Wellbeing Journal
THE ULTIMATE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT GUIDE
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there’s no better time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day gifts for your partner. Whether you love it or hate it, a gift or doing something thoughtful is seen as a token of your love and appreciation – and this extends beyond the traditional ‘partner’. Come February 14th, throw the rulebook out the window and treat yourself or a friend to something, too. You can do so much better than a card. This year treat them to a gift they’ll cherish long after Valentine’s Day: naturally glowing skin. Read on to shop our edit of natural beauty gifts your partner will love under any budget. Essential Oil Help your partner harness the soothing and balancing effects of aromatherapy with our essential oil range. Combine our Relax Blend Essential Oil with our Jojoba carrier oil, set the mood with candles and music and give your partner a relaxing massage. Suitable for use with our Jurlique Diffuser, our essential oils are perfect for a luxurious at-home spa day. Go one step further and check out our guide to creating a relaxing spa day at home.You can never go wrong with hand cream – they’re practical, smell amazing and keep your hands delectably soft. Our cult-favourite Rose Hand Cream adds an element of luxury to your day and will keep your partner’s hands soft, supple and smooth. Rosewater Balancing Mist One of our bestsellers, Rosewater Balancing Mist simultaneously refreshes, revitalises and hydrates the skin. A must have – your partner will thank you for it! Activating Water Essence+ Our Activating Water Essence+ is THE signature Jurlique product. Our Activating Water Essence+, conditions, energises, and activates the skin’s ability to retain moisture – keeping the skin supple and soft throughout the day. A bottle will last for months. Rose Body Oil Help your partner develop a luxe full-body skin care routine with our Rose Body Oil . Rich in our signature Rosa Gallica extract, our body oil will deeply nourish your partner’s skin, leaving it soft, smooth and smelling divine. Herbal Recovery Bi-Phase Serum Don’t know your partner’s exact skin type? Our Herbal Recovery Bi-Phase Serum is suitable for all. Ultra-concentrated with Jurlique farm grown botanicals, this serum helps skin feel firmer, more supple, and delivers a renewed radiance to the complexion. Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Light & Rich Cream For a luxurious take on anti-ageing, you can’t go wrong with our Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Light Cream. This lightweight cream sits flawlessly under makeup and delivers intense hydration for smooth radiant skin while also reducing the signs of ageing. For a night cream, our Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Rich Cream is a rich luxurious cream that improves skin’s firmness. Nutri-Define Supreme Rejuvenating Serum Give your partner hydrated, luminous skin at any age with this silky-smooth firming serum. Used morning and evening, it helps plumps the skin to reduce the appearance of lines and other signs of ageing. Rare Rose Holistic Facial One of the best Valentine’s Day beauty ideas is to treat your partner to a nourishing facial. With our Rare Rose Holistic Facial, your partner will be left feeling balanced with skin that visibly glows. Browse our spa menu, or head into a Jurlique store together and let your partner chose their treatment. BOOK NOW Best of Both Worlds Treatment Package Spoil your partner by gifting them with an indulgent treatment package they deserve. Our 120 minute Rejuvenating Escape package will have your partner looking and feeling rejuvenated after an aromatherapy full body massage and choice of any Jurlique Classic Signature Facial. BOOK NOW Still not sure what to get your partner? Head to your nearest Jurlique store and our Jurlique Beauty Experts will guide you on the best products that’ll have your partner glowing from head to toe. Or grab a Jurlique Gift Card while you’re there and let your partner decide their choice of Jurlique skin care.
