Tag: beauty

Nu Skin introduces the best of both worlds in makeup heaven

Nu skin

What happens when a high-performance liquid foundation meets a skin-loving, bio adaptive beauty balm? An innovative formula called Nu Colour Bioadaptive BB+ Skin LovingFoundation.  In essence, it’s makeup that acts like skincare. Not only does Bioadaptive BB+ enhance your complexion with a luminous finish, but it helps your skin respond to stress and helps protect from environmental impacts with good-for-your-skin ingredients. What’s more, this multitasker offers benefits your skin needs that your foundation has been missing. Are you ready to get the look that loves you back? Nu Colour Bioadaptive BB+ Skin Loving Foundation protects and nourishes like a BB cream but performs like your favourite long-lasting foundation. It’s enriched with hyaluronic Acid and Rose Ferment for all-day soothing hydration and also contains bioadaptive Cocoa Seed Extract. This bioadaptive ingredient, a unique adaptogen, is rich in peptides and works to protect your skin from the damaging effects of free radicals, and environmental stressors—ensuring the health of your skin is never compromised.  And the adjustable coverage means you’ll always look your best. Why you’ll love it: It helps skin resist stress and adapt to its environment with a bioadaptive ingredient. Provides long-lasting hydration.•Helps protect from environmental impacts. Diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Feels comfortable, never heavy or cakey. Long-lasting, all-day coverage. Helps control shine and oil breakthrough. Blurs imperfections with a luminous finish, helping skintone appear more even. Available in clinically evaluated shades for a wide variety of skin tones. Find out more about Nu Skin here. 

Thanks to nature shampoo: Luxe quality without the salon price tag

Thanks to nature shampoo

Why wouldn’t you treat your hair as you would your skin with quality, sulfate-free products? Using products that contain sulfates are potentially not only bad for the environment but also bad for your scalp. For instance, did you know sulfate-free products help maintain the natural oils on your scalp and hair, whereas products containing sulfate can strip your scalp of natural oils? So if you’re looking for affordable, salon-quality hair products, the newly launched Thanks To Nature brand may very well be your new go-to.  Husband and wife co-founders, Natalie and Sean Cassar have seen great success in the hair, health and beauty industry, successfully launching Headgear, Barber & Co and Jack the Barber brands. However, they saw a clear gap in the market that will now be filled by Thanks To Nature.  “There was a huge gap in the market for salon-quality, naturally derived, efficacious hair products for women that were available in a supermarket. Australian women spend so much on salon shampoos and we wanted to make salon-quality more accessible,” said Natalie.  All products in the collection are vegan-friendly, cruelty-free, contain no parabens and are sulphate-free. Not only is this luxury haircare range developed using the best naturally derived ingredients but is also accessible, affordable and comes with a huge 500ml of product.  All products in the Thanks To Nature collection are delicately fragranced and come in a luxurious matte finish bottle with copper detailing. The packaging is so slick, you’ll be proud to display the products in your bathroom. And may we… Read More

Swap your synthetically produced fragrance for clean, Australian made brand Recreation Bondi Beach

Call me venus

Are you over synthetically produced fragrances and seeking a clean, ethically sourced alternative? Then look no further than Recreation Bondi Beach, a locally produced clean brand specialising in fragrances and oils.  Recreation doesn’t use toxic chemicals, endocrine-disrupting ingredients or harmful synthetics. Where possible, ingredients are organic. There are no animal products in their natural fragrances, and there is absolutely no animal testing. They have banned single-use plastics and the one plastic bottle in their entire range (150ml body + hair serum oil) is made from 100% recycled plastic.  Recreation founder Nedahl Stelio is a former Cleo and Cosmopolitan magazine editor who embodies the organic lifestyle and has channelled it into a fragrance collection. We asked Nedahl a few questions about her clean brand and what inspired her to launch Recreation.  1. What inspired you to launch a ‘clean’ beauty brand? I gave up chemicals about 9 years ago when I was struggling to get pregnant. I started researching and one of the first things you read is that people who have ditched chemicals in their beauty products and household products have more luck conceiving. Once you start researching what is actually in those products, it’s very difficult to use them again. I literally gave away boxes of products (I worked in magazines and had a lot of beauty products!) and started from scratch. It’s not what got me pregnant (I was doing so many other things at the same time), but I’ve never gone back to using products with chemicals.  Fragrances are one of the… Read More

Kiss stressed-out and blemished skin goodbye with hemp-infused skincare by Hey Bud

HeyBud skincare

Say goodbye to blackheads, acne, oily and dry skin with Hey Bud’s hemp-infused skincare range which is packed with all the good stuff, including gamma-linolenic acid, the most effective natural ingredient to regulate your skin’s moisture. Hey Bud was born out of frustration from skincare products that didn’t deliver, prompting the three business partners and founders – Ollie, Fedele and Alex – to come up with a product that delivered positive results after countless experiments and research.  They found the magical properties of hemp was key to reducing inflammation and common problems which affect many of us such as blackheads and acne. Hemp, which is a strain of the Cannabis Sativa plant, has specific natural oils that are not produced by the body, but are fundamental in skin health, helping with aging skin and moderating oil production.  Hey Bud’s popular Australian Hemp Clay Mask helps to detoxify the skin while drawing out impurities and oils. The mask also helps tighten skin, which is helpful for those with enlarged pores. The mask is packed with essential nutrients from the hemp seed oil, as well as other ingredients such as almond oil, matcha, avocado oil, goji, aloe vera and kaolin clay.  How to use the Australian Hemp Clay Mask: STEP 1: Clean Start with clean dry skin & apply with clean fingers. Avoid eyes (duh) & apply an even layer across your face. STEP 2: Let it soak – Let the natural high soak for 10-15 minutes & the mask will harden & dry. STEP 3: Share… Read More

Good self-care starts with locally made, ethical and sustainable brand ‘Peggy Sue’

Peggy Sue Lip Care

There’s so much to love about organic skincare brand Peggy Sue. Sustainable, ethical, natural, Australian made and owned – it ticks all the boxes for those seeking a more eco-friendly, plant-based alternative without the inflated price tag.  The gorgeous Peggy Sue range is paraben-free, petroleum-free, sulphate-free, palm oil-free, silicone-free and has no artificial colours or fragrances. No nasties, just the really good stuff! Based on the NSW South Coast, Peggy Sue founders Alysha and Shanah created their beautiful brand to help us ‘slow things down with meaningful moments of self-care’, while caring for the earth together. And when coping with adversity like many of us have over the last six months during the health crisis, it’s more important than ever that we continue to care for those around us and more importantly, ourselves.  Self-care matters, so what better way to take care of yourself than by adopting a daily ‘me time’ regime, using quality products that enhance your mental and physical well-being and knowing that you’re doing it responsibly. Go you!  Pucker up, Sugar Lips! 95% of Peggy Sue’s range can be refilled, which reduces their carbon footprint and breaks the consume-and-discard cycle. Take for example the organic Lip Conditioner (RRP $14) that is housed in a gorgeous bamboo twist tube. Once you’re down to your last few applications, jump online and simply re-order a refill for $12.  The key ingredients in the Lip Conditioner are organic beeswax, organic shea butter, fractionated coconut oil, organic olive oil, natural vitamin E and vanilla oil.  If you… Read More