Yah, Beach Cottage Girls, hello, how the devil are you?
Wanna talk Beach Cottage beauty?
OK.
Let’s go.
So, I am again blogging by the sea…this time I am sitting in a cafe having a coffee…a lovely Sydney’s Summer’s day, sunhine blue skies and big old lungfuls of sea air.
This my friends is taking my blogging to a new level. I have to say that I love blogging, the bit I didn’t like was the bit in the house doing the uploading of the post, so this little gadget, that slips quite nicely thank you very much into my handbag has changed my life.
This then is Beach Cottage Seaside Blogging. The Dream.
Anyway, if you are a beach cottage club member, you will know that I found a new skin cream recently that has about rocked my wold.
http://www.moogoo.com.au/Yep these products with a cow on the front are doing some fine things to my face.
And one of them is my new fave budget moisturizer . Actually forget the budget part. I don’t care how much it is.
Now ladies, before we go on, I am not being sponsored for this post, but I blooming wish I were! As you know I don’t blog about stuff to you girls out there unless I love it. If Moo Goo though, in their wisdom, were to say, send me a huge bag of goodies to try out, in the name of this blog, I would oblige them with pleasure that is for sure.
So this started, when, if you remember a few weeks ago I got sunburned lips. Silly pommie girl.
Yep Moo Goo, an Australian brand that is taking the world by storm, adapted from a product used to treat cows udders and keep them in good condition for milking.
So I googled the life out of Moo Goo, to be honest, though I love me a beauty product, I have drawers full of them and so these days I am pretty choosy on what I spend Mr Beach Cottage’s money on
Oh and I have done them all. There was a long time where Chanel and only Chanel skincare sat on my vanity. Dabbled with Clinque for a while and Clarins definitely had a stint too. But really, nowadays I plump for simple, no fuss, stuff…it’s always been the best for me and in recent years, thanks to the Beach Cottage Facebook girls, it’s all been about the original Oil of Olay and, don’t shudder please, Vaseline.
No, it hasn’t performed a miracle. No I do not look forty is the new twenty….no I am not twirling around a baton, floating down the beach and glowing with my new found skin product.
But
Something has changed. And I like it.
When I first tried this, I coudn’t believe it, the Full Cream seemed to sink into my skin like it was meant to be there all of my life.
That was before bed, about a month ago and in the morning my skin felt amazing.
Not only could I not believe it, I couldn’t understand why. I kept going back and forth between peering at my skin and peering at the ingredients on the back of the bottle.
It not only felt different, it looked different too, but I am not sure how!
My skin felt amazing, which in turn has made me feel good about it, which is no mean feat.
So in my work as beauty editor for this forty is the new thirty real girl’s blog, I decided to test this for a month before I blasted the world with my under $20 skin discovery. Moo Goo, where have you been all my life?
I literally can’t leave the house without Full Cream on my face nowadays.
Doing some real girl experimenting in the name of this blog then, I have discovered that layering this stuff lightly…3 to 4 applications after some serious exfoliation is like a big-time DIY face treatment right there in the bedroom of your old beach cottage.
It leaves skin feeling divine!
So, after the results with this I tried the anti-aging cream, which is nice too, the lip balm is good, but not as good as my fave Lanolips & Blistex ointment.
The soap is lovely and with this as my cleanser followed by the Full Cream, I am laughing my way out of the beautician’s front door, with a big old wad in my back pocket.
If your forty is the new thirty skin needs ahem a little bit of kindness I can highly recommend a cow, her udder and her cream that’s been rubbed on it …tell ‘em the girl on the beaches with the happy skin sent you.
See you next time. Sat Club is on tomorrow ladies, get yourself some Beach Cottage Me Time…oh and the Newsletter is going out soon, so if you haven’t signed up get to it.
Over and out.
