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A Gorgeous Giveaway from Tata Harper!

Spring really is showing of these days, isn’t she? All this rain is bringing some beautiful blooms to life in the garden, the sun is starting to win out over the clouds, and the temperatures are finally starting to climb. Makes you feel fresh and a little bit more alive, doesn’t it?

Well, why not have skin that matches the freshness of the season? You’ve heard me RAVE about my love for Tata Harper Skincare, and I am beyond excited to be able to offer you the opportunity to win some for yourself!! Tata has generously offered to send one of you lovely readers of The Curated House a Deluxe Beauty Set!!!

This set contains all the essentials you will need to get your skin gorgeous and glowing for Spring! Included are: The Rejuvenating Cleanser, The Hydrating Floral Essence, The Rejuvenating Serum, The Rebuilding Moisturizer, The Repairative Moisturizer, The Replenishing Nutrient Complex, and The Resurfacing Mask!

These generous, travel-sized vials are the perfect way to indulge in experiencing the complete line, and trust me, your skin will thank you!!

OK, so here’s how you can enter to win:

1. Pin this post to Pinterest using the description: #gorgeousgiveaway via The Curated House + Tata Harper Skincare.

2. Tweet this post out to your followers on Twitter using the hashtag #gorgeousgiveaway via @CuratedHouse + @TataHarper.

3. Like The Curated House and Tata Harper Skincare on Facebook.

3. Post this Giveaway on Facebook using the hastag #gorgeousgiveaway and tag The Curated House and Tata Harper Skincare in your post.

4. Pin the Tata Harper Skincare product you are most excited about to Pinterest {use the links above} and include the hashtag #gorgeousgiveaway via @CuratedHouse + @TataHarper.

5. Leave a comment below this post with links to all your #gorgeousgiveaway social media frenzy! Each Pin, Tweet, Like and Post equals an entry for this GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY!!!

Talk about a multitude of ways to win! This giveaway closes June 6th, 2013, so you’ve got 2 full weeks to Post, Tweet and Pin it up! This giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada only. Can’t wait to announce the lucky winner!!!

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|May 23rd, 2013|15 Comments

Tata Harper | Morning Ritual Part 3 | Replenishing Nutrient Complex {aka The Icing On The Cake}

Good morning, lovely friends! It is Day 3 of Hurricane Sandy making her presence known along the east coast, and I have to say that those of us living in the Toronto area are blessed to be nothing more than a bit windblown and wet. One of my nearest and dearest lives in Brooklyn. Sandy’s effects have been far more significant there, causing many people an enormous amount of stress with her serious interruption of “life as usual.” My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who are still struggling to put the pieces together following Sandy’s visit. Now is truly the best time for real community to show up and show off. Praying that’s what you experience as you recover.

I’m pretty sure all of us would like a vacation at this point. Just a quick visit to an open field of flowers would do for me {the kind movie dream sequences are made of}. You know. Slow motion, walking through the fields, glowing and inhaling deeply as you drink in the scent of their glorious bouquet. Something like this.

{That is the actual Tata Harper walking through her actual field of organic flowers. So inspiring! I love that the dream sequence is in fact very real in her life. Sigh. Such admiration!}

I have to tell you that the final step in my morning routine really does feel like I’ve just walked through this very field of flowers while chatting with Tata about the more beautiful things in life. The natural fragrance of this beautiful blend of antioxidants and vitamins for the skin is intoxicating, and I always get compliments on my “perfume” in the morning after I’ve used it. No artificial fragrance here, ladies. Just the beauty of nature showing off. What is it I’m talking about? This simple little roll-on of Tata Harper’s Replenishing Nutrient Complex.

This deceptively small and simple product is truly the icing on the cake of my morning routine. It gives me a gorgeous, dewy finish that is not greasy. My skin gratefully drinks in the nutrients it provides and responds with a brightness, softness and glow that is the best “thank you” it could possibly offer me. For my combination skin, I find it best to apply it just to the apples of my cheeks, my neck and my décolleté {my drier areas}, but for those of you with dry skin who are dreading the thought of winter approaching, this will become your go-to remedy for dehydrated, tired looking skin. Apply it all over your face, neck and décolleté for a nourishing finish to your morning routine.

