Friday 4 December 2015

Small Business Saturday

'Tis the season to be...

shopping local and supporting small businesses. Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday in the UK, so what better time to celebrate small businesses than on the run up to Christmas.

In addition providing often unique and inspiring gifts, research has found that for every £1 spent with a small or medium sized business, 63p stays in the local economy.
We've certainly enjoyed the support that we've received especially during the various Christmas Fairs that we've attended so far. If you're in Edinburgh this weekend, we're popping up in Lululemon on George Street 11-2pm on Sunday. If you're joining for the in-store 'hair of the downward dog' 9.30-10.30am or are passing, please do pop in and say hello (we have our chocolates to taste & our skincare to try).

Our last Festive Fair for this year is at Gleneagels on the 12th & 13th of December 10.30-6pm. And with the last posting dates in mind, to ensure delivery in time for Christmas, we'd kindly ask that all on-line orders are placed before Friday the 18th.
JustBe Facial Discovery Range
£22.50
Discover our award winning facial range with these new mini sizes - great travel sizes for nights away over the festive season.
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JustBe Radiant this Christmas
FREE*
Discover our intensely Hydrating Serum & Treatment Oil with these generous 5ml sample sizes. The 10 & 30mls come with a 30 day radiance money back guarantee.
*FREE with all online orders this weekend
Mini JustBe Happy Hand Wash & Lotion
£6.50
Our enriched Happy Hand & Body Wash (which is great in the shower) and Lotion is now availalbe in handy 15ml sizes. Ideal stocking fillers.
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Monday 16 November 2015

Birthday Celebrations


We're 6 tomorrow

Where has the time gone? It only feels like yesterday that I was creating the 1st four blends of massage oils: JustBe Loved, Happy, Energised & Sweet. Although a few things have changed over the years, I'm still frequently asked what the 'big plan' or strategy for JustBe is. Whilst the range has certainly grown, it's fair to say that I'm no clearer now, than when I started. All in a good way though, as I would never have envisaged 6 or even 2 years ago that I'd have an aromatherapy range of chocolates.

What has remained true is my hands on approach and a passion for natural ingredients, especially all things coconut. The body, face, candle and herbal tea ranges are all still hand blended by myself, at my kitchen table in Edinburgh. Even though the ranges are larger, the essence of JustBe still is for us to make positive, conscious choices about how we'd like to feel and be true to who we are. JustBe Happy remains the most popular.

As JustBe is still relatively unknown, I would love if you could share this newsletter, and as a sweet treat and a heart felt thank-you, someone will win a bundle of our new mini bars of chocolates at midday tomorrow. We're nearly at 1,000 followers on Facebook & Twitter, so if you haven't joined us their yet - please do.
Our new range of mini chocolates are proving incredibly popular either as little treats or with Christmas just around the corner as stocking fillers or Secret Santa.
Forthcoming events:
Scone Palace 23rd Nov 4.30-8.30pm
Scone Palace 24th Nov 10am-4pm
Stirling Castle 1st Dec 6-9pm
Armathwaite Hall Spa 1st Dec 5-8pm
Gleneagles 12th Dec 10.30am-6pm
Gleneagles 13th Dec 10.30am-6pm

Friday 30 October 2015

Happy Halloween



Happy Halloween

Wishing you a treat-tacular Halloween.

With the much welcomed mild, dry and occassionally sunny Autumnal weather combinded with the leaves changing colour, this is perhaps our favourite season.

Although it may be too early for some to think about Christmas, the 3 fairs that we've attended so far have all been incredibly busy and so we wanted to share the forecoming dates:
3rd Nov Oxenford Castle 6-8.30pm 
4th Nov Oxenford Castle 10-4pm 
5th Nov Oxenford Castle 10-3pm 
5th Nov Peebles Beauty 5-8pm
7th Nov White Stuff, George St, Edinburgh 10-4pm
8th Nov Mojo, Atthol Crescent, Edinburgh 10-4pm
12th Nov Greenshoots, Gorgie 6-9pm
14th Nov Mary Erskine, Edinburgh 10-3pm
December dates to follow

In you are unable to make these, or stay further afield, we can personalise & post gifts world wide to suit any budget with prices starting from as little as £8.95. 

Till next month, wishing you all a fun & safe Halloween.

 

Wednesday 30 September 2015

As seen in Vogue

'As seen in Vogue'

We're delighted that our JustBe Cleansing Balm has been included in Vogue's Beauty Edit within their bumper 'All Star Glamour' October issue.
Enriched with Coconut Oil, Jojoba and Vitamin E, our award winning all natural Cleansing Balm continues to one of our best sellers and we're thrilled that's it's caught the attention of the Vogue's Beauty Team.
JustBe Detox chocolate has been included in Men's Official snacks to make you feel amazing "this balmy, verdant chocolateshould be renamed Eau De Chocolate"
We're also delighted to have given our first JustBe Loved award as part of this years Edinburgh Festival. In keeping with our own full sensory spa experiences, we absolutely loved the Hendrick's Emporium of Sensual Submersion.
October dates for your diary:
22nd October Arty Farty Fair, Kels0 10-8pm
23rd October Loanhead Evening 6.30-9.30pm
28th October Blair Druumond House 5-8pm
29th October Blair Druumond House 10am - 3.30pm

Monday 3 August 2015

Beauty Bible Baby Awards

We're tickled pink...

that our JustBe Happy Pamper Hamper has won Best Stress-less Product / Gift in this years Beauty Shortlist Baby Awards. "The quality and range of entries - from global to smaller artisan brands - has made this year's Baby Awards the most interesting so far, with some really exciting new brands in the winning line-up!"

