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Sultans Gold Argan Oil from Lushberry

Winter is definitely the season, when it can be very easy to neglect your skin, especially when it is covered in layers of clothing but it is vital to maintain good moisturising habits, regardless of the season.

My daily routine includes using a body cream or body butter, either once or twice daily and if I feel my skin requires extra hydration, I use a vitamin E or tissue oil.

I was recently asked to review products from the Sultans Gold Argan Oil range, which is available from the fab new online store Lushberry.

The three products I was given to review are: Sultans Gold Luxurious Body Oil with Argan, Sultans Gold Pure Argan Oil and the Sultans Gold Luxurious Body Lotion with Argan.

Argan oil, known as Liquid Gold has been used for centuries, by the women of the Berber tribe in Morocco, to help rejuvenate their skin and nourish hair and nails. All Sultans Gold Argan oil products are produced in Morocco under the strictest quality conditions by an accredited ISO 9001 manufacturer.

Sultans Gold Argan Oil is said to combat the premature ageing process of the skin. It has also had great success in the reversal of signs of ageing, by helping to regenerate skin cells. Argan Oil also promotes skin elasticity, which helps to prevent stretch marks and cures the discoloration of the skin resulting from stretch marks. It can also strengthen weak or brittle nails.

Sultans Gold Luxurious Body Oil with Argan~ Argan Oil is combined with Jojoba and Sweet Almond Oil, which are easily absorbed into the skin and is suitable for daily use. This sensual oil is delicately scented with the orange blossom of Morocco and will help keep your skin moist and hydrated by reducing evaporation. This is a perfect treatment for sensitive skin, it will improve marks and scarring and has excellent anti ageing properties.

One of the benefits of this body oil is that it can be used as a supplement to Sultans Gold Luxurious Body Lotion to increase both its richness and its effectiveness. I have found the Body Oil particularly effective after my recent trip to Thailand, as the heat and frequent swimming left my skin exceptionally dry.

Sultans Gold Pure Argan Oil ~ This 100% Organic Oil is rich in vitamin E and can be used on your skin, hair and nails. I have being using as a cuticle oil and it works beautifully to keep your cutiles wonderfully soft! I have tried using it on my hair before styling but found it a bit too oily for my hair, which is very fine.

Sultans Gold Luxurious Body Lotion with Argan Oil ~ Is suitable for all skin types. It is light in texture and is easily absorbed into your skin, to provide total hydration. It is rich in vitamin E which improves the elasticity of your skin and slows down the ageing process and helps to prevent stretch marks.

I absolutely love this body lotion, which is light and none greasy but still suitably moisturising. It leaves your skin smooth and silky and the fragrance is heavenly.

To find out more about these and other great products visit the Lushberry website by clicking here.

Gift Guide, Gift Stores, Proudly South African

Re-fined

As you know I am a bit of a shopaholic and was particularly fascinated when I heard about Re-fined.com! Re-fined is a new-comer to the on-line shopping scene and the brain child of Georgina O’Connell.

Re-fined has just recently launched to the public and offers shoppers a unique, on-line, shopping experience. It is a place where enjoying and acquiring beautiful things is effortless and pleasurable. You will find items for him, her, for little people and your garden and home, giving you far more variety to make your shopping experience that much easier! Re-fined stocks one of my favourite local jewellery brands, Silver Fig, which you may remember me blogging about – I absolutely love their designs!

“We understand that people have limited time and don’t always have access to the physical shops but still want to acquire desirable product and design to express their sense of style, hence the creation of a cyber mall with one check out point” ~ Georgie.

With a background in design, a love of beautiful things and an appreciation of talent, Georgie became acutely aware of the magnificent products and design items, that come out of South Africa. She also saw the need to make these Proudly South African products, more easily accessible to the world. The main purpose of Re-fined is to showcase South African products and designs, both locally and internationally.

What more could you ask for beautiful stylish products all available from one on-line destination and all this at the click of a button!

Please pop over to the Re-fined website and browse their growing, range of gorgeous goodies!

Children, Competitions, Family, Fashion, Kids Fashion, Online Shopping

Lief South Africa Anniversary Giveaway

Lief is a typically Dutch brand, established in the Netherlands in 2005. It was set up as a small collection of high quality baby clothing with texts like ‘lief! and stoer!’ {Respectively meaning, sweet and cool} printed on them.

The brand has developed into a lifestyle concept, including baby articles such as cuddly toys, bedding and books. From day one, the concept was a success. Based on Dutch designs, it has flourished into a wide-ranging lifestyle brand. Not only does it include high quality clothing for babies and toddlers, but also stationary, personal care products, window decoration, bags, bed and bath textiles, paint, soft toys, furniture, wallpaper, wall decoration and playroom accessories.

