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What's the difference between Gameface & Dark Moon?

Why would you need two moisturisers?  What's the difference? Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? We put our, award-winning incumbent, Gameface Moisturiser up against our newer challenger, ...

The Night Shift

Our latest releases, ‘Dark Moon’ hydrating cream and ‘Dichotomy’ eye serum we have labelled as the ‘Night Shift’, because they are like workers that come in and relieve their daytime peers with a ...

The Science of Nature: Volcanic Ash

Mother Nature's gentle exfoliant has a violent start but leaves a smooth, fresh finish

The Science of Nature: Harakeke Flax - Phormium tenax

The phormium species have played an important part in the history and culture of New Zealand and have some kick-ass natural healing abilities.

The Science of Nature: Horopito - Pseudowintera colorata

Horopito's unique and intense selection pressure developed antifungal, antibacterial properties. Traditionally, Horopito was used by early New Zealanders as a treatment for wounds, gut problems, f...

The Science of Nature - Ponga Fern - Cyathea cumingii

At Triumph & Disaster we use Ponga in our Gameface moisturiser to replace the use of menthols, which a lot of male moisturisers or post-shave lotions seem intent on. Find out a little more ab...

The Science of Nature - Kawakawa | Piper excelsum

Kawakawa or the NZ Pepper tree has provided treatment for aches and ailments for hundreds of years. Take a minute to familiarise yourself with one of our key ingredients and our forest's most usefu...

Any Way You Like It And Of Course We've Had It In The Ear Before

Ritual + Logic – for a life run wild, a celebration of being ourselves, thinking for ourselves, a statement for men and women who are individuals.....

Damn you blasted sun (says hot, thirsty man shaking his fist to the sky)…

The heat and recent spate of beautiful sun-drenched summer days has enticed most of us in the southern hemisphere out to the beaches, parks and swimming pools in search of a wet escape to cool off....

Anti Ageing is Bollocks - Your youth is a finite thing

In my time working as a marketer I think I actually convinced myself that people would believe what I said and trust me when I said it. Since starting my own brand of skin care products my thinkin...