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Bien-être Beauty Therapy | Reflexology offers the ultimate bespoke, Advanced Skin Treatment Therapies The Beauty of Being Well ... The Beauty of bien-être.

As you walk through the doors of Bien-être Beauty Therapy, you will immediately feel an overwhelming sense of calm. With 25 years of experience in the Beauty Therapy Industry you are in safe hands with Lia who’s approach is on wellness and creating the very best results-driven skin treatment therapies to achieve beautiful healthy skin from the inside out. Founded by Lia van Tonder in July 2005, in a small treatment room within a busy Hair Salon, Bien-être Beauty Therapy is now independent and well established in a beautiful tranquil environment in the leafy suburb of St Albans, Christchurch. Lia’s passion to be the best skin therapist and for those who come across her path to be the ‘Best they can Be‘ remains stronger than ever. RELAX ... INDULGE ... ENJOY! Lia van Tonder
ITEC, ICA, IIR, MNZARBTh, RNZ
Internationally certified for 25 years. Proudly bien-être is a Professional member of The New Zealand Association of Registered Beauty Therapists Inc, and the Reflexology New Zealand Association. Stockists of GUINOT SkinCare & Facial Treatments, O Cosmedics and O Pro Dermal Planning Peels, DERMAPEN4 Collagen Induction Therapy (Dermal Needling), DP Dermaceuticals SkinCare, ONE TRUTH 818, Ben Warren's BePure Supplements
BESTOW Beauty Skin Foods, LiLash & LiBrow enhancing serums, COOLA Organic Suncare, EYE OF HORUS Make-up, SHAKTI Mats, FREEDOM Natural Deodorant, SCENTERED Portable Aromatherapy Balms, TUI Balms.

06/09/2025

Happy Father's Day Dad 🩵💙

26/08/2025

🌱 Fast Food or Whole Food for Your Skin? 🌱
I recently heard an analogy that really resonated with me…

COSMETICS were likened to fast food – quick, convenient, and enjoyable in the moment, but with little long-term nourishment. They can leave you needing more without really feeding the skin.

COSMEDICAL skincare was however likened more to whole food – nourishing, balanced, and supportive for lasting health. Just as whole foods fuel the body, cosmedical products fuel the skin, helping it build resilience and thrive over time.

This way of thinking beautifully aligns with my holistic approach to skin health. It’s why I often recommend Juvenate Skincare – a range I truly believe works like “whole food” for the skin. 🍃

If you’re curious about what might best support your own skin concerns, I’d love to chat and gently guide you toward what will help your skin glow with long-term wellness. 💫

25/08/2025

Not all Fish Oils are created equal 👀

Fish oil is one of the most researched nutrients in the world - supporting everything from brain health and mood to skin, heart & inflammation. But not all fish oils are created equal. In fact, some can do more harm than good if the quality isn’t there.

Here’s how to choose one that truly supports your health:

❓Why is fish oil so good for us?
Omega-3 fats are essential - meaning our bodies can’t make them, we have to get them from food or supplements. They play a role in almost everything: inflammation, immunity, heart health, brain function, mood, skin, hair, nails, and metabolism.

The two big players are EPA & DHA, found in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and anchovies. These are the building blocks that help reduce inflammation, support hormones, and keep your cells and systems running smoothly.
What to look for in your fish oil:

1️⃣ Strength: The benefits come from EPA & DHA — not just “fish oil” listed on the label.
Look for 1000–2000 mg combined EPA + DHA per daily serve. Anything less and you’re not getting enough of what matters.

2️⃣ Purity & Freshness: Fish oil should be tested for heavy metals like mercury. If a brand has done this, they’ll say so.
Also check oxidation. Fats are delicate, and damaged (oxidised) fats can be harmful. Quality brands protect against this with low-temp processing, light-proof capsules and dark bottles.

3️⃣ Sustainability: Choose oils made from small fish like sardines or anchovies. They’re more abundant, lower in toxins, and better for the planet. Look for sustainability certifications where possible.

✅Bonus: Added Support
Some formulas include Vitamin E to prevent oxidation. Just keep an eye on Vitamin A — too much isn’t great for liver health (stick below 1000 IU per serve).