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A GUIDE TO NATURAL VS. SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS IN ANTI-AGEING SKIN CARE
As consumers we’re becoming more switched on than ever about what we’re putting onto our skin. In the beauty sphere, the course of natural skin care in Australia has boomed. When it comes to anti-ageing skin care, it can be difficult picking the right product(s) and regimen that’s best for you, let alone working out if you’re team natural or team synthetic. Is organic skin care really better? Are natural ingredients less powerful? What are safe synthetics?Here’s our guide to answer some of those questions about natural skin care vs synthetic skin care and also go through the best ingredients for anti-ageing. NATURAL ANTI-AGEING INGREDIENTS FOR SKIN To have a product boast being natural is alluring without a doubt. But it’s important to be wary as not all-natural ingredients are good, non-GMO or ethically sourced. At Jurlique we take the uncompromising task to preserve the integrity of nature and challenge what’s possible form natural skin care.AntioxidantsAntioxidants are a broad category of natural ingredients and include essential fatty acids like Rosehip Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. All of these ingredients boost collagen naturally, aid moisture retention and fight environmental aggressors. Grapeseed oil reduces fine lines, Avocado Oil nurtures the skin, while Rosehip Oil is rich in essential fatty acids and known for its restorative properties. You can find this antioxidant-rich blend of botanical oils in our Herbal Recovery Antioxidant Face Oil. A few drops mixed in with your moisturisers will revitalise your complexion and minimise the first signs of ageing.Plant extractsPreserving the integrity of nature by harnessing potent plant extracts for skin is at the heart of what we do at Jurlique. This is why we use our Bio-Intrinsic™ method, an alchemistic process that involves three stages where all the powerful ingredients from plants and herbs are extracted - the essence and life force of the plant is captured to deliver a magnified plant extract powerful enough to enhance the beauty of your skin.Our Herbal Recovery Eye Cream harnesses potent plant extracts and is clinically proven to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.iThe Yarrow Extract from our Jurlique farm in our Herbal Recovery Signature Serum also helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for a firmer, smoother, and more youthful appearance.Advanced natural technologiesAs we get older, a targeted skin care routine is essential. At Jurlique we challenge the orthodoxies of natural skin care by fusing science and natural ingredients to create high performing, potent skin care for healthy beautiful skin.With our new reformulated anti-ageing Nutri-Define range, we fuse our most advanced, next generation Biosome6 Technology with the power of nature. Our Biosome6 Technology is an exclusive Jurlique liposome that delivers active natural ingredients deeper into the layers of ageing skin. 75% of women said their skin was more visibly youthful and 89% noticed a visible improvement in overall appearance of skin.iiSkin superfoodsThis category includes natural ingredients that are so effective they deserve a mention. Spilanthes extract helps promote collagen production, making it a powerful anti-ageing ingredient. Horseradish also boosts collagen production and helps minimise the appearance of skin discolouration. With 1-2 pumps of our Nutri-Define Supreme Rejuvenating Serum followed by Nutri-Define Supreme Eye Contour Balm and your choice of either Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Rich Cream or Light Cream, these key ingredients will target key ageing concerns like loss of elasticity, uneven skin tone and wrinkles leaving you with luminous, redefined, youthful skin. Open skin care bottles sitting on a grey counter SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS Using synthetic ingredients is almost inevitable. Ingredients with SPF, glycolic acid and hyaluronic acid have become staples in many skincare rituals. Here are some good synthetic ingredients you can look out for:RetinolRetinol is a synthetic Vitamin A derivative effective on stimulating collagen, cell turnover and reversing signs of ageing. Start with low concentration to avoid skin irritation. It’s important to note that retinol increases your skin’s sensitivity to sun, so make sure to wear a good SPF during the day. Products containing retinol are unsafe to use during pregnancy.EnzymesAHAs like glycolic acids and BHAs like salicylic acid both act to fight dullness and textured skin. It’s all about experimentation - start small with acids because if they’re overused, they can cause skin irritation and chemical burns. Low concentrations of AHA can be used during pregnancy, but BHAs in general should be avoided. THE BOTTOM LINE Some synthetic ingredients certainly offer anti-ageing benefits, but rest assured there are plenty of natural alternatives that are equally, if not more, effective. There’s no rule saying you can’t use both. They key is to make sure all ingredients you use on your skin are safe, effective and scientifically backed.
