Qsilica Skin Care range review

My skin certainly needs help, its summer, time when glowing summer skin is in reality dry and starting to need extra help.
I was sent the Qsilica REJUVENATE

Invigorating Body Lotion, I like the sleek black packaging, makes a change from white tubes or girly colours.

It has a really zesty sharp fragrance and is lovely to apply, its rich and creamy and not quick to absorb which in my mind is not a bad thing as you get to massage it in well. I think this adds to the invigorating benefit.
My skin felt smooth and supple after use, hydrated all day, though I,m sometimes a little greedy with good products and have been using it a couple of times a day.

Get Infused! - Discover the secret to your natural glow

The new Qsilica Skin Care range has, this month, been launched in the UK. Distributed by Planet Health International, this natural skin care range includes eight products that use potent natural nutrients – not synthetic cocktails. All the Qsilica Skin Care products  are infused with colloidal silica to visibly fight the signs of ageing and give that outer glow.

Silica, a mineral natural to sand and Quartz, is present in many vegetables and grains and is an important nutrient for the skin. Qsilica is a form of the mineral optimised for easy absorption. It provides antioxidants and vitamins, which, in turn, produce a natural glow in the skin, promote youthful radiance and maintain elasticity and suppleness.

Only potent natural nutrients and ingredients are used in the Qsilica Skin Care range.  Every product is free of chemicals, parabens, sulphates, petroleum and synthetic additives and none are tested on animals.

Available from Harrods, Selfridges, leading natural health stores and pharmacies nationwide and online at www.planethealth.com.au, the new Qsilica Skin Care range comprises:

Qsilica REHYDRATE 

Energising Facial Mist

Cool and refresh tired skin – a perfect application partnet for Restor Intensive Facial Oil

50ml RRP (recommended retail price) £9.95

Qsilica REPAIR

Strengthening Hand andNail Cream

Keep your hands and nails in top shape

50ml RRP £10.95

Qsilica REMOVE

Make Up and Grime Cleansing Gel

A one-step gentle cleanser to remove all make up and grime leaving your skin fresh and ready for moisturisation

100ml RRP £15.95

Qsilica REVITALISE

Smoothing Facial Exfoliator

Shed dead skin cells and gently reveal new revitalized skin

100ml RRP £15.95

Qsilica REVIVE

Nutrient Boost Face and; Neck Moisturiser

For soft and supple, hydrated and glowing skin

50ml RRP £15.95

Qsilica REPLENISH

Wrinkles and Bags Eye Cream

Forget wrinkles and bags; rejuvenate your eyes to restore your natrual youthful glow

30ml RRP £19.95

Qsilica RESTORE

Intensive Facial Oil

A combination of rich, luxurious natural oils to deliver intensive skin restoration

30ml RRP £19.95

Qsilica REJUVENATE

Invigorating Body Lotion

All-over body glow

200ml RRP £19.95

The Qsilica Skin Care range complements the Qsilica Beauty from the Inside Out range of Qsilica Colloidal Silica Gel and Capsule products, the top-selling supplement to promote healthy skin, hair and nails.

Visit http://uk.planethealth.com.au to purchase or learn more about the Qsilica Skin Care range.

Fish Hairdressing Co for waves and curls

I love Fish hair products, I remember first seeing them and thinking the name was a bit odd for hair products. But I have since been won over as my hairdresser is forever recommending them and uses some of the range when doing my hair.

The latest products are to create height, waves and curls, now my hair is straight however once curled I can keep it in place for an evening with the Fishfixer, for those lucky enough to have curls the Curlyfish is ideal.

With over 20 years of salon expertise, the Fish styling team has bottled its trade secrets to create two exciting new essentials to tame tresses and leave us with heavenly hair no matter what our style, length or budget.

Summer 2011 has two big key trends:

Big, beautiful, natural hair like Jennifer Lopez and Tamed, glamorous curls

as worn by Rihanna.

Perfecting both styles can be tricky, especially when it comes to defining the look and fixing it all in place. The two new products from the Fish range have been created to help you achieve these keys styles in a simple no-fuss approach whilst keeping you looking bang on trend.

With new female styling from FISH HAIR DRESSING CO

This light hairspray will help you create big and bouncy yet natural looking hair.

How
Add height to your roots by tipping your head upside down and massaging hair at the crown, then smooth style into place with a large barrel brush. Spray Fishfixer at the roots to hold volume. Allow to dry and spray again for a firmer hold.

(£3.05/250ml)

Curlyfish helps keep frizz at bay, leaving you with defined and glossy curls.

How?

Apply this cream to towel dried hair, comb through and blow dry to transform your tresses into bouncy, sexy curls. A true head turner in a bottle

Top tip, when using the Curlyfish, scrunch the hair and twist round your fingers

as you dry to create greater definition.