📍The bottom line:
The right fish oil should give you enough EPA/DHA, be pure and fresh, and come from a sustainable source. If it doesn’t tick these boxes, it’s not worth your time (or money).

BePure Three has been formulated with these non-negotiables in mind. Delivering a potent 1400mg of total omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) per serving, our best-in-class Fish Oil is sustainably sourced from anchovies in the South Pacific and rigorously third-party tested for purity, freshness, oxidation and label accuracy.

doesn't compromise on quality ✅

Order yours today https://bien-etre.co.nz/product/bepure-three-omega-3-fish-oil/

24/08/2025

✨ ONE DAY ONLY – Exclusive Skincare Event! ✨
Discover your skin like never before with my Bien-être Signature Bespoke Facial.
For one special day, enjoy this luxurious, fully customised facial.
✨ PLUS a FREE OBSERV Skin Diagnostic Imaging valued at $79.

The OBSERV reveals what’s really happening beneath the surface of your skin – from hydration levels to sun damage – allowing me to tailor your facial and prescribe skincare perfectly matched to your unique needs.

✨ As an added bonus, you’ll also receive 10% OFF all skincare purchased on the day.

📅 Date: Tuesday 26 August
💫 Bookings essential – as spaces are limited!

✨ Let’s boost your skin’s health and vitality with a treatment designed just for you.

Book online at https://bienetrebeautytherapy.gettimely.com/book

10/08/2025

✨ DISCOVER GUINOT'S NEW Hydra Peeling Concentrate✨

Professional Radiance Treatment results, from the comfort of your home!

Introducing Guinot’s Hydra Peeling Concentrate – a powerful 4-week treatment designed to exfoliate, brighten, and renew your skin.

💗 Gently resurfaces skin to smooth texture
💗 Visibly reduces dark spots & imperfections
💗 Boosts cell renewal for a fresh, radiant glow

Use just 3 times per week on alternate days – in only 4 weeks, you’ll see:
✨ A brighter, more even complexion
✨ Refined skin texture
✨ Renewed radiance and luminosity

Perfect for dull, tired, or uneven skin that needs a boost – this is your glow-getting game changer ✨

💗 Now available in clinic – ask me about your personalised 4-week home treatment!

04/08/2025

💧 August Hydration Glow-Up 💧
This month, nourish your skin with GUINOT’s Hydra Beauté Cleansing & Toning Duo — and receive a FREE Hydra Finish SPF15 to complete your routine! ✨

💦 Hydra Beauté Cleansing Milk
A gentle, creamy cleanser that melts away makeup and impurities while hydrating and softening the skin. Perfect for dry or dehydrated skin types, it respects the skin’s natural moisture barrier, leaving your complexion clean, calm, and comfortable.

🌸 Hydra Beauté Toning Lotion
Alcohol-free and soothing, this floral-infused toner rebalances and refreshes the skin while locking in moisture post-cleansing. Skin feels instantly revived, dewy, and ready to absorb serums and moisturisers.

🌞 FREE Hydra Finish SPF15 – Your Glow, Protected
This bestselling multi-tasker does 3 powerful jobs in 1:

Hydrates – Enriched with Mallow Extract to replenish moisture and soften the skin.
Tints – Adapts to your skin tone for a natural, radiant finish — no foundation needed!
Protects – With SPF15, it shields your skin from daily UV exposure.

✨ The result? A hydrated, radiant complexion with lightweight coverage and essential sun protection — the perfect finish to your daily skincare.
Available for August — while stocks last!

Message me to reserve your set. Your skin will thank you 💙

18/07/2025

😋Blood Sugar-Friendly Baking is Here 😋
Try this recipe from Bestow Beauty's new book "Flatten Your Curve"

The recipe can be used to make a dozen cupcakes, with a rich, chocolaty taste
and a touch of sweetness from the boysenberries.
Note: You can replace the boysenberries with any other berry but avoid strawberries if you have irritated skin.

BEETROOT & BOYSENBERRY CUPCAKES

Makes 12 | Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins
Gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free

These rich, chocolatey cupcakes are a delicious way to treat yourself without sending your blood sugar soaring. Beetroot brings earthiness, boysenberries add a pop of sweetness, and the result? A perfectly satisfying, skin-and hormone-friendly indulgence.

