Superb Cleansing with YON-KA

Hey ladies,

I hope you are all well, this is my second post as part of YON-KA Month here on my blog. This week is all about cleansing. Cleansing is such a vital part of the skincare routine, but all too often it is neglected. The amount of friends and family that have told me they cleanse with wipes or, not at all is scary! Honestly if I didn't cleanse my face daily, I would feel like my skin isn't clean... Not a good feeling! YON-KA have such an amazing range of cleansers for all skin types that there really is no excuse not to indulge and make it part of your daily routine!

I'm going to start with the YON-KA  Cleansing Milk. I just adore this, I fell in love a few months ago, and honestly, this is just perfection for me. The Cleansing Milk itself contains plant based agents to remove makeup, borneol for purifying and vegetable glycerin to hydrate and soften. As with all YON-KA products the scent is just incredible, it's just like giving yourself a mini facial every night. I find that a little of the product goes a long, long way and I always double cleanse! My face is left feeling clean, hydrated and supple after using. I think this is the perfect option for no fuss cleansing and it really is just fantastic for pampering your skin at the end of a long day!

The YON-KA Creme Cleanser is perfect for those with dry, damaged or sensitive skin, which lets face it ladies, is a problem we all have to face at one time or another! The creamy emulsion formula gently removes makeup and cleanses the skin. The blend of YON-KA's quintessence essential oils of lavender, rosemary, cypress, thyme and geranium, make using this at night time such a pleasure. Sometimes if I haven't been wearing makeup, I tend to apply a thick layer of this, lay back and relax for 5-10 mins just enjoying the aroma of the oils. It really is a luxury product!

My final thoughts on YON-KA Cleansers? It's love, but then, why wouldn't it be? YON-KA are a brand I just cant get enough of! Everything I try is pure perfection, I honestly believe they can do no wrong! I really hope you're enjoying this series of posts. It's the first time I have ever felt such an adoration and affinity to a brand that I have felt it deserved it's own month! Hopefully you will find a gem or two of your own during YON-KA month here on my blog, I know I certainly have! Keep reading ladies, who knows... you might discover your next Holy Grail product!

That's it for now,

I hope you enjoyed!

What are your thoughts on the above YON-KA Cleansers?

Have I tempted you?!

As always, let me know below!

Until next time

xoxo

Aundrea

YON-KA Month - Exquisite Hand Maintenance

Hey Ladies,

I hope you're all well, today is the start of something very special here on my blog; YON-KA Month! Every Friday this month I will be doing one post dedicated to this amazing brand. At the end of the month there will be a giveaway of something very special from the brand, something I know you will just love! This week its all about keeping your hands in the best possible condition!

The YON-KA Guarana Scrub is the perfect product to do what we so often neglect or forget to do, exfoliate our hands. Now for the most part we all exfoliate our face and body but more often than not our hands are left out. Exfoliation of the hands ensures that the dead skin is removed, and the circulation in the hands is improved all the while giving the skin an invigorating, much needed polish! The Guarana Scrub can also be used on the face, with its cocktail of amazing ingredients including guarana, brown rice, and plant extracts.All this ensures that the skin is left silky smooth, refined and primed for that much needed next step!

The YON-KA Nutri-Protect Comforting Hand Cream is an absolute must when it comes to maintaining those elegant hands! This hand cream is bursting with YON-KA's signature Phyto-Aromatic care, containing grape seed oil, Shea butter, Vitamins B5, A, C & E and an amazing blend of essential oils such as mandarin, magnolia and sweet orange it really provides a massive amount of much needed hydration for tired, dry and damaged hands! This smells absolutely incredible, and it leaves the hands feeling completely nourished!

I think this duo is absolute perfection when it comes to, what really is exquisite hand maintenance. The scrub combined with the hydration of the hand cream leaves your hands feeling soft, supple and above all pampered. The scent combined with the nourishment the duo provides really makes looking after your hands a treat rather than chore. It's something we often neglect to do, when it should be a vital part of our daily routine. So if you're going to do it, why not do it in indulgent phyto-aromatic style?!

That's it for now ladies,

I hope you enjoyed the first instalment of YON-KA Month!

What are your thoughts on hand maintenance?

Do you look after them?

Has this tempted you to start?

As always, let me know below!

Until next time

xoxo

Aundrea

The Style Club - Heaven for Hair

Hey Ladies,

I hope you're all well! Today's post is something a little different. For the longest time I have been in denial about my hair. It's been through the mill with me over the past year. I have had a huge amount of hair loss due to my fabulous old lady disease of Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have tried my best to look after it but at the same time, I think I was so down about it, that I kind of gave up to a certain extent. I did very little with it besides the usual maintenance and then just tied it up. I was fed up and over it, until I heard some great things The Style Club.  The best thing about being part of this little world we call the blog sphere is that good or bad news travels fast and I was hearing great things about The Style Club. Friends and fellow bloggers were telling me to book in... So I did, and here is how I got on!

