Beauty & Brains - Sept 07
September 17, 2007
Quick & easy ways to look good and feel great naturally each month
Colour Therapy, Organic Cotton Sheets & fabulously colourful ‘E string’ Bags
If you’re starting to think that the days are getting longer and you might like to try to fit a little more into each day then this issue of ‘Beauty & Brains’ is for you. It’s all about productivity, focus, motivation and easy tips to keep you looking good and feeling great in the lead up to summer. There’s also several new products to let you know about - so many great finds all in one month - what’s a girl to do?!
> Quote of the month <
“Never ask a question if you don’t want to hear the answer”
FEEL FABULOUS
*** How to Get the Most Out of Each Day
Colour can help you feel happy, focus, stimulate imagination so choose carefully when you’re getting dressed in the morning. Here’s a few examples:
- Red - stimulates mental energy and relieve aches & pains
- Blue - calms nerves and can help with depression
- Green - eases anger and frustration
- Orange - creates a feeling of joy and boosts creativity
Keep your mind sharp and in top condition and you’ll breeze through new tasks as well as finding routine tasks easier to handle.
- Puzzles - buy a desk calendar with daily Sudoku, logic puzzles or crosswords. Solving puzzles makes your brain function optimally and will make smarter. Work smart not hard as the saying goes.
- Reading - just like puzzles, reading will make you smarter.
- Creativity - develop a creative outlet to help you express yourself and develop new ideas. Doesn’t matter if you draw, buy a couple of cheap canvases and do your worst, sew, decorate cakes or even twirl Fire-sticks. Just do something that makes you feel good, regardless of how good or bad you are at it.
The idea is - if you’re mentally switched on, feeling good and continually challenging yourself then you’ll respond well to whatever demands are put upon you.
NEW PRODUCTS
*** Biggest Ever Selection of Gorgeous New Products
If you’ve been reading the blog, you’ll know about some of these but this is our biggest month ever for additions to the Gorgeous Things product range.
>> ecolinen - 
Organic Cotton Sheets & Towels
ecoLinen organic bed linen is free from the toxic dyes and insecticides used in conventional cotton production.
Our bodies are constantly fighting the toxins found in the products around us. With organic cotton sheets, you help create environments in your home that allow the body’s defence systems a chance to recuperate. Just like organic food, organic cotton is good for you and your family, as well as the environment.
ecoLinen, bod and E string bags will be available through our Girls Night In & on our shopping site very soon.
>> bod - Natural Organic Skincare & Babycare
The bod philosophy combines eastern wisdom with the knowledge of modern therapeutic practice. inspired, created and hand made by trained therapeutic practitioners and using only the purest natural ingredients, bod products are designed to care for your skin, promote balance and restore harmony and health. we aspire to be factual, educational and effective.
>> E string Bags - Re-usable Shopping Bags
Tried and tested for generations in Europe, with gorgeous bright colours and a trendy design offering you a strong, compact, yet lightweight solution. Best of all, it’s able to stretch and securely hold up to 14kgs of shopping and unlike some alternatives, E string Bags take up very little space when not in use.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MONTH
***Gorgeous Things Cruise Director Leeanne Dixon talks about September
>> Woo Hoo – Spring is upon us – how great and gorgeous has the weather been? Time to go get a great Spray Tan so you can start to wear all those pretty bright colourful clothes that are currently in-store
>> You must go see “Hairspray” the cutest and sweetest movie I have seen in a long time – John Travolta is a scream and new find Nikki Blonski – is FANTASTIC
>> The Dove walk for Breast Cancer is on Saturday October 6th – such a great event for a seriously great cause
>> My Colour of the month is –
>> The Great Divide Tour featuring Silverchair and Powderfinger – “PowderChair” – or SilverFinger (which I prefer) was on in Sydney 8th and 9th September – absolutely FANTASTIC – if it hasn’t hit your town yet – book tickets – they are great – the FINALE – SUPERB…..
>> I have watched some good DVD’s – Pans Labyrinth – (in Spanish with sub titles) – great story – keep the tissues handy. The Queen – fantastic – it deserved every award it received – Helen Mirren is a terrific actress and was so believable
>> The new stage show for The Rocky Horror Picture” is coming to you Feb ’08 – such a great show – Iota is playing Frank n Furter – he will be AWESOME – get your tickets it really is a great live show.
>> Finals footy is upon us - I hope your team made the finals – I have totally lost interest – Swannies are out – so I am waiting patiently for the Cricket season…..( a very sore loser am I!)
Spoil yourselves silly with massages, facials and all things that make you feel pretty special - stay Gorgeously Gorgeous until next month xxx Leeanne
MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
***A Quick Word on Focus
It’s Ok to do two things at once, but only as long as you don’t need to do either of them very well. Just keep that in mind when you’re multi-tasking your way through the day.
Sure we can all talk to a friend on the phone and write a work email at the same time but maybe it would be better to give your friend your complete attention for 5 or 10 minutes, help her solve her problem or just listen to her (unless she’s one of those friends that drones on for hours - then by all means - put her on speaker phone and do the washing up while you’re at it as well) and then get back to work writing that email with your full attention so you don’t send it to the CEO instead of your boyfriend by mistake. What would you rather if you needed a friend’s ear?
>> I hope you have a wonderful month and just remember - show the world your style and substance, don’t be afraid to stand out in the crowd and share you ideas, thoughts and opinions. As always, any questions, suggestions or whatever - email us LA x