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Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream – win a 50ml eau de parfum worth £52 in our competition – now closed!

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This is the newest perfume from the absolutely adorable Marc Jacobs Daisy range. Daisy Dream is a light and airy perfume which would be a perfect present for someone whose tastes in perfume you are not sure about – that’s because there is nothing not to like about this floral and fruity scent.

It has heart notes – jasmine, lychee, blue wisteria; top notes – blackberry, grapefruit and pear; base notes – white woods, musks coconut water and of course its very very feminine.
Daisy Dream

Of course its in one of those wonderful iconic bottles covered in white and gold daisies. We would all love a dress to match – and maybe some nice daisy pumps too!!

You can win one of these lovely perfumes. Just answer the simple question below. Goodluck!

And if you can’t wait its on a sale at a bargain price here Fragrancedirect

OUR WINNER IS Mrs Ann Whittle, Newport, Isle of Wight.


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Competition: Win Leighton Denny’s new perfume – NOW CLOSED!

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Former dyslexic forklift truck driver turned beauty entrepreneur Leighton Denny recently launched his new perfume Light & Dark.

Light & Dark eau de parfum

Typically we were not surprised to learn that Leighton has not just put his name to a perfume concocted by a chemical company but choose all the ingredients and got them put together himself.

In a very classy black and white box L & D – which also stands for Leighton Denny is “for the woman who likes to feel powerful yet sophisticated”!

We have one sample to give away – all you have to do is answer the simple question at the end of this article to win!

It’s a lovely oriental floral fragrance. And as Leighton points out to us at the launch he personally selected the unique combination of oils in the scent which include pepper, myrrh and incense.

Other notes are gardenia, jasmine, lilly and rose, along with top notes of mandarin, grapefruit, peach and white pepper.

Leighton says: “For those who want to seduce, this is the perfect weapon. It is wild, mysterious and intoxicating – a scent that women love to wear and that men adore on them.”

Light & Dark eau de parfum does smell wonderful and its a great price too at just £43.50 for 70ml and can be purchased online at www.LD-Scent.com

THE WINNER OF THIS COMPETITION WAS MRS LORNA IRVIN FROM BELFAST.:



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Competition – Win a Parisian My Little Party Box worth £20 – now closed!

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With their effortless style, natural confidence and classic beauty, French women are renown for their attitude to grooming, clothing, nutrition and skincare.

Myy Little Party Box

Indulge your obsession for that ‘Parisian je ne sais quoi’ with My Little Box – a monthly subscription box that started in France. 

Just like the French edition, this carefully curated and beautifully designed mailbox-sized package is filled with fashion, beauty and lifestyle surprises.
My Little Box brand products

Expect fashion accessories designed exclusively for My Little Box, a selection of cosmetics and other exciting bits and pieces. The icing on le gateau? My Little World – a monthly magazine edited by the best bloggers from around the world. 

Each collectable My Little Box is given a different theme.
My Littel Box Bo ho

Elixir has one Little Box to give way – its the My Little Party Box worth about £20 and packed with goodies for the younger woman – a perfect Xmas present. It contains:
Silver style bracelet

– Must-have beauty products (including one from the own in-house beauty range, My Little Beauty) – body oil with gold sparkle 100ml
– Payot hand cream – 15ml
– boho eye shadow – cafe (brown)
– NYX eye/eyebrow pencil – Bronze Glitter
– Rock your hair pony tail accessory
– Silver style bracelet/arm bracelet
– My Little World magazine

With my My Little You can opt out of our monthly subscription anytime you want – no mess, no fuss.
We already have 80,000 subscribers in France. Why not join the club! Find out more at www.mylittlebox.co.uk

OUR WINNER WAS ELIZABETH FERGUSON

If you would like to win our sample just answer the simple question below:


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New – win Gwyneth Paltrow’s Boss Jour pour femme eau de parfum worth £50 – now closed!