INGREDIENTS:
🍓1 cup allulose or monk fruit with erythritol (white granulated version)
🍓2 cups almond flour (not almond meal)
🍓1 ½ tsp baking soda
🍓1 cup cacao or cocoa powder
🍓1 cup beetroot, grated
🍓½ cup boysenberries (fresh or frozen + defrosted)
🍓½ cup coconut oil, melted
🍓4 eggs, room temperature

METHOD:
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Spoon into muffin tin and bake for 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Let cool before removing from the tin.

🍓Serve with a dollop of coconut yoghurt and fresh or defrosted berries.

Purchase your own copy below:-
https://bien-etre.co.nz/product/bestow-beauty-flatten-your-curve-book/

09/07/2025

🩵Anti-ageing in a bottle 🩵
Juvenate Skincare's Reactivating Complex is one of the most advanced serums on the market. Because it empowers you to take control of your skin health — and see real, visible results.
Formulated with award-winning, clinically-proven actives and intelligent collagen-boosting peptides, this powerhouse serum works at a cellular level to rejuvenate and restore.
Whether you're concerned about fine lines, laxity, or post-treatment recovery, Reactivating Complex delivers unparalleled support.

❓What makes it exceptional❓
📍Boosts collagen production for firmer, smoother skin
📍Softens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
📍Speeds up recovery after treatments like microneedling, laser, or peels
📍Supports skin renewal and barrier repair with potent bioactives
📍Lightweight yet deeply hydrating – sinks in beautifully, without residue
📍Future-proofs your skin by supporting long-term dermal health.

The result? Stronger, smoother, more luminous skin — no matter your age!
Get yours at:-
https://bien-etre.co.nz/product/juvenate-reactivating-complex-serum

04/07/2025

💧 Hyaluronic Acid: The Ultimate Skin Quencher 💧

If your skin’s feeling thirsty, tight, or dull—Hyaluronic Acid (HA) could be the hydration hero you're missing!

💧 What is Hyaluronic Acid?
HA is a naturally occurring sugar molecule found in our skin, connective tissues, and eyes. It's a moisture magnet—capable of holding up to 1,000 times its weight in water! In the skin, it resides mostly in the dermis (the middle layer), cushioning and keeping everything plump, dewy, and smooth.

🧬 Why We Need It
As we age, our natural HA levels decline, leading to dryness, fine lines, and a loss of firmness. Add in winter, heating, or UV exposure, and your skin’s hydration barrier can really take a hit.

💧How to Boost Hyaluronic Acid
Topically: Serums and moisturisers with HA help deliver instant and lasting hydration to the skin’s surface. Apply to damp skin and seal it in with a nourishing moisturiser.
Some suggestions are Juvenate's B-Hydrated, DP Dermaceuticals HylaActive and GUINOT's Hydra Summum range.

Internally: Support HA production from the inside out with a diet rich in:
• Bone broth – naturally contains hyaluronic acid
• Leafy greens & root veggies – packed with magnesium and antioxidants
• Soy-based foods – contain phytoestrogens that may support HA levels
• Supplements – HA supplements can support joint, eye, and skin hydration, such as BePure's Marine Collagen & Ceramides with Hyaluronic Acid

💡 Pro Tip: Pair topical HA with a spritz of mineral water before applying for extra hydration retention! Or apply a warm compress for a few breaths to warm and soften the skin prior to applying your serum.

Stay hydrated, inside and out 🌿
Click below for some hydrating products - your skin will thank you for ✨
https://bien-etre.co.nz/product-category/hydration/

30/06/2025

🌿 Essential Fatty Acids: The Inside-Out Solution for Dry, Compromised Skin 🌿

Is your skin feeling dry, flaky, or compromised this winter? One of the most powerful ways to restore hydration and skin health is through your diet — specifically with Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) like omega-3 and omega-6, found in Flaxseed and Hempseed Oil.

EFAs help reinforce your skin's natural barrier, preventing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) — that’s when moisture escapes from the skin, leaving it dehydrated and more prone to irritation. These good fats support cell membrane function, keeping skin plump, supple, and resilient.

