Happy New Year! We’re back in the office at The Amazing Blog, and are ready to make 2019 the best year yet. We’re kicking off the week with an overhaul of our beauty products, in an attempt to rectify the previous year of hoarding. The general office consensus is that multi-purpose products are the way forward, so we were excited to try the relaunch of MOA's The Green Balm. We were very pleasantly surprised, and wanted to share our findings with you…

MOA (Magic Organic Apothecary), began in 2010, when founder Charlie Fowler found a distinct lack of natural eczema products. Given that her daughter suffered from this condition, Charlie made it her mission to fomulate a natural and organic product, that would soothe, cleanse, tone and moisturise the skin. And so The Green Balm was born. Encased in a lightweight glass jar, this product is the ultimate multi-purpose beauty balm. As well as working as a cleanser and moisturiser, it is particularly effective at soothing skin post-shaving, waxing and threading. Additionally, it acts as an eyelash moisturiser and works to help fade stretchmarks. For those of you who have dry hands, knees, elbows and cracked heels then this balm also nourishes and moisturises these significantly. Finally, if that's not enough, then it acts as an effective eye makeup remover, taking it off quickly without any need to rub forcefully. What more could you ask for?

With ingredients like organic yarrow, known for its nourishing and healing properties, and tea tree oil know as a naturally powerful antiseptic; these all natural ingredients help to nourish and soothe all dry and itchy skin. Other ingredients such as coconut, sweet almond, beeswax and soy bean oil work as the carrier and also help to make this balm smell delicious. If you’re looking for a multi-purpose product that works wonders on your skin, then take our word for it, MOA's The Green Balm is our new go-to product for 2019. It has a great price point making it affordable at £6 for 15ml or £15 for 50ml. Click here to purchase your very own pot of magic.

With Christmas Party invites piling up, the season of too much food, late nights, hangovers and cold weather in full swing, all of which play havoc with our skin routines, never has there been a better time to start paying attention to the products we routinely slather on ourselves to make us feel younger, more awake and party-ready. Here at Amazing PR we are huge advocates of natural products especially when it comes to skincare. With the current beauty market flooded with products promising younger, smoother, plumper skin coupled with lists of unrecognisable ingredients it seems as though many of us are willing to spend a fortune on the latest ‘miracle workers’ without a second glance at the back of the bottle. Rhodes to Heaven are pioneers in the world of natural skincare, best known for their hugely popular range of All-In-One skincare products, each of which is designed to multi-task for the modern day women. Rhodes to Heaven pride themselves on substituting the highly synthetic ingredients commonly found in skincare today with natural alternatives such as Anise extract, Maca Root and New Zealand Wool Peptides. All the products areParaben free, petrolateum free and SLS free.

Here at the Amazing PR offices we all have our own favourite products and this week we thought we would share a few of our secrets for getting through the Winter Party Season...

Amazing PR Director and self-proclaimed beauty junkee Edwina hails Rhodes to Heaven's best-selling All-In-One Moisturising Facial Rescue as her ‘holy grail’ face saviour. Packed full of botanical beautifiers including Wild Sea Fennel, Anise (known in the trade as a non-aggressive botox) and Maca Root she praises this silky serum for regenerating, plumping, reducing wrinkles and giving skin a luminous glow (perfect for perking up skin after too many late nights partying…).

Also helping us through the party season is Lucy’s favourite, The All-In-One Foaming Body Polish, perfect for exfoliating and prepping legs that have spent the last few months hidden beneath 60 deniers and jeans. Unlike many harsh exfoliators found today, cleansing Almond Sugar and Coconut are combined with a finely ground powder from the kernal of the fruit of the Argan tree and the husk surrounding rice grains to gently exfoliate and leave skin smooth and glowing.

Having become a Rhodes to Heaven devotee since arriving here, our American Intern Andie loves The Natural Juniperberry Cleanser and Tonic for removing eye and face makeup in one sweep, especially after a long night when the last thing you want to do is spend ages on your skincare routine. Although it is sometimes tempting to commit the No 1 beauty sin and go to bed with your makeup on you will feel and look so much better the next morning having spent a couple of minutes removing your makeup (this tonic is also great for tired and puffy eyes for those really late ones). Having just arrived from LA, our latest addition to the Amazing team JJ has found the cold London weather very drying on her skin so was immediately drawn to The Orange Skin Food which now comes in a handy travel size, perfect for weekends away.

Finally, my personal favourite has to be The Revitalising Body Balm. I’m the first to admit I’ve become pretty fussy when it comes to skincare and body creams in particular (one of the perks of working in beauty PR) as I loathe anything too greasy or thick that sits on your skin while you wait to get dressed. However, I was instantly impressed with this body balm as it absorbs instantly and leaves my skin soft and smooth all day without any greasy residue. I was also intrigued to discover that one of the main ingredients, Centenella Asiatica, known for its healing and soothing properties was discovered when wounded Tigers in India were found rubbing their wounds on the plant to help cool and heal them…talk about the healing powers of nature!

So, eat, drink and be merry this party season, but spare your skin the abuse your liver will undoubtedly receive and stock up on some natural goodness from Rhodes to Heaven.

Rhodes to Heaven can be purchased from their website here.