Sarah
p.s. commenter on this post will get a Beach Cottage Moo Goo goodie bag…just tell me your favourite ways to treat your skin in a comment below
game of skill, winner announced abeachcottage.com 15.02.12
Wow sounds like great stuff! My mum still has her English rose complexion (even though she emigrated to Aus in 1960) and she has always used Oil of Ulay! Not satifisfied with that I have tried loads of more expensive stuff over the years but have gone back to simple stuff like Nutrogena. May be as our lives get more complicated we look for simplicity in other areas – like skincare. Gee thats a bit deep since we are all having a lighthearted chat about beauty products lol Love your posts on this sort of stuffx
Good ole’ ivory soap, Sarah! Worked for my Grandma, my Mom, and now me. Although I do use a cow udder cream for my feet and hands and sometimes other parts of the body. My sister gave it to me years ago for dry hands and now I live by it! have a great day thannks for the post. my sister and i were actually talking about the cow cream the other day!
Ivory soap is a pure soap no additives, no scent. It has been around for a long………time. Not sure how long but like I said my Grandma used it all the time. She was 92 years old when she died 19 years ago. she never wore makeup and had beautiful rosy skin. My Mother used it as well she did however wear makeup for that added touch she used to say. I love it I use it everyday! It is an all body soap. I’d love to win that goodie bag so I could try your cow cream! he! he!
Not especially cheap, but Clinique Turnaround Concentrate is my miracle cream – it’s taken years off me and has virtually erased my ‘middle of eyebrows’ frown line. It works well for me together with a more budget friendly moisturiser like Olay.
HELLO!! ….. i am so envious of you blogging by the sea in sunny australia, whilst im here in freezing cold snowy england lol, however i am accompanied by my little dogs, so its not that bad! i have been reading your blog and love it lots, i have featured it on my blog, if thats ok, if not please let me know! i have only just started up and bought your ‘create a blog’ e-course, and loved it!
the beach theme is amazing, its my dream to live by the sea too!! and IKEA is a godsend – i plan to renovate my own place one day and always daydreaming about it , and your blog is inspiring! X
I use Philosophy products but they are getting a bit pricey for me. Would love to save some cash and I am willing to try new (less expensive) wonder creams. Plus the packaging is just so darn cute.
a warm flannel on my face just before cleansing, and then using the corner of it to gently exfoliate my skin while cleansing, then using a soft cotton ball to pat in toner,then finishing off with moisturiser….only with natural products, i like Sukin and Perfect Potion, but moo goo sounds goooooooooooood!!!
Hi Sarah
I stumbled on the ‘cow’ creme’s recently too, with much relief. I have eczema and their claims are so true, I’ve found relief and my skin has found a new fresh look. Sadly, same, it hasn’t turned back the clock but at least I can now age gracefully. Love your blog.. opposite to me, I’m Aussie dry land..
Hey Sarah!
g’day! well you already know about my true loveeee oil of olay shhh dont tell my hubs!!!! but that regenerist stuff really does work!!! funny thing last week at a meet up with an olf friend from home she said”i wanna ty for mentioning to me and telling me how much you love oil of olay” i started using it and finally my red skin is not red and blotchy anymore and i feel younger!!! yup hate to say those good ole four words that start with I and end with so!!! she was so thankful she gave me a bag full of kathy van zeeland purses she doesnt use anymore but knows of my love for a good cute hobo bag!!! with sparkly gems hanging off them!!! i wonder if your moo goo is like our “udder cream” we have that here in the good ole u.s. and it is a similar thing!! please enter me in your drawing would love a special care package care of good ole australia!!!
Kim xoxoxoxo
forgot to mentiopn i also made a yummy sugar scrub well smells yummy anyway 3 simple ingredients thats also my fave and much more cost effective!!!plus i get to store it in my lovely mason jars!!
I use philosophy cleanser and have started using serums under my moisturizer which is whatever I am trying out or got on sale. Have very sensitive skin so would be interested in this moo goo. We have udder cream in the u.s. and also bag balm. Whatever works I say.