On a sunny Friday afternoon I made the journey to The Style Club in North Earl Street, I was greeted by the lovely Sarah who told my stylist would be the amazingly talented Erica. I sat down for my consultation with Erica and laid all my hair woe's out on the table... We decided on a balayage, with a restyle and their famous pop colour treatment to give my hair a fab shine,

Erica set to work on my mountain of hair (for someone who has lost so much, there's a lot of it), she first put the all over colour in and covered up those pesky greys, and then moved on to lift those few lighter strands. It took a while but once that was done, I had a bit of a wait ahead of me while the dye's worked their magic.Believe it or not, this was the most fun part, the thing I have come to love is that your stylist constantly checks in with you for chats and updates. I wasn't left sitting there wondering when Id be ready for the basin!

Once we washed out the dye, Erica put the clear pop colour treatment in. The Pop Colour Treatment smells incredible! I chilled at the basin for about 15 minutes having a chair massage, I so need one for my bathroom!  Once that was done I went straight for my restyle and curly blowdry... The entire session took about 2 and a half hours, but it was so relaxing that I barely noticed the time passing, and having a great stylist to keep me company really helped!

I'm going to show you some pictures of how it all turned out!

My final thoughts on my Style Club experience? I'm in love! Erica did a fantastic job, so much so that when she was finished, I almost cried! My hair has never looked so good. From the moment I entered to the time I left I felt so welcome and looked after that I know for certain I will never go anywhere else to get my hair done. The Style Club North Earl Street is such an incredible place, the staff are fantastic and it really made my experience in there an unforgettable one. A huge thank you to Erica and Sarah for making my trip to the Style Club so special!

That's it for now ladies,

I hope you enjoyed!

Have you been to the Style Club?

Have I tempted you to maybe book in and treat yourself?

Let me know below!

Until next time

xoxo

Aundrea

Pixy - My Must Have Products

Hey Ladies,

I hope you are all well. My post today is all about the Pixy! Pixy have fast become one of my favourite brands for affordable, little luxury treatments for bath and body. Pixy is such an incredible representation of what Irish brands have to offer. I have often described Pixy as Ireland's answer to Lush but really, the more I try and the more it has become clear to me that Pixy is so much more than that. Handmade cosmetics at super affordable prices that are beautifully packaged and do exactly what they claim to do!. But more than that, Pixy really has the feel of real luxury products at an incredible price. Today I am going to share with you my 'Must Have' Pixy Products! 

First up are the incredible range of Bath Salts. I have tried three of the different scents on offer. The Muscle Soothing Salts, The Relaxing Lavender Salts, and The Floral Bath Salts. These fantastic range of bath salts are housed in a lovely glass container which give them that 'luxury' feel. They are only €9.95, which I think is an absolute bargain! The individual salts each smell amazing and leave you feeling totally pampered and relaxed. I would get between 8-10 baths from each container and honestly I really think that these are a little piece of heaven to have waiting at the end of a hard day. Plus once they are finished, you can wash out the containers and use them to store your makeup brushes, cotton pads or q-tips!



The Moisturising Shower Mousse is a really gem in the Pixy family, This mousse is again housed in a lovely glass container and this seems to be the never ending product! I have used this countless times over the past few months and it really lasts! You dip your pouffe into the mousse and wash away! You only need the tiniest amount of product, because a little really does go a long way with this, it comes in so many scents, but I have to say the lime sorbet is my favourite, it's so zingy and fresh, perfect for the summer months!

This next product is one that I think no girl should be without: The Glowing Body Butter. This, is a little tub of heaven! It smells absolutely incredible. It contains cocoa and Shea butter, with vitamin E and coconut. It's Jasmine fragrance just totally envelops you and really feels so fantastic on the skin. If I could get Pixy to create a huge drum of this to jump into... it would be heaven (it's also on my 'thing to do when I win the lotto list!) It's just perfection ladies, you need this in you life!

The Moisturising Lime Body Scrub Cubes, are a must have for any false tan wearers! These cubes not only smell incredible but they are fantastic at cleansing and purifying the skin. One of these little cubes will exfoliate your entire body, and leave it feeling soft and supple. I am in love with these, they're perfect and also totally non abrasive! They come in a pack of 6, and are €4.99, and absolute bargain in my eyes!

Last but by no means least is the amazing Softening Body Oil.This is just amazing, I use this after a bath on any areas of rough skin and it works a treat. It is scented with Jasmine and Magnolia which together make the most beautiful scent and it really is such a pleasure to pamper yourself with this little treat!

Pixy can be purchased online at www.pixy,ie, with free delivery on orders over €10, so you have no excuse not to treat yourself today!

That's it for now ladies,

I hope you enjoyed!

Are you a Pixy fan?

What are you tempted by?

Tell me what your favourite products are!

Let me know below

Until next time

xoxo

Aundrea