The birdies that hover over my shoulder telling me little secrets have revealed that a brand new LUSH store has opened its doors in the center of Perth city!

This spells excellent news for those of you who:

A) Love Lush but live nowhere near Garden City, Booragoon which is where the only other W.A store is currently located.
B) Enjoy the smell of sugary-sweet goodness wafting out through the streets, enticing you into the store… yum.
C) Love having luxurious baths, facials, scrubs and treats as much as I do!
D) Are looking for an excellent Christmas gift for your girlfriends, Mum, Sister, secret santa, even boyfriend!

Here are my picks for the silly season!

Let Them Eat Cake Lip Balm – $9.95

Tastes & smells like Christmas cake, bonus points for being vegan. This will result in many tasty mistletoe kissies!

Christmas Eve Bubble Bar – $6.50

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house… people were relaxing in jasmine & ylang ylang scented splendour after taking a bath with this baby. Sparkles included for that extra bit of magic. Sip on some egg-nog whilst bathing to complete the picture.

Secret Santa – $9.50

Oh no! What to buy the faceless name from accounts whom you’ve never met but managed to somehow be allocated for SS?! Never fear, everyone will love this little treat. A cute pudding scented santa bath bomb & snowflake soap. It even comes with a finger puppet! You really can’t lose in the cute & cheap stakes!

Bathtime Favourites Gift – $54.95

And now for the star on top of the tree, the piece-de-resistance, cherry on top of the best Chrissy cake you ever tasted. This my friends is the ultimate Christmas gift and topping my present list this year! 9 delightful bath bombs in all their multi-coloured glory. It even comes with a special tin. Better than biscuits? You bet.

Would love to hear your picks for the season, check out the Lush Website!

The new Lush store can be found here –

Shop 19,Plaza Arcade, 650 Hay Street, Perth
Ph: 08 9325 8974

Be well,

xoxo

As previously mentioned, Raw Food is slowly starting to make it big, even in our little city more and more people are discovering the health and beauty benefits of eating a non-processed, fresh and organic based diet.

One company that I’ve happened upon recently is The Raw Kitchen, run by Heath and Emma, and after e-mailing with Emma for a while, it’s hard not to get excited about their business because she is so full of information and passion for all the different and healthy ways of eating and existing.

Taken from their website:

“The raw kitchen is a Perth based company offering community classes and workshops teaching the benefits and power of raw, whole, real, nourishing food. In addition, we also offer raw catering, kids and school parties and raw health product supply.
Our classes offer simple, practical, hands-on, applicable ways to incorporate raw food, to whatever degree, into your lifestyle.”

Their cooking, or un-cooking as it’s commonly referred to as, classes include something for everyone!

From an “Intro to Raw” class to find out what the heck Raw Food is, how a meal made just of fruit and vegetables can be filling and ways to incorporate more fresh foods into your diet, with tastings of raw goodies in a non-judgemental setting – you aren’t going to be crucified for being an omnivore. It’s not about being militant and critical of your diet, but showing you how to slowly increase your intake of healthful, wellbeing inducing, life-giving foods!

Other workshops include such treats as; Mains Made Easy (plenty of ideas for delicious dinners), Raw Lunchbox (tips on making great food to bring to school or the office), Decadent Desserts (need I say anything else?) and more!

Photo borrowed from Hold the Beef

Aside from the un-cooking classes, they also have a cute smoothie stall every week at the brand new Subiaco Farmers Market!

There are a few types of smoothies available, all at the reasonable price of $6:

Green Smoothie – baby spinach, frozen banana and water. Great introductory smoothie as it’s a classic and there’s an option to add mango or strawberry for $1.

Strawberry Sip – strawberry, banana, almond milk, vanilla. YUM! Can’t wait to try this!

Choc It To Me – cacao (raw chocolate), agave, almond milk.

King Hit: Choc Chilli – cacao, cayenne pepper, almond milk. A real kick!

There’s also a range of supplements you can add too and they use 100% biodegradable and compostable cups and straws. Very eco-friendly.

They also stock many, many raw essentials such as food stuffs, blenders, books and dvds.

In summary, if you can get down to see these guys and try a smoothie then you wont be disappointed! You can find out more information about the classes and catering there, or you can join the Raw Kitchen Mailing List: em.gilbert@hotmail.com!

Three cheers for innovative companies who are bringing us new ways to be happy, healthy & leave our taste buds satisfied.

Ps. Here is a fabulous book on raw smoothies (which I admittedly haven’t read but would love to): Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Toward Natural Health

Urban Spoon rating:

Be well,

xoxo

Today feels like one of those potentially historical moments in time, when you discover something amazing that could knock you out of your skincare rut and maybe even change your life.

This may sound dramatic, but I have high hopes for my newest finding: Omnilux Therapy!

After reading a great article by the lovely Ms. Zoe Foster of PRIMPED fame (click here), my brain cells have been tingling with anticipation of trying this somewhat miraculous sounding beauty treatment.

There are two types of light treatments available:

Omnilux Revive – “It is a non-surgical light therapy to help combat visible signs of ageing, plumping visible fine lines and wrinkles and maximising the benefits of your skincare.”

