Shannon Dunn

Carol Sae-Yang on styling with a conscience

Carol-Sae Yang is one of Sydney's top personal stylists

Carol Sae-Yang runs a thriving business as a personal stylist in fashion-conscious Sydney, after years of styling spreads for some of Australia's top magazines and newspapers. Some of her most well-known clients include Miranda Kerr, Jessica Mauboy, David Wenham, Kate Waterhouse, among many others. While being one of Australasia's most loved stylists, it makes sense she would be abreast of all on-trend fashion, including conscious brands and ethical designers. However, the mum-of-two is also well aware of the emotional impact on people, as they experience a tr[...]

Shine Your Light

Cast A Spell With Your Words

We have long let words fly without little thought or care as to the energy and potency they hold. However, the not-so-secret secret is, our words are our magic; our vehicle to the bringing to be what our heart truly desires. If we continue to bring form to energy through the negative words we speak, there will be no change to the always-ness of what has always been. Creating a new reality begins with the words we speak, thought of as seeds we plant to create the reality we truly desire. Choose words—energy—of love vibration and so that is what we s[...]

Beauty

Best Clean Beauty of 2020—The Winners

Winners of the 2019/2020 CertClean Clean Beauty Awards have been unveiled. Read on to find out who they are! Give your eyes a rest from reading all of those product labels, CertClean and 127 of my fellow clean beauty judges and I tried and tested some of the industry's best across 21 categories. Below are those products that came out on top across skincare, haircare, makeup and more. A whopping 371 products were entered the 5th Clean Beauty Awards, vying for the ultimate stamp of approval — the CertClean first, second or third place seal. I had the h[...]

Shine Your Light

Love Over Fear: How to Choose It

The collective fear that has swept the planet has always been there within those who are holding that vibration. Now, it is simply being unleashed and projected across social media and in real time. Yet, if we step back and really look, the fear that has been programmed into millions of minds over many years, largely by mainstream media and their “news”, we see it is easy to put a world into panic within moments, whether the storyline is accurate or not. What is it we are fearing? Ultimately, it is harm or death of ourselves or our loved ones. How[...]

Beauty

Danny pato on hair, humility & happiness

D&M Hair Design may sit in Auckland's trend-setter suburb of Ponsonby, however, you won't find an air of beauty industry superiority, despite the salon's many successes. Stay a while and you'll soon realise that it's love, passion and a deep interest in people that are the fuel for the salon's many successes. Spending an hour or two at this much-loved hair sanctuary kind of feels like you've been given a big hug that leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy—with the bonus of having your hair cut, curled and coiffed to a level rarely experienced. At th[...]

Shine Your Light

Mirror, Mirror

If we are fearing what we believe others think of us, we are not living our best and most authentic life. We are playing small, despite our spirit knowing we were born for more—much more. Buying into a belief that others are judging us, is really our own selves judging our own selves. It is a mirror to our own internal struggle with our own greatness. Once we understand we are complete and whole, we begin to move into our authenticity… our reason for being, which creates a solid platform from which to build our dream life; a life that serves others a[...]

Wellness

Super Fasting with Dr Caryn Zinn

Is fasting the best way to feel and look better?

The spiritual side of fasting has been around since the beginning of time, literally and is mentioned countless times in the bible for spiritual reasons. Most religions have a period of fasting or a strategy of giving up something which is linked to cleansing not only the body but also the mind.

Holistic Beauty

Almond Oil: Big Benefits for Skin, Hair and Health

Used topically and internally, almond oil is wonderful for fostering healthy hair and skin.

Have you ever wondered why professional beauty therapy treatments often rely on almond oil? Typically it's because of its rich skin and hair moisturising properties and low odour. Adored since pre-biblical times, almond oil today is still used to foster supple skin and silky hair. Greek mythology tells of a reverence for the humble almond and its oil, which has been used in Greece and Italy for hundreds of years, even though it's native to the Middle East. Today, it’s celebrated worldwide, with its benefits known globally. The US, Spain and Syria lead the way[...]

Women's Wellness

Essential Oils for Prolapsed Uterus

There are specific oils, which are beneficial for supporting prolapsed uterus

Essential oils have literally been an essential support during my prolapsed uterus healing journey (find my book, Healing Prolapse: Inspired Words for Your Journey Within, here). I'm really not sure where I'd be today if I hadn't have made them part of my daily routine. When we use pure oils, the affect on our emotional, mental and physical states can be profound. The Importance of Wood Oils Last night, I attended a talk by Dr David Hill, Chief Medical Officer of doTERRA. It opened my eyes even further to how Mother Nature can support our bodies to return to balan[...]

Wellness, Wholefood

Hemp Consumption Legalised in Australia & NZ

It is now possible to legally buy and consume hemp products in Australia and New Zealand. Hemp is one of nature’s true superfoods that comes with a list of health and beauty benefits, yet, until today you couldn't find it on your local supermarket shelves without labels warning against internal use. Today, Australia and New Zealand join the rest of the world in allowing consumption of "low THC hemp seed foods", according to Food Standards Australia New Zealand. It is an industry worth $570 million in the US and Canada alone¹. Long deemed illegal for human co[...]