Face Matters - Anytime Cleanser

We here at The Amazing Blog are always on the lookout for new ways to wash the grime from our faces at the end of a long day in the Capital. Our new skincare love comes in the form of the Face Matters Anytime Cleanser; it's the perfect treat to gently cleanse your skin at the end of the day.

Filled with highly active botanicals, the foaming cleanser contains a soothing blend of Aloe, Argan and Pure Organic Silicon to bring loads of great benefits to your skin, while washing away impurities. Often with less creamy cleansers, I'm left with that dreadful tight feeling, but I was happy to find that this was not the case at all with this nourishing foam. Packed with nutrients in the form of natural antiseptic, Lemon, and Mandarin to stimulate circulation, it's the boost that my tired skin needs at the end of a long day. The perfect blend of quality ingredients will help you keep your youthful complexion and prevent wrinkles from forming. Not only this, the oils help to lower the stress hormone, cortisol, for positive effects on your emotions as well as your skin, making it the perfect evening pick-me-up.

Wash away the dirt of the day with your own Anytime Cleanser, which you can buy from the Face Matters shop for £36.

Rivsalt

We here at The Amazing Blog know a little something extra can go a long way in helping us remember special moments. For this reason, we adore Rivsalt, a gourmet Himilayan rock salt. It brings our dining experience from ordinary to extraordinary in a mere moment.

Rivsalt is a pure and tasty twist on traditional table salt. Mined from the foothills of the Salt Range, the salt is broken into faceted rocks of many different sizes and shapes. The colour of the salt varies from rosy pink to translucent white, yet each variety is equally exquisite.

When you purchase the product, it comes with a large piece of the speciality salt and a miniature stainless-steel grater from Japan, which is used to grate the salt into perfectly portioned grains. After use, simply place the grater and your rock salt portion on the included white oak stand. This luxury experience instantly makes your meal posh and elegant, as if a personal chef stopped by your kitchen to cook your dish.

When you want to through a fabulous dinner party with your family or close friends, increase the gastronomic experience instantly by placing Rivsalt on your table. Your guests will love being able to pass the product around and grate their own amount of salt onto their food as desired. If you would rather show off your hostess skills, you can channel your inner waitress and ask each guest how much salt they would like as you grate the salt onto each plate.

To have the meal of your dreams, pick up your own Rivsalt on the Harvey Nichols website here now for £24.95 and get ready to be the talk of the town.

ZSL Pooch Parade

Attention all animal lovers! The Zoological Society of London will be hosting its first Pooch Parade sponsored dog walking event in London on Sunday 22 March and this is also your chance to participate in a great cause.

The 2.5 km walk through Battersea Park is raising funds for ZSL’s Lions400 Campaign. The campaign aims to raise £5.7m to create Land of the Lions, a new state-of-the-art lion breeding centre and exhibit at ZSL London Zoo, as well as extend vital conservation work in India where only 400 Asiatic lions are left in the wild.

Heidi, Asiatic Lioness at ZSL London Zoo

To participate in this event, you can register your dog here for £10, plus a pledge to raise £40 per dog for the Lions400 campaign. Each dog can be accompanied by up to four walkers. Each participating pup will receive a special doggy bag and a medal to show off when they complete their walk. Places are very limited so that's why we at The Amazing Blog are giving you the 'heads up' at least a week in advance.

Even if you don’t have a four-legged friend to register, this is a great event to come out and watch. The event gets up and running at 10 a.m.

"Pollyhester- The Footballer and the Lure of Brands" Book Review

Here at The Amazing Blog, we are always on the lookout for new and exciting products. This week, we have found a fun new book for children and adults alike, called Pollyhester the Footballer and the Lure of Brands.

This is the second book in the Pollyhester series.  The author, Louise Verity, is an artist and fashion designer who has been illustrating and writing children’s stories for years. She now lives in France and Ireland with her husband and four dogs. 

This morality tale has illustrations which are incredibly intricate, incorporating fabric photos amongst the pencil drawings, adding depth and dimension to the pages. It's a fun read with a strong ethical sentiment behind the colorful characters; support your local community's economy and don’t become a slave to brands. The message is bold while still remaining suitable for children. It's quite the page-turner. There is even a character in the book named after Edwina, our Executive Editor!

The book is a perfect representation of the author’s quirky style and motto, “Be a bird of paradise amongst all the pigeons.” Verity's first book is available on Amazon and both books in the Pollyhester series can be ordered at any local bookshop.

Skin Shop - KALME Undercoat

When you have sensitive skin, taking care of it can often be quite a balancing act. Trying to find the right creams and lotions to soothe at the same time as keeping the routine as minimal as possible can be quite a daunting task. Luckily, we here at  The Amazing Blog have discovered KALME Undercoat from Skin Shop, a great two-in-one that acts as both a gentle moisturiser and base for sensitive skin. With one less product in our beauty routine, our skin is much happier!

Designed with sensitive skin in mind, the KALME Undercoat acts as a barrier as well as a skincare staple, increasing the skin’s tolerance to a variety of cosmetics. Since skin sensitivity is often aggravated by a build-up of harmful additives, it's great to discover a product that provides a little protection. Free from parabens, the soothing cream provides instant cooling relief when applied. Skin Shop suggest leaving the product to sink in for about 15 minutes before layering on any more products, and I did worry that as an effective moisturiser, it may cause my make-up to slide around a bit. Quite the opposite was true, and my foundation stayed put all day. Not only that, any redness in my skin was calmed, negating the need for excess concealer. It's the perfect addition to my skincare routine, and has made quite a difference to my sensitive visage.

Pick up your own KALME Undercoat here for £17, and let your sensitive skin breathe a sigh of relief.