The Summer Essentials Kit is here

We are delighted our exclusive Summer Essentials kit is finally here. This 12-piece set is a curated selection of our favourite natural and organic beauty products all perfectly sized for travel and presented in a limited-edition beauty bag. This is also the perfect festival companion or to try before you invest in full size products.

What's in the Kit 

The Summer Essentials Kit contains products worth £30::
• Hurraw SPF15 Lip Balm, 4.3g: A creamy lip balm with 10% non-nano zinc oxide to give your lips the extra protection they need.
• Skin Blossom Caring Hand Cream, 75ml: A rich but easily-absorbed organic hand treatment cream that leave hands and nails beautifully soft.
• Green People Sun Lotion SPF25, 20ml: A water resistant sun screen that provides a high level of UVA and UVB protection.
• Green People Sun Lotion SPF15 Tan Accelerator, 20ml: 3 layers of sun protection in one - UV protection, antioxidants & tan accelerator!
• Dr Bronner Liquid Soap Citrus, 59ml: A multi-use 100% natural and biodegradable castile soap with a refreshing citrus fragrance.
• Elemental Herbology Cell Plumping Facial Moisturiser SPF8, 15ml: A lightweight yet ultra hydrating daily moisturiser.
• Weleda Cleanser & Toner, 10ml
• Caudalie Divine Legs Tinted Body Lotion, 5ml: Gives your legs an instant sunkissed glow.
• Caudalie Divine Oil, 3ml: Multi-use miracle oil for body, hair, nails, etc
• A'kin Lemongrass Shampoo, 8ml: A mild and refreshing natural shampoo for daily use.
• A'kin Leave-In Conditioner, 8ml: A gentle natural conditioner for daily use.
• Lavera Calendula Mattifying Balancing Cream, 1ml: Protects your skin and boosts hydration. 

Shop here for: Naturisimo Summer Essentials Kit, £14.95

Lip Heaven

We are lucky enough to have brands that simply ooze style. Our newest addition, Ilia Beauty, is certainly one of them. This cosmetics brand challenges the belief that organic make up lacks in performance and in good packaging, and offers bang up to date shades ranging from the ultimate nude to a fiery red.

Having used the Ilia Lipstick in shade ‘Funnel of Love’ (£19.95) I can certainly vouch for its ability to ‘neutralize and disguise even the most promiscuous lip’. The texture is smooth and easy to apply, leaving lips feeling soft and nourished. The Ilia Tinted Lip Conditioner (£19.95) would be a great alternative to the Lipstick if you are only after a sheer touch of colour.

Other products in the range include Ilia Lip Conditioner Balmy Days (£19.95) for when no colour is required, and the Ilia Multi Stick (£29.95), suitable for use on cheeks, lips and eyes to deliver a sheer blush of colour.

Sasha Plavsic, the Ilia Beauty founder, is committed to producing safe beauty products that women can love and trust. With such a beautiful cosmetics line, free from synthetic preservatives, fillers and petrochemicals, we are convinced that she has succeeded.

Buy the full range here: Ilia Beauty

Inika Cosmetics Eyeshadow Reviews

Review of Inika Eyeshadow “Coffee Cream”

by Catherine G.

Packaging: Plastic screw lid jar which holds 1.5g of powder.
Application: This Inika eyeshadow is a very fine powder which gives a light silky feel and is easy to blend in. Using an eyeshadow brush – simply dip into the pot and tap off any excess on the pot lid before applying. If you want to use it as an eyeliner get a slightly damp eyeliner brush and dip into the pot then apply as normal.
Inika products are paraben free and full of lovely organic/natural ingredients with no toxic chemicals. Inika eyeshadow is also certified 100% vegan and cruelty free.
Results: Personally I love mineral make-up and have been using it for the last two year’s. It has been proven to actually be good for your skin so just think you can wear make-up all day without it clogging up your pores! Also it feels so light to wear and the reflective pigments give a luminescent look. Developed by this well known Australian Cosmetics company, this medium brown shade of eyeshadow is long lasting and gives a good depth of colour. Being a mineral powder you can apply more if you prefer it slightly darker but a little goes a long way with this. It gives a very nice natural daytime look and to jazz it up for the evening simply use a little water to create a more vibrant effect.
Pros:
Very good for sensitive skins as the eye shadow shouldn’t cause any irritation with the nice gentle ingredients they use.
I can see why it won an award at the Natural Beauty Awards in 2008!
Can also be used wet as an eyeliner so two products for the price of one really!
Cons:
Nothing!! But I am a huge fan of mineral make ups – if you are not used to using mineral make-up it may be worth watching one of the online demos but I find it very simple to use.

Inika Mineral Eyeshadow (£11.50) and Inika Cosmetics are available at Naturisimo.com

Living Nature Tinted Moisturiser Reviews

Review of Living Nature Clear Lights Tinted Moisturiser
by Louise M.
Packaging
Living Nature Clear Lights Tinted Moisturiser comes in a sleek black flip-top dispenser which can easily be stood upright and is recyclable. The packaging feels very robust, and I would put this in my handbag confident that it wouldn’t explode everywhere!

Application
I was pleasantly surprised by the texture of the Living Nature Tinted Moisturiser, which felt thick enough to be moisturising, but thin enough to glide over the skin without dragging the tinted colour and leaving streaks. It absorbed quickly without irritating my skin which can sometimes be very sensitive after my morning shower. I do have very dry skin however, and the product sunk in so quickly that I found I needed to apply my usual moisturiser, wait for 5 minutes and then apply the Living Nature Tinted Moisturiser over the top. This formula worked really well for me, but would not be necessary for anyone with a normal/combination skin.

Ingredients
I have already tried some of the other products from this New Zealand company and have always been impressed by the quality of their ingredients. Living Nature Clear Lights Tinted Moisturiser does not contain any parabens, mineral oils, irrigated, genetically modified, pesticide-treated, synthetic or animal ingredients, and has not been tested on animals. Instead, the active ingredients in this natural tinted moisturiser are macadamia nut oil and manuka honey which are both very nourishing; and although these are all natural ingredients the 50ml tube has a shelf life of 18 months. As well as the beautiful flora I am sure some New Zealand sunshine finds its way into every bottle!

Results
I was pleased with the colour-match of this product for my fair skin tone, but on balance I found it too thin to be sufficiently moisturising on its own and it has very sheer coverage. I ended up mixing a little with my usual concealer to provide more coverage where needed and this worked well.

Pros:
· It suited even my very sensitive and inflamed skin;
· The colour was a good match and did not streak;
· It is made from high quality ingredients.

Cons:
· The coverage was too sheer for my uneven skin tone;
· The light geranium smell may irritate some people;
· I needed to use an additional moisturiser for my problem areas.

The Living Nature Clear Lights Tinted Moisturiser and other Living Nature products and organic cosmetics are available at naturisimo.com