Swedish skin care

A new organic beauty web shop is open! This cute little shop only has Swedish organic skin care labels in their shop and they deliver all over the world.

In the organic beauty online store they have 3 Swedish skin care labels and 1 brand with body brushes.

• Nea of Sweden is handmade organic skin care from a family run business in the South of Sweden.
• c/o Gerd is a quickly growing organic skin care label from Swedish Lapland that is mainly using traditional Swedish ingredietns usch as bilberry, lingonberry and cloudberry in their organic products.
• M Picaut is a luxurious skin care label that is quickly gaining ground as one of the best skin care brands on the market. Created by ex model Mette Picaut the products are combining modern technology with organic ingredients to create an outstanding range of facial products. 

Kjaer Weis

Kjaer Weis has created a natural make up line that is a total must have for any fashionista. It's all about the packaging and the fact that they are all made with natural and organic ingredients makes me want them even more. Kjaer Weis is a Danish born make up artist that has managed to combine natural and organic with aestethics, something I hope we will see plenty more of in the near future.

House of Harlow

New jewelry from House of Harlow by Nicole Richie. Ever since she brought out her first collection of jewelry Nicole Richie has been a favourite of mine. Her newest pieces are to die for!

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Check me out

Looking at new trends each season is fabulously fun and inspiring. They come and go but the best thing is to see how people pick them up and keep little bits and pieces for themselves, forever. I have clients in my salon that still wants their 80s bangs, just the way they cut it 30 years ago. They blow dry it all fluffy and spray it dead hard with super strong hairspray, pretty cool I think. As for me I have kept the same fringe for the past 5 years, which I would say is quite a long time. A long heavy, wide, blunt fringe with my blonde locks.

The trends of the season, fall 2010, is coming right at us now and flicking through magazines and hairdressers journals I find the inspiration to deliver new stuff at work and this is what keeps me going. I have tried many different professions although hairdressing was my original choice, I suppose I just thought there were something more fun, something better out there, but there wasn't

Having a job that allows me to be creative every day, a job that requires me to buy the latest Vogue and Australian Russh, that needs me to attend hair shows for every new season coming is just what I want.
It is so much FUN!

Organic skin care

Organic skin care is the only skin care I allow in my bathroom but there is a huge problem...
Finding great products that not only do the works but also have fabulous packaging that suits my bathroom.

I do not understand why most of the organic skin care labels have to make their stuff look like it's camouflaged in brown and green and beige to easily blend in to the trees out on the street.

But, a little challenge not only does a girl good as in keeping he busy but it also made me find some spectacular new brands. 

• Face Boutique
• Nature Girl
• Trevarno

Vintage shopping in Australia

Gorgeoous vintage clothing on Ebay from this lovely lookbook.nu fashion blogger.
http://lookbook.nu/look/889101-native

Online shopping

I'm just gonna go to pick up my shopping bag at the post office. I do love browsing shops and the whole experience that comes with it, but online shopping has it's charm too. I can get all the stuff I want no matter where it is sold or made. Although I do tend to spend a bit more money when shopping on the computer it is so worht it.

Well, off to the post office I am to pick up some new make up, brushes and organic skin care products. Very exciting!

Smokey Eyes

Create those sexy smokey eyes with organic make up and this easy guide following pictures. The guide is from Tahti Syrjalas blog. When I do this I use Lotus Pure Organics eye shadow palette in mesmerize and their black organic mascara.

You will need a set of different sized eye shadow brushes and an eye liner pencil. I use the black eye shadow in the palette as eyeliner simply dipping the eyeliner brush i a small pot of water before dipping in the black eye shadow.

Yay! Another pregnant fashionista!

Tahti

I found this blog via lookbook.nu the other day and I do enjoy reading it. Written by a Finnish girl named Tahti about fashion, make up, and a bit of music. Hope you will enjoy too!


http://tahtisyrjala.blogspot.com/

Organic make up

Now you can buy Lotus organic make up in Skönhetsfabriks Swedish online shop. Lotus is a 100% USDA certified organic make up label from the US. The Eyeshadow palettes are gorgeous and contains 4 different matching shadows, can also be used as eyeliner if you add water.

Stripes

Stripes is on everything right now. Sailor shirts, stockings, skirts, tops, dresses. Black and white are my favorite colors as they can easily go with the rest of my wardrobe.

