Musings & Things April 24 – intentions, essential oils, tallow soap & more

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How are all of You, I hope You are well? Today I’ll talk about what’s going on behind the scenes at Green Life In Dublin HQ (musings) and what natural beauty products I am using/ buying/ lusting after (things). Interested? Let’s dive in.

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Reacting to my slow living autumn goals post – Green Life In Dublin

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Reacting to my slow living autumn goals post - Green Life In Dublin
Reacting to my slow living autumn goals post – Green Life In Dublin

New season, new goals, am I right? In this post I am reacting to my Slow Living Autumn goals I wrote a couple of years ago.

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Natural & Organic Autumn 23 Favourites – Green Life In Dublin

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Natural & Organic Autumn 23 Favourites - Green Life In Dublin
Natural & Organic Autumn 23 Favourites – Green Life In Dublin

How are all of You, I hope You are well? With the temperatures dropping quickly & ever present rain being back with the vengeance – a storm is about to hit Ireland tomorrow, eek! Let me quickly tell You about my fall/ autumn favourites to take my mind off it? It’s been a long while since I did faves post, more than a year I think, so it is about time πŸ™‚

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My Desktop Essentials – Green Life In Dublin

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How are all of You, I hope You are all right? Hope You are enjoying this beautiful weather to the max? Today I wanted to share with You what products I have at work – all natural of course πŸ™‚

HURRAW lip balm (or three)

I don’t know what about You, but I love me a good lip balm, that’s one of the things I can’t live without. If You asked me to take three essentials to take to the deserted island, lip balm would be one of them. I wrote this post on my top favourites – all I ask of them is to be natural and actually stay on my lips for more than five minutes. Hurraw is one of my long standing loves, so I always have to have one or three on me at all times. One time I actually forgot to take it, I ran to the nearest pharmacy and asked if they have any natural lip balms. The only one available was Burt’s Bees one, so I grabbed it applied as soon as I returned to my job. Long story short not only I lost my lunch time, I also burned my lips – it contained peppermint, something I only realized once I applied it. Because I’d opened it, I couldn’t return it either. Lesson learned. Lesson learned.

I notice this brand disappearing from a lot of places I used to get it from, so I’ll link iHerb. You don’t have to get it from there if You don’t want to. Let me know other shops that sell it so I could check them out too.

BOIRON Oscilloccocinnum & RhinAllergy

Oscillo is more of a winter essential, but I always have a vial of this homeopathic remedy for flu symptoms. RhinAllergy is my natural answer to antihistamines. Homeopathy is a natural route and it does not have side effects, so I prefer this.

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My iHerb Must Haves – Green Life In Dublin

ESSENTIAL OIL SPRAYS

I love love love essential oils in any shape or form (see post below) and for work I take them in two forms, roller (to use on the body) and sprays. Because I cannot tolerate synthetic perfumes used there, I try to air it out and spray essential oil sprays as soon as I come in. They are proven to kill germs in the air even as low as 0.02% dilutions. In Covid heyday I also diffused essential oils in portable diffuser on my desk, but I since stopped. Got too many funny looks.

How I use essential oils

My Essential Oils DIYs – Healing Blend & Joy Perfume Roller

NATURAL HAND SOAP

I feel these are a part of our daily lives by now. I wash my hands regularly during the day. Of course mine has to be natural,Β  I do not not touch the “regular” one at all. The stuff at work is not natural, so I carry a travel size of DrBronner’s or Vermont Soap. I am not crazy about hand sanitizers, never used them religiously, but I’ll use them if there is no other options. I like Evolve Organic Beauty and Pure Anada ones, they both do not dry the hands and are made with pure essential oils.

hand cream

Because that’s what You do when You are over 40 πŸ™‚ My favourites are Pure Anada & Evolve Organic Beauty Timeless Renewal Hand Cream. I love them dearly, although I miss Kiss The Moon LOVE Night Cream For Hands one too, I used to get it from Love Lula, which is no more.. (sob!)

VITAMIN C ENER C

Vitamin C is the foundation of healthy life and I love these little handy sachets that are so easy to carry around. Once again, I used to get them from Love Lula, now I get them from iHerb. They are widely available from the health stores, so check around.

