Spring promo from Kelly Edwards Skincare

Sometime last October, I reviewed a range of products from Kelly Edwards Skincare that are free from sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), sodium laureth sulphate (SLES), mineral oils, synthetic perfumes or dyes, parabens or lanolin. The company has extended a special promotion for Viva Woman readers – just timely for our spring celebrations here! As mentioned in my review, the products are handcrafted in small batches in West Wales and are formulated to be rich in essential fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins and phytochemicals. Ingredients used are ethically sourced and organic where possible. And except for the lip balm, all products from Kelly Edwards are vegan friendly.

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Granny drawstring bags for shoes & lingerie


It’s amazing what one can unearth while spring cleaning. Not rags mind you. These are totally brand new and unused lying in one of the old chests. They were purchased during one of my trips to Vietnam and they haven’t even turned yellow. Not bad huh? The designs are so pretty I couldn’t bear to use them and hence, kept them in that chest and subsequently clean forgotten about them.

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Where else should you exfoliate besides your face?

We all know that regular exfoliation like once or twice a week removes dead skin cells on the epidermis that can result in a clearer, smoother and more even-toned skin on our face. But besides our face, are there other parts of our body that we should also be exfoliating by physically scrubbing those areas with mircobeads and microdermabrasion?

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Review: MADARA Ecoface 3-step skin care range

Helen of Pure Tincture had asked me to try MADARA Ecoface range of skin care since early last year but I declined then due to my acne issues. Since the acne has cleared, I’m more ready to try new products and that’s how I started on using this range about a month ago. The MADARA range of products including skin and body care products are certified by Ecocert and made in Latvia, a small country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. According to the literature from the company, their products are made with cleavers green flowering plants with tiny white blossoms and starry leaves that are especially rich with active substances and extracts because these plants are forced to concentrate all of their energy on the short blossoming period as Northern summers are shorter and harsher.

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What do I like to see in a product packaging?


Those who follow Viva Woman on Facebook may have noticed that I’ve started “exposing” products that claim to be organic but do not appear so based on their ingredient list. So yes, while I am no expert in reading the ingredient list but it is the first thing I look at when I am considering if I should test or purchase a product. I hate it when the ingredient list are not reader friendly and printed in really small prints. And because I’m into natural and organic products, information like expiry date is also very important. Today, I’ll share with you some of the good packaging practice I’ve come across recently. Hopefully, more manufacturers will take note of such details when marketing their skin care products.

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