BADGER Damascus Rose SPF 16 Face Sunscreen Lotion

London has officially become a chilly and humid city - winter is quickly approaching and I'm already wearing leather gloves, a wool scarf and my coveted leopard-print coat. This weather invites me to stay in with my cup of coffee and my beloved Kindle, as the sun is nowhere to be seen... and it's only October! My body care and skincare always tend to change by this time of the year; however, there's one thing that never changes in my skincare routine, and that's sunscreen. I'll admit I've become quite obsessed with skin aging and I try my best to keep it protected from the sun - for the past few years I've been wearing face sunscreen every single day. However, I've always disliked the smell and the feeling of sunscreen on my skin (not to mention the way it photographs! - it leaves a white cast on your face); every brand I've tried smells chemically or feels heavy on the skin. So in my hunt for a light-feeling and natural sunscreen I came across with BADGER'S Damascus Rose SPF 16 Face Sunscreen Lotion, which gently protects my skin from both UVA and UVB rays. This Damascus Rose Sunscreen keeps your skin nourished and soothed with a base of antioxidant and extracts of Rosehip, Seabuckthorn and Pomegranate. It also contains Organic Rose Otto essential oil, one of the most precious and expensive oils in the world (for which BADGER pays $4,000 per litre!) - this fabulous sunscreen is made from blossoms, handpicked before dawn and gently processed the same very day! This Damascus Rose Face Sunscreen also contains Lavender and Chamomile which leave a subtle and nice herbally scent (unlike regular sunscreens).

One of the things that we love the most about Badger is that their products are 100% natural and made from Certified Organic ingredients and pure essential oils sourced from around the globe for their therapeutic powers. At The Amazing Blog we've also tried two of their famous balms: the Lip & Body Balm and the Sleep Balm, and we can't wait to test more. We're delighted with the brand and its open approach to explaining their ingredients and what they use to produce their effective products.

You can buy BADGER's organic products from Health Monthly. And remember to keep your skin protected, it's so much better on the long run!

SPAtopia London Argan Oil Bodycare

If you ask me, there is nothing better than to find good quality and affordable beauty products - many times we just forget or don't want to realise the amount of money we spend on just one face cleanser because of the rave reviews it gets. That's why at The Amazing Blog we're thrilled by this A-list beauty discovery - SPAtopia London has launched a fabulous Argan Oil Bodycare range. Their products are affordable and work wonders.

The SPAtopia London Argan Oil Bodycare consists of 5 products: Bath Relaxer, Body Butter, Body Oil, Body Wash and Body Scrub. At The Amazing Blog we've had the chance to try the latter two out. The Argan Oil Body Wash is very creamy and feels luxurious on the skin, it lathers easily and it's very moisturizing - a definite winner for those of you with dry or flaky skin. The Argan Oil Body Scrub is a rich cream with very small and rounded scrubbing bits that don't feel harsh on the skin at all. This scrub polishes and nourishes the skin effectively, leaving it smooth and silky soft.

Both products smell absolutely amazing, the whole range is enriched with essential oils of Lemon, Patchouli and Petitgrain. Argan Oil has been on trend for a while now in the beauty industry - it has great skincare benefits and it's exceptionally rich in Vitamin E and Omega Essential Fatty Acids, and therefore well known for its anti-ageing, moisturising and anti-oxidant properties.

At The Amazing Blog we love featuring good quality and affordable products, and the SPAtopia London Argan Oil Bodycare Range has fulfilled our high hopes. This fabulous and luxurious feeling range is widely available from Sainsbury's - the Body Scrub retails at £4.49 and the Body Wash at £3.49. You can't really go wrong.

Bodhi Desert Rose Rejuvenating Facial Oil

As beauty junkies, at The Amazing Blog we have jumped on the bandwagon of treatment oils and we just can't get enough of them - no matter if we use them on our hair, our body or we add them to our skincare routine, the results always seem to be fantastic. A few months ago we featured on The Amazing Blog the Ylang Ylang Incensa Sensual Body Moisturizer and the Bath & Shower Therapy by Bodhi, and today it's the turn of their Desert Rose Rejuvenating Facial Oil. This exquisite face oil claims to improve the skin tone, refine skin and diminish fine lines leaving the skin radiant, feeling softer and looking youthful.

