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Favourite Finds – Lewin & Reilly Women’s Skin Trio

May 15, 2015

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This is one local brand that is ticking all the boxes right now.

And their story goes something like this…

Husband and wife duo, Kim and Andi, first discovered the concept for their skincare brand while honeymooning in the idyllic Cook Islands. The pair share diverse backgrounds spanning wine making to publishing, but it was the abundance of natural ingredients available in the South Pacific that captured their hearts. They also recognised the huge impact these special ingredients had on the health and wellbeing of the native people.  Several years later and back on Australian shores, they believed a skincare line would be the finest way to bring awareness to the healing properties of  these plants and oils.

Sourced from sustainable farms across the Pacific islands and Australia, their formulas combine wild harvested and Organic oils, butters, hydrosols/floral waters, waxes and potent plant extracts.

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Resistance: why it shows up when you are playing big

May 11, 2015

This week has been a very interesting one.

You may have noticed I re-launched A Conscious Beauty’s website – a brand-spanking new look with my face all over it. Was I busting out of my seat with excitement? Nup.

You see, one small but critical word, has been the devil on my shoulder:

Resistance.

And why?

Simply, resistance to revealing the true me to the world. Dancing me and me with face mask smeared all over it. That authentic kinda me.

As resistance was building, other (very important) areas of my life started to fall away. Things that are typically routine for me like nourishing food, regular exercise or even communicating with family and friends became a chore. Instead I chose to succumb to the back and forth, round and round thoughts. Suffering becomes pleasurable. And A Conscious Beauty graciously waited a whole week to be announced to the world.

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Favourite Finds – Vanessa Megan Bug Off Me

March 12, 2015

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Whether you are camping in the great outdoors or enjoying a barbecue on the last of warm nights, the last thing you want is a pesky mosquito hanging around. Not to mention waking up to find you’ve been ‘attacked’ like a 2-year-old with chicken pox.

As a natural beauty, my initial thought was – well how can I possibly find a bug repellant that is remotely natural?

And then it appeared – Vanessa Megan Bug Off Me roll-on repellant.

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Favourite Finds – Skinmade

February 24, 2015

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Today it would be my pleasure to introduce you to Skinmade, handcrafted skin care from Queensland.

Of course, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but thoughtful packaging is always a winner in my eyes.

When this brand say the are sustainable and your products come wrapped in hand stamped gum leaves, what is there left to say?

Launched in 2013, Skinmade is hand crafted in small batches by two Queensland beauties and friends – Genevieve and Claire. With backgrounds in health sciences and Naturopathy, they are a driven duo with a huge passion and a big heart for keeping it clean.

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Favourite Finds – The best of the best 2014

January 22, 2015

If you are reading this, you know I’m not just any old natural beauty blogger.

In fact, those closest to me would likely say I am a little obsessed with beauty products, especially those of the Organic kind. When this obsession becomes a blog or as I like to call it – a community to share your passion with the world; there is one question I am commonly asked:

‘so what would you recommend for x, y or z?’