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BOSS JOUR POUR FEMME is a sleek luxurious fragrance with a beautiful blend of white flowers chilled with sparkling citrus 

 

Boss Jour

Top notes: Agathosma, Grapefruit Flower, Lime Accord
Heart notes: Honeysuckle, Lilly of the Valley, Freesia
Base notes: Creamy Amber, White Birch, Orris

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Normally costs £50 for 50ml – natural spray.

THE WINNER OF THIS COMPETITION WAS TONYE HENSHER-SMITH, FROM TOOTING, LONDON SW17.


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New – Win the ultimate flawless skin kit – Sheer Cover Introductory VIP Kit worth £50+ – now closed!

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Sheer Cover are industry leaders in the art of flawless makeup.

Sheer Cover Studio Introductory VIP Kit

The Sheer Cover Studio Introductory VIP Kit is worth over £50 and contains everything you need for a great looking skin, including natural coverage of blemishes:

  • Perfect Shade Mineral Foundation in medium
  • Sun-kissed Bronzing Mineral
  • Concealer & Brighten Trio in light/medium
  • Lengthening Mascara and lash extending fibres in black
  • 3 makeup brushes

This kit also contains a guide with exclusive tips and tricks from Hollywood celebrity makeup artist Naomi Priestley – so you can get professional looking make up at home.

 

Sheer Cover Ingredients:

PERFECT SHADE® MINERAL FOUNDATION – Colour medium – 1.5g
All Shades: Boron Nitride, Bisabolol, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Lauroyl Lysine, May Contain (+/-): Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Zinc Oxide (CI 77947). Warnings: For external use only. When using this product keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove. Stop use and ask a doctor if rash or irritation develops and lasts. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed get medical help.

SUN-KISSED BRONZING MINERALS – 2.5g
All Shades: Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Dimethicone, Diisoprorpyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Nylon-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI77492, CI 77499). Warnings: For external use only. When using this product keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove. Stop use and ask a doctor if rash or irritation develops and lasts. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed get medical help

CONCEAL & BRIGHTEN TRIO – Light/Medium
Concealers – 1.5g
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Jojoba Esters, Polyethylene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Dimethicone, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Brightener – 0.5g
Tridecyl Trimellitate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Silica, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba Wax) Cera, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax (Candelilla Cera), Jojoba Esters, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Dimethicone, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol. May contain (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891). Warnings: For external use only. When using this product keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove. Stop use and ask a doctor if rash or irritation develops and lasts. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed get medical help

LENGTHENING MASCARA
Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Paraffin, Ozokerite, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/HEMA Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propylene Glycol Stearate, PVP, Stearic Acid, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Glycol Montanate, Triethanolamine, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Silica, Hydrogenated Palm Acid, Stearyl Stearate, Nylon-66, Acrylates/Diethylaminoethyl Methacrylate/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer, Synthetic Wax, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tetrasodium Disuccinoyl Cystine, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Black 2 (CI 77266).

LASH EXTENDING FIBERS

Nylon-66, Dimethicone, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

OUR LUCKY WINNER WAS RICHARD RANDALL.


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A trio of anti-ageing beauty goodies to be won

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Elixir if offering you the chance to win one of a  collection of anti-ageing beauty treats including an Elemis silver beauty bag containing £150 great products; Elemis Skin Nourishing Milk Bath  and  a set of VO5 VibraShine professional ceramic hair straighteners each worth £50.
All you have to do is participate in our points scoring competition – the participants with the most scores in !st, 2nd and 3rd place will each win one of our prizes
lst Prize – an Elemis Silver Beauty Bag woth £150 
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moisture melt.jpegIn the Elemis goody bag is – Eoxtic Frangipani Monoi Moisture Melt (35ml); Meltig Cleaning Gel x 2 (125ml) and a Skin Nourishing Hand & Body Lotion (300ml)













2nd Prize – Elemis Skin Nourishing Milk Bath worth £50
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Elemis Skin Nourishing Milk Bath 500ml is a limited edition beautiful Italian glass decanter reminiscent of the original 20 packaging years ago. This Luxury Milk Bath has a unique formula that captures the essence of Cleopatra`s ancient bathing ritual. Its milk protein base is rich in nourishing vitamins, amino acids and minerals. 