EUCALYPTUS or MANUKA HONEY pastiles

These are just in case I or anyone else need it. These really come in handy in winters. Now that it is summer, it is more of a candy moment things. Better than sugary sweets, or at least that’s what I tell myself πŸ™‚

YOGI THROAT COMFORT TEA

Why chance a habit of a lifetime? πŸ™‚

A crystal

I won’t reveal which one for personal reasons, but if You use crystals at home, why not take them to work too? I get mine from Live In The Light, which is one of my favourite online stores.

 

HYNT BEAUTY PINKIBELLE LIPSTICK

This is the only make up product I carry to work. When I put my make up in the morning, I expect it to last all day and give me no issues. The make up that I am using does exactly that. I simply adore this brand’s Duet Perfecting Concealer for full coverage and lasting power, but since it does last, I do not carry it for touch ups. Hynt Beauty Lipsticks last for the majority of the day too, once they go after a lunch or something, they leave a nice stain on the lips. So it is a case of not needing it to carry it, it is a case of wanting to carry it. The Pinkibelle shade is my Holy Grail pinky nude shade that I’ve been looking for for so many years. Plus it has a flip top lid at the end of the tube – with a mirror and a balm, so it is a great conversation piece too.

 

So that’s what I have on the desk with me at work. I hope this post was interesting or useful? Let me know if You have any questions about any of the products. What are Your work must haves? Please share, I would love to know.

 

That’s all for today, thanks for reading!

Sending LOVE & LIGHT,

Renata.

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How I DIY body oil – easy & affordable – Green Life In Dublin

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How I DIY body oil - easy & affordable - Green Life In Dublin
How I DIY body oil – easy & affordable – Green Life In Dublin

How are all of You, I hope You are well? Today I am here to share yet another DIY of mine, so whether You are here because You like them too or whether cost of living crisis had You searching for more affordable stuff, You are welcome. Let’s find out together? Psst, it is so easy and quick to do! Cheap, too.

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What I am testing & using in October 2022 – Green Life In Dublin

 

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Hope You are well. Today I am excited to start a new segment on my blog called “Testing” where I would share the new products I am about to try that month and also my monthly stash. It could be anything from products I am trying to use up to adding seasonal Holy Grail products back to the rotation because of the weather changes. Shall we?

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Natural & Organic Fall 21 Favourites – Green Life In Dublin

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Natural & Organic Fall 21 Favourites - Green Life In Dublin
Natural & Organic Fall 21 Favourites – Green Life In Dublin

Hope life is treating You well? Time for the Fall/ Autumn favourites again! I have some good stuff to show You, even if they are repeats over and over. They are favourites for a reason, am I right or am I right?

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Love Lula picks & beauty box October 2021 – Green Life In Dublin

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Love Lula picks & beauty box October 2021 - Green Life In Dublin
Love Lula picks & beauty box October 2021 – Green Life In Dublin

I hope everyone is doing well? Today I want to talk about my blogger picks from Love Lula for this month & the gift that keeps on giving – please step forward Love Lula’s Beauty Box. To see 100+ Love Lula posts and review click here, but for now, let’s dive in to see what I think of the products?

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Slow Living Autumn Goals – 2021 – Green Life In Dublin

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Slow Living Autumn Goals – 2021 – Green Life In Dublin
Slow Living Autumn Goals – 2021 – Green Life In Dublin

Hope all of You are well! Are You loving Autumn? Today’s post is inspired by Meagan at Growing Up Herbal, she is a herbalist I follow and sheΒ  just posted about her slow living Autumn goals, so I thought I would do mine. All of these things were swirling in my head lately and her post inspired to put it all down on paper. Or blog πŸ™‚Β  Think Happy List meets Seasonal To Do List. Let’s dive in?

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Natural & Organic Empties – February 21 – Green Life In Dublin

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Natural & organic empties - February 21 - Green Life In Dublin
Natural & organic empties – February 21 – Green Life In Dublin

Empties! Feels good to finish products to the last drop, but a drag to post about them at the end of the day. But! You guys love it, so I am dutifully serving my followers. Let’s see what I used up this month? This year I am also adding up the costs, something I *might* regret already πŸ™‚ Not too sure I am ready to face to totals I am spending on my beauty πŸ™‚

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