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Aveeno Active Naturals is here!

I love body creams, lotions and butters. A LOT. Whenever I see a new brand on the shelf, I can’t help but pop at least one item in my basket. Do you feel the same? I have a new brand that you have to try. It’s amazing and it comes at a great price. I introduce to you… Aveeno Active Naturals.

Aveeno Active Naturals

Who is Aveeno?

From our humble beginnings in 1945, the story of the AVEENO® Brand has been one of discovery. By unlocking nature’s powers through scientific advances, we have discovered ways to nurture and transform skin and hair to an enhanced state of natural health and beauty.

Founders, American inventor and philanthropist brothers Albert and Sidney Musher, were driven by a profound curiosity about how things work and how substances interact, and a belief that centuries-old remedies hold the promise for human wellness. Their experimentation with raw cereal led to the discovery of a finely milled colloidal oatmeal bath. This treatment was proven effective in skin prone to eczema by the U.S.-based, internationally renowned Mayo Clinic, where it is still in use today. Drawing inspiration from Avena sativa, the Latin word for oat, the AVEENO® Brand was born.

Today, we partner with leading health professionals and scientists in the discovery of ACTIVE NATURALS®ingredients. Derived from nature, uniquely formulated, and scientifically proven to soothe compromised skin and hair, these exclusive formulas are trusted and recommended by professionals as effective wellness solutions.

The Aveeno Daily Moisturising Range is designed for dry skin and leaves the skin feeling calm, radiant and hydrated. The daily moisturising lotion is gorgeous. It’s rich, creamy and 200ml retails for R80.

The Daily Moisturising Body Yogurt is my favourite of the products I tested. Even though it feels very light, it is still moisturising and nourishing. I suffer from eczema and this cream did not irritate my skin at all. Actually quite the opposite – it is incredibly soothing. A great product for summer and winter. It also retails at R80 for 200ml.

The Aveeno Dermexa Range is formulated for extra dry, sensitive skin and it is amazing! The range is frangrance-free, calming, soothing and nourishing. It worked very well with both my own and Cara’s sensitive skins. PS All the product images above are of empty containers. I finished and savoured every single drop over the December holidays. We finished the Dermexa body wash first and the bottle went to the recycling bin before I took a proper pic (bad blogger I know!). Both of these products are fantastic and I highly recommend you give them a try. The wash and the lotion both retail for R170.

I also received 2 tubes of the Aveeno Baby Daily Care Baby Barrier Cream. I didn’t think that I would be able to review it as I don’t really know anyone who could try it out for me; I was wrong. I’m sharing something personal here, but I don’t think my gran would mind. My gran was very ill last year and she spent a month in ICU. When she came home, she was bed bound. Trips to the bathroom were not possible for a while and a barrier cream became a necessity. This barrier cream worked like a charm! It saved my gran’s skin. Thank you Aveeno. The baby barrier cream retails for R115 for 100ml.

You can find this gorgeous body brand at Clicks.

Happy shopping!

xoxo

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Sweeter dreams thanks to Genie Beds (and you can win!)

Last year we did a mini bedroom makeover. I loved it, but it didn’t feel complete. We needed a new bed. Desperately. Crappy thing is that our bed wasn’t even old; the mattress was just horrible. I badly wanted to wake up in the morning without sore muscles and feeling at least semi-rested. I am so happy right now as a few weeks ago Genie Beds came to my rescue.

The better bed is here

Genie Beds Queen set

Genie Beds was launched in July 2017 and they have started a bed revolution.

Striving to find solutions that are out of the ordinary, we’ve always been about creating products that have the power to make people’s lives better.

Over the years, we’ve noticed that buying a new bed has become an absolute pain in the tushy. Bouncing your bum on bed after bed, while a creepy salesman watches on, having to organise a delivery van, and then pulling every muscle in your body trying to dislodge your bed frame from your apartment door. It really shouldn’t be this hard to get a good night’s sleep.

We found that it was time for a better solution. A better method. A better design. A better bed.

That’s why we created the Genie bed range. Our online store celebrates comfortable and practical products, complete with super compact packaging and easy assembly.

So say good riddance to your old bed and goodnight to your Genie.

And that’s exactly what we did. We said goodbye to our old bed when our bed in a box arrived. Literally… in a box.

Sweeter dreams thanks to Genie Beds

Genie Beds bed in a box

I wasn’t home when our Genie base, mattress and pillows was delivered. My husband signed for the delivery and phoned me to make sure that the delivery was indeed what I told him it would be… a queen size bed. We’re used to beds being delivered or moved around in trucks or on the back of friends’ bakkies. Not in boxes that can fit into most cars! And I kid you not; those 2 boxes in the picture above contained this…

Genie Beds Queen size set

You can pop over to my Instastory highlights to have a look at the essembly of our bed. It’s actually crazy how quick and easy it was!

Let’s talk about the base.

Genie Beds base

The Genie base is an easy-to-assemble, compact packed, creation of wonder.

The internationally patented Genie base, which is engineered in South Africa, is made from virgin plastic material and high grade aluminium. The base has a 5 year guarantee and a 15 year warranty. The base was easy to set up (and can be easily taken apart again if needed) and everything you need to ‘build your base’ is included in the box. That includes an instruction booklet, a tool kit and a standard blue slip on cover.

I was concerned that the base would be flimsy. The word ‘plastic’ had me worried. Once the base was put together, I realised I shouldn’t have been – this base is durable! And another plus… storage space!!

Now the mattress… what was it going to be? Love or hate?

And I’m overjoyed to say it’s LOVE.

The mattress has been engineered in SA and the registered designed sports the following features:

Genie Beds Mattress

That’s all interesting and good to know, but I’m sure you want to know how I sleep? Fan-freakin-tastic. I struggle to get up in the morning. It used to be because I was tired and stiff; now it’s because I’m just too damn comfortable. Winter is going to be a struggle!

Genie Beds Mattress & Pillow

Genie’s custom quilted knit fabric covering is so soft and comfy, I don’t want to cover it with a sheet. This mattress is what dreams are made of.

And unboxing the mattress is actually super fun too.

All of this sounds great, I know, but how do you know if this bed is the one for you?

I’ve found bed shopping to be quite difficult in the past. I thought that we bought the perfect mattress before, only to be bitterly disappointed. Genie Beds makes it super easy and convenient though. You can try the beds out for yourself at a Genie showroom (a brand new one just opened in Cape Town!), or you can buy them online (yay for free delivery).

Here’s the best part… you have a 100 nights to trial your new bed. Genie sounds pretty confident that you’ll love your new bed, don’t you think? And rightly so!

Thank you Genie Beds… you really have created ‘The Better Bed’.

For more info visit the Genie Beds website HERE.

GIVEAWAY

The awesome Genie Beds people have given me 2 luxury Genie pillows to give away to a lucky reader. The value of this prize is a whopping R1 260!

By far the cutest member of our family, the Genie pillow, made of natural latex and custom anti-mite/anti-allergy fabric, offers a contour shape that aligns your head in the perfect sleeping position. Just unbox and unroll this comfy puff of comfort. Snooze deluxe!

 

Enter via the Rafflecopter below and keep your fingers crossed!

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Good luck!

xoxo