Stripes

Remove yellow hair

How to remove the yellow shade in your blonde hair. I am a blonde myself and my own personal trick to remain a cool blonde is to use a treatment with violet pigments. Violet neutralises yellow and as it is a treamtent it also leaves your hair soft and silky smooth.

My absolute fav product is Revlons Nutri Color Creme shade 1002, White Platinum. I use it once a week to keep my blonde hair looking cool and shiny.

If you just bleached your hair and it is a tone too yellow this product will help. If it is very yellow you might need something stronger like Goldwells Mousse Color shade 10V. Wash your hair with shampoo twice and towel dry. Then apply the color mousse and leave on for 5 minutes. This should do the trick and if it is still not enough you can use a semi permanent tint. It may be difficult to find a cool shade but not impossible.

Gorgeous straightening irons

Gorgeous have created a new fabulous range of straightening irons clad in sparkling colors and jewels. They come in a beautiful case/handbag where you can put the iron even if it's still hot and the quality is as close to GHD you can get without spending the money.

 

Zenz Therapy

Zenz Therapy is an exclusive organic haircare label from Denmark. They produce professional organic haircare products based on aromatherapy.

The series is made up of 6 different shampoos and conditioner which can be mixed and used between each other. The also have 5 wonderful aromatherapeutic oils that can be used for everything. Massage, hair treatment, face oil and anything you can come to think of.

Zenz Therapy also have some hair styling products including a sea mist for volume, a molding clay and 3 shine waxes with various scents and properties.

I find this organic haircare label really professional and more like something you could go to buy in the hair salon as the packaging is really tasteful and feels luxurious, and the products themselves are of high quality and actually do what they promise to do.

It can be hard to find somewhere to buy them online but I found one place! It's a Swedish organic online shop and although they normally don't ship internationally I sent them an email asking them and everything was arranged very smoothly and within a couple of weeks I had the products in Sydney!

Here is a link to the shop if you want to do the same!

Thai decor

Thai decor for interior design in spas and hotels. In the little village of Ban Mae close to Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand there is a small family owned business making thai style handmade interior decoration objects. Everything is handmade from wood and the thai style lamps, picture frames, boxes and elephant coat hangers are all carefully designed and are created using traditional methods and tools. They ship to destinations all over the world and are now focusing on thai style retaurants and asian spas.

For more information email anantasit_ball@hotmail.com

Intelligent Nutrients

Intelligent Nutrients is a leading innovator in health and beauty products. USDA organic
certified, food-grade awesomeness.

From the founder of Aveda comes Intelligent Nutrients, a certified USDA organic
collection of skincare, hair care and aromatic scents. Every Intelligent Nutrients
product contains the super-anti-oxidant Intelllimune Seed Oil Complex – an anti-ageing,
synergistic blend of black cumin, pumpkin, red grape, red raspberry and
cranberry seed oils. Free of petrochemicals, parabens, phthalates, sulfates,
dioxanes, silicone, lead and heavy metals, these amazing new products are made
with 100% nutritious ingredients.

Fashionable inspiration

Black heels work can make anything look fabulous.

Lulu Organics NYC

I just love the packaging of these cute organic products from New York. Lulu Organics has created an organic hair powder, perfect for days when the hair is oily and you just don't want to wash it. They also have a fabulous organic lipbalm.

Lulu Organics is a home grown holistic beauty company that was born out of a frustration of the lack of the products they wanted to see on the market. And what a great thing!

Organic belly and breast balm

Prepare your body for the changes and prevent stretchmarks with this beautiful organic cream. A powerful blend of organic and wild-harvested ingredients from around the world to care for your expanding body. Potent oils, butters and flower extracts, fruits, nuts and seeds nourish and feeds your growing skin. The organic cream will help minimize the occurrence of stretchmarks with exceptional skin regeneratives that actively promote renewal, elasticity and suppleness. It eases the itching associated with rapid expansion and helps to prevent underlying tissue damage by stimulating skin renewal. 

The organic belly and breast balm feels wonderful on the skin and the scent is simply divine. The cream is safe to use during pregancy and beyond to help your skin regain it's suppleness and prevent and treat stretch marks. 

Click here to buy online.

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Buy organic body lotion

My favorite organic body lotion is the miessence Tropicana Body Milk. With certified organic ingredients and a smooth feel this organic body lotion is the best. The scent whispers of a tropical island somewhere with coconut and frangipani, and it leaves the skin feeling soft and irresistible.

Click here to buy organic body lotion online now.

