| Urban Rituelle | NEW Romance 'Amber + Musk' Fragrance Diffuser |Review & Giveaway |

Today I am excited to bring you Profound Feline's first Australia-wide giveaway featuring one of my favourite Aussie brands

Urban Rituelle!

I have shared with you previously on Profound Feline my love for Urban Rituelle's Romance 'Amber + Musk Candle' here. I am still enjoying the comforting scents of amber and musk given from this beautiful candle in my home today. It definitely has lasting power! 

There has been abundant love & romance in the air lately, with my recent engagement to Mr W & who could forget Valentine's Day?! We thought it perfect to offer Profound Feline readers a special romance themed giveaway! 

If you love the sound of this - then keep on reading!

'Let the alluring scent of Jasmine, sensuous Musk & 

mysterious Amber serenade your senses & set hearts 

a-flutter.'

THE VERDICT:

Urban Rituelle is simply a beautiful Aussie brand that I am so very proud to support and recommend to friends and family. Urban Rituelle products continue to impress with their deliciously scented offerings. The Romance 'Amber + Musk' Fragrance Diffuser Set is a divine product to enhance your home, both in scent and sleek design. The product features a matte black diffuser bottle with complementing black diffuser reeds. 

Oh so CHIC!

The Urban Rituelle reed diffuser is a great investment as lasting time reaches approximately 4-6 months. The lingering amber & musk scent is abundant and fills my home with heavenly perfumes that are not overpowering.

                                                                             Rating: ★★★★★ / 5

The beautiful people at Urban Rituelle have offered readers of Profound Feline the opportunity to experience the heavenly scents of amber & musk in your own home. We are offering 1 lucky reader the chance to WIN a prize pack worth $36.95!

The winner of the prize will receive:

x1 Urban Rituelle Romance 'Amber + Musk' Fragrance Diffuser Set (190ml) RRP $36.95 

Romance Collection

'Amber & Musk'

Fragrance Diffuser 

Set

GIVEAWAY

for Profound Feline 

readers!

Looking for Urban Rituelle?

Urban Rituelle has established distribution both in Australia and Internationally. Urban Rituelle products are stocked in selected home & lifestyle boutiques Australia-wide. If you are more inclined to peruse online and want to explore Urban Rituelle's complete collection, simply visit their beautiful website:

www.urbanrituelle.com.au

All Urban Rituelle products are available to purchase online at your convenience.

Have you tried any products from Urban Rituelle?

What is your favourite? 

Good luck to everyone who enters!

  x.k 

a Rafflecopter giveaway
The competition will run for 2 weeks.

Open to Australian residents ONLY (sorry international readers - I am working on an international giveaway later this year!)
The winner will be contacted via email within 1 week of the competition ending. Winner will have 5 days to respond otherwise another winner will be drawn. Good luck!
Thank you! x

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* I was kindly sent x2 Urban Rituelle Romance Diffuser Sets for product review/ giveaway purposes. Accepting a product for consideration does not guarantee a feature. All thoughts and opinions are completely my own. 100% honest & unbiased. Thank you!

| REVIEW | Essence 24hr Hand Protection Balm | Winter Edition |

Winter 2013 has less than 1 week left in Australia! 

Whilst browsing the Essence stand at my local Target a few months back I came across the Essence Winter Edition 24hr hand protection balm. The packaging initially lured me closer, but as soon as I was able to read the scents.........

Caramel Hot Chocolate.......Gingerbreak Chai Latte.......Apple Cinnamon Punch! 

 I had to buy ALL three!

The Essence 24hr hand protection balm is an intensive repair care for particularly rough and dry hands. The repair formula with shea butter and coconut oil provides moisture and care and protects your hands from dryness for up to 24hrs. It also does not leave an oily residue on your hands either. Bonus!

My personal favourite by a hop-skip-jump is the Apple Cinnamon Punch. I am a sucker for cinnamon in the cooler months, on my morning porridge, when craving hot cinnamon donuts, baking Apple Cinnamon Teacake, and in my beauty products! 

Apple Cinnamon Punch is the sweetest scent of all three available. So, if this isn't for you, perhaps try the Caramel Hot Chocolate for a luxurious sweetness or the Gingerbread Chai Latte for something more spicy and aromatic.

Size / Amount: 75ml

Packaging: 

Colourful and practical packaging! I love the deliciously tempting food illustrations on the tube. Small enough to keep in your handbag for daily use. Yet, big enough, leaving NO need to ration the product so it lasts you longer. Secure "click" closure ensures no leakage.

RRP: AUD$1.99 (available at Priceline / Target).

