Friday Favourites - Lip Feature

Exposing your delicate lips to these chilly winds and unpredictable Spring weather is such a risk. Fortunately, here at The Amazing Blog, we’ve got you covered. We have discovered four new products that will surely be your pocket’s new best friends.

We all know how the brutal north winds are tough on the lips and leaving you susceptible to nasty, painful cold sores. With SoreFix, you will definitely wave goodbye to the cold sores and welcome back your beautiful smile! Their acyclovir-free, zinc-based treatment blocks off the cold sores from appearing with a subtle physical filter, without any known side effects. It both treats and prevents cold sores by reducing and healing the infection. It also moisturises those chapped and dry lips with extra high UV filter, SPF 30, and vitamin E. The Lip Balm comes in two different shapes. It is available in both a convenient squeezable tube and a 10ml jar making them both lasting and cost-effective. You can purchase both products from SoreFix here for £8.99 as a special offer (at the time of publishing) .

The second product we discovered is from Balmkind. Winner of an Award in The 2018 Beauty Shortlist Awards in Best Lip Balm category. The Alpine Rose & Lysine Lip Balm nourishes, protects and soothes lips with its carefully blended natural ingredients. It contains a comprehensive list of antioxidants and is rich in Alpine Rose, Lysine (which is an essential amino acid), oat lipids with skin active ceramides, licorice root, lipid-rich pomegranate sterols, and vitamin E. We particularly like the non-tacky lightness of this balm, it's definitely a lip balm for those whose partners are adverse to a sticky lip kiss! This soft rose-scented lip balm can be used daily and leaves you with natural shiny looking lips - just gorgeous. The Alpine Rose & Lysine Lip Balm you can purchase here for £12.00.

If you’re into a more natural tinted lip products then Living Nature has got you covered.  The Tinted Lip Hydrator has everything you could wish for in one single tube. Hailing from New Zealand, this Lip Hydrator contains castor oil, vitamin E, manuka honey, jojoba esters, candelila. With the addition of calendula oil and carnauba waxes (both certified organic). This product is also free of synthetic chemicals or preservatives. The 'Lush' colour that we tried gave a subtle coral tone and a 'luxurious sheen' to the lips. The Tinted Lip Hydrator is available to purchase here for £15.00.

Last but not least, if you love rocking red, but you’re worried about chapped lips, Benecos is right for you. Their Benecos Natural Lipgloss in Kiss Me is a combination of lip plumping and moisturising. Not only does it care for your sensitive lips, it moisturises, adds colour and gloss, and protects the lips while maintaining a sophisticated look.  All of these benefits come from certified organic and natural ingredients which are castor seed oil, beeswax, sunflower seed oil, calcium aluminium and borosilicate alongside a natural fragrance. Finally, if you wish to buy Benecos in the UK you need to go here and it will be £6.95. With our selection here, you now have no excuse not to have soft, lush and kissable lips!

Pure Passion Lipstick – Living Nature

Here at The Amazing Blog, our makeup must-have is lipstick. We love to discover new shades and textures, so you can imagine how happy we were when we came across Living Nature and their new Organic Lipstick Pure Passion.

Winter is slowly approaching and it will soon be time to bring out your darker side. This season is perfect to wear warm browns, red and purple lipsticks.  Living Nature has a variety of lipsticks in their range that will compliment this season including their red and brown shades. The red lipstick collection is available in 2 shades: Wild Fire (a hot red) and Pure Passion (a Bordeaux red), the lipsticks are certified 100% natural and are blended with organic Coconut Oil, organic Beeswax and organic Carnauba Wax.

The Pure Passion lipstick is definitely one of our must-haves this autumn, with a rich texture that will leave your lips feeling nourished with soft and a long-lasting, semi-matte finish.  The Pure Passion lipstick is a warmer tone of red compared to the Wild Fire even though both compliment all skin tones and will look awesome on you. We would also like to highlight that the brand provides 100% recyclable packaging and lipsticks that are certified organic, so you can feel and look good wearing their latest shades on your lips.

Grab the Pure Passion Lipstick from Living Nature, here for £19.50.

Living Nature - Sensitive Skin Range

Unsurprisingly, in today's modern world, around 50% of women suffer from sensitive skin, whether caused by diet, hormones or other external elements. Here at The Amazing Blog, we have searched for a gentle skincare product to save us from skin irritation, redness and blotchiness. We're pleased to report that Living Nature have come to our rescue with their range of Sensitive Skincare. 

Of the range's four products, our favourite was the Sensitive Night Moisture. Fragrance and allergen free, it's clinically proven to help soothe sensitive skin. The gentle moisturiser contains Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Harakeke Flax Extract and Avocado Oil, all of which help to provide deep overnight nourishment and cell renewal, without being too harsh on the skin. The cream is perfectly PH balanced and works with your Sensitive Hydrating Toner to nurture and soothe. After a few uses, we noticed our skin no longer looked so blotchy after cleansing, and there was certainly less of that horrible tight feeling. When applying the rich cream, our skin felt instantly gratified, and it simply melted into our visage with ease, noticeably restoring hydration and elasticity. We often find so-called ‘sensitive’ products end up irritating our complexions, but Living Nature has restored our faith.

Don’t suffer with skin sensitivity; get your own Night Moisture here for £26.50, and check out the rest of the Sensitive Skin range here.

Living Nature - Hydrating Toning Gel

Here at The Amazing Blog, we're always on the hunt for great products with unique, natural ingredients. Living Nature’s Hydrating Toning Gel harnesses the beneficial properties of some of New Zealand’s unique botanicals and we couldn’t wait to try it.

Living Nature creates skin care products that include only certified natural preservatives, fragrances and ingredients. They also have one of the lowest, safest ratings on the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database, so much so that Breast Cancer Network New Zealand has endorsed the range. Considering all of these impressive facts, we were excited to see what difference the Hydrating Toning Gel would make to our skin. The toner contains Harakeke, Active Manuka Honey and Larch Tree Extracts that help repair dehydration by drawing moisture into the skin. They are also alcohol-free and work to soothe, calm and restore the skin’s ideal PH balance. I was so pleased by how moisturised my skin felt after using the gel, and I can only imagine what the the rest of the Living Nature range could do for me.

The Living Nature Hydrating Toning Gel is available from a nationwide network of salons, pharmacies and health stores and you can buy it online here for £28.

Living Nature Foundation

We all know how difficult finding THE perfect foundation can be. With so many different foundations available and so many changes within our skin, it’s always a challenge. However, when Living Nature sent The Amazing Blog a sample of their foundation, we couldn’t wait to see if it was what we were looking for and it didn’t disappoint. Available in 5 shades ranging from ‘pure buff’ to ‘pure sand’, Living Nature has a good spectrum of colours. We tried out the ‘Pure Buff’ shade here at The Amazing Blog and found it to be light and silky with buildable coverage. Unlike most foundations, it was not greasy, glided on easily and blended effortlessly into the skin. The foundation is full of natural oils and minerals, including Manuka Oil, which protects and provides a flawless coverage. Founded in New Zealand, Living Nature focuses on the healing properties of native plants to create gorgeous skin products that look amazing without being harsh on the environment or your skin. It’s so lovely to find a product, which ticks all the boxes whilst maintaining a healthy balance of organic elements.

Living Nature have a whole range of products, available online here and ‘Pure Buff’ is available here for £29.25. Alternatively, visit Living Nature's sole UK distributor Botanical Brands here.