Forest Secrets Skin News

Great Review by Michelle at Eco Daisy Magazines

Two reviews in a day! Michelle at Daisy Green Magazine reviewed Forest Secrets and found it made a nice difference to her skin making it refreshed and calmer. To read the full review visit the Daisy Green Magazine where you can find a lot of green tips for a healthy living!

Thank you Michelle. 

Mimi says Forest Secrets deliver anti-ageing results to dry skin

Thank you Mimi

Soft and nurtured skin helping well being

Liz Bonney at Yoga Spa Health has just reviewed Forest Secrets.

"Since I have incorporated this newly discovered gem into my daily routine, my skin feels luxuriously soft and nurtured, while I feel protected and calm. Forest Secrets has now been added to my list of favourite organic products."

Liz practices yoga and meditation as tools for inner calm and peace, so her review is really special because it bridges sacred and profane, bliss and pleasure. Our skin is not simply a superficial layer on our body. It is strictly linked to the way we feel and can make us feel good. If we look after our skin naturally and in harmony with it, our skin can trigger all sorts of extra benefits, beyond what the eyes can see, from sensual touch to real bliss... Do you agree?

What is the price of beauty?

I am a chemist by training.  I came to develop my own skin care range, Forest Secrets, as a result of years of working in the industry and being unhappy at the quality of beauty products that were marketed as organic and natural but were not capable of delivering truly antiaging effects.  I wanted to create a range of products that were totally natural, as near 100% organic as I could get, and that were above all effective.  I believe I have achieved this, but at a cost! 

By cost, I mean, the cost of the beauty product!  Put simply, given what is in the product, the number of active botanicals, the cost at which I sell the product at the moment - when packaging and marketing is taken into account - is not much more than what it costs to make, so I am reviewing my pricing at this moment.  I read a number of blog follow up comments about Forest Secrets that, while they appreciate the quality and efficacy of the product - find that the cost is too high. 

This makes me think, what is the price of beauty? 

On one level I guess I have to charge what the market will bare; but then I think, this IS a luxury product, and this IS a product that also works, and there are always people who appreciate this and are willing to pay what it costs.  So I have a decision to make; should I try to drive down my margins, use cheaper packaging, perhaps reformulate and leave out some of the active botanicals and try to make the product as cheap as possible, so that more people will consider it value for money and buy it,  or should I go the other way, stick to my guns and not compromise, and conduct lengthy - and expensive - clinical trials, so that I can scientifically back up the anecdotal claims that I have from many many sources that this product works - and hope that people get the message that effective natural beauty care by it’s very nature is not cheap!  I really do welcome your responses on this one!

To give you an idea a clinically tested serum is priced at £125 for 30 ml and a face oil without clinically tested ingredients like in iRejuvenate Step 1 is priced at £90 for 30 ml.

Beach Bum Beauty Reviews iRejuvenate

Jayne loves being outdoor and being a beauty addict she is always on the look for products that can take care of her skin exposed to the elements. She has recently tried and tested iRejuvenate beauty Serum and got great results:

"I have been using both at once which is recommended by Forest Secrets. I have dry skin so have been using 3 drops of step 1 with 1 drop of step 2, every morning and every night after cleansing and haven’t needed to use a seperate moisturiser because the two steps combined have left my skin looking dewy, bright and nourished..."

To read her full review visit the Beach Bum Beauty's Blog

Jayne is also part of Team Bags on the run, a group of bloggers raising funds for the charity Refuge for Women and Children, against domestic violence. Because this is a great cause all our sales quoting teambangs in the promotional voucher section will donate:

£1.50 for the iRejuvenate try me set

£5 for the full size iRejuvenate set

Abigail James, the organic facialist

I recently had the pleasure to talk to Abigail James after she tried Forest Secrets Skincare beauty serum

Abigail was really impressed with the results and she kindly sent me her feedback:

"I regularly get sent samples of new organic and natural products and I’m always on the lookout for something great to use on my clients, some just stand out from the crowd, the Irejuvenate serums and oils definitely do that, I expect a product to perform as do my clients, the textures, scent, how they absorb and feel on the skin is fantastic. They absorb quickly and my skin felt smooth and hydrated after trying them, I will definitely be slipping these into some of bespoke face treatment’s."
Abigail James Super facialist

I have to say I was impressed by Abigail too for her passion and awareness about the importance of using natural, pure and effective products. Not many beauty facialists have this awareness and comittment to stick to their principles because it is all too easy to fall back on glamourous and well known brands. Abigail operates in the beautiful Cotswalds and Primrose Hill in London.