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MEET PAM CHERRY, OUR BIODYNAMIC GURU
At Jurlique, we’ve been planting, growing and harvesting our botanicals on our certified biodynamic* farm in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills since 1985. It’s all done by hand – from the biodynamic* preparations, to the weeding, planting and harvesting, right through to the Bio-Intrinsic™ process that creates the powerful extracts that go into our products. We may be biased but the people at our farm are nothing short of incredible. It’s a small, close-knit group working together to care for our land, following our biodynamic* practices and ensuring that the botanicals that make it into our products are the best they can possibly be. One individual that works on our farm (and has done since 2005) is Pam Cherry, somewhat of a superwoman to us at Jurlique. To give her one title would do her a disservice as she seems to be involved in most aspects of our farm – from beekeeping and biodynamic* preparations, to Bio-Intrinsic™ processes and looking after our Spilanthes and polyhouses. We sat down with Pam to find out more. What does an average week on the Jurlique Farm look like to you? My week varies throughout winter, summer and spring. In January we’ll be thinking about what we need to plant in Autumn. We normally get a schedule for the year that might say we don’t need Viola Tricolors, or we need a tonne of something else. Then I plan when to start seeding and I’ll start collecting seeds the following spring. And then there’s always ashing [part of the Bio-Intrinsic™ process]. I’ll ash perhaps two or three batches in a week. I wash it, dry it, burn it, ash it and then try and turn it around in a week. I wash them in the washing machine – just on a rinse spin - and then it goes on the drying racks to be dried. Depending on the herb it can take 2-3 days or 4-5 days. Once dried, it goes into the combustion stove and gets burnt, then onto the stovetop where it’s ashed, which breaks down all the particles. I’m literally with a pan, stirring it over a stove with a spatula. Ashing can take all day sometimes, or two days. I also do propagation [growing new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts]. We’ll plant a lot of the cool weather plants in Autumn such as Viola Tricolor, Bellis and Chamomile – they’ll go in the ground probably April. We’ve got to have them in a decent size as the farm crew will be preparing beds and getting them ready for planting. How many of you will plant the seeds? There’s a team of about three. They could plant two rows in a session, depending on how they come. If they get them in little pots, they’ve got to take them out, soak them in sea salt, plant them and then pour sea salt over them and plant it, so that’s a good session. It normally takes two and a half hours to do two rows, they work really quickly. You’re our go-to for all things biodynamic* (in fact, you’re a bit of a guru). Can you tell us what goes into biodynamic* farming? When we make up our compost, we always put in biodynamic* preps. Those preps go from 502 to 507 - we put in Chamomile, Yarrow, Oak Bark, Nettle, Dandelion and Valerian is sprinkled over the top of the compost. I make little balls that are made up from various parts of the property – clay, soil, compost. You put a hole in the centre of the ball and then you put a tiny amount of the prep in, close it up and those balls are put in a particular order into the compost. They go into the ground for six months, in either summer or winter, before we dig them up. And then there are the biodynamic* sprays - Horn Manure (prep 500) and Horn Silica (prep 501) – which we do over summer. They’re the two preps we do twice a year to keep our biodynamic* status - you can’t do it if the ground is dry though, so you have to pick the right time. The 500 is sprayed into the ground and the silica is for the atmosphere, it attracts light and warmth. Whatever’s out there is radiated into the farm, it helps strengthen the plants. What other biodynamic* practices do you follow on the farm? I’m constantly doing checks to see what’s being eaten by mites or aphids. In that instance we’d determine how much of a threat it is, whether it’s going to ruin anything – for example, aphids on a Rose can damage the petals. Biodynamically you don’t want to react too hard but manage it gently. You don’t eradicate everything in organic and biodynamic* farming, rather you control, and you accept that there’s always going to be something out there. You’ve got to have the good and the bad, if it’s a perfect farm that means they’ve heavily bombed it with nasty stuff. Hopefully we get good numbers of good bugs, which the farm attracts – ladybirds, lacewings and hover flies – and they’ll come in and eat the aphids. Do you notice a difference in the plants when they’re grown biodynamically? I think the plants are better, they’re usually stronger. Some tests have been done with Calendula or Chamomile where we had organic farming, general farming, biodynamics*. They tested the flowers from all those different ways of growing them and the biodynamic* way was much more potent, our plant specialist proved that. In biodynamics*, everything is centred on working the soil, and as long as you’ve got everything working down there, whatever you plant will get the benefit. It's safe to say Pam’s a busy woman but she wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, she says the thing she loves about her job most is “being at the farm. It’s like being home in your own garden, I like to potter. It’s not work to me. How does she keep track of it all? It’s all in her head, she says. See – superwoman. *Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified of affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.