3rd Prize – a set of VO5 VibroShine Professional Ceramic Straighteners worth £50
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Create salon-quality straight hair with the ST-231-3GB VibraShine Hair Straightener from VO5. This blue straightener can reach a maximum temperature of 230°C, giving you enough heat to easily straighten your hair. Transform frizzy dry locks into silky smooth hair with this straightener, thanks to its floating ceramic tourmaline plates that lock in moisture. The 10 different temperature settings, shown on a clear LCD display, are handy to handle. 

What do you have to do?  It’s really easy all you have to do is sign up and then spread your contest link online

How to win…

Once you have signed up you will get a chance to automatically join on Facebook & Twitter.  Just authorise the competition app and begin spreading the world online with your very own contest link.

You will earn points when you put your contest link anywhere online and get people to click and visit our contest

You will automatically get bonus points for a wide variety of postings..For example when you post videos on You Tube with your contest link in the video description or you mention the contest on Twitter.  You can earn points in a variety of different ways – PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST NOT SPAM THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND THERE IS A DAILY LIMIT RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF POSTINGS. ANYONE WHO SPAMS WILL UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONTEST. Here is the complete list:


  • 100 points for entering the competition
  • 100 points for signup you refer (so share your link as much as you can)
  •  250 points max for using the connect with Facebook Contest Burner App below
  • 10 points each time you connect with Twitter using the Contest Burner Twitter app below (150 max per day)
  • 10 points for “liking” our Facebook page 
  • 1 point for commenting on our Facebook comments box
  • 100 points for posting a YouTube video response
  • 50 points for adding your link to any YouTube description (must be the first thing in the description)
  • 10 points for every time you Tweet about us with your link
You can sign up below  by clicking on thel link and your very own competition link will be sent to your email.

You will also be able to see the positions of the competition participants on the Leaders Board also below.




Zirtek joins with Elixir to offer you the chance to win a designer tent and picnic goodies

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London: Don’t let the dreaded hayfever get in the way this summer and win yourself a super stylish 3-man tent and a picnic rucksack for four.

If you suffer from hayfever, the itching, sneezing and sore eyes might already be out in full force! All the planned fun in the sun soon looses its appeal when you’re sneezing into your picnic, or can’t see your favorite band at Glastonbury because your eyes are streaming so much. But don’t fret… we have a little something that will help to have you prancing carefree through the English countryside before you know it!

Zirtek can provide effective 24-hour relief from all the symptoms of hayfever, including itchy eyes and a blocked nose – leaving you free to enjoy the summer. It’s a second generation antihistamine and comes in a range of formats, including a sugar-free, banana flavored solution which can be taken by children as young as two years old.

For more information and a daily pollen forecast visit www.zirtek.co.uk

To help you get out and enjoy your new found hayfever freedom, Zirtek are giving you the chance to win a trendy (yet very practical) 3-man Celia Birtwell Candy Flower Dome Tent and a picnic rucksack with cutlery and crockery for four so you’ll be ready for any occasion whether it’s a picnic in your back garden or camping in a deserted field!

To get your hands on this fantastic prize just answer the question below:

Q1. How many hours does Zirtek provide relief from hay fever symptons?
Please email your answer to readeroffer@elixirnews.com. Please put Zirtek in the email header. This competition closes on 30 June 2009 and no money equivalent is being offered. The Editor’s decisiion is final.

For more information visit www.zirtek.co.uk

Exclusive FREE offer – Dr Tuhin Dev’s Cleansing Balm

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Dr Tuhin Dev’s Cleansing Balm is a lovely mild rinse off cleansing balm, that will leave your skin feeling younger and healthier – a favourite of many celebrity beauties.

