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  • Did You Know The Body Shop Sells Wax Melts?

    Home fragrance. There is nothing nicer than filling your home with beautiful fragrances, especially during the colder months of Autumn and Winter. It gives a cosy and comforting feel in rooms which is important when you spend more time inside than outside. That’s one of the reasons I love to use wax melts during these seasons. Considering I thought I was a bit of a wax melt know it all, I was a bit shocked to discover that The Body Shop actually sold wax melts! How did I find this out? Through a friend that gave me The Body Shop’s Enchanted Forest Wax Melt. So what is it like?

    Enchanted Forest Wax Melt

    Enchanted Forest Wax Melt is a special edition item. Possibly available just over this winter season. It’s a scent that The Body Shop describes as bringing ‘ The fresh forest scent indoors ‘.

    How does it look?

    Enchanted Forest Wax Melt is a green circular disc shaped wax roughly 2 inches across and 0.5 inches in depth. It’s flat underneath, but on the top there’s a very festive Christmas tree shape embossed onto it, giving it a slight 3D feel. Housed in a protective plastic little holder and then shrink wrapped. This is 15g of wax.

    In Melt

    I wasn’t too sure how much to use of this, but considering how many wax melts I’ve used over the years I trusted my judgement and popped in two thirds. It took a little time to melt in my kitchen but it released fragrance steadily.

    Fragrance

    Enchanted Forest has a scent of pine in this. Earthy, leafy, plant like. But what makes this quite special is it has an sweetness to it as well. With that combined with the overall freshness this gives off, it makes this easy and enjoyable to smell. And, just in case you were wondering, it smells NOTHING like a pine scent toilet cleaner! If all Christmas inspired pine wax smelt like this I would buy it more often, because it’s beautiful!

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength is medium. I could smell it clearly in the room it was melting in and it travelled into the room next to it. It also had to combat cooking smells, so it had to have some power to it. Longevity is good as well. I’ve had this on for over 12 hours over 2 days and it’s still going.

    Enchanted Forest Wax Melt
    Recommended?

    Yes! For this time of year and over Christmas, this is an ideal piece of wax to melt. It’s very seasonal and perfect when you want something fresh in scent. It looks great, smells great and currently on sale for £1.50 ( normal price £2.50 ). What is there not to love?

  • Exfoliating Baby Powder Sugar Scrub By Tranquility Cosmetics

    There are certain products that people use religiously and some not so much. As much as I love a good body scrub, since they’re not for everyday use, I forget to use one. But when I finally remember, I don’t understand why I haven’t been using one twice a week! I’ve been using a sugar based scrub in the fragrance of Baby Powder, from a Manchester based company called Tranquility Cosmetics. This cost £3.50 for 200ml.

    Packaging

    200ml of scrub sits in a plastic tub with a screw top lid. Simple labeling with all relevant information on it such as product name, scent, ingredients etc.

    Tranquility Cosmetics Baby Powder Type Sugar Scrub
    Consistency & Texture

    This is similar to the look and feel of caster sugar. It’s soft when you touch it, the grains don’t look big or feel very rough. But you can see it’s made up of the smallest sized crystal like grains ever. If you rub it between your fingers it feels very very fine. This is dry textured and not oil based.

    Fragrance

    When you think of a baby powder type scent you think of something which is clean, fresh and comforting, which you get from this. This is very similar to that well known scent but not as heady and strong.

    On the skin

    I used this sugar scrub while I was in the bath. The amount I used was a palm full of and rubbed it onto the whole of my body. I could feel the grains, and with my body at this point being damp, these grains glided over the skin and I could feel the exfoliating action. The sugar scrub didn’t feel harsh, but rough enough to give the feel of exfoliation. What I liked about this scrub is after awhile the majority of this dissolved. My skin was left feeling almost moisturised but not greasy or oily.

    I have to say my skin felt so soft and smooth after I dried myself off. Baby Powder Sugar Scrub was so enjoyable and effective on the skin.You don’t need to use much, it’s not particularly messy and dissolves. No slippery skin and no oily bath left for me to rinse out which is always a bonus.

    Recommended?

    Yes! It does exactly what its supposed to do which is leave skin feeling silky smooth. On top of that it smells great and enjoyable to use. Definitely on my repurchase list as I would LOVE to try out another fragrance in the same product. Definitely a winner! Head over to the Tranquility website here now.

