Linea Bimbi Baby Care has Arrived in NZ

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We started researching quite some time ago for a high end baby care range that contained natural and organic ingredients making the product not only baby luxe, but also extremely gentle on baby's precious skin. When we found Linea Bimbi in Italy, we were really impressed. Not only was the brand everything we were looking for, it was also already the Number One selling range of baby care products in Italy; obviously it is working well over there!

Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle are now the exclusive stockists and sole distributor for Linea Bimbi in New Zealand. We're really proud of that! We genuinely love the products and being 8 months pregnant myself, I am looking forward to giving my new baby the luxe baby treatment using the fabulous range of  Linea Bimbi products.

To begin with we have imported the five main products to introduce to New Zealand, with samples of everything to try out ourselves before we bring in a full shipment next year. 

 You can try the following Linea Bimbi baby care products for yourself by ordering through our online store at www.maisonluxuryhome.co.nz -

• Linea Bimbi Cleansing Oil 100ml

Contains; Marigold, Carrot, Bushnut, Sweet Almond, Olive, Soya and Grape Seed Oils.
98% Natural ingredients and 40% Organic ingredients.

A blend of oils similar to the skin's own lipid structure, it cleanses effectively without causing any damage to your baby's precious skin. This softening and protective cleansing oil is particularly useful on nappy rash or sensitive skin. It can also be used to combat cradle cap.

• Linea Bimbi Total Shampoo Bath 250ml

 The Linea Bimbi Total Shampoo Bath is a convenient all in one to gently cleanse your baby's body, face and hair.

Contains; Oat, Marigold and Camomile.
98% Natural ingredients and 10% Organic ingredients.

This extremely gentle cleanser is enriched with oat flour proteins, marigold and camomile extracts, allows impurities to be removed without altering the delicate structure of newborn skin and hair. Total Shampoo Bath will not irritate or sting your baby's eyes.

• Linea Bimbi Pan D'Avena 100gm

 Soap free cleansing bar for sensitive skin with cornstarch and oatmeal.

89% Natural ingredients and 5% Organic ingredients.

Linea Bimbi's Pan D'Avena Oat Bar is a soap free cleanser that is especially formulated for young, delicate skin to gently cleanse and soften.

• Linea Bimbi Softening Cream 100ml

Contains; Aloe Vera, Oat and Camomile,Sweet Almond and Grape Seed Oils, Karite Butter and Beeswax, Vitamins A and E.
Natural ingredients 97% and Organic ingredients 9%.

Linea Bimbi's highly nourishing Softening Cream is rich in essential fatty acids combined with the regenerative actions of vitamins A and E and the delicate soothing properties of Aloe Vera gel, oatmeal and Camomile flowers to improve the physiology of delicate baby skin. This special targeted formula makes Linea Bimbi's Softening Cream ideal to use throughout infancy and young childhood.

•  Linea Bimbi Soothing Protective Cream 100gm

Contains; Aloe Vera Gel and Marigold, Sweet Almond Oil, Beeswax and Vitamin E.
93% Natural ingredients and 9.5% Organic ingredients.

A fabulous, effective barrier cream - the Linea Bimbi Protective Cream has been specifically formulated to block wetness and other irritating substances from your baby's precious skin to prevent rashes and irritation. This Soothing Protective Cream is easy to apply and remove, leaving your baby's bottom soft and smooth.

If you need to find a great gift for a new baby or a baby shower; try a beautiful gift wrapped box of Linea Bimbi products. The products, ingredients, packaging is all of extremely high quality. And don't forget about the new mum too! We suggest a luxury scented candle; such as Voluspa's 100 hour boxed candle or a Mahina boxed candle, along with a replenishing shower gel from Nesti Dante and body lotion like wild rose from Compagnie de Provence, or if you want to really spoil her, go for the Rose Body Oil by Jurlique. 

If you are a New Zealand retailer wishing to stock Linea Bimbi, please contact us via email.

Karen

Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle

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Natural High Performance Skincare - Love Jurlique!

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Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle is proud to offer the full range of Jurlique skincare and Jurlique body care products through their luxe online store.

Jurlique was started in Australia in 1985 by Dr Jurgen Klein and his wife, Ulrike - scientists in chemistry, herbology, homoeopathy and alchemy. Their mission is;

to provide the purest, most effective skin care through nature, science and innovation.

Jurlique sources the ingredients for their fabulous products from their own biodynamic farm situated in the glorious Adelaide Hills in South Australia. Being in control of the entire process, from growing the raw materials through to production and distribution ensures Jurlique's exceptionally high standards and quality control mechanisms are consistently maintained. The end result? A world class high performance skin care range that is both effective and plant based. Simply beautiful and beautifully simple!

