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Kiwi nous underpins Bvlgari exhibition
A Muriwai-based company's panel mounting system is holding together an exhibit celebrating the fashion house's 125th anniversary.

Toothpaste maker thinks outside tube
Handmade bath and body company Lush will release chewable toothpaste tablets next year.

Beauty: Tinsel time
It's not called the silly season for nothing, get decked out like a Christmas tree, writes Janetta Mackay.

Fashion Plate: Georgina Robertson
Former expat Georgina Robertson has brought the fashion influences of France and England home with her to New Zealand.

A definite ring to it
From Napier to New York, Nga Waiata's striking jewellery is making some waves.

Beauty: Perfectly palette-able
These wearable winners are sure to please, writes Janetta Mackay.

Ways of the Wests: <i>Outrageous Fortune</i> the exhibition
Outrageous Fortune brought Westie bogan chic into our living rooms - now it's hitting the Auckland Museum in a new exhibition.

Scientists find there is such a thing as beauty sleep
Researchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours' sleep a night can make you appear more attractive.

Kiwi couple win $1 million diamond ring
A New Zealander and his US-born wife have won an international competition looking for the 'world's best couple'.

Emerging designers in the spotlight
The finalists for next year's iD International Emerging Designer Awards have been announced.

All we want for Christmas...
The talents behind Viva magazine reveal what they want to give and receive this Christmas.

The Italian rogue
With her infectious cackle and outrageous dress sense, Anna Dello Russo - influential blogger, editor-at-large, street-style icon - is putting the fun back into dressing up, and gathering a huge following in the process.

Retail therapy: Tools of the trade
Cloud Nine has a great Christmas deal on its groundbreaking The O induction pod for heated rollers.

Plastic surgery not for us, say Kiwi women
More and more NZ women say they would prefer to age gracefully and forgo a cosmetic surgery.

Survey finds sunbed regulation not working
Survey finds only 10 per cent of outlets meet the voluntary criteria for safety.

<i>Your Business:</i> Eureka moment happened at home
When former bank executive Melissa Cheals was at home with a new baby, she began researching ideas for her own company.

Beauty: Dare to bare
In this season of swimsuits and kaftans, feel good about exposing your body to summer.

Fashion Plate: Kelly Barriball
She practically lives in opshops and runs her own vintage site. Viva talks to second-hand diva Kelly Barriball.

Style doyennes
Five stylish women and the day-to-night essentials that will take them through the party season.

Sarkozy spared more scandal as L'Oreal feud is resolved
France's incendiary political and society soap opera came to a shuddering halt after three years yesterday.

Beauty: Make like a model
The Next Top Model hair team share tricks of the trade you can use at home.

<i>Wendyl Nissen</i>: One woman's trash...
It's not often I let my husband fly solo, but when it came to the garage sale, it was the only way to go.

Super-thin Ann takes model title
The winner of America's Next Top Model, Ann Ward, is so thin that a judge managed to fit both hands around her waist.