Elate Clean Cosmetics autumn/winter make-up collection review

I’ve never hidden my passion for Canadian brand Elate Clean Cosmetics. This super natural, vegan-friendly make-up brand offers really superior quality, an amazing range of colours and pure, non-toxic ingredients. If I had to use one green beauty make-up brand … Continue reading

Natural Colour Works hair dye and salon review

When my local Aveda salon closed in October I was forced to findĀ a new hairdressers to keep my not-a-natural-redhead secret. I had read a piece by Imelda Burke (founder of natural storeĀ Content Beauty) in the Telegraph of the best natural … Continue reading

Natural beauty hack: DIY travel size facial oils

Vitamin E capsules as a natural facial oil

This is more of a natural beauty hack than a review. The dilemma: you’re going away and you desperately want to take a facial oil but are short on space and you’ve been stung before by the leaking bottle of … Continue reading

For the kids: natural hand wash and hand freshener spray

Paddy's Foaming Hand Wash and Kinder By Nature's Hand Freshener

Having recently conquered the potty training milestone, the focus in our house has been getting little hands clean – almost more challenging than the potty training itself. Here are two natural children’s products we have fallen in love with: Kinder … Continue reading

Love + Salt = new natural perfume obsession

Love+Salt Amongst The Waves natural perfume

Another intro from A Beautiful World’s spring/summer sampler box, Love + Salt Amongst the Waves by Olivine Atelier was a chance discovery that I’m never letting go of. Billed as a beach hair and body mist, many swear by its … Continue reading

Schmidt’s: the Holy Grail of natural deodorants

Schmidt's Ylang Ylang and Calendula Deodorant

“How are your pits?” “Amazing, yours?” This little overshare follows a scorching day out having convinced my sister to try Schmidt’s Natural Deodorant. My sister doesn’t usually buy in to my natural-is-better campaign. But two days later I get a … Continue reading

Summer natural beauty essentials: Badger sunscreen and Hurraw! sun balm

Natural Badger sunscreen and Hurraw UV lip balm

With another heatwave around the corner I’ve got a couple more natural sunscreen reviews for you. My old favourite Badger and their zinc oxide SPF 15 Unscented Sunscreen Cream and new fave Hurraw! SPF 15 Sun Balm. Hurraw! SPF 15 … Continue reading

MooGoo Anti-Ageing SPF 15 Face Cream

MooGoo Anti-Ageing SPF 15 Face Cream

I often get asked for reviews of natural face creams with SPF. They’ve been somewhat lacking on the blog as my own preference is for non-nano zinc oxide as a UV blocker and when I started there weren’t that many … Continue reading

Organic natural eye creams that won’t break the bank

Natural organic eye creams

Eye creams are often quite pricey, especially when you consider the quantity you get, but they’re an important part of our daily beauty regimes. Here are my reviews of a couple of more affordable ones by organic beauty brands Organic … Continue reading

Weleda White Mallow Body Lotion

For a few months I’ve been on the hunt for a really decent all natural body moisturiser. I got off to a good start with Organic Surge Sweet Blossom Body Cream. It smells fabulous, a bit like sherbet, and has … Continue reading