You are so kind to share your finds and document them for us. I love the Garnier BB cream you told us about. I will give this Moo Goo a go thanks to you. Have you got an eye liner that will not smudge and goes on without pulling on the skin?????”-)
Well, I hadn’t been doing much…not much money to spend on that stuff. But after going to two different beauty counters and them both screeching with shock at how dry my 40-something skin was, I decided I had better search for something better than the generic WalMart stuff I was using. But, I’m still looking, afraid to spend and commit on a better, pricier version.
I recently discovered to my surprise that my acne prone skin reacts better to being cleansed with a mixture of olive and caster oil than it ever did with any of the commercial products that I bought. Moo goo sounds worth a try.. wonder if it is here in NZ?
I use a product called “Bag Balm” that is for cow udders. Heck, if it’s good for the bovines it’s good for me and all natural!
But is is thick, thick, thick and more like a salve which I use on my hands; don’t think I would slather it on my face. Is your product more lotion like? Would love to pat it on and give it a try.
Cheers!
I have started using Kiss My Face Products. Very nice, not too costly. I also recently purchased a Clarisonic Mia..everything they say about it is true. Just love it!
I am 42 and the way I like to take my make up off at the end of a hard day, is ……………..with my pillowcase!!!!! Hahahahahaha…what a slob…tis not true…but my sister once said it on a make up course she did with a bunch of snooty ladies. When asked, they all said they used Clarins or Clinique etc (and I certainly am NOT saying that you are snooty Sarah, even though you used to use the posh..sorry…MORE EXPENSIVE products!!)…so can you imagine the look of disgust on their faces when my sister announced that she removed her make up with her pillowcase?! Well..had me laughing my little cotton socks off!. I actually prefer to wash my face with Johnsons baby soap..then slap on a bit of Nivea! My lovely mum is 78 and has the skin of a babys bottie..and she has always sworn to washing her face with soap and water and always has…so I reckon alot of it is in the genes….and we are not talking Levis baby!!!!!
Hmmm it’s the old soap and water trick for me. My Mum used to use Cyclax Milk of Roses on her face – just spelling the words conjures up the smell for me and I’ve reverted to childhood!! I’ve used Nivea Creme on my face for more years than I care to confess here and am always complimented on my skin …
dove beauty bar soap to cleanse my entire body and face and white vaseline to moisturize my entire body and face. that’s it. plain. simple. cheap. very effective. xxx
Hi Sarah – love your posts….The range of topics are what we all think about and ponder & struggle with from time to time…you go girl!! I would love to give the Moo Goo products a go….especially love that they aren’t costing us a fortune…Worth a go everytime hey….At the moment I do the same as you I think – quick cleanse & moisturiser….(don’t cleanse every day tho : o) Happy Valentines!
Hello lovely ladies, Ego brand (QV) do a great range. I use the Gentle Wash on my face as well as bod, then the QV Face moisturizing day cream (with SPF 30+ ), the night cream, & the exfoliating polish is fabulous. An extremely well priced range for those on a budget but without cutting any beauty corners. My skin was noticebly different & invigorated. I am always keen to try something new though so Moo Goo here I come. By the way Sarah, I absolutely lurve your blog. I am renovating on the northern beaches of Sydney at the moment and getting heaps of inspiration & motivation from you. Thank you!!! P.S. Made the Too Easy lentil & herb salad tonight to accompany some lamb chops which was divine & got the thumbs up from hubby & cherubs too.
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G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
Wow sounds like great stuff! My mum still has her English rose complexion (even though she emigrated to Aus in 1960) and she has always used Oil of Ulay! Not satifisfied with that I have tried loads of more expensive stuff over the years but have gone back to simple stuff like Nutrogena. May be as our lives get more complicated we look for simplicity in other areas – like skincare. Gee thats a bit deep since we are all having a lighthearted chat about beauty products lol Love your posts on this sort of stuffx
hmm yes I think that happened to me Sharon x
Hi Sarah, Are those pictures of your new bathroom? I can’t wait to see it.
no Lynne, they are from my hallway….x bathroom coming soonx
I have been using Boots sensitive skin. I don’t break out and it is way cheap! Love to try the moo goo though! I need a little pick me up!
