G.M. Collin – Skin Care for the Stars from Canada
G.M. Collin - Skin Care for the Stars from Canada This is the first time I am experiencing G.M. Collin Skin Care from Canada. I mean, there are soooo many brands out there, you cannot know [...]
Naturhotel Rainer – Nature with a Roof
Naturhotel Rainer - Nature with a Roof Ah, South Tyrolia, this area in Northern Italy close to the Austrian border is my personal red-hot wellness travel destination. There is everything you could wish for for [...]
TalkWellness Impressions: attending ISPA Conference & Expo for the first time
TalkWellness Impressions: attending ISPA Conference &Expo for the first time I applied with ISPA conference in January 2018 with a session proposal. After some personal phone conversations and a couple of email exchanges with a [...]
Detoxifying Lymph Candy Deodorant – going beyond stopping odour and wetness
Detoxifying Lymph Candy Deodorant - going beyond stopping odour and wetness During a recent visit to FAD Market on a rainy early summer Sunday morning, I picked up a couple of interesting and small batch [...]
Kulm Spa St Moritz – a retreat within a retreat
Kulm Spa St Moritz - a retreat within a retreat The invite for a spa review from the Kulm Spa comes as a huge treat to me! I have just had some rough weeks with [...]
Is a man’s skin really different from a woman’s? The booming market of male toiletries.
Is a man’s skin really different from a woman’s? The booming market of male toiletries. By 2023, the global male grooming market is estimated to be worth about 27.76 billion USD, according to statista.com. Euromonitor [...]
Spa Trend 2018? Beauty from Within: Nutricosmetics and Beauty Supplements
Spa Trend 2018? Beauty from Within: Nutricosmetics and Beauty Supplements ‘True beauty is the beauty from within…’ sounds like a cliche? Well, you might argue, why then do we use thousands of external beauty products [...]
My 2017 Mid Term Product Review – Skin Care from three Continents
My 2017 Mid Term Product Review - skin care from three continents Can you believe it? It is my birthday again, which means we are almost half way through the year! I have been a [...]
Shea Moisture, Daily Hydration Virgin Coconut Oil to soften & restore the skin
Shea Moisture Daily Hydration Virgin Coconut Oil I love to browse shops, physically and online, for skin care products that I have not yet tried or used. Particularly when travelling, I love to discover small [...]
Shankara, Ayurveda inspired Skin Care Products
Shankara,Ayurveda inspired Skin Care Products Finally! Since I attended the Healing Summit in Berlin earlier this year and met Gina Preziosa from Shankara, I could not wait to test their products. Not only has Gina, [...]
Sanitas Skin Care – suitable products for dry skin
Sanitas Skin Care - suitable products for dry skin This is a long overdue product review for Sanitas Skin Care. I feel like I have had these test products for an eternity now. In fact, [...]
Shankara: how to prosper responsibly. Care for your customer, Sales will follow
Shankara: how to prosper responsibly. Care for your customer, Sales will follow. During the Healing Summit 2017 of which I have reported here, I happened to sit next to Gina Preziosa, Vice President for Sales [...]
The Charles Spa Munich – Wellness to Millennials
The Charles Spa Munich - Wellness to Millennials I was fortunate to listen to Irene Forte’s presentation at the Global Wellness Summit in 2016 about ‘Wellness to Millennials”. Irene Forte is the daughter of Sir Rocco [...]
Biologique Recherche – French Beauty Haute Couture in Cosmetology
Biologique Recherche – French Beauty Haute Couture in Cosmetology Paris, the city of love is one of the most romantic places in the World. The outstanding beauty of French women is legendary, French beauty recipes [...]
[Comfort Zone] – science based beauty
[Comfort Zone] – science based beauty Skin Care from Italy! Finally and surely a first on TalkWellness. Not sure why I haven’t written about [comfort zone] and their science based beauty approach before. I have always [...]
The Truth about Soap Bars and Liquid Wash Gels – which is better?
The Truth about Soap Bars and Liquid Wash Gels An article on the truth about soap bars? Well, my love for soap bars roots in my childhood. My father, being a business man, used to [...]
Alpienne Skin Care – Power of the Alps
Alpienne Skin Care – Power of the Alps Alpienne is a mid-size company based out of the Tyrollean Alps in Austria. Their outstanding philosophy is based on what they call the ‘purest alpine natural concept’, [...]
Lip Care: 7 Tips for kissable Lips in Winter
7 Tips for kissable Lips in Winter Ice-cold wind, dry heat in overheated rooms, cold dampness, winter sun… our skin around the lips suffers most in winter, and is in dear need of good lip [...]