Rich in essential vitamins, antioxidants and fatty-acids, this oil is created to intensely hydrate the skin, helping stimulate skin cell rejuvenation and increasing cell regeneration. The key active ingredients are: Bulgarian Damask Rose Otto (great emollient and radiance boosting), Organic Moroccan Argan Oil (very rich in fatty acids and cell integrity preserver), Rosehip Seed Oil (helps diminishing the signs of aging and restores the moisture balance), Tunisian Neroli Oil (improves skin's elasticity), Kukui Nut Oil (rich in antioxidants for younger-looking skin), Strawberry Seed Oil (improves skin tone and protects the skin from free radicals), Evening Primrose Oil (revitalises tired and mature skin) and Vitamin E (a powerful antioxidant that helps premature aging). Each 30 ml bottle oil contains approximately 320 fresh roses, as it takes about a million roses to produce 1kg of oil. The final result is an ultra-fine and luxurious feeling oil and leaves your skin juicy and plumpier.

Even though I'm in my mid-twenties and I don't suffer from fine lines, I do have dehydrated skin and I've found that the Bodhi Desert Rose Rejuvenating Facial Oil has helped me improving the condition of my skin, leaving it supple, hydrated and glowy.

Bodhi Desert Rose Rejuvenating Face Oil 30 ml launched at an introductory price of £46 at participating stockists. This offer lasts until the end of September 2012. Therefater, it will retail at £56. To see the full list of stockists or to purchase any of their fabulous products, visit their website.

Juiceology

How many times have you tried to experiment with a new type of healthy drink only to come away disappointed? You attempt to be healthy and try fruit and vegetable juices but they end up tasting awful.  Having been through a plethora of allegedly healthy juices, I almost gave up hope on finding a  drink that was good for me as well as delicious. That was until a box of Juiceology arrived at The Amazing Blog  - yes and we all agree that each of the four flavours is everybit as good as the last!

The juices created by Juiceology are all natural and don't contain any artificial sugars or preservatives. The taste of these juices comes from the blend of juice, purees, herbs, natural botanical extracts, and spring water. For additional health benefits, Juiceology has included a multitude of antioxidants as well as milk thistle to all of their drinks.  I tried the apple, lime, and mint which was absolutely delicious. The flavour of apple combined with the citrus taste of the lime blended perfectly with the subtle hint of mint at the end.  Their other flavours are mandarin, ginger, and cardamom, lychee, berry, and basil, and coconut water and white guava and the gang at The Amazing Blog are certainly looking forward to drinking our way through them - in fact we think that with a quick dash of vodka they'd be rather nice too...  So, if you, too, are in need of a healthy thirst-quencher more exciting than water, give Juiceology a try, available online priced at £14.99 for 12 bottles.

Lifestream Bioactive Blackcurrent Capsules

These days the average person spends about six to eight hours each day at their computer and after a long workday we have all felt the effects of spending our day staring at a screen (not to mention the time spent on phones and watching TV). Eye strain and fatigue are common side effects of the close relationship we share with our computers and, coupled with the natural process of eye ageing, all this time with our technology can be very problematic for our vision.  Luckily, here at Amazing PR we have just discovered the Bioactive Blackcurrant supplements from Lifestream, a New Zealand based company who has harnessed the natural benefits of blackcurrants to improve vision (along with many others).  Blackcurrants contain anthocyanins which have been shown to increase eye health and good vision, especially in regards to working with computers.

Lifestream’s Bioactive Blackcurrant supplements also support microcapillary circulation, creating the healthy blood flow to the brain that is crucial for full mental function, focus, and mental awareness- in other words the basic necessities of getting through a testing day at the office!  If this isn’t enough to make you a huge fan of these super-supplements (each of which contain the equivalent of 12 blackcurrant fruits), blackcurrants have been shown to have protective effects on our cells, fighting off the potentially harming effects of cell toxicity.  These powerful little fruits also contain anti-oxidants which fight the effects of free-radicals and help to keep the cells in our bodies looking and feeling youthful!  What more could we ask for in one little pill?

For anyone who may have allergies or dietary restrictions, these supplements are 100% vegetarian and contain no GMO’s, artificial coloring, flavoring, preservatives, gluten, yeast, or sugar, making them safe for everyone.  Bioactive Blackcurrant dietary supplements are available to buy online here and will be available for sale in stores throughout the UK in January 2012.