Good ole’ ivory soap, Sarah! Worked for my Grandma, my Mom, and now me. Although I do use a cow udder cream for my feet and hands and sometimes other parts of the body. My sister gave it to me years ago for dry hands and now I live by it! have a great day thannks for the post. my sister and i were actually talking about the cow cream the other day!
yes I love the cow cream
what is ivory soap Shirl’ I am not sure???
x
Ivory soap is a pure soap no additives, no scent. It has been around for a long………time. Not sure how long but like I said my Grandma used it all the time. She was 92 years old when she died 19 years ago. she never wore makeup and had beautiful rosy skin. My Mother used it as well she did however wear makeup for that added touch she used to say. I love it I use it everyday! It is an all body soap. I’d love to win that goodie bag so I could try your cow cream! he! he!
Is this recommended for “mature” ladies of my age?
)
I would like to try it — I try everything.
Scribbler
I just realized that my old blog address was on this comment form. My question was regarding if this is “strong” enough for someone my age?
hmmm well I don’t know about strong, but it works for me and I am no spring chicken hth xxx
Not especially cheap, but Clinique Turnaround Concentrate is my miracle cream – it’s taken years off me and has virtually erased my ‘middle of eyebrows’ frown line. It works well for me together with a more budget friendly moisturiser like Olay.
I wonder if it could help me? I’m fifty-seven and would love to be the new almost sixty looks like forty. : )
have a go Sally, it won’t break the bank! x
HELLO!! ….. i am so envious of you blogging by the sea in sunny australia, whilst im here in freezing cold snowy england lol, however i am accompanied by my little dogs, so its not that bad! i have been reading your blog and love it lots, i have featured it on my blog, if thats ok, if not please let me know! i have only just started up and bought your ‘create a blog’ e-course, and loved it!
X
the beach theme is amazing, its my dream to live by the sea too!! and IKEA is a godsend – i plan to renovate my own place one day and always daydreaming about it , and your blog is inspiring!
I use Philosophy products but they are getting a bit pricey for me. Would love to save some cash and I am willing to try new (less expensive) wonder creams. Plus the packaging is just so darn cute.
G’day Sarah, I use raw honey to wash my face and raw coconut oil as a moisturizer. It might sound weird, but it works wonderfully.
Smiles,
Lesli
I use Cetaphil for sensitive skin but would love to give Moo Goo a try.
I’m semi-new to this blog and just love it!
a warm flannel on my face just before cleansing, and then using the corner of it to gently exfoliate my skin while cleansing, then using a soft cotton ball to pat in toner,then finishing off with moisturiser….only with natural products, i like Sukin and Perfect Potion, but moo goo sounds goooooooooooood!!!
Hi Sarah
but at least I can now age gracefully. Love your blog.. opposite to me, I’m Aussie dry land..
I stumbled on the ‘cow’ creme’s recently too, with much relief. I have eczema and their claims are so true, I’ve found relief and my skin has found a new fresh look. Sadly, same, it hasn’t turned back the clock
Hey Sarah!
g’day! well you already know about my true loveeee oil of olay shhh dont tell my hubs!!!! but that regenerist stuff really does work!!! funny thing last week at a meet up with an olf friend from home she said”i wanna ty for mentioning to me and telling me how much you love oil of olay” i started using it and finally my red skin is not red and blotchy anymore and i feel younger!!! yup hate to say those good ole four words that start with I and end with so!!! she was so thankful she gave me a bag full of kathy van zeeland purses she doesnt use anymore but knows of my love for a good cute hobo bag!!! with sparkly gems hanging off them!!! i wonder if your moo goo is like our “udder cream” we have that here in the good ole u.s. and it is a similar thing!! please enter me in your drawing would love a special care package care of good ole australia!!!
Kim xoxoxoxo
forgot to mentiopn i also made a yummy sugar scrub well smells yummy anyway 3 simple ingredients thats also my fave and much more cost effective!!!plus i get to store it in my lovely mason jars!!
