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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Innoxa Antioxidant Lip Glaze

A brand I have grown to know and love from my blogging experience is Innoxa.
Their products are always a treat to try out. 
I want to introduce you to a recent release that came out last month:
INNOXA ANTIOXIDANT LIP GLAZE 
I tried out Guava & Plum and must say they're DEVINE!! They give off beautiful light shades that give a lipstick impression without the lipstick. I'm always sceptic about wearing lippy as I don't want to stain my lips but Innoxa's Antioxidant Lip Glaze gives you the cheating way to wear a lipstick like product to me. 
This gloss lasted quite some time before I had to reapply again. 
I was complimented on the smell of them - and no was not my partner Daniel who had a kiss with them. It was a close colleague of mine who said the lip gloss I just put on smelt amazing and she was now on the hunt for some as well. 

L- normal lips.           R- Innoxa Plum lips.

These 5 gorgeous new fruit inspired lip glazes are combined with key antioxidants to nourish, repair and leave lips looking healthy. 
They are formulated to increase collagen and encourage skin repair and renewal.
The lip glazes contain:
-Pomegranate seed oil
-Shea butter 
-Vitamin E 
-Green Tea extract 
that all work together to protect and repair lips. 

L- normal lips.         R- Innoxa guava lips.

They RRP for $14.95 each available at MYER, Priceline and other selected pharmacies. 

For more on the range please go to:
http://www.innoxa.com.au/cosmetics/lips/lip-glaze

Sunday, 26 May 2013

25 week Belly Shot

25 weeks yesterday and Daniel & I are both eagerly awaiting the arrival of our little miss.

Our little darling has been active as always and a constant reminder that she's in there and well to me which I love. It was scary waiting for each scan whilst I wasn't feeling movement and not knowing if she was doing alright in there. 
My bump is still very small to me - I'm still hanging out for the big basketball belly to appear overnight. I've waited my whole life to have a baby belly and the moment is so close!!

I've been having problems with my back/hip and it was this horrible pain that had Daniel picking me up or giving me boosts to get up - I honestly got so much pain in my back that it was just not normal. I think the contributing car journeys to work that I do 5 days a week to work that take 1.5hrs each way most days and then having an office job - being at a desk most of the day is really taking its toll on me. 
Most of the days I don't know how much longer I can cope doing it for and really am hanging out for maternity leave.
I had the week off of work to rest my back and it's feeling a bit better but I know that as soon as I'm going back to work tomorrow it will start all over again. I went into the doctors the past Tuesday and the docs said they think its more my hip - which they advise is normal as my hips would be widening ready for childbirth but I seem to not be taking it as well so she's referred me to a physio now and said to take it easy. 
Something that really worries me is that as I've got pins in my hips from a sporting injury when I was in primary school (this doesn't effect my walking at all and you wouldn't know my hips have metal rods in them unless I told you) may not allow me to have a natural childbirth which is something I really want to do. I've always dreamed of having my kids naturally and never thought of caesarean as an option at all for me. I talked this concern over with my doctor who advised me we will just have to see how it goes for me along the way. I can only hope that I will be able too.

But I will leave you all with a 25 week shot of me and the little bump as my blog title posts -

 Hope you all have an amazing week x x

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Hydra-Oil

I've been reading that I needed to invest in a good pregnancy rub for stretch marks and elasticity in my stomach for bubba.
When Hydra-Oil came along I thought perfect timing as I am now getting into the weeks that my stomach should be stretching and getting that beautiful baby bump whilst needing to be looked after the most ever.
Hyrda-Oil have 2 products which I tried out.
I used the Hydra- Oil Replenishing Body Cream which I adored. The best thing about using the cream on my baby belly was that I don't have to have my top pulled up like I'm 11 again and rocking out to the Spice Girls. The cream instantly goes into your skin and won't stain/mark your clothing and the top can be put straight back over your skin.
The only flaw I found was the packaging it was in - it's a spray can - to start of with I was like this is amazing I don't have to scoop it out of a tub and it was spraying like crazy foam coming out but then as days went on it started to get thick and I could barely get the cream out - you're constantly having to hold the top down to get little drizzles of the cream out.

