Holland & Barrett 2015 Press/Bloggers Event

Holland & Barrett press/bloggers event was a wonderland of health and beauty products.

To discover the world of Holland & Barrett, entry was through the large door for Healthy Beauty and the small door , new health and foods for 2015. Feeling like Alice in Wonderland I chose the small door - More fool me as they both lead to the same room!

In the beauty section was a human sized Burt's Bees hive (or had I shrunk?)

Dr Organic has increased their Snail Gel collection to include eye serum, facial serum, hand & nail elixir and moisture mask. One of the fastest trends this year was their face cream. Not so sluggish now hey?

Other popular anti ageing must haves are the Sin Doctors YouthCell and the Pure Marula Facial Oil.
YouthCell targets oily uneven skin tones as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is packed with over 16 beautifying skin nutrients for shine free matte skin.
Marula Facial Oil from East Africa contains even higher levels of antioxidants then Argan and Grapeseed oils. Rich in Omega 9 fatty oils which deeply rejuvenates the skin and offers long lasting hydration. Is PH balanced and non comedogenic i.e. it doesn't clog the pores and it absorbs quickly.

The Beauty Kitchen Create Your Own Bath Bombs and Create Your own Lip Balms will make fun Xmas presents.

Moving on to the food section, the very pink Mad Hatter's dining table included an array of healthy foods with 'eat me' and 'drink me' tags - so it would have been rude not to try.

The Beauty Sweeties are the first confectionery aimed at the beauty conscious consumer. Beauty Sweeties contain 81 percent concentrated fruit and three natural skin boosting ingredients: Coenzyme Q10, Aloe Vera and Biotin. Flavours are honeydew melon, cranberry and pink grapefruit.

At the exit was funfair fortune teller Zoltar to predict your beauty future. Mine? Well if I keep using the Holland Barrett products I think it will be clear and luminous.

www.hollandandbarrett.com

A Sparkling New You with Beauty Brand NuBo's Diamond Peel & Reveal

We all know Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, making us sparkle and shine brightly on those social evenings. But now they are even there for us after the party, making sure our skin still has that radiant glow in the unforgiving light of day.

NuBo have sprinkled diamond dust in to their Peel & Reveal - a micro-dermabrasion and peeling system in two steps.

Step 1 – The Exfoliator

Micro sponges and diamond dust to gently exfoliate and polish the skin. Massage the exfoliator on to the face and neck and massage in circular movements for two minutes.

Step 2 – The Activator

Apply the activator and massage until a mousse develops and continue for one minute.  The activator reacts with the micro-sponges to create fizzing micro-vibrations which lift and absorb impurities. Contains Fruit Enzymes and lactic acid give a gentle peeling action.

Rinse thoroughly with warm water

Price £65 for 2x 80ml

A girl can’t have enough diamonds so follow with  their White Diamond Radiance cream

USP: Patent pending Cell Dynamic Technology which converts the skin’s internal toxins into oxygen and water, leaving the skin radiant and moisturised with significant reduction in wrinkles.

Available in Harrods and Fenwick’s and online www.nubobeauty.com

Beauty Brand L'Occitane Say It with Flowers

L’Occitane Immortelle Range.

Flowers always brighten a place up and why not the face?  L’Occitane has chosen a bouquet of the Everlasting flower and the Daisy to brighten up their Immortelle range. 

Use their Brightening Instant Exfoliator once or twice a week for an even skin tone and luminous complexion

 Price £24 for 75ml. 

Follow with their Brightening Moisture Mask price £39 for 125ml. Apply thick layer to clean dry skin avoiding eye area. Leave on for 5 – 10mins. Remove with a cotton pad, no need to rinse.

Carry on with the Brightening range with their Brightening Essence and Brightening Moisturiser.

USP is Flower Power!:

 Pure organic immortelle essential oil from the Immortelle flower. The oil boosts collagen synthesis and helps stimulate micro-circulation for cell renewal.

The Daisy flower Bellis Perennis offers a brightening extract that contributes to reduced melanin synthesis.

Available in John Lewis and online www.loccitane.com

Image provided by Modus PR 

A New Year - A New Beauty Resolution with La Prairie Skin Caviar

Over the festivities you indulged yourself with rich food, now it's the turn of your skin. So indulge your complexion with caviar to give your skin an immediate uplift. 

This little blue and silver pot contains caviar extracts in the form of tiny pearl like capsules. You preciously scoop out a spoonful on to a piece of gauze.  Fold the gauze and gently press against your face and throat using sweeping strokes. This pressure releases the nutrients to nourish and firm the skin and to restore a radiant glow to your complexion.

Price £120 for 50g jar.

Indulge further with La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe cream and eye lift cream.

USP: Patented formula – the exclusive Cellular Complex. It activates the skins metabolism and prevents the signs of ageing. It enhances the capacity of skin cells to survive and reproduce plus ensuring the skins own protection by promoting its natural defence system and improving the ability to retain moisture.

La Prairie is setting up their own UK company this year. But at the moment it is available from selected department stores and online www.laprairie.com

 Image provided by KGA PR

A New Year- A New You with Beauty Brand Caudalie

Drinking too much wine over the festivities may have dulled your complexion, but the beauty brand Caudalie know that the grape vine is good for your complexion as ingredients in their products.

They chose the name because Caudalie in the wine industry means ‘a unit of measurement of quality and duration the wines flavour stays on the palette – the finer the wine the more caudalies it will have’.

Their Vinoperfect Enzymatic Peel Mask with gentle exfoliating papaya enzyme and glycolic acid combined with viniferine will leave your skin radiant again in 10mins. It acts like a micro-dermabrasion or peel delivering brightness and softness without the irritating side effects. So suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive.

Price £29 for 50ml

Follow with Caudalie’s Premier Cru – The Cream and Eye Cream, which has become one of the best selling anti-ageing creams in France.

USP: Caudalie have 3 patented ingredients all based on the grape.

In the peel mask is the patent Viniferine from grapevine sap, helps diminish and protect against dark spots by regulating melanin formation.

Grape seed polyphenols - the most powerful anti-oxidant in the plant world

Resveratrol from grapevine stalks for anti-ageing.

Available in John Lewis and online www.caudalie.com/uk

Images provided by Kilpatrick PR