The Limited Edition Neal's Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm Giveaway Winners

I'm so sorry for the wait! The five winners are:

Sally A

Anna W

Andrea

Lynn D

Karolina

Congratulations Ladies and thank you to everyone who entered and to Neal's Yard for the very generous giveaway.

Please email info @ caroline hirons dot com with your full posting addresses and NY will send the prizes out to you. (I have your email addresses held privately so will be able to match you up)

10th Anniversary of Neal's Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm and a fab Giveaway!

Earlier this year I was invited to see the Head Office and manufacturing plant of Neal's Yard as part of the 10th Anniversary of their amazing Wild Rose Beauty Balm. I spent the day meeting the teams in various departments, nosying around the grounds and seeing for myself how one of my all-time favourite products is made.

Still filled by hand!

Starting to dry before being packed up.

Lids applied by hand...

After seeing it for myself I was offered the opportunity to make one of my own. Erm YES PLEASE.

I 'may' have got carried away with some of the essential oils - at least I have the only one on the world that smells that strong!

All mine. :)

10th Anniversary Edition (cake pops not included) :)

To celebrate 10 years  of gorgeousness Neal's Yard commissioned British Illustrator, Alice Shields, to design a Limited Edition version of the WRBB featuring a selection of Wild Rose Beauty Balm’s key ingredients. Alice works from her small studio in Bristol and has a passion for nature that is brought beautifully to life with her hand labelled illustrations of flowers, birds and insect life.

Neal's Yard have very kindly offered 5 lucky winners the opportunity to win one of these Limited Editions.

Simply enter via RaffleCopter below. Giveaway closes Friday 16th May at 11.59pm. UK only. Good Luck everyone! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Huge thanks to Neal's Yard for having me, letting me act like a mad scientist, make my own WRBB and offering the giveaway.

Instagram catch-up

Raved about this moisturiser

Sold a lot of that moisturiser at this event

Ran out of this lushness. Every last drop.

A little light metal reading.

Cleansed with all 3 of these at the same time.  (One after the other!) Just for fun. :)

Used these a LOT

Captured something new (Shard) behind something very, very old (The Tower)

Drove past Stonehenge on the way home from Devon. Not a bad view...

Added these to the bathroom to make sure I never run out.

THIS! Always this!

Showed how FABULOUS you can look if you use Perricone's New Mask. You're welcome.

Shouted at Perricone for discontinuing this

*in Country heaven with the Dixie Chicks*

Trialled this new SPF from Dr Lens that is bloody amazing.

Had some statement necklace addiction issues

Stopped the cat eating Karl's doll

Celebrated 10 years of this wonder product

Met Zoe Newlove - who is lovely - go read her blog.

Behaved like schoolgirls with Ree at the launch of Viktor & Rolf's beautiful new fragrance #Bonbon - Yes we took a shameless selfie with them behind us.

Screamed like a girl (appropriately) when I saw this monogrammed bottle just pour moi! (Although it does mean I can't EVER use it!)

Cried 5 times waiting for Sheila at the airport - the Grandmother meeting her grandkids for the first time literally had all of us sobbing *cries thinking about it*

Took my Babygirl to the Tower. Didn't leave her there though. Also - I should really wear different clothes occasionally.

Coconut cleansing

I know that a lot of readers aren't on Instagram/twitter so won't have seen me talking about the Neal's Yard Coconut Oil and using it for cleansing so thought I'd quickly mention it here.

Back in January I posted about the RMS Coconut Cream Cleanser and received a lot of questions about appropriate skin types/what makes it so different from other coconut oils etc.

Last week I came across the Neal's Yard Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and tried cleansing with it for a few days. Suffice to say I've added it to my usual arsenal of cleansers - there are some differences though so I thought a few quick tips may help.

• A lot of the original commentors were of the opinion that there was no difference between the RMS and 'any coconut oil you can buy from Lidl'. That's not the case - in my opinion. It's a bit like balsamic vinegar. Some are soft and delicious and some taste like sour rancid vinegar. 
• The RMS version is more expensive and is obviously sold as a beauty product - as opposed to something you would cook with. I find the formula to be much more like a beauty product and thus more pleasant to use. It's very refined, not gritty and doesn't separate.
• The Neal's Yard coconut oil is designed for cooking and it shows. It's very 'raw' and while it isn't as nice to use as the RMS - it still does the job perfectly well for a fraction of the price (although neither is £££)

 If you are interested in cleansing with natural oils such as the above:

• Apply a small amount to your fingertips and get it on to the face quickly - it starts to melt as soon as you touch it.
• Apply to dry skin.
• You have to remove this with a flannel/washcloth. A muslin is no match for these oils. They are hardcore grease - albeit natural.
• Give at least two rinses/four swipes with the flannel (rinse the cloth, swipe, turn over, swipe, rinse, swipe, turn over, swipe again).
• They are suitable for all skin types - I did have some comments from people saying that the RMS had broken them out - but that wasn't my experience - good to know/be aware and know to wash it off correctly though. 
• If you do decide to give these a go I doubt you'll be disappointed. They leave the skin incredibly soft and smooth.
• Pure coconut oil is around 50% lauric acid. Lauric acid is a fatty acid that is anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-microbial - so a good option if you have skin problems including random breakouts/dry skin/eczema/cold sores. The only other substance that high in lauric acid is breast milk.
• And obviously...coconut is budget friendly. The RMS cleanser is £12.50 for 70ml and the Neal's Yard coconut oil is £9.00 for 300ml (comparatively - Eve Lom is £84.00 for 200ml and is mineral oil based - just a reminder)

If you do try the Neal's Yard version and don't like it - it's not a very expensive mistake to make - and you can always make some cracking roast potatoes with it instead. 