The Hydra-Oil oil solution was fast acting and went straight into my skin without long delays of waiting for it to soak in like other products I have used before. I used Hydra-Oil Oil on my hands when they were drying out, I've used it on my face as I have an uneven skin tone and on my hair just at the ends when it was getting really dry.

Hydra-Oil doesn't have an over powering strong smell to it either, it's a simple little smell that leaves your skin smelling refreshed whilst the oil is still acting on your skin. 
With added Tri Nano Oil which is a Combination of ingredients which acts as a non-greasy emollient helping with increased skin absorption and making skin soft, smooth and supple as well as protecting the skin from drying out.
This makes it great for someone like me who has dry sensitive skin. It was good not to have to steroid my effected areas with doctor prescribed creams and allow it to breath with some oils helping it out.

Hydra-Oil RRP - $16.95 (60mL) $20.95 (125mL) $26.95 (200mL)
Replenishing Body Cream RRP -$21.95 (150mL)

Hydra-Oil Products are exclusively stocked at Coles Supermarkets.

Hydra-Oil is dermatologically tested and contains Tri Nano Oil, Chamomile Oil, Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, Calendua Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Vitamin A & E. All things good for you :)
That combination is a well thought through product that has catered for so many things in one - to read more on how Hydra-Oil ingredients are helping click below to the link and then you can also navigate around to see more about their range:

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Making the nest

Just a quick one to show you what tonight held for Daniel & I putting together something so special and the first thing we could do a parents to be for our bubba on the way... we put together her cot who we so thankful received from Baby Wholesale Warehouse in Melton (blog post dedicated to them coming soon on all the details to get your baby furniture)

The Daddy cap came on tonight as Dad Daniel took lead role in setting up the cot along with his co-worker Mummy Me :)
It all started like this...

There was pieces all over the ground, legs and arms across the floor holding pieces up whilst screwing in screws and putting bubs cot together.
This is probably the first thing Daniel & I have actually put together as a couple and to make it even more special it was for our darling.

After spending around 2.5hrs together working out what goes where and who will do what we finally got there and here is our end result...

And this was luckily already put together for us so we didn't have to build our changing table up -

And the pieces together...

We spent so much time today out at the shops looking at all baby things and racked up a huge bill of clothes... We just couldn't resist, there is soooo many cute things out there!
We scoped out some prams and will make a decision on them during the week and will probably have the pram purchase next weekend.
This is getting all toooo exciting for me! 16 weeks to go now and I'm hoping it will be quick so we can have her here with us soon but I guess 16 weeks is a good number to get ourselves prepared and completely set up her room.

Friday, 17 May 2013

24 weeks

I've reached the over half way mark and in the last half of the pregnancy. It still seems so far away until our little darling girl with be with us. Feels like forever we have been waiting for this cherub to arrive. 16 more weeks to go. 3-4 months left... now that really makes it feel like such a long time to go now.
My pregnancy was going oh so well until the last 2 days... I have been vomiting all over again :(
Yesterday morning I think I brought that on by having milk in the mornings. I was always a little funny with dairy products before pregnancy but it's reached a whole new level now with babes in there. I just can't seem to win. Milk, cheese, chocolate, ice cream all those things are really setting me off. I get this bad taste left in my mouth that feels like it's coming from my stomach. It's horrible, I just feel so off after having them. I try to avoid them but it's hard not to have chocolate and ice cream which seem to be all I want to snack on these days.
This morning I threw up on an empty stomach and those are the killer vomits to look out for as they are really not nice throwing up the acid lining in your stomach.
And then again just a few minutes ago... I'm currently down the other end of the house in bed whilst poor Daniel is having his dinner by himself up in the kitchen at the other end of the house. I just couldn't stand the smell of the steak cooking and everything came up that I had since lunchtime practically... It went forever and I seriously thought I could have thrown up bubs through my mouth, it just felt never ending and the pain of it on my throat and still to now trying to recover was just excruciating. (Sorry to all those who have a weak stomach or have eaten/about to eat and read this)
I don't think bubba liked her world being all shock up in there as she has been letting out some good beatings from the inside at me since vomiting.
I feel as if I'm going backwards and down hill now though... I can't stand certain smells of things anymore as I'm straight to the bathroom to chuck my guts up.

