Following on from our blog post yesterday, British online newspaper the Daily Mail have run an article on the benefits of rosehip oil, which is available to read here. Furthermore, they have recommended Trilogy rosehip oil (which you can purchase from our online shop) as among the best brands currently available. The article also drew attention to the fact that a bottle of Trilogy’s rosehip oil is sold every 90 seconds – proving that it as must have item for anyone who wants to have young and vibrant skin.

Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil

Victoria Secret model Miranda Kerr recently caused a stir after detailing her morning beauty routine in an interview on Popsugar TV – which featured some, shall we say, “surprising” additions. She has, for example, taken to heating up a spoon with warm water before pressing it to her eyelashes to create that perfect bounce. Talk about innovative! However, as it turned out, not every aspect of her routine was all that surprising – at least to us. Indeed, Mirada cited rosehip oil (available from our store) as the most important beauty product in her repertoire: “Being a mother, I don’t have as much time to spend on my skin,’ she said. ‘I like to wear rosehip oil at night. It’s full of that many antioxidants and it really works on a cellular level too to rejuvenate the skin. I put that on at night and I wake up glowing.” It certainly seems to be doing the trick for the model cum mother of one, also married to Brit actor and total heart-throb Orlando Bloom. She’s not the only celebrity to exhort the virtues of rosehip oil either, with Kate Middleton, Gywenth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham amongst its other high-profile advocates.

So, what makes it so special? Well, Rose-hip oil is extracted from the seed of the rosehip fruit, which is famous for possessing a very potent anti-aging oil. Indeed, the magical properties of the rosehip fruit have been known to the indigenous population of the Chilean Andes – where the best rose bushes grow – for centuries. It is rich in vitamin C, high in Omega 3 and contains six fatty acids, which have been used to treat and heal scar tissue. It also has a great source of retonoic acid, which helps to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and brighten skin. Pretty amazing stuff! If, like Miranda Kerr, you’ve now decided you can’t live without rosehip oil either, then we would heartily recommend this product by Trilogy, available in our online store for £44. It has won “Star Product”" in Vogue Australia and was the “Editors Favorite” in Marie Claire Hong Kong.

Even if you’ve decked the halls and checked the lists twice you probably skimmed over our top three giftable kits below. These buys are like a beauty buffet for your face: you get to feast on a snack-sized portion of a whole array of potent potions. And the frosting on the gingerbread cake? Enjoy 15 percent off storewide and free shipping on orders over $30.  So go ahead and gorge yourself gorgeous on this great beauty booty:

The Real Squeeze

Airport security always tries to hawk your too-big skincare. This year, just toss Juice Beauty Organics to Go Kit ($29) in your kit. You’ll find all the complexion cure-alls you need ( a soothing cleansing milk, lightweight serum, super yummy apple scented peel, plus moisturizer and mist).

Tin Fan

Does the person on your list with everything REALLY have everything? If not, this all-in-one vegan kit for face and body comes to the rescue. Saaf Face and Body Kit ($39.95) is a one stop shop for aesthetic emergencies. From lip balm to enriching hair oil, for head to toe pampering, just pop the tin.

Here Comes The Sun

Suki’s Complete Care for Youthful Skin ($29.95) kicks bad skin to the curb and busts seasonal affective disorder (just look at that cheerful yellow packaging) to boot. Inside, you’ll find all you need to get glowing: a moisture-packed cleanser, toner, moisturizer and face masque.

I have a hard time taking makeup products for face value (pun intended) and always try to reinvent them as something else: I blend blushes into serums for a natural glow, dot my cuticles with my heavy duty winter moisturizer, and smear bronzer into my body lotion.

Eye cream is no exception. Yes, I religiously pat three perfect circles on the delicate undereye area morning, noon, and night in hopes for prevention and to fake eternal perkiness. But I don’t stop there.  This week, score a FREE regular sized Trilogy Eye Contour Cream ($44) with any Trilogy purchase (see my suggestion below). Make this product your beauty BFF with these alternate uses:

* Create a super sexy glossy eye lid. Looking like someone could shovel your eye make-up off with a snow plow because it’s so matte and caked on is not attractive. Avoid the frosted sugar cookie syndrome by mixing a teeny bit of eye cream with your favorite shadow. You can even coat a finger and blend over your lid post-application. Voila! Instant, gorgeous, natural eye makeup.

* Create your own anti-aging concealer. Do NOT become that woman with a thick half moon of heavy nude colored makeup smudged under her eyes. Vampire-intense dark circles are more seductive than this makeup mishap. Concealer is notoriously thick — combine a bit with this cream to get bright, glowing, wrinkle free undereyes.

Now that you can’t wait to play Picasso with your Eye Cream, I’m suggesting a purchase. Scoop up Trilogy’s Certifed Organic Rosehip Oil ($44), another aesthetic all-star. This is a beauty no-brainer and a total indulgence. At night, massage a few drops into your skin and go about your nightly businesss.  You know that relaxed, excited feeling you get when you go to sleep expecting a visit from some holiday heavyweight ( Santa, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, whatever)?  This delivers that and more for your face. Look in the mirror and prepared to be amazed. It does it all (wrinkles, correct sun damage, provides a moisture jolt) – and is all natural to boot. Trust.

After committing mass carbocyde at your fam’s tofurky feast, put down the fork and try exercising your green thumbs with a bit of online shopping. To ease the overwhelmed, we’ve put together a couple splurge suggestions below. And as extra incentive, take 20% off purchases:

You’re the Balm

Order up this natural problem salve-r and get ready to bare all in your holiday party dresses. Trilogy’s Everything Balm ($21), packed with Omega 3s and vitamins, is like superfood for your skin.  Baste your bod with a nourishing blend of power oils (jojoba, rosehip, and coconut) and rid yourself of winter roughness. The use-everywhere balm also works wonders on dry cuticles, parched pouts, or delicate baby skin.

