Pure and Simple

It’s that time of  year. December. Christmas. Mad-rush time. Christmas party time. But, these fun celebrations does run havoc with your skin. So this week, I’ve got you some tried and tested gems to help soothe, cleanse, hydrate and nourish your skin, so you can come out the other end of this month and still look as fresh as a daisy. (Or you can at least pretend you feel as fresh as a daisy with such glowing skin, while your stomach and head secretly pay the price of too much booze the night before!)

Nivea Visage Refreshing Cleansing Wipes, RRP $10.29

Any beauty girl with half a brain knows that these are a godsend, and must be kept next to your bed at all times. Perfect for nights where after a long day, taking makeup off just seems too hard.

Lily Loves Pearl Repair Me Rosehip Oil, RRP $36

I am a rosehip oil fanatic. Absolute fanatic. It is the best thing I’ve ever put on my skin. Packed with vitamins, it repairs, nourishes, hydrates and protects your skin. Get yourself some today!

Dr Lewinn’s Puressence Purifying Mask, RRP $34.95

Give your skin a good detox once  a week, to help remove all impurities.

Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot Skin Renewal Serum, RRP $79

Again, any beauty kid knows that using a serum is an imperative part of your beauty routine. One that contains tri-peptides and active sugar molecules (to hydrate and gently exfoliate) is definitely a winner.

Napoleon Perdis Marshmallow Foaming Makeup Remover, RRP $35

A cleanser with marshmallows in it? Yes please. And this stuff is so soft and yummy you’d think you could eat it. But don’t. But you can use it as an eye makeup remover too. Now that’s handy.

Nutrimetics Spice Temple Moisturising Shower Oil, RRP $25

Looking for a way to speed up your beauty routine? Use a body oil in the shower (after you’ve switched off the water…) as your body moisturiser! Your damp skin helps the oil absorb into it and you’ll smell like a tropical princess.

About Romy Grbic

Romy Grbic is Trespass Magazine's Auckland-based Beauty and Style Editor, and was always the kid with the ‘wacky’ parents. This used to be slightly embarrassing when bringing friends home from school, but has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The 24-year old writer/beauty therapist, living in a house with optimal feng-shui, seems to be following in the footsteps of her slightly alternative parents and carving a road uniquely her own. One leading to self-sustainable living on a large farm with a big organic vegetable garden, and a very large makeup kit and wardrobe. With a diploma in beauty therapy and a degree in sociology, Romy has taken her passion for learning, pretty things and writing and combined them into one, by creating her own website (www.onefabulousday.wordpress.com) on which she blogs optimistically, in the hopes of making the world a better place, both aesthetically and environmentally.