Here's the catch: your body can’t produce EFAs on its own — so you must obtain them from food or supplementation. Think flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, oily fish, or quality EFA supplements.

🥄 Simple ways to add EFAs to your day:
✨ Add chia or flaxseeds to your smoothies or overnight oats
✨ Drizzle h**p or flaxseed oil over salads and vegetables as a dressing
✨ Snack on walnuts or add them to baking
✨ Include oily fish like salmon or sardines a few times a week

💧When your skin is nourished from within, treatments and skincare work better too — because your barrier is stronger, healthier, and more receptive.

27/06/2025

✨Winter is Peel Season!✨
There’s no better time than the cooler months to refresh and rejuvenate your skin with a professional peel — and I’ve got two powerful options to suit your skin goals: Enzyme Peels & Chemical Peels.

🌿 Enzyme peels are gentle yet powerful, using fruit or plant-based enzymes to dissolve dead skin cells. They work to gently exfoliate & smooth skin texture, boost hydration, and brighten dull winter skin without the downtime. It’s the ideal treatment to support healthy, radiant skin during the months when UV exposure is low and your skin craves nourishment.
✨ Perfect for: sensitive, dry or reactive skin types
💚 Ideal for first-timers or anyone looking for a glow-up without irritation.

🧪 Chemical Peels use active acids (like Lactic, Glycolic or Salicylic) to deeply exfoliate and stimulate skin renewal. They work to reduce fine lines & pigmentation, clear breakouts & blackheads, stimulate collagen for firmer skin, and refine pores and even skin tone.
✨ Best for: congested, acne-prone, ageing or uneven skin
💚 Chemical peels are a transformative option for clients ready to level up their skin journey with visible results.

💡 Why Winter?
Cooler temps and reduced UV exposure make winter the safest and most effective time to exfoliate and repair the skin. It's your skin's time to reset and reveal its healthiest version!

Not sure which peel is right for you? Book in a skin consultation and let’s create your perfect winter skin plan.
https://bienetrebeautytherapy.gettimely.com/book

09/06/2025

🌸Struggling with hormonal breakouts?

🌸Experiencing PMS or perimenopause symptoms?

🌸Battling fatigue, mood swings or sugar crashes?

"Flatten your Curve" by Janine Tait has arrived in the clinic 💗
This beautiful 300+ page, full colour, hardcover book (complete with double luxe ribbons!) is a practical guide to balancing blood glucose for better skin, happier hormones and a healthier body.

About the book:
"Flatten Your Curve" blends blood glucose research with timeless holistic wisdom. Inside, you’ll find clear principles, supportive rituals, and over 80 delicious recipes designed to help you:

🌸Balance blood sugar naturally

🌸Improve your skin

🌸Reduce cravings and energy dips

🌸Support mood, hormones and overall wellbeing

It is empowering, practical and grounded in nourishment 💗

Message me to reserve yours - limited stocks!

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Christchurch
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Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 2:30am
Wednesday	9:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

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Website

https://bien-etre.co.nz/, https://bienetrebeautytherapy.gettimely.com/book

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The Beauty of Being Well ... The Beauty of bien-être. Christchurch's ultimate Boutique beauty therapy experience, offering the best in professional skin care therapy - using the prestigious GUINOT Skincare - exceptional service, and expertise. Our range of therapeutic, regenerative and luxurious treatments are tailored to suit your individual needs and designed to leave you feeling 'touched by something deeper than just hands'. Our aim is to ensure your time with us is a wonderful experience - a little piece of heaven ... something you deserve! Please feel free to phone us with any queries. We're here to help you make the most of yourself ... and most importantly, to make you feel and look beautiful! RELAX ... INDULGE ... ENJOY! Lia van Tonder ITEC, ICA, IIR, MNZARBTh, RNZ Internationally certified for 21 years. Proudly bien-être is a Professional member of The New Zealand Association of Registered Beauty Therapists Inc, and the Reflexology New Zealand Association. Stockists of GUINOT Skincare, Dermatech Cosmeceuticals, BESTOW Nutritional Skincare from Within, COOLA Organic Suncare Range, LiLash and LiBrow, Avante Mascara.