An Evening with Tata Harper at Being Content-Review

An Evening with Tata Harper at Content Beauty
Last night Being Content hosted a skincare event with natural skincare legend Tata Harper. It was a lovely, intimate event with Tata, as she visits London to promote her product line.
Tata is incredibly approachable and personable, she gave us a mini facial using her product line, advising us on the best products to suit our individual skin types. The evening was well organised by Being Content's Imelda and her team and we were given beautiful skin cleansing juices by Radiance Cleanse. Seriously yummy juices and I left feeling very pampered!

Tata's story....
Tata is Columbian by birth but has spent many years living inbetween New York and Vermont (where she runs an organic farm and produces all her own products on her farm). Tata got into the organic skincare 'movement' when her step father was diagnosed with cancer, his consultant at the Mayo clinic advised him to cut as many toxins as possible out of his life, this included personal hygiene products. Tata started to help him with this and then started to help herself and her young family too. It was through doing this she realised there was a gap in the market- there were no high end, effective, pure, natural skincare brands available. Tata was an avid 'La Prairie' user and realised she needed to create an equivalent that was 100% natural.
Tata explained how people thought she was mad wanting to create her own skincare line, but through diligence (and a fair bit of investment I would imagine!) Tata worked with a team of experts for 5 years on R&D to create her line using a mixture of ingredients grown on her farm in Vermont and sourced from around the world. Her skincare line was born. She appears to have been on an inspiring journey and, I sure as hell am grateful for her endeavours after spending years myself searching for effective, beautiful, organic skincare products after suffering with health problems...so a big thanks to Tata! Her products are vegan, no animal testing and are certified by EcoCert.

The Verdict...
The mini facial consisted of the following products:

Refreshing Cleanser 125ml £60
This was a gentle, cream cleanser. We used this to remove our make up and freshen up at the start of the facial. The cleanser uses Willow Bark, Pomegranate (powerful antioxidant ) and French Clay (cleanses pores).  Lovely product, I loved the light consistency and it really felt like it was getting all the London grime off my face!

Regenerating Cleanser 125ml £65
This is a great product. I think it's similar to the refreshing cleanser (above) but this is more of an exfoliator with Apricot seed powder, Grapefruit and Radish Root Extract. It was highly effective, to me it felt deeply cleansing and it made my skin feel clean and fresh. Highly recommend this one!

Resurfacing Mask 30 ml £42
Wow! What a heavenly face mask! Tata came round and put this on us with a brush. It is a clear gel, feels incredibly light but soon tightens into a peel. You should leave this mask on for about 30 mins to get the full benefits. I think this would be easy to use at home and eliminates those dull and blemished skin cells. This mask uses White Willow (gently exfoliates, controls sebum levels and helps combat ageing with anti inflammatory properties). We removed it with hot muslin clothes. It left my skin feeling fresh, smooth and radiant!

Aromatic Stress Treatment 5ml £64
A rollerball aromatherapy treatment to carry in your handbag. Tata put this on our wrists and neck. The smell was gorgeous- Linden Blossom, Rose Otto, Frankincense and Neroli. The oils are very therapeutic, calming and great for stress and anxiety but for me this is the weakest product, and, with a training in aromatherapy I think the price tag £64 for 0.17oz is too expensive.

Hydrating Floral Essence 125ml £68
Another favourite of mine... this hydrating mist feels light and moisturizing as well as toning. It improves skin hydration without clogging the pores. It contains Hyaluronic Acid, which pulls moisture into the skin and helps retain that moisture. It also contains Beet Root Extract, which helps minimizes the appearance of lines and wrinkes associated with ageing. White Willow helps regenerate skin cells. It smells of Jasmine and Rose. Imelda (Being Content) and Tata both said this is a popular product with make up artists and can also be used as a fixative.

Repairative Moisturizer 50ml £80
Tata gave me the repairative moisturizer as my skin is dry. I think using this with the Replenishing Nutrient Complex is a solid way to protect your skin all year round. It felt silky soft and hydrating. It is full of 'good stuff'- Safflower improves moisture retention and preserves the skin barrier without clogging the pores, Omega 9 from Jojoba oil. It has rose, geranium and Spanish Lavender and soothing cocoa containing anti oxidants.

Restorative Eye Cream 15ml £72
Lovely eye cream. It feel, light and nourshing for such a sensitive area of your face. It uses very gentle ingredients including calendula, borage and carrot seed and buck wheat and arnica to help reduce puffiness.

Replenishing Nutrient Complex- 10ml £36  *STAR  BEAUTY BUY*
Favourite product of the evening. This is a rollerball serum. It feels so nourshing and smells amazing! It is full of vitamins, anti oxidants, fatty acids. It contains Alfalfa extract (high in vitamins A, C, D and E) which protect from enviromental conditions that can cause damage. The borage oil in it contains Gamma Linolenic Acid.

Tata Harper products are available at http://www.beingcontent.com/

For more information on Tata Harper http://www.tataharperskincare.com/

Radiance Cleanse Juices http://radiancecleanse.com/