Hi! I hope youre enjoying the recent blog updates! If you missed the last couple of posts: I took some time off blogging and focused my time on social media work, creating art and some well-needed me-time. I wasnt...
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Hi! I hope youre enjoying the recent blog updates! If you missed the last couple of posts: I took some time off blogging and focused my time on social media work, creating art and some well-needed me-time. I wasnt planning to take a break, but it just happened organically I spent July with friends, discovering myself, cycling, dancing, eating blueberries, and drawing. This July also marked 2nd full year as a creative entrepreneur! Without you, dear reader, I wouldnt be able to do what I love the most: photography, beauty content creation, and arts. Thank you! Also many thanks to my beloved partners this is also the third season of the Nordic Natural Beauty Awards Im working with!
Today Im excited to share about the 2022 Nordic Natural Beauty Awards Nominees! Our collaboration started with me blogging and sharing about the Awards, but now Ive had the pleasure to do some product photography for them as well. Me and the founder of the Awards, Satu, quickly became friends and its been a pleasure to see this contest grow and flourish.
Im getting sentimental, so lets move on and check out the Nominee products! I was sent two large boxes, filled to the brim!
This year there are over 80(!) Nordic beauty products competing! Eighty!
All participating brands must be based in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, or/and Norway) while the products must be made from 100% natural ingredients in the main categories, 99% natural products are allowed in the contest with specific limitations. You know, the Nordic countries are not actually that big (at least population-wise), so I find it very impressive how many interesting, unique and special natural/eco brands we have. I think Im pretty well-versed with most local brands, but thanks to the Awards Ive discovered several new interesting indie brands (I love me some good indie beauty products made with love)
The winners will be selected by a special Nordic Beauty Jury 2022 that consists of 50 Nordic stars from different fields, such as cinema, sports, music, and fashion. While its lovely to try and test out new products, a selection of +80 beauty items is a lot! Theyve had a nice challenge, Im sure!
Some of the competing categories are
Facial Cleansing
Hydration (toners, moisturizers, facial oils)
Deep Hydration (serums, eye care, etc).
Body Care
Hair Removal
Mens Care
and much more!
What Im personally looking forward to trying the most
Serums and facial oils: the Nordic countries have beautiful natural ingredients, such as many berries and other superfoods. Im sure these will be efficient as well as potent
Hair removal: I switched to an old-school razor blade many moons ago, but Im into anything that can make hair removal easier and more efficient at home. Ive never tried sugaring, so thats interesting to me at the moment.
Soaps and cleansers: I always love a good cleanser as Im doing my makeup all the time (sometimes multiple times a day). There were some beautiful-looking bottles in the mix. I also love a good bar of soap, especially hand-made ones that look pretty on the bathroom sink.
In general, my fingers are itching to try the products! There are some participants from previous Awards years as well as newcomers. I cant wait to test and report back!
New Audience Choice Award
Exciting news; the awards are organizing an Audience Choice Award -voting this year! This means that everyone can participate in the voting process for the first time. Through this voting, you can support your favorite nominees and brands. The voting is open until October 26, 2022, 23:59 CET (the evening before the awards ceremony). Feel free to share the poll with all your natural beauty lover friends!
Also, please check out the Nominees on the official website! If theres something that catches your eye and youd love me to try and review it for the blog/Instagram, please let me know! The blog comments are off because of spam bots, so please email me laura[at] lauraloukola.net or DM on Instagram.
Make sure to follow Nordic Natural Beauty Awards on IG as well as the Nordic Natural Beauty Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts! For more information regarding the competing products: please check out Get to Know The Awards Nominees For 2022 blog posts on the official website!
Talk to you soon! x Laura
