Wedding season is nearly here!

i’m a mrs is an online name change service for brides.  It’s a web site that provides you with all the information you need to change your name with every organization you are associated with.  Everything - from your passport and driver’s license to your Clicks card and Discovery medical aid. It’s fast, easy, and has a team of local experts on hand to help you every step of the way. 

Standard package: R 299

Premium package: R 399

This is how it works:

If you’re anything like us birds, back in school days you doodled away many a maths class practising what your signature would look like if you married your favourite crush. Little did we know that once we really did have to change our names, it would make choosing venues look like a piece of cake. And let’s face it – once we’ve spent months agonising over guest lists, and whether it’s a good idea to seat the Book Club girls with his vulgar varsity buddies, who really wants to face more admin?

Not Michelle Farren-Handford. A newlywed herself, she realised the plight of the new bride who has to organise her clothing accounts, ID book, passport and other necessaries into her new name, and all the hassle that goes into finding the right forms to send to the right people at all the different organisations – so she set up a website to help.

We definitely say ‘I do’ to imamrs.com, where you’ll find a database of more than 800 companies, from retail outlets to municipalities and other government departments, as well as loyalty programmes. Michelle has done all the slog of finding the right forms for you, so all you have to do is click on the organisation, download the appropriate document, and send to the contact person mentioned on the site. It couldn’t be easier. (You’ll still have to queue at Home Affairs to make the changes, but with all the dogwork done, even this nasty task becomes a whole lot more palatable – and besides, with identity theft being a major issue in South Africa, would you really want someone else to do this for you?)

www.imamrs.com

Travel essentials

Good Earth Shea Butter Travel Care Essentials, R52.99

The ‘Hand Bag Essentials’ set contains:

•50ml Replenishing Body Wash –

This uplifting bod wash leaves skin feeling fresh, invigorated and re-hydrated.

•50ml Exfoliating Body Scrub

Rough and uneven skin is gently exfoliated with apricot kernels while the Vitamin F in Shea Butter works as a rejuvenator to soothe and heal rough, dry skin

•50ml Nourishing Lotion

The Shea Butter in this ultra moisturising and intensive body lotion hydrates dry skin and restores elasticity and luster

Available at selected Clicks stores

Microneedle Therapy

The DermaFix Microneedle Roller, R700 is a versatile treatment alternative - applied to a wide range of skin conditions including:

–acne scarring,

–surgical scars,

–sun-damaged skin,

– uneven skin texture,

–hyper-pigmentation,

–lines and wrinkles,

–stretch marks and

–hormone deficient skin

Resultant micro-channels aid in greater penetration and increasing overall efficacy of actives.

Most skin treatments have a common goal: induce injury to the skin, just enough to begin the natural healing process. Ablative treatments like chemical peeling, microdermabrasion, and laser accomplish this task by removing the top layer of the skin. This equipment can be expensive thus treatments are very costly.

Microneedling is unique because it produces similar results without the expensive equipment and pose minimal risk. The microneedle therapy system will enhance and maintain your in-clinic treatments. The concept of the roller is to induce collagen synthesis and serve as a trans-dermal delivery system to increase penetration of active skin care ingredients, thus getting more out of your products.

DermaFix Microneedle roller uses very fine needles to “injure” the skin, accelerating wound Collagen and Elastin production. Resulting micro-channels also aid in infusing DermaFix Correctives or serums for greater penetration and increasing overall efficacy. Absorption is increased by as much as 1,000 times when applied with the DermaFix Microneedle Roller. Treatment with the Roller is more consistent in increasing the thickness of the skin than most other resurfacing treatments.

The three stages of would healing are inflammation, proliferation (tissue formation) and tissue remodelling making the skin thicker and more youthful looking. Professional use may take up to 5 days to heal the skin similar to peeling systems.

To find out more, visit www.dermafix.co.za.

Beer is not just for drinking..

BEERBEQUE, A UNIQUELY SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT TENDERISER, MARINADE AND BASTING SAUCE, R25 each 

CAPE FOODS has just launched a product that exploits the uniqueness of the South African braai and innovatively combines food and beer.

Beer is a well known and very effective meat tenderiser. By combining these properties with some unique South African flavours, namely Chicken, Steak & Chops or Sticky Rib, a superb tenderiser and marinade has been created. 

Barbeque is sold as sachets of dry meat marinade, packaged in an acrylic beer mug.

Directions for use:

Just mix 200ml of your favorite beer with a sachet of spices to create the perfect marinade and basting sauce.

Stockists:

All Spar, Tops, Checkers and PnP (excluding the Western Cape) Supermarkets; Duty Free shops at the airports; All major liquor outlets; Outdoor and camping shops; Game parks

Natural Sleep Aid

Badger Night-night balm, R60
A natural and safe sleep aid for kids and toddlers, Night-Night Balm is especially made to help ease younger minds into the magical realm of the sleep world.

For this special child-friendly formula, we chose essential oils that are known to be good for children and are also known to promote feelings of safety, cheerfulness, reverence and calm.

Chamomile helps children to calm down and unwind from nighttime activities.

Lavender helps children to relax and feel soothed, while Sandalwood instills a feeling of reverence. Mandarin & Spearmint help kids feel safe and uplifted.

Rub a little onto temples, neck, lips, wrists or anywhere that will help to diffuse the wonderful aroma into the air around the child.

www.naturescolours.com

Aromatic Body Candles

Spa-Valous Aromatic Body Massgae Candles, R180 each

          What are massage candles?  If you’re not familiar with them, you’re not alone. First appearing on the market this year, they are just now starting to gain a market presence in salons and spas, as unique corporate gifts as well as that exclusive gift for any man or woman.

          Whereas candles were once simply a functional way to light the dark, candles are now most commonly purchased to scent homes or to add a romantic or relaxing ambiance. 

          Massage candles are a new variety of candle serving several simultaneous functions. While they light a room, provide a delightful ambiance, and scent the immediate area with subtle fragrance, massage candles also contain cosmetic ingredients that make them an excellent body moisturizer offering anti-aging benefits and massage oil alternative.

          Because of their unique ingredients, a true massage candle will melt at just over body temperature. Much like a hot bath, they are comfortably warm, but not hot. 

The following list identifies a number of reasons why soy candles are preferable to paraffin wax candles:

•No carcinogens are produced from burning soy candles.

•Soy wax is non-toxic.

•Little or no soot is produced from burning soy candles.

•Soy candles will not discolor your walls or furniture with petroleum byproducts.

•Soy wax is a renewable resource; petroleum is limited.

•Soy wax is biodegradable.

•Soy wax is water-soluble (no more messy cleanups).

•Burning soy candles helps support the farmer.

•Soy wax candles hold colour and scent better than paraffin.

•Soy candles burn 30% to 50% longer than paraffin.

•All natural organic soy candles 

www.tiptopnails.co.za

Protect your canvas

optiphi launches the newest addition to the Canvas range, Protect the Canvas™, R399

This sun protection cream acts as a reliable broad acting UV filter, with an SPF of 30. The UVA and UVB rays of the sun induce numerous acute and chronic effects on the skin, such as erythema, photoaging and even melanoma (skin cancer). Protect the Canvas™ is enriched with the active ingredient Actinotase™ to help further protect the skin against solar damage as well as bring about skin repair.

Minimize the effect of sun induced skin aging and promote correct skin function with optiphi Protect the Canvas™

www.optiphi.com