Cleansing Balm is a concentrated yet mild, rinse-off cleansing balm that cleans and purifies the skin to leave the face and neck soft and refreshed. The gentle action of the Sugar derived cleansing agents lift the impurities from the skin so that they can be rinsed away. Glycerin and Sweet Almond oil help to maintain hydration and retain the natural lipid balance. Lightly fragranced with Neroli essential oil- refreshing and uplifting.

In the past many years, Dr. Tuhin Dev – an international skincare specialist, has channelled his intellect and energy into the research and development of a sophisticated and luxurious range of anti aging skincare formulations. His objective was always clear – to create an age defence skincare range that would enter the market as the definitive standard-bearer and give clients what they really want – products that visibly reduce wrinkles – products that work….

If you would like one of these lavish cleansers, which normally £25 each, please email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com with your name and address and with the word “cleanser” in the email header. This offer closes on 30 June 2009. No cash equivalent is offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

To learn more about this doctor specialist range to to www.drtuhindevskincare.co.uk

AGE DEFY SERUM PROMO OFFER – BUY 1 GET 3 FREE!

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London: What happens when you can’t find an anti-ageing serum that works for you? The answer for Denise Bell-King was to make it herself!

Unable to find a high quality, simple anti-ageing serum for her own use, Denise decided to create her own, offering a product that gave excellent results at affordable prices. Her product, Age Defy Serum has worked for women throughout the UK, selling via her website www.agedefyserum.com

Denise, 49, came up with the idea of creating her own serum a few years ago after using a well-know brand of skincare that included aromatherapy oils.

“Aromatherapy oils had been fantastic to my skin for 10 years, but the problem is, if you haven’t used them and you hit your 40’s, they’re really not going to actively anti-age you if you haven’t done that much before. From the research that I’d done over the past ten years I knew that mineral oils were absolutely out, but that some ingredients were great and the simpler I kept the formula, the better!”

Denise created a formula that included Retinol-A, Jojoba and Palm Oil that she tried out on herself and that fulfilled everything she wanted to achieve. “The results were fantastic, and since its launch in 2007, hundreds of men and women have written to me saying how great the results have been for them too.”

Age Defy Serum boosts your skin’s defences from the inside out and dramatically reduces wrinkles furrows and frown lines. It will soothe, strengthen and age proof your skin on your face, neck and is perfect for smoothing away the tell-tale signs of ageing on the backs of hands too.

Packed with high quality ingredients including Palmitoyl Pentapetide-3, Pro-Retinol, Jojoba Oil and Vitamin E, Age Defy Serum has helped thousands of women to achieve younger looking skin.

Age Defy Serum is particularly effective on the following areas:

• Age sports and pigmentation
• Crepey Neck syndrome
• Nasal-labial lines
• Crows Feet, wrinkles and saggy eye lids
• Decolletage
• Jowls

ELIXIR SPECIAL OFFER: BUY 1 GET 3 FREE OFFER!

Elixir News has teamed up with Age Defy Serum to bring you an amazing offer of buy 1, get 3 FREE! “Now you can get six months of our 200 ml size serum for an amazing price of just £39.95, which makes it incredible value. At these prices, you can buy 1, keep one, give 2 away to friends and still get great skin yourself!” Said Denise.

To take up this brilliant offer, simply call 0800 848 8101/8122 or visit www.agedefyserum.com quoting Elixir News to bag your purchase – remember, you need to hurry as this offer is only valid until end of July 2009!

Please also note that no money equivalent is offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

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Win a case of Kendermanns summer wine and a Sony music player

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London: A delicious summer wine cellar and a Sony NWZ-A818 MP3 player up for grabs in our new competition.

Summer is fantastic for entertaining, whether you’re having a romantic alfresco dinner or a full on bbq party there’s nothing quite like enjoying the summer evenings with those nearest and dearest to you. Of course an essential ingredient of any enjoyable and relaxing evening is a fine wine that all your guests can enjoy.

