03 April 2010

The Frequent Flyer meets Beauty Blitz: Must Have Travel Products!!

And you search your heart by Savannah Mae

Quite often when you travel your skin seems to suffer, change of climate, loss of routine and a lack of time means you can't give your skin the treatment it deserves. With restrictions on the quantities and liquids you can take on flights now you often end up skipping or missing out on your usual beauty routine entirely but what you don't realise is that in a travelling environment your skin actually needs more extra special attention than usual.

When I travel, especially on long flights, I take this as an opportunity to treat my skin, give myself a break from using heavy products and just let my skin breathe. I try not to wear a full face of make-up when I'm travelling, which I know is hard for make-up lovers like myself, I instead just wear a tinted moisturiser or BB cream, a bit of lip balm and maybe a bit of mascara just to keep my lashes out of my eyes, the rest of my make-up goes in my suitcase so I don't see it until I arrive at my destination.

I know how annoying it can be to find your usual products in travel sizes and how even more annoying it can be to try and transfer them into smaller jars and bottles so the best option is to try out some travel kits and this Suki Balancing Kit has to be one of the best around!


I'm a huge fan of natural organic skincare products and Suki is a brand that is 100% natural, although effective their products can be very expensive but one of these kits will only cost around $25 - $30 which is less than some of their full sized products and despite their small size there is enough product to last you for at least a two week holiday!

There are two kits one for dry mature skin (Nourishing) and the Balancing Kit which is pretty much suited to all skin types, my skin can be really dry and greasy at the same time but this kit regulates that and leaves me with fresh problem free skin.

The great thing in the Balancing Kit which you don't get in the Nourishing Kit is the Suki Transformative Cleansing Clay, if you're on a long flight and fancy a bit of a facial you can use this as a facial mask, it goes on just like a moisturiser and dries hard like a face mask but it's not noticeable on so you won't freak out the other passengers. The Suki Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser is one of the best I've ever used and leaves you with Spa fresh skin everytime, I'm considering investing in the full sized product so my skin feels like its on holiday all the time!

This kit has now become one on my must have travel products and I've already got one ready to go for when I leave for China, I know with this in my bag I no longer have to worry about the effect that travelling will have on my skin and that I'll always reach my destination looking even better than when left.

This and more Suki Products are availible to by from LoveLula.com

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own personal views, I was not paid to write this or compensated in any way. I would not write about something I didn't first try out, wouldn't spend my own money on or believe in..

31 March 2010

Things that make you go Oooooo (March 2010)

I've been mad as a March hare this month (sorry bad pun!) getting things organised for Project Panda, which is in just over a month, working, studying and meeting old friends so it's been a very eventful month online and off  so I'm taking a time out  now to give you the March edition of Things that make you go Oooooo

♥ Alice in Wonderland - Dispite its flaws I did enjoy the movie and I'm a sucker for anything Disney and 3D

♥ Wisdom from Wonderland - Lessons on life taken from the fantastical novel

♥ Alice in Wonderland at Printemps - Beautiful Wonderland inspired clothing by the worlds best designers in an inspiring window display in Paris


♥ Coloud - Love their Hello Kitty headphones and the geek in me also loves the X-Men and Star Wars range they have to.

♥ HolgaNizer - I do own a Holga but I'm a sucker for anything that gives that Lomo effect to pictures.

♥ Jetoy - The cutest stationary designs ever!


♥ Clever and Creative Tea Packaging - If only these were real as they would make for some great tea parties!

♥ Bunny Love

♥ Kitty Paws - The cutest weirdest thing ever, download your own kitty paw and make it purr


♥ Melody Ehsani - Killer shoes and awesome accessories, what more could a girl want?

♥ Split Mind Plush - My kinda bunnies!

♥ Channeling Those Crazy '80s Kids -  The decade of crazy fashion makes a return


♥ Easter Egg Celebrities - This takes easter egg decorating to the next level!

♥ Bang a Bunny

♥ Operation Beautiful - This is such a wonderful idea which I'm definitely going to join in on.



♥ How to Plan Your Perfect Day - If you needed a pick-me-up Mausumi provides some helpful tips.


♥ 3 Reasons you should be Selfish - Remember "me time" isn't always a bad thing!








 Love & Hugs
Cate
xoxo

25 March 2010

Something Kinda Beautiful


JOYCE is delighted to announce a truly unique charity programme in aid of UNICEF, a collaboration with critically-acclaimed fashion label Rodarte, luxury brand SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, and famous actress Maggie Cheung. Rodarte designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, have handmade four one-of-a-kind creations specifically for this charitable initiative. Each piece is inspired by Maggie Cheung and references one of her films: In the Mood for Love, Hero, Clean, and Heroic Trio. The four stunning pieces have been captured in a short film by Wing Shya with music by Peter Kam. For every click of the short film on YouTube from now to 31 March 2010, JOYCE will donate HK$1 to UNICEF.