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• Micro Beads UK Ban!!!!

  Posted on June 16 2016

  Yes yes and double Yes!!!!!!

  Finally the UK government, after much pressure, has followed the US and other EU countries in commiting to ban micro beads from our products!! this absolutely wonderful news!

  If you follow us on social media you will know we have posted about microbeads often as they are so harmful to the environment. Companies that manufacture them claim that they exfoliating and cleansing qualities, although this has been refuted by many sources.

  What we do know is this;

  • They are used in many every day products like toothpastes & body scrubs
  • Micro beads to are solid plastics, of around 5mm wide or less
  • They do not breakdown or biodegrade, making their way into our water systems and waterways, where they cannot process them, then they move into our seas and oceans
  • Marine life eat these plastics, slowly poisoning themselves.

  We don't need these plastics in any products, why put plastic on your face when Mother Nature provides so many nourishing, healthy alternatives?

  

  The ban isn't going to happen quickly, there is no date on the agenda as far as I can tell but the fact that it has been spoken about as an all out ban instead of on a voluntary basis is a win for those of us who support the ban and champion organic and natural alternatives!!!!

  To read more about it, please check out the link below from the Independent.

  www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/british-government-to-ban-harmful-plastic-microbeads-from-cosmetic-products

  The Organically Epic Team x

• May Fundraising for Havens Hospice & the Multiple Sterosis Society

  Posted on June 16 2016

  At Epic we support many charities, some are local, some are national and we hold various events throughout the year to raise funds for these Charities.

  In May we had a full week of fundraising for the Multiple Sterosis Society and Havens Hospices.

  Our Charity weeks are great fun and each time we do them I completely forget to take photos because we are so busy working and fundraising at the same time! so, apologies for the lack of images :(

  

  

  Our week kicked of on Monday 23rd May with fancy dress! yes I kid you not... I am personally not a lover of fancy dress so when we do this I curse the whole team for their input (we ask everyone what they would like to do each day to raise funds).  Our team must be moonlighting as superheros on the weekends, such is their love of dressing up!!!

  The Epic team dressed up as Amy Winehouse, Where's Wally, Wayne and Garth (from Wayne's World - they did look pretty good), a Pink Lady, Cat Woman, Russ Abbott (yes I know, strange right?) a 40s style pin up and many more!

  On Tuesday we had mini games in the garden.  We are indeed lucky enough to have a small amount of green space at the back of our offices, wonderful on a sunny day, for a quick tea break and it's the venue for our annual summer bbq as well! anyway, I digress.... we played pass the balloon by your knees, egg and spoon & throw the bean bag in the circle - quick but fun! A good team building exercise, I highly recommend it if you are at work and your team in in a bit of a slump - we were buzzing after this so got cracking back to work straight away with enhanced positivity... it's always good to get the creative & competitive juices flowing :)

  

  Wednesday we all wore wigs or a funny hat.  There were some amazing wigs from Rod Stuart layered 70's styles, to curly captain hook ringlets to Britney Spearsesque pink bobs!  I opted for a stetson style hat that I was calling my homage to Pharrell Williams but honestly, it was more Dynasty than Pharrell.

  

  Thursday saw the return of our annual cake and wine sale.  Don't worry, we only have 1 or 2 glasses of wine and definitely not in the morning ;)  Staff members had baked some beautiful cakes.  Carrot cakes, coconut and jam sponge (we're nuts for coconuts!), chocolate mud cake, apple cake, cupcakes & a lemon drizzle cake + Karon's famous Bread Pudding, yum!

  On Friday, any staff member could pay for Karon or I to make their teas of coffees. Whilst Karon and I do make our staff drinks regularly, they usually keep us topped up with coffee and herbal tea throughout the day so it's only right that we had a morning where it was strictly our responsibility.

  Throughout the week we were all regularly donating to partake in the festivities.  Small amounts but often.  We had a swear pot that got a bashing & a guess the amount of smarties in a jar competition.

  All in all we had great fun and raised money for our chosen charities.   The amount that we raised is then doubled by Epic and split between the Multiple Sterosis Society and Havens Hospice

  If you would like to donate to either of these charities, please go to their websites below

  www.mssociety.org.uk

  www.havenshospices.org.uk

  Have a fabulous week!!!

  Jayne and the Organically Epic Team x

• It's been a while - so much has happened

  Posted on May 12 2016

  I haven't blogged since September last year! I really need to be a bit more organised with this blogging business... I can't remember all the exciting things Organically Epic have been doing since the 2015!

  

  So, I'll start with the amazingness that is PearlBar...

