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#Christmas Gift Guide

 

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#Christmas Gift Guide

It is coming to that wonderful time of the year when the mulled wine is flowing, the crackers are popping and Mariah Carey is playing at full volume! With all the celebrations filling our diary it can often be quite hard to get out to the shops to buy your nearest and dearest those special gifts!

Well this year I have tried to make the search a little easier by listing my Christmas Gift Guide inspired by #BFF

To keep it current I have separated my friends out by their hashtags! We all have them!

Hope you enjoy and any questions… comment below!


Gifts for your #OOTD friend: Astley Clarke

We all have that friend… the one that nails the #ootd every day. With so much style, what on earth could you get her?!

Well, no more fear Astley Clarke have the perfect piece for you. Exquisitely made and invitingly stylish; their price ranges start from just £20.

My current favourite piece is the Black Spinel Evil Eye bracelet in Black. Exotic but stylish – perfect for that friend who is A-Game on the gram.

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Gifts for the #COFFEEADDICT: Cru Kafe

cru kafe gift guide cyntra in the city

Yep, we all have that one friend…

The Coffee Snob.

The one who leaves you baffled when they make their order of coffee ‘I’ll have a full skim piccolo latte with dusting on the side…’ (jokes- I know that made no sense)

and god forbid you to go to make them instant…

Well look no further Cru Kafe have you sorted. Providing coffee to some of the most well-known establishments in the country; their coffee and accessories is the perfect gift for your #coffeeaddict friend.

Order the Discovery Edition (pictured below) for just £21. A great way to have fantastic ethically and sustainable sourced coffee from your nespresso maker.

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The perfect Secret Santa gift of the Keep Cup for just £16. This mug is ideal for coffee lovers who want to be able to enjoy their favourite beverage any time, any where! So they can get up in the morning and grab their brew and run!

cru kafe gift guide cyntra in the city

 


Gifts for #CLEANLIVING: La Eva

Clean living? Clean eating? Organic? Sustainable? What gift would be perfect for your world conscious friend? Well, let me introduce you, La Eva.
Anyone who knows me knows how obsessed I am with this brand! From their beautiful packaging to the organic and glorious ingredients inside, La Eva is the perfect gift for that green goddess friend of yours this Christmas.

If you haven’t heard of this delightful brand you are about to go on a journey of artisan discovery. La Eva, born out of a small town in Oxfordshire, is run by a pixie-like, incredibly creative, and quality striving individual called Louisa.

Soil association certified and gorgeously organic – this brand really sets itself into a different league.

The products

When you are introduced to the products you are instantly hit by their incredible design. Paint textures of hues of blue or pink, the eyes are enlightened. If you head to their website La-Eva, the paint texture theme continues, with incredible depictions of colour created by Rose-Marie Caldecott. But before I get distracted with how visually beautiful the products are – let us talk about what the products are like.

The range is split in two: Roseum and Blu. The product ranges take you down two sensory routes. Created with the highest quality ingredients, La Eva, believe that every product should be gentle enough to be used on the face and therefore it is gentle enough for the rest of the body.

LA eva blu review Christmas Gift Guide

This is the perfect gift for the conscious friend who sources their ingredients with ultimate care.


Gifts for the #FOODIE: bowls of goodness

This is the one for that friend who can’t take a bite without first getting the gram!

Gorgeous creations which will hype their feed to the next level – the bowls of goodness will leave your mouth watering and their #foodporn photos poppin’

Christmas Gift Guide

It is currently selling for just £5.99 down from £16.99 so grab while you can. This gift is so gorgeous I even ordered one for myself…tut tut I know!


Happy Gifting!

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Using your Senses to relieve Stress: Clarified Designs

Life is full of stress. From the moment we wake up BOOM goes our alarm we are on edge throughout the day. If you live in a city you have to deal with noise, traffic, people, coffee, work, meetings, exercise, emails, telephone calls… the list goes on.

