Hi All!
I hope you’re all enjoying the weekend!
Thanks so much to all of you who signed up for the O.N.E. Skincare Giveaway – I really appreciate all of the liking, following and tweeting everyone did so thank you so much!!
Congratulations to our winner who was randomly selected, Sharon David!
Please email me ASAP with your mailing information so I can get your prize out to you!
If you didn’t win, fret not, I have more giveaways in the works soon so stay tuned! 😉
Have a Great Day!
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Happy Saturday!
I hope you’re all having a nice weekend!
Last Summer, I had the lovely opportunity to try out this amazing all-in-one beauty product by O.N.E. Skincare and really enjoyed it quite a lot.
If this is news to you, O.N.E. Skincare was created by one woman in her kitchen with a mission to create the ultimate all-in-one beauty product. The formula is lovely and natural and includes nourishing ingredients such as sunflower, olive oil, vitamin E, and lavender. If you want to learn more about my experiences with this product, check out my original review for O.N.E. Skincare – here.
I did a giveaway back with that original review and I’m so happy that O.N.E. Skincare has offered to sponsor a giveaway again so that more readers have a chance to discover their lovely product!
This giveaway starts today and will end this Friday, March 8th, 2013, so Hurry & Sign Up While You Can!
Good Luck 🙂
Click Here to Enter the Giveaway!
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It has begun!
The first giveaway of 12 in my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Event!
If you missed my post, definitely click the link above so you can get the 411 on what brands are up for grabs!
I won’t be telling you which specific items are up for grabs until the giveaways go live because, well, I thought surprising you would be fun!
Definitely check back every day to enter a new giveaway for 12 days straight here on Storybook Apothecary – I’ll be giving away loads of amazing goodies from all my favorite brands!
Anyhow, onto today’s giveaway!
Today’s gift that’s up for grabs is the Tan Organic Natural Sunless Tanning Spray. You may remember me reviewing this lovely product over the past Summer. If not, check out my review for it here and then come back to enter once you see how brilliant it is!
If you want the gist on this amazing tanner, it’s an all natural, award-winning organic sunless tanning spray that hails straight from Ireland. It’s simple to use and gives a lovely, natural looking tan that is very easy to build up and looks so good, but without the sun damage!
Special thanks to Tan Organic for sponsoring this and sending me the item for giveaway – I truly appreciate it very much!
Sign up for the giveaway through rafflecopter – Enter Here!
Please Note – This giveaway and all the giveaways I’ll be holding every day for 12 days are Flash Giveaways – They will only be open for entries for 48 Hours so do Enter Right Away if you want a great chance at winning!
This giveaway closes December 7th, 2012.
Stay tuned here every day for 12 days straight for more chances to win great beauty (& a few jewelry!) items!
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I am a SteamCream convert!
I’d heard a bit about these creams and I really didn’t know what the heck it was all about; a cream that’s made through steam processing with natural ingredients? Is this unique?
It turns out, it actually is, at least with SteamCream.
Their awesome formula includes a calming oatmeal infusion base as well as a variety of essential oils, vegetable oils and butters.
I honestly thought, meh, it’s just a glorified hand cream, but I’ve been able to use this on my face, hands and body alternatively with great effects. My skin has felt softer, more hydrated and youthful looking with this cream. Also, the one I received – Chagrin – was so lovely and has an amazing scent. It’s strange, I actually think that it includes some measure of rose, which I normally wouldn’t like, but for some reason, this scent is amazing. It works, whatever it is!! LOL.
Plus, they come in these amazing tins that are really cute and uniquely made – they have thread on them that allows for you to screw them closed so unlike most normal tins that you just push the lid onto (and that spill), this one was jostled around in my handbag all week and didn’t spill at all.
