ilcsi UK in the press
Easy Living Magazine: November 2008
Good enough to EAT.
Light years beyond yoghurt face-masks made in your kitchen, a new generation of natural and organic beauty products are sophisticated formulations of edible ingredients. Is this the future of face cream?
Ilcsi Sour Cherry Gel Mask. Created by Hungarian skin therapist Ilona Molnar as a spa range based on hand-picked ingredients, this toning, tightening and brightening mask is mouthwateringly refreshing.
London PA Magazine: October 2008
Your heard it here first...Brigitta Lark is a bespoke facialist offering clinical therapies the organic way. She uses Ilcsi Hungarian Organic Skincare for her facials.
Natural Health Magazine: August 2008
Trade Secrets
Pssst! Want to know what really works when it comes all-natural lotions and potions? Here some of the beauty industry’s leading lights divulge their secret weapons.
"Ilcsi Hungarian Superfood Tomato Suntan Serum - enriched with unique blends of minerals. I am impressed with the active ingredients, such as the light and quick-absorbing minerals that can protect from exposure to harmful rays whilst nourishing and healing damaged skin."
Nadira V Persaud - Make up artist to the A-listers including Sienna Miller, Billie Piper and Denise Van Outen.
Brand New You Magazine: August 2008
Super Serums
For a truly potent and preventative solution to ageing, these serums are the summer’s real heroes. Ilcsi Tomato Suntan Serum - this lycopene-rich liquid gives protection to photo-sensitive skins and shields from the sun’s damage.
Shape your life Magazine: July 2008
Go to Ilcsi, another Hungarian skincare staple. Try the Sour Cherry Gel Mask (£25 for 50ml) and Stonecrop Whip Moisturiser (£33 for 30ml) - both will hydrate summer skin, minimise skin pores and even skin tone. If your not planning a trip soon, visit www.ilcsi.co.uk. Jessica Gearhart.
Marie Claire Magazine: June 2008
Marie Claire June 2008 Beauty
This month, we focus on being beautiful and ethical...'Little Black Book' has the hottest eco salons, spas and innovations. Pens at the ready as Caroline Brien rounds up this month’s hottest eco treatments, services and addresses.
The Facial - Ilcsi Organics
What is it?
A tailored treatment using products sourced from fresh fruit pulp, vegetables and flowers in the unspoiled meadows of Hungary.
Who will like it?
Anyone who likes to be pampered, wants results and cares about what they are putting on their skins.What makes it special?
All ingredients are hand-whipped and mixed with pure water from a subterranean thermal lake where rare minerals have been trapped for thousands of years. The intense delivery of antioxidants is applied by skilled Eastern European beauticians who have undergone two years of training, including chemistry and pressure-point massage, so that the nourishing masks can penetrate deeply. The treatments help to tackle concerns including premature ageing, sun damaged, acne and loss of skin radiance.
Brand New You Magazine: May 2008
Natural Beauty box
We love: Ilcsi’s deep penetrating Mineral Cleansing Concentrate is especially beneficial for oily and sensitive skin. Also used to treat skins prone to eczema and psoriasis. The concentrate has antiseptic effects, removes excess build-up and calms redness.
Marie Claire Magazine: May 2008
The Shops: 10 Best Grape Expectations
Wine isn’t the only good thing to come from vines. Grapes also contain antioxidants used to prevent premature ageing. Lydia Mondavi, of the eponymous Californian wine dynasty, has developed the 29 Cosmetics line using grapeseeds from the winemaking process. ‘Grapeseed extract is the most powerful antioxidant to protect the skin from ageing,’ she explains. It’s what makes these products so divine! Ilcsi Grape Moisturiser.
Daily Candy website: 2 April 2008 | website
Daily Candy goes to Budapest
Pamper: Try Hungarian beauty products like the organic Ilcsi brand (sold at salons).
Professional Beauty Magazine: April 2008
Bloc Party
Hungary could soon be as well known for its homegrown beauty brands as its baths. Laura McCreddie goes east to find out why. Ilcsi pride themselves on the sustainability of their ingredients...they get their natural content from organic farms in Hungary.
The Resident Magazine: March 2008
Skin Special
The UK press have been going mad for Ilcsi (pronounced il-chi). Why you may ask? Because it’s an amazing range of beauty products fresh from Hungary where they are in hot demand.
Produced by Mrs Ilcsi, now a grand dame of 81 (and still very active) she’s spent her life devoted to one pursuit – beautiful skin. In her native Hungary she learnt about the beauty and health benefits of the flowers and herbs growing in the fields surrounding her home from her grandmother and mother, both village herbalists. This is skincare the way it’s meant to be – natural and organic. Don’t miss their Phytoestrogen Lifting Serum – great for creating a youthful glow and Rosehip Serum for sensitive skin. Henrietta Creighton
You & Your Wedding Magazine: March/April 2008
Pretty pure. Could organic beauty products be just what you need in the run-up to your wedding day?