Elixir has teamed up with award winning winemaker Kendermanns to offer you the chance to win a delicious summer wine cellar, which includes six bottles of each of their full flavoured Pinot Grigio, refreshing Dry Riesling and smooth red Dornfelder. And, as for the wine, it doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. You can save over a pound by picking up a bottle for Kendermanns Pinot Grigio at UK store Sainsburys for less than £4.00 until 20 May. A consistent international competition medal winner- this is a superb opportunity to stock up for summer with this easy drinking and versatile wine at an unbeatable price.

Kendermanns wants you have a summer you’ll never forget, so they are offering you a state of the art Sony NWZ-A818 MP3 player, Windows media compatible 8GB Walkman as well as a fantastic case of wine. That way you can test out your summer party play lists on the move.

This prize is a case of Kendermann’s summer wine containing six bottles of each of Pinot Grigio, Kendermanns Dry Riesling and Kendermanns Dornfelder and one state of the art Sony NWZ-A818 MP3 player, which is a Windows media compatible 8GB Walkman, which can easily drag and drop most popular music formats, video downloads and photos, and worth more than £130.00 each.

If you would like to take part please email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com putting wine offer in the email header, plus your name and address. Please alaos answer the following question: Has Kendermanns Pinot Grigio won international awards?

Your name will be put into a draw for the prize. Please note that this competition closes on May 31, 2008. No cash eqivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

For more information on Kendermann’s wines visit www.reh-kendermann.de

Win free tickets to the London Mind Body Spirit Festival

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London:Give your body the holiday it deserves at the London Mind Body Spirit Festival. We’ve got 15 pairs of entry tickets to give away to this annual celebration of everything healthy and holistic.

Take a workshop with renowned facial exercising expert Eva Fraser, master the art of meditation, try out tai chi, tune into Tantra or delve into the array of exciting therapies, products and workouts all under one roof. The Festival runs from 21-26 May in central London www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk

To win your fee pair of tickets email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com putting London MBS Festival in the header with your name and address by 10 May 2008. Your name will be put into a draw. Please note that no cash equivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

Now in its 32nd year, the annual London Mind Body Spirit Festival is the longest running event of its kind worldwide. Bringing together a compelling blend of international presenters, performers and exhibitors, all focused on new ways of living in harmony with themselves, those around them and the world they live in, some 20,000 visitors flock to this inspirational spiritual and holistic delicatessen seeking physical, mental and spiritual enlightenment. www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk

Fight ageing with FREE new power antioxidant for ELIXIR readers

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Fight ageing naturally with PURE-XP’s groundbreaking product – GliSODin – a free one month’s supply, worth £34.99 for 20 Elixir readers.

Stop the clock with PURE-XP GliSODin®, the first all natural, daily supplement proven to fight the signs of ageing, support the immune system and boost energy levels – launched this month by health and wellbeing experts, PURE-XP.

Recently launched in the UK, PURE-XP GliSODin® is already making a name for itself as the best anti-ageing product on the market. This January the Complementary Medical Association (CMA) announced that PURE-XP has scooped the award for ‘The Best Anti-Ageing Supplement’ from one of the UK’s premier health stores, Victoria Health.

Fighting off fierce competition, newcomer PURE-XP GliSODin® was crowned winner due to its strength of performance compared to other anti-ageing supplements. PURE-XP GliSODin® is currently the only product in the world be recommended by the CMA and works by stimulating the body’s own production of antioxidants to protect cells against the ageing process. Combining the benefits of a natural, vegetarian oral supplement, the TrufilTM vegetarian capsules are not only proven to help combat the signs of ageing but also boost energy levels and support the immune system, whilst aiding the bodies own cell renewal process.

