azulene which acts as a powerful anti-inflammatory and antibacterial that aids in reducing redness and clarifying the complexion. Formulated for combination, oily, and blemish-prone skin types or any skin in need of relief from inflammation.
We’re an unconventional German couple who wanted to escape from the daily routine, and made our dream to travel the world come true with a three and a half-month trip from Nepal to New Zealand, Fiji and Canada. The trip was a chance to focus on ourselves, have time to think about future plans and finally, to enjoy our wedding.
We grew up in the same small village near Frankfurt and since we are nearly the same age we went to the same kindergarten and school, though there was no close connection back then. We didn't see each other again until New Year's Eve in 2005. We became a couple not long after that and have lived together almost since the first week.
When lovely bride Melissa asked me to create her wedding bouquet her colours were mint, lemon, chartreuse and gold. From that moment I knew her wedding would be special and inspiring. It was fun to come up with something that was a little bit different.....