Ingredients:

Aqua (water), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, butyrospermum, parkii (shea butter), cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid, petrolatum, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, ceteareth-20, magnesium sulfate, polyacrylic acid, disodium edta, PEG-8, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, parfum (fragrance), benzyl salicylate, coumarin, eugenol, limonene, linalool.

Pro's:

• Deliciously scented
• You get to choose from 3 scents
• Cute packaging
• Ultra-hydrating hand balm
• No sticky residue
• Secure "click" closure
• Size. Compact enough to carry in your handbag for daily use
• CHEAP price point!

Con's:

• Availability - I didn't spot the range on many Essence displays
• Slightly off-putting list of ingrediants. BUT this product does not claim to be either Organic or Paraben-free, so I can deal with it.  
• Would love to have more scent varieties in the range.

The Verdict: 

The Essence 24hr hand protection balms do what they claim on their ever-so-darling- packaging! They are very hydrating, offer a delicious scent that lingers, and are inexpensive at under AUD$2 each!

The hand balms recently made great gifts for that 'extra little something' to put in a birthday present for some of my girlfriends. 

All in all, a fun product to sit on your bedside table and lather onto your hands, morning or night. Smells divine! I do hope that Essence release a Spring OR Summer range of the 24hr hand protection balms. Just imagine some of the beautifully fresh scents they could create!

Rating: ★★★/ 5

Have you tried Essence's 24hr Hand Protection Balms?

What scents would you LOVE to try in an upcoming Spring or Summer collection?



(International readers, not sure if this was a 2012 release OR upcoming 2013 winter. Let me know in the comments section below).



Take care,


x.k

* These products were purchased with my own money. All thoughts and opinions are completely my own, and are always 100% honest & unbiased. Thank you!

| REVIEW | Botanical Creations Waterless Hand Cleanser in Wild Mixedberries & Sweetie Marshmallows |

Review time again! Today, it is Waterless Hand Cleansers from Botanical Creations! 

If you are like me, waterless hand cleaners are a product I will use all year round. Although, I think their time to shine is in winter. Waterless hand cleansers are the perfect weapon for protecting yourself against nasty germs in the winter cold & flu months.

Botanical Creations

Waterless Hand Cleansers

'Wild Mixedberries & Sweetie Marshmallows'

Wandering aimlessly through Priceline one day dreaming of an endless beauty budget, I stumbled upon these little darlings. I didn't set out to purchase any hand sanitiser products when I ventured into Priceline, but alas, the scents were just too heavenly!

Two more products I bought for no reason, more so because they were cheap and looked super cute! But WOW! I am happy I picked these up. Since making this purchase I have returned and procured the Lemon scent too for a fresh and less sweetened scent.

SCENTS AVAILABLE:    Wild Mixedberries | Sweetie Marshmallows | Fresh Peach

                                                Lemon | Pink Grapefruit | Vanilla Fresh Sugar   

If you are from America, then you are lucky to have the Bath & Body Works line of scented hand sanitisers. Unfortunately, we do not have this brand in Australia and Botanical Creations Waterless Hand Cleansers are  the closest in similarity that I have found.

Botanical Creations Waterless Hand Cleanser is perfect to use before applying you're own makeup, it is small so you can tuck it into your handbag for daily use, and it is long lasting. In the past couple of weeks, I have used it 30 or more times throughout my day. A very handy product indeed!

SIZE / AMOUNT: 

60ml

PACKAGING: 

Sturdy and functional packaging. See through packaging allows you to see how much product you have left. A secure "click" lid closure guarantees no leaking of the product. 

RRP: 

AUD $ 3.45

PRO's:

• Cheap!
• Non-drying on the skin
• No sticky residue 
• Deliciously scented. I get lots of compliments!
• Cute packaging
• Lots of product 
• Size. Compact enough to carry in your handbag for daily use
• solid "click" closure (no worries of leakage in your favourite handbag)

CON's:

• Availability. I have only found this brand of Waterless Hand Cleaners in Australian Priceline stores
• Limited scent varieties. I would love some seasonal scents!
• When using the product, you don't always get an even dispersion of the blue beads

THE VERDICT: 

That's really it! Overall, it is a FUN product to use! It leaves my hands feeling fresh, cleansed, and it is non drying on delicate skin. The scents are very uplifting to use as a functional pick-me-up throughout your day. 

                                                                Rating: ★★★ / 5

What are your favourite hand sanitisers on the market?

Keep warm & take care,

 x.k  

* These products were purchased with my own money. All thoughts and opinions are completely my own, and are always 100% honest & unbiased. Thank you!