Beauty Raves: Chocolate Fix

The Easter bunny is headed our way this month so we thought it was the perfect time for a complete chocolate indulgence with a look at all things choco-aholic in the beauty world!!

Now us girls love our chocolate but did you know that chocolate has mega skin caring benefits? Here are more reasons to love and embrace chocolate!

  • German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special extra-flavonoid-enriched cocoa (the basis of chocolate) every day. After three months, the women's skin was moister, smoother, and less scaly and red when exposed to ultraviolet light. The researchers think the flavonoids, which absorb UV light, help protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance
  • Chocolate in skin care treatments acts as an incredible skin softener so that you look amaaaazing
  • Chocolate is high in anti-oxidants so fabulous for protecting and fighting nasty wrinkles
  • Chocolate is a colour that invites feelings of lust - who doesn't think of a big creamy Lindt chocolate bar when eyeing off chocolate-coloured cosmetics???
  • There has never been a more delicious way to look beautiful

Bellaboo's Choc Fix Picks

So…? Sinful
Want the sweet and intoxicating scent of chocolate to immerse yourself in and have all the boys following your sweet trail? Well, So…? Sinful is just the sweet treat for you. A deliciously sweet scent that has as a key ingredient - chocolate, of course! Plus fruity notes and floral mid-notes. This is a delicious way to be so….sinful!

RRP: $34.95 50ml

The Body Shop Cocoa Body Butter
This intoxicatingly sweet smelling body butter looks like whipped cream and is rich and intensely moisturising. Featuring cocoa butter as the key ingredient means it's high in essential fatty acids and antioxidants so it helps improve skin elasticity, making it firmer yet feeling so soft.

RRP: $27.95

The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Creamy Body Wash
This body wash is divine and doesn't smell too sickening-ly sweet (like a lot of cocoa products do). A thick luscious cream that makes your skin feel like velvet. It's not only good for your skin, but the cocoa butter is made by cocoa farmers in Ghana so this product helps give them an income so they can send their children to school. Gotta love The Body Shop - producing products that help people in need.

RRP: $13.95

Miki Choco Gloss
Oh my god! This arrived across our desk and that was the general consensus. OK, these too, too cute little concoctions look like teensy weensy chocolate cupcakes, packaged beautifully in a little gift box with chocolate ribbon. They seriously look good enough to eat, but you shouldn't, of course! Take the top of your little cupcake and revealed is a too cute lip gloss pot that smells of chocolate! Only problem is you can't resist licking your lips!!! You get 9 little cupcake glosses in gorgeous shades of pinks and browns.

RRP: $9.99

Published March 1st, 2008 | Written by Bellaboo


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