by Annette @ Wellness WA | Mar 12, 2012 | Alternative Therapy, Day Spa, Exercise, Interviews, Wellness Tips
♥ First up, briefly tell us a little bit about yourself!
I’m the Sales and Marketing Coordinator for the chemical-free luxury skin care brand Sodashi. I studied Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations at Curtin University, Bentley and I was very lucky to be offered an opportunity with such a great company. I am also the editor for Creatures of Commonplace, a website devoted to current fashion and beauty trends.
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♥ Tell us about your daily beauty routine.
My beauty routine is a definite highlight for me because I use some of the most amazing products. Here goes:
1. Cleanser: I use the Sodashi Clay Cleanser with Sandalwood first thing in the morning. The cleanser is great to clean away any leftover residue from night products.
2. Exfoliate: I like to use Sodashi’s Rejuvenating Concentrate which is a liquid exfoliant made up of plant essences. You basically add 10 drops to a bowl of warm water, immerse your face cloth, rinse, and compress to the face. I love that it is so aromatic, almost like a mini aromatherapy session in your bathroom.
3. Boost: Next I apply my Sodashi Calming Skin Boost which is basically a leave on gel mask with amazing nutritional benefits for the skin. I leave it to deeply penetrate my skin while I brush my teeth. It also makes for a great primer before makeup!
4. Eye Lifting Gel: At the same time as the boost I apply my Sodashi Eye Lifting Gel which is great to reduce puffiness and dark circles around the eye area. A life saver in the morning!
5. Moisturiser: Finally I apply my Calming Face and Neck Moisturiser by gently massaging it into my skin in an uplifting motion – it’s never too early to start practicing these anti-ageing techniques!
During the day at the office I have a bottle of Sodashi Calming Rose Mist and Burt’s Bees Lip Balm to keep my skin and lips hydrated.
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♥ What’s the one beauty treatment you can’t live without? And your favourite place to have it done?
I love going to Annasha Day Spa in Gooseberry Hill for a Sodashi Pure Radiance Facial or the Thermal Infusing Facial Treatment. It is such a beautiful getaway just 40 minutes outside Perth CBD.
♥ Who do you trust with your hair in Perth, and why?
I am absolutely in love with Lee Preston Hair in South Perth. They do an amazing job and I can always trust them to try new styles or colours. I have had major trust issues with hairdressers in the past, so going to Lee Preston makes it a very pleasant and stress free experience!
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♥ Favourite budget / at home beauty treatment?
I always do my own manicure and pedicure. My favourite colours at the moment are the Butter London ‘The Full Monty’ and Chanel ‘Peridot.’
♥ Your three, absolutely cannot live without, favourite products?
Only three!?
♥ Sodashi Clay Cleanser with Sandalwood
♥ Rejuvenating Concentrate
♥ Calming Face and Neck Moisturiser (and Eye Lifting Gel).
ED: That’s 4! 😉
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♥ Do you have any secret tips you use to keep looking / feeling great?
I always find that I feel my best when I go to the gym regularly, drink lots of water and meditate daily.
♥ What beauty treatment/ wellbeing activity would you love to try but haven’t yet? (Due to time, money, scared etc!)
It would be amazing to go on a wellness retreat.
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♥ Describe a typical day of eating for you.
Breakfast: A regular day would be a banana smoothie or All Bran with Almond and Honey.
Lunch: I usually take a boiled egg, crackers, a carrot and fruit, or if I manage to be organised in the morning a chicken wrap with avocado and cucumber. I LOVE Nudies and Emma and Toms juice and drink several cups of English Breakfast Tea a day.
Night time: I can be a little slack when it comes to nutritional value but we usually cook marinated chicken or roast chicken with vegetables. We also rarely have sweet biscuits, chocolate or icecream anywhere in the house otherwise it is too tempting! We always indulge in a once a week burger or Indian dinner (usually on the weekends).
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♥ Describe your fitness routine.
I usually try to get to the gym 3 times a week for an hour workout; 10mins warm up on the elliptical followed by 20mins of squats and weights and I usually finish with 20mins cardio (10mins on the bike and 10mins on the elliptical). I wind down with 10mins of stretching. I also like to get outside for a beach walk with friends.
♥ Do you take part in any alternative therapies or take supplements? If so, discuss.
I take 3 x a day HGC+ (horseradish, garlic and vitamin C), Olive Leaf and Elderberry and Pau D’arco (for cleansing and strengthening) and once a day Fish Oil.
At work we are very lucky to receive Bowen, Reflexology and Indian Head Massage’s once a month.
♥ How do you like to relax? What are your favourite ways to de-stress?
I love to read, right now I am absorbed in Jessica Rudd’s books (Kevin Rudd’s daughter) and I occasionally go to my holiday house in Ledge Point to relax. We also meditate every day at work which is a great way to de-stress.
Thanks to lovely Ali for sharing her beauty & wellbeing routine with us!
If you have any questions or comments for Ali, share em below 🙂
Be well,
xoxo
by Annette @ Wellness WA | Mar 9, 2012 | Food, Organic, Wellness Tips
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Bonjour! I’ve recently become the happy owner of an iPhone, so you will be seeing a lot more piccies on Wellness WA which should make things much more colourful and visual. I hope you enjoy 🙂
I’ve had this smoothie the last two mornings and it’s definitely pepped me up and gotten the day off to a great start…
Magnificent Morning Smoothie!