Finding daily ways to calm yourself to keep stress at bay is imperative to make sure you keep balanced. Having an internal toolkit to help you bring your levels back to Zen is key to remaining calm in all situations.

Your senses are key to calmness and clarity. Think about when you visit home and the smell of your mum – that relaxation it sends through you. When you taste that herb that takes you back to when you first tried it. The feeling of your favourite sweater soft against your skin. Your senses can transport you to a place of calm and it is this technique that I want to share with you today.


 

I recently received my beautiful blend from Clarified Designs. An elixir of essential oils in a beautiful necklace to help balance me out. The smell is divine and provides the reminder to take a few minutes in stressful times to stop and effectively smell the flowers.

I wanted to find out more about this wonderful company so I got in contact with their founders to find out more about this inspiring idea.


When was Clarified Designs Founded?

Clarified Designs was founded in our (Rachel and Francesca) joint household in Brisbane August 2015

What was the inspiration behind its creation?

Rachel first introduced me (Francesca) to essential oils in 2014 when we met.

It was about September 2015, where I started becoming more aware of the spiritual and magical properties of the oils while reading at work. (Francesca)

I came home to Rachel explaining how the vibration of oils worked just like crystals, except we could interact with them on a different level (smell) which made them so much more present and permeating to me. I told her how wonderful it would be to wear the oils all day! She had tiny little bottles in her room which she had bought at a craft store a few weeks ago because she thought they were cute!

Coincidence or alignment?

From there the idea was born, we started wearing necklaces and all our friends and family around us wanted to wear them as well!


What attracted you to essential oils?

For both of us it is definitely the luxury of smelling such a potent plant oil. I felt instantly better when I smelt the right oils, and I think on a soul level, I always knew how magical they were.

Essential oils are such a gentle and instantaneous way to soothe your soul, mind and emotions, let alone all their physical benefits as well


Which oil is your favourite?

Francesca: Rose, because I feel she is the queen of all essential oils. She balances a woman’s entire reproductive system, soothes her heart, and instils her with passion, love, patience and elegance.

Rachel: Geranium, because it is extremely balancing and smells floral and herbaceous at the same time.

Internally it calms me down and allows me to embrace everything with positivity.


How important are essential oils for young women in stressful jobs? 

We would say that essential oils have a lot to bring women in stressful jobs.

Not only can they calm the central nervous system, they can help a young woman come to understand her true nature, desires and life purpose.

They will fuel her fire, increase drive, motivation and desire to attain fulfilment.


What blend would you recommend for those trying to balance work stress and life stress?

We could recommend our Shakti blend
This is designed to balance all energies in our body.

Including masculine/feminine energies, hormonal system, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. The Shakti blend calls on the divine masculine and feminine to achieve balance within the body. If you are feeling stagnant or lacking direction the vibrational qualities of the oils in this blend will attract inspiration, movement and energy to you. This blend will help your body listen to its own truth, for without balance we are unable to live to our full potential.

The blend includes the Certified Organic Oils of Atlas Cedarwood, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Geranium and Clary Sage.

It has an incredibly refreshing scent likened to the natural scents of the forest and the earth. Balance yourself with this blend to achieve holistic equilibrium.


 

What advice would you give to people new to essential oils?

First of all it would be to follow your nose.

Head into a trusted aromatherapy company and let your nose lead you to your very first essential oil or blend.

Next step would be to read about how that oil and blend affects you to see if it correlates with what you need in your life.

Letting your intuition guide you to oils can be an amazing experience.

Essential oils are an excellent and non-invasive way of treating physical symptoms, altering your mood and lifting your spirits.


Head on over to their Clarified Designs for any questions you may have about their blends. They now ship across the world so you can order your own personalised blend to bring some balance into your day to day lives.

I keep mine loose around my neck in order that I can bring it out and Zen whenever the weight of the world gets too much. Cute, simple and effective.