  • The Perfect Summer Scent, Cosy Aromas Summer Fruits Wax Melt

    I love seasonal scents. Now it’s Autumn, I enjoy experiencing woody, bakery and warming wax melts. But despite melting according to the season, some of the time I just melt what I fancy melting! One of my more Summery wax melts I’ve been using recently is Summer Fruits from Cosy Aromas ( formally Cosy Candles ).

    Why did I buy this?

    This is my second order from Cosy Aromas this year. I ordered a selection of small wax melts in a set called Family Favourites. These were fantastic in scent, strength and longevity and they totally won me over. So I made order number two including Summer Fruits along with a few other scents, to see what the rest of their range was like.

    Packaging

    Like a lot of wax I buy this comes in a lidded tub. Most wax pots I own come in two standard sizes/weights, which is between 20g and up to 50g. This whopper weighs in at 110g! Because of it’s size and weight, this is more like a small wax pie rather than a wax pot which makes this impressive.

    Cosy Aromas Summer Fruits
    How does it look?

    I expected this to be a blood red coloured wax. Summer Fruits is orange in colour, the same shade of orange the flesh of a ripe mango is. One block colour, no glitter, no embedded chunks or swirls, very simple in appearance.

    Fragrance

    I could smell a juicy, sweet collection of berries from this wax melt. But there’s also a tropical twist in this scent, almost a mix of mango and peach scent. It reminded me of a packet of chewy sweets which contained a mix of flavours. Sweet and slightly tangy and totally mouthwatering!

    In Melt

    A small piece of Summer Fruits wax melt took very little time to warm and melt through evenly. The fragrance became stronger the longer the wax warmer was on. The wax pool became a lovely, summery orange which matched its tropical inspired scent perfectly.

    Melting
    Strength & Longevity

    This wax melt was medium to strong in strength. It had been melted all day and afternoon for two days in my living room throwing out fragrance. With this melt being such a huge size you can imagine this would provide hours of fragrance. On Cosy’s website it suggests up to 100 hours of fragrance which I believe, as my slither took forever to wear out scent wise. So strength and longevity is very good even when using the smallest amount of wax.

    Recommended?

    The quality of the fragrance, wax and size is impressive. If you love fruity scents you will love this, and if you love sweetie type scents you will love this too. It’s well balanced because it’s not too sweet but sweet enough to smell heavenly! Summer Fruits isn’t just for Summer it’s good all year round fragrance. Grab yours from their website here for £5.99 and spread the berry love!

  • Strawberry’s Wax Creations Vanellope Wax Melt Chunks

    Strawberry’s Wax Creations Vanellope Wax Melt Chunks

    It’s no secret that I love wax melts, wax melts in any design and shape. As long as they smell good my wax warmer is ready! But what really gets me excited is wax that smell unusual, that take me by surprise and it also helps if it looks good too! And this is what I found when In purchased Vanellope Wax Melt Chunks from UK based wax vendor Strawberry’s Wax Creations.

    Why did I buy this?

    The scent description sounded gorgeous, and something I would personally like. Rather than this being potted wax or a wax melt snap bar, I liked the idea of this being in chunk form. So very pretty on the eye, easy to use and a good amount to melt if and when I was ready.

    Strawberry’s Wax Creations Vanellope Wax Melt Chunks
    How does this look?

    The wax melt chunks came in a brown paper bag with a clear window on the front. It contained 6 great sized chunks of wax. Each chunk similar, but not identical, in look and size, giving it that perfect handmade look. Pillar box red in colour with lime green coloured chunks running through them.

    Strawberry’s Wax Creations Scent Description

    Vanilla lime topped with strawberry marshmallow cream. House blend.

    Fragrance

    There’s an equal hit of a zesty, fresh citrus lime scent, with a blast of fruity strawberry. The fragrance is rounded off with a sweet creaminess coming from the vanilla. Vanellope is a beautiful and very different to the norm blend. It’s one of those fragrances that’s uplifting, energising, sweet, fruity yet clean all at the same time.

    Strength & Longevity

    I used the smallest chunk out of my bag and this gave me a good medium strength in my kitchen. This melted over 2 days for at least 8 hours, and the scent remained the same strength wise. So not only was the strength of this wax melt chunk was great, but also it’s longevity too.

    Recommended?

    YESSSS! Its gorgeous. Vanellope Wax Melt Chunks is great for those who like citrusy scents, but want something a little different. If you want an energising, zesty, sweet (but not sickly) fruity, clean scent, this is it!

    Strawberry’s Wax Creations constantly change their stock and what fragrances they have available wax wise, so keep an eye on their website for this special scent to appear.