You make me feel like a natural woman

Oh, baby, what you've done to me, You make me feel so good inside. And I just want to be close to you, You make me feel so alive, with your paraben-free, organic goodness. With respect to Aretha, we sing it out in ode to the latest and greatest natural beauty products...

The apple of my eye.

I have been wearing Juice Beauty Green Apple SPF15 Moisturiser under my foundation and love its light touch and fresh apple-y smell. I have been a fan of the awesome Green Apple Peel since it launched and now am excited to try out the Green Apple Nutrient Eye Cream. It comes in a small but perfectly formed pump bottle (15ml) and contains alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, and essential fatty acids for retaining youthful eye area both around eyelids and between your eyebrows. 

You give me a lift.


Cruise down the style highway of Root 66, says the fun bottle of Giovanni Root 66 Directional Root Lifting Spray ($25.50). We like its inch long spray nozzle for targeting your roots, and the rubberised texture of the bottle which is easy to grip with wet hands. It smells vaguely fruity and contains organic oils from rosemary, rose hip, wild bergamot and California poppy. This has their highest rating of 4 out of 4 for firm hold.

You don't sweat the small stuff.



Weleda Organic Deodorants come in Sage and Citrus ($23.50) and Wild Rose ($27.50) and work by neutralising odour-causing bacteria that can accompany the body's natural detoxification without preventing perspiration. Importantly, they are free from Aluminium and are dermatologically tested and free of synthetic additives. The pump bottle is non-aerosol to be environmentally-friendly.

You make me young again.


 

Pure Fiji Nourishing Exotic Oil has released a new fragrance, Coconut Milk and Honey ($43.00), made from virgin coconut oil and exotic nut extracts to hydrate your skin and hair. Used as a massage oil, bath oil or daily moisturising treatment, it is especially good for those that have sensitive skin or suffer from psoriasis and eczema.

It's a fairly 'dry' oil, not too slippery in texture, that has a smell reminiscent of the coconut oil we used to sun ourselves in, but with the complete opposite effect; this will rehydrate your skin, not fry it.

Bianca from Bare's hot tip is to add a few drops to a damp cotton pad to remove eye makeup which will assist in promoting long healthy lashes.

Wash my fears away

Avalon Organics Facial Cleansing Gel ($23.99) is the newest release from the deliciously fragranced lavendar range, of which we are a huge fan, particularly of the lavendar hand and body lotion I can't get enough off. This cleansing gel lathers gently in your palm with water, or on a flannel, and cleanses without stripping your face's natural oils.

You get me up in the morning.

I've been using Trilogy's new Botanical Body Wash ($26.90) in the shower every morning. I like the gel-like consistency that is perfect for shaving as it stats put and doesn't slide off your legs and the botanical fragrance of kawakawa, chamomile and lavendar. The body wash was a Green Beauty Bible award winner for delivering "an exceptional result."

You protect me.

A sacred fruit for Aphrodite and Venus, modern day goddesses can enjoy this day cream just as much - and hopefully it will bring you love, happiness and fertility as well! Dr.Hauschka Quince Day Cream ($55.00) is contains valuable quince wax which forms a protective layer on the skin without hindering the natural 'breathing' of the skin. The delicately citrus scented Quince Day Cream felt really clean and invigorating on my face and incredibly light. It has a cool touch which is lovely in this hot humid weather. As for the love, happiness and fertility, well I will let you know.

Natural beauty- you're certainly worth singing about.
Cause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel... like a natural woman.