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Month: May 2023

  • Is Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Gel Cleanser Good?

    Celebrity faced skincare and beauty brands are popular, but they aren’t for me. Having a famous name plastered on a product doesn’t encourage me to buy it. In fact, it makes me do the opposite. So I resisted and resisted purchasing products from the Selfless by Hyram skincare range because of this but then I caved in! I purchased their Centella & Green Tea Daily Gel Cleanser from Home Bargains for £1.99 for 150ml when I couldn’t get hold of my usual cleanser.

    Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Daily Gel Cleanser
    Why did I buy this?

    I was already tempted by this cleanser. It’s made by the skincare brand The Inkey List. Their product range is vast, popular because their products work well and price wise they are reasonably affordably. I bought this gel cleanser because with that background I thought it would be good quality, slip easily into my routine and the price was unbelievably cheap!

    Who is Hyram?

    This range is a collaboration with YouTube skincare influencer Hyram Yarbro. He has a over 4 million followers, where he mainly shares videos on skincare products.

    What is this supposed to do?

    This cleanser is designed for all skin types. Gentle on the skin but effective in regards to cleaning it.

    Packaging

    Selfless by Hyram’s cleanser comes in a simple but striking green, plastic flip top lidded tube. The contrasting white writing on it makes it stand out and generally this is quite unisex in look. The cleanser comes boxed, same colouring as tube, but a little more tropical in look thanks to images of forests and exotic birds. Personally I like how this is presented especially the tube itself. Downside is on first use the lid partially broke off which isn’t great when it will be opened for use regularly.

    Consistency

    This cleanser is clear, gel like but has a fluidness to it. So it’s not stiff and doesn’t hold it shape.

    Fragrance

    There isn’t one! This is fragrance free. Fragrance free products I find don’t have a fragrance but they do have a certain ‘plain smell’ to them, which this does.

    On the skin

    I use this morning and evening. Placed on my damp skin it foams up but not massively. It’s very comfortable on the skin, quick to use but I take my time using this product to be thorough. It removes general dirt and grime, sun cream and eyebrow pencil easily.

    My skin afterwards feels and looks clean and fresh which is exactly what I want a cleanser to do. Hay fever this year has made my eyes very sore at times, but this hasn’t irritated them at all and has been very gentle. Gel cleansers can be a bit drying on my skin but this hasn’t. It hasn’t stripped it and it hasn’t made it feel tight.

    My children

    My son is 13 and my daughter is 11. Child 2 is happy to use skincare (I do keep it basic for her) and I gave her this to use. Getting Child 1 to wash his face is a task in itself but even HE’S been using this! They haven’t complained to me while using this, their skin looks absolutely fine so it’s safe to say this works fine for them both.

    Recommended?

    I like this! Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Daily Gel Cleanser is the perfect size for twice daily use so should last a few months. Packaging is appealing although needs to be more robust where the lid is concerned. Consistency makes it quick and easy to use and cleans the skin without stripping it of its natural oils. Now…when this was originally launched this was priced at just short of £18.00. I wouldn’t pay that! I just can’t justify that for one product, especially for a cleanser. But for £1.99? BARGAIN! So much so I’ve bought a few for me and the kids to use. IF you can still get this from Home Bargains grab it! If not, you will be able to buy it from other places online but will pay at least double the price.

  • Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm

    A body moisturiser is a must in a daily body care routine. There is nothing worse than having tight, dry looking and feeling skin. But soft, smooth and well moisturised skin not only looks good but is more comfortable to be in. That’s why I love this type of product so much! I was given lots of different skin and body products from a friend recently including 100ml of Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm. So I switched up my body care routine and slipped this into it to see how it performed.

    Why did I use this?

    I’ve been using Aveeno body lotion morning and night for months. As great as it is there’s no smell to it and I fancied something with a scent. I did hope Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm would be quite a rich texture to keep my skin well moisturised and fragranced at the same time.

    What does this supposed to do?

    This is supposed to be a tropical scented, highly moisturising body product which will leave the skin fragranced and nourished.

    My skin type

    The skin on my body is in good condition. Having black skin means it can lose moisture very quickly but with regular moisturising it can be kept at bay. I also have psoriasis. My skin sometimes has small, itchy irritated areas (especially going into warmer months) so a regular body product of some kind is a must to soothe and stop my skin from drying out.

    Packaging

    100ml comes in a flip topped plastic tube. It’s eye catching, thanks to it’s slightly tropical designed images (coconut, flowers) and the colouring (peachy pink and turquoise). It doesn’t scream a hard working product to me but more of a fun product to use.

    Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm
    Fragrance

    A lightly sugared but not sickly coconut scent. It’s not heavy or strong and quite pleasant.

    Consistency

    I thought this would be thicker than a lotion but not as thick as a body butter. But it looks like a body lotion in consistency to me. White in colour, fluid and smooth.

    On the skin

    It rubbed into my skin easily and sank in pretty much straight away. When it was applied it felt and acted like a lotion. My skin felt and looked quite matt and although it had a sense of something being placed on it, it didn’t feel particularly moisturised. On the skin it was so light weight it disappeared. It didn’t give my skin the protection I hoped it would get.

    The fragrance was there and it was nice. But what I wanted alongside the fragrance was my body to feel cocooned which it didn’t.

    My small patches of irritated skin didn’t like this body balm. In fairness, fragranced products is something I try to avoid when my skin plays up but sometimes you just want to smell nice! So not something I would or could use if my skin was having an awkward moment in the future.

    Dirty Works Body Balm & Sugar Scrub
    Recommended?