♥ 1-2 x cup of chilled, filtered water
♥ 1 x frozen banana
♥ 1 x cup of frozen blueberries
♥ 1 x small (organic) apple
♥ 2 x cups of spinach
♥ 1 x tbsp Grants Liquid B Vitamins (love, love, love this stuff in helping to manage stress)
♥ 1 x tbsp Pepitas
Optional
♥ 2 x tsp pea protein powder
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Whiz this all up for 1-2 minutes and you’ll have a vitamin packed, cooling breakfast treat that is sure to make your toast eating housemate jealous!
I like to add the protein powder to give a more sustained energy boost, and I’m trying to gain a little weight at the moment!
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Tah dah! Final smoothie + messy bench top & gratuitous organic fruits and veggies for good measure.
What do you think of this smoothie recipe?
Let me know if you end up trying it 🙂
Be well,
Annette
xoxo
by Annette @ Wellness WA | Mar 7, 2012 | Alternative Therapy, Wellness Tips, Yoga
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I want to share with you two inspirational documentaries that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing in the past couple of weeks. I would recommend them to anyone who is interested in wellbeing and living a healthy lifestyle (that should be most of you!)
♥ Yogawoman – The Film
This documentary follows the female journey of yoga throughout the world, and focuses on the ‘global good’ that yoga can foster. From cancer survivors, imprisoned women, those in poverty and those with a variety of health conditions, yoga can bring about the capacity for change and healing.
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With an all star cast including Shiva Rea and Sean Corne, plus many other highly regarded practitioners, Yogawoman is a unique look at the practice that so many of us are a part of. Recommended to anyone interested in yoga! Available from the Yogawoman website.
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♥ Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
Now here’s one I haven’t been able to stop raving about since watching it a week ago. Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead follows the 60-day juicing journey of soon-to-be-household-name Joe Cross. Starting out with obesity, a poor lifestyle and with chronic urticaria (persistant skin lesions), Joe decided to quit processed food altogether and only drink freshly pressed juice for 60 days while he drove across America, spreading the word about healing through green juice.
Not surprisingly his health increased exponentially, his lesions completely disappeared and he became fitter than ever before. All this while inspiring many others to make positive lifestyle choices as well.
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Never fear though! You wont just be drinking juice for the rest of your life, it’s just a ‘Reboot’ to your system, afterwards you’ll be able to continue eating (hopefully healthy food!)
While I don’t need to lose weight, I’ve experienced amazing levels of wellbeing from green smoothies (little different to juice) and would heartily recommend anyone give either juicing or smoothies a go! Find out more about Joe Cross here!
Have you ever done a juice cleanse? Would you like to? Lets chat about this!
Be well,
Annette
xoxo
by Annette @ Wellness WA | Mar 6, 2012 | Makeup, Products, Reviews
Beauty lovers confession time, if you rifled through the contents of my Harrods make-up bag you would emerge horrified.
Clinque foundation bottles with only the smallest dregs of thick liquid left, Natio blushes circa when I rocked pedal pushers (so at least 5 years ago I promise!), crushed powders two shades too light for my summer tan and mascaras which probably should find a new home in the bathroom bin. After too many disappointed raised eyebrows from my sister after asking to borrow a product, and too many jealous trips to her make-up bags overflowing with bronze Mac eyes-shadows, vibrant Nars lip crayons and “I-really-really-really-want it” Chanel mascara, I decided it was time to make a few investments.
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For anyone who wants to update their make-up collection (whatever impressive or depressing state they may be in) I recommend adding Benefit Watts Up to your make-up family. I’ve always found it difficult to replicate the luminous ‘natural’ glow that the Miranda Kerrs or Lara Bingles of Australia flaunt, I’ll either apply a clowns amount of blush or too little which leaves me looking like I just woke up from a nana nap. Now with a face several shades darker post Australia Day beach party, I’ve been finding it difficult to make anything highlight my face. Watt’s Up was the answer to my make-up bags’ prayers!
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In a cute silver container (definitely no disappointed raised eyebrows here) Watt’s Up is a soft focus highlighter which you easily apply across your cheek or brow for a luminous sheen. With a cream-to-powder finish it can be worn by ladies whose faces change colour after seconds in the sun, to those who have the complexions of a vampire (which is very sexy right now!).
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After applying then blending Watt’s Up in with the handy sponge (fingers also work better I found) I realised I could finally stop my journey to find the Kerr-esque glow. Like silk, you can glide the highlighter across your cheeks or over your eyelids to brighten your complexion in all the right places. For me personally I loved that it isn’t a highlighter which looks like a shimmering mess across your cheeks as many of it’s competitors do, instead it looks natural and understated. Watt’s Up has definitely become a welcome member of my make-up bag! So it looks as though I’ve finally made my first step to creating an impressive make-up collection. Next step; purchasing a Chanel mascara to keep it company!
♥ Voila, before and after shot.
What do you think? Do you like the look of the Benefit Watts Up? What is your favourite highlighter?
Reviewed by Jade, illumination specialist.
Be well,
xoxo
by Annette @ Wellness WA | Mar 5, 2012 | Other
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Thank you to everyone who entered this competition, we had 108 entries which is our biggest response yet, there’s another very exciting competition on the way so make sure you keep an eye on the Wellness WA Facebook page, and keep enjoying the daily posts too!
Congratulations to our three lucky winners!
1st Prize. Pevonia Botanica facial (to the value of $200) @ Keturah Day Spa (Monday-Friday)
Elissa C!
2nd Prize. Pevonia Spa-at-home Essentials pack (RRP: $126.00)
Jennifer Michnik!
3rd Prize. Pevonia Dry Oil Body Moisturizer (RRP: $73)
Jane Barnett!
Well done lucky ladies, I will be in contact with you shortly to arrange the delivery of your prizes.
Once again, thanks to all the entrants & stay tuned for more competitions that will get your beauty & wellbeing skyrocketing!
Be well,
Annette
xoxo