(£4.07/100ml)

All Fish products are available from Boots nationwide and www.kmiclub.com

Visit us at www.fishsoho.com and follow us at www.facebook.com/FishSoho

YOUR PRINCESS SHALL GO TO THE BALL WITH THE NEW DISNEY PRINCESS MAGIC WAND GAME

Doesn't this Disney Magic Wand Game look like every little girls dream, this makes me wish I was little again, no not just in height!!

Its in the shops now, my review is to follow shortly.

Transport your little one to a magical fairytale kingdom with the brand new Disney Princess Magic Wand Game from Jumbo.  Children can transform into their favourite Disney Princess as they play the part of Cinderella, Snow White, Belle or Sleeping Beauty.

Sharing the fun with up to four friends, players work their way around the board with the aim of being the first to win the ultimate prize, entry to the enchanted castle!

The Disney Princess Magic Wand Game is no traditional board game as kids can ditch the dice to make way for the ‘speaking’ wand!  With one wave of the wand, the Fairy Godmother will guide Princesses around the board and tell them just how many steps to take.

With the pop-up 3Dcastle, Princess counters and not forgetting the ‘speaking’ wand,your child will enjoy hours of fun living the life of a Princess and what’s more, the winner shall go to the ball! 

Suitable for children aged four plus and priced at £14.99 (RRP), the game is available in Argos, Toys R Us,Tesco, Smyths, Entertainer and Mothercare from late July 2011.

BRITISH PARENTS CALL FOR TIGHTER LAWS OVER BUGGY SAFETY

BRITISH PARENTS CALL FOR TIGHTER LAWS OVER BUGGY SAFETY

Two in five parents believe that buggy wrist straps should be legal requirement in the UK

Inventor of pram safety strap ‘BuggyTug’, Di Mayze has been talking to parents to hear their views on buggy safety and whether a wrist strap should be made a legal requirement on all buggies and prams sold in the UK, as is the case in Australia. The resulting feedback from parents is loud and clear – they would definitely like to see more safety measures when it comes to the security of a child in a buggy or pram.

Of the 100 families surveyed, over 72% had either experienced themselves or knew someone that had experienced an incident of a pram starting to roll away after letting go for a split second. 74% said that their buggy or pram did not come with a safety wrist strap as standard, yet 77% said that they would feel more secure if their buggy had one. 47% believe a buggy should come equipped with a wrist strap and most tellingly, a further 40% even go as far as to say that it should be a legal requirement in the UK.

Di Mayze conducted this research following a horrifying incident in York a couple of weeks ago when three men had to jump into a the River Ouse to save a four month old baby after her pram rolled away and into the water, after her mum bent down momentarily to fasten her older child’s coat. The men heard the mother scream and rescued the baby, who was face down in the water and lifted her to safety before the unthinkable occurred. For the full story, see the York Press http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9153227.Heroes_tell_of_baby_rescue/

Di says, ‘There are stories such as this happening all over the world, and it seems that many parents, including myself, believe that in the UK it should be a legal requirement for buggies and prams to have a wrist strap connecting the carer and the pushchair, as is the case in Australia. Following the results of this survey, I think it is time to start a campaign, and I am now investigating the correct channels to get our voices heard’

Di explains how BuggyTug came into existence, ‘After I had my little boy, I saw horrifying footage of a buggy rolling under a train in Melbourne and immediately started looking around for a strap and could not believe that one didn’t already exist. Very few buggy manufacturers include one as standard, and those that do only offer a something that is transferable to most buggy and pram brands, and comfortable and flexible enough so those using it barely notice it’s there, so I invented BuggyTug. I’m thrilled with the result, and I know from the many positive reviews I receive that those who use it feel that extra bit more reassured that their child is safe!

  It attaches (like a luggage tag) to any single handled pram and to the wrist of the carer ensuring two never become separated.

• Comfortable
• Easy to use
• Made of neoprene so it’s super stretchy! Reaching into a changing bag or using the mobile is no problem at all!
• RRP: £3.99
• Stockists: www.buggytug.com; JoJo Maman Bebe; Amazon; Asda, Boots.com; John Lewis & Kiddicare

Accidents with a pram that could so easily be avoided occur all too often and in recent years there have even been two documented incidents where buggies have rolled under a train. CCTV confirms that all it took was a split second of separation for those involved to be faced with the unthinkable. On both occasions there was, thankfully, a happy ending, but it could so easily have been different.

Store Twenty One Florals

With the summer being a little absent until this week  there may be only one other way to at least look summery if it takes off again and that's to inject summer into your wardrobe. 2011's floral trend comes to save us from the deluge with pieces set to brighten  in bright botanicals, vintage blooms, and garden prints.

I adore flowers and as my gardens blooms seem doomed to suffer under the rain clouds, we are settling for these fab dresses  from the Store Twenty One collection to cheer us up.

