We are now essentially halfway through 2015 ergo, I am halfway through my year of skincare and makeup discovery. And, I am loving it! I used to dread the time it took to put on what little makeup I used, but now I actually look …
OK ladies, here’s another stellar product from my bag of tricks. The Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II is definitely an investment, but a wise one. I’ve written about serums before and tried quite a few. In my opinion, this little brown bottle is …
Good things come in small packages, so they say, and one of the most celebrated beauty products to hit the shelves in recent years is now available in a limited edition mini!
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this wee gem a couple of months ago, so am now well and truly converted to the magic of Trilogy’s stellar Rosehip facial oil. My skin has been going through a really bad patch recently, every zone on my face seems to have gone in different directions with a myriad combo of teenage girl problems. Ugh.
I’ve stuck with the somewhat recent inclusion of Rosehip Oil to my beauty routine and I’m so, so glad I did. My skin seems to have an increased depth, hopefully fending off the typical thinning associated with aging that I’ve begun to notice over the past few years. The well documented benefits of Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+ include significantly improving brightness, skin tone, reduction of fine lines and wrinkles and improved elasticity and firmness. Check, check, check.
Let’s be honest, it’s too soon to say that I can see a noticeable reduction in lines and wrinkles, however, I do believe that regular use of Rosehip oil will probably assist in preventing those pesky fine lines from developing into full blown facial crevasses! And I’m all for that.
An invitation to discover for yourself why Trilogy Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+ has become such a beauty phenomena, the Limited Edition 15ml bottle is exactly half the size and half the price of the full size 30ml original! Available throughout June/July or until stocks last, you can pick up your own cute mini from selected Farmers, pharmacy, department and health stores nationwide.
Competition closed. Congratulations Ursula Gee!
As is to be expected from Lazy Girl over here, my skin usually turns into parched, crispy lizard-like scales over winter. Lots of pants, lots of leggings, not much razor and no effort in the moisturizing department don’t do much for a girl, let’s be honest. But, …
I had a little giggle when this press release arrived, I was slightly dubious as to the efficacy of a lip plumper, but on the inside I was secretly hoping it worked as I have decidedly unluscious, unplump, flat, miserly lips. Backed up by clinical data, …
Last month I went to a new brand launch that got me so excited about Chia seeds …… in quite an unexpected way.
Plant oils have been big news in skincare for a couple of years now, Rosehip oil has been linked to celebs and starlets world wide including the Duchess of Cambridge, who all rave about the benefits of adding a skin oil to their daily routine.
Certified Organic Chia Oil is the next level skincare hero and Goodness Natural Beauty Lab are the first to bring it to New Zealand as the wonder ingredient in an entire range of natural products.
I’ve been using the Goodness Chia Oil in the mornings in lieu of a moisturizer for 2 weeks now and there is a marked difference between it and it’s forerunner, Rosehip Oil. Chia Oil is much more lightweight and far less viscous, meaning it goes on easily and is absorbed quickly with no residue left behind.
It works beautifully under makeup and seems to maintain all day moisture and prevent caking which happens in a couple of dry zones I’m suffering from at the moment.
I think if you’re struggling to find a daily moisturizer that you love then switching to an oil is an option worth experimenting with. You can use it in addition to moisturizer but I find this too much for my skin.
The facts:
– Goodness Certified Organic Cia Oil has the perfect 3:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids
– Extracted via cold press so no need for solvents
– As well as the essential fatty acids Chia Oil also delivers minerals, B-vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants to skin
– Available in selected Farmers, New World and Pak n Save stores nationwide
The Goodness Natural Beauty Lab Range
Goodness Certified Organic Chia Seed Oil RRP $23.95 20ml
Goodness Every Morning Moisturizer RRP $19.95 75ml
Goodness Every Evening Cream RRP $23.95 75ml
Goodness Every Day Cream Cleanser RRP $19.95 75 ml
Goodness Every Week Fave Scrub RRP $15.95 75ml
For stockists or more information visit www.goodnessproducts.com
I have been using these two amazing products for the past few months and am convinced that I love them! Manuka Doctor is a fairly new discovery to me, but after a 3/3 success rate (I reviewed their Apirefine Radiance Serum here) I’m convinced this is a …
Lets be frank; there are hits and misses when you sample a lot of beauty products but when you stumble upon a winner, a genuine rave-worthy forever-after fave, well, then you MUST tell everyone about it. It’s the only honourable thing to do however much …
While many teenage girls were excited about makeup and waged battles with their parents about the appropriateness of their blue eyeshadow, I was entirely disinterested and more than likely at the beach surfing. When I was heading out for the night my entire routine consisted of a quick application of Natural Glow {I am deadly serious btw} and some good old Maybelline Great Lash Mascara. That. Was. It. The sum total of my makeup prowess for years………and years.
Time and age have caught up with me and I’ve set myself a little goal this year, to take care of my skin with some great products and to get this makeup disaster under control before 36 turns into 40! With the help of my wonderful Facebook community we quickly sorted the mascara situation. A product showdown between Benefit They’re Real and Eye of Horus saw the EOH Goddess Mascara as my new lash fave. Time to turn my attention elsewhere.
I am a lipstick virgin.
It’s true. I will do full face makeup {as best I know how!} and leave my lips completely bare. I have never fallen in love with a shade, never lusted after those addictive little tubes of colour………but then that whole red lipstick thing happened a couple of years ago and a statement lip seemed to be something I might be able to get on board with. Sadly, no lipstick wearing eventuated as just the thought of heading in-store and trying to pick ONE colour to fall in love with and feel confident and comfortable wearing was enough to send me running back to my Chapstick.
Until now.
Thanks to Karen Murrell Natural Lipsticks I am about to undergo a pretty outrageous form of therapy. I’m not sure it’s ever been attempted before but beginning today, I am undergoing Full Lipstick Immersion. Lipstick all day, every day for 7 days. Now, for those of you unfamiliar with my daily routine {how can this be? Twitter? IG? FB? Do you not follow?}, I am a stay at home Mum. I have a toddler and a 10 year old. I do not live the glamorous lifestyle ya’ll. So be prepared for lipstick whilst lawnmowing, lipstick whilst at rugby training, lipstick whilst cleaning off the porridge that’s stuck to the dining table………. If I’m there, some gorgeous shade of cruelty free lipstick will be right there with me.
I’d love you to follow along this week on Instagram (@thebestnest) as I bumble along and hopefully get my grown-up pout rocking, even if I am a little late to the party lol.
If you fall in love with any of the shades I wear, head over to www.karenmurrell.com where you can shop onine or browse for a stockist in your region.
*Product was provided for editorial consideration, all opinions are genuine and my own.
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