Healthy Living & Natural Beauty

If you're ready to make the switch to vegan beauty, or are looking to expand your existing makeup collection, it can be difficult to know where to begin- particularly given how many incredible vegan beauty brands exist today! Natural, vegan makeup is so great for the skin and great for the planet, so there's truly no time like the present to make the switch.

If you've ever wondered if beauty sleep is a real thing, then wonder no longer. A recent study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology confirms a direct link between hiccups in your circadian rhythms (the body's sleep, wake, and eat pattern) and the skin's ability to synthesize collagen. So, in short, you really can sleep your way to better skin. To understand this better, we chat to Biologi's Dermal Specialist Lucy Macdougald about getting those few extra zzz's can be the thing to revive your skin.

Anyone with coloured hair knows that bleached or dyed tresses require a little bit of extra TLC. To ensure your blonde stays bright, your brunette looks deep and rich and every colour in between stays fresh and shiny, it's important to regularly treat your hair to maintain its health.

Do you wish for stronger and healthier hair, skin and nails? Then it might be time to work silica into your inner beauty regimen.

This year has proved to be a trying time, no matter who you are. Even the most cool and calm people are not immune to stress, but they manage to remain collected due to how they deal with that stress.

Whether you are a lover of natural beauty or are simply looking for a way to relax and unwind at home, there are very few things more calming (or indulgent!) than an at home spa day.

Did you know: By age 3, 80% of dogs will have gum or dental disease!? Our friends from Bell&Bone tell you all you need to know about your dog's dental health.

Plastic Free July begins tomorrow, and while we do try to live as free from waste and plastic year 'round, this month presents a great opportunity to kick things up a notch, embrace new habits and reduce your plastic usage and waste levels at home in an ongoing, sustainable way.

We are all working to be more conscious of the environment, doing all that we can to ensure we are reducing the amount of household waste we produce. In our efforts, we reach for what we believe to be the best products to aid in our endeavours - products marked degradable, biodegradable, and compostable.

Unfortunately, living in Australia means we're pestered by flies, bugs, and mosquitoes year-round! Keep bugs at bay, but avoid showering your family in nasty bug sprays with these all-natural insect repellents.

I am so excited to share another amazing clean brand with my Nourished Life community. This time it's Willow By The Sea – a natural, Australian made, certified organic collection of truly beautiful baby products.

Do you struggle to get your kids to sleep each night? With their active minds and bodies it can be incredibly difficult and a real problem each and every night. Here are my top five tips for making the kids' bedtime a breeze!

Men can be so difficult to buy for- so often they just ask for underwear and socks! Men deserve to feel pampered too, so this Christmas, surprise your boyfriend, dad, brother or friend with a natural grooming gift. Not sure where to start? To make the gifting process that bit easier, we've put together a list of gifts the men of Nourished Life have all tried, tested, and most importantly, loved!

Finding the perfect Christmas gift for the incredible women in your life can be so difficult. With so many options to choose from, narrowing it down to the perfect Christmas for the just-as-perfect women in your life can be an arduous task! To take the stress, planning and hours of research out of the task, we've put together the ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Her to help your Christmas countdown run that little bit smoother.

If there's anyone who deserves serious spoiling this Christmas (and, really, every day!), it's mum.
Mum's are givers and carers, so Christmas is the perfect time to remind your mum that she deserves the same love and care she so willingly gives to you and your family. Natural, toxin-free beauty products are the perfect Christmas gift for mum, as they show her just how much she deserves to be pampered!