25 Things I Learnt By Age 25 Lifestyle I know, it’s been a while. But let me tell you, it’s not worth forcing yourself into something that you don’t feel like doing, and lately I really just haven’t felt like blogging. I haven’t blogged since October 2020 (yikes) and I think we can all agree that it was a year where most of us were pretty lost for words. Since then, I turned 25 (on the 19th of December) and have found myself doing a lot of bizarre overthinking that is definitely bordering on ‘quarter life crisis’ territory. It’s weird because I’m 25, I’m in my absolute prime. Things a ..read more

  How To Save Money On Your Skincare Routine Beauty The skincare world is nuanced. There isn’t always a one size fits all, especially when it comes to budgets. The best part? There are a lot of strategic ways to save money but still have a quality routine with products that are going to work. All though often this is the case because high tech and sustainable ingredients/formulas are expensive to make, expensive doesn’t always mean the best and cheap doesn’t always mean terrible (confusing.. I know). There are SO many options to work with these days, and lucky for us in New Zealand a lo ..read more

  Gratitude List: Things I'm Grateful For Right Now Lifestyle Gratitude. It’s something that we can so easily roll our eyes at because it seems like such a basic, flimsy thing, but psychologists will tell you that the more you practice gratitude, the happier you will be. We’re told as a child growing up to “be grateful for what you have, there are people around the world who are starving” when our least favourite vegetable based dinner is served and all you wanted was frozen chicken nuggets and tomato sauce. It’s something we’ve all been taught (well.. most of us) but somehow for most it ..read more

  What's In My Spring Makeup Bag Beauty You know what, it’s not even necessarily the excessive hay fever that really shoves spring into my face every year. It’s the fact that it’s only late September and I am already waking up in a pool of sweat during the night in a state of total and complete regret that I hadn’t changed over the winter duvet inner to the summer one on the first of September. Gross, and trivial, I know.. but alas, spring has finally sprung. With the spring clean and the post winter life declutter comes the seasonal wardrobe/makeup/skincare switcharoo that I so look for ..read more

  Why I Feel Like A Misunderstood “Influencer” Lifestyle Don’t worry, I also cringe and shudder immediately when I hear the term “influencer”. Let’s be real for a moment, the term has an immediate negative connotation and I think pretty much everyone, whether you make money off of the internet or not, would agree with that. I think that this year especially has felt like a bit of a boiling pot for influencer culture, there has been more of a focus than ever before because we’ve all spent 60% of the year at home, likely on our phones scrolling through Instagram which we all know is the h ..read more

  My Daily Wellness Routine: Products, Rituals & Habits Beauty, Lifestyle This is a paid advertorial sponsored by Me Today New Zealand Wellness is a funny word. These days this word is always linked to things like veganism, crystals and apple cider vinegar shots, but I personally think it’s much more simple than the cliché, hippy, LA lifestyle with celery juice and home-made oat milk that we see all over social media. I believe that “wellness” is less about trends and more about what is scientifically proven to make you feel fantastic. It’s as basic as drinking more water ..read more

  My Biggest Learning Of 2020: Protect Your Peace Lifestyle 2020 is a year for the history books. When I take myself out of my own head and look at whats been happening pragmatically, I am still in complete disbelief over what has been happening all over the world this year. It’s easy to get used to something when you’re living with it every day, but the minute you put things into perspective, compare your life this year to other years and realise how completely out of the ordinary 2020 is, it feels like a big smack in the face. This year is the definition of a big smack in the face. Wh ..read more

  My Winter Skincare Routine Beauty We’ve got the heat pump on, we’re drinking less water that we usually would in the warmer months and the cold, dry air is evaporating the water content in our skin. Hello WINTER, it’s dry skin season, so it’s time to whip out the thicker textures! My skin has been acting bizarre since the NZ Covid-19 lockdown back in April, never in my life have I experienced so much sensitivity, dryness and general issues with my skin that aren’t acne related. I’ve never thought of myself as a sensitive skin person, but over the last couple of months that word ‘sensit ..read more

  Our Queenstown Itinerary Travel I think we can all agree that we must be the luckiest country in the world to freely explore our backyard without a face mask. Liam and I were truly pinching ourselves when we arrived at the Auckland Domestic Airport a couple of weeks ago, off on our only trip we had booked for 2020 that was actually planned before Covid-19 was anywhere near hitting New Zealand. We booked this trip at the end of January, but we never anticipated how lucky we were going to feel during the plane lift off into the sky, while millions of people all over the world are still ..read more

  How To Upgrade Your Wardrobe For Winter & A Conversation with Rickie Dee from Superette Fashion I imagine that if you’re anything like me, you’re probably thinking thank goodness for the creative elements of the world, such as styling and fashion, to help nurture our personal expression and also use as a distraction when we need a little breather from the heavy stuff. Right now, I NEED a breather from the heavy stuff and I’m okay with admitting that. For that very reason, I’m very pleased to be bringing you a fashion focused blog post today to chat about my favourite styling season ..read more