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Australian owned and made – RICH skincare – a review

This is a very new range of products for me. I got introduced to them just recently.

I’ll tell you what, I fell in love with the clean, simple packaging and couldn’t wait to try the range.

There is a lot of goodness in these products, such as organically certified ingredients, no parabens, no sulphates and no artificial colours or fragrances.

First up – The Anti-Ageing Renewal Serum.

I usually don’t  like fragrance free products but this magic serum in a bottle smells amazingly fresh and pumps out into a clear liquid which is a highly concentrated age – fighting warrior. It’s not sticky or gooey and absorbs very quickly into the skin. You only need a little bit to feel refreshed and I apply over night when skin has a chance to regenerate and rest from the stresses of the day.

1 thing your skin does when it ages is that it reduces the levels of collagen it needs to sustain the suppleness and elasticity which prevents wrinkles. This serum gives your skin a boost of collagen + added Siberian Gingseng, Soya Protein and Organic Goji Berry for extra antioxidating bliss. Another secret ingredient is Beta Glucan – relatively new in the anti-ageing scene, it has proven itself to be an effective fighter against wrinkles and overall skin roughness. *

The formula is very light and that is why can be used during the day as well, which most anti-aging serums you can’t use during the day as they 1. have a certain fragrance (for example retinol treatments) and 2. can peel

RRP$49.99 for 15ml

I would recommend this product to everyone concerned with ageing as it is better to prevent than to fix after the damage has been done. One excellent tip from my skincare days is – make sure you wear SPF 30+ (at minimum!) moisturiser, sunscreen under your make up every single day, as UV rays can penetrate clothing, surfaces and exist even on gloomy, cloudy days. Sun damage is the number one cause of ageing and I can not stress how dangerous the sun can be, especially for us in Australia.

*After 8 weeks of treatment, digital image analysis of silicone replicas indicated a significant reduction of wrinkle depth and height, and overall roughness. Source: Australian Science (www.australianscience.com.au)

Secondly I wanted to share with you is:

The Caffeine Eye Serum

Again, no fragrance added, smells fresh and gentle. The texture is very light, almost watery and cools the eye area straight after application.

Caffeine should be a key word here, for any skincare connoisseur.

What exactly does it do though?

1. Caffeine causes sun damaged skin cells to die off ( we all have sun damaged skin cells but just don’t realise it yet!), and healthy ones to continue to regenerate.

2. Caffeine has anti-inflammatory properties and can reduce puffiness.

This Eye Serum also has extracts of cucumber to help soothe skin around the delicate eye area. This one is a winner for me as I never get enough sleep and end up with puffy eyes and dark circles. This product helps me freshen up before I apply make up in the mornings.

RRP$44.95 for 15g

For your chance to WIN the Anti-Ageing Serum, Ultra Hydrating Day Cream and an Advanced Peptide Night Cream, go to http://www.lifestyle.com.au/you/youtryityourateit/ where 4 lucky winners will score this fantastic prize pack on the 29th of June (this Friday!)

Look after your skin – it will love you for it!

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Face Shop Shop (It’s so nice we have to say it twice!)

I cannot get over my obsession with this particular store. I must say I was overjoyed when I discovered that there was a Face Shop in Sydney Australia, tucked away in the Galleries  Shopping tunnel in Sydney. Yipee!

When I was in Seoul, Korea, all the girls in the Coex Mall store knew me as I spent a few minutes there everyday. I couldn’t get enough of the moisturisers (how light and perfectly hydrating they all were), face masks and treatments (masks really do magic for your skin so after a stressful week at work, make sure you give yourself and your skin 10 minutes or so to relax – the best thing to feel like you’ve just had a facial- trust me!)

The Face Shop is a Korean brand and I trust Korean skincare like no other because of my ethnicity but secondly because everyone knows Koreans have A – Mazing skin! Apart from genetics, they must be doing something right!

Face Shop’s tagline is they believe that nature is the source of health and beauty and most of their skincare products utilize the natural ingredients such as soy, rice protein and green tea to create gentle yet effective solutions.

This is what a typical Face Shop store looks like – clean and green and absolutely inviting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favourite buys to date:

Ice Flower Hydra Emulsion

Details:

Formulated with mineral-rich Ice Flower water complex (10%) and the ingredients with exceptional water retaining ability this invigorating moisturizing line delivers energy and minerals for revitalization and keeps skin glowing.

Results:

Fresh fresh fresh and hydrated skin

Skin type/condition:

Normal/Oily – could suit Dry skin but potentially would need something more oily

 

 

 

 

Pore Minimizer Controlling Emulsion

Details:

A 3 step pore minimizing product

① Controls excess oil build-up.

② Tightens pores

③ Moisturezes pores for smoother skin.

Results:

Leaves an oil free finish with a silky matte texture

Skin type/condition:

Enlarged pores/Oily/Rough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Lip Balm

Details:

Softens and comforts  lilps with natural fruit extracts vitamin E and jojoba oil.

Results:

Repairs lips and leaves feeling moisturised and soft

Skin/Condition:

Dry/cracked lips

I invite all of you to try a few Face Shop products – all at a very affordable price bracket and smelling absolutely divine!

 

 

 

 

This is the newest in the Blushes range – so adorable!

Link to the Face Shop Sydney Facebook

The Sydney Store:

RLG7, The Galleries

500 George st,

NSW, 2000