The light, easily-absorbed concentrate acts as your daily multivitamin for your skin, providing antioxidants, nutrients, fatty acids, vitamins, lipids, amino acids and omegas that are all essential for slowing the aging process, brightening, softening and rejuvenating the skin. Translation? Youthful glow in a purse-sized roll-on. And not the synthetic variety. Just good, old fashioned “you’ve got great skin!” glow. The best.

Check out the list of nourishing, active ingredients.

I am so happy to be headed into winter armed with this amazing product in my arsenal – thank you, Tata! No amount of crazy weather will worry me now. Not when it comes to my skin, at least. Now, if only there was a roll-on that we could use to remedy the chaos that many of our loved ones are still sorting through. There isn’t. That’s just about helping hands and loving hearts.

Wishing you a Thursday surrounded by real community, where friends and neighbours helping each other out is just the normal way of doing life. And to my dearest in Brooklyn, I wish I was there with you! My heart and prayers are with you for sure.

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|November 1st, 2012|0 Comments

Tata Harper | Morning Ritual Part 1 | Cleanser + Hydrating Mist

Good morning, lovely friends! I hope you are all happy and well on this gorgeous Autumn day. The sun is shining, the air is crisp and the colours are glorious. Makes me happy.

On days like this, I usually love to sit and sip a cup of coffee early in the morning and savour a soothing ritual before launching into the day. Thing is, I’ve all but given up coffee for the moment in deference to an anti-inflammatory diet. I know. It hurts me too. Perhaps it will come back to me in the form of the occasional cup of fresh-roasted, organic, fair-trade coffee in time. But for now, my morning ritual has changed and I have new things to look forward to instead of the aromatic goodness of my cup of coffee.

I’ve come to discover a ritual that more than satisfies my need for a soothing and rejuvenating morning routine. Washing my face. No, seriously. Remember my recent post about my change in cleanser and moisturizer? I was early into using Tata Harper‘s products when I told you about them, and now I’m hooked. Who needs coffee when you can awaken your senses and nourish your skin like this? I honestly feel like I’ve walked into a field of flowers every time I use these gorgeous, totally organic, totally results-driven products. So I’ve decided to tell you more about them, as well as introduce you to more treasures in the line up that have recently been introduced to me.

{This is seriously how my new morning routine makes me feel. Inspired, refreshed + alive. Thanks, Tata!}

OK, first the Refreshing Cleanser. Here’s why it’s incredible. First off, it’s designed for sensitive skin so it doesn’t irritate or dry out my skin by stripping it bare. Instead it preserves my natural hydration and gives me a glowy freshness while removing impurities. Here are the main active ingredients:

One of the things I love about Tata is that she doesn’t waste time with inactive ingredients or “fillers” in her formulas. Every ingredient has an active, results-driven purpose while still being totally non-toxic. All of these natural, organic ingredients also smell glorious – a veritable feast for your skin.

So, the next step in the morning ritual is the Hydrating Floral Essence. This one is new to me {thank you, Tata!} and I love it.

You will want to shake it up before using it to mix all of the ingredients together. This step is what would often be the Toner in the traditional cleansing routine, but it is very, very different. It feels like a gentle but deeply penetrating spritzing of sheer hydration that soaks into my skin and locks in balance.

I have typically struggled with combination skin and thus avoided using my moisturizer as liberally on my forehead, chin and nose. But Tata’s products are balancing me out, and it’s noticeable. My skin drinks in this step in the routine with gratitude and leaves nothing behind to sit on my skin and make it greasy. I think it’s all about the Hyaluronic Acid. Here’s the list of amazing active ingredients for this beautiful step in the ritual.

I’ve also come to discover that it makes a light and lovely refresh near the end of the day, and it can even be used over makeup to give your skin a drink. Gorgeous!

I promise to follow up with more of the beautiful steps in this routine and give you my personal play-by-play on how each product is changing my skin. Many thanks to Tata for the opportunity to experience the other products in the line and share them with you!

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|October 11th, 2012|1 Comment