I use philosophy cleanser and have started using serums under my moisturizer which is whatever I am trying out or got on sale. Have very sensitive skin so would be interested in this moo goo. We have udder cream in the u.s. and also bag balm. Whatever works I say.
You are so kind to share your finds and document them for us. I love the Garnier BB cream you told us about. I will give this Moo Goo a go thanks to you. Have you got an eye liner that will not smudge and goes on without pulling on the skin?????”-)
I just recently started using this too – full cream, deodorant and lip balm – love it!
Well, I hadn’t been doing much…not much money to spend on that stuff. But after going to two different beauty counters and them both screeching with shock at how dry my 40-something skin was, I decided I had better search for something better than the generic WalMart stuff I was using. But, I’m still looking, afraid to spend and commit on a better, pricier version.
So, yes, I would love some free samples baby!
I recently discovered to my surprise that my acne prone skin reacts better to being cleansed with a mixture of olive and caster oil than it ever did with any of the commercial products that I bought. Moo goo sounds worth a try.. wonder if it is here in NZ?
I use a product called “Bag Balm” that is for cow udders. Heck, if it’s good for the bovines it’s good for me and all natural!
But is is thick, thick, thick and more like a salve which I use on my hands; don’t think I would slather it on my face. Is your product more lotion like? Would love to pat it on and give it a try.
Cheers!
I have started using Kiss My Face Products. Very nice, not too costly. I also recently purchased a Clarisonic Mia..everything they say about it is true. Just love it!
I am 42 and the way I like to take my make up off at the end of a hard day, is ……………..with my pillowcase!!!!! Hahahahahaha…what a slob…tis not true…but my sister once said it on a make up course she did with a bunch of snooty ladies. When asked, they all said they used Clarins or Clinique etc (and I certainly am NOT saying that you are snooty Sarah, even though you used to use the posh..sorry…MORE EXPENSIVE products!!)…so can you imagine the look of disgust on their faces when my sister announced that she removed her make up with her pillowcase?! Well..had me laughing my little cotton socks off!. I actually prefer to wash my face with Johnsons baby soap..then slap on a bit of Nivea! My lovely mum is 78 and has the skin of a babys bottie..and she has always sworn to washing her face with soap and water and always has…so I reckon alot of it is in the genes….and we are not talking Levis baby!!!!!
Hmmm it’s the old soap and water trick for me. My Mum used to use Cyclax Milk of Roses on her face – just spelling the words conjures up the smell for me and I’ve reverted to childhood!! I’ve used Nivea Creme on my face for more years than I care to confess here and am always complimented on my skin …
Ha! Just found out from the moogoo website that my nearest pharmacy stocks the moogoo range. Guess where I am off to tomorrow?!
dove beauty bar soap to cleanse my entire body and face and white vaseline to moisturize my entire body and face. that’s it. plain. simple. cheap. very effective. xxx
Hi Sarah – love your posts….The range of topics are what we all think about and ponder & struggle with from time to time…you go girl!! I would love to give the Moo Goo products a go….especially love that they aren’t costing us a fortune…Worth a go everytime hey….At the moment I do the same as you I think – quick cleanse & moisturiser….(don’t cleanse every day tho : o) Happy Valentines!
Hello lovely ladies, Ego brand (QV) do a great range. I use the Gentle Wash on my face as well as bod, then the QV Face moisturizing day cream (with SPF 30+
), the night cream, & the exfoliating polish is fabulous. An extremely well priced range for those on a budget but without cutting any beauty corners. My skin was noticebly different & invigorated. I am always keen to try something new though so Moo Goo here I come. By the way Sarah, I absolutely lurve your blog. I am renovating on the northern beaches of Sydney at the moment and getting heaps of inspiration & motivation from you. Thank you!!! P.S. Made the Too Easy lentil & herb salad tonight to accompany some lamb chops which was divine & got the thumbs up from hubby & cherubs too. 
hi Sarah, I juste tweeted your piece to @MooGooCows so you never know, you might get a nice goodie bag, here’s hoping. Thanks for a lovely blog
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