New products from Aurelia Probiotic Skincare

After hot footing it back from Ibiza last week, I jumped on the tube, bright and early one morning, to head to Aurelia Probiotic Skincare’s pop-up shop in Piccadilly, London, to meet their team, and check out three new products they are adding to their line.

Aurelia, founded by dermatology expert Claire Vevo, is a British, all-natural, anti-ageing skincare range which uses probiotics to help manage the levels of inflammation within the skin which is one of the primary causes of skin ageing.

Their aim is to offer age-defying technology, without synthetics, parabens, phthalates or other unnecessary additives which could compromise the integrity of the plant extracts and essences they use.

The new products being launched are:

1. Botanical Cream Deodorant:

This tub of deodorant is a natural, aluminium-free formula that contains antimicrobial Arrowroot and pure Kaolin.

What’s slightly weird is you scoop a little bit out and apply it with your finger like a cream but when on the skin it turns into a powder-like consistency.

It contains Tea-tree, Eucalyptus and Peppermints oils for their antiseptic and antibacterial properties and Shea Butter to gently hydrate - it smells lovely as do all the Aurelia products.

To be honest I haven’t tried it yet, as I am finishing my current deodorant – but I am definitely going to give it a go and I’ll report back once I have used it for a few weeks.

2. Calming Botanical Essence:

This is a lightweight facial mist designed to relieve stress whilst soothing the mind. This kind of product is right up my street – I love skincare products that have a strong mind-body connection.

The mist is made from filtered glacier water and rose quartz crystal water, with a blend of essential oils including Linden Blossom, Chamomile, Camellia and Lavender – which aid relaxation and Fragonia extract which is known to alleviate jet lag and insomnia.

Facial mists are great to use as toners after cleansing, but also to set and refresh your make up throughout the day.

3. Brightening Botanical Essence:

The Brightening Botanical Essence has been created to uplift, energise and invigorate the skin and mind - it also contains magnesium salts to detoxify the skin. The blend of essential oils in the Brightening complex includes Geranium, Cedarwood, Fennel and Magnolia.

This, I have tried, and I love it.

What really stood out to me was whilst Aurelia is a luxury brand, the education of younger women in skincare is high on their lists of priorities. As a mother of a 19 year old – this really appealed to me.

Sometimes, when you are younger or on a budget you feel you can't justify investing in products that are more expensive. But Aurelia are keen to educate young women about their natural approach to skincare and the fact that what you put on your body is as important as what you put in it.

Also, as I have mentioned before on my blog - sometimes a higher priced product will go further in the long run...I knew a little bit about Aurelia before my visit, but I left armed with some lovely products and much more info... and it seems their passion and belief is contagious - altogether a lovely brand.  

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Prismologie - body care to stir the senses through colour and nature

 A few weeks ago, whilst running errands I found myself outside my local Space NK and something caught my eye. I am always impressed by great window dressing because it draws you in, just as it is supposed to - and there in the window was Prismologie, a brand new skincare line, clean contemporary packaging with a vibrant blast of colour.

I love trying new things, so I thought I’d take a look at the range. I decided on the foaming body scrub with Cedarwood and ruby (from the Red Hour section) and the rich body cream with Neroli and diamond (from the White Beginning products).

Prismologie is the brainchild and first skincare line from Intisar and Fatima Alsabah, a mother and daughter team from Kuwait; they describe themselves as women who “have always wanted to provide people with tools to empower themselves.”

Their concept began when they started connecting the huge impact colours have on people’s moods and attitudes. They were looking for a brand that used the power of colours, but couldn't find one. So they thought they would create one themselves.

In their own words, “We all react very naturally and intuitively to colour. We understand colour but we don't always embrace its powerful effects on us. We want to invite people to engage with colours in a different way, to notice what they feel and to decide how they want to feel. We want the colours in our range to set the tone of people’s days and encourage them to reconnect with themselves.“

“When we started thinking about how we want to add colour to our daily lives, we realised that a body care routine is a given for most people. We all shower, we need something to moisturise our skin with and so on. We all live very busy lives and we sometimes get carried away and don't realise that we have forgotten to focus on ourselves even for a few minutes to give ourselves the care we need. We chose body care most specifically because caring for your body is usually a very personal experience, whereas one’s face is usually something people care for in part for others to see; not always just for ourselves.”

For me, this idea makes total sense; I personally am very colour driven and also am very aware, given my Indian heritage, of the chakras and the colours associated to them, which interestingly tie into the Prismologie brand. Colours affect my mood without doubt, and I definitely go through phases of being drawn more strongly to certain colours than others. I think we all do, even if we are not consciously aware of it.

And I suppose we all pick clothes to suit our moods, to boost our confidence. I certainly know from myself and other friends that we may even choose our underwear to make us feel good/beautiful/sexy/empowered on a particular day; so, why not take it a step further, with what you choose put on your body before you get dressed?

Prismologie is a high-end brand, so not cheap, but from personal use, a little goes a long way. And the effects of the beautiful ingredients are that my skin is silky smooth and the positive stimulation of my senses seems very real. If you fancy a treat or change, Prismologie is really worth checking out.

To find out more about the brand and products in detail, check out Prismologie (http://www.prismologie.com). Prismologie can be found at online and at Space NK stores (spacenk.com)PS: It’s good to note that Prismologie products do not contain GM ingredients, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), Petrolatum or Propylene Glycol, Parabens, animal derivatives or products that have been tested on animals. They do not agree with animal testing and every single element of packaging is recyclable and they only use FSC cardboard and reusable glass.