Research shows that PURE-XP GliSODin® ‘s active ingredient, superoxide dismutase, protects against oxidative stress as well as protecting the skin from UV stress [Free Radical Research]. Whereas other, weaker dietary antioxidants only attempt to compensate for any lack thereof, PURE-XP GliSODin® enables the consumer to make use of the unparalleled strength of their own antioxidants by helping maintain this internal defence system. Furthermore PURE-XP GliSODin® has an anti-inflammatory affect as well as neutralising the free radicals that lead to the signs of premature ageing and cell breakdown.

If you would like to receive one of the free samples please email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com with your name and address, please put GliSODin in the email header. Your name will be put into a draw. This offer closes on 30 April 2008. No cash equivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

Amar Malik, founder and CEO of PURE-XP, says, “We are delighted to win this award so soon after launching PURE-XP GliSODin® in the UK. Winning the award has already had an impact upon sales, meaning we’ve witnessed a sharp increase in the number of units sold, and we anticipate that this success is set to continue. It’s fantastic that the brand is being championed in such a way and getting such positive recognition.”

GliSODin® by PURE-XP is available via www.myhealthcentre.com and in noted health stores nationwide. Available in 30 Trufil vegetarian capsules for £24.99 and 60 Trufil vegetarian capsules formats for £34.99, PURE-XP GliSODin® is taken daily.

PURE-XP GliSODin® the daily defence to ageing

Win tickets to London’s Vitality Show

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London: The Vitality Show which takes place at London’s Olympia in March is offering five pairs of free tickets to the show.

If you would like to win a pair of tickets please email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com with your name and address and Vitality Show in the subject of the email. The five winners will be selected in a draw. The competition closes on 15 March 2008. The Editor’s decision is final and no cash equivalant is being offered.

Athe the Vitalty Show you will be able to experience the latest in health, beauty & well-being innovations all under one roof! It takes place at Olympia from March 27-30 2008.

The Vitality Show with Muller is the ultimate girls’ day out. Jam-packed with lots of great brands, experiential show features and experts all under one roof, The Vitality Show is the ‘must go’ event for women in the UK.

Brands such as Dermalogica, Benefit Cosmetics and Aveda will be showcasing the very latest innovations, products and ideas enabling women to get a sneak preview of what’s hot and what’s not for 2008. Not only a great shopping event, with loads of great brands all together the show’s new experiential features include: The Happiness Theatre where visitors can attend happiness and friendship workshops; The Fitness Arena complete with trampolines for visitors to try out, free hair consultations and styling courtesy of the award winning Hobs Salon and the Luxury Beauty Hall; as well as the ever popular fabulous Fashion Catwalk.

World class experts will also be on hand to offer advice and insights across the world of health, beauty and well-being ensuring visitors to the show can pick up hot tips to take home and share with their friends.

The Vitality Show with Muller®, is Europe’s largest health, beauty and well-being show is back bigger and better than ever.

For a day packed with the latest and best in beauty, health and well-being, as well as inspirational advice, secrets, hints and tips from the experts, make The Vitality Show 2008 top of yours and your best friend’s diary!

Tickets to the show cost £17 on the door or £14 in advance. For further information visit the website www.thevitalityshow.co.uk or book your tickets by calling 0844 415 4416 (within the UK).

Win Kim Wilde’s new book for first-time gardners

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For those who are eager to tackle the gardening this year but don’t know where to begin, First-Time Gardener is the answer. Packed full of practical tips and detailed step-by-step instructions, this book is the beginner’s guide to gardening. Kim Wilde turned to gardening as a form of therapy to escape from her hectic show biz schedule. Now she is a recognised expert in the field.

Beautifully illustrated throughout this one-stop guide will teach you the very basics of what gardening is about.

Introduction:
• Why gardening can be so rewarding
• Why it’s important not to expect too much too soon
• Why planning is the key

Details of each essential garden technique:
• Main soil types and the benefits/drawbacks of each
• Fundamental tools
• Guide to plant terms – demystifying words such as perennial, biennial, bulbs, rhizomes and many more

This book assumes no prior knowledge and takes the reader through the basics of planning a garden, choosing plants and turning ideas into reality – including how to make the most of climbers, containers and hanging baskets. But it will also help you assess what you’ve already got in your garden. Not all gardens should be created from scratch, as per the TV makeovers. In fact, if you can wait a while to see what happens in your new garden, then you may find you’ve inherited some weird and wonderful plants.