Neal's Yard Coconut Oil

My original RMS Coconut Cream Cleanser post

12 Days of Giveaways. Day Five. Neal's Yard.

NYWRBB.

The shortened version of one of THE most recommended products during my skin consultations. Wild Rose Beauty Balm. Bliss in a pot.

You can win that, plus the other beautiful products pictured in the Neal's Yard Luxury Wild Rose Skincare Collection as part of Day Five of the 12 Days.

Thank you Neal's Yard. www.nealsyardremedies.com @NYR_Official

To enter:

• Leave a comment below (Because of hideous spam, I approve all comments and will be asleep for the first 6 hours of this giveaway, please don't worry if your comment doesn't show - no need to send it more than once.)
• Giveaway closes at 11.59pm this evening (14th)
• This giveaway is open to UK readers only.
• By entering this giveaway you are confirming that you have read the Giveaway T&C's.

Neal's Yard launch Bee Lovely

Earlier today I went along to the launch of Neal's Yard Bee Lovely range in Covent Garden. Brought back by popular demand and extended from the original Hand Cream, the range highlights the decline of bees and is donating 5% of sales to charities that support awareness of the worrying disappearance of our very necessary pollinators (That just sounds rude - sorry - I need to step away from 50 Shades).

That would be Neal the Bee.

The new range comes with an additional Busy Bee Balm, Bath & Shower Gel, Hand Wash and Body Lotion.

As someone with a husband obsessed with bees - and with a window box containing 'bee attracting' flowers, I have long since stopped shouting 'THOSE BASTARD BEES' and slapping them towards the window - and embraced them wholeheartedly.

Please do the same.

As the sign says:

NO BEES
NO HONEY
NO WORK
NO MONEY


Everything you need to know can be found here. Prices start at £6.50.

The Great British Beauty Giveaway courtesy of NutriBeauty - GIVEAWAY CLOSED

In celebration of all things British and Beauty over the Jubilee weekend - NutriBeauty are offering their customers a whopping 20% off of everything on their site from Thursday 31st through to Tuesday 5th June (inclusive). If you are as yet unfamiliar with all things NutriBeauty - go take a look - you won't be disappointed.
Trust Le Mouth.
On top of that, readers of Beauty Mouth have the opportunity to win NutriBeauty's Top 10 picks of the very best of British. Yes. Win all ten of the top 10.
Regular readers will spot a few of my firm favourites mixed in with some amazing up and coming brands.

Natural Empathy Beautifully British Limited Edition Hand and Body Lotion - £15.00

I'd be tempted to keep this unopened for the packaging alone.

Deborah Mitchell Bee Venom Mask - £65.00

The infamous mask that started the Bee Venom craze and also facialist to *the* Royal clients before a *certain* wedding last year.

Neal's Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm - £35.25

My staple 'go-to' balm - every beauty cupboard should have one. Now's your chance.

Suti Rejuvenate Organic Face Oil - £28.00

Love Suti - great products, great results, great women, Great Britain (see what I did there?).

Suti Rose Water - £18.00

Viridian Ultimate Beauty Complex - £15.90

Supplements are a must. Viridian are amongst the best.

Pai Chamomile &Rosehip Sensitive Skin Cream - £22.00

Love Pai, recommend them every week in the Clinic.

Pai Comfrey & Calendula Calming Body Cream - £22.00

Spirit of Beauty Facial Cleansing Gel - £19.95

LOVE this cleanser, haven't blogged it yet - which is ridiculous and overdue - because the pot is nearly empty - so will get on that asap!

Beauty Works West YOUTH - £64.00

I take these every single day without fail, have blogged about them before and probably will again. Immense. Especially if you're over 35/40 and having trouble finding your Mojo. And your skin tone!

Fancy that little lot? I know. So do I.

To be in with a chance of winning:


Simply leave your comment below naming your favourite British Beauty product from NutriBeauty's site - or what you would most like to try and why.


Make sure to leave a contact @twitter or an email address in your comment.


To receive your 20% discount simply enter BritishBeauty20 when prompted on the NutriBeauty site.


Thanks NutriBeauty and Happy Jubilee Weekend everyone!
T & C's.
Giveaway ends Tuesday 5th June.
Winner will be picked Wednesday 6th June.
One entry per person.
Winner will be picked by random.org.
Prize will be sent directly to winner by NutriBeauty.
Giveaway value is £305.10 - prize is non-transferable.
No cash alternative is offered.
Beauty Mouth can take no responsibility for lost packages.