Like many Australian women I consider skin care a top priority in my life. Having a regular skin care regime can prevent the five signs of ageing, and most importantly keep you looking healthy and glowing. However with many harsh skin care products out on the market these days, it is hard to find a good product without harmful chemicals such as parabens, sodium lauryl and laureth sulphates, detergents, synthetic fragrances and petro chemicals. This is why Melbourne model Teisha Lowry created INDAH, an all natural, environmentally friendly range of skin care products. (more…)

Every continent has their own signature natural remedies and healing herbs. Living in The Asia-Pacific, we have the delicious Paw Paw fruit packed with Vitamin C which – anti-oxidant and boosting the immune system. Eczema often benefits from Paw Paw flesh being bandaged over it. Not surprisingly, lots of products have popped up with Paw Paw as key ingredient.

The certified and organic Paw Paw ointment from Natural Alternative doesn’t smell as lovely as the real fruit and is not good enough to eat but does its job. (more…)

Napoleon Perdis picked up his first makeup brush at the age of 13 to help his glamorous mother to primp for a soiree. This makeup artist surely has gone far from his upbringing in a Sydney suburb to rubbing shoulders with Hollywood celebrities. In 2010, the cosmetics label is entering a new era of star power and glamour – the new Napoleon Perdis Astro Girl makeup line is inspired by The Zodiac and the four elements of Fire, Air, Water and Earth. (more…)

Lipsticks and lip colours are renowned for being highly toxic. Inika has however saved my day with a fabulous natural range of lip whips in a beautiful and wearable range of colours made from 100% natural ingredients, including Macadamia Oil, Honey, Beeswax, Shea Butter, Jojoba and Rosehip Oils. To keep my lips soft and hydrated, I have recently become addicted to the Apricot one (more…)

With the silly party season in full swing and work yet to be completed before 2009 ends, we can’t help but feel a bit stressed and overwhelmed with our to-do-list. We like to think a bath will not only clear your body toxins but also your soul and have unearth these lovely bath salt blends for the tub from bod. (more…)

How beautifying is your sleep? Being a girly girl, I love my bedtime beauty ritual of applying a highly nourishing face serum to help me on my quest for smooth glowing skin when I wake. However, I often wake with a birds’ nest of tangled hair and the occasional crease mark on my face from the pillow case. Doesn’t sound too much like a beauty sleep, does it! Not surprisingly, my pillow slip is made from cotton but I decided to take this whole silk pillow slip thing seriously last week and discovered the most wonderful snippets of information. (more…)