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New Palmers – Sneak Peek

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We have been big fans of Palmers Cocoa Butter since….I can’t remember, but a long time now. We use it mostly because of the delicious smell but also because it really works. It softens, smooths and relieves dry skin and best of all it helps prevent and reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. Oh and it is super affordable.

We were recently treated to a sneak peek of a few new products by Palmers, that will be available in March/April. So put it in your diary because you will definitely want to snap these babies up asap!

Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Daily Calming Lotion – I did mention this one in a previous post so now I will let you know a bit more.  I am using this instead of the Palmers Stretchmark Lotion, that I used religiously for my first pregnancy. I have found that the Calming Lotion is just as good, because 6 months in and still no marks of any kind on my belly and my skin is so soft and smooth, bonus!

It contains cocoa butter, soy and oats as well as soothing lavender and chamomile. It absorbs really quickly and provides relief for irritated skin conditions and creates a protective barrier to retain moisture. For this reason I also use it on my feet before bed to keep them soft and summer shoe ready. Perfect for everyone it is hypoallergenic, paraben free and fragrance free.

Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Hydration Gel Lotion – Got sunburn? or is your skin just a bit dry from the summer heat (probably not if you live in Sydney) Well you need this! It is infused with aloe and cucumber for super-fast absorption and an extra hydration boost, perfect! It also has all the good stuff from cocoa butter but is a really light weight gel formula.

Palmers Ccoa Butter SPF 15 – By now you would all know how obsessed we are with sun protection here at The Makeup Case, so you could imagine our delight when we were able to try Palmers new SPF 15. In keeping with all Palmers products, SPF 15 has that signiture Palmers smell that is just delicious. The great thing about this product is that you are mosturizing and protecting your skin at the same time with just one product, so handy! I love to apply the lotion every morning before leaving the house to protect me from the summer sun. Every time I apply the lotion I get a great feeling that I am doing something good for my skin, thats what you want from a product right?

All of these babies will be available March/April 2012 from Priceline, Target, Kmart, Big W, Price Attack, Hairhouse Warehouse, pharmacies and supermarkets. In the mean time you can check out everything else Palmers on their website.

RRP $7.40 for 250ml.

*These products were sent to The Makeup Case for our consideration, please see our Disclosure Policy

*image courtesy of Beauty Directory

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Every Good Swivel Deserves Another..

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Cracked, dry lips, is there really anything worse? At this point in time I have to scream with a big fat NO! This weather is literally driving my lips crazy! Sweltering hot, cold, raining, humid, every day seems like a different season and my lips are feeling the confusion. One minute they are all nice and mosturized, with no signs of dryness and the next they are the complete opposite. I needed a good remedy and pronto, enter Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Swivel Stick. My saviour, my night and shining armour if you will.

Palmers Swivel stick is the ultimate double whammy product, a  great lip balm for your dry lips (holla) and also a fantastic moisturizer for other dry areas like your face and arms. It is great for an on-the-spot moisterizer for dry skin and is so compact you can fit it into the most tinniest of handbags. It is so jam packed with Vitamin E that you can notice an istant difference in your lips, they suddenly feel all hydrated and smooth.

I have had my beautiful Swivel Stick for about a year now and I still have so much left, I hope it never runs out! I love to apply the lip balm after I exfoliate my lips with Lush Lip Scrub.

RRP: Around the $4.00 mark for 14g. Available from Priceline and all good pharmacies nationwide.

Brighten your skin for Summer!

Summer is just around the corner and its time to get your winter skin ready for showing. Because I always wear long pants and jumpers in winter I quite often forget that I have skin under there and don’t look after it! Ahh…… so when there is a hint of warmth I go crazy with exfoliators and moisturiser to make my skin acceptable to be seen in public.

This year I found Garnier Body Intensive 7 Days. I chose the conditioning lotion Brightening Cocoa Butter, mostly because I love the smell of cocoa butter and this one did not disappoint! I love that they say it is long lasting hydration that can be felt up to 7 days, because lets face it, if there is an easy way to do something, I will find it.

This one is for dry, dull skin. The cocoa butter is supposed to contain a high concentration of skin conditioning natural oils that replenish essential nutrients and antioxidants to smooth the skins texture and brighten skins tone. I’m not sure if I can see that my skin looks brighter but it is really moisturising.

I use it everyday after a shower on my arms and legs, the lotion is nice and soft and smooth and it absorbs pretty quickly and isn’t greasy. If I happen to forget one day (or my little girl has hidden the bottle somewhere), my skin still feels soft and moisturised. It’s the L-bifidus (like the good stuff in yoghurt) that creates an anti-evaporation effect to retain hydration. I don’t have really dry skin so it is extra moisturising but if you do have really dry skin then definitely try this.

Best of all it is very affordable and comes in a big bottle so you don’t run out too soon. I am on my 3rd bottle now and I can assure you that I will be getting more.

RRP $6.95 for 400ml. Available from Priceline, supermarkets and all good pharmacies.

* image courtesy of beauty directory

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