This week's latest beauty news.

Graciously accepting an error indicates a professional attitude.

A special wine tasting allows a rare sampling of vintages gone by.

Try a tasty loaf and swap bacon for seafood for a creative change.

The guys at Box Living have done what others before have tried and failed - designed a kitset home that delivers on all levels.

Celebrated chef Kylie Kwong says one of the things she loves most about Chinese cooking is that you can achieve stunning results using the simplest of ingredients.

A positive self-image helps take the angst out of ageing.

Artist Stanley Palmer gives Viva a tour of his art-filled Mt Eden home.

Latin American colour comes to Takapuna.

Legendary London restaurateur and chef Ottolenghi returns to the melting pot flavours of his Jerusalem youth.

Effective ways to hold back the years.

An underrated variety has its own day to convince us of its merits.

Viva chats with actress Mia Blake about life in costume.

Briarwood owner Ange Marshall takes us through her aesthetic.

A Kingsland restaurant displays a refreshing difference.

The latest in tress-taming treatments and smart salon innovations.

How a simple plan led to the success of Waiheke Island's Mudbrick vineyard.

A new scent evokes the essence of the label's founder.

The world's hippest grandmother and former French Vogue editor, Carine Roitfeld, talks to Melissa Whitworth about the past, the future and peeing in carparks.

This new season is a time when we start to crave fresh, light, healthy options.