I highly recommend these for anything – as a quality hand cream, face cream, or body cream. They’re gentle enough to use anywhere you like. I would definitely take these in my purse for using anywhere, especially on weekend trips when I don’t want to drag my whole box of tricks with me. These work extremely well for traveling in your purse and the designs of these is so adorable! I will certainly be purchasing more of these, especially the UK and USA themed ones! I’m possessed with the Olympics spirit at the moment so I’ll be picking those 2 up! I definitely think they have many designs and types of creams that will be great for anyone and they’re very decently priced; I plan on giving these as gifts in the future as they’re really easily customized.
If you purchase from the SteamCream site now, you can get Free Shipping (UK, EU, US, and Canada Only) using this code: LDN2012
Check out the London Collection Set Special Edition for the Olympics – here!
Check out the Liberty USA SteamCream – here!
Check out the Love for Japan Charity Tin – here!
Check out the full line of SteamCreams on their website – Here!
Disclaimer: I was NOT given compensation to write this blog post in any way other than the samples that were sent to me from SteamCream for review purposes. My opinions, thoughts and experiences with this product are my own.
Tan Organic is having a special deal!
If you purchase their New OilArganic, a moisturizing complex of 8 plant oils and rose fragrance meant to condition hair, skin and nails while it also diminishes stretch marks and scars, you can get a Full Size bottle of Tan Organic FREE! If you haven’t yet discovered the awesome-ness that is Tan Organic, check out my original post on it – here!
Check out the special – Here!
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A month or so ago, I was given the chance to try this incredible sunless spray tanner from TanOrganic, an Irish company that offers the first ever sunless tanning product made from 95% certified organic ingredients and is 100% natural. Created by one Irish woman’s quest for the most natural fake tan on the market, this has won many awards including the Irish Times Best Tan / Value Award for 2011. Check out what other awards they’ve won – here. It comes in a very sturdy glass spray bottle and each order right now comes with a free TanErase Ultimate Exfoliator, a tool used to remove the tanner from your skin. Also, they offer a Tanning Mitt (pictured below) you can purchase to help with the application of this sunless spray tanner, if you like. Personally, they didn’t send me one to use, so I just used those disposable latex gloves, but if you prefer to have your own dedicated tanning applicator mitt, theirs is decently priced.
Anyhow, on with the review! The texture of this spray is really very water, easily spreadable onto the skin and soaks right in with a bit of massaging. I actually find this to be a pretty fool proof product. Incredibly so, because I’ve tried many a drugstore fake tanner with disastrous results which is why I normally avoid a fake tan. They just make me look orange or, worse, dirty, but this one gives an amazingly realistic looking tan that I love!
First off, for application, I definitely recommend you either buy their tanning mitt or otherwise use some latex gloves to apply because it is a guarantee to stain your hands. That being said, it’s extremely easy to apply and you shouldn’t experience streaking at all as long as you spray an even layer thoroughly over your skin and massage it into your skin until it’s all soaked up. If you’re like me, prone to accidents and messes, you may want to consult their very helpful application demo video – here! It is also recommended that you apply it in circular motions, massaging it into the skin and then you have to wait 6-8 hours before rinsing it off. My advice – take a book or your laptop into the bathroom and hang out for a bit while you “tan” away. Once you’re done and all rinsed, be sure to use only gentle body and face washes as well as a lot of moisturizer to prolong the life of the tan.
All in all, this is a really great tan product!
I would actually go so far as to say this is THE BEST self tanning product I have ever tried.
It gives you a really natural and realistic looking tan without toxic or harmful ingredients and actually includes a lot of beneficial organic and natural ones – Aloe, Orange Peel, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ginger and Honey extracts among others which help to improve the skin’s condition while you achieve that perfect shade of Summer.
Plus, I really like that it comes out in a watery spray because its a lot easier to use than the mousse / cream / lotion varieties which seem to get onto every surface of my bathroom.
