De-stressing With Scent

Work has recently been very intense, political and downright stressful so I've been burning the midnight oil more than usual this month. Add in a relationship break-up, on-going estate work bogging me down it's little wonder my stress and anxiety levels are hitting the roof and causing me to break out in hives on a daily basis!

Whenever I'm feeling stressed or low in spirits, I try to surround myself with the people I love. I find solace in their warmth and comforting hugs.

I also turn to scented products to help lift my spirits as I find that scent often has a positive influence and effect on my mood.

Glasshouse Triple Scented Candle - Monet's Garden*  - RRP A$39.95

Nothing soothes as well as calming aromas. To have the room filled with callming and aromatic scent for hours on end definitley improves my mood. My current favourite scented candle is Monet's Garden from Glasshouse. A heady bouquet of tuberose, lavendar and ylang ylang, its a perfect mixed of warm and sensual - it's like spending an uplifting afternoon in a garden full of Spring blooms. 

Available at David Jones, Peter Alexander and selected specialties stores. For more including international stocklists, check here.

Natio  Mediatate Shower Gel 240ml - RRP A$12.95

I love the spiced woodiness of the narcssus attar that awakens and relieves. Even though this is a shower gel, it is also capable of giving amazing ubbles for soothing warm baths. It's versatility has seen me finish up the bottle in less than 4 weeks - a record for a shower product for me.

Available in Myer, David Jones and selected pharmacies.

The Body Shop Deep Sleep Pillow & Body Mist 100ml - RRP A$29.95

Lavender is said to be calming, stress-relieving and helps with insomnia - pretty much all the things I need right now. Who knew lemon and lavendar combined with camomile can make such a soothing scent like this bottle of goodness? I can't say that this has solved my sleep issues but I do feel calmer after spraying it into the air and onto my pillow before going to bed. It also helps to clear my airways and helps me breath better.

Avaliable instores or online at The Body Shop.

Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist 50ml* - RRP A$35

This rose mist is my all time favourite scented face mist. It gives the right amount of skin refreshment, especially on a hot day and acts as a wonderful toner morning and night. It calms irritated skin and even though don't relieve my hives symptoms, soothes and cools down my skin temporarily. Given Rose is my all time favourite floral scent, every spritz transports me to a mid-summer's rose garden where I temporarily forget my worries.

Available at Myer, David Jones and online. 

How do you de-stress when there is too much going on in your life? I'd love to hear your tips. 

Products marked * were provided for consideration. Others were purchased by me.

Win: Jurlique Mothers Day Sets

My mum has been amazing and without her, I wouldn't be able to run my life as smoothly, helping me out with the boring but important daily tasks. And over the years, we have evolved from the traditional "mother-daughter" relationship to become more like great girlfriends. We enjoy each others' company and love going shopping together!

So with Mothers Day only a few short weeks away, I'm faced with coming up with ideas on what to do or buy for her to show my gratitude and thanks for all of her love and support.

Good thing brands out there make it easier by providing some gifting ideas.

Jurlique has this year released 4 different boxed Mother's Day sets featuring their best selling products to pamper mums around the country .

Jurlique In Full Bloom set  - RRP A$34 (valued at A$39)

This set showcases Jurlique's iconic rose products and suits those on a tight budget. Includes Rose Balancing Mist 30ml and Rose Love Balm 15ml which will save and soften those chapped lips and skin.

Jurlique All About Rose set - RRP A$89 (valued at A$124)

Mum will be smelling all rosey with the Rose Shower Gel 300ml, Rose Balancing Mist 100ml and Rose Handcream 125ml.

Jurlique Hand Picked set  - RRP A$45 (value at A$56)

A duo of best selling Rose and Lavender hand creams 40ml  to keep mum's hands looking smooth, hydrated and softly scented.

Pick of the Bunch set - RRP A$75 (valued at A$96)

Containing the top 2 best sellers, mum's will be chuffed when she receives this to keep her complexion radiant and fresh. Herbal Recovery Gel 30ml and Rose Balancing Mist 30ml.

