Life is busy. Keeping our heads above water can be a feat in itself – let alone taking time out for ourselves, especially at this time of the year! Luckily, there’s a whole host of quick beauty services, which will have you back at your desk in no time.
Booster Bar: Customised Oxygen Blasts (15 minutes)
Where: Elizabeth Arden Boutique
The perfect midday pick-me-up, ’s customised oxygen blasts are packed with antioxidants, which cater to your individual skin needs. The Booster Bar offers four tailored nutrient-rich mists; Detoxifying, Lifting, Brightening and Hydrating, bursting with revitalising properties that leave skin refreshed and renewed. We recommend the Detoxifying Mist with green tea to fight against free radicals or the Brightening Mist, which features vitamin C to boost radiance.
Kiss & Tell Lip Facial (15 minutes)
Where: Elizabeth Arden Boutique and selected counters nationwide - COMING MARCH 2018
Is the heat wreaking havoc on your lips? Prep and perfect your pout with Elizabeth Arden’s Kiss & Tell Lip Facial – a quick and refreshing lip fixer-upper. The service starts with a gentle exfoliation using the Eight Hour Lip Scrub (a beauty ed fave!), followed by a hydrating collagen lip mask, application of and finishing off with a . It’s ideal for dry, chapped lips in need of some TLC. Cost is $20 redeemable on product.
1-on-1 Makeup Lesson (90 minutes)
Where: Smashbox Concept Store, Ponsonby
Ok so this might be more of a Friday lunchbreak session but nonetheless it’s worth every cent! Have you always wanted to apply makeup like a pro? From winged liner to a dramatic smokey eye, ’s one on one lesson will teach you this and so much more. Take a seat with one of their Pro Artists for a masterclass where you’ll learn the tips and tricks to master an all-day flawless look. In this dedicated lesson, you’ll learn from industry experts, in a relaxed environment and apply half your makeup and they’ll do the other side. Sound daunting? Don’t worry; the lesson is tailored to all skill levels.
Brow Styling (30 minutes)
Where: Benefit Boutique Ponsonby and counters nationwide
Unless you’re blessed with a steady hand and the patience of a saint, mastering perfect brows is arguably the hardest step of make-up application. So why not leave it to the professionals? There’s nobody who knows brows better than and their brow styling service teaches you how to recreate the look at home too. Choose from four styles, Feathered, Natural, Straight or Bold & Angular, and your brow technician will groom them to suit. They’ll teach you how to tame and shape between visits and you’ll walk out with wow-brows in under 30 minutes.
Tone it Uptown – targeted sculpting treatment (15 minutes)
Where: Elizabeth Arden Boutique and selected counters nationwide - COMING FEBRUARY 2018
Launching in conjunction with the groundbreaking new , the Tone It Uptown experience involves an intensive 3-step sculpting treatment. It includes a micro current sculpting with Nuface, a device that rejuvenates by toning and lifting, a contour massage with and application of the new Sculpting Gel using a sculpting bar. The mini anti-gravity facial gives muscles a quick workout, sculpting the skin along the neck, jawline and cheek bones. How does instant tightening results and a visibly transformed natural contour sound!? Sign us up! But, not till February so you’ll have to hold tight. Cost is $20 redeemable on product.