    This wasn’t the product for me. I wanted Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm to be slightly richer and thicker, more protective and leave my skin feeling plumped and smooth. It did feel smooth but not moisturised enough. This was far too light weight for me so not something I would purchase myself but I probably would have liked this 20 years ago.

    If you like your sweet scents, a product quick and easy to use, non greasy leaves skin matt, you would probably like this. It’s not expensive. On Amazon the 200ml size is £3.99. But if you suffer from dry and sensitive skin, look for another alternative.

  • The Iconic Snow Fairy Bath Bomb From LUSH

    Who hasn’t heard of the fragrance Snow Fairy? It’s one of those scents that has inspired some of the fragrances of cleaning, home fragrance and bath and body products. If you are a fan of Snow Fairy, you can get your hands on this scent nearly anywhere. But when I first heard of this fragrance, this was because the store LUSH every year releases products using this scent including their Snow Fairy Bath Bomb. I bought this during their Boxing Day Sale earlier this year as part of a collection.

    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb by LUSH
    Why did I use this?

    Is it wrong that I’ve never used a LUSH product from their Snow Fairy range? Well I haven’t, up until using this. I wanted to see why people go crazy over this and whether it was worth all the fuss.

    What does it look like?

    A large, round, chalky textured bath bomb with two separate ‘looks’ on each side of it. One side is pink with a white snowflake shape sat over it. The other side is white with a blue snowflake shape. Gently dusted with an iridescent fine glitter/pigment giving it a delicate shimmer. This looks so pretty and is generously sized too.

    Fragrance

    Snow Fairy is quite sweetie like in scent. To me it smells like a mix of fruity sweets with a hint of candyfloss.

    In the bath

    I placed Snow Fairy Bath Bomb on top of an already run, warm bath. It fizzed, it span around like crazy and immediately started to bleed colours of pink and a little blue. It took no time for the water to go completely pink while sat on the top was a small amount of foam. The bath bomb took awhile to dissolve and did leave some fragrance in the bathroom, although could have been stronger. Would I call this bath bomb art? Not quite, but it was still an inviting looking bath!

    What I was surprised about was this was actually quite a moisturising bath bomb. I could feel the water hugging on the more drier areas of my body and my skin felt soft too. Overall I enjoyed being in this bath. Very relaxing, and my skin out of the bath wasn’t stripped of moisture and didn’t irritate my already irritable skin.

    Recommended?

    I really liked Snow Fairy Bath Bomb. It was beautiful in appearance, great fragrance, good size and created an enjoyable looking and feeling bath. There’s no doubt this is a good quality bath product and one I would happily buy, use again or gift to someone. So this get’s a thumbs up from me and I am officially a Snow Fairy Fan! Christmas 2023 here I come!

  • Glow’s Crime Scene Investigators April Wax Subscription Box

    Subscription boxes can be so much fun. They are a great way to get a collection of various products posted to you each month normally themed and priced affordably. UK wax vendor Glow’s subscription boxes definitely do this. I’ve bought (and been given) a few of these boxes over the last couple of years. The recent one (which I won) was April’s and it was waxed based and called Crime Scene Investigators.

    Glow’s April Wax Subscription Box
    What was the theme?

    This subscription box is crime themed and interactive. Within the subscription box is the ‘case file’ which you use to help solve the murder of a man called Andrew Bailey. Each piece of wax and the added extras in the subscription box are related to the case.

    Blood Orange & Oakwood Wax Melt
    What was included?

    5 pieces of wax.

    A clay mask.

    A small magnifying glass.

    A small notebook.

    A pen.

    Case notes related to the crime.

    What do the wax pieces look like & what are their fragrances?

    A spanner-roughly 14cm long spanner shaped wax melt. Blue in colour with a dusting of silver pigment. Chunky, sizeable and looks easy to break up to use. Fragranced in Sun kissed Raisins & Autumn Leaves.

    A shoe-shaped like the side of a shoe, this wax melt is brown in colour and is covered in a copper coloured pigment/mica. About 9cms in length and 3 cm wide. Fragranced in Blood Orange & Oakwood.

    A packet of cigarettes-this wax melt is shaped like a box of cigarettes. White in colour with a copper and white coloured shimmer to it. Just over 8cm in length and 5cm across. Fragranced in Musk til Dawn.

    Mobile phone-a basic mobile phone shape lilac in colour with a silver pigment on the ‘screen’. 5cm across and 10cm in length. Fragranced in Gun Powder Tea & Minerals.

    Petrol can-green in colour with gold pigment on the front and fragranced in In The Shadows.

    Sun kissed Raisins & Autumn Leaves Wax Melt
    Fragrances

    These are not my usual wax melt fragrance choices. I would never choose these in a million years and this is why I’m glad I’m getting the chance to experience them. Each wax is quite masculine in scent, aromatic but not overwhelming. Each one smells different from each other and are very distinctive. These are beautifully scented and I can’t wait to get them melting!

    Gunpowder Tea & Minerals Wax Melt
    First impressions?

    This is an incredibly imaginative themed box. From the theme in general to how the wax pieces look. The added extras e.g the magnifying glass are a great touch. And the crime file and interactive element absolutely genius! The time, energy and care put into Crime Scene Investigators April Wax Subscription Box was impressive and the usual high standard I’m now used to with Glow. Every time I think their boxes can’t be beaten they release another one which is even better!

    If you haven’t tried any of their wax products (wax melts and candles), you really should visit their website here. Their quality is amazing!

    Musk Till Dawn Wax Melt