Paige and I had a ball trying on some of the range, they have a dress or accessory for everybody wanting to be on trend. Luckily the sun came out and I managed to get a picture of a shy Paige looking gorgeous in the Tropical Ruffle Maxi Dress, its hot in colour and style, the ruffle is very pretty, its floaty and light to wear and we are going to be fighting over this dress.

The weather may be cold but this maxi dress is hot!

Tropical Ruffle Blast Maxi,

 £14.99 

Paige loved this light to wear strapless dress, heavy with hot tropical flowers. Perfect on the beach or at a festival.

For me I loved the  feminine oriental feel to this halterneck maxi. It gives a gorgeous shape to shoulders, and is a real feelgood feminine dress.

Halterneck Maxi,
£19.99

For those who like to keep on trend with accessories try some of these.

A bouquet of bags

Tropical Embellished Bag
£12.50

or

Floral Sequin Shopper
£10

Get away from the rain with this blooming big holdall.

Pink Print Holdall on Wheels
£16

Be ahead of the weather with this straw hat and a cute blossom.

Floral Corsage Trilby
£6

Try a scarf teamed up with a favourite top

Open Weave Floral Scarf
£4

However you wear this summers florals make sure you enjoy yourself.

From tropical getaways to garden parties – summer florals from Store Twenty One are for every occasion

STORE TWENTY ONE
0121 705 8286
www.storetwentyone.co.uk

Cherry Blossom Premium Range

Whether this is going to really show my age, but I grew up when shoe polishing was as much part of a Sunday tradition as was a Sunday roast. I used to do this with my Granny who we lived with for a lot of my childhood.

It was getting everything ready for school and having shiny shoes was a must!

I loved the fragrance of shoe polish, I used to be responsible for rubbing it in, we used Cherry Blossom then and the fragrance always makes me feel nostalgic for shared tasks with Granny.

I loved the little tins with the butterfly catch, always easy to flip the lid off, sometimes for little fingers a challenge to put back on.

Its nice to know its still being made and nice to learn that its still manufactured here in the UK.  Its bang up to date with some really great shoe cleaning products.

Among my favourites is  a very handy Cherry Blossom Universal Cleaner for all leathers, I loved this as it brought my leather bag and a few belts up to a nice sheen, its great on Chris's work shoes as these need a polish most days as he has to inspect sites that can be quite dusty.

The Renovating cream really helped rejuvenate my boots, I know its a bit early for winter shoes, but we have floods in Cambridgeshire at the moment and I'm preparing for any weather!

I just was thrilled that the little tins of Cherry Blossom shoe polish look the same and the polish inside evokes childhood for me with the same good fragrance.
Sadly the little butterfly is missing to ping off the lid. Happily though, it has a magical 'Press Here to Open' and the lid pings off giving as much satisfaction.

I was sent a history of the product and by now you know I like these features to make one think, learn a little history about a product or company so here it is.

A Brief History of Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom were the first and now the only UK manufacturer of shoe polish. Started in 1906 by brothers Dan and Charles Mason, Cherry Blossom polish started from a need to use wasted tin plate left over from making their soap company containers.

Appreciating the growing demand for wax boot polish, the brothers realised that this discarded tin plate could be used to make small tins ideal for polish. They therefore employed a chemist to come up with the right formulation and launched in 1906.

The iconic “one penny tin” with its original “butterfly” twist opener was introduced in 1907 as was the name “Cherry Blossom Boot Polish”. In 1912 they sold off the soap company and concentrated on the manufacturing of polish. Padawax, a major step forward for convenience, was introduced in 1960. You could now apply polish with just the sponge and buff with a cloth. 1983 saw the “butterfly twist” tins replaced by the “snap open” variety and in 1986 New Meltonian and Cherry Blossom Shoe Care Plus was introduced – a liquid wax shoe cream designed for fast and easy application and fast shine.

Today the Cherry Blossom shoecare range is manufactured in Alfreton, Derbyshire, and as the materials used in the manufacturing of shoes have changed to include suede, nubuck, corduras and canvas as well as the traditional leather, so too have the products on offer from Cherry Blossom.

‘Cherry Blossom making a good first impression since 1906’

Cherry Blossom launches Cherry Blossom Premium at Debenhams nationwide

Cherry Blossom Premium, the new range of luxury shoe care products benefiting from extensive market research on both formulation and performance, has launched exclusively through Debenhams, the UK high street departmental chain with 105 outlets in the UK.

Available now in Debenhams’ Ladies Shoe departments, Cherry Blossom Premium caters for every shoe care need and is also focused on those wanting to take care of their handbags and leather goods. Products such as the squeezey tube ‘Leather Cream’ nourishes and protects while the spray can; ‘Universal Cleaner’ cleans and restores make caring for your shoes and leather goods as easy as saying ‘Cherry Blossom’.

