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Forget Drinking Matcha, For Amazing Results Stick It On Your Face!

Raw, green, natural, matcha tea and totally awesome! All words that sum up the range that is Hello Happy Skin. The brain-child of Adelaide gal Anna Genders, the ‘HHS’ motto is if you can’t put it inside your body why would you want to use it on the outside. After stumbling across this product on it’s very fresh & pictorially appealing Instagram page and someone who likes to look after their skin, I had to try it. Personally a hug fan of the ‘Face Mud’ & the ‘Matcha Tea’ I wanted to catchup with Anna and find out all about the brand, the range and the inspiration. Read on…
ROCKPOP: Anna, thanks for joining us, so what is ‘Hello Happy Skin’?
Anna Genders: Hello Happy Skin is just that. The answer to Happy Skin! A combination of raw natural ingredients that have proven for hundreds of years they work. A collection of natural and raw ingredients that are just about good enough to eat!

My favourite ingredients that makes Hello Happy Skin so Happy, is Matcha Green Tea. Each product in the collection contain this amazing tea alongside some other incredible raw ingredients.

The Hello Happy Skinwear Collection also features other raw ingredients including the likes of; Honey, Aloe Vera, Mung Beans, Carrot, Lavender, Cucumber, Almonds, Papaya, Avocado, Strawberry, Rosemary, Ginger, Polenta and loads more! If you can’t use it on the inside of your body, then we ask the question, why would we want to use it on the outside of your body?
“I believe the best way to be truly happy is being happy on both the inside and the outside. Hello Happy Skin aims to do just that”
 
ROCKPOP: What are the benefits of Matcha Tea?
Anna Genders: For almost 900 years, Matcha Tea has been drunk by Buddhist monks in Japan to keep them awake, alert and focused during long days of meditation. Derived from Japan, Matcha is revered and harvested with great care. It’s a finely milled, high quality green tea, considered one of the finest teas in the world.
As we all know, green tea is great for all of its health benefits. But, when drinking just Green Tea(hot water and tea leaves), you are consuming the essence of the tea leaves. With Hello Happy Skin Matcha Green Tea, you are consuming the entirety of the leaves! It is indeed quite a powerhouse ingredient and contains ten times the nutrients of other teas.(and that’s why it’s sooooo green)

I’ve said it now and I will continue to say it….MATCHA IS INCREDIBLE! Drink it hot, drink it cold, eat it……it is just loaded with antioxidants.  It helps with weight loss, cholesterol reduction, anxiety, well the list goes on. What makes me the most happy, is that drinking Matcha is such a winner for the skin!

The Hello Happy Skin mantra that really tells the story, is that real happiness is when you are happy on both the inside and the outside. I believe this wholly and solely.

Matcha directly onto the skin is excellent for lightening, evening and brightening skin tone and getting rid of post-acne marks. Matcha green tea is high in polyphenols which can help protect the skin from UV damage. (I’m not saying adding spoonfuls of Matcha powder to your mask will give you the excuse to skip the sunscreen!) Since Matcha is high in anti-oxidants, not only does it carry anti-aging goodness into your yogurt facial mask, it also boosts it’s brightening power.
Whatever the reason, it’s a sure sign that there is definitely something spreading virally about the fluro wonder powder which is loaded with 137 x antioxidants of a standard green tea. You’ll see celebs with the green drink in hand. Not only that, it aids in to lower cholesterol, support clear skin and encourage weightloss. Now, that’s a few exceptional reasons why Matcha is an obvious choice and can I say, if we also look cool drinking it in the process……then what an absolute bonus!

There is so much science behind why Matcha Tea is so good for you. I have a load of scientific studies on website for people interested in further reading www.hellohappyskin.com.au
“If you can’t use it on the inside of your body, then we ask the question, why would we want to use it on the outside of your body?”
 
ROCKPOP: Tell us your inspiration & motivation behind it.
Anna Genders: So whilst the rich people in Japan were consuming Matcha in their tea ceremonies, so were the lucky monks. They were given Matcha to stay awake and focused though huge praying and meditation sessions. Whilst that was all happening, the  Geishas were pasting up the Matcha with water and lathering it on their faces. I must say… It was once I discovered the geishas and their secret beauty sleuthing, I became truly hooked. If these pristine clear faced, shining bright, porcelain dolls were doing this, I was certain that there was something seriously solid in this regime. There had to be a sneaky secret in Matcha…

So this is where my excitement for Hello Happy Skin began. Whilst trying to get off Coffee(drinking 3 a day whilst also working for an energy drink company) I thought there must be something better I can replace the last two coffees of the day with. I wanted something that was just not going to fill the much loved coffee void, but something that actually was going to do me good. And then I found it…..the highest levels of antioxidant in a consumable item.! MATCHA sang out aloud to me, and from there I knew I had to capture this clever powder.

Hello Happy Skin’s mantra is the belief that to be truly happy, you must be happy on both the outside and inside. Where the Matcha Powder in a consumable form allows for it to ‘Get inside quick’……the skinwear range that is coming soon, means that the wonderful magic of Matcha can work from the outside in. A real ‘matcha made in heaven’, or Japan, or wherever you choose really.
ROCKPOP: What have you got in the range?
Anna Genders: I have a few items, all of which I’m super proud of…
• Matcha Green Tea Powder directly sourced from a beautiful tea farm in Japan
• Matcha Whisk(the cool handcarved bamboo whist that makes the tea smooth and delicious)
• Hello Happy Skin Body Scrub
• Hello Happy Skin Face Polish(the exfoliant is possible from the particles of polenta that were added)
• Hello Happy Skin Squeaky Clean(Face Cleanser)
• Hello Happy Skin Face Mud(Face Mask)
• Hello Happy Skin Smoothie(Face + Body Moisturiser)
We’ve also got some great combo Happy Packs, including special ones for the ‘Bride to Be’ and her ‘Bride Tribe’ Have a look at www.hellohappyskin.com.au/happypacks
ROCKPOP: And the awkward question, tell us about yourself…
Anna Genders: I like to consider myself a mix between a unicorn, a Jack(Jill) in the box and a melody pop. A dreamer that always likes to stray from the box, a sugar addict and quite whimsical at the same time. I’ve never been good at the traditional ‘reporting to the boss ’job, the 9-5 norm or sitting still at a desk. I’m also not good at having ‘one’ job. I spend my time between Adelaide and Bali. Hello Happy Skin is manufactured in Bali due to the access of beautiful raw ingredients that we just do not have in Australia. I also manage a couple of holiday villas. People laugh when I tell them I’m off to Bali for ‘work’ Ha, not a bad excuse at all!

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