I’ve also recently discovered Ilcsi, which includes products for face, body and hair. One of my favourites is the Sour Cherry Gel Mask, which is so gentle you can use it the night before your big day without worrying it’ll bring you out in spots. The Stonecrop Whip Moisturiser works by evening out skin tone and preventing pigmentation to create a radiant bloom.
Ilcsi has also just launched a range of bespoke organic facials available nationwide to leave you with such a rosy glow that you’ll feel as though you could turn up at the church without a dash of make-up!
You & Your Wedding Magazine - Honeymoon Travel: March/April 2008
Your Honeymoon
Shrink packed. Beauty editor Sophie Qureshi picks her favourite mini beauty products, so you can look gorgeous on honeymoon and still have space for shoes!
European Spa Magazine: March-April 2008
Ilcsi Rose and Paprika Facial
Hungarian organic beauty company Ilcsi has enlisted the expertise of therapist Brigitta Lark to create Paprika and Rose Facial, which forms part of its new bespoke range of Pick Me Up Treatments. Using the strongest Hungarian Paprika, well known in its homeland for stimulating blood and lymphatic circulation and promoting collagen production, the treatment has been formulated to act as a potent source of hydration for parched skin conditions. Key to the treatment is a unique AHA peel, teeming with fruit pulp, which resurfaces the skin by removing dead skin cells to help smooth out wrinkles.
Look Magazine: 3 March 2008
21 Ideas For Global Beauty Buying - stock up on the world’s best products without stepping on a plane!
Ilcsi’s main ingredients, alongside the famous local mineral-rich waters, are antioxidant-rich cherry, pumpkin, tomato and spinach –the radiance boosting Sour Cherry Gel Mask is popular and we love the home-made feel of their products.
Nok Lapja magazine
Aunt Ilcsi and her grandchildren and great grandchild in Nok Lapja magazine, Hungary's top women's magazine.
Zest Magazine: April 2008
SPA WISDOM
Want a clearer complexion, a top-to-toe glow or the fast track to tranquillity? Here are three far-flung spa and skincare traditions to try at home...
Hungary. The complexion cleanse - a Hungarian pore-purge.
Try this...Hungarian women wouldn’t dream of missing their morning or evening cleanse, and switch their formulations according to the weather and the condition of their skin...Or this...Hungarian skincare traditionally harnesses the power of natural ingredients: as well as mineral-rich mud taken from local lakes, spa and DIY preparations include fruits such as cherries, cucumber and plum. Try Ilcsi Sour Cherry Gel Mask.
Marie Claire USA magazine: March 2008
Beauty Souvenirs - Go abroad, send a friend, or surf online to snag one of these best-selling global grooming goodies.
Hungary - Cherries tone and moisturize. Ilcsi Organic Sour Cherry Gel Mask.
Health & Fitness magazine: February 2008
Therapy of the month - Rose Hip Facial
Organic Hungarian skincare brand Ilcsi offers luscious sounding facials, including the gentle Rose Hip Organic Facial, perfect for sensitive or winter inflamed skins. The Crème de la crème of soothing products and techniques are harnessed to recharge the complexion. Try gentle exfoliation with the Rose Hip and menthol gel mask.
Daily Mail newspaper: Monday 28th January 2008
Bathtime treats for cold days....bath time is also an ideal opportunity to apply a quick mask. Hungarian organic skincare range Ilcsi has the most delicious Sour Cherry Gel Mask. This sweet smelling anti-ageing gel mask nurtures skin, giving it a more youthful appearance. Spread on a thin layer, lie back and let it do all the hard work.
Daily Mail newspaper: 24th January 2008
Treatment of the Week: Paprika Facial & Fruit Pulp Peel.
New to our shores is skincare specialists Ilcsi. They offer a Paprika & Rose Petal Treatment Facial. First their fruity AHA peel is applied to the skin to remove dead cells and wrinkles. Paprika is then smoothed over the skin to enhance bloodflow. Skin is now ready for the Rose Hip Gel Mask, which hydrates and fills the skin with vitamins. Lastly, the Rose Hip Serum is massaged in, to calm the skin. Products are all organic.
Cosmopolitan Magazine: February 2008
5 Beauty Finds from faraway places - Ilcsi Organic Skincare Rose Petal Cleanser, is the star of the Hungarian range.
Spirit & Destiny Magazine: February 2008
Cherry baby - What’s the secret to a perfect complexion? Sour cherries, apparently. The pureed pulp of the fruit is the active ingredient in Ilcsi’s skin-refining Sour Cherry Gel Mask. The organic Hungarian brands star product has a high antioxidant and fruit acid content, which leaves your skin looking hydrated, youthful and glowing. The cherries are grown and hand-picked in Hungary to preserve this delicate fruit, which contains pectins, flavonoids and fruit sugars. The mask can also be used around the eyes to help reduce puffiness.
