We could not have asked for a better day to celebrate our final festive event for 2024.
The Living Room at Park Hyatt is the perfect venue to enjoy the stunning Viaduct Harbour view in Tāmaki Makaurau. Scroll on to see all the action from our recent Long Lunch by editor Trudi Brewer.
The menu
For Champagne lovers, Piper-Heidsieck flowed at the Park Hyatt, creating an instant festive vibe. The bubbles followed a selection of wines from Gisborne winery Matawhero. The first wine served was Matawhero Chardonnay, which was rich and creamy in keeping with the Chardonnay style. Complemented a freshly baked warm Focaccia with garlic grilled Baba Ganoush and whipped feta dips. The main course, exquisitely cooked salmon accompanied by niçoise salad, with potatoes, green beans, egg, tomato and black olive crumb, served with a blush-coloured Matawhero Rose. It was not just the colour of the wine that completed this delicate seafood; the summery aroma of strawberries and cream makes it the ideal wine to drink with any seafood or as an aperitif. Dessert was a selection of sweet treats, including strawberry tarts with jasmine tea, vanilla creme and delicious almond friands, topped with seasonal fruit.
Summer fashion show
Our style director curated two fashion shows from poolside to party to help our guests plan their holiday wardrobes. The first showcased a selection of swim and resort wear in summer-ready colours, office workwear, and dresses to complete a capsule wardrobe ideal for work and play. There was a silhouette to suit every guest’s fashion style.
Look 1: Simone Pérèle swimsuit and Ledoré jewellery. Look 2: Freya bikini, Gucci sunglasses, Ledoré jewellery and Deadly Ponies bag. Look 3: Sunseeker swimsuit, Jacquemus sunglasses, Marc Jacobs bag and Mi Piaci slides. Look 4: Simone Pérèle swimsuit and Mi Piaci heels.
Look 1: Sunseeker bikini and Ledoré jewellery. Look 2: Sunseeker swimsuit, Ledoré jewellery and Kathryn Wilson heels. Look 3: Trelise Cooper dress, Edblad cuff, and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Trelise Cooper dress and Ledoré jewellery.
Look 1: Ledoré dress and jewellery. Kathryn Wilson bag. Look 2: Ledoré suit and jewellery. Kathryn Wilson bag. Look 3: Morrison dress, Jacquemus sunglasses, Destree bag and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Morrison dress and Kathryn Wilson heels.
Life Pharmacy Fragrance
The high-end, designer fragrances from Life Pharmacy found our guests spoilt for choice. The latest from Burberry, Gucci, and Marc Jacobs made our fragrance pop-up the place to select a new signature scent for summer. The latest Burberry Goddess EDP Intense is an aromatic woody scent that blends the richness of vanilla with hypnotic lavender essence. For him, Burberry Hero Parfum is instantly warming thanks to Amyris and cypriol oil. Gucci was also on show with the latest Flora Gorgeous Orchid, a creamy floral spiked with freshness - the sunny yellow bottle was hard to miss. Finally, the upbeat Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild is a green, fruity floral with the aroma of a wildflower bouquet.
This beauty bar was undoubtedly a crowd-pleaser for festive fragrance shopping.
Murad Skin Care
For fans of serious skin care, Murad delivers. Not only is it an active range that fits into any routine, but one collection contains a key ingredient, a game-changer in skin rejuvenation. Our guests learned how Murad's Youth Renewal and ReScupt collection with potent but gentle retinol and retinal can speed up sluggish skin turnover to brighten dull skin, blur the look of sun damage, and strengthen the skin barrier. From our beauty panel insights to one-on-one skin consultations, there was the opportunity for each of our guests to have customised skincare prescribed to cater to their individual needs.
MOR BOUTIQUE
For scenting every room in your home this festive season, MOR Boutique, creators of exquisite bath body and home fragrances, offered a signature scent to suit any holiday entertaining. Formulated with natural ingredients, our guests took a fragrant journey with the new festive collection, Blossoming Peacock Celebration. The star is the Pine Deluxe Candle, perfect for inside and outside your home.
A nod to Christmas, the fragrance is a subtle blend of fresh pine needles heightened by warm amber, ginger and fresh eucalyptus. The MOR Boutique's scent classics, Marshmallow and Snow Gardenia festive gifts, with tips on impressing your guests using scent layering, were warmly received.
Shiseido
If you were searching for a new summer foundation, Shiseido answered that call. Each of our guests got to find their perfect makeup match with a long-wearing foundation boasting climate-adaptive technology to resist heat, humidity, and oil. It also contains skin-caring ingredients and light-reflecting abilities to give skin a firm and lifted appearance. Shiseido’s latest Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation offers a makeup solution for every skin type and age with a range of medium to buildable coverage in formulations that create the look of skin - but better.
The Fashion Finale
There is nothing like finding an exceptional dress fit for summer parties and the fun of the festive season. That’s exactly what our style director, Lousie Hilsz, delivered for our final show at Park Hyatt. The colours ranged from cool pastels to siren red, energising yellow, and touches of tempting sparkle. This fashion finale wowed our guests and was the perfect end to a beautiful event, offering options for every social occasion.
Look 1: Adrienne Winklemann suit, Dior sunglasses and Bagllet bag. Look 2: Adrienne Winklemann suit, Gucci sunglasses and Mi Piaci heels. Look 3: Carla Zampatti dress and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Carla Zampatti dress, Alēo bag and Mi Piaci heels.
Look 1: Ruby dress, Loewe sunglasses and Kathryn Wilson heels. Look 2: Ruby dress, Jacquemus sunglasses, Kathryn Wilson bag and heels. Look 3: Trelise Cooper waistcoat and skirt, Jacquemus sunglasses and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Trelise Cooper dress, Status Anxiety bag and Mi Piaci heels.
Look 1: Carla Zampatti dress. Look 2: Carla Zampatti skirt and top, Saben bag and Mi Piaci heels. Look 3: Trelise Cooper dress and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Trelise Cooper dress.
Look 1: Hailwood dress. Look 2: Hailwood dress. Look 3: Adrienne Winklemann top and skirt and Mi Piaci heels. Look 4: Adrienne Winklemann dress.
Our guests
From celebrating a milestone birthday to corporate hosting, each guest relaxed for four hours in the company of like-minded women. After an afternoon of Champange, fashion and the latest beauty innovations, they left with a goodie bag valued at over $200. Their smiles added to a brilliant afternoon on a stunning Auckland summer’s day.
Goodie Bags
At every event, our guests leave with the best beauty offering valued at over $200. From skincare to fragrance and well-being innovations, it’s a brilliant chance to try a new product that may become a keeper. Thanks to all our friends who generously gifted their beauty innovations in 2024.
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Editor Trudi Brewer and style director Louise Hilsz are both dressed in Trelise Cooper Pre-Fall collection available.
Saturday May 23rd.