World Organic

I spent my Sunday morning at a friend's house trying an amazing new skincare range out, World Organic. My friend, Barbara (we all call her Bar) had been raving about it, and her skin was looking radiant, so I knew I'd have to try it for myself. Bar was introduced to it by her sister-n-law when she was staying with her in Auckland. Her lovely sis (n-law) ran her bath, lit candles, poured her a glass of wine, and left Bar with a cleanser and face mask. Well, she was sold, and that was before the soothing toner, the luminous moisturiser, the revival eye cream... Back home in Napier, not only does Bar own her own range, she loved it so much, she has become a consultant.






The founder of World Organic is Megan Douglas, a medical herbalist and naturopath. Megan's great grandfather was a herbalist and naturopath, as was her grandmother, so she grew up in her family's herbal manufacturing lab and shop. After becoming a successful teenage model and then a well-known fashion designer in London, Megan spent time living in India. Returning to New Zealand to start a family, Megan set about on her journey to create organic skincare and internal remedies. It's a fascinating story, and I urge you to read more over on their website.






Like Bar, I'm a convert now too. The products were all beautiful, and I can't wait to receive my supply later this week. The one I look most forward to is what they quietly call 'botox in a bottle' - Wonder Lift Serum. It's designed to replenish and revitalise tired skin, and you just need a couple of drops under your moisturiser for an instant lift - yay, I could definitely do with that!


If you're at all interested in these fabulous products I encourage you to try them by holding or attending a consultation party. This is not an ad, I'm not getting paid to do this feature, I am genuinely blown away by the products, and so thought I'd share them with you. If you're in Hawke's Bay I can put you in touch with Bar, just drop me an email.

Sweet Paul

Just in time for the weekend I'm introducing you to another online magazine - Sweet Paul.






It's chocka with yummy recipes...






Cool products and places to shop...






And some gorgeous DIY ideas (these are some of my favourites)...








You can find instructions for all their DIY projects in the magazine. And if you check down my right hand column under 'cool online mags', House of Fifty have also got a new issue out.
Happy reading and creating, have a fabulous weekend. x

Saving Blank Walls, One Print at a Time

I often get emails from my lovely Cush & Nooks facebook and blogger 'friends', asking my advice and recommendations on prints and art. Well, have I got great news for you (particularly all you Kiwis)!... endemicworld have relaunched their new website this very morning.

 

Opening it's online doors in 2007, endemicworld quickly became known as the home of cool, clever and creative New Zealand design. Now, not only do they have an amazing collection of New Zealand art prints, but also a cool range by international artists. They cover a wide range of styles and mediums to suit all tastes - letterpress and hand-screened prints, affordable reproductions of original painted works, digital illustrations, large format posters, even spray painted stencil and screen-printed combos.



Ever After print by our very own NZ based 'Foundry'

and straight from New York, Talking Heads poster by 'swissted'


To celebrate the re-launch, endemicworld are giving away three framed prints curated to your own style. So pop on over to enter, and check out their fabulous range.