Jurlique has been available in Australia for a considerably longer time than NZ and Aussies have an advantage in that they benefit from a number of concept stores and Jurlique day spas scattered around the country. In NZ we don't have this, but we do have access to the full range of Jurlique products and one of the things we at Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle love about Jurlique is the ability to create an indulgent day spa experience at home.

With everything from facial essences to begin the treatment, through to cleansers, exfoliators, masks, serums and rich moisturisers; you have everything you need to give yourself a first class treatment in the comfort of your own home. Finish with a liberal spritzing of one of the mists to hydrate, balance or soothe and you will have skin that both feels and looks amazing. The plant based nature of the range also ensures your senses will be stimulated throughout the process leaving you feeling completely refreshed and renewed!

Personally, my absolute favourite part of my morning skincare routine is the Daily Exfoliating Cream, it makes my skin feel incredibly smooth and hydrated whilst also providing a deep clean. My other favourite product at the moment is the Jurlique Rose Body Oil, especially being pregnant I get a double benefit from using natural products (no nasty chemicals leaking into my body) and keeping my skin highly moisturised to prevent stretch marks. Jurlique's number one best selling product though is the Rose Hand Cream, a rich non greasy daily treat for the hands.

 

Another can't live without product is the Jurlique SPF 30+ sunscreen, essential daily protection, particularly now that we're heading into summer. I cannot strees how important daily sun protection is for anti ageing, don't ruin beautiful skin by thinking it's not important! Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle also has a list of the Jurlique Top 25 so that if you're not sure which products to try first simply choose one of the top 25 and you're bound to be impressed.

 

Spend some time looking through the Jurlique range online at Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, and remember if you want any advice or need some guidance on the most suitable products for your skin simply send me an email, or free call 0800 001 479 (within New Zealand). I have been using Jurlique since 2003 and highly recommend giving them a try; you will love the range - if you don't already! 

I enjoy taking care of my skin with Jurlique!!

Looking forward to answering any questions and sending out lots of Jurlique!


Karen
Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle

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Read our latest Media Release

Christmas shopping just got easier thanks to Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle.

When Aussie couple, Karen and Chris moved from Sydney’s inner city to earthquake ravaged Christchurch earlier this year they noticed two things. Firstly, they couldn’t easily source some of the home consumables they were accustomed to having around, particularly luxury candles! Secondly, Kiwi’s seemed to be hovering on the verge of an IT explosion with businesses only recently starting to become aware of the importance of a web based presence and consumers, although confident with the local Trade Me site for online shopping, didn’t appear to have many dedicated online stores to choose from.

Fortunately, between the two of them they crossed the ditch with web design skills, sales and business management expertise and experience operating a large online retail store in Australia. Needless to say, what to do once they arrived in Christchurch became clear fairly quickly! 

They have since spent the last few months designing and developing Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, ‘a luxury online store for you and your home’.  

At www.maisonluxuryhome.co.nz you will find a treasure trove of luxury scented candles, including the world famous Voluspa alongside local NZ’s own high end brand Mahina and more. Search for delicious home fragrances, sumptuous bath and body products from brands like Compagnie de Provence and Nesti Dante and shop the entire biodynamic Jurlique skin and body care range. They have also recently imported Linea Bimbi, a range of natural based baby care products directly from Italy.

It goes without saying that online shopping has taken the world by storm in recent years, from designer wares to discounted merchandise and groceries, people across the globe are moving en masse to the more convenient option of lounge room retail.  The virtues are plainly obvious; shop when you want and at your own pace, avoid high pressure sales tactics from overzealous shop assistants, no need to visit crowded shopping centres and drive in circles looking for a car park, compare hundreds of prices online before making your decision and forget struggling to get home all those cumbersome bags and boxes, someone else will drop it off at your front door within a day or two for you.

 Shopping online also means that regardless of where you live you can have the same level of access to top quality products as those who live in major cities around the world, you’re no longer limited to a single local market place. As a consumer you benefit with greater variety and choice, and because there’s more competition, you will definitely find better prices.

Customer focus is a key element for Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, if you have any questions, feel free to email or call they are always more than happy to help! They also offer free shipping on purchases over $150 and currently have a Christmas 2011 promotion running for one lucky shopper to win a Portus Cale gift pack valued at $198. 

This year, make your Christmas shopping as simple as visiting www.maisonluxuryhome.co.nz and pick up some fabulous presents for family and friends that are sure to be appreciated. And don’t forget to treat yourself too, it’s been a tough year!

