Beauty

Friday Favourites - Hand Lotion Feature

Winter is fast approaching and we all know what that means…dry skin! And let me tell you, nothing is worse than dry hands. Here at The Amazing Blog we make sure to keep our hands moisturised every day because hands are one of the first areas of the body to show signs of ageing. Thanks to hand lotions from Heathcote & Ivory, The Somerset Toiletry Company, Burt’s Bees,  Oskia and Boozi Body Care, we can be sure our hands will stay smooth this winter.

Originally inspired by Heathcote & IvoryMorris & Co. created a collection of hand care treatment that works wonders on your hands. Enriched with Vitamin E, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Lemon, Aloe Extracts, Jojoba Oil and Macadamia Oil, the Shea Butter Hand Cream is easily absorbed and gives your hands a velvety feel. The Refining Hand Scrub contains Glycerin, Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Luffa Fruit Power that exfoliates and softens hands. Made with Glycerin, Sunflower Seed Oil, Almond Oil, Aloe Extract, Panthenol and Vitamine E, the Cuticle and Nail Cream works to protect hands and nails. Besides the ingredients, the intricate design of these products will catch your eye and the scent is absolutely wonderful. Even when I'm not using the lotion, I'm always smelling it! You can purchase the gift set here for £15.00.

Utilising the finest ingredients and striving to deliver beautifully packaged products at an affordable price for everyone is the motto of The Somerset Toiletry Company. Its Naturally European Sage Hand Cream does just that. It is paraben and SLS free, making it perfect for sensitive skin. It also moisturises hands, nails and cuticles with its many ingredients, including shea butter and avocado oil while soothing and healing the skin. It's beautiful packaging and fresh fragrances will immediately draw you to the product. Take a visit here and make sure to choose the sage fragrance!

I've always loved the company Burt’s Bees’ so I was excited to try the Beeswax & Banana Hand Crème, which is super rich and made with all-natural products, such as aloe vera and vitamin E. These ingredients help to moisturise dry skin and the beeswax helps to seal and shield the hands from harsh elements in the environment. Although the lotion can seem a bit heavy and greasy at first, it soon soaks into your hands and lasts all day. You can even use this on your elbows, knees and feet! Plus, who doesn’t like the smell of banana? Browse around the website, and make sure to pick up the Beeswax & Banana Hand Crème. 

Oskia Renaissance Hand Cream made the 2014 Beauty Shortlist for Best Hand Cream, which isn't a surprise. It is deliciously perfumed with the scents of chamomile and rose. A blend of Macademia Seed, Rose Canina Oils, Swiss Garden Cress, Butterbur and Shea Butter improves hydration and elasticity of the skin and evens skin tone while also reducing inflammation. Organic AHAs improve the suppleness of the skin while also removing dry and dead skin cells. Take a look at the website or purchase the Renaissance Hand Cream for £21.00.

And for those of you not ready to accept the fact that the cold weather is here to stay, Boozi Body Care has the answer. With its set of hand lotions, Boozi Body Care has combined the fruit blends of cocktails with moisturising ingredients, allowing customers to enjoy something fresh and fun. You can now sit in front of the fire with the smell of your favourite cocktail surrounding you and pretend you're back on the beach. Check out the website and buy some lotions with a twist for you, your family or friends!

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Each product has its own unique set of ingredients, fragrances, and packaging, so be sure to browse the websites and decide which set of hand lotion would work best for you. We guarantee you will fall in love with at least one of them!

Pure Gold Collagen

It is no secret that a daily dose of collagen is said to work wonders against the pesky effects of ageing. I personally always like to put collagen powders in my raw vegetable juices that I religiously now have 3 mornings a week. However, l decided to try another version separately in the guise of a collagen drink. So I gave a mission to our team at The Amazing Blog to research collagen drinks for me and they stumbled upon our first one which is Pure Gold Collagen 

Pure Gold Collagen is a ready-to-drink liquid beauty supplement, designed to quite literally nourish the body from the inside out and terminate all of the effects of ageing. Never tried taking your daily dose of collagen as a liquid? Well, after quite the extensive amount of research,  Minerva Research Labs, alongside European scientists, have concluded that liquid beauty supplements can be 20 times more effective than both creams and pills. It can also take as little as six weeks to make a difference. So, for those looking for the most natural supplement possible for anti-ageing, this is the product for you.