Win these gorgeous sets

To celebrate and express our gratitude to all the tireless mothers who unconditionally love and support us every day, Jurlique has kindly sponsored a giveaway to show our token of appreciation to our beautiful mothers (or yourselves if you are a mum) on her special day.


That's right, you can win mum any one of these four sets.

To enter you must:

1. Follow Jurlique on Twitter and,
2. Follow me on Twitter and tweet "I'm entering @lilpil99 giveaway to win 1 of 4 gorgeous @JurliqueAust Mothers Day set: http://bit.ly/I52p5U". You may tweet this once a day for extra entries.
3. Those with no twitter accounts or want extra entries, leave a comment below and tell me how you plan to pamper your mum this Mothers day.
4. For another entry, comment on Things I Love's Facebook wall telling me you want to win a Jurlique Mothers Day set. 

Giveaway terms 

• This competition is open from 24th April until midnight 4th May AEST Australian time and is open to readers with an Australian postal address. 
• There will be 4 winning entries.Only one prize will be awarded to each winner.Winners will be chosen randomly by a random generator and prizes awarded in order of entries drawn. 
• The prize pool contains a Hand Picked set, In Full Bloom set, All About Rose set and Pick of the Bunch set. Total prize pool = A$243. 
• Winners will be announced 5th May. The winners will have 24 hours to get in touch with me with their postal address to ensure prompt delivery of the prize in time for Mothers Day. 
• If winners do not get in touch within the prescribed time, their prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn. 

Good Luck with your entries everyone!

How will you be treating your mum on her special day?

Jurlique Mothers Day boxed sets are available at Myer, David Jones and Jurlique boutiques now.

Put the moisture back into skin with Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus

With the dry Autumn weather and constant bombardment of the air conditioner at work, I like to add back moisture into skin. I also like to use intensive mositursing products after using clay masks.

Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus Range

As you know, I’m a total sucker for rose scented products so it’s not a surprise that I love Jurlique’s Rose Moisture Range. I love it even more now that they have release the Rose Moisture Plus range - a cream cleanser, moisturising cream and facial mist all with antioxidant complex to help prevent the early signs of premature aging.

Moisturising Cleanser: 100ml - RRP A$32
A lightweight, high performance cleanser with an antioxidant complex and skin conditioning ingredients that help moisturise and protect the skin to address signs of dehydration.

I use the cleanser after rinsing off the mask and daily for gentle foaming action that adds hydration back into my skin after makeup removal in the evenings or when my skin is feeling tights in the morning. It leaves my skin feeling incredibly soft, supple and smooth and I swoon at the scent every time I use it.

Moisturising Cream: 40ml - RRP $A52
A rich, high-performance moisturising cream that provides the dual benefits of hydration and antioxidant protection with powerful plant oils and an antioxidant complex to help address signs of dehydration and premature ageing.

After any treatment serums and lotions used, I layer on the Rose Moisture Plus moisturising cream for a luxurious creamy feel that easily absorbs into skin and provides hours of deep hydration to skin.

It also contains anti-oxidants (tea tree, rosehip and soy proteins) to protect skin from environmental factors but for my skin, it need stronger anti-aging products and if I’m heading outdoors, a separate SPF product is always layered on top.

Tip: I also love using it to condition my lips as it’s has great hydrating properties and results are similar to that of the Guinot lip conditioner.

Rosewater Balancing Mist -  500ml RRP A$30
A daily hydrating mist featuring the relaxing scent of rose that restores and hydrates the complexion and is ideal for normal/combination skin types.

For added moisture the Rosewater Balancing mist contains aloe vera and rose essential oils to help keep skin cooled, fresh, lightly scented at a spritz of the bottle. It also makes for a wonderful for setting spray as the mist is so fine, it doesn’t cause any streaking or blotching of your carefully applied makeup.
Tip: Keep the spray in the fridge for an even more refreshing coolness in hotter climates.

Right - so I have my hydration sorted, I can spend more time perfecting my makeup application on a smooth and hydrated base.

Jurlique is available in David Jones, Myer stores and online.
This featured product was provided for consideration.