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ADRIANA PICKER’S CREATIVE PROCESS
Illustrator Adriana Picker is no stranger to Jurlique. She first took her beautiful botanical illustrations and splashed them over our Activating Water Essence and Rose Body Oil Limited Editions for Lunar New Year 2020 and now she’s back, applying her signature style to this year’s Mother’s Day Gift Set, Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream and Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe EditionUsing the Jurlique Rose and native Australian botanicals as inspiration, Adriana has used her hand-drawn, free-flowing style to create original, exclusive packaging that are artworks in themselves. We sat down her to find out more about her creative process, and what went into creating these illustrations.Why did you choose the path of becoming an artist?I don’t think in the end it was something I chose; it was something that I fell into organically - a direction I was pushed along and decided to follow. After High School I studied Design with the intention of starting a career in the film industry as a designer. Whilst completing my degree I sought work in film and found work as a Costume Illustrator on films like The Great Gatsby and Mad Max: Fury Road.Doing this work that relied on my more natural talents as an Illustrator rather than my learned design skills made me realised where my true passions lay, that I could potentially make a living as an Illustrator and that it was something I wanted to pursue. I am very lucky to have a family that places great value on creativity. Adriana Picker wearing red and white stiped dress in flower garden How would you describe your illustrative style?Lush, detailed, densely saturated, romantic.What is your most important artistic tool and why?Very unromantically it is my iPad! I draw everything on it now and it comes absolutely everywhere with me. On a plane, a park, the beach! It is utterly freeing.What is it about botanicals that inspires you the most?The unending and incredible variations created by the greatest muse: Nature.How do you think art and creativity makes the world a better place?What is more important than beauty to the human soul? It is a balm and a refuge. It is my great aim in life to make everything around me beautiful in one way or another - purposefully curated or spontaneously enjoyed, just like discoveries in Nature.What process did you follow to get started on the Jurlique artwork?The first thing I did after receiving the brief was go into my Mother's garden and take an enormous amount of reference photos. I happened to be in Australia at the time of starting the work so the ability to do this - interacting with the actual plants themselves - was crucial to the success of the artwork. The heart of the Jurlique brand focuses on the unusual, less seen view of botanicals, so I was able to seek my own unique perspective of the Rose to use as reference. Adriana Picker wearing red and white stripe dress in flower garden What do you love the most about the work you’ve created for Jurlique?I love that it has such a strong connection to my family, that it literally is drawings of plants from my Mother’s garden. Little memories of her. I love the Rose mist artwork in particular as it focuses not on the blooms but more on the leaves and buds and hips. It highlights that the beauty of a Rose comes not only from its much-celebrated flowers but also the entirety of the plant, that grows and exists and supports the plant year-round, even in the absence of the bloom. I like the view this allows of seeking and finding beauty in overlooked places, the seemingly mundane. Having the ability to find beauty in the unremarkable, the everyday is a lovely way to live one’s life.You’re a busy woman. How do you build self-care into your life?As I get a bit more experienced and further along in my career, I have realised how important a self-care routine is for professional productivity. When I first began freelancing as an Illustrator, as many people at the beginnings of their careers, I worked constantly, regularly pulling all-nighters and not taking weekends off.Now I have realised the importance of taking time to enjoy the life I have created for myself and trying to cultivate relationships and interests that fall outside of work. Self-care is about having a mindfulness routine of rest, exercise and activities that are not work related that bring me joy. Mental health needs work like anything else.Take a piece of Adriana Picker’s work home and shop our Mother’s Day Gift Set, Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream and Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition.
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WHY YOU SHOULD USE ROSE-INFUSED SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
There’s a reason we use Rose in so many of our products. More than just a sweet-smelling flower (although their scent is a natural mood-booster), rose petals contain a valuable oil that hydrates, soothes and tones the skin. It’s nothing new either – rose petals have been prized for their beauty benefits for centuries (with that claim to fame, they must be doing something right). So, what exactly makes roses so powerful? Our experts fill us in on the best Rose skin care benefits. Tray of rose petals They deeply hydrate skinRose essential oil - extracted from the petals - is an emollient. It has hydrating properties and strengthens the skin’s natural barrier, helping to prevent moisture loss. Moisture Plus Rare Rose Serum and Moisture Plus Rare Rose Cream are some of our best Rose skin care products – try incorporating them into your daily skin care ritual to experience hydrated, healthy-looking skin.They protect and restore skinRose extract contains antioxidants to protect the skin from environmental aggressors. When used in skin care, Rose extract helps your skin to combat and recover from the damage caused by pollution. It’s also high in vitamins A and C, which helps to keep skin firm and supple. What’s more, vitamin C helps to brighten skin, even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of pores - boost the results with a weekly Rose-based mask, such as our Rose Moisture Plus Moisturising Cream Mask.They have calming propertiesRose extract helps to reduce redness and calm the skin for a more even-toned complexion and is great for rebalancing dry, irritated and sensitive skin. And it’s not just Rose extract that does wonders for your skin – rosewater tones the skin and shrinks the appearance of pores without drying it out (there’s a reason our Rosewater Balancing Mist has such a cult following). Tray of rose petals with white card It boosts your skin’s radianceFeel as though your skin has lost its natural radiance? It could be a sign it’s undernourished and dehydrated. Rose extracts revive the skin and give it a ‘lit from within’ glow, nourishing the skin and filling it with moisture. To instantly refresh and hydrate your skin, try our Moisture Plus Rare Rose Lotion.It naturally improves your moodNot only is smelling beautiful fragrances a pleasant experience but they can have a powerful and immediate effect on our wellbeing. Rose is known to reduce stress and create a sense of calm (in fact, rose petals are used in Ayurvedic medicine to promote relaxation), so think of applying rose-infused products as a form of self-care. Try diffusing Rose Pure Essential Oil at home to reap even more benefits of this powerful botanical.Treat your complexion to the skin-loving goodness of Rose. Shop our Rose skin care range here.