The method to the madness is a simple sugar-free blend of hydrolysed collagen, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin C. Once these ingredients are mixed into one and digested properly, they work together to target the fibroblast cells in the body and assist them in producing collagen. Overall, they claim that  the result should end in an increase of skin hydration, a decrease of wrinkles, and the general improvement of skin elasticity. Personally, I wasn’t too keen on the taste it was a little too sickly sweet for my palate (but that is just me). I trialled it for 30 days and haven’t noticed any radical change in my skin tone although to be fair I am looking a little more rested.  I would recommend this collagen drink as a great introduction for anyone who is considering added a liquid collagen supplement to their diet.

The Pure Gold Collagen can be purchased at your local Boots or on the Minerva website here for £35.99.

Fit Skincare for Men

Here at The Amazing Blog, we love a well groomed man. So when Fit Skincare for Men landed in the office, we were eager to discover what makes this men’s product so special.

Shortlisted for mens grooming award 2014, Fit Skincare is much more than just a moisturiser for men. The Fit products are designed to go that extra mile and keep its male users feeling moisturised while looking fresh and young. Not only do the products treat skin, sklup the body, anti-age, and care for hair, it is also clinically proven. The Stressless and Eyedrate+ are both face products, designed to keep skin looking hydrated and young. Say goodbye to eye bags and puffiness, this product will help you eliminate both!

FIT also have a line of hair products, which consists for a Keep-Thick serum and then a Shampoo and Conditioner. These products take pride in stimulating hair growth while keeping it thick and strong.

Nevertheless, if there’s one thing that makes Fit men’s products truly unique, it is the body products. The three products; Pec & Ab Sculpt, Slim & Tone and Flaw-Less are designed to reduce fat by up to 10% whilst defining, evening skin tone and stimulating endorphins. At first we thought it was magic, but then we realized it was simply all of the right ingredients blended into a bottle. Well done, Fit Skincare!

All products are designed for the modern man, with 100% satisfaction or money back guarantee as well as free delivery worldwide, FIT skincare can be found here.

Argania - Hair & Skin Products

Though the members of The Amazing Blog staff each have a mutual love for all things beauty, we also embrace the unique and wide array of skin and hair types we have in the office. As soon as Argania sent us their entire hair and skin collection, we were enthusiastic to experiment with each and every product.

The samples we received included the Desert Defence Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner, the Cashmere Hair Leave-in Conditioner Spray, the Perfect Texture Salt Spray and the Conditioning Body Oil. Such a bounty for our sun drenched tresses and skin!

We were pleased to find out that each product does in fact treat all kinds of different types of hair and skin. The Desert Defence Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner worked wonders on our co-worker with afro-caribbean hair, for it both restored her natural curl pattern and softened her hair. The Perfect Texture Salt Spray was able to give a lot of body to staff members with thinner locks, along with making it smell sweet and delicious. Finally, we all loved the Conditioning Body Oil for its wonderful vanilla scent and ability to be absorbed so quickly. Overall, the entire collection of Argania products was appreciated in our office, because they worked so well across a large spectrum of hair and skin.

The Argania Collection is made using 100% organic Argan Oil with no added parabens or sodium lauryl sulphate. You can pick up these amazing products here, starting at £7.99.

 

Potion Shop - Love Potion Skin Bracer

Here at The Amazing Blog, we are always on the lookout for the most essential skin products that will keep us looking fresh and feeling smooth. Luckily for us, The Potion Shop sent us their Love Potion Skin Bracer, and now we can’t stop using it.

Thanks to the essential oils and anti-bacterial properties, unlike a toner, the bracer does not contain any added alcohol. Not only does Potion Shop make an effort to provide the most enjoyable experience for you and your skin, but they care about the environment as well.

Keeping the well-being of our beloved planet in mind, Potion Shop is always willing to take the extra step to think green. The products are packaged in reusable cardboard or PET plastic and glass, meaning they are all fully recyclable. Every time they make a delivery, Potion Shop collects old bottles and jars to donate 5p to the ‘Boot out Breast Cancer charity.’ Each product is made in England and are all organic, use no parabens, SLS, glycol or M1 (methylisothiazolinone). Among four different bracers that the brand has to offer, the ingredients of Love Potion include pure hydrolat distilled from Bulgarian rose petals (hence the name Love Potion), aqua, damascene, and pelargonium graveolens rosa. Whether it is day or night, the skin bracer is intended for use after you wash your face and before you moisturise. To apply the bracer, simply use a damp cotton ball and smooth over the face to rejuvenate and tone the skin. It is refreshing, it smells delicious and it leaves your skin with a wonderful and even finish. If you’re looking for a specific type of care for your skin, Potion Shop has a variety of products to offer for skin types of all kinds.

 Purchase the Skin Bracer here for £18.00 and other Potion Shop products here.