Omnilux Blue – “Omnilux Blue led light therapy is a special frequency of light that penetrates the dermis to kill the bacteria that that lie deep in the follicles causing infection and acne. Omnilux treatments allow the skin to heal naturally improving the skin texture and clarity.”

(source)

In lay(wo)mans terms, the Omnilux safely recreates specific wavelengths of light which when applied to the skin work a variety of different voodoo magic tricks by regenerating cells and killing bacteria to give you: a) clear, plump, healthy skin with minimal lines and/or b) greatly diminished signs of acne and redness, depending on which type of light you choose to use.

Here’s an example of a girl who has used the acne-specific Omnilux light:

(sorry everyone, the photo seems to have disappeared off the internet for now… I’ll work on getting another one asap!)

That is a very exciting before & after series for anyone who has ever suffered bad skin, which includes myself.

It’s been approved by the FDA as completely safe!

Beauty editors the world over are swearing by it as their new holy grail for a gorgeous complexion!

And my interest has most certainly been piqued.

So while this information is all well and good, what you really want to know is where you can possibly get such space-age sounding, too-good-to-be-true technology in our little town of Perth, yes?

Well as always, I’m here to help!

My favourite place to have an LED light treatment done is at mi:skn, they are also some of the most affordable in Perth!

307 Lord Street (cnr Court Street)
Highgate WA 6003

Absolutely Beautiful Skin Care and Body Treatment Centre

Shop 22,
Noranda Palms Shopping Centre
58 Benara Road
Noranda or phone us 08 9275 7577

Shop 4, Marmion Village Shopping Centre
19 Sheppard Way
Marmion or phone us 08 9448 8300

Offering Omnilux Revive and Omnilux Blue.

Advanced Beauty Concepts

Claremont – Platinum

Shop 11 Bayview Centre
(upstairs next to Country Road)
1 Leura Street, Claremont 6201

Ph. 9385 5500
Fax. 9385 5522
e. abcplatinum@bigpond.com

Mosman Park

Shop 2 Mosman Park Shopping Centre
50 Harvey Street. Mosman Park

Ph. 9384 0011
Fax. 9384 0511
e. abcmedispa@bigpond.com

Offering Omnilux Revive.

Bayview Day Spa
Phone +61 (08) 9384 8106
Address Shop G18
Bayview Shopping Centre
Claremont, Western Australia 6010
Email info@bayviewspa.com.au

Offering Omnilux Revive and Omnilux Blue.

Duncraig Beauty Centre
Phone 08 9447 8860
Email info@duncraigbeauty.com.au
Address Shop 16B/50 Marri Rd, Duncraig 6023, Perth, Western Australia

Offering Omnilux Revive and Omnilux Blue.

Fresh Therapy
Shop 163, Garden City Shopping Centre
125 Riseley Street
Booragoon, Western Australia, 6154
Phone: 08 9315 2060
Email: belen@iinet.net.au

Currently waiting on confirmation of which Omnilux service they provide.

Julie’s Frangipanis Beauty Salon & Reflexology
43 Rockingham Beach Road
Rockingham, Western Australia, 6168
Phone: 08 9527 2622

Currently waiting on confirmation of which Omnilux service they provide.

Luire Claremont
Times Square
Shop 20 Avion Way
Claremont
Western Australia 6010

Phone 9383 3352
Fax 9383 3356
Email sbg@luire.com.au

Offering Omnilux Revive.

Luscious Therapy
51 Scarborough Beach Road
North Perth
Western Australia 6006
Phone: +61 8 9444 0029
E-mail: info@luscioustherapy.com.au

Offering Omnilux Revive.

Serene Day Spa
82 Scarborough Beach Road
Scarborough
Western Australia 6019
Bookings and Information (08) 9245 8188
Fax (08) 9245 8338
Email reception@serenedayspa.com.au

Offering Omnilux Revive.

Skin Deep Salons (Note: You will need a PDF reader to use this website as all their information is contained within PDF files)

MULLALOO
Skindeep Medi-Spas
Shop 5 Mullaloo Plaza
Koorana Road, Mullaloo
Western Australia 6027
T. (08) 9307 6998

PERTH
Skindeep Medi-Spas
Shop 4 Central Park Building
777 Hay Street, Perth
Western Australia 6000
T. (08) 9226 2997

FLOREAT
Skindeep Medi-Spas
117 Birkdale Road
Floreat
Western Australia 6014
T. (08) 9387 5414

COMO
Skindeep Medi-Spas
Cnr Labouchere Rd., & Preston St.
Como
Western Australia 6152
T. (08) 9368 0829

All offering Omnilux Revive and Omnilux Blue.

Skin Evolution @ Cosmetic Studio
327 Rokeby Road
Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008
Phone: 08 9388 8818
Email: admin@skinevolution.com.au

Currently waiting on confirmation of which Omnilux service they provide.

You may also be interested in your own personal Omnilux which can be used in the comfort of your own home: Procyte – Omnilux new-U LED Light Techonology to treat wrinkles!

I cannot wait to try Omnilux Therapy and report my findings. In the meantime, if you have or are thinking of undergoing treatment with Omnilux somewhere in Perth, send me an e-mail or leave a comment and let me know how it went / your thoughts! I’d love to hear 🙂

Be well,

xoxo