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MEET CHERIE, OUR JURLIQUE FARM MANAGER
There’s a lot that goes on at our farm in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. No ordinary farm, it’s where we plant, grow, harvest and extract most of the botanicals that go into our skin care products at Jurlique. It’s also a biodynamic* farm, following holistic and sustainable farming practices that naturally look after plant health and the soil, ensuring nothing harmful goes into the earth or into our products. It’s a small operation, with just 14 members of staff doing most of the work by hand - and at the heart of it all is our Farm Manager, Cherie Hutchinson. “Between everyone on the team, we’ve got over 100 years’ experience if you add it all up,” says Cherie. “The one thing I love more than anything…I love people and I love this team in particular. I’m actually getting goose bumps talking about it because it’s a very unique team and it’s almost like a little family. “The farm is quite complex in everything we’re trying to achieve here,” says Cherie. “Not only are we trying to grow, plant and harvest all the different botanicals, but we also do extractions [through our Bio-Intrinsic™ method] here on the property. Then there’s maintaining the tractors, ensuring the lights are working, the internet’s switched on…all those little things. The main priority for us though is the forecast, we’re always focusing on how much herb we need and ensuring that we do it at the right time of day as well.” One of the most unique aspects of our farm is that it’s biodynamic*. You won’t find many other skin care brands growing their ingredients following these methods – but that’s just one of the many things that makes Jurlique so unique. “Biodynamic* farming is a natural, holistic way of farming,” says Cherie. “We’re introducing our own herbal remedies to address all sorts of plant health matters, feeding the soil and ensuring that we’ve got a healthy property. Ultimately what we’re trying to achieve is not having to leave the farm gate but producing everything we need right here. We produce all these wonderful homeopathic recipes using a biodynamic* approach to address the needs for our plants and our soil. “What biodynamic* farming is all about is not only using all these natural herbal remedies for your plants but it’s also doing this using all the cosmic influences and the moon cycle. Just like the moon cycle draws the ocean tides, it also draws moisture to the soil and back down to the root structure. When that’s happening, it’s a beautiful time to plant your plants. “As the different cosmic energies are coming about, when the moon is circling around the earth, it draws about different star sign influences. Just like you have a star sign, so does your plant. When a moon is passing through a particular constellation, whether it be a leaf type of plant or flower, we actually do things aligned with that. On a flower day – which is when the moon is passing through Gemini – we could be harvesting that plant or planting that plant or weeding that plant.” It might sound a bit out there but for the sceptics, Cherie says: “There was a really interesting thing that happened last season. We use Marjoram for our skin care range, and we planted the Marjoram accidentally on a flower day and lo and behold, it flowered all through the summer period and we didn’t get any of the leaf that we wanted. That’s the type of thing that will happen to your plant if you don’t plant them with that right influence.” * Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified or affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.
