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Author: mybeautywaxstash

  • Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Night-time Eye Tissue Mask

    I understand why people love, mention and buy skincare face masks. They don’t have to be expensive, and are a great way to temporary perk up the skin. What I don’t understand is why no one mentions eye masks as much. As someone who likes to try various forms of skincare, I bought Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Night-time Eye Tissue Mask from Superdrug a few months ago when it was on special offer.

    Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Night-time Eye Tissue Mask
    Why did I buy this?

    My eyes are the main area of my face that I would like to see improve. But eye creams and serums can be costly, more so if you’re trying various ones to see which is right for you. But an eye mask is a good, cheaper alternative. This one I bought at the time was half price (kerching!). And coming from a well known skincare brand meant I had little to lose.

    What does this eye tissue mask do?

    It’s designed to hydrate the eye area, soothe and refresh. The following morning after use, the eye area should appear to be less tired and appear more rested.

    Packaging

    The eye mask comes in a typical packet you would see the majority of tissue masks in, but it’s thinner and rectangular in shape. In all honesty this is what drew me in when I saw this displayed. I was looking in the mask section and this popped out to me due to the colour ( deep blue ).

    How does it look?

    White in colour and typical mask like in texture and appearance. The mask covers the eye area and the bridge of the nose. So think of a traditional eye mask you wear to block out light but with no straps.

    How to use

    Put this in the fridge before use, this will add to the cooling effect. Use before bedtime, unfold the eye mask and pop onto cleansed skin with eyes shut. Smooth it out, make sure it covers the whole eye area and relax for 15 minutes. Take it off, gently rub in any solution from the mask around eye or remove with a cotton pad and done!

    Fragrance

    No real scent to these. If there is it’s faint and I couldn’t even register it if I’m honest.

    In use

    I put this in the fridge for a good half hour before use. Once I opened the packet, I took out the folded mask. Unfolded, it was moist and covered in a clear solution like a traditional face mask would be. I popped this onto the eye area and lay back and relaxed for around 15 -20 minutes.

    I expected the immediate coolness to disappear with it reacting to the warmth of my skin but it didn’t. It remained cool and very soothing from beginning to end. It didn’t feel heavy or uncomfortable and stayed in place well despite the occasional head movement I made.

    When I finished, I noticed there was so much solution still in the packet I folded the mask back up and put it back in. But I couldn’t help grabbing a little of it to smooth on the whole of my face as I hate waste.I noticed that my eyes didn’t look wet or covered in anything. I patted the solution into the skin around the bone and above and it sunk in pretty much straight away. Very serum like, light weight and non sticky.

    The morning after the night before

    Can I just mention I had a rubbish night’s sleep! So maybe my eyes would have looked better with more rest. But in all fairness they should have been more puffy looking, as they just looked a little tired but a little better than usual. They felt hydrated around the eyes still which was great. There was no irritation.

    Getting my monies worth

    I won’t lie! I reused this in the morning before work to perk and wake me up and I loved it! My eyes were very thankful!

    Any negatives?

    If you struggle to stay still for up to 20 minutes you might struggle with this. You literally have to stay still, there are no eye holes with this type of mask so you can’t even sit and watch TV.

    I wish these were darker in colour, even black, as they might block light out more.

    Recommended?

    This is one of those purchases I would buy a few of at a time for different reasons. To take on holiday, to use when I know I’m going to have a tough and tiring week, and to prep myself for special occasions. It’s a great little product that doesn’t promise to get rid of lines and wrinkles. What it does, thanks to it’s ingredients and coolness, soothe and relax this part of the face that traditionally with eye products they tell you to avoid e.g eye lids.

    If you like masks or know someone who does, why not give something like these ago as the eye area gets neglected way too often. On offer at Superdrug, currently £1.99. Get yours here now ready for some pampering time.

    *Boots currently have a buy 2 get 1 free on this product and others, but works out the same price as above singularly.

  • Something Different With Bath Beauty Babe’s Bath Pop

    Regardless of the time of year whether it’s freezing cold or roasting hot, I have to have a bath. A bath is part of my evening routine where I wash my body, relax, unwind and hopefully read a few pages from my chosen book at the time. Since I love baths so much I like to use different bath products and try out new ones when I can. Recently I felt it was the perfect opportunity to delve into my stash of bath products and grab something I haven’t used before which was Bath Beauty Babe’s (formally known as Jenny Makes For You) Bath Pop. I bought this with other products some months ago, and it cost £3.50.

    Bath Beauty Babe’s Bath Pop
    Why did I buy this?

    I originally bought this because it looked fun. It sounded like it would be really good for my skin, more pampering than a bath bomb or fizzer and it was affordable.

    What’s a Bath Pop?