Kim Wilde studied horticulture and planting design at Capel Manor before becoming a resident designer on BBC’s ‘Garden Invaders’. She has since presented daytime coverage of ‘The Chelsea Flower Show’ and ‘The Great Garden Guide’ as well as gardening slots for GMTV and ‘This Morning’. Kim has written regular gardening columns for The Guardian and for Prima and Bella magazines. Kim also continues to enjoy a busy pop career, her family and her garden.

Publisher Harper Collins is giving away six copies of this beautiful and very useful gardening book worth £12.99 – simply email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com with your name and address, stating Kim Wilde Book in the email header. This promotion closes 24 February 2008. No cash equivalent is being offered. The Editor’s decision is final.

Boost your fitness regime with the new Salter Body Analyser

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Christmas parties, Christmas lunch, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, mince pies and mulled wine, edible and drinkable Christmas presents… the list goes on and on and results in many of us bearing a closer resemblance to the traditionally rotund Old Saint Nick than we might like. And the result; come 12pm NYE we pledge that in the New Year we will be healthier, fitter or slimmer, but that is easier said than done.

Luckily Salter is at hand to aid on this journey with the convenient and innovative #9106 Glass Body Analyser Scale. Beneath the sleek exterior the scale features five smart analyser functions which measure weight, body fat %, body water %, muscle mass and bone mass. There is also an athlete mode and a ten user memory which will help all members of the household to understand what they are made of, as well as keeping track of weight or slimming goals whilst simultaneously giving a helpful health update.

As well as being easy to use, the Salter 9106 Body Analyser Scale is certainly easy on the eye; it’s contemporary stylish design and functional easy to read 40mm LCD display with illuminated icons makes the Salter 9106 Body Analyser Scale the perfect addition to any bathroom.

The Body Analyser Scale retails at around £50 and is available in the UK online and in store from Argos and John Lewis.

Salter is offering six 9106 Body Analyser Scales to ElixirNews readers. The six lucky readers will be selected in a draw. To take part in the draw please email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com by January 15, stating Salter in the email headline, and giving us your name and address. Please note that no money eqivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decison is final.

Get fresh for the Party Season – win a complete oral hygiene kit worth £70

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Win an Oraclens Mouth Freshening kit containing natural ingredients worth £70!

The kit includes: Mouthwash; Toothpaste; Citrodent Oral Spray;Powerfloss; Toothbrush; Pocket Set AND Handy ‘finger-held’ sized interdental brushes; Tongue cleaner and a Floss mounted toothpick R.R.P £70

Simply email us at readeroffer@elixirnews.com with your name and address, stating Oraclens in the email heading. Competition closes on 15 December 2007. No cash equivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

ABOUT ORALCLENS – THE COMPLETELY NATURAL MOUTHWASH

For the health conscious amongst us, Oraldent, the oral care specialist, has created the very first completely natural range of mouthwash and toothpaste, OralClens Natural. Effectively fighting bacteria and tasting great, OralClens Natural offers you the healthy way to ensure optimum oral hygiene and lasting fresh breath all day – the completely natural way.

With the average woman absorbing up to five pounds of chemicals every year through the use of cosmetic products, the time has come for consumers to look to more natural products that will not compromise our health. Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), which originally was used as an industrial degreasant and floor cleaner, is commonly found in almost all toothpastes acting as a foaming agent. SLS has been proven as a skin irritant, but it can also cause recurrent mouth ulcers in 1 in 4 of the population. OralClens Natural toothpaste contains no SLS and is completely free from all other synthetic products.