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PAIGE HASABALLAH’S CREATIVE PROCESS
Paige Hasaballah, or Delta Venus to her Instagram followers, is a Melbourne-based artist who draws upon her Egyptian cultural heritage and Australian upbringing to create modern, abstract art. The result is a collection of contemporary paintings that can mean so many different things to different people: the sign of a great artist.In celebration of our latest Adriana Picker-designed limited-edition products – Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition and Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream – we spoke to Paige about her own creative process and how she incorporates the products into her own daily routine.Tell us about your work and what you do?I am a visual artist, designer and poet. My work is about the embodiment of light and dark, conscious and subconscious, inner and outer worlds. My aim is to create a space within which people experiencing the work can reflect on themselves.How did you get into this position?Looking back on it I can't help but see some very divine timing. My design work kept me working predominantly on computers or electronic devices, so I had a real pull to work in a more tactile space and use my hands. I have always been really drawn to building or creating with different materials. In late 2017, my family lost our grandmother on my Egyptian side. Within a number of days after she passed, I began painting for the first time in my life. Things took off really quickly from there as I began to publicly share what I was creating with others. Now I see myself as a vessel for the work to flow through and into the lives of others.Describe your process when it comes to your work – how do you tackle a new project?I hold space within myself for the work to move through me. I think of it as a sort of meditation or prayer. A vision will come to me in a dream or a moment of quiet surrender, I pick up water materials I am pulled to and breathe deeply. The work sort of creates itself, it's just my job to get out of the way.What challenges do you face in your work?I think my main challenge is around resisting the natural flow of things. At times I find myself trying to force a piece of art or painting because I think I "should" be doing that. I am yet to force out a piece of work I am happy with. Some days you need to bake a loaf of bread instead or go for a walk in the park or have a glass of wine with a friend. I am constantly reminding myself that magic happens in the flow state.What do you find most rewarding?The most rewarding part of the creative process for me is the way it allows me to connect with others. I have connected with so many incredible people across the world through this practice. Hearing the way one of my pieces inspires someone or prompts them to lean into their own power is the most fulfilling part of my practice.Face Scrub with leaf on a trayWhen you’re experiencing a creative block, how do you get out of it?A year ago, I would have said to push through it. Now my approach is a little more gentle. When I am feeling a creative block, I do something else, I follow the natural flow of my energy. When I am not resisting where it wants to take me, it always brings me back to creating. Some days I just need to detour past a few other things first.What advice would you give to others who are looking to explore their creativity?Get started and start with anything. Be playful with it. Try out different mediums. Don't be too attached to any sort of outcome and just see what comes up. You cannot fail in art, but you are certainly cheating yourself out of the pleasure of creation by holding yourself back.Talk us through how you use your limited edition Jurlique products throughout your dayThe Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream has been an absolute lifesaver for me over the past few weeks. I have been restoring furniture outside of my other creative work and all of that sanding really wears your skin down. Each night and morning I put on the hand cream and it gives them new life! I have been spraying the Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition on my face throughout the day as I work. It is the perfect refresher on my skin and gives me that little wake-up call when I am starting to get sluggish.View more of Paige’s work on her Instagram and website.
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FIND YOUR PERFECT STYLE AND SKIN CARE MATCH THIS AUTUMN
Autumn invites us to embrace the energy of change. As summer morphs into Autumn, the leaves go from green to red and the winds change from warm to crisp – it truly heralds a season of transformation. In this time, we update our outfit and skin care choices, swapping out summer linens for merino sweaters and reaching for more hydrating products. It’s essential to accommodate the seasonal change, so we’ve created a guide to finding your perfect style and skin care match this Autumn.Upgrade your Autumn skin care ritualAs the seasons change, so do your skin care needs. Along with dehydration, improper nutrition and stress, environmental factors also play a part in the skin imbalance. Your skin tends to get drier and duller in colder months, so it’s important to adjust your skin care products to cater to the environmental change.Keep it cleanIn the cooler months, your normal skin renewal process tends to slow down. This is what gives the skin a textured and dull looking appearance. To speed up your skin renewal process, we recommend exfoliation to help slough away the dead skin cells. Be careful not aggravate your skin by using harsh exfoliants and exfoliators. Our Nutri-Define Supreme Cleansing Foam contains natural jojoba beads to help polish your skin and encourage healthy cell turnover. At the end of your cleanse, your skin will feel soft, refreshed and