This is an especially awesome self tan product for those with fairer skin because it shows up. Often times, I’ve found that a lot of the self tanning products I’ve purchased in the past for “light” or “fair” tones just don’t show up at all and the “dark” tones make me look ridiculous. This one is just right and totally buildable if you’re on the darker side of things 😉 . I definitely recommend you check it out because it’s one of the safest ways to “tan” or even fake tan, is incredibly simple to use and has a lovely natural color for that Summer glow we all want without the damage.
Check it out – here!
Learn more about TanOrganic – here!
…And now onto the giveaway!
You have TanOrganic to thank for this, so please do show them love in the comments if you sign up because they have been extremely generous and sent me both a Full Sized bottle of TanOrganic Sunless Spray Tanner valued at $40 USD complete with a Self Tanning Mitt valued at $10 USD!
If you’re craving that Summer glow and you want a safer way to get that look, definitely sign up for your chance to win!
CLICK HERE TO ENTER For Your Chance to Win Your Own Tan Organic Spray Tanner and Tanning Mitt!
What do you think of Sunless spray tanners?
What’s your favorite tanning product?
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Disclaimer: I was NOT given compensation to write this blog post in any way other than the samples that were sent to me from TanOrganic for review and giveaway purposes. My opinions, thoughts and experiences with this product are my own.
I was so happy when Honeybee Gardens sent me this palette for review and I’ve been trying to post on it for ages! I’d actually done some looks with it awhile ago and I was all set to post on it and show you all the fun looks I created with these shadows when, like a complete idiot, I deleted them off my phone without thinking. Then I had to move so it’s all been one thing after another! So, I apologize for the delay on this because I have been wanting to show it to you for awhile now and I finally did some brand new looks for it! I hope you enjoy!
I think this palette is fantastic because it has such vibrant colors for the Summer that anyone can wear and look great. The number one thing I love about this eye shadow palette is the ingredients. It includes a lot of natural ingredients in these eye shadow colors such as kaolin clay, vitamin E, roman chamomile, cucumber, and aloe. Plus, these colors are totally customizable and can be toned down or built up for eye-catching makeup looks that work well for day and night.
This palette features 4 extremely pigmented and bright colors – Velour (deep purple), Mojito (mint green), Cupcake (soft pinkish violet) and Shipwreck (deep blue). It also includes a really nice quality dual ended eye shadow brush made of bamboo which I found to be really handy to use when I was out an about.
One thing I really love about Honeybee Gardens in general is their commitment to natural beauty and this palette truly highlights that with the fact that their ingredients are natural and skin beneficial as well as being eco-friendly AND cruelty free!
A Closer Look At The Colors:
Makeup Look With Cupcake and Velour:
For this look, I’ve added a color shimmer shadow over the top as these pigmented colors are basically matte with a very subtle shimmer and for some reason, I’m all about gold lately! I’m also wearing the Eyeko eyeliner I got in my June Birchbox (see that review – here!). I wore this look for a subtle evening type makeup look as I was going to the movies with my boyfriend!
Makeup Look with Shipwreck:
See what I mean about the gold obsession?
Sorry for my crazy eye look haha. I don’t know why I’m squinting my eye so much; I think I must be trying to “aim” my eye at the camera, but that’s just ridiculous and obviously didn’t work out to well for me. Anyhow, just avoid trying to stare at my random crazy eye too long and focus on the eye shadow! LOL.
I feel like it goes really nice with those glowy dewy type looks and I’ve really enjoyed wearing it especially with the CARGO HydraBronze Powder I recently bought because it just feels really Summer-y! So this look also includes the gold because I’m just that obsessed with gold at the moment, but I also added some nude shimmer and beige colors because I’m spontaneous like that.
Makeup Look with Mojito:
So this is the last look and my favorite! It’s pretty sea and mermaid inspired and I really like the way it turned out. On the inner third of my eye, I’ve used gold shimmer shadow (of course!) and then the mojito in the center and then a deep bronze shimmer shadow on the outer third of my eye. It looks a bit strange in the photo, but in person I promise it looks very ethereal and mystic! It’s a really pretty look, though I didn’t actually wear it anywhere. I just sort of played around with it a bit and had some fun. I think this would work well for something theatrical like a Halloween costume look or a fairy whimsical look. I feel like it totally embodies Summer though and I hope you like it!