  In January this year we became the Exclusive UK Distributor for a lovely brand called PearlBar.  For those of you that do not know, PearlBar offer biodegradable, charcoal infused toothbrushes and floss picks.  They are seriously amazing!  Around Christmas time I came across them on instagram.  Their unique approach and philosophy caught me, I'd never seen toothbrushes like it before so I ordered some for myself and my little family.  6 weeks later I'm on the phone to the lovely Bridget, founder of PearlBar, and we were doing the deal for Organically Epic to become the Exclusive UK Distributor for PearlBar!  I loved them that much.  Initially, everyone at Organically Epic, including Karon, were very skeptical of PearlBar.  They couldn't see how a charcoal infused bamboo toothbrush was any different from the other bamboo toothbrushes that were currently on offer in the UK market.  Given that most of the other, more mainstream toothbrushes, were cheaper than PearlBar, the team thought I'd lost my marbles!

  

  No no I said, just wait and see I said..... they will rock your world.  My insistence on a bamboo toothbrush rocking their world was met with more than just a titter of laughter.  When the first shipment of PearlBar came in, I gave every staff member a toothbrush. As little as two days later, every single staff member completely understood my excitement for the charcoal infused wonders.  The whole office had had their world rocked by PearlBar!  Even the avid electric toothbrush users, as I once was myself.

  So, what makes PearlBar so different over cheaper, more well established bamboo toothbrush brands?

  • Their quality, compared to their rivals, is top notch.  From the branding and packaging to the toothbrush bristles and handles.  So much thought and detail has gone into PearlBar make sure that the products are of the highest quality
  • They are 100% biodegradable, even the packaging and the bristles
  • The toothbrush bristles are made of eco enhanced nylon, the floss picks are also eco enhanced and both will biodegrade within 6 months
  • Charcoal, how amazing is this wonderous material? and it's been infused with PearlBar's bristles & the floss picks.
  • The Charcoal bristles will help whiten your teeth, balance pH levels in your mouth, perfect for gum cleaning, whilst also acting as a cleaning agent to pull out impurities from your mouth, water and non natural toothpastes
  • Charcoal is antibacterial and one of natures best cleaning agents
  • The floss picks are so soft, there is no worry of hurting your gums like you can do with conventional, plastic floss
  • PearlBar aren't just a toothbrush, they have thought big by releasing charcoal infused, biodegradable floss picks and have another 2 new products launching this year so they are a whole range, a lifestyle so to speak
  • The bamboo that PearlBar use for their products is grown for 3 years, until full maturity and cut to ensure maximum strength and reliability
  • PearlBar are fair traded, Panda Friendly & Vegan
  • With each product including packaging being fully biodegradable you're safe in the knowledge that you are not adding to landfill, the seas around us or the oceans beyond!
  • Now this is one of the best bits... after you've used your PearlBar products, including the packaging, you can put them back into the earth for them to biodegrade.  Done, that's it.  I have a little toothbrush and floss pick graveyard in my garden... :)

  So you see, not just a toothbrush, amazing cleaning and good for Mother Earth, win win in our opinion!

  

  Trade Show News

  We exhibited at the Professional Beauty Show at the end of February where we met so many wonderful people who loved Eco by Sonya & PearlBar.  We are regularly speaking with many of these contacts who range from stockists to retailers to magazines and make up artists.

  Professional Beauty has opened a door for us within the industry and our stockist list is now regularly growing.  Organically Epic and the products we distribute, are on the radar with magazines, market leaders, even independent stores as well as larger retailers.

  It was a hard two day event but fun too!  It was seriously manic.

  We were also lucky enough to spend time with Alli and Holly from Eco Tan HQ at the Organic and Natural Show at the Excel in April.  Eco Tan/Eco by Sonya were exhibiting in London as they were looking for European Distributors in countries that they did not yet have distributors.  Their quest for world domination was seriously helped by winning not just 1 or 2 awards at the Natural Health International Awards 2016 but 3 awards!!!  Invisible Tan won the BEST FAKE tan in the Natural fake tan category and the Pink Himalayan Salt scrub and Sunscreens won highly commended in their categories! High praise indeed when up against other market leaders in Europe, or even globally! It was lovely to watch Eco's hard work be rewarded in the UK even though they've only been available here for such a short while.

  

  Alli and Holly are a credit to Sonya's team in Australia.  They work so hard and are very good at what they do.  It was lovely to see them pick up their awards.

