Taking business in hand
October 21, 2009 - Viva, The New Zealand Herald
When two resourceful Auckland women decided the expensive handcreams they'd been using were somewhat lacklustre, they set out to create a better one. See the excerpt... (1.2MB) | See the article...

Home Grown
Fashion Quarterly - Spring Issue
Nellie Tier is the latest local body range to lift my spirits. The finest New Zealand ingredients have gone into this range, and the May Chang & Mandarin Body Scrub, $34, is divine. See the excerpt... (1.2MB)

Beauty Spot - The Pick
June 8, 2008 - Sunday, Sunday Star Times Magazine
Isn't it reassuring when you pick up a skincare product and recognise every singly ingredient on the list? That's what you get with this lovely citrusy body scrub from local boutique brand Nellie Tier. Made with sugar, salt, botanical extracts, essential oils and vitamin E, it's a simple yet luxurious way to tend to all those hard bits like feet and elbows. Nellie Tier May Chang and Mandarin Body Scrub, $34. See the excerpt... (200KB)

Tips and Trends - Note to Self
May 26, 2008 - Woman's Day
Some products that come across my desk are flagged as special. They go straight from the photography studio to my bathroom counter - and they make me happy every time I see and use them. The NZ-made Nellie Tier range is one such collection. Previously only found in our top luxury lodges, you can now get the entire range, including scrubs and lotions, at Smith & Caughey's. See the excerpt... (260KB)

Lovely Bunch by Fiona Hawtin
April 30, 2008 - Viva, The New Zealand Herald
Viva features Nellie Tier Vanilla Liquid Soap. This soap doesn't depend entirely on coconut oil, it also has olive oil, castor bean oil and almond oil and sea salt. It's so gentle you forget it's cleaning as it goes. The vanilla scent is just right, and you get a tick for buying local, as this hand-blended paraben-free range with botanical extracts is made here. From Smith & Caughey's, Isabel Harris and selected gift stores. See the excerpt... (230KB)

What, No Kiwi?
February 2008 - Washington Post
We'd never put geraniums in our green tea or roses on grapefruit. But such odd combos smell terrific in New Zealand's Nellie Tier lotions and potions. A citrusy sugar scrub softened our scaly hide. See the excerpt... (1.6MB)

An Accidental Business
December 2005 - Life & Leisure
Several generations of ingenious women have turned their home-made beauty preparations into front runners in the increasingly glamorous business of natural skincare. Learn more...