Christmas is a good excuse to stock the cellar - and splash out on something extra special.

Before you whip out that credit card, ask yourself if the gift you're about to buy for someone is expressing your true feelings - or will it just insult them?

Katie Lockhart's new online design store features simple, well-made products that will stand the test of time.

An amazing dessert - or array of desserts - is the perfect finale to Christmas dinner.

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

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

The Next Top Model hair team share tricks of the trade you can use at home.

Check out the look of these latest celebrity scents.

Sally Meikle's sweet inspiration has taken off into a tasty little business.

New Ponsonby eatery Cocoro mixes beautifully presented traditional Japanese dishes with a contemporary twist.

There's no need to spend up large at a time when it pays to experiment.

She may only be 16, but Lili Sumner's tastes are all grown up.

Lovingly made canapes can make all the difference to a pre-Christmas gathering.

A loyal market vendor, Harriet Falvey has now opened a pop-up store. Here she tells us what she loves.

At 15 the world is your oyster, but what would you have liked your teenage self to know? Some high-profile New Zealand women share their pearls...

The owner of Grey Lynn deli Ripe tells Viva about her new cookbook - a miracle considering most of their recipes are made up day by day.

There are alternative, non-trashy celebrity icons out there for today's teenagers, writes Zoe Walker.

Bobbi Brown makes up the stars but her appearance advice is very down to earth.

Anjali Stewart and Rachel Easting are childhood friends and the designers behind Twenty-seven Names.

For a young person in a competitive job market, getting your foot in the door in your chosen industry is key.