Mira's Hand Pure Argan Oil review

I am a follower of a few nieche beauty brands on twitter, and couldnt pass up the opportunity when offered by Mira's Hand to try their product.

I was given Mira's Hand 100% pure Argan oil.

To be honest, i had tried other brands of moroccan type argan oil, and was fairly pleased with the results, so was happily surprised with the difference that is Mira's Hand Argan oil.

For starters, Mira's Hand is 100% argan oil, no silicons, no dimethicones, no added fragrance etc, no added extra anything.

It comes in a dark glass bottle with dropper, unlike the other brands which have pumps, so you only use very little product each time, basically, you only need about 3 drops if that.

I tried it in a number of different ways:

First, as a skin moisturizer, 2 drops after my cleanser and spray toner, and patted it into my skin. My skin felt moisturized, but not oily, and I didnt experience any breakouts with it either.

You can also mix it into moisturizer, or use it as a serum before moisturizer.

I used it as a hair serum, just smoothing it over fly aways.

You can also add it to hair treatments., or just use it straight onto the scalp (mine gets irritated and red quite a bit) and it wont make your hair look dank and oily.

I mixed it with lip balm to soothe cracked lips.

I also used it neat on my lips without any problems on the cracked skin.

Mixed well with cuticle cream for dry nails and hands.

Tried on some rough patches of skin on my arm, and it felt a lot smoother afterwards.

I added a couple of drops into my foundation, so the foundation looked a bit more dewey.

I mixed it with mineral foundation to turn it into a concealer for the eye area...YES, in the eye area, the most sensitive area of my face, and no problems at all.

I mixed it with powder blush to make a cream blush.

Also mixed it with lipstick to make a treatment lippie.

I also used it to make cream eye shadow. Again, no eye irritation.

I tried it on a few cuts on my skin to soothe, again...all good.

This is a great all rounder product, all natural, without added nasties.
Would I buy it...YES I WOULD!!!
for more details check out www.mirashand.com.au

RESTYLANE Day Moisturizer review

I won Restylane moisturizer on a twitter competition, and have been using it for several months now.
When i first tried it, I found initially it was quite fraganced, but after a while, the perfume didnt bother me.
What did I think of the product? It's a lovely moisturizer, not too thick or heavy for my skin. Light enough to wear under makeup but still feels like you have a plumped skin feel. It is put out as the companion product of Restylane (as in the dermal filler Restylane). Although of course it doesnt take wrinkles away, it leaves a nice feel on the skin, and is a great day cream for all skin types.
Restylane® Day Cream is a moisturiser suitable for all skin types. The DMS lipid structure in Restylane Day Cream means it has a high biocompatibility with your own skin, which helps build up the skin’s natural protective barrier to reduce water loss and withstand premature ageing.

Restylane Day Cream contains active ingredients that improve the skin’s own detoxifying ability, resulting in soft and healthy skin. The addition of stabilized hyaluronic acid enhances the long lasting moisturising effect of the cream.
Active ingredients:
Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid, DMS, Niacinamide, Creatine, Acetyl Carnitine, Piperine and Ceramide 3.
Suggested usage:

Apply to thoroughly cleansed skin in the morning. It is recommended to use a sun protection cream SPF 15 or higher, when using Restylane Day Cream on a daily basis.

Jurlique Blogger night

I was recently invited to the Jurlique Sydney beauty launch for their new anti-aging range.
First impressions: a lovely clean store, gleaming wood surfaces, and friendly looking staff.
We were greeted with Chandon champagne, and Fiji water (two of my faves) and delicious canapes were passed around by waiters.
I already knew one of the ladies who is a manager at Jurlique, so it was nice to see a friendly face.
I sat with the national training manager who spoke at length with me about Jurlique, it's history, and its products. I also met with the global marketing manager and the lovely ladies from TORSTAR.
I was invited to sit down with my consultant Song, who asked me about my skin, and gave me a demonstration of various Jurlique products.
I tried a wide variety of their products, including their world famous rose cream, but my fave is the jasmine body range (spring in a tube)
We started off with the Jurlique exfoliator which you can use either wet or dry, it has a nice creamy texture and leaves the skin feeling soft and looking bright, and not dry or red (which happens to me a lot with exfoliators as I have sensitive skin)

Body Exfoliating Gel

A skin smoothing exfoliating gel for the body, rich in herbal antioxidants and gentle walnut shell to lift away dead skin cells and impurities to reveal smooth, soft and more radiant skin.

• $47.00
• Soothing Foaming Cleanser
  • Concern:
    Redness/Irritation
  • Skin Types:
    Sensitive
  • Benefits:
    Purifies + soothes
    
• Song decided the soothing cleanser best suited my skin, and it is a combination of a gel and balm like texture, leaving the skin clean, but not dry.

Jurlique prefers a spray on toner, and really when you think about it, it makes sense, you use less, and it hydrates the skin leaving it prepared for moisturizers,

The Benefits:

• Gentle mist that calms and soothes.
• Leaves sensitive skin feeling refreshed and hydrated.
• Provides natural antioxidant protection.

The Ingredients:

• Marshmallow intensely hydrates and softens the skin.
• Chamomile Oil helps hydrate, calm and rebalance dryness.
• Grapefruit Seed acts as a natural antioxidant.

Next, the brand new baby for Jurlique, the purely anti aging range, which is perfect for someone such as myself, starting to show concerns with aging. The range consists of serum,moisturizer, and eye cream. The texture is not too thick, or heavy, but you can feel it moisturizing the skin. If you were going to apply makeup, i would suggest waiting about 5-10 minutes to let the product absorb.

Purely Age-Defying Ultra Firm and Lift Cream