OKKO skincare – balm sticks every woman needs
OKKO skincare – balm sticks every woman needs Especially every women that travels a lot! I love discovering new skin care ideas, and this is certainly one that suits travelling women greatly: balm sticks in [...]
huna Natural Apothecary – Simple Skin Nutrition from Canada
huna Natural Apothecary - Simple Skin Nutrition from Canada I am impressed! And a little ashamed. I have to admit that I have been rather arrogant in judging organic skin care from around the world. [...]
Botanical Skin Care: June Jacobs Spa Collection
June Jacobs Spa Collection - the botanical skin care line I got to know the botanical skin care line June Jacobs Spa Collection at the Global Wellness Summit this year. June Jacobs has been a spa visionary [...]
Eminence – skincare company with the green factor
Eminence - skincare with the green factor Some years back, facial oil was for skin care freaks, not for everyone. I am so happy that the perception towards facial oils has changed greatly. Skin care [...]
SPA Manufactur®: Superfood Organics for Healthy Skin
SPA Manufactur®: Superfood Organics for Healthy Skin I had already introduced SPA Manufactur® waterfree skin care from Germany recently, when I had tested 2 of their products from the inspiring and soulful indulgence collection: [...]
Hollyberry Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin C Serum
Hollyberry Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin C Serum Today I have a lovely little product recommendation, a Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin Serum by Hollyberry. Out of the different main product categories serum/gel, creme and oil, I [...]
myrto-naturalcosmetics is a small skin care company with a big soul
myrto-naturalcosmetics is a small skin care company with a big soul I love those kind of stories: young and (family or single-owner run) small skin care company produces innovative and high quality organic skin care in small own [...]
Tooth oil by Ringana – So Fresh!
Tooth Oil by Ringana - So Fresh! I am sooo happy I can present yet another great skin care brand from my chosen home country Austria. The small country wedged between Germany, Hungry and [...]
Alpine Spa Indulgence at Wellness Hotel Jesacherhof
An Alpine Spa Indulgence at Jesacherhof It is one of those days… I hardly slept the night before. I am in a pretty foul mood. I don’t feel like driving the two hours to my [...]
The Surprising Beauty Uses of Coconut
The Surprising Beauty Uses of CoconutI could go nuts for coconuts. And particularly for the beauty uses of coconut.Since I have lived in East Africa for a couple of years, I have made great friends [...]
SPA Manufactur® – waterless skincare from Germany
SPA Manufactur® - waterless skincareI know, I am really behind with product reviews, which is owed to the fact that I have had some lovely and exiting addition to the family which totally occupied all [...]
Derma ID – unique skin care concept
Derma ID – unique skin care conceptI don’t like it.I love it, love it, love it!The Phyto Recovery Oil by Derma ID, from the ‘my cosmetic pharmacy’ line. […]
Kindred Skincare Co. – 100% Organic Oil based Skincare
Kindred – 100% organic oil based skincareDuring my last trip to the US I got in touch with Frances from Kindred Skincare Co. by mail. After communicating back and forth for a while, Frances recognised [...]
Jamela Skincare – where fun and beauty go together
Jamela Skincare – where fun and beauty go togetherUsually skin care and beauty routines aren’t exactly great fun, fun an beauty are no common match. My grandmother even used to say “who wants to be [...]
My 10 Skin Care Commandments
My 10 skin care commandmentsYes, good skin care is important. very important. This is why I obey to my own 10 skin care commandments.Our skin is the largest organ in the body and covers about 1.7 [...]
LaIsla Luxury Spa – take care of your soul
LaIsla Luxury Spa – take care of your soulI am off to the Eastern Shore for a little beach break, and am happy to take along some new products that I want to test and that [...]
HURRAW! Lip Balm from premium organic, vegan & raw ingredients
HURRAW! Lip Balm from premium organic, vegan & raw ingredientsDo you remember when you bought your first lip balm? I don’t, I assume I must have been a young teen, maybe twelve years old? maybe [...]
Sodashi – luxurious natural skin care from Australia with a wow-effect
Sodashi – luxurious natural skin care from Australia with a wow-effectI was contacted by Marianne Schnaitmann from Schnaitmann Beauty GmbH, who has always had a keen interest in natural skin care and organic products. Marianne, trained [...]
Regulat® Beauty natural skin care
Product Review: Regulat® Beauty natural skin care I am very happy that the days are over where ‘bio organic’ meant frumpish and out of fashion. Nowadays we find some pretty hip organic skin care brands [...]