Luminesce products

Times have changed, and these days we all always have a camera with us in our smart phones, and I thin that has made kids even more keen than ever wanting to take photos too.  But after one dropped, and smashed phone thanks to clumps little kiddie hands, I cannot say that I am always fond of handing over my phone for the kids to play with - and that’s were the Kidizoom DUO 5.0 dual Lens Camera* is just amazing.  This Kidizoom DUO 5.0 dual lens camera is a high-tech camera and it loaded with so many features, that you'll be surprised that it is actually a ‘toy’. It features among others; 4x digital zoom  Front camera 2.0 mega pixels  Rear facing camera VGA for easy selfies  Intelligent auto-portrait mode  Built-in auto-flash  2.4” colour LCD screen  Colour Filter effects  Triple photo burst mode  Cool built in learning games  Dual view finders  Voice recording feature, with different voice changing effects  Editing featur...

One of those brands you always hear a lot about is Paula’s Choice… The brand is founded by the Paula Begoun, who is also the author of the early 90s book, Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me - a book I personally really loved at the time, as it was all about which beauty products were worth the hype and which ones weren’t... Anyway, I’ve put a selection of the Paula’s Choice skincare products to the test; Paula’s Choice Perfect Cleansing Oil* Paula’s Choice Resist Youth-Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid* Paula’s Choice Resist Daily Pore-Refining Treatment 2% BHA* Paula’s choice Resist 1% Retinol Booster* Let’s start with the Paula’s Choice Perfect Cleansing Oil . I absolutely love cleansing oils. Its my preferred type of makeup remover, and I always use one as my first cleanse. This one is made using a blend of plant oils, and massaging about two pumps into my skin, it quickly and easily dissolves and removes my makeup, including any long wearing makeup and waterproof eye m...

Nothing is better than seeing your little kids entertained and playing well, and lately my youngest has had so much fun playing with the Vtech Toot-Toot Drivers Airport - while he is imagining that he is on his way to Europe, which we will be in a few weeks time. With this interactive Vtech Toot-Toot Drivers Airport* he can pretend to be a little pilots that launches the aeroplane with the catapult to take off for flight. The play set also comes with a control tower, wind meter and baggage claim for even more role play fun. The included plane can also spin around the clouds and use the ramp to make a safe landing while hearing playing three songs, six melodies and lots of fun phrases. The play set also has six built-in SmartPoints, so when the child rolls over one of the Toot-Toot Drivers vehicles, it is recognised with even more catchy sing-along songs, melodies, fun sound effects and phrases. Combined, these six SmartPoints have more than 35 different sounds, melodies, sound and phr...

Did you know that a healthy sleeping environment is vital for a good night’s sleep and overall well being..?  When we sleep, we perspire (on average a litre daily, yikes!) and not to mention shed skin cells (oh yuk), and all of this is the perfect food for dust mites and cause of mould and bacteria to grow, all of which is not exactly great for a healthy sleeping environment, or your health for that matter, as all of this can contribute to allergens.  To help with a better sleeping environment, it is therefore so important to regularly change your bedding, but as you cannot exactly wash your mattress, it is a great option is to also use waterproof mattress and pillow protectors such as  Protect-A-Bed® has a great range of Mattress and Pillow Protectors to protect against all of this, and my family and I have recently put the Protect-A-Bed® Cumulus Fitted Mattress Protectors* to the test .  These mattress protectors have a waterproof Miracle Layer™, which is a silent...

A month has passed, and I am back with another amazing selection of products available from Beautopia Hair & Beauty  , a nd if you’ve not yet shopped them, then  you really must check out their website, as they stock so many cool brands within hair, skincare and makeup, and all at very affordable prices.  This month I’ve been putting the following to the test; Santorini Professional Hair Brush*  Pixi Beauty Retinol Tonic*  Jeval Infusions Argan Oil & Hemp Seed Skin Butter*  Eco by Sonya Driver Eye Compost*  Let’s start with the Santorini Professional Hair Brush . This hair brush comes in a gorgeous French blue shade, although is also available in other colours such as yellow and purple. The plastic hairbrush has a soft ‘cushion’ that makes it easy to brush out my long thick hair, whether it is wet or dry. Easily handling tangles and knots, without too much pulling. A great brush, that’s very affordable too! Next is the Jeval Infusions Argan Oi...

