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52 STYLE | beauty<br />
BEAUTY NEWS<br />
Words Kate Preece<br />
FRAGRANCE FIX<br />
Some clever clogs across the ditch have designed customisable 100%<br />
natural wax fragrances that are not only vegan and cruelty free, but<br />
contain no alcohol. Good so far, right? It gets better. The Narrative Lab<br />
(narrativelab.co) 5g solid fragrance palette ($99) lasts as long as a 50ml<br />
liquid version, with the added bonus that you can order refills. There’s<br />
also a text service whereby you can tell them your current fave scent<br />
and they will reply with shopping advice, based on what fragrance<br />
notes are in your preferred bottle. The travel-friendly compact contains<br />
a base and two variants of your desired fragrance – one ‘subtle’ and<br />
one ‘intense’, each developed using the same heart notes of the base<br />
fragrance. This is a truly buildable scent that you can wear your way.<br />
HAIR REPAIR<br />
Holiday hair is fine, but it’s time to get back<br />
to work – and your festive season antics<br />
are likely to have done nothing positive for<br />
those locks. Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector<br />
($55, olaplex.co.nz) is a salon-level product<br />
worthy of space in that burgeoning beauty<br />
drawer. No matter your hair type, No.3 is<br />
on hand to repair damage through once<br />
weekly applications. Not a conditioner (look<br />
to a mask if your hydration levels are low),<br />
it is instead described as a “home bond<br />
builder” that strengthens hair internally by<br />
improving hair health and further locking in<br />
the results from any salon treatment.<br />
PRIMPED AND<br />
PRIMED<br />
Having recently become a convert<br />
to Aleph Beauty’s consciously<br />
produced, natural makeup, I was<br />
pretty eager to try the latest product<br />
released by this Kiwi cosmetics<br />
brand (alephbeauty.com). The<br />
Serum/Primer ($69) joins the range’s<br />
other multifunctional products with<br />
a host of skin benefits that make it<br />
more than just the ideal makeup<br />
base. The ‘serum’ part is where your<br />
skin gains the benefits from tsubaki<br />
oil, ‘Bluebird’ hibiscus plant extracts,<br />
macadamia oil, oil-free jojoba and<br />
Kakadu plum seed oil. Milk thistle<br />
extract strengthens the skin barrier,<br />
while East Indian sandalwood gives<br />
this all-natural product an addictive<br />
scent. In true primer fashion, the<br />
product glides onto the skin, feeling<br />
treat-like yet still delivering that allimportant<br />
moisture layer to support<br />
makeup application. A great addition<br />
to the range.
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