Sharon S,  Wellington
30th March, 2023 

Thanks to a combination of hormonal changes (looking at you, peri-menopause!) and general life stuff, my skin was dry, tired and in need of some TLC. Which Margaret Hema's amazing Millennium Face and Body Oil and her Facial Cleansing Oil provided. Both, but especially the former, are like wrapping your skin in a warm hug (a hand-blended, NZ-produced one, of course). And my skin doesn't look or feel like an oil slick afterwards, the way other oils often do. A total convert right here.

Carol Palmer
7th March, 2023 

I was very pleased to meet Margaret in the 1990's with my very sensitive skin and following my facial with her I couldn't believe how my skin responded and how amazing it looked. So I switched to Hema oils immediately and exclusively. Since then my daily skin care regime has been the Facial Cleansing Oil, the Millennium Face and Body Oil which is my favourite and the Day Creme SPF12. Now many years on my skin has a luminosity that belies my age - I wear minimal foundation, if any at all and often have makeup artists complimenting me on my skin and makeup application - only for me to say I am not wearing any foundation.

I love Margaret's philosophy of treating the skin as a beautiful fabric - there is no doubt her products do that with the utmost integrity.

Mary-Louise Browne
Artist, February 2023

I first met Margaret more than 32 years ago when I moved to Wellington from Auckland right after I got married. I honestly felt I was looking at my sister when I set eyes on her. Her red hair, her blue eyes and her fair Irish skin. I knew instantly the products she was making and using for herself would work for me too. She was her own perfect test pilot . My skin, also inherited from Celtic roots, needed a simple but effective treatment to settle my sensitivity and I have been religiously using Margaret’s Millenium Face and Body Oil since then. She has subseqently developed 2 more products that I cannot do without, Facial Cleansing Oil and Quintessential Face and Neck Oil. I returned to Auckland in the late 90’s and was delighted to discover that Margaret was developing another crucial product for the likes of me, her Day Creme SPF 12. Margaret is like a spiritualist or clairvoyant with extrasensory abilities to predict what is essential for our skin.

Reid Whitaker
22 August 2021

Margaret Hema's skincare products are absolutely amazing! I just happen to come across them on a trip to New Zealand. I was looking for something that would soothe my red face and hydrate it. I started using the Quintessential Face and Neck oil and the red started to disappear. Also, my face felt hydrated and refreshed. Not too long after that, I started to try her other products like the Restoration Oil for night, the day creme, and the lip and eye oil. All of them have been transformational for my skin! My skin looks healthier and more refreshed. The other day a friend told me I had the face of a 20-year-old, and I am 40! Thank you Margaret for making such an amazing product that has helped me not only have better skin but more confidence in who I am - and look younger!

Lorri Davis
20 June 2020

I was introduced to Margaret Hema's oils through Fran Walsh while I was visiting her in New Zealand. After spending many years working on a particularly grueling legal case with Fran and Peter Jackson, she noticed my lack-luster pallor brought on by stress. Fran gifted me with a bottle of Face and Neck Oil. That was nine years ago, and I've never looked back. I get compliments on my now radiant complexion and tell anyone who asks my secret that it's due to Margaret Hema's Restoration Night Facial Oil. Without fail, every night when I apply this silky, rich oil to my face, I feel luxurious, and that's a wonderful way in which to end a day. Thank you, Margaret, for your grace and the love you bring to this world!

Cara Hickey,
Creative Consultant
28 November 2019

I've been using Margaret's magical oils for over six years now and just adore them. There is nothing else like them on the market, nothing that even comes close. Margaret's natural, hand-blended oils are of the highest quality and feed, plump and smooth beautifully. I have 'blonde skin' (as Margaret coins it) but her gentle, nourishing oils are perfect for my pale, sensitive complexion. Having regular facials with Margaret has become a special part of my life. I love that her values of honesty and integrity are encapsulated in every bottle of stunning oil she creates.

Dr. Rachel Buchanan
01 October 2019

Margaret Hema is a special person. She has given facials to three generations of people in my family. My Dad, Leo, used to take Mum to Margaret for facials and now my brother Mathew does. Mum is in her early 70s and living with dementia. Without the burden of memory, people with dementia are open to each moment in a very intense, joyful way.

A facial with Margaret is a sensual, feminine and deeply relaxing thing to do. Even if Mum's brain doesn't remember her skin does. I have been getting facials from Margaret since 2012 when I lived back in New Zealand for a year. I had to save up for each visit because money was tight but the facials were worth every cent, not just for the gorgeous oils and creams but Margaret's strict rules on skincare (''no Jiff and Janola!") and her energy and wit. Shes a gorgeous woman. At least two of my sister's and one cousin have enjoyed the Margaret magic as well. I am based in Melbourne but often book a facial when I am home visiting family. Its always a highlight. Last year, I decided to treat my daughter, Antonietta, to a facial as well. She was 14 at the time. We had back to back appointments. She wanted to go first. You never really know how a teenager will react to something, but Netty walked out in what can be described as a state of bliss. The other day I told her how great her skin was looking. Its pale olive, very smooth. ''I do exactly what Margaret told me to do!'' she said. If only I could work a similar magic with her sisters. Thank you Margaret. Dr Rachel Buchanan, a writer, archivist and historian.

Chelsie Preston Crayford
08 August 2018

I have been using Margaret's products for ten years now, and I will no question be using them for the rest of my life. Margaret's exacting eye and attention to detail means her products are meticulously thought through at every stage of the process, and contain only what's truly natural and beneficial for your skin - something very few brands can truly claim. I have watched her products transform both my mother's and my complexion over the years, enabling two women of very different ages and stages to glow. Margaret is a bona fide skin-master and her products are world class. I don't believe there is any better skin care out there than Hema.

Much, much love.
xx
Chelsie Preston Crayford

ZAMBESI Stores
13 July 2018

We at ZAMBESI love seeing our customers spreading the Hema glow around and returning the moment their bottle is empty.

xx ZAMFAM xx

Liv Tyler
An excerpt from - exclusively for The Residents, April 2018

I was introduced to Margaret and her oils in Wellington while making Lord of the Rings. How lucky I was. 18 years later I am still using the products and my love of Margaret's products continues to grow... In short I’m obsessed.