Oh Bubbydo. You make everything just that little bit more exciting. ‘I help it’ is keeping us on our toes these days. You’re everywhere at once. Waiting for us to let our guard down and leave eggs on the bench unattended. You are an opportunist …
I haven’t put up any Easter decorations for years, usually because they are in the Christmas storage boxes and who can be bothered digging through those in March! However this year I remembered to pull the Easter stuff out as I was packing away the …
We have just made our second, DELICIOUS batch of EasiYo and our whole family is totally hooked on both the process {so, so simple} and the result – thick and creamy yoghurt in the yummiest flavours! I’ve wanted one of these simple, effective kitchen helpers since I was a little girl, so was totally stoked to have been gifted one to try in our home, and, you can try one too! Thanks to EasiYo, we have one $100 prize pack to giveaway which includes a new, improved EasiYo yogurt maker, ten yogurt sachets, two serving bowls and two large jars! Keep reading to find out how to win.
EasiYo’s new and improved yogurt maker has been made-over with a stylish new look and more compact size that fits better on the kitchen shelf. An easy-grip handle and non-slip feet have been added, while smooth surfaces make for easy cleaning. A new shape jar makes it easier to spoon the last of the yogurt out. Designed and made in New Zealand, the maker is also insulated with 100 percent New Zealand wool.
Real yogurt real easy, simply add water and wake up to 1kg of the freshest, tastiest yogurt. Made from the best New Zealand milk with billions of live cultures in every spoonful, making it fresh means there’s no need for the artificial ingredients, additives and stabilisers often used in store-bought yogurt.
Delicious and nutritious, vegetarian and gluten free, EasiYo is available at all major supermarkets nationwide or at easiyo.com.
EasiYo yogurt maker RRP$30, EasiYo 1L yogurt sachets RRP$4.50
www.easiyo.com | EasiYo Facebook
To enter to win, just head to the EasiYo website, pick your favourite flavour then let me know in a comment below or follow the instructions on the contest image posted on my FB page – you are welcome to enter both ways. Entries close Sunday 5th April at 10pm.
These are the days you wait for. I also have a feeling these are the days you miss the most when they are gone. My faithful sidekick, with me every minute of the day, screaming “BUBBY-do!!” at every turn, at every milestone throughout the day …
Gosh I was excited to review this new beauty product. Let me tell you, I am the Laziest Lazy Girl there is when it comes to cleansing my face and removing makeup. More often than not I will collapse into bed way later than I …
Oh I love, love, love serums. They are just the best, most magical wee potions ever. If you’ve never used one expect a light, non-greasy formulation that spreads easily and can be worn underneath make-up. These are usually super concentrated and pack a power punch of luscious goodness for your skin.
I headed into the city a couple of weeks ago to visit The Manuka Doctor Concept Store for the first time. Located downtown Auckland, across the street from the Ferry Building, this is definitely a destination for the skincare conscious. I left with a couple of gifted products to review, and a little more knowledge about the use of bee friendly products in the Manuka Doctor Range.
The ApiRefine Radiance Serum RRP $35.95 (30ml)
First impressions – this was so hard to capture but the lovely, refined texture of the serum has the most amaze opalescent hue, totally what you want in a product that claims an “instant illuminating effect”. It goes on like a charm and a little goes a long way which is what you should expect from these concentrated formulas which can be super expensive per ml.
I have been applying this after moisturising every day. On days when I’m heading out I pop my L’Oréal BB cream on over the top, or most days, when I could care less, I’ve been sporting the serum with a naked face and maybe just some mascara. So, back-up. Did you pay attention there? A naked face! This serum delivers. I have pretty uneven skin tone from years of sun damage and the Radiance Serum worked beautifully to counteract the blotchiness. There are so many wonder ingredients in this stuff (Organic Cactus Extract, Purified Bee Venom, Manuka Honey are just some) I don’t know what’s responsible for what, but, my skin feels and looks brighter, hydrated, dewy and younger.
The serum also provided an excellent non-greasy base for make-up application. It felt good to know that there was a product actually doing my skin some good underneath the camouflage layer! Long term I’m definitely planning to continue using this product. I’ve used bee venom based skincare products for years and I’m totally on board with the statements that it’s clinically proven to refine fine lines and wrinkles.