My physical changes lately have been that my stomach has come out abit more and had the first person touch my belly today at work who wanted to have a feel of how it was at current so that was surprising. Apparently bubs is going to double her size in the next month period which really excites me which I don't know if I'm the only woman out there that has dreamed her whole life of having a pregnancy belly but man have I been waiting a long time for this moment that is soon to approach me.
I can't wait to have the massive pregnancy baby bump - I adore seeing them on other women and always thought to myself awh I can't wait to have a baby belly and now my turns finally here!!
Although having a baby belly isn't all that great... I'm seeing new stretch mark lines appearing and thinking why?! I have enough from when I was bigger... Can't you just reuse those ones? haha.
Other physical changes would be that my skin is kinda on the mend... I was going through a bad breakout on my skin with pimples but it seems to have calmed down a little now but still getting areas pop up.
Sorry for all boys who read my pregnancy blog update this time around but my areola's around the nipples have become massive and they are starting to dry out which I will be posting a product review hopefully this weekend of what is getting me through at the moment.
I have been getting a lot of pains in my back and it just aching... I purely think that is because I sit in the car driving long distance back and too work - this morning was 1.5hrs each way! It's ridiculous the traffic and distance I endure myself through 5 days a week... Melton West to Clayton is not a nice drive - do not recommend it all.
My hair hasn't been falling out all that much either... I don't notice much of a change in terms of everyone saying 'pregnancy gives you great healthy hair'. Maybe thats still to come...

On the mental changes I have been on this roller coaster of emotions... I seem to be easily crying for no real good reason and don't cope well so much anymore with things. I stress as always which isn't a good thing to have in your characteristics. I just get frustrated more easily and then work myself up into having a sooky fest over something so tiny or bringing back up all the other little things whilst in my sooky mood that get me way too worked up!

Today I was talking with some fellow colleagues about giving birth and I am actually not turned off or that frightened... I'm a little scared for the pain that I might endure but am excited at the same time as it will be a new experience and I know I will have a lot of support and after bubs comes out seeing her will make it all worth it.
I want to try and do it all natural with no pain relief and having baby natural birth but I guess we will have to see how we go hey.
I have been thinking more about how I want to remember the moments of going through labour and was thinking that I might tape from the start of me going into labour right through to giving birth and when bubba arrives... Has anyone else choosen to video labour or take photos throughout the labour to revisit the moment?

Some exciting things we read in our updates of where we are currently at in pregnancy was that bubbas cochlea, the inner ear mechanism that houses all components of her hearing is fully formed so she can hear what I am hearing but obviously not at the same level as she is hiding in there.
I have been talking to her more and more and it's nice having someone there other then Daniel who can listen to me have a whinge and tell my hopes and dreams too.
Daniel has always been talking to bubs since we found out we were pregnant and now we kinda team up on each other and dob one another in to bubba haha.

This weekend will be the start of the nursery set up for us. Babes cot arrived yesterday and we get the change table tomorrow from a very amazing store which I will also be posting a blog up about once we get setup. It will be a work in progress as we obviously don't have everything yet but I will blog with posts to keep you all updated on how it is looking with photos.
Can't wait to get it all set up. What kind of themes did you/ do you have for your baby rooms? Would love to hear some ideas as I never really thought of having a theme until I was asked by a friend about what I was going with and thought to myself... wow, you do themes too? haha.
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