Zest Magazine: February 2008
Making Waves - Pure thermal water from Hungary’s natural springs is the latest hero ingredient to make it into our skincare routines. Bottled straight from the source and mixed into creams and cleansers, we’re astounded by the rejuvenating and softening effects of this mineral-rich elixir...Ilcsi is blended with herbs, fruit and vegetables. Rose Hip Serum and Apricot Whip Moisturiser, smell divine and work beautifully.
Easy Living Magazine website: 7 December 2007 | website
Top 10 Winter skin rescues - Your skin may take a battering from the elements over the next few months, but we can also thank nature (and Ilcsi) for providing us with a solution. Hungarian beauty brand, Ilcsi, has introduced its latest facemask just in time. The Sour Cherry Gel Mask is hydrating and charged with vitamins. The fabulous, natural ingredients include organic sour cherry; its fructose and fruit acid will nourish, vitalise, tone, and moisturise the skin. If applied around the eye area it will also help to reduce puffiness. £25
Rinse the mask away with warm water, dry your face gently, and finish with the Sour Cherry Whip Moisturiser, which will leave the skin, toned, firm, and hydrated. It will also fight oxidative stress of the skin due to environmental factors and lifestyle – which are prevalent during the wintry days. £32
Glamour.com: December 2007 | website
Perfect for Sensitive Skin - When it comes to skincare, I'm a bit of a slacker, but since my Ilcsi facial I have become a devotee of this Hungarian range. Ilcsi products use organic ingredients like fruit, flowers and herbs to treat skincare problems naturally. I complained of dry skin and redness and my beauty specialist, Brigitta, put this down to a lack of exfoliating and mild rosacea. She removed my make-up with a nourishing Lemon Cleanser and applied a gentle Rose Hip and Maize Exfoliating Mask, which delivers Vitamin C to the skin while sloughing away dead skin. A session under the steam machine followed, then came a cool Rose Hip Gel Mask, ideal for sensitive skin like mine, and lastly some soothing Rose Hip Serum. I have been faithfully using my Ilcsi Rose Hip Whip Moisturiser every day and my skin is unbelievably soft as a result.
Ilcsi is available online at: www.ilcsi.co.uk. I had my Ilsci facial with Brigitta Lark, Lower Ground Floor, 73 Duke Street, Mayfair, London W1K 5BY. Tel: 07855 940946
Grazia Magazine: December 2007
Another new Hungarian skincare brand gaining in popularity is Ilcsi (pronounced Il-chi)... Ilcsi's main ingredients, along with the famous local mineral-rich waters, are antioxidant-rich cherry, pumpkin, tomato and spinach (it's the radiance-boosting Sour Cherry Gel Mask, £25, that's got everyone talking).
Zest Magazine: December 2007
New find: Ilcsi Sour Cherry Gel Mask, £25 from www.ilcsi.co.uk. Smells like a particulary delicious jam but - unlike the stuff you put on your toast - this leaves skin looking soft, clear and bright.
Marie Claire website: October 2007 | website
For skin that's looking grey and tired, new organic skincare line Ilcsi - already a favourite in Hungary - has just the thing: Sour Cherry Gel Mask. Perfect for dry skin types, the pore-tightening gel nourishes skin in just 15 minutes, and smells super-sweet!
Sunday Times 'Style' Magazine: August 2007
Cherry Picked. Ilcsi's antioxidant-rich Sour Cherry Gel Mask is great for soothing tight, sunburnt or generally irritated skin. We love the magnificently tart smell, too.
Beauty & the Dirt: July 2007 | website
Feelin' Fruity? OK, there's Cherie Lunghi, Cherie Blair and Neneh Cherry. But right now, our very favourite cherry is the Sour Cherry Face Mask, £25, from Hungarian brand, llcsi (no, we can't say it either!).
Packed full of natural and organic fruit enzymes, the mask smells wonderful, and it's perfect for dry skin that needs a moisture surge and some serious refining. So, kick back, relax and try not to lick it off your face... Stockists: Hari's Salon (Tel: 0207 581 5211) on Brompton Road.
The Good Spa Guide | website
We say: Ilcsi's organic products are certainly different - they have a distinctive "home-made" feel to them. Some of the products are textured as if you'd whipped them up in a blender: they contain pieces of fruit, or, to be quite frank about this, chunks of carrot. The scents are strong, and natural...if you like your skincare routine to be fun, organic and fruity, you will enjoy playing around with this range a lot. read more...