This time last year we had all the hope of a new year and new decade ahead - and wow, look how that turned out! While 2020 was a huge year of disruption and change, both personally and globally, I feel so incredibly grateful to be living an ‘almost normal’ life in NZ...
It’s a cliché to say it, but far out what a year 2020 has BEEN! Living with the constant threat of another Covid outbreak or lockdown has become our new normal and adjusting to living with this uncertainty has been pretty difficult for us control freaks. In saying...
New Zealand sun is the leading cause of premature ageing; dry, crepey, pigmented and wrinkled skin. It's also to blame for New Zealand's most common cancer - skin cancer. Skin Team Leader Lauren breaks down the truth about sunscreen: ingredients (what to look...
Peels are a very popular but often misunderstood part of our skin treatment menu. Here Skin Team Leader Lauren clears up the misconceptions. MYTH: Effective peels require weeks of downtime and raw flaky skin TRUTH: This is only the case for old-style ‘deep peels’ ...
Our two senior nurses Marilou and Marjorie have both just reached a very special career milestone. We sat them down for a quick Q&A to chat about how they started out and how their journey with TFP is going. You started with us, 5 years ago as registered...
As we celebrate 5 year anniversaries for our 3 Ms; Marjorie, Marilou and Mikayla, we sat down with each of them to find out a little more about what their last 5 years at The Face Place have looked like. Not only was it a great opportunity to hear about moments that the rest of the team...
Spring has well and truly sprung, and with it, a blossoming of new products and changes have arrived in clinic! We are delighted to be back working again in Level 2.5 after another ‘break’ at Level 3. Thank you for your patience with moving appointments - our...
It’s August already, and it’s birthday month! Not only is it my birthday on the 29th of August, as a team we have at least one birthday a week over August and September, starting with Dr Jenni’s birthday on Monday 3rd. Happy birthday to all the Leos and Virgos! ...
Have you heard of the saying "summer bodies are born in winter"? By the same token, when it comes to your skin, a gorgeous summer glow is born in winter! So don't just stay in and hibernate during the colder months - make your skin's optimal condition a priority. Winter is...
Wow, how is it July already? It only feels like a few weeks ago it was March, and now more than half the year is gone! Our team had a wonderful morning last week refreshing our Basic Emergency Skills course with Emcare, jumping on mannequins to the strains of the Bee Gee’s...
What a wild ride of a month and year it has been, with global protests, US riots, and the important recognition of - and hopefully action around - systemic racism, compounding the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, doom and gloom predictions of a financial crisis, rising tensions between China...
Winter is officially here folks, and for some, that brings some big changes to their skin. Flakiness, tightness, dullness and noticing your make-up is no longer sitting right on the skin are all some of the few tell-tale signs your skin may be lacking hydration! But why? ...