Bianca Fallon Rongoā Màori Practitioner, former Makeup Artist & Hairstylist

26/12/2025

Meri Kirihimete to all! We had a good laugh this Xmas, it took forever to get one decent family photo 😆
From our whànau to yours, we wish you peace, aroha, abundance, gratitude and good health. Travel safely to your loved ones and be kind to all. Arohanui to you 😀🤩😇🥰

24/12/2025

What a fantastic year 2025 has been!
In the year of the Snake, I delved into my PhD studies and my subconscious to recalibrate the healing energy I was working with on myself, and I also assisted many clients on their authentic journeys.
Many blessings to those who have stepped into my workspace and wairua, because I'm selective of whom I let in.
May you see the world's 🌎 beauty with gratitude and let 2026 be the best season ever.
Arohanui B

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17/12/2025

It has been a while since I posted hair and makeup photographs, before, before the reveal shot and after. My 74-year-old client enjoyed the process and results.
Mineral cosmetics are from Papatūānuku; therefore, the reconnection with the whenua is immediate when combined with ritual processes. 🤩😘🥰
A big thank you to my sponsors this year, all New Zealand beauty companies that use only the best ingredients. Hopefully, they will be coming with me on my PhD academic research journey, the first of its kind globally!

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10/12/2025

As the sidekick of my elustrous Uncle James Barnes, Chairman of the largest hapū in , , I get to roll with him on the odd occasion. This invitation was to the refurbishment of Te Puea Marae in Māngere Bridge, which is part of the Tainui waka. The Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā Wai hono i te pō, was in attendance; she is so graceful and classy.
I got to catch up with my buddy Peeni Henare and many of the rongoā sisters. The hospitality and kai were perfection, and the mauri in the new buildings was stunning.

03/12/2025

I was grateful to attend a beautiful Hue Wànanga at Manurewa Marae with the rongoà whànau, and humbled to have been asked to speak; I love me a good impromptu korero delivery 😆.
Thank you for the invitation, Kaatewairua Evans. The powhiri, whakawhàngatanga, planting, and kai were spot on, and we got to take a baby home with us! The added bonus was I got to catch up with whaea Kathy Pope, the rongoà/gardening guru and rongoà sister Te Teira 😀 ❤️ 😍

26/11/2025

The invitation to Dress for Success Auckland took me back decades! (Mercury retrograde) For those who remember, I featured this fantastic charity in my reality hair & makeup TV show on Māori+ , the first of its kind globally.
The DFS global aim is to help women return to their purpose by providing garments with wraparound service.
Of course, I met Vicki in the bush while working, along with CEO Robyn, and of course, we all whakapapa to Ngàti Porou.
If you're interested in their services or have time to volunteer, get in touch with them.

13/11/2025

I was invited to attend a jewellery making workshop Ngā Taonga Whakapaipai - All Things Beautiful, a 2-day workshop with the wonderful wāhine ❤️Whaeaoi Frances at Te Waipuna Puawai.
I could only attend one day, but I still managed to create some lovely pieces that I really like and wear.
We learnt how to turn everyday bits and pieces into beautiful earrings and gifts, and hopefully there will be another class very soon 🥰

09/11/2025

Great to be back relaxed in .
We're looking forward to an amazing summer

08/11/2025

Appreciation post to my dear friends Laani Mcfarland & Andrew Springgay Pareaute Mcfarland for their hospitality & opening their beautiful home up to Vlady & I.
We've been friends for decades, and we all had the best time.
KL is a city of 9.6 million people with 193 high-rise buildings.
The food, the warmth, and the architecture were all worth it.

03/11/2025

The highlight of our trip to Malaysia 🇲🇾 so far is the limestone temple, Batu Caves.
Open to all visitors, it is over 400 million years old! Making it older than most life forms on Earth 🌎
The statue is Lord Arulmigu Murugan one of the tallest in the world.
Thank Laani Mcfarland Hairstylist, for taking us to visit this very special place :)

20/10/2025

Raranga has always been on my must-do list, and I recently discovered a 60-minute wānanga for Harakeke Weaving Workshop with Te Whaea Witika in Auckland CBD.

When I considered the time frame after giving my $5 koha, I thought, what can we possibly learn in 1 hour?!

I was pleasantly surprised that we learned and achieved our goal, and it was fun!

After months of intense korowai weaving, I picked up Harakeke and was off! Here we made Christmas tree decorations 🙂

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Shop D, 8 Mahuhu Crescent (Next to Donburi) 8 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Next to the Spark Arena, there are lots of parking spaces close by..

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16/10/2025

Congratulations to Professor Ngarino Ellis on her inaugural lecture delivered at the University of Auckland this week.
She is the foremost Māori art historian globally; we both whakapapa to Ngāti Porou and have an interest in Māori adornment. The area of interest I focused on in my unpublished Master's Degree was kōkōwai, also known as the mineral iron oxide or red ochre.