And since you’re online, stay social with Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle to keep up to date with all the latest product additions and news;

 Like them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maisonluxuryhome , follow them on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/MaisonLuxury  and Blogger http://maisonluxuryhome.blogspot.com  and watch product reviews on their YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/MaisonLuxury

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Mahina Luxury Scented Candles - Made in New Zealand

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Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle  is extremely proud to offer the range of Mahina Luxury Scented Candles.

Mahina candles are hand made here in New Zealand using only the highest quality imported French fragrances and botanical wax to produce a luxury candle that is clean burning, long lasting and heavenly scented. Mahina uses a proprietary blend of environmentally friendly soy wax and New Zealand beeswax in their high end glass boxed candles. The current pillars are made with 100% sustainably farmed palm wax, perfect for everyday use, however next month Mahina will be releasing a range of luxury coloured pillars to their already divine collection - we can't wait!

Mahina aims to provide candle lovers with a bespoke offering, something different, high quality that reflects their impeccable taste, without a hint of Kiwi kitsch in sight! At Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, we are certain that if you love luxury scented candles, you will love Mahina! Think of Mahina as the NZ version of Voluspa, extremely high quality, fabulous new packaging and a real sense of luxury.

Mahina candles are available at Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle in either the 250gm glass boxed style with a burn time of up to 40 hours of clean burn time; or the current pillar with up to 50 hours of burn time. Their fragrances are grouped into Floral, Fresh or Spicy Oriental.

Floral:

Mahina White Night - leading with Tubereuse, the small, white tropical night smelling flower, tempered with hints of gardenia to give it a fresh floral fragrance, evoking memories of balmy nights

Empress The Blanc - Sweet jasmine on the top note blends seamlessly into smoky white tea. It harks back to the heyday of Shanghai; modern and sophisticated, yet decidedly risque.

Fresh:

Manor Born - A beautiful fresh candle blended from mandarin, basil and citron vert. Imagine Pimms and lemonade in a warm summer garden, or on the lawn at the manor.

Spicy Oriental:

Eastern Splendour - This heady candle is a complex blend of ingredients including coriander, apricot and blackcurrant flower with a base of vetyver and patchouli. The notes unravel like a fine tapestry enveloping the room and your senses with images of far away exotic places.

We are certain that the New Zealand hand made Mahina range will become one of your favourite luxury scented candles!

(Keep checking back with Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle as we are currently updating the photos for the Mahina range to showcase their new packaging.)

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Voluspa is now at Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle!

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We're so excited!!! For those of you in New Zealand not yet acquainted with  the amazing range from Voluspa - especially their super fabulous and famous candles, let me introduce you to a real treat!

Voluspa is now at Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle!!

In setting up our online store - Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, I had two real motivations. Firstly, my priority was entirely selfish, to have easy access to Voluspa candles... coming from Australia where they are well represented I was surprised I did not see one, anywhere, in Christchurch. Secondly, I noticed that with a significantly smaller population, a country based on agriculture and hence a wider population spread it doesn't make sense for a retail store to stock a large range of high end products in the one location - the market is simply too small. But that shouldn't mean going without, particularly in a country that has nurtured online shopping into a billion dollar business. Just look at the exponential growth and current value of Trade Me, Kiwi's definitely like to shop online!

The solution was obvious - set up a luxury online retail store... and hence, Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle was created! Now everyone in New Zealand can have the same level of access to life's little luxuries, you shouldn't be disadvantaged just because you don't live in Auckland (this seems to be where everything is concentrated), instead you can shop from the comfort of your own home, in your own time and not have to worry about getting to a major city, trying to find parking spaces in huge shopping centres, getting pushed and shoved in bustling crowds - which we all know is only going to get worse in the lead up to Christmas. Instead, shopping with Maison is all about YOU!

Now, we have our first shipment of Voluspa on it's way and we will slowly expand our range over the next few months. We want to introduce some of our personal favourites to you so you can try them out for yourself, or with Christmas coming, give them as gifts. My long time favourite is the Crisp Champagne 100hr candle, I love the fragrance and sleek black glass votive, even the box it comes in looks luxe! We also have a selection of Voluspa Room Sprays and Diffusers to help fill your home with gorgeous fragrance.

What's so special about Voluspa? Firstly, all Voluspa candles are created with a creamy white coconut wax blend that was specifically formulated by Voluspa's founders back in 1999. This wax blend burns 90% cleaner than a 100% soy wax candle and it actually enhances the fragrance throw; the fragrances themselves are also perfume quality and absolutely divine. Needless to say, Voluspa candles are ecologically sound, sustainable and manufactured free of nasty chemicals and pesticides.

