How I Choose Beauty Products
CHECK-LIST, CHECK-IN, CHECK-OUT When I’m looking for a beauty product, I have a check-list I go through in my head. It not only helps me to figure out if the product will meet my needs, but it also...
View ArticleThe Holiest of Grail The Menstrual Cup – Part One
WHERE DO ALL OF THESE BLOODY THINGS GO? I can’t be the only person who wonders where all the feminine hygiene products go once they’ve been recklessly abandoned — after just one use? (Either down the...
View ArticleThe Holiest of Grail The Menstrual Cup – Part Two
BLOOD AND GAWH! In my last post, I discussed the significant negative impact that single-use commercial feminine-hygiene products are having on our environment, on our health, and also on our purses....
View ArticleDark Heart Beard Co… Organic goodness & small batch craftsmanship
Gareth Edwards was inspired to start The Dark Heart Beard Co as a men’s beard grooming range to complement business partner Jo Lehndorf’s amazing skincare brand Loveskin. He laughs that this idea...
View ArticleBoost your self-love in 2018 and enjoy a richer life
The start of a New Year is the perfect time to practice ways to cherish yourself, and create a richer more real life. The most important relationship you can have is with yourself; you deserve...
View ArticleErica’s Top 5
This was soooo hard! How do I choose just five items? The products I have purchased from Oh Natural over the last 6 months have become a part of my everyday life and improved things for me, my family...
View ArticleLove your hair with 15% off Natural Hair Care brands
“Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen…” … And free from toxic chemicals and testing on animals! Hair really can be our crowning glory and clean...
View ArticleStop Press: Natural Beauty doesn’t cost the earth!
As women discover more about the dangers of the ingredients in ‘big brand’ skincare and makeup, and consider shifting to natural products that don’t contain petroleum by-products, parabens, SLS,...
View ArticleCreating CaliWoods – Reusable straws working towards a waste free world
A surfer and world traveler, Shay Lawrence has been to remote and beautiful places all over the globe. But standing on the pristine sands of far-flung tropical islands with soft breezes blowing and the...
View Article7 ways to create a more waste-free life
We are constantly delighted at how many of our wonderful clients are working to use less plastic and live a more sustainable life! Thank you all so much. Our Plastic Free Essentials category continues...
View ArticleGet the look – Jada’s natural makeup beauty shoot
Our very own Mona Lisa-esque Devon Aki look-alike the beautiful Jada radiates porcelain-skinned serenity. We love the clean natural makeup look with emphasis on her incredible striking eyes and the...
View ArticleGet the look – Kate’s natural makeup beauty shoot
Ahhhh! How amazing does Kate look?! We love this soft, dewy look for warm skin tones and brunette hair. It’s not overdone and looks lovely and natural, yet still highlights the contours of the face and...
View ArticleMulti-use makeup products for smart natural beauty routines
We loved the work that top Kiwi Makeup Artist Abbie Gardiner did on our Oh Natural beauty shoot, and our ears pricked up when she said “I’m all about multi-use products! Look, women don’t have much...
View ArticleGET THE LOOK – KIRI’S NATURAL MAKEUP BEAUTY SHOOT
This Pilates babe is glowing with health and natural beauty so we gave her a fresh and very sophisticated look. Ready to step out into the cocktail bar or turn heads on the street, Abbie created this...
View ArticleNew Zealand-based Ethique redefines zero waste beauty
This fabulous interview with Ethique Founder Brianne West appeared on Beauty Matter website. “Certified climate-neutral Ethique is facing the jarring realities of a changing climate and world head on,...
View ArticleNatural products for teen beauty & skincare
Ah, the teen years – a time of wonderful blossoming, exploration and an emerging sense of self. And oily hair, acne, BO and first periods. It isn’t all fun and games! We get a lot of requests for...
View ArticleNurturing self care – Kiri’s tips on living well
After a successful corporate career, Kiri sold her house and travelled for a few years before settling into life near Takapuna Beach and a job with Suna Pilates. Her journey from a life focused around...
View ArticleSienna Byron Bay Natural Nail polish – An ethical business ethos + divine...
The team behind the lovely colours of Sienna Byron Bay natural nail polish have a lot more on their minds than pretty fingertips! They believe in their responsibility to be socially aware and...
View ArticleWhy we love Natural, ethical, low waste New Zealand Brands
We are on a mission to bring you as many lovely ethical natural brands as we can to give you alternative options for beauty care, personal care and waste free living. We stock with some of the world’s...
View ArticleGet the look – Erica’s natural makeup beauty shoot
Erica’s striking Scandinavian looks were the perfect canvas for lighter hues of eye make up and foundation, and Abbie added a pop of rich colour to her lips and cheeks to warm and energise the overall...
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