GUEST POST | Bellaboo's UK editors chat about LoveLula's model search

You may or may not know this, but we’ve recently hit the UK. We’re pretty excited about it and one of the online stores we’re in have been so taken with the Bellaboo range that we’ve been invited to share in their Model Search campaign. Some of our new UK Editors tell us a bit more:

Tahja:

LoveLula is one of the largest natural beauty stores here in Europe and recently they’ve launched a great competition to find 3 faces of natural beauty. Like Bellaboo, they are interested in beauty on the inside just as much as beauty on the outside and are massively into caring for the planet too. They’ve got really strict rules as to what gets in and what doesn’t ingredients wise.

Courtney:

Their Model Search has three different categories. The one Bellaboo is joining forces on is the 25 and under one which is open to anyone living in the UK over 16. As well as the obvious photos of yourself, they are also asking for entrants to send in 200 words explaining why natural or organic products are important to them. We love that the competition is so in line with Bellaboo’s way of doing things: beauty on the inside too, and can’t wait to see the entries.

Carris:

What’s really exciting about the competition is that LoveLula have asked the Bellaboo team to be on the judging panel! But before they get their say, it’s up to everyone to have theirs. From the 1^st July to the 30^th, the public are being asked to vote for their favourites, which will create the shortlist which the judges choose from. So we really want to hear from you: who will you think is the Bellaboo kind of girl in the UK? We’ll be back when the 3 are chosen to tell you a bit more about them!

Go to LoveLula's Facebook page to learn all about it and check out the entries!

COMPETITION | Be The New Face of LoveLula!

We’re looking for 3 women to be the new faces of LoveLula and represent beauty at every age. To find them, we’re running a Facebook Model Search!

We’re all about natural beauty at LoveLula – being proud of what you have and treating it well and enhancing it with all-natural and organic products – and we want 3 women who represent that ideal. We know there are plenty of beautiful, confident women out there so now’s the time to introduce yourselves to us!

We’re looking for one winner from each of the following age groups:
Under 25s*
26-45
46+




To enter, all you have to do is submit 2 photos of yourself: one headshot and one full body shot.

And because we know that beauty isn’t just skin deep, we’d like to know more about you. Along with your photos, we want you to include a small paragraph of up to 200 words that explains why using natural or organic products is important to you. The closing date for entries will be 30th June 2012.

Once we have all our entries, the public will then have one month to vote for their favourites, from 1st July until 30th July 2012. The 10 entries for each category with the most votes will go through to the final round. Then our panel of judges will pick the winner in each category.

Our 3 winners will get to join us for a shoot in London (or nearby)! They will also get a LoveLula hamper worth £500 and a feature in our blog.
We will also have 2 runners-up from each category, who will get an exclusive LoveLula gift bag!

*Under 18's must have parental consent to enter. Please see full terms and conditions for details.

Win Tickets to The Good Fashion Show!

On Saturday 18th February, London House will be home to The Good Fashion Show, an event dedicated to celebrating Eco-Ethical Fashion. Attendees will be able to grab a glass of bubbly from the Champagne Bar and shop till they drop as designers from all over the world show off their latest collections; visit the Art Exhibition which will feature unique and provocative works that celebrate fashion and end the day watching an exclusive runway show. There will also be key notes speeches from the experts on fashion, ethics and sustainability as well as live music!

We were delighted when we heard about The Good Fashion Show - such a hugely exciting and important event that we just couldn't miss out on and we don't want you to either! That's why we're giving away a pair of tickets for one lucky winner on our Facebook page! Click here for all the details*.

We've also teamed up with UNE, who'll be at The Good Fashion Show giving make overs and creating the looks backstage at the catwalk show, to give 5 runners-up a fab goodie bag! An UNE shopper bag will include a gorgeous UNE product, a Green Beauty Bible as well as a LoveLula makeup bag and Love candle!

The LoveLula team will be there, to capture the entire event on film so if you spot us, come and say hello! Let's show our support for making this celebration of ethical and eco-friendly fashion the biggest event of London Fashion Week!

Visit The Good Fashion Show website to find out more about this event.

*Note: LoveLula will not provide transportation to the event, so the winners will have to be able to travel to London on the day of The Good Fashion Show, Saturday 18th February.

SenSpa – a rare treat

Earlier this year, Barbara took part in our Facebook competition and won the opportunity to visit the SenSpa and enjoy a relaxing spa break with a friend. Here she tells us all about her experience:

I don’t win things generally so when I heard from LoveLula that I’d won the spa break at SenSpa I was delighted. I visited the spa the day after a 26 mile charity walk; an excellent and well deserved cure for weary limbs.

From being collected at the local station to the pretty room overlooking a rose garden to the lovely swimming pool to the great service at dinner it was all a memorable experience.

However, the spa itself is awesome; it’s coolly oriental with a chilled out Thai look and feel which extends to both the restaurant and the relaxation suite.

I spent most of my time in the awesome hydrotherapy suite. It was hard to decide whether to stay in the hydrotherapy pool or go and spend some time in the herbal sauna; in between these treats I stopped off in the tropical experience shower.

The Lapidarium (a cross between a steam room and a sauna) was an entirely new relaxation sensation for me and I also happily dozed off on a heated couch in the Tepidarium; indeed it would be difficult to resist.

I think I’m probably forgiven for not attempting the thunderstorm experience shower complete with (very realistic) sound effects; or indeed the ice water shower!

All in all it was a wonderful break and my thanks go to LoveLula for giving me the opportunity to experience the fabulous SenSpa.

Barbara x

Huge thanks to Barbara for telling us all about her day at Senspa. We have plenty more opportunities to win fab prizes with Love Lula with our Christmas Advent Calendar! Just visit our Facebook page to find out what gift we're giving away each day. Everyone who enters the giveaway will get a 10% discount to spend on the site when the competition finishes!