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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more 'Insidious and dangerous’: The kids fighting wrinkles before their 10th birthday The Spinoff Daily, Monday August 5 Aug 5   READ IN APP   Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Plunging audiences spell trouble for Stuff’s ThreeNews, Luxon seeks the light as the heat fails at National jamboree, and Auckland’s favourite driving instructor. But first: Some of the most passionate consumers of anti-ageing skincare are children. How did the beauty industry get under their skin? Alex Casey: “It’s Mother’s Day at Mecca, the two-storey beauty megastore in the centre of Ōtautahi, and the floor is heaving with mothers and daughters lathering their hands with lotions. The giant faces of gleaming, poreless women beam down on them – spend over $80 on products in store today and receive a single red rose, delicately wrapped in tissue paper, to show your mum how much you love her. A girl no older than 10 takes a bottle of Drunk Elephant Protini™ Powerpeptide Resurf Serum, $153 for 30ml, off the brightly-lit shelf. ‘This is the one that Mia recommends,’ she says, presenting the bottle in her hands with the flourish of a beauty influencer on YouTube.  Her mum chuckles and rolls her eyes. ‘Mia is nine years old,’ she replies.” Read more Luxon seeks the light as the heat fails at National jamboree Plunging audiences spell trouble for Stuff’s ThreeNews Forty years after Rogernomics: Imagining an economy grounded in Māori values Join The Spinoff Members “The Spinoff is one of the great pleasures of my reading life, the repository of timely and quality journalism that continues to surprise, delight and inform.” – Denise, Spinoff Member since 2020. If, like Denise, you enjoy our work and want to support us, please consider becoming a member today. Already a member? Ka nui te mihi, your support means the world to us. Pacific profiles: Meet Auckland’s favourite driving instructor Topp Twins and tears: a report from the Aotearoa Book Industry Awards New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week Sharing is caring! If you enjoyed today’s roundup, please share with your friends and whānau. Share The Spinoff Daily   Share     Like Comment Restack   © 2024 The Spinoff 615 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021 Unsubscribe