Beauty Rebel

...and be warned, this is a long blog, so digest it in chunks with a cuppa and a dip-in! How good does it feel to be on the receiving end of kindness? When, out of the blue, someone is very considerate or generous without expecting anything in return, it's a beautiful thing. The smallest acts of kindness can alter how we feel for the day. A stranger smiling and holding a door open can change how we behave towards the next person we see struggling. We then feel good because we know we've probably just made someone's day. Kindness is...

Recently Sharon, our founder - saw something she's never seen before. A photo was sent to Company Headquarters from an overseas stockist, showing the open neck of the bottle of MV Pure Jojoba, with a solid mass floating inside. This particular MV stockist received the photo from an unhappy customer complaining something was very wrong with their product.  Immediately, wheels were set in motion to get to the bottom of this peculiar occurrence, and the very first thing MV's Production Manager decided to do was place a bottle of Pure Jojoba in the fridge. Sure enough, the very next day a lump of...

Why using a product past its expiration date is never a good idea... We've all had a skincare product in our bathroom that smelled a little 'odd', but due to our desire to minimise waste or save money, we've decided to use it up anyway. But consider this...how often are you eating foods that smell 'odd'? Wanting to avoid waste is understandable, however using products that are old or out of date increases the risk of experiencing issues such as irritation, rashes, acne, or infections - conditions we may have bought them to treat in the first place! Why a...

Long, sticky beach days, winding bush walks and muggy evenings with friends spent on the veranda is the definition of a perfect Aussie summer for many of us. At MV, we live for those blissful, limbo days when we forget diaries, deadlines and (to be honest) what day it is. At this time of year, it's natural for our usual skincare regimes to slip, but the Aussie summer can be harsh on skin, leading us to feel uncomfortably hot, congested, oily and flushed.  To counteract this, we sat down with MV Founder and skin expert Sharon McGlinchey and got the...