Celeb's facialist Nuz Shugaa loves iBright

Professional facialist Nuz Shugaa kindly sent me the following testimonial:

“The new iBright is a remarkable product. I use the natural lightening serum in my treatments, and it helps me deliver great results and gives all my clients, from actors to artists, confidence that they can overcome any skin pigmentation and scarring issues. Dr Barbara Olioso is transforming many of my clients lives. Use of iBright results in a clear, flawless skin without the use of chemicals. It is wonderful to have an effective product that only uses natural ingredients. In my experience, iBright works as soon as you apply it to the skin, and in a few days you see great results. This amazing product can be used on uneven skin tones,age spots, scar tissue,and skin that has sun damage, or is troubled with uneven skin pigmentation and hormonal skin conditions.”

Good for celebs, good for you!

Try me version available

Super model Beauty Belle in Holland reviews Forest Secrets

Beauty Belle is the beauty products reviewer at Supermodels.nl.

The final verdict by Beauty Belle is "The price is a tad steep for any model cutting back financially but then a fab complexion is more than worth investing in Beauty Belle says!"

We believe our products are great value for money especially because they work and they last a long time. We are glad to see that a super model agrees on the value of investing on a fab complexion, do you agree with that?

iRejuvenate reviewed by Beautywowza: great for winter

Priya at Beautywowza, is a fashion photographer and has a passion for beauty. After a few weeks of using iRejuvenate Priya says:

"I have been using this system for a few weeks now, It’s a little daunting at first but the great thing is if you get it wrong it’s not going to harm your skin as the ingredients are organic. The gels are brilliant, non greasy and very cooling on the face. I have played around with a few different systems of using step 1 and step 2. As the Winter months have quickly arrived I have noticed a change in my skin, winter always seems to strip and dry out my skin so I have upped step 1 and it has worked brilliantly. The system is amazing for all skin types and extremely good as an anti-aging system. I recommend you all give it a go. If your fed up of having to change your skincare regime throughout the year to tailor to your skins needs why not give this a try??"

As you can see Priya confirms how good iRejuvenate is for winter and also the positive effects on her skin. If you would like to read the full review visit Beautywowza

 

Forest Secrets at the Mobos in Liverpool

I was in Liverpool last week to promote Forest Secrets and to pre-launch our new producs iBright and iBright plus, 2 products to even skin pigmentation.

This year I was able to enjoy the event much more as my friend Sacha was there to support me and so I could tune in with what the Mobo is all about:

great opportunities for young talents (great dancers and singers)

community

celebrating life through black music

I met several dancers that looked really sweet face to face and then transformed themselves into a passionate being transporting the audience onto a state of euphoria and excitiment. I also came across top celebreties that despite being big are very friendly and available for a shot. For example boy band JLS (these young men are quite something, on stage and off stage and won UK best album and UK best performance) and Jermaine Jackson.

Halima, Jermain's wife, remembered me from last year and was really pleased to see me this year because she remembered how good my products were for her skin and she wanted some more.

I also met the band playing for Nelly, really friendly and talented artists, and I wish them to go higher and higher with their career.

I also had the pleasure to meet street dancers from the Peridot group and manage to get a shot with Mid-Air.

Overall it was a great success and iBright was received with great interest. Some people were put off by it because skin lightening is such a delicate issue, and misunderstood the message, those people are on the go go go (and they thought the product is designed to bleach their skin, but it is not), but I hope the press releases and the samples will explain more about the real intention behind it.