    Lollipop in shape and made from cocoa butter with added fragrance, when placed in running warm water, it will melt to create a bath soak. Made to be moisturising and comforting on the skin. It’s a bath product that is reusable and not just for one bath which provides great value and another reason for me to purchase it.

    How does it look?

    This bath pop is roughly 3 inches in diameter and disc shaped. Half is blue in colour and the other a light raspberry red shade. Slightly domed in shape with a swirled pattern moulded into it, giving it texture and a more 3D appearance. To finish off the look at the bottom of this bath pop is a stick, which is what you hold when placing in the bath.

    Fragrance

    There’s a chocolate scent to it. It verges closer to a dark chocolate scent with a hint of orange. It’s not strong or sickly. Very pleasant to smell and not the scent you would thin it would be based on how it looks which was interesting.

    How to use

    Hold this under warm running water to allow this to melt or swirl it around in a ready filled warm bath.

    In the bath

    I held this under warm running water. While the water got hotter, I could see the colour almost running off the bath pop, and the actual shape of it changing and getting smaller as it melted away. Small coloured droplets which looked oil like was left behind in the bath once I put the bath pop away. No bubbles, no foam. This looked more like a bath treatment/soak. So not the most inviting looking bath to get into but definitely not boring!

    While in the bath, I could immediately feel the now melted cocoa butter clinging onto my skin. Perfect opportunity for me to rub this into extra dry areas such as feet, elbows and knees. Those droplets of colour now merged together and were more dark grey by this point, so not as pretty as before. The fragrance was there while using this but fainter compared to taking it out of it’s packaging, but still a nice scent.

    Out of the bath

    My skin felt very moisturised when I got out of the bath. If you’ve ever used raw ingredients such as shea or cocoa butter, you will know there is a greasiness to them. This is what I expected from this bath pop, which it was and I loved it. I didn’t need to apply a body lotion or cream after my bath as my skin didn’t need it. This layer of protection it provided lasted a good amount of time after, even when I threw my clothes on.

    My top tips for using this Bath Beauty Babe’s Bath Pop
    1. Wash and clean your body before using this. I would call this more a treatment rather than a way to cleanse the body on the skin. So jump in the shower with a shower gel, soap etc, have a wash, and then sit in the bath and use this.
    2. Use a body scrub. Get rid of all dead skin cells before using the bath pop but after washing the skin, so the cocoa butter from this product soaks into fresh and juicy skin and won’t be sitting on old skin cells.
    3. Pat your skin dry. Don’t grab a towel and roughly dry your skin and rub most of this off! Gently pat so the bare minimum of the cocoa butter comes off but your skin will still be covered in melted Bath Pop.
    Who won’t like this

    If you want foam and bubbles this isn’t for you! Or if you don’t like oily or greasy textures you won’t like this. This does leave the bath a little slippy so you would need to wash this bath out straight away! It doesn’t stain the bath but will leave a mess. So if the aftermath doesn’t appeal to you or worried about slipping e.g age, mobility, give this a swerve.

    Recommended?

    I would definitely buy and use this again! This is such a fun bath product to use, can be used more than once and left my skin feeling so good. AND very affordable for a handmade product too! So not only would I repurchase this I would recommend this to those who want a moisturising and pampering treat for the body.

    Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem as if Bath Beauty Babe currently are making and selling their bath, body and skincare products. But if they do, be assured I will be stalking them for their Bath Pop!

  • The Body Shop’s Salted Caramel & Vanilla Reed Diffuser

    Years and years ago I went through a stage of using air freshener plug ins. I spent a small fortune on them, but that was my preferred way to fragrance my home at the time. Then it was candles. But I worried about leaving them lit so I moved from candles to wax melts. One product I didn’t really use was reed diffusers. When my kids came along I knew they would probably mess about with them thinking they were toys, so I never bothered buying them. But they’re older now and much more trust worthy ( ish ). So I decided to treat myself and buy The Body Shop‘s Salted Caramel & Vanilla Reed Diffuser for £16.00 last year.

    The Body Shop’s Salted Caramel & Vanilla Reed Diffuser

    Why this one? In the past year I’ve discovered The Body Shop have a wide variety of products. I’ve bought and tried many and found myself loving and enjoying them. The quality of products so far I’ve used have been high and I wanted to venture into their home fragrance range. This scent I went for is classic me. I love my bakery scents, sweet scents and visually I thought a reed diffuser would look nice in a room.

    What’s a reed diffuser? A reed diffuser is normally a bottle that contains fragranced oil, with tall and thin reeds placed into it. As they sit in the oil, the reeds suck up the oil and release fragrance into the air.

    Packaging & look. The diffuser comes in a slender tall box with the colouring and design reflecting the fragrance. All relevant information needed is on the packaging e.g scent description, instructions, ingredients etc.