Within only six years, lief lifestyle has realized over 170 points of sale, including 17 flagship stores all over Europe, and is developing markets in the Middle East.

In June 2012, lief decided to introduce their stunning products, to the South African market and launched their online webshop.

It has also been a lifelong ambition of Lief, founder, Yvonne Woudsta, to give back to society and be able to do something for those less fortunate, especially babies and children, in need. Thanks to the success of Lief, her dream has been realized. Lief supports Orange Babies, a charity organization whose main goal is to help HIV-infected (pregnant) women and their babies in Africa. Lief also supports the project Hope Village, in Namibia, this orphanage, provides refuge to children up to the age of 18. (Lief provides 100% of the financing for the baby and toddler department).

To celebrate the 1st year anniversary of lief in South Africa, two lucky readers can each win a lief T-shirt – one for a girl in fuchsia pink – with lief! (sweet) written on it and one for a boy, in turquoise – with stoer! (cool) written on it.
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Competition Details:

The Lief Anniversary Giveaway will run from 16th October 2012, until the 26th October 2012. The winner/s will then be selected via the Rafflecopter form and announced on my blog and on Facebook. The winners will also be notified via email.
Entrants need to leave a comment on this blog, below the post, stating that you have completed the above, along with your details in the comment section below this post (please use a valid email address). Your details will be used to validate your entry if you are selected as a winner.
Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that the various companies sponsoring prizes on Super Mom Blog, are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash.

Design & Decor, Lifestyle

We Heart This

I love nothing more than finding beautiful treasures and filling my closet and home with them. I find that a bit of retail therapy is always good for the soul – maybe not the bank balance but c’est la vie! Making retail therapy even more accessible are the amazing on-line shops that are becoming rather popular in South Africa at the moment.

A recent, on-line discovery of mine, is newcomer, We Heart This. We Heart This is an online treasure trove of beautifully crafted, handmade & locally designed items, selected personally by owners Megan Kenney & Debbie Reabow. Their unsuccessful search for beautiful products available on the web, led them to start their own on-line store, combing South Africa & surrounding areas for unique items that they would love to own themselves.

We hope to create a store that is easy to use and exciting to shop in. ~ We Heart This

All locally inspired, designed and made, We Heart This stocks items from over 30 talented suppliers – their aim being to showcase the best of South African design and gifting. You will find beautifully hand-crafted jewellery, stunning home-ware items and luxurious body treats to name but a few gems available on their site. Your purchases will be packed with love and shipped direct to your door.

So if you need a bit of retail therapy or are in search of the perfect gift, it is all just a click away! Pop over to We Heart This and discover their amazing array of gorgeous goodies.

Be Inspired, Beauty, Beauty Products, Fashion, Online Shopping, Reviews and Features

My July Rubybox

This post is somewhat overdue but it has been rather hectic at Super Mom HQ over the past few weeks, what with school holidays and the normal general mayhem but without further delay My July Rubybox review!

I love receiving my rubybox, all the excitement and anticipation of a little girl on Christmas morning! My July rubybox contained the following products:

Beaucience Day & Night Moisture Cream, Beaucience Eye Resque Gel and Beaucience Masque – I received 3 sample sachets of the above products. Beaucience is a Botantical range of skin care, designed with the eco-conscious woman in mind, using natural organic extracts, providing the skin with pure nutrients. The Day & Night Cream is wonderfully moisturising and leaves your skin feeling smooth and silky. The Eye Gel is soothing and rather refreshing, perfect for puffy tired eyes. I must admit I have not tried the Masque yet but I think I may use it tonight.
Chloé Love, Chloé Eau Intense – this perfume is wonderfully feminine, subtly floral without being too flowery. The with warm undertones of vanilla linger on your skin, with hints of a powdery, almost soapy finish. Much to my delight my good friend just arrived from the UK yesterday to present me with a full size bottle of Chloé Love – lucky me!
6-Step Nail Buffer – These always come in handy, no matter how many I buy they always seem to disappear. This one has gone straight into my handbag, for any nail emergencies on the run!
Innoxa Body Lotion ~with green tea extracts – This is definitely my favourite product in this months box! It has an amazing fragrance and leaves your skin feeling wonderfully smooth. It works equally well as a hand cream.

* A bit of an extra bonus in this months box was a 20% discount voucher off your first months subscription to Lingerie Letters.

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