New! Aesop collaborates with Marimekko, Introduces a mouthwash and adds on a Parsley Seed Antioxidant Hydrator

Paris B 24 Comments

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Australian brand Aesop has been bringing in some new products into the local market, some of which are quite interesting. For example, mouthwash. Outside of the pharmacy aisles, how many skincare and cosmetics brands do you know have developed a mouthwash? Oral hygiene is just as important as having good skin so I found this one amusing and fascinating.

Let me just show you the new additions to the Aesop skincare range quickly and tell you a little about them. Incidentally, we have something for the face, the body and oral hygiene too! 😀

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New! Crabtree & Evelyn Tarocco Orange, Eucalyptus & Sage collection gives you a zesty kickstart

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Have you ever eaten a blood orange? The first time I did, I did not know what it was. The orange pulp quite literally looks like a bloody pulpy mess. But it is SO. GOOD.

Well I just learnt recently that what I know as the “blood orange” is also known as “Tarocco Orange” and this forms the core of a brand new bath and body range from Crabtree & Evelyn. Launched just about a month ago, the Tarocco Orange, Eucalyptus & Sage collection (to give it its full name) gives the Crabtree & Evelyn brand a new zest for life. Quite literally.

This is only the second range with citrus notes from the brand, if I recall correctly. The first was Citron but I didn’t take to that one because it smelt rather like lemon scented dishwashing liquid on my hands. This Tarocco Orange one I can attest, does not smell like you just took a shower in orange cordial. Its not that sweet, yet it retains that zesty, citrus note that wakes you up in the morning and revitalizes your flagging spirits in the evening.

Have you taken a sniff at it yet? Its quite a large, comprehensive collection with a focus on Crabtree & Evelyn’s strengths, their bath and body collection.

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It Took Me Just 2 Weeks To Lose A Tan! Not Sure If The Garnier Body LightExtra Lotion Helped

Paris B 22 Comments

I don’t know about you, ladies (and gents!), but when I’m back in the comfort of my own locale, keeping to a regular rhythm and schedule, I take special care not to stay out in the sun for too long. I’ve worked out that a tan isn’t very complementary to my skintone, plus that also means sun damage of course.

But when I’m away on holiday, I tend to be more lax. Yes, I slather on the sunscreen on face and body and I wear a hat or carry an umbrella, but I’m always out and about even if it means walking for miles and miles under the hot sun. I think its also partly to do with feeling “kiasu” * and making sure I see and do everything I possibly can while in a foreign locale 😀 Get my money’s worth y’know? 😉

So after my recent jaunt to Shanghai in a hot hot end of summer, I returned home a little tanned. Not much, but enough to raise comment. 2 weeks after coming home, I seem to have lost it! Having to be holed up in the office in the day does help of course, but I thought it quite interesting. This isn’t very unusual to me. Ever since school days, when I used to be recruited into the marchpast for school sports day (I was a lousy sportswoman and couldn’t do any other sport) I’d be tanned by the sun during practice, but about a month after that, I’d lose the tan. Same with hitting the beach. 2 weeks is about all the time a tan will last on me.

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I recently discovered this bottle of Garnier Body Light Extra Whitening Repairing Milk Lotion in my cupboard, so I’ve also been using it off and on in the evenings before bed. To be honest, I don’t know if it helps. My personal history has proven that I lose a tan quite quickly with or without help. But I quite like this lotion 🙂

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Could 2 be better than 1? We check out The Body Shop Duo Body Butter

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You know what? I actually remember when the Body Butters by The Body Shop were first popularized. Yes age is showing and all 😛 I was quite into them. My favourite was the Shea Butter one because of the lovely smell. I used to buy the special mini tubs too and had tubs lying around everywhere – Mango, Shea Butter, Satsuma… you name them, I’ve probably owned them at some point.

But after a while, I got tired of them because while they were lovely in cold dry winters, they were sticky and oily in our hot humid weather, it can really mess with your sheets if you apply before bed. Also, I realized that not every part of my body needed that sort of intensive moisturization that the body butter is made for.

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I guess The Body Shop realized this too when they released their Body Butter Duo – half lotion, half body butter. Not everyone needs or wants to slather thick heavy body butter on their skin because it can feel heavy, sticky and oily. Yet there are parts of the body that could benefit from this e.g. elbows, knees, heels, toes… etc…

There are 4 scents available – Vanilla, Sweet Pea, Macadamia and Floral Acai. The one I was provided with is Floral Acai – not my first choice. I’d have gone for Vanilla because the rest are just too sweet smelling for my taste. Vanilla, while sweet, suits my nose better. So, does this make me more hardworking in applying body lotion then?

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