    The diffuser itself comes in two parts. Six reeds, and 125ml of fragranced oil housed in a short and wide glass bottle which is lidded. The lid has a hole in it to place reeds in. A cap covers the hole once you remove the lid, so the oil is contained when not in use. Looks very typical of this type of fragrance product. Very simple, stylish and elegant. I think visually it makes a nice statement piece in a room and look wise different to what I usually would have out on display. I put this on a glass plate in my bedroom which sets this off even more so.

    How to use.Pop the reeds into the glass bottle that houses the fragrance. Spread them out a little in the bottle and once a week turn the sticks to get the most intensity out of the scent.

    Scent. This smells so good! I was worried if this would be weak, strong, even possibly too sweet. What I did find was that this scent was quite soft but I would walk into my bedroom thinking how nice it smelt. I wasn’t too sure where the scent was coming from until I remembered! This is a typical salted caramel scent of sorts. It has got the sweetness to it. Also an almost fudge like type tone to it. The vanilla also giving it an added creaminess. But what I got which I wasn’t expecting was a hint of floral. So overall the scent came across more perfume-esq than a stereotypical and predictable bakery fragrance. Sophisticated, warming and very expensive in scent.

    Strength & Longevity. The strength of this may vary depending on the size of room or space this is placed in. But in my bedroom, which is what I would call a normal but decent size, the strength I would say is light. Don’t think light is bad as it was there and very natural in scent and noticeable. Sometimes scents shouldn’t be strong and for me this was ideal for the space it was in. Longevity wise very good. After about a week I noticed the scent was fading, and as suggested on instructions I turned the sticks around and this brought the fragrance back to life.

    Negatives? Not a negative as such but something that did irritate me. When I tried to take out the cap so I could pop the reeds into the hole it took awhile, and a lot of effort. Imagine when you’re going to buy a new plastic bin or set of chairs. They’re all stacked together and the suction created by them means you’re playing tug of war to get that one item out? That’s this! Unless there’s an unknown magic or I should have turned this around a different direction or something, the only way I got this off was by using tweezers!

    Recommended? If you love The Body Shop as a brand and love home fragrancing, this would be a great item for you. The scent is beautiful, it looks great and packaged nicely and perfectly for Autumn/Winter. Both packaging and scent is ideal for this time of year. But it’s not cheap. At £16.00 for me I couldn’t repeat purchase this when I felt like it. It would be a well thought out and timed purchase. Possibly a gift for someone very close to me or maybe a house warming gift for a fragrance or home decor.

    I would be over the moon to receive this as a gift. If Salted Caramel & Vanilla isn’t your ideal fragrance, The Body Shop’s diffusers come in 3 other scents. Fancy trying out this perfect Autumnal scent for your home? Get your sweet smelling aroma here.

  • Holler & Glow’s Luck Crystal Soap

    Superdrug. Sometimes I feel like the store Superdrug is slept on. It sells so many different health, fragrance, skin, hair and body care products you’re spoilt for choice. Not to mention their own branded ranges! One brand I discovered while in Superdrug is Holler & Glow. Their products include body mists, masks, bath bombs and soaps. I bought Luck Crystal Soap a few months ago when there was a 3 for 2 promotion. So what was it like?

    Holler & Glow’s Luck Crystal Soap
    How does this look?

    This 50g soap is made to look like a semi precious stone. Crystal like in shape, straight edges with various shades of brown colouring giving it depth. And gold streaks running through it making it look like a naturally formed stone. Size wise it’s around 3 inches in length and 2 inches in width at its widest part. Small but perfectly formed. This is very striking in appearance, very appealing and totally different to anything else sat on a shelf in a store.

    Fragrance

    There’s a subtle lemongrass scent to it. Sweet, lightly citrusy, quite clean in smell and not strong. Holler & Glow’s Luck Crystal Soap would provide a pleasant aroma for any person, age or sex.

    In the shower

    This foamed up beautifully on a sponge under a warm running shower. It cleaned my body very well without drying my skin out and caused no irritation. The scent coming from this soap was very delicate but there while in use, and made using this easy and pleasant.

    I got the smallest hint of this on my skin once out of the shower but it was barely there, which was absolutely fine with me! I didn’t want it’s scent to clash with the body lotion I was going to use straight after. So perfect for those who don’t want to wash with a heavily fragranced product.

    Recommended?

    Although this isn’t the biggest soap in the world, visually, this is an absolute stunner! Nicely presented products mean you WANT to use them and use this I did. The shape made this soap easy and quick to use, it cleaned my skin well and was fragranced delicately and perfectly. Holler & Glow’s Luck Soap is a great product t use in the shower and the bath and definitely recommended!