Be amoungst the 1st to try our newJustBe Happy Hand & Body Wash and Hand & Body Lotion.  
 
Join us on Saturday the 8th of August for the White Stuff style event on George Street, Edinburgh. Tickets available in advance from White Stuff.
 
A big thank you to everyone who came along to Gail's talk on developing the JustBe Aromatherapy chocolate range as part of this years Edinburgh Food Festival.
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JustBe Botanicals
5 Rosebank Cottages
EdinburghLothian EH3 8DA
United Kingdom

Friday 10 July 2015

FreeFrom Skincare Awards 2015

The FreeFrom Skincare Awards were founded in 2012 to encourage and reward manufacturers of skincare products that are ‘free from’ many of the allergens, chemicals, additives and fragrances associated with skin sensitivities, allergies, and ethical, environmental and health concerns.

The results are in

JustBe receives 2 Bronze awards

After a month-long evalutaion by testers of the Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible, we're thrilled that JustBe received 2 Bronze awards in this years FreeFrom Skincare Awards. The awards were presented at The Love Natural, Love Organic Show at Olympia on Friday 3rd July, by ‘Imperfectly Natural’ beauty and holistic health guru, Janey Lee Grace.

We were up against some really big, established brands so we're delighted. We're equally delighted with the feedback that we received from the tester panel. We'll share some of the comments from our shortlisted products in our next newsletter. 
JustBe Makeup Remover
"Unbelievable! So quick & easy to use. A gentle wipe & my eyes & lashes were sparkling clean & moisturised in one go. It felt soft & gentle on my skin & didn't need more than a wipe or two to be finished. It took thick mascara, eyeliner & makeup off my eyes with just a drop of product & left no traces. My skin looked & felt smooth & clean as well as feeling moisturised. My lashes looked thicker after a month because I don't rub them anymore. My skin looked smooth & moisturised. I loved it & will buy it again.  Perfect product: it does what it says without fuss. I loved the ingredients all pure with no chemicals. A little goes a long way so the canister will last for ages & can then be recycled without a load of extra packaging. The money goes into the product not the waste. This is a little gem."

"It certainly delivered from day one. I would certainly buy it again. Nothing to improve. It is extremely effective and does not leave a feeling of a "filmy eye" as some eye make up remover products do. I think it is the best eye make up remover I have ever used."

"Absolutely love the ingredients and so did my skin."

"This was a lovely product to test and I felt that it was a high end market eye makeup remover - a real treat. I loved the fact that it was not greasy and would say that this is the best feature of the product. A pleasure to test and use! The remover has somegorgeous ingredients such as jojoba oil, geranium oil, vitamin E. Lots of goodness!Non drying and therefore lovely and moisturising, you feel like your skin hasn't been stripped of it’s natural oils. I feel it is good value for money as such products are definitley worth paying that little extra for!"

JustBe Cleansing Gel
"A lovely light fresh fragrance of pink grapefruit and mandarin, I thought it had a gentle uplifting scent, my son who is testing as part of the family category thought it smelled like sweets, he also found the scent very pleasant indeed! My son said his skin felt very clean after using, and I thought his skin looked much fresher and clearer. Only a very small amount is needed, barely a squirt. This product was very quick and easy for my son to rinse off. Skin was left feeling fresh, clean and hydrated with no tightness.No reaction or sensitivity."

"Very easy to apply - didn't run through my daughter's hands - gel like texture which she liked. The texture is neither too runny not too thick - Meg says it's 'just right'. The fragrance is subtle but citrussy - a clean and natural scent that isn't too overpowering. My daughter likes this a lot. My daughter says that she was perfectly happy with the cleansing properties - she only needed one application to remove a light foundation and eye make-up; surprisingly the cleanser didn't sting when removing eye makeup so this is a big big bonus. My daughter says that her skin felt great after using this product - there was no dryness at all, and given she is prone to eczema this is quite impressive. She said that her skin felt softer and given that she's 13 yrs old that's quite an accolade! My daughter would like me to buy the product on a regular basis - and I must admit I'm very pleased that she liked this product so much - she can be very fussy. Love the ergonomic feel of the dispenser and container - nice and chunky - certainly perfect for my daughter. I personally really like the scent as well as the clean ingredients. Good to find a cleansing product that is light but effective."

"My son's skin is at that typical pre-puberty stage where his cheeks are still baby soft but his nose is errupting into a festering mess waiting to happen….open pores, blackheads and small angry looking blemishes. Twice a day he used this, especially concentrating on his nose. The effects of this gel are clearly visable....blackheads have reduced in size and number, open pores are all gone and the blemishes are much calmer looking. His skin looks much clearer, brighter and healthier. Skin is looking much cleaner and calmer with no dryness. I would buy this for my son again. A general good all round cleanser for all types of skins especially effective on young hormonal skin."