The Cultured Fox

Wednesday 6 January 2016
Beauty

My year long love affair with Frank

The time has come to spill the (coffee) beans on my past year with Frank.

Frank was unavoidable - he was EVERYWHERE!!! So it wasn't long until i jumped on the bandwagon and sent out my order, eagerly awaiting his arrival...

The hype for Frank was insane; how could rubbing coffee all over your body be so chic? The process seemed oddly unnatural yet strangley organic. Photos of people with Frank swarmed over social media platform after platform. With the promise to not only moisturise your body, Frank piqued the interest in all girls by claiming to aid in the repairal of skin conditions such as acne, cellulite, stretch marks, eczema, and psoriasis.

Suffering from mild acne, i hungrily ripped Frank open upon his arrival and got down and dirty. I can't deny that Frank didn't can cause a bit of disorder, but the delicious smell of coffee and the hope for acne free skin made it worth the mess.

And boy did he deliver!!!

I'm one of those of people who religiously "must" moisturise following a shower, but Frank lovingly delivers a mix of natural oils leaving your skin perfectly hydrated and smooth to the touch.
Within three weeks i had a noticeable reduction in breakouts, the hyper pigmentation on my skin seemed less severe and my face just had a beautiful glow about it. I was using Frank so regularly that my boyfriend caught me in the act! He laughed at my coffee covered face at first, then made comment about how fresh i had been looking of late, cudos my lovely Frank.

Frank soon offered additional skin pampering gems, i was delighted when my "Sweet Cheeks" bundle arrived in a well presented cardboard canister (true to Frank's style).

The contents included:

1. Creamy Face Cleanser

True to it's title, the face cleanser delivers a deliciously creamy texture. This easy to cleanser forgoes the use of cotton pads and face cloths requiring only gentle massaging. It expertly removes makeup leaving your face clean and fresh.

2. Creamy Face Scrub

Frank's creamy face scrub works best when left to rest for several minutes - for me, this product is an excellent substitute when time is too short to pamper with a coffee scrub.

3. Everyday Face Moisturiser

This gem is my favourite of the three. Winter in NYC leaves me with dry and flaky skin. Frank's everyday face moisturiser lightly coats my skin - making a brilliant makeup base and keeping my skin hydrated all day long.

After such a pleasurable year I've fully committed my skin to Frank. My breakouts are irregular, acne scarring has visibly improved, and Frank's delectable scent keeps me anticipating our next steamy event.

You can meet Frank at www.frankbody.com

*Highly recommend the Cacao Scrub, and/or the Cocnut and grape seed oil coffee scrub!!

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Tuesday 5 January 2016
Travel

Perth; the isolated city of Western Australia

As part of a blog post series, i'll be sharing with you my venturesome year exploring WA whilst living in Perth.

Relocating to Perth was never my intended plan, actually, the idea had never once crossed my mind. I knew so little about the city or the state that hosted Perth, but thanks to a boy (of course), it would soon be my new home.

Friends laughed when i announced my decision to relocate. To them, Perth was less of a city than Melbourne, a part of Australia that was too costly to bother visiting, they considered it to be a small country town, overpriced due to the mining boom. The most readily used farewell i received before my departure was "have a shit one".

My expectations set low, i was astonished at how contradictory Western Australia was to my assumption. Yes, it was on the quiet side, but to me - Perth offered everything you could need.
It's Idyllic beaches, delicious food, amazing weather and laid back lifestyle made me fall instantly in love with the city.
Western Australia boasts a diverse landscape, down South you are privy to lush green lands and an abundance of wineries, but if you head up north - where my first weekend road trip took place, you are presented with gorgeous red desert and a barren landscape as far as the eye can see.

Located roughly 200km's north of Perth is Nambung National Park, our set destination. The National Park was home to an amplitude of limestone pillars formed over the course 25,000 - 30,000 years by nature. The configuration of the rocks came to be known as the Pinnacles, and for years have been a major tourist attraction.

We explored until the sun began to set, when it came to our sudden attention, neither of us allocated a place to camp for the night. Quickly we consumed a small dinner as the last rays of light disappeared below the horizon, our sleeping arrangements decided for us, we slept under the stars, hidden amongst the magical Pinnacles.

Awoken early by the morning sun (and the damp condensation that had sneaked up and soaked us), we packed camp and headed back towards Perth - taking a different route from the one we journeyed up on.

It was about an hour out of Numbung National Park, that our attention turned to the gleaming white mountains that ran parallel to the road, 50 metres back through thick scrub. Trekking 50 meters through thick scrub, we arrived at the bottom of the dunes with tender scratched legs. Upon climbing the first dune, our pain was instantly diminished by the sheer spectacle that stood before us, a ceaseless sea of glistening white sand.