So, I’m impressed. ApiRefine Radiance Serum is a keeper, plus I’m pretty excited to try more products from the three Manuka Doctor ranges; apiclear, apinourish and apirefine.
Get the kids out of the house and into Mrs McGinty’s garden this April school holidays. Mrs McGinty is known around the neighbourhood for being a grumpy old lady, but deep down she longs for friends. So when the kids next door get bored during their school …
If you follow me on Instagram you may be aware that over the past month I have hit a bit of a wall with my running. Despite a long and distinguished career {I began running way back in December 2014!}, I had never hit the wall …
So, a couple of weeks ago I kicked off The Mummy Make-up Project by asking for your opinions on the BEST mascara on my Fb page. You guys were into it! Many had strong favourites but even more of you were also looking for advice on a new lash BFF. The only mascara I have ever used is ye ol’ faithful, Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof mascara. After 20 years of service it’s time to retire the old girl in search of something a little more ‘new millenium’.
Overwhelmingly you all recommended I try Benefit’s They’re Real! Mascara and the Goddess Mascara from cruelty free brand Eye of Horus. I purchased both of these products with my own husbands hard earned cash, so rest assured this is not a sponsored review.
I ordered both mascaras online, the Benefit from Smith & Caughey’s RRP$45 + $5 shipping and the Eye of Horus from their website RRP$44 +$4.50 shipping. Both were despatched super quickly and received in excellent condition. During the trial week I wore the Benefit mascara on my left eye and Eye of Horus on my right – 7 days of faffing around with two different products! See what I do in the name of science! You. Are. Welcome.
Ok, this mascara has some huge fans out there, ladies love this product so I was expecting BIG things. I wasn’t disappointed. They’re Real! delivers some long lashes on initial, one swipe application. The brush is a rubbery, spiky looking thing which is WAY different to the bristly, brushy Great Lash and this, I have come to believe over the past week, makes all the difference. I had no problem with panda eyes, even after a swimming lesson with Nixon involving huge bombs in my face, I barely had any black under my eye. I also had no trouble removing this mascara at night with the miracle product that is micellar water. Though, in all fairness, I doubt there is much that could withstand a few cotton ball swipes of micellar! {review coming soon}.
One thing which irked was that big clump on the end of the brush – you can see it in the image. There are bristles right on the end of the brush which serve no purpose to me but to exacerbate clumping. This was honestly the only negative in an otherwise amazing product. I particularly loved how quick drying it was so no black marks on your lids from blinking.
Like the Benefit, Eye of Horus mascara has it’s own cult following. I’ve heard professional makeup artists swear by it and those cruelty-free gals get quivering knees at the mere mention of EOH! So what’s all the fuss about? Again, the brush is brilliant. Same rubbery, spikey stylus, but…..look at that concave in the middle of the brush! I have no idea why this makes a difference, but to my very unprofessional hand, it feels easier to apply, like I’m less likely to slip and smear it around my eye. After more than a week of daily use, almost zero visible product on the brush. That’s pretty impressive I think. Overall I had less clumps with the EOH than They’re Real! but, it takes a few seconds longer to dry so I did have to fix a few lash marks on my lids over the week. It doesn’t go on quite as long with one swipe, however after a couple more strokes there is no difference between the two products. Again, I survived swimming with no panda eyes and was easily able to remove EOH at night with my Garnier Micellar water.
Overall, both mascara’s are just light years ahead of the Maybelline Great Lash I was using, check out the vintage brush on pinky! Ugh. Her only saving grace was her staying power, but these new generation mascaras can definitely hang without the specified ‘waterproof’ formulation.
So which would I purchase again? The Mascara Showdown has been won by Eye of Horus Goddess Mascara. I SO loved this product, the formulation is 10/10 with NO clumping plus that brush has curves in all the right places. My lashes have never looked better, or longer. If you were wondering, I am convinced that mascara is definitely one beauty product worth spending a wee bit more on, those brushes don’t lie ladies!
Today I crossed one task off my to-do list and added 4 more. One. The tasks on my list are not even that onerous or time consuming. They simply require my undivided attention for a small period of time. Therein lies the conflict. Nixon is …