Did you know that the average woman is said to own 40 beauty products, yet use just 12 each day!! - Ok, as a beauty blogger, I actually admit to owning way way more than 40, and probably also have a more involved skincare routine than most, simply as I am always trying out different things to be able to share with you guys.  Because women are generally owning so many products, yet not using, in a bit of a Marie Kondo style, Arbonne is challenging Australians to take a hard look at their beauty drawers to make sure that all of their beauty products actually spark joy, has not expired, and does not contain any ingredients found on Arbonne’s “Not Allowed List”, in other words to a #DrawerDetox  There are a lot of products not allowed in Arbonne’s products, there are actually over 2000 banned ingredients, but here are their top 10; Parabens - some of these have been linked to endocrine disruption that may increase the risk of certain cancers Petrolatum, also known as petroleum jel...

I am far from a makeup artist, and in spite of wearing makeup for over 3 decades (did I just give my age away here!?!), one thing I am yet to master, its a perfectly winged liner, and especially when I am in a hurry, which frankly, with two little kids, I am most mornings... Most mornings simply don’t even try, as I know being rushed, it’ll end bad - that was until The Quick Flick landed on my desk.. The Quick Flick has no doubt been dominating your feed on instagram too, and appears to be a big favourite amongst many beauty bloggers. In short, The Quick Flick is a stamp style liquid liner has made it both simple and quick to create the perfect winged liner. I have tried; The Quick Flick To The Point in Intense Black* The Quick Flick Petite 8mm in Intense Black*  The Quick Flick To The Point Intense Black liner  is a slim and long wing of 10mm. And with this pen, you can simply achieve a winged liner and in a matter seconds!! You simply line the lash line with the felt...

Have you heard that TVSN is now stocking The Ordinary?! I have heard a lot about the brand, that has become known for its affordability, yet efficient products, so I was very excited when a couple of products landed on my desk. Thanks to TVSN, I was sent; The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA* The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA*   The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA  a is serum that is designed for all skin types to help fight dull and dehydrated skin ,while improving the look of wrinkles and loss of firmness and nourish and deeply hydrate the skin, makes it plumper and more youthful looking. It contains Matrixyl™ 3000 and Matrixyl™ synthe’6™ in a Hyaluronic Acid delivery system.These The serum can be used all over the face including around the eyes, and of course on the neck and décolleté too. It can be used both morning and evening, by applying a few drops on clean skin, prior to other face oils, serums and moisturiser. The serum has a light consistency, and absorbs quickly without any ...

Lately I’ve been talking a lot about Frank Body, the incredible Aussie brand that has become known world-wide for its amazing cruelty free natural products, and not to mention cheeky marketing.  Frank Body, is known for, well body products, which the body scrub what catapulted them onto the huge success company they are today, and since then, they have also introduced skincare (you can read about some of those here ) - and well, now the great news is that Frank Body is also launching Hair Care products with the launch of the Hair Duo, which includes; Frank Body Stimulating Scalp Scrub* Frank Body Go Longer Hair Mask* The Frank Body Stimulating Scalp Scrub , has the consistency like a face scrub, only it is designed to remove any build-up and dead skin cells from the scalp. I have never actually used a scalp scrub before, so it was very new to me. But to use, you simply wet your hair, and then massage into the scalp, making sure to cover the whole scalp. You then add a little more w...

A while ago I talked about the amazing Glycolic range from Peter Thomas Roth (which you can read here), but this range has seriously done wonders to my pigmented ageing, yet blemish prone skin. But today, I am excited to be talking about some of the the Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell products…  Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell range is made using an advanced plant biotechnology that isolates and replicates the perfect rose stem cells from five rose plant stem cells – Rose Commiphora, Desert Rose, Damas Rose, Pale Rose and White Rose – are blended with four rose extracts – Rosa Damascena, Rosa Canina, Rose Hip Seed and Rose Water to help invigorate and improve the look of skin vitality. Helps to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, dehydration, dullness and sagging as it strengthens and tones the look of skin and helps with stimulate cell turn over, for a skin that is left looking silky soft, radiant, beautiful and youthful.  The Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell...

As a beauty blogger I am very lucky to get to try a lot of different products, but once I’ve finished trialling something, there are brands that I keep reverting to again and again which for me are brands such as Medik8 - for the pure reason that their skincare products simply work so incredibly well for my ageing, pigmented, blemish prone skin.  I’ve put a few of their latest products to the test;  Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse* Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense* Medik8 Retinol 10TR+ Intense* Let’s start with the Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse , which has actually been around for some time, but I just haven’t tried until now, sadly, as from the very first use, I’ve been in love with it. This cleanser is a purifying daily wash, so it is perfect for my blemish prone skin. It contains a mix of AHA’s from mandelic and lactic acid to breakout down and exfoliate away the dead skin cells on the upper layers of the skin, while the BHA from the salicylic acid goes to work deeper down the por...