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Sep 15, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
If you're a fashion girlie, you can't go more than two scrolls in any direction without seeing a mesh ballet flat. Millennials will remember those mesh slippers of the early 2000s with the sparkly embroidered flowers - but these are undoubtedly way more chic, and frankly, more practical.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
Pizza Hut's iconic dine-in buffet is back for one week only, in celebration of 50 years slinging 'za to Kiwis. If you were ever lucky enough to stuff yourself to the brim at one of the Pizza Hut restaurants, you've probably been missing it ever since. If you've never been - you're about to LEARN.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
Why is it that dads are so notoriously hard to buy for? If yours is anything like mine, he has answered the question of 'what do you want for Father's Day?' with 'nothing, just kindness' for the last 40 odd years. A nice sentiment, sure, but it's not gonna cut it at the celebratory brunch when I show up empty handed.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
I never thought I'd find myself squealing with joy over a handful of Crocs Jibbitz, but that's exactly what happened over the weekend. Ever since Crocs became one of the world's biggest footwear trends, I've hated them. I lightly bullied my friends who wore them, I puzzled over the appeal of a shoe full of holes, and I was frankly horrified by the shape of the things.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
As a beauty writer, I am very lucky to have a bathroom cabinet stacked with products I've been sent - must be nice, right? But it also means I put my skin through the absolute ringer trying a million different potions and lotions, and my daily routine is giving more 'hot mess' than 'helpful'.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is owning up to the "bizarre behaviour" that saw her shoplift nearly $9k worth of clothing from high-end stores earlier this year. In a new interview with John Campbell, the 43-year-old gets real about what was going on in her head before and during the stealing spree, plus where she's at now.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
Billboard is copping backlash from music lovers (and one fanbase in particular) after releasing their 'Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)' list. The iconic music mag ranked 50 songs from "reliable A-listers", "brand new pop superstars" and "streaming success stories in the making", but not everyone is happy with their choices.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
If you're a Disney adult, a kid at heart or just a parent in despo need of holiday ideas, you'll probably be stoked to hear there's a bunch more Disney cruises coming to Aotearoa. The 2025/2026 season of 'Magic at Sea' sailings has just been released, and it features a brand new 10-night Trans-Tasman voyage from Auckland to Sydney, stopping at five iconic Kiwi destinations for the first time ever.
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May 21, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
With cossie livs constantly getting us down, we're needing more ways to stay feeling and looking good on the cheap, and there's a new brand in town that might be able to help. The Warehouse have today announced their own health and beauty range called Good One, with 16 new products designed to be kind to your skin and your wallet. We're seeing things like haircare, hand wash, body lotion, body wash in three different scents, and all between $6-8.
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May 14, 2024 | 
theedge.co.nz | Monika Barton
Rihanna fans and sensible people everywhere are rushing to defend the singer after she went viral for the way she held her son at his birthday party. Celebrating 2-year-old RZA with her man A$AP Rocky and the couple's younger son Riot, Riri playfully dangled her eldest by his legs for a second while friends and family sang 'Happy Birthday'.