  The Organic and Natural show was great fun, there are so many wonderful brands out there and it's great to see Organic and Natural Beauty moving forward and becoming more understood by the wider audience.  We spoke with many other brands who were exhibiting at the show, some we already knew, some who were fresh on the market.  We watched informative presentations and got to meet head buyers from the big retailers as and spoke to many people in the industry who were really helpful with their wisdom and knowledge.  We even bumped into the lovely Armand Beasley which was a treat.  Armand is a make up artist to the stars, presenter and lover of all thingsNatural and Organic and thankfully, a staunch advocate of ours.  He's so talented that he is the go to make up guy in the UK for superstars such as Goldie Hawn!

  What does the future hold?

  I'll be blogging more frequently on Organic and Natural news in general as well as any other topics I think you will all be interested in.  I'll keep you up to date more regularly on what is happening here, time moves so quickly and so much happens so it'll be good for me to keep a handle on this blogging business!

  We have a whole week of Charity fundraising next week so I'll be blogging at the end of the week with photos and news of the silly things we got up to.

  We will also have news on a new product launch, one that we will be stocking, not distributing as well as updates on all of our office goings on, shows attended

  We've learnt so much since we first started Organically Epic, just under a year ago... it's been a hard, yet wild and exciting ride.  We expect big things from PearlBar and Eco by Sonya, with much more to come this year.....watch this space!

  For now, I will leave you with beach scene that is from the UK.  Yes, we have glorious, unspoiled beaches here too :)

  

• Autumn is coming.....

  Posted on September 10 2015

  Ok so not as ominous as Winter is coming but the nights are drawing in, it's getting colder and for some reason it feels like everyday it is raining - perhaps because it has been this week!!! :(
  
  It's been a busy and interesting 4 months since we became UK Distributors for Australia's Certified Organic Eco by Sonya Tanning and skincare range.  There have been many many late and sleepless nights!  Lots of hard work, passion and determination is being pored into Organically Epic.  It's hard work but we are loving it!  We are very fortunate to be talking to wholesalers and stockists every day, spreading the word of Organically Epic and introducing like minded, and sometimes not so like minded, individuals and companies to Eco by Sonya.  It is going to take time but we are in it for the long haul!  Eco by Sonya are a revolutionary brand with revolutionary products so it will take time.  They are practically unheard of in the UK market and as soon as you say 'yes a certified organic and 100% natural tanning and skincare brand' it can sound quite unbelievable at first!
  
  You will see we now have a stockists page on the website that is slowly being populated.  You will always be able to purchase Eco by Sonya from our website and we will always be here on social media or directly via the telephone and email to answer your queries, however, we want to get the products stocked and on the shelves in every town in the UK! ambitious, yes, but a worthy challenge!   Keep an eye out for spray tanners and beauticians offering Eco by Sonya tans in your town!
  
  We had our annual two week shut down in August.  We run on a skeleton staff basis for two weeks where we ask our staff to take two weeks off over the School Summer holidays.  This is because quite a lot of our staff have family commitments in this time so they at least do not have to worry about child care for a short time and we can get a lot of our administration, website design, office maintenance etc done in this time.  We also have a few staff members in the office still working and manning the phones.  Don't worry, if you ever make an order during these two weeks, and over a Christmas holiday, you will still receive your items, you won't be forgotten about!  We are also always contactable by phone, email and on our social media sites.
  
  I was lucky enough to go on holiday to Australia to visit family and friends, my hubby is Australian.  So it was the first time that some family members had met our gorgeous two year old daughter.  A flight to Australia I hear you cry, with a a toddler, are you mad?  yes, perhaps so... the flight was actually fine, she watched the same film on repeat in between toilet trips and sleeping to it was quite a joy.  The jet lag at the other end was another story.  Making omlettes for a hungry toddler at 3am in the morning is not something I want to repeat in a hurry.

  
  
