Noelle McCarthy on the sad passing of the fashion designer L'Wren Scott.

It's not just the bride who gets to look good on the big day.

A new store from label Twenty-seven Names is opening on Auckland's Ponsonby Rd.

Nici Wickes contemplates cheating . . . with a new food processor.

Angela Casley fills her basket with fresh produce and specialty ingredients to create this light late-summer feast.

Try this light and tasty salad with a fresh turmeric and honey drink.

Try Angela Casley's luscious chicken and shitake filo while the summer produce is still abundant.

This beetroot and smoked fish salad is a delight to try.

Knitwear, charms and a birthday celebration - read about it in this week's shopping and retail news.

It's back to the future for fans of what the ocean offers, writes Janetta Mackay.

Claire McCall visits Brancott Estate and discovers the voluptuous character of its fumé blanc wines.

With notes of vanilla, orange, mint and peach, some perfumes smell so delicious you could give them a lick. Well, says Jo Burzynska, you can.

Marine ingredients are increasingly finding favour across the anti-ageing skincare industry, but these products stand out in having oceanic extracts at the centre of their formulations.

A hearty soup from Eleanor Ozich to help you ease into Autumn.

Michal McKay goes on the beauty beat in search of the bold and the beautiful.

Things to try and places to visit this week.

Native New Zealand plants are key ingredients that are setting our skincare products apart, writes Janetta Mackay.

Whether born and bred flora or simply flourishing here, these extracts excite attention.

Viva designer Jaime Cassie trials lash extensions.

We’re stuck on the latest feathery false lash looks.

Beauty editor Janetta Mackay asks an innovator about her personal project to revitalise modern perfumery.

You can't have style without comfort - especially when you're working from home, writes Noelle McCarthy.

Viva’s beauty editor finds herself transported to a private party in a transformed prison.

Angela Casley adds coffee to bring an element of subtle surprise to savoury and sweet dishes.

Get creative and use coffee to marinate this tender and tasty slow roasted pork leg.

For a match made in heaven, try Angela Casley's combination of chocolate and coffee for this mousse with coffee mascarpone.

You won't be able to resist coming back for a second serving of this divine pine nut and coffee caramel tart.

Missing out on an airline meal - and its accompanying frozen bread roll - turns out to be a blessing.

A weekend in Sydney? Here's what to do.