Review: Pantene Beautiful Lengths

Split ends can lead to breakage, making hair growth difficult. Beautiful Lengths Strengthening Shampoo and Conditioner fortifies against damage that leads to breakage so you can grow your hair longer.

When it comes to split ends, it’s safe to say that years of straightening and colouring my hair, have definitely caught up with me.
Once I finally decided to try and go back to my natural hair, I quickly realised that it was going to take a while to reverse the years of damage I had caused. 

My hair used to go down to my waist (before I discovered the GHD!), and now it barely goes past my shoulders. I have been trying everything to get my hair to grow, but until now nothing has had any effect whatsoever.

I have been using the Beautiful Lengths Shampoo and Conditioner for a few weeks now, and not only does my hair actually feel much healthier than before, but I swear it has actually grown! I thought I was imagining it, but both my family and my partner have commented on it. Yay!

I’m definitely going to continue using this as I love the way it makes my hair feel, and if it’s helping it grow then that makes it a definite keeper! Make sure you head to your nearest supermarket and check out this fabulous range for yourself.

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Pantene is on a mission to support women with cancer by providing free real-hair wigs to women who have lost their locks through treatment. Together with Look Good...Feel Better, we’re asking women to skip their next salon trim, grow their hair a little longer and stronger and pledge their ponytails to the Beautiful Lengths programme.

With your help we can help these remarkable women feel like themselves again by giving them free real-hair wigs. Many women with cancer say that putting on a wig helps them feel like themselves again, but real-hair wigs are a luxury that few can afford.

Behind Pantene Beautiful Lengths

• Approximately 5,000 women and men across Australia and New Zealand have made the kindest cut of all to donate their ponytails to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.
• Hundreds of donation parties have been held across Australia and New Zealand since the campaign launched
• A group of 54 women and men donated their ponytails at the inaugural Pantene National Donate Your Hair Week event in 2012, with a helping hand from Pantene Ambassadors, Barney Martin and Zoe Foster.
• Hundreds of wigs have been distributed to women across Australia and New Zealand since June 2013
• Donate your hair or help spread the word by supporting Pantene Beautiful Lengths on Facebook and Instagram.

LUSH Christmas Goodies!

Christmas is just around the corner. If you're anything like me, you're already stressing out over what to buy everyone.. well luckily Lush has you covered!

On October 10th (or online from October 1st!)  Lush will launch 30 brand new Limited Edition Christmas products and 35 new gifts. Yay!

Here's just a few of their exciting new products:

Santa Baby Lip Tint ($9.95)

A classic red, this tint is a colourful moisture boost for the lips.  Loaded with Fair Trade butters to soften and nourishing carrot oil to care for the lips; with extracts of cherries and dates to give a sweet hint of festive flavour; and extracts of cinnamon stick to plump up your pout.  Use after scrubbing lips to be mistletoe ready!  Vegan

 

Celebrate hand and body lotion ($28.95)

Celebrate the festive season with this beautiful unpreserved hand and body lotion.  Rich and wonderfully emollient, the cocoa butter and almond oil will replenish and moisturise your skin, while the intoxicating cocktail inspired fragrance uplifts your spirits.  Brazilian orange oil and lime oil tones the skin and lifts you out of the winter blues while cognac oil gets you into the party mood.  

Rose Jam shower gel (prices start at $9.95 for 100g)

Inspired by our love for roses and the benefits of nourishing argan oil, this shower gel is a decadent as it gets!  Skin brightening goji berry juice and Sicilian lemon give your skin a boost, while rose oil and rose absolute leave it soothed, softened and beautifully fragranced.  A luxurious way to start each day.

Christmas Kisses ($29.90): Get your pout mistletoe ready with this gift dedicated to kissing at Christmas. Perfect to have handy around New Years as well!

Contains … Santa Baby lip tint; Bubblegum lip scrub; Chou Chou Toothy Tabs sample pot; Honey Trap lip balm 

Christmas Bathtime Favourites ($59.95) : A traditional William Morris inspired hatbox containing customer favourites and limited edition bath ballistics to see you through Christmas, right into the New Year. 
Contains … Golden Wonder bath ballistic; So White bath ballistic; Father Christmas bath ballistic; Cinders bath ballistic; Shoot for the Stars bath ballistic; Avobath bath ballistic; Think Pink bath ballistic; Snowman bath ballistic; Luxury Lush Pud bath ballistic; Bombardino bath ballistic

Fab Christmas ($79.95): An absolutely fabulous hatbox fill with luxury products to condition, polish, moisturise and rub your body to a state of perfection.

Contains … Pink Fun (100g); Rose Jam shower gel (100g); Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner (45g); Sandy Santa body butter; Sikkim Girl hand and body lotion (45g); Turkish Delight shower smoothie (45g); Gold Fun (100g); Angels Delight soap (120g); Snowcake soap (120g); Snow Fairy shower gel (100g); Santa’s lip scrub; Chou Chou I Love You toothy tabs 

Now I don't know about you guys, but if I was buying these as a gift for someone, I would definitely be tempted to keep them all for myself! 

Make sure you check out the whole range which will be online from October 1st, and instore from October 10th.

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oxo 

 

Health 2000 Antipodes Competition!

WIN an Antipodes Sensitive Skincare Collection worth $115

This amazing prize includes:

-  1 x Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser (120ml)

 - 1 x Ananda Antioxidant- Rich Gentle Toner (100ml)

-  1 x Rejoice Light Facial Cream (60ml)

For more details click here

 

I'm a huge fan of the Antipodes Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser, you can check out my review on it here!