  Whilst in Melbourne I managed to meet up with two members of the Eco Tan/Eco by Sonya team.  Mitzi and Alli.  I was so so privileged to meet these wonderful ladies. Mitzi is the sales representative for Victoria (like one of our counties but much much bigger) and has nearly 800 clients.  Yes, 800, how amazing is that? it just goes to show how successful Sonya and her team have been in the Australian market.  UK here we come!  Mitzi is so knowledgeable and a force to be reckoned with!  I went in to a few stockists in Northcote, Melbourne and the managers that I spoke to all knew Mitzi and were so complementary about the brand and Mitzi's passion for the products.  Alli is Eco Tan/Eco by Sonya's global trade show extraordinaire and has just also started working in the International sales team.  She also finds time to run her own business as well as being a Mummy so her work ethic and stamina is to be applauded, I don't know how she does it.  Mitzi and Alli clearly both love what they do, love their clients and getting in front of prospective clients.  They are a credit to Sonya and the Eco team.  After speaking with clients of Eco in Melbourne who stocked the products, everyone had great things to say about the products, they are well thought of in the industry and by the customers who use the products.  I was so sure after meeting the ladies and going along to shops that stocked Eco Tan that we had made the right decision in aligning ourselves with the brand and distributing the UK.  Everyone's passion for Organic and Natural was refreshing and it gave me so many wonderful ideas to bring back to the Organically Epic offices.  I've become so enamored with the products, ingredients and everything organic and natural that it's rubbing off on the team, in a good way obviously! Whilst in Australia we visited family and friends in Melbourne.  We stayed in a beautiful house in Northcote, emersing ourselves into the lifestyle for the 10 days we were there. The only downside was the weather, it was Winter and so so cold, given that we'd just left a heatwave in the UK I felt a bit hard done by.  We then moved on to Canberra to visit my brother in law, it was definitely freezing there! then onto Sydney to see Aunts, Uncles & Cousins.  Our little one was certainly spoilt and has a wonderful extended family.  I lived in Melbourne for a year, that's how I met my Husband, and I'd never spent a large amount of time in Sydney.  I've been there before but it was always a fleeting visit.  This time around we stayed there for nearly 4 days, again in a lovely house in a great part of town, Paddington.  (airbnb definitely was our saviour, if you travel and don't like using hotels check out www.airbnb.com it's amazing!)  Anyway, I digress, my point is that I fell completely in love with Sydney.  It was winter and yes it was fairly cold but not cold as we are used to in Englan.  There was something about where we were staying the city that really caught me this time around.  We then drove North (yes we did a lot a lot of driving, the ipad got a bashing and we had to wean our daughter off it when we got home) to a lovely little town on the coast called Bonny Hills.  This is where my in laws now live.  It was quite lovely - amazing views & beaches.  Their house was above the beach on a corner plot and had breath taking views of the beach, we even saw some whales!  The view sitting out on the balcony/decking at night was something to behold.  I've never seen such a clear night and so many stars!

  

  Whilst doing all of this I was still working on social media, still liaising with the team and Karon back in the UK and still making sure I was up to speed with everyone so I felt well and truly shattered when I got home but in a good way.... we landed in the UK in the morning then were off to a friends straight after for a bbq... I don't think we made that much sense when we were there!  We won't be doing that again!

  

  I was disappointed that I didn't get a chance to get to the Gold Coast to see Eco Tan HQ.  It would have been great to spend some time with Sonya and the team, watching them work their magic and seeing how they run things but alas, our schedule didn't allow the time.  Next time.  I was back in the office at the end of August with even more passion and vigor than before (if that was possible!).  The Organically Epic team are working super hard, and are speaking to as many potential stockists and wholesalers as possible to spread the Eco by Sonya love.  We are getting a lot of traffic through our website so we are fulfilling orders, getting new customers and generally offering quite wonderful unique customer service along the way, well I think so anyway :)  We all use the products, me not being a self tan enthusiast previously, mainly because of the fake awful results you would get, the smell and worries about what was actually in these bottles of stinky brown goo.  I have well and truly been converted and I love Invisible tan and Winter Skin. My team are loving the products, everyone has their favourite - the face tan water being well and truly up there at the moment.  One of our team members, Megan, has taken her spray tanning courses and is our resident spray tanner! We have also signed up to the Professional Beauty Show in February 2016, it'll be great to meet you there if you are in attendance.  Watch this space and our social media pages for more info on the beauty show and the stand we will be on.  More news coming soon, but for the time being, take care, have fun and try to do it all as organically and naturally as possible :) Jayne and the Organically Epic team x

  

  

• Organically Epic are launched!!!

  Posted on June 06 2015

  The time is finally here for us to announce Organically Epic and Eco by Sonya onto the UK Organic and Natural beauty scene! We are so happy that we are bringing these great products to the UK.
  
  
  
  Organically Epic has been set up by Jayne and Karon who have been looking for an Organic and Natural Beauty product to distribute for some time.  They got into contact with Lauren at Eco by Sonya after the product being highly recommended by some Aussie friends, then after a meeting in London with Lauren and Sonya Driver, the dynamic creator of Eco by Sonya, Organically Epic was born!
  
  Organically Epic is part of Epic Marketing Services Limited and are based in Essex so we are an established business with a large team.  There has been much hype about the products in our offices with each of us testing and using the products.  We have fallen in love with the ingredients in each and every bottle!
  
  We will keep you up to date with our journey and the beauty/organic shows that we will be attending so you can come along and say hello.  The fun starts now!

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