Voluspa is a celebrity favourite and found in the homes of Hollywood's elite, they are regularly featured in magazines around the world and stocked in some of the world's most reputable and high end retail stores, like Bloomingdales and Saks Fith Avenue in the US, Selfridges in London and Harvey Nichols in Dubai. Kim Kardashian even had a Voluspa candle designed for her $24 million wedding to give out to her guests. Now you can have Voluspa here in New Zealand, simply shop online at New Zealand's own Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle!

Remember we also offer a complete gift service so you can send a gift with a complimentary card, give a gift voucher, organise corporate gifts or set up a gift registry.


We are certain you will love Voluspa as much as we do - Enjoy!

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B&M retailing is out dated.... and now they want to charge you for it!

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Just read an interesting article about retailers charging consumer fees for trying on or getting advice on their wares. Although this ridiculous fee is generally refundable if you go ahead and purchase from the store – who on earth wants to be subjected to that?

This is apparently a mechanism to compete against online shopping channels. Well really? Are we on the same planet? I am a consumer, I want to shop around and I am price conscious and the first thing you tell me is that I need to pay for your advice or to try a product? Sorry, not going to work for me, or many others.

Isn't the primary purpose of old fashioned 'bricks and mortar' retailing to invite customers in, let them touch and feel your wares, give them advice and quality customer service? Why then, are you running against this and putting your potential customers off side from the moment they enter your store? It doesn't make sense. Are you just getting mad about losing profits to online retailers?

Here's some advice. Get with the times. People buy online. They like it, it's easier, they still get great customer service, they generally get a better price – and most of all they won't get charged a fee for traipsing around an online store, checking out products, gathering information and then deciding not to buy on that day. 

As retailers we are there to serve the customer; customer service is the key priority in creating growth and long term sustainability. I don't care how fancy you think you are, the customer should be at the top of your business hierarchy, you are there to serve them, they pay you.

So, what's actually happening out there in retail world?

Interesting statistics for online shopping from News.com / Daily Telegraph:

In the past 12 months would you say you have bought:More goods and services online: 63.9%
Fewer goods and services online: 6.9%
About the same amount of goods and services online: 22.5%
I don’t buy goods and services online: 6.7%
What is the most appealing aspect of shopping online?It's cheaper: 49.1%
It's quicker: 8.6%
I can shop when I want: 24.9%
Better variety: 11%
Shopping online does not appeal to me: 6.4%
Have you ever tried a product in a retail store only to then buy it online for less?Yes: 61.7%
No: 38.3%
If you answered yes to the previous question, how often have you done it?Once 10.7%
Twice 16.2%
Three times 16.8%
Four times 9.5%
5-10 times 29.2%
11-20 times 6.4%
More than 20 times 11.3%

Essentially, more and more people are shopping online because it's cheaper and more convenient; online the consumer is in control or the entire shopping experience and they like it. Personally, I frequently use retail stores to gather information and then I purchase online. Here in NZ I can walk into a major department store like Farmer's, click on a bar code of any product and use my smart phone app 'Shop Savvy' (http//:shopsavvy.mobi) to compare prices around the world in an instant. Then I go home, do my research on the product and then from the comfort of my lounge room, I buy what I want, in my own time, online. No pushy sales assistants trying hard to meet their quota or trying to up sell at every opportunity – this is my decision, I shop for me.

Old fashioned 'bricks and mortar' retailers, need to take note: put someone younger, or at the very least tech savy in a position where they can give you advice and stop sticking your head in the sand. Online retail is only going to get bigger from here.

Come and shop online at www.maisonluxuryhome.co.nz, browse around, take your time to check everything out – I promise we don't charge ludicrous fees for being available 24/7, and you don't even have to say thank you on your way out. At Maison Luxury Home and Lifestyle, shopping is all about You!

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Go on....Live a Little

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Years ago I read one of those emails that people like to forward - it was a letter, written by an older lady talking about the things she wished she had done. I liked it and I try to live by it - I don't care if it was fake!

I try to make everyday worthwhile and this includes making the most of everything I have. I use my good dinner set, I wear my favourite perfume, I like to dress up.... why not? If you knew that tomorrow would be your last day, why not make today special? Try to indulge, make yourself happy, care for your mind and your body.

Try burning soothing candles of an evening, fill your home with fresh fragrance during the day, relax in a warm bath filled with luxurious foam and essential oils to smooth your skin and soothe your soul. Wrap yourself in nourishing body milk.... breathe, live, love.

Have a great weekend!

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Christchurch NZ 8640