Beauty Journal

A woman applying a fabric sheet mask to her face in warm evening light

Torriden Dive-In sheet masks, $5 at Verdo

We have put a small run of Torriden Dive-In hyaluronic acid sheet masks on the site at $5 each. What a sheet mask does, what it does not do, and...

Torriden Dive-In sheet masks, $5 at Verdo

We have put a small run of Torriden Dive-In hyaluronic acid sheet masks on the site at $5 each. What a sheet mask does, what it does not do, and...

Medik8 Lipid-Balance Cleansing Oil bottle on a pale background

Double cleansing: where the evidence actually l...

We could not find published research on double cleansing itself, so the routine is convention rather than a tested protocol. The chemistry case for an oil or balm step is...

Double cleansing: where the evidence actually l...

We could not find published research on double cleansing itself, so the routine is convention rather than a tested protocol. The chemistry case for an oil or balm step is...

A hand with pale blue and white pinstripe nail art resting on fabric

Nail health after gel and acrylic: what the evi...

A plain look at what published research has and has not shown about gel and acrylic nails: how the nail plate is built, what one small measurement study found after...

Nail health after gel and acrylic: what the evi...

A plain look at what published research has and has not shown about gel and acrylic nails: how the nail plate is built, what one small measurement study found after...

Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse bottle on a pale background

Oily skin and sebum: what the research measured...

Oil production is controlled by hormones and by the sebaceous gland's own biology. Here is what the published studies on androgens, pore appearance, cleansing, alcohol, niacinamide, salicylic acid and retinoids...

Oily skin and sebum: what the research measured...

Oil production is controlled by hormones and by the sebaceous gland's own biology. Here is what the published studies on androgens, pore appearance, cleansing, alcohol, niacinamide, salicylic acid and retinoids...

Adashiko Collagen and Noni Gel, Silk Repair Eye Cream, mask and cleansing bar arranged on a neutral stone surface

Adashiko NZ: An Honest Buying Guide From an Aut...

What Adashiko actually is, where to start if you have never used it, how the powders and skincare differ, and why buying from an authorised stockist matters more for a...

Adashiko NZ: An Honest Buying Guide From an Aut...

What Adashiko actually is, where to start if you have never used it, how the powders and skincare differ, and why buying from an authorised stockist matters more for a...

Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 30ml

Medik8 in New Zealand: where to start and where...

Medik8 explained the way we explain it at the counter in Parnell: what the CSA routine is, which Crystal Retinal number to start on, how to find yourself in the...

Medik8 in New Zealand: where to start and where...

Medik8 explained the way we explain it at the counter in Parnell: what the CSA routine is, which Crystal Retinal number to start on, how to find yourself in the...