Babies Right to Shoes

We were totally disappointed to hear that Disney’ll no longer be making princess movies. Let the legacy live on for your little one by gifting them with Bamboo Terry Baby Shoes ($20). The sustainable slippers are crafted from all natural bamboo fiber and cotton and come in three adorable shades (pink, blue, and white).

Sweet Surrender

You’re too stuffed from sweet potato pie to consider anything edible, but hear us out: popping one of these Fleur de Sel ($25) chocolate caramels will benefit more than just your tastebuds. Each bite sized treat is handmade from a single origin cocoa bean derived from a hybrid purchased on a sustainable fam-run farm in eastern Columbia and the too-pretty-to-unwrap box is crafted from recycled materials. How’s that for alievating some of that gourmet guilt?

Fight back in the cold war by reaching for some winter salve-ation. From a sea scented candle to rejuvenating massage oil, we’ve rounded up the necessary beauty booty for turning your hibernation station into a spa-like sanctuary this winter.

Below, our organic pampering clues for escaping the winter blues:

Get lit

When the weather outside is frightful, it makes perfect scents to reach for red flower’s ocean petal topped candle ($34). Getting wick-y with it will inject your home and lungs with a sweet, coastal aroma completely free of dyes and parabens.

Smooth operator

Skin shouldn’t mirror the Gingerbread house in texture. Remedy roughness with ample amounts of suki Delicate Hydrating Oil ($24.95). This vegan power product works to instantly moisturize parched patches without leaving a greasy feel. All skin types (including sensitive) can benefit from the earthy botanical blend of rose and apricot kernel oil – plus, it’s the perfect stocking stuffer size.

Shining star

Salvage your strands this season with an all natural boost of shine and moisturize. We love this leave-in treatment from John Masters Organic ($30) for glossing up locks without weighing down. Liberally coat locks with this treatment (made with organic kelp) to pump up the volume, encourage impromptu braid sessions, and keep locks lovely all winter long.

The Great New Color Care Range

Your favorite organic skincare brand now has makeup!! Juice Beauty, creators of the innovative, patent pending, organic juice-based skin care is the organic solution. Juice Beauty has done it again…paving the way in organic beauty with their high efficacy and authentically organic products.

Introducing Juice Beauty’s NEW makeup collection; ColorCare!  Achieve the healthiest complexion on earth with every drop feeding the skin, leaving it craving more! This line is loaded with antioxidant benefits from the blend of Organic Grape, Blueberry, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Kiwi, and Cranberry.

This new Color Collection is filled with luscious Complexion, Lip, Cheek and Eye Color Products.  Refining and perfecting.  The ColorCare collection was developed with the highest level of organic ingredients, and meets the most rigorous international organic standards.

Try it right now and you can get a free 30ml Green Apple Cleansing Gel when you spend $50 – while stocks last!



With a range of Soil Association-approved, 100% organic skincare products, Naturaleve’s line is completely free of parabens, petrochemicals, and artificial preservatives.

Behind the Brand: Specifically created with a super-concentrated blend of natural and organic oils, the products in this line “melt” into your skin—which makes them ultra effective.

The Products: You’ll find a bunch of good-for-your-skin ingredients like Rose Geranium, Evening Primrose Oil, Pomegranate Seed Oil, Red Mandarin, Ginger, and Chamomile in Naturaleve products. We especially love the Multi-Task Rescue Balm with Mandarin Oil (it’s great for dry skin, stretch marks, sunburns, and anywhere you might need a little extra moisture), and the Rejuvenating Balm with Rose Geranium Oil, packed with ingredients known for their anti-aging and skin rejuvenating properties.

Bonus: We’re offering a free Sweet Lips Lip Balm to Beautorium shoppers who spend $30!

Evidence of spring is all around—but all of those newly-blooming flowers are so much more powerful than just eye candy. They’re also plucked and distilled into the perfect ingredients for your skin, so they can help keep you as pretty as they are.

Find it in: Suki Velvet Moisturizing Cream, Marina Cosmetics Sea Perfected Lipstick and almost all of the John Masters Organics products.

Marigold. Also known as calendula, marigold has healing, soothing properties, and it’s a great addition to a gentle cleanser.

Find it in: Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream, John Masters Calendula Hydrating Mask.

Geranium. With its invigorating freshness, geranium helps boost circulation and improve skin’s elasticity.

Find it in: Pangea Egyptian Geranium and Adzuki Bean Facial Scrub, Juice Beauty Organic Facial Wash.

Evening Primrose. Calming and moisturizing, evening primrose is a favorite for its fatty acids, which encourage cell renewal and help prevent aging.

Find it in: Cattier Smoothing & Revitalizing Serum, Red Flower French Lavender Moisturizing Body Lotion.

Hibiscus. The huge flowers of the hibiscus are gorgeous (and a true sign of warmer weather), but their essential oils also make a great moisturizer and help maintain a healthy scalp.

Find it in: John Masters Honey and Hibiscus Hair Reconstructing Shampoo.

Linden Blossom. The linden flower’s delicate blooms are great skin soothers and make for soft, touchable skin.

Find it in: John Masters Linden Blossom Face Crème Cleanser and Pangea Organics Ylang Ylang and Linden Flower Facial Cream.

The next time you admire your neighbor’s award-winning garden, you’ll know you’ve got your own prize-winning beauties in your cosmetics bag!