With years in the making the ‘Premium’ range from the oldest and most trusted shoe care company in Britain is one not to be missed: for keeping up appearances is something not to be trifled with. Cherry Blossom has been ‘making a good first impression since 1906’, they should know.

http://www.cherryblossom.co.uk/index.cfm

Find Me a Gift Review

Well I don't know whether to don full wetsuit for the beach or just because its been raining so heavily again today the water actually soaked my lounge floor after I left a window open.

I certainly cannot fault the timing of Find Me a Gift.com they sent me this rather fantastic heart shaped umbrella not only is it very large, capable of sheltering myself and another, it looks absolutely fab. I have had lots of people smile and a few people ask where its from and only used it three times.  Seems love is still around.

It may be summer buy my new brolly has been out as much as me. I had a good look at Find me a gift.com, they have a superb range of gifts for summer and the garden, ranging from a few pounds. Really lovely gift ideas and I love the chance to personalise some of them for friends birthdays too.

Well my brolly has certainly been a talking point and a great one for husbands and boyfriends to put away for Valentines Day or a wedding anniversary.

Here are just a few more gifts you may like.

FLOWER GRENADES - rrp £11.99

‘Flower Grenades’ make a wonderful gift for natural beauty lovers. This pack of three clay ‘grenades’ are jam-packed with soil, rye-grass, poppies and buttercups - perfect for livening up a corner of the garden with an explosion of colour. Simply launch the grenades and beautiful wild flowers will bloom! Each grenade measures approx 7cm x 10cm x 6cm.

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/wild-flowers-seeds-flower-grenades.html

FROM YOU TO ME GARDEN JOURNAL – rrp £11.99

This beautiful ‘From You To Me Garden Journal - Digging Up Memories’ is a thoughtful gift for any green-fingered relative, and will grow into a cherished heirloom. The journal asks 60 questions about their life in the garden and encourages them to include gardening tips, childhood memories and hopefully reveal all their planting knowledge and secrets! Once completed, they hand it back to the giver as a valuable keepsake.

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/digging-up-memories-garden-journal.html

 

PERSONALISED NAME AN ORCHID AND PERSONALISED NAME A ROSE DELUXE EDITION rrp from £19.99

The ‘Personalised Name An Orchid’ and ‘Personalised Name a Rose Deluxe Edition’ are unique, considerate gifts for flower lovers that will weather all seasons. Both gift sets include a personalised certificate, a batch of seeds – which they can officially name and which will be stored on the Exotic Orchid Registry/ Amore Rose Registry - and instructions so they can nurture their very own bonny blooms for years!

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/personalised-name-an-orchid-gift-pack.html

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/name-a-rose-deluxe-edition.html

‘CUPPA PLEASE’ KNEELING PAD – rrp £3.99

·         This handy ‘Gardening Kneeling Pad’ is the ideal gift for any eager gardener. No more sore knees, this clever pad guarantees to keep knees cushioned and comfy. And, not only does it protect knees from painful aches and bruises, but it might just score the user a cuppa too! All that gardening is thirsty work so hold up the pad in the direction of the kitchen and hope somebody takes the hint... "CUPPA PLEASE!"

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/gardening-kneepads-kneeling-pad-kneeling-mat.html

HEART UMBRELLA – rrp £18.99

Don’t leave the garden just because it’s raining - this funky heart umbrella makes a wonderful cheery gift for any lovely lady, all year round! When closed it looks like a normal stylish brolly, but when opened it takes the shape of a huge heart. This super sweet umbrella comes in red, hot pink and candy pink and will add some cheer to any rainy day! The perfect pretty birthday present or a lovely Mother’s Day gift to fend off those annoying April showers.

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/ladies-umbrellas-brolly-funky-umbrellas-heart-umbrella.html

GROW YOUR OWN SUNFLOWER IN A TIN – rrp £2.49

Brighten up someone’s day - and garden - with this fabulous ‘Grow Your Own Sunflower In A Tin’. The pretty tin includes soil and seeds so all that’s needed is a little water and some TLC. The tin is the ideal starter kit for budding gardeners with easy-to-follow instructions. The sunflower seeds will make a tasty healthy snack and can be kept to plant the next year! A sunny gift that’ll last longer than a bouquet.

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/sunflowers-growing-sunflowers-plant-in-a-tin-grow-your-own.html

PERSONALISED GARDENING MUG – rrp £9.99

 

Every gardener’s must-have accessory: a comforting mug of steaming tea! Treat a friend or relative to a ‘Personalised Gardening Mug’ with their name picked out in flowers. Perfect for gardeners that are already kitted out with all their garden tools and accessories - add a personal touch they’re sure to appreciate…

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/personalised-gardening-mug.html