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Hands up who loves their Mum? Me, me, me! While we should appreciate them every day, it’s lovely that there is a day to officially recognise and appreciate the women who have read us bed time stories, held our hand on the way to school, lovingly cut the crusts off our year 1 sandwiches, and always been there for a hug when we’ve needed it.

To help you celebrate your wonderful mum, grandmother, or other special lady in your life this Mother’s Day, we’ve teamed up with the incredibly generous folk at Be Genki to bring you a Mamas Day competition that will more than make up for all the midnight “monster-under-the-bed” wakeup cries…

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Prize

Once exceptionally lucky lady will be the recipient of the completely indulgent Be Genki Serenity Home Spa Ritual pack, valued at $100, which contains the following luxury goodies that will put a relaxed smile on any mums face!

♥ Be Genki Serenity Bath and Shower Oil 100ml – I personally absolutely adore this product, it’s one of my favourite bathtime treats
♥ Be Genki Serenity Body Oil 100 ml
♥ Be Genki Serenity Oil Blend 15mL
♥ Be Genki Serenity Herbal Tea 40gm
♥ Be Genki Serenity Ritual Card
♥ Be Genki Hand-Made Gift Box

Be Genki Serenity Home Spa Ritual is designed to be used anytime during the day or night to help bring about a sense of calm, especially when in a state of stress.

♥ Treat mum to an indulgent day spa experience in her very own home!

To win, you must like Wellness WA on Facebook and then answer the following question in the comment section below:

My mum (or other amazing woman in your life) is the best in the world because…?

Entries close 30th April 2012 (coincidentally, that is my own mums birthday!) & winner will be notified on Facebook & by email!

Best of luck and happy Mother’s Day 🙂

And the winner is…

E-von L

Congratulations E-von! I will be emailing you soon to organise delivery of this fantastic prize. Happy Mother’s Day! ♥

Be well,

Annette

xoxo

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Does anyone remember those fairy shops that you used to visit for birthday parties when you were little? They were such magical places, always playing calming music, they smelt incredible, everything looked all crystal-y and beautiful and you got a feeling while you were in there that a very special secret had been bestowed upon you and that you were in fact an ACTUAL fairy. And that this was the secret. The secret you must take to the grave.

Well there is now a skincare range that has bottled that special feeling. It’s called AEOS (Active Energised Organic Skincare) and their three phase skincare range (Renew, Rebalance, Replenish) uses ‘spagyric tinctures of crystal energies together with the waveforms of colour’ to create products that will make your outsides look good and your insides feel harmonious and nurtured. ‘Crystal energies’- that’s JUST like the fairies!!!

Random drawing of fairy for extra emphasis.

Ok, let’s put the pause on the fairies (BUT ONLY FOR A MOMENT) and talk about the nuts and bolts. Despite having an inbuilt magical aura about them, do these products work? I tried the AEOS Gentle Exfoliant and the AEOS Energising Conditioner from the Renew and Rebalance lines respectively and I am pleased to say that despite the amount of times I have mentioned the f-word in this article they really are very well researched, very seriously good products.

AEOS Gentle Exfoliant (blue) 30ml – $59

The exfoliant contains Spelt, in the form of the Aura-Soma biodynamic oil which contains a high concentration of Vitamin E and leaves your skin feeling moisturized after giving it a gentle scrub. My skin had been feeling really dry to the point where I could actually feel dry patches emerging (ew) and after three days of using this they were g-o-n-e. To my delight!

AEOS Energising Conditioner 30ml – $89

The real winner though is the Energizing Conditioner. This. Smells. Amazing. It smells purely magical and fairy-like (THEY”RE BACK) and I just can’t get enough. Putting some of this clear lightweight liquid on after washing your face feels like putting on a layer of contact, the kind you cover books with, on your face. That’s how smooth it feels. Seriously contact was the only analogy I could use that comes close to how smooth it feels. Except not plastic, of course.

These products just feel so special that you want to cherish them so it comes as no surprise to me that on the back of each bottle it says ‘made with love and intention’, it just gives you a warm feeling inside. Like the fairy shops did when I was little, at last I can have that feeling back!

Available online via http://www.begenkishop.com and from Karma Living (there is a store in the Claremont Quarter shopping mall) stores nationally.

Please also visit their website to read about their awesome bio-dynamic farm where they grow most of their ingredients. That are then handpicked by fairies. Probably.

Review by Adriane Daff.

Be well,

xoxo