I really love this eye shadow palette and I’ve been using it a lot for creating fun looks for when I’m out and about on the weekends. Honeybee Gardens carries a number of other equally lovely shadow palettes and they’re all very affordable and have really cute themes for each season and every look. If you’re not too deep into makeup, they also carry a number of awesome skincare, body care and even a men’s line of products!
Check out the Party Girl palette – here!
Check out their entire line of makeup – here!
Check out all Honeybee Gardens’ products – here!
The lovely people at Honeybee Gardens are offering Storybook Apothecary readers a chance to win their very own Party Girl palette! Yay!
To enter, click the link below!
A winner will be chosen this Tuesday so hurry up and enter!
You’ll have multiple chances and ways to enter to win so good luck!
Click Here to Enter the Giveaway!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED.
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Disclaimer: I was NOT given compensation to write this blog post in any way other than the samples that were sent to me from Honeybee Gardens for review. My opinions, thoughts and experiences with this product are my own.
As promised, I am announcing 2 winners today who will be a sent free full size of the ONE Skincare Organic Olive Oil Nourishing Treatment that I reviewed – here.
Without further delay, congratulations to “Kristie” and “TP” !
Please shoot me an email at storybookapothecary@gmail.com with your mailing address asap!
Thanks & Stay tuned for more giveaways coming soon!
Also, the HABA giveaway is still going, so hurry and sign up – here!
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That’s right!
Only 24 hours left until 2 lucky winners are chosen to receive a full sized Organic Olive Oil All-In-One Nourishing Treatment for Skin, Hair and Nails!
Hurry and Sign up! – HERE!
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I have been eyeing Willa Naturals’ products for quite awhile.
If you’re unfamiliar, Willa Naturals was made to help offer a fun line of natural skincare products to girls at affordable prices.
They have a great lines of features in their products that anyone trying to go more natural with their routine will appreciate, whether you’re 15 or 40.
Check Out the Stats:
As such a big fan of their natural and simple line of products for girls, I jumped at the chance to try samples of their Fresh Face Cucumber Face Mask.
I know their products are mainly marketed to younger girls, but hey, a face mask is a face mask is a face mask and I want to try them all, especially the cucumber ones!
Included in this awesome face mask are ingredients such as Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Witch Hazel, and Cucumber Extract.
It is mainly meant for young teen girls experiencing acne breakouts, unclog pores, and oiliness.
I really love this face mask!
It is SO awesome for detoxing the skin; after I used this mask, my pores looked smaller, more clear and any redness was calm.
It definitely helped clear breakouts for me as well.
One thing to keep in mind is that this mask brings all breakouts and would-be breakouts to the surface of the skin so you may have a day or so where you have a few spots on your face, but after that, your skin will be clear and calm.
I truly love the results this face mask gave me! Even though it is marketed to younger girls, it should be for anyone who has acne prone skin or anyone who needs to combat hormonal breakouts. It works really well and doesn’t dry the skin out at all even though it does help unclog your pores.
Not only that, but this mask is SO affordable!
It only costs $1.75 USD for a small .33 Oz Foil, but I used one of these on 3 different occasions so the value is huge on this.
I highly recommend this mask, whether you’re battling teen skin breakouts, adult acne or hormonal.
It works, it’s super affordable and budget friendly, and the ingredients are pretty great as well.
Check it out – here!
Anyone ever experienced Willa Naturals Skincare before?
Let me know in the comments!
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Disclaimer: I was NOT given compensation to write this blog post in any way other than the samples that were sent to me from Willa Skincare to review. My opinions, thoughts and experiences with this product are my own.
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