WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER! SUKIN ORGANICS PRIZE WINNER

The last of my blogiversary prizes has been won! This comp was run on Instagram, and I'm pleased to announce that @megandgypsy, aka Katie, has won this amazing prize pack!

The method we used to draw this one was the good old fashioned "3 year old kid draws a name out of a hat" method. Tried and true.

Katie will be enjoying over $160 worth of Sukin Organics products, and I can definitely vouch for the yumminess of the scents, and the effectiveness of the products. I still have a couple of reviews for you guys as the weather gets warmer!

It actually makes me really happy that this prize is going to someone who has been a supporter of the blog since the very beginning. I think the universe chose a very deserving winner. Congratulations to Katie. I'll have the products to you very soon.

I want to send out a big thank you to everyone who entered and got involved. We had quite a few entries from new followers, which helps the community to grow.

My biggest thank you needs to go to Sukin Organics, who provided the prize for this awesome giveaway. I appreciate their support so much, and love working with brands who not only have amazing products, but who embrace the blogging community and appreciate us. It's a really awesome community to be a part of, and I'm really happy that I get to combine two passions of mine: writing and beauty. I feel very fortunate.

My next giveaway will be a Christmas one, after I show you guys some really cute Christmas gifting ideas this month and next. Stay tuned for that. I also have some great posts coming up in the next few weeks. We need to explore the Spring trends, and I'm going to share some more Makeup Skillz, as well as some reviews of awesome things I've found recently. It's going to be a really great rest of the year!

REVIEW: Sukin Organics

As you all know, I recently traveled half way around the world to where it was summertime, ]and as it was winter here at home, my skin was unprepared for the heat.
You can see in the photo, our happy smiles and the city of Austin, Texas in the background. It was a wonderful evening, and I don't think I've ever been quite so content in all my life.

When we got home from our evening at the symphony, I decided I needed a bit of relaxing skin care, so I rummaged through my case and found the goodies I had brought with me from Sukin Organics.

Over the course of the next few days, these products kept me hydrated and blemish-free with the different water and harsh sunshine. I was so glad to have taken them with me.

First up, the foaming facial cleanser absolutely smells divine! Most of Sukin's products have amazing botanical scents, but this one in particular is a favourite of mine. It gives a nice amount of lather, and you only have to use a tiny bit to wash your whole face. It removes makeup and clears pores without stripping away moisture from the skin, and did I mention it has an amazing fragrance, which it leaves on your skin?

Next, their facial moisturizer, which has a slightly different scent to the cleanser, but is also really nice. It goes on very nicely, making my skin feel moisturized, but not smothered. I have a sample of an extremely expensive moisturizer, and I would much rather use my Sukin one every day, because it feels so nice on. The fact that these products are affordable, and botanically sourced, kind to the environment and everyone within it, and Australian made and owned, is the icing on the cake of awesome products for me. I really love it when a product has everything going for it.

Last of all, a product which came in very handy while I was away. We got sunburned, and we were in chlorinated pools a lot, and we went out hiking and all sorts, and my boyfriend suffers with back spasms, so I was really pleased to have Sukin's wellbeing body oil on hand. It has a handy pump top and warms very quickly in your hands. Once again, it has that amazing fragrance, and my man was very happy to have his back rubbed and just relax and take in the scent of the oil. It worked wonders for my burned, dried out shoulders, too. It's a must-have product for me now, which I'll always make sure I have in the house.




All in all, I thoroughly recommend the Sukin Organics range. I know I've recommended their rosehip oil to you guys in the past, and these products live up to my expectations of Sukin products completely.

Fair and full disclosure: Sukin Organics sent me the above products free of charge for my consideration. I was under no obligation to review them. I always endeavour to bring you open, honest reviews of products that I have genuinely tried and enjoyed.

GIVEAWAY - SUKIN PRIZE PACK VALUED AT OVER $165!

I'm super stoked about this giveaway for my blog birthday. It's a huge skincare pack from Sukin Organics, valued at over $165!!!

I've tried a few of their products now (OMG that body oil is TO DIE FOR), and there are reviews coming soon. I bet all you guys care about right now is HOW CAN I WIN THIS AWESOME PRIZE????

I'm running it as an Instagram comp. On my Instagram account (@katylylak), you'll find a pic (several times, in fact) with instructions on how to enter. You basically take a screen shot of the pic, crop it and repost it with the hashtag #kbsgiveaway, then hit that little follow button on my account, and @sukinskincare (it's only fair!) and you're automatically in the draw! The winner will be drawn, verified and contacted on 1 October, 2013. All contact will come from my Instagram account and my official email address (katysbeautysecrets@gmail.com). You do need to be in Australia to win this one, though.

So head on over to Instagram now and check it out!

While we're talking about giveaways, don't forget about the other one I'm running for my blog's birthday. You can find it right HERE. There will also be another giveaway announced next week!