Sodium Benzoate is a synthetic preservative commonly found in fizzy drinks, but can also be a key ingredient in mouthwashes, even though recent studies suggest a link to DNA damage. Once again, OralClens Natural mouthwash contains no sodium benzoate; it is also alcohol free and so is kinder and gentler on your mouth and gums and suitable for all the family.

Oralclens Natural mouthwash and toothpaste is instead based on Citroxx, the powerful organic anti-bacterial agent already used widely in the food preparation industry. Citroxx is a clinically-proven natural anti-bacterial containing bioflavinoids enhanced with fruit acids extracted from the pith of oranges.

OralClens Natural comes in two invigorating flavours; Mint, for an instant burst of cleanliness and Citrus, for a fruitier feeling.

Richard Thomas, Managing Director of Oraldent says: “OralClens Natural truly is the only completely natural range of toothpaste and mouthwash proven in laboratory tests to kills 99.9% of oral pathogens which cause bad breath and plaque. People can rest assured that they are using a completely natural product that will clean their mouth and leave breath fresh all day long without harming the body in any way”.

· The Oral hygiene market is estimated to be worth £758 million in 2007

· The fastest growing sector of the market is mouthwashes and ancillary including dental floss and inter-dental brushes.

· Cosmetic mouthwashes used to be associated with breath freshening but consumers are now using them for oral health benefits

Source: Mintel 2007

For more information please call 01480 862080 or visit www.oraldent.co.uk

Win a Wrist Angel Aromatheraphy Bracelet

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Wrist Angel is aromatherapy on the go. Perfect for a pick me up during the day and a natural way to combat feelings of stress and anxiety. Simply open the bracelet and inhale the natural aromatic benefits of essential oil, to soothe and calm.

Many people use the Wrist Angel as a habit breaker by inhaling the natural essential oils until a craving has passed, providing a discreet and natural way to help with a problem.

Why not experience the amazing benefits of Wrist Angel aroma therapy bracelets for yourself? Wrist Angel has 20 free bracelets to give away. To one of these gorgeous bracelets, email us with your name and address stating “Wrist Angel” in the email heading at readeroffer@elixirnews.com. the competition closes on 15 December 2007. No cash equivalent is being offered and the Editor’s decision is final.

To find out more about Wrist Angel go to www.wristangel.co.uk

LOOK TEN YEARS YOUNGER – WIN A MAKEOVER WITH THE LEADING NAMES IN AESTHETIC BEAUTY

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The leading names in aesthetic beauty and anti-ageing rejuvenation treatments are offering one reader a makeover using the latest treatments on the market. This wonderful package is worth up to $3,984 (£2,000, €2,931).

The reader makeover will include a consultation with experts at the Skin Health Spa www.skinhealthspa.co.uk at top London store Selfridges where they will receive a divine anti-ageing facial, a BriteSmile teeth whitening treatment (only offered as a suitable treatment for those without veneers or caps) or alternatively a Botox wrinkle erasing; a hair makeover consultation and a restyle cut and colour by with Tracey Gallagher, superstar stylist at Saks www.saks.co.uk . A look younger consultation at aesthetic specialists Collagenics www.collagenics.com and a remedial treatment package of treatments. Reform Surgical www.reformsurgical.co.uk which is headed by top surgeons Dai Davies and Nick Percivial is offering a free consultation to discuss any further areas of concern.

All the treatments will take place in London and the winner will have her look ten years younger transformation pictured in ELIXIR.

To win this wonderful prize please email us at makeover@elixirnews.com with your name, address and daytime phone number by 31 May 2007 and you will be entered into the draw.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1) There is no cash equivalent offered

2) To be eligible to take part the entrant must be over 21

3) Since all the treatments take place in London, the winning entrant must meet all their own travel and / or accommodation costs.

4) Only one entrant per household address

5) The winning entrant must be able to take the prize before July 2007.

6) The editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into

7) The winner must be willing to take part in before and after photos

8) The Editor’s decision is final