This month I have been super busy writing for work, contributing to both the main A.Vogel blog and stress blog. For the past few weeks I have been putting the NEW Rock Chick Natural Deodorant from Crystal Spring (my first ever natural deodorant) to test and I have written a post about my experience. I also wrote a post about A.Vogel Hayfever Pollen Forecast App and devised a 7 step guide to combating stress which bride-to-be (like me) can follow, pulled together from the wisdom of past brides and A.Vogel’s stress expert Marianna Kilburn! Read on for a summary of each post and a link to my full post on A.Vogel’s blog to find out more…
Crystal Spring Rock Chick Natural Deodorant for Girls (or Women!)
For the past few months I have been replacing many of my everyday beauty products with natural green products. From reading about other people’s experience this isn’t a quick process and it’s better to do it gradually, so each month I have changed several small things. Recently I made the decision to start thinking about the perfume, body spray and deodorant I use every day and look at replacing these with more natural products to help me stay fresh and still smell pretty.
I have done a bit of research on the perfume side and ordered my first testers, which I promised to tell you all about when they arrive and I try them. But the one thing I have managed to do is ditch my usual Nivea deodorant and replace it with Crystal Spring’s NEW Rock Chick for Girls! Okay so I know I am hardly a girl, but the packaging really appealed to me (as it is suppose to young/teenage girls) so I had to give it a try – what can I say I’m a sucker for the colour purple and sparkly silver stars, what girl/woman isn’t! Read my full blog post and find out if I loved it (I will give you a clue – I’m still using it!) here >>>
Don’t stress…I have my something borrowed for that!
My wedding planning stress post for A.Vogel recently started a Twitter discussion between two other blogging brides-to-be Debi from DibDabDebs and Karis from Practical Ever After and myself. Both are getting married this year and by the sounds of it their stress levels are sky-high. My 7 steps to combat wedding stress post was created following many conversation with my married friends who all warned me of the stress I am about to experience and after speaking with Debi and Karis its only confirmed that I really need to listen to their advice!
So far I have only experienced small moments of stress, like when I realised how big my other half’s family is and how we may have to upset some people if we want to stick to our day guest number. Seeing the costs of photography and videographer also made my stress level also caused a moment of panic until I stepped back and explore other options. Hopefully if I follow ‘my own advice’ I will be spared the big stressed out bridezilla moments I fear or at least manage my stress better when it does happen. Read my full blog post and find out about all the advice I received to combat wedding planning stress here >>>
Atchoo! There must be an app for this!
Well it’s definitely that season again! I’m not taking about spring, with its eagerly awaited light nights and blossoming flowers but rather a less anticipated time – the dreaded hayfever season!!! I am lucky enough not to suffer hayfever, usually it’s just prickly heat I have to attend with, but my other half is very prone to the sniffles and itchy eyes! The other morning I heard the first beginnings of the sound that has haunted me nearly every spring/summer morning for far too long – sniff, sniff, sniff!!!!
This year I plan to ‘arm’ my other half with the A.Vogel Hayfever Pollen Forecast App by downloading it on his smartphone and stock up on plenty of Pollinosan. So hopefully we can enjoy the next couple of months sneeze free… Read my full blog post and find out more about the Pollen Forecast app & how it can help here >>>
The small but mighty ramblings of a redhead 