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Inika cosmetics

Inika cosmetics is a certified organic cosmetic brand as is committed to bring natural and organic cosmetics to the world. Inika cosmetics is combining eco and chic to offer an ethical and natural alternative to the beauty scene.

The boxes that Inika cosmetics come in are made from recycled material and all their packaging is recyclable. Their make up is also certified halal, 100% cruelty free, as well as certified vegan.

Inika cosmetics offers a complete range of make up with everything from foundations, brushes, shadows, blushes and organic mascara. Click here to visit Inikas website.

One of my absolute favorite products is the Inika blending brush made from 100% synthetic materials and wood from sustainable forestry. It is really soft and neat and is very versatile.

Another favorite of mine is the mineral mascara. An organic mascara that fattens your lashes to make them look full and sensual. Being a contact lens wearer I have very sensitive an dry eyes but this mascara works fantastically. I also use miessence organic mascara as I like changing every now and then.

Buy hand made

Etsy.com is where to go if you want to buy hand made items. Find hand made jewelry, fashion and homwares. Etsy is a market place where independent designers can have their own shop and sell their pieces. A great online shopping destination to buy hand made and unique pieces.

I just found this beautiful necklace in luxedeluxe's shop.

Click here to visit Etsy.com

Natural shampoo conditioner

Here is two companies producing natural shampoo conditioner, treatments and styling products. Both are professional hair salon brands and are used by top stylists around the globe.

Kevin Murphy - All the natural shampoo conditioner and hair care products in Kevin Murphy professional hair care range contain high levels of natural ingredients and they use high grade essential oils and amino acids for the ultimate natural hair and scalp treatment. You’ll see the effects immediately. Kevin Murphy considers the environment in all their business decisions and try as much as possible to find cleaner, more sustainable methods of doing business.

Their bottles and tubs can be recycled so please don't let them end up in land-fill. Whenever possible, Kevin Murphy makes the outer packaging from post consumer waste to avoid the need for trees to be chopped down.



Davines - A conscious company using natural ingredients in their natural shampoo conditoners and entire hair care range. Accompanied by the latest cosmetic cutting edge techniques for excellent quality and top results the products are crafted with an artisanal spirit and an ethical and sustainable thinking.

Summer trends 2010 - Sydney

Out about on town there is so much fabulous fashion walking around. Cute little floral dresses matched with sandals during the day and with heels at night. Black dresses with lace and crocheting matched with large bags. Long feminine flowing dresses and headbands in all forms. Highwaisted short short jeans shorts matched with a plain singlet, cowboy boots, a straw hat over blonde locks and a vintage brown worn out shoulder bag.

Looking through the vintage and op shops in Newtown and around Surry Hills is a great way to spend a sunny Saturday. The first Saturday of each month they have a great market in Surry Hills opposite the library that is full of amazing and cool finds. The Bondi Markets also offers some great vintage clothing as well as many other little things.

Where to buy organic?

The best place to buy organic beauty products such as organic skin care, organic cosmetics and body care is definitely online. There are few physical stores stocking the great variety of organic products that we desire, and why should we not have the opportunity to browse the best organic brands in the same way we can with non organic products in a large beauty store?

Organic online shopping

For the best organic online shopping worldwide try miessence. They are a leading brand in the organic beauty industry and the products are available to buy online with worldwide delivery.

miessence

An American organic online shopping destination that stocks many of the best organic beauty brands is Skinbotanica. With organic brands such as Juice Beauty, Dr. Hauschka, Pangea Organics, and Alaska Mud Co. you are sure to find the best organic products for you.


Skinbotanica

Nimli is an online store for a complete organic lifestyle. They have a variety of organic beauty brands stocked such as Nvey eco, Solay, Sea Chi, and Aguacate & Co alongside with organic clothing and accessories.

Nimli


Where to buy organic offline?

If you do wish to find a physical shop to buy organic products your local health store is a great place to start. Also shops such as Macro and Planet Organic are spreading around the world to provide us with the same opportunities for fun shopping as our non organic friends.

Another way to locate an organic shop close to you is to simply email the company that is producing and distributing the desired products. If you for example want to buy Dr. Hauschkas organic face cream you can search online to find their website, find the contact email or phone number and let them know that you wish to buy their products locally and can they please tell you where? If they can't help you at least they know they have potential customers around your area which may be a trigger for them to send a representative out to make sure the products get stocked there.