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oxo

 

Review: Antipodes Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser

Clear impurities and remove make-up gracefully with this dermatologically approved organic cleanser that is a true gift for sensitive skin conditions. Its blissfully soothing formulation features anti-inflammatory Vinanza Oxifend super-antioxidant, naturally extracted from pinot noir grapes from award-winning Marlborough vineyards. Nutrient-rich avocado oil and marigold flower gently yet effectively cleanse, freshen and soften your visage.

Antipodes is completely new to me and since I am always searching for a decent cleanser, I was thrilled when Health2000 asked me to review this.

You are all probably aware of the problems I have with my skin by now. It's oily and very sensitive. So sensitive in fact, that most 'sensitive' skincare products still irritate my face a lot. Trying to find a product that soothes my skin, whilst cleaning it effectively is no easy task, let me tell you!

Like most people, I have been brainwashed into thinking that you need a foaming cleanser in order for your skin to feel clean. I'm not gonna lie, this behaviour has resulted in a lot of irritations. 
So finally I decided enough was enough, and starting trying cream cleansers. But until now, I had never discovered one that made my skin feel both incredibly soft, but also squeaky clean!

I have been using this religiously ever since I received it, and am amazed at how well it removes makeup. I'm also guilty of constantly touching my face straight afer using this - I am obsessed with how soft and smooth my skin feels!

Overall, I can't recommend this enough. It doesn't have any nasty smells, removes all impurities with no effort at all and it's even certified organic! What more could you want?

You can check it out here and let me assure you, you won't be disappointed!
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oxo


 

Review: Living Nature Manuka Honey Gel

Manuka Honey Gel is a soothing gel for blemish-prone skin and trouble spots. Previously known as Rescue Gel, this potent blend combines healing Active Manuka Honey with protective Manuka Oil to help cleanse, soothe and heal the skin. Active Manuka Honey is one of nature's miracle healers, and anti-microbial Manuka Oil is a super protector - both with proven skin benefits. Think of it as nature's first aid for your skin.

I love Living Nature. I've been to the factory in Kerikeri more times than I'd like to admit. So when Health 2000 asked me if I'd like to try the Manuka Honey Gel, I said yes without even having to think about it.

The frustrating thing about having oily/sensitive skin is that I quite often have breakouts - and unfortunately, most of the treatments for blemishes are full of chemicals that end up irritating my sensitive skin.

This is different. It is certified natural for starters, and unlike a lot of other treatments I have tried, this works wonderfully at getting rid of any redness, while at the same time soothing the skin. 
I have also noticed that it really speeds up the healing time, and when it comes down to it, thats pretty much all we want!

The only thing that bothers me, is the smell. Living Nature is known for having completely natural products, and as we all know, not everything in nature smells all that great. Haha! The thing is though, when you get good results, you stick with it no matter what.

Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who like me, has sensitive blemish-prone skin. You can find it at Health 2000 by clicking here.

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oxo

Review: Lush Aqua Marina

Skin-softening cleanser. Aqua Marina is a calming, effective cleanser and a joy to use. Like a pink mousse wrapped in seaweed, it feels so soft and wobbly that you’ll want to play with it, rather than clean your face with it. Smooth it on, rinse it off and your face feels smooth, smells sweet and looks brighter. It has calamine and aloe vera to soothe irritated skin, especially when you’ve been caught by the sun or the wind. The kaolin cleanses deeply and tightens your skin a little.

My skin has a mind of its own. One minute it's dry and flaky, and the next it's ridiculously oily! The one thing that stays constant though, is the fact that it is always sensitive.

Because I'm so difficult, figuring out what works for me is always a bit of a mission. I can't even begin to tell you how many cleansers I've had to stop using and throw out because they've irritated my skin!

When I told Kendra at Lush Queen St, she suggested Aqua Marina for me straight away. Once she demonstrated it on my hand, I knew I had to try it out.

Unlike most other cleansers I've tried in the past, this one is pretty much solid. It seems a bit strange to work with at first, but when you add water it transforms into this smooth milky texture, which feels amazing.
I'm used to using cleansers that lather up, mainly because I feel like those clean my skin better. So I'll admit that I was a little skeptical about whether or not it would give me that same feeling of cleanliness.

To be honest, I am yet to find another cleanser that leaves my skin feeling this clean. At the same time it manages to calm down any irritations I might be having.
Did I mention that my skin has cleared up big time? Well it has! I have had hardly any breakouts since using this, and the dry patches on my face have almost completely vanished!

Needless to say, I am a huge fan of this. So much so, that I'm already on my second tub of it. If you have difficult skin like myself, I would highly recommend this to you. Check it out here.

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Oxo

Just a quick update

Sorry about the lack of posts guys! I've come down with a massive respiratory infection, so haven't been able to do pretty much anything. Will hopefully have some posts up this weekend if I'm feeling better.

Hope you're all well, take care!

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Oxo

Review: Benefit - They're Real!

They're real! lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts & separates. Our jet black, long-wearing formula won’t smudge or dry out. A specially designed brush reveals lashes you never knew you had!

Benefit has always been a brand that has intrigued me, and for the longest time I have wanted to try their products – luckily for me (and the rest of NZ!), they are finally available here! Yay!

When I attended the Bene-Blogger Bash, we were all given a full size ‘They’re Real!’ Mascara. Because I was using up all the other mascaras I had been sent, I decided not to use it straight away… but that didn’t last for long.

Where has this mascara been all my life? I have had so many compliments on my eyelashes while wearing this, that I can’t help but fall in love with it.

It is a perfect black that actually looks black, and not charcoal. The brush is quite unique with its custom-domed tip, which allows you to use it both horizontally and vertically. The formula is lovely – it lengthens as well as creating volume. It also holds a curl really well and separates the lashes nicely.

Overall, I think this is one of the nicest mascaras I’ve ever used and will definitely be getting another one after this! Recommend it to anyone who wants to fool people into thinking you’re wearing falsies. 

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oxo