I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. I pay my respects to them and their cultures, to the Elders past, present, and emerging. I write this from Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar and acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this Country where I reside. As many people…
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Fighting pigmentation with Skin Juice
My love for Skin Juice is well known and if you have been around from the start you will be familiar with their iconic Smudge Budge cleansing balm. I still think it’s still the best cleansing balm I’ve tried. Recently I had the chance to test out the Pigmentation Blur serum from their sister brand,…
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Equal Beauty by Jessica Gomes
Strolling through the aisles of David Jones, I have always paused at the Equal Beauty shelf. Something really set the brand apart from the rest, and in an intensely saturated beauty section that really says a lot. You can imagine my excitement when Jessica Gomes contacted me to see if I would be interested in…
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The Divine Company
In the past, I have reviewed The Divine Company on my blog and Instagram and I have been really impressed with the brand’s quality and ethos. My first taste was with the Ultra Perfecting Mask followed by the Lactic Gel Cleanser and neither of them disappointed me. When The Divine Company asked if I wanted…
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Personalised skincare by Hop & Cotton
I’ve written about so many products on my blog but I have never had the opportunity to have skincare personalised and customised for my skin type. The idea of using customised formulations specifically designed to target my unique skincare concerns was so exciting to me and I had the great pleasure of collaborating with Hop…
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Ultra Violette sunscreen review, Pt. 1
You know that I am as guilty as the next beauty blogger of jumping on the latest Instagram hype and Ultra Violette was no exception. Except that sunscreen is not really a hype, more of a life and skin saving necessity that should be worn every day – no exceptions. If you’ve read my sunscreen…
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An interview with Natasha from Concordia Handcrafted Skincare
Natasha Bell is a qualified naturopath and the founder of Concordia Handcrafted Skincare. She kindly set aside some time and Skyped with me from her beautiful home in Tasmania. I have been a fan of her products for a while, especially the Purifying Cream Cleanser which I named in my 2017 favourites. Natasha speaks so…
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Mask while you sleep
As much as I love the ritual of applying multiple skincare products to my face, some nights I am so darn tired and just want to cleanse and get into my warm bed. With overnight masks, I can do that without getting the guilts. I cleanse my face, exfoliate, apply a mask and hey presto!…
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Green coffee bean skincare by Kin Skin
Coffee is something I long to drink. How I have made it through two newborn babies without caffeine I will never know but the fact of the matter is it just doesn’t agree with my body. So when I found out about Kin Skin’s coffee based skincare I was overjoyed. Now I could enjoy the…
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Let’s talk about peptides
Peptides are touted as very powerful anti ageing ingredients that are not new to the skincare industry but have certainly risen in popularity thanks to launches such as the Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream and Jordan Samuel The Performance Cream. Whilst I haven’t tried these two products as yet, I have been using a local product –…
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