I have always been overwhelmed by the abundance of brands and products that high street beauty stores have on offer. Since turning organic though, my choice has dropped significantly with shelves of skincare I could no longer consider.

I decided to walk through the aisles and see whether there are products with better formulas, that use organic ingredients that avoid harsh synthetics.

Take a look at what I discovered in Boots.

YES to

Growing in popularity brand that continues to squeze the best out of different fruit and vegetables occupies Boots' two main sections, face skincare and body care. The lines have a prominent position amongst other brands and offer four different types - Yes to carrots, Yes to cucumbers, Yes to Gapefruit and Yes to blueberries. Face creams and serums were a standard size at competitive price compared to L'oreal or No 7 whereas body washes, although larger (500ml bottles) than other makes, they were priced at £9.99 which was much higher to what we are used to pay for a shower gel.

Although looking at them for a long time, I didn't  buy any Yes to products. With up to 98% natural formulations, I didn't trust the brand with their ingredients list stating Fragrance(Parfum)which to me is an indication of a synthetic scent.

LITTLE SOAP COMPANY

This range of organic soaps caught my eye with its neat branding and it really gets the message across sitting in between the likes of Dove or Imperial Leather that, if you pick Little Soap, you are getting much natural skin cleansing experience. Free from sulphites thus non-irritating and keeping skin's natural protective lipid layer in place, there was no other soap I was going to consider. I picked English Lavender and Citrus which provided a great amount of satisfaction on purchase plus a natural bath staple lasting for over a month.  

KIND NATURED

Next up, was a discovery of body washes, bath soaks and shampoos that are free from sulphates, parabens and petrochemicals by Kind Natured. Due to a very affordable price, I bought  an Ylang Ylang & Sage Shampoo and Sea Salt & Bergamot Body Wash. Both products smelled lovely, lathered beautifully and lasted for a long time. The shampoo stood out also with its strands nourishing properties which made my hair easy to style. Also,these products have a rich list of botanical extracts which makes Kind Natured a really good value for money.

That's all I found in my local Boots but the choice of organic skincare stretches out to baby products, with Weleda, Tiddley Pom and Sophie the Giraffe online. I would love to learn about your experiences with your local pahrmacies and what products you've discovered. Please share your thoughts in the comment box below.

It was an unadulterated pleasure to use one of these hair saviours by Rahua, especially throughout the past festive season when many of us wish for a day to night flawless look to wow the crowd on a work do. Manageable, long lasting volume and healthy shine is the main result of  using this product and a 100% natural formula comes as a very luxurious benefit. A must try if you still haven't yet.

There's always something new to try and explore in beauty world and this time I decided to try and do a full make up using only natural products. I also focused on keeping the items to minimum and the time scales was less than 15 minutes.  BOTANICAL BRANDS very kindly agreed to help me with my project and equipped me with all the cosmetics required.

Please be aware that I am not a professional make up artist and the purpose of my video was to show one can achieve a trendy party look without the expensive, often full of toxins palettes and make up bases. What's more, the make up can be done quickly with great long lasting effect (tested by dancing for hours in a club) and your skin will be getting a boost from all the botanicals Living Nature infuses their products with. Take a look. Forgive a grey-ish ligthing, it was filmed on a very stormy day.
Enjoy and don't forget to comment in the box underneath this post.

MY BEST PERFORMING FAVOURITES:

1). LIVING NATURE TINTED MOISTURISER - it absorbs quickly, evens out the skin colour, great make up base, can be used without the finishing powder.

2). LIVING NATURE LIPSTICK IN WARM WOOD - it's soft and creamy on application, yet doesn't bleed and stays put without a lip liner

3). LIVING NATURE EYE SHADOW IN TUSSOCK- it is versatile and creates a  deep earthy shade