Chaos & Harmony A/W12

Chaos & Harmony A/W12

Check out Chaos & Harmony’s  AW12 “Common Confessions” collection. Designer Rebecca told me she was inspired by the idea of simple yet strong photography with bold silouhettes. Hair and make up was inspired by old world images of Louise Brooks. Common Confessions embodies the concept of objects of desires, with...
RUBY AW12 Campaign

RUBY AW12 Campaign

Check out these gorgeous campaign shots from RUBY…as shot by Guy Coombes, Styled by Amelia Holmes, Hair by Danny Pato for D&M, Makeup by Chay Roberts & Kate Boyd for MAC Cosmetics. Personally I prefer winter dressing to hot weather dressing and cannot wait for winter clothes to start appearing.
Getting Great Skin

Getting Great Skin

Over the holidays I took a trip out to Dermalogica’s North Shore flagstore store in Albany for a much-needed hour of pampering and skin evaluation in the extremely capable hands of Dermalogica trainer, Pam. I hadn’t been in for a visit since July, at the time I had a few problems with my skin, pointedly...
Helping Hand Wash

Helping Hand Wash

In celebration of 10 beautiful years in business, 2012 sees high performance natural skincare brand Trilogy launch a year long campaign to raise funds for Child’s i Foundation, a wonderful charity helping to end the tragedy of baby abandonment in Uganda. Trilogy Helping Hand Wash is a gorgeous, limited edition product created specially for this...
Wellington Fashion Week

Wellington Fashion Week

Tickets to Wellington’s highly anticipated Fashion Week are on sale from 12pm today. Consumers now have the opportunity to guarantee their spot at what is picked to become Wellington’s biggest fashion event of the year. The event has now officially been confirmed to run from the 18th- 22nd of April, out of respect for Anzac...
Sass & Bide Sunglasses

Sass & Bide Sunglasses

Check out the awesome new season Sass & Bide preview 2012 range which is just about to be released. The range is a hint of what is to come from Sass & Bide for Summer 2012. The collection will be available in-stores by mid-February. And there’s (almost) nothing better than a new pair of sunglasses...
Stolen Girlfriend's Club Winter

Stolen Girlfriend’s Club Winter

Stolen Girlfriend’s Club brand spanking new campaign shots for winter arrived in my inbox this afternoon. The collection, which we saw at last year’s NZ Fashion Week is called, Here Lies The Bones and will be dropping into store from the 1st of February. Credits for this beautiful campaign go to – Photographer – Derek...
Best Coast Interview

Best Coast Interview

Our top pick for this Friday’s Big Day Out is surf pop duo Best Coast on the Green Stage at 4pm. Lawrence asked front woman Bethany Cosentino about everything from Johnny Marr, cats, Drew Barrymore and weed, ahead of their NZ show. Your Wikipedia entry refers to you as “garage rock”, “surf pop” and “lo-fi”...
Kardashian Kolors

Kardashian Kolors

Those krazy Kardashian’s now have their very own nail lacquer line by Nicole by OPI. Kardashian Kolors boasts 14 new shades inspired by these six trendsetting ladies. Kris Jenner and her five daughters – Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kylie and Kendall are known for their head to toe individual style which now includes nails. “We are...
Five Minutes With Shayne P Carter

Five Minutes With Shayne P Carter

Shayne P Carter joins the illustrious lineup on January 30th at the Laneway Festival, down at the newly developed Silo Park. We here at Mix It Up are extremely excited by this year’s lineup, we sent our writer James Smith to catch up with Shayne before the big day… How has 2011 been for you?...
Big Day Out 2012 Mobile App

Big Day Out 2012 Mobile App

Big Day Out fans with iPhones get a gift on show day this year – the super handy Big Day Out 2012 Mobile App is available to download NOW and it is set to enhance your festival experience by providing everything you need to get organised, stay connected and never miss a thing on the...
Transistors Interview

Transistors Interview

Tell us who the Transistors are?  Olly sings and plays drums, Colin plays bass and only sings when we bully him into it, my name is James and I sing and play guitar. How did you manage to secure the opening slot for the Foo Fighters earlier this year? Tell us about the experience.  It...
Sherpa Added To Laneway Lineup

Sherpa Added To Laneway Lineup

Local band SHERPA have been added to Laneway NZ lineup. The Auckland 4-piece have been playing together since 2007, gaining momentum through touring NZ, releasing 2 EPs and supporting bands such as The Clean. This band is one to watch – and what a better place to do it – this Auckland Anniversary Day at...