revitalised.Tip: Aim to cleanse with lukewarm water, rather than hot to prevent extra drying of your skin.Pack on the moistureTo help renew and keep your skin hydrated, reach for the more hydrating and rich formulas. Using a moisturiser like Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Rich Cream will help replenish your skin’s moisture and lipids. An essential step to retaining that hydration is using a water essence before moisturising. Applying Activating Water Essence to your skin first will activate your skin’s ability to maintain moisture and also stop it from escaping, for continuous hydration .Stay sun smartYou can still get sun damage on windy, cloudy and cool days. Dry skin after sun exposure happens no matter the season, so it’s important to wear sunscreen all year round. Make sure your sunscreen is SPF 30 or higher. Don’t rely on the sunscreen in your makeup to prevent premature skin ageing and sun damage. Even if you work inside you should wear additional sunscreen under your makeup.Upgrade your wardrobeAutumn – especially in Australia – can be a challenge. It seems like the weather doesn’t want to make up its mind. It’s muggy one day and cool the next. It can get tricky figuring out what to wear in Autumn.At Birdsnest, an Australian family owned business, they do the hard work for you. With a collection of 1000’s of curated outfits designed by their in-house stylist to suit a range of different style personalities, they’re kind of like a magic wardrobe.Layering is essentialKeeping your layers thin gives you more to play with in Autumn. You can even keep some your favourite summer pieces too as they can be layered with thin knits and cardigans like this Modern Bohemian look. The perfect collaboration of a bohemian, free spirit style and a modern classy look.Mix up patterns and texturesAutumn is all about change, so try something new! Playing around with patterns and textures gives your autumn outfits an interesting twist. Amp up a casual outfit of a white blouse by experimenting with a pair of snake print denim jeans. Add your own personal flair to a simple look or follow Birdsnest’s style advice.BeltsAn underrated accessory, belts are the best when it comes to tying in those layers. They also add structure to your outfits. Not too sure about how style belts? At Birdsnest, when you fill out the Style Profile, they’ll provide personal style recommendations just for you.Embrace the changeIf anything, the new season gives you a perfect excuse to treat yourself to new skin care products and a new wardrobe. Birdnest provides a 365 day return policy and free express delivery on all orders so your wardrobe dilemmas will be solved from this season to the next.Shop our Nutri-Define range to re-energise your skin this Autumn.
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6 HAND WASHES AND CREAMS TO CARE FOR YOUR HANDS
Hand soaps have always been a necessity to clean hands and kill germs - and are more important than ever. With the spread of COVID-19 around the world, advice from health experts is to wash your hands to prevent the virus from spreading. Why? According to this article, written by Pall Thordarson, a professor of chemistry at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, the “virus is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link the lipid (fatty) bilayer. Soap dissolves the fat membrane and the virus falls apart like a house of cards and dies – or rather, we should say it becomes inactive as viruses aren’t really alive.”The Department of Health recommends washing hands for 20 seconds, paying particular attention to the backs of hands and fingers, fingernails, fingertips and the webbing between fingers. Excessive hand washing and use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers may cause your hands to feel dry, so we suggest regularly using a nourishing hand cream throughout the day. Here are our best hand washes and creams to care for your hands.Softening Hand Wash Rose: this hand wash contains a special blend of natural botanicals and Rosa gallica extracts to cleanse and nurture your hands. Free from harsh chemicals, artificial colours and synthetic fragrances its pH-balanced formula leaves your hands feeling clean and refreshed, while its delicate Rose fragrance uplifts your senses.Restoring Hand Wash Lemon, Geranium & Clary Sage: enriched with natural extracts of hydrating Marshmallow Root, calming Chamomile and purifying Echinacea, this hand wash softens your skin as it gently cleans, and its unique blend of natural botanical fragrance oils revitalises the senses.handsRose Hand Cream: this rich hand cream features our uplifting signature scent of Rose. It's enriched with botanical extracts to soothe and calm the skin and leave hands hydrated, softened and protected.Lavender Hand Cream: with a rich and buttery texture, this hand cream is quickly absorbed to nourish and hydrate hands, leaving no greasy residue. Potent botanical extracts soothe and calm the skin and provide lasting hydration for soft, smooth hands.Citrus Hand Cream: this hand cream is quickly absorbed to deliver lasting hydration to dry or hard-working hands. Potent botanical extracts help to make the skin feel softer and more supple and over time, its protective barrier is improved. Essential oils from Tangerine, Mandarin and Lemon give this Citrus Hand Cream its distinct and invigorating natural fragrance.Jasmine Hand Cream: the uplifting natural fragrance of Jasmine is complemented by a rich and luxurious texture and potent botanical ingredients that leave hands feeling softer and more nourished. Over time, the skin barrier is improved, hands feel softer and more supple, and dry or chapped skin is reduced.Discover our full hand care range at Jurlique for hand washes, lotions, creams and more.Share t
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