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  • Reduced Home Fragrance Products In ASDA!

    Coming to the end of one season and having another one just around the corner, means change. Stores have already started to add new product lines to their shelves and reduced the price of others. Great for customers who want a bargain and pay less for a product. So the month of August is an ideal time to keep your eyes peeled for special promotions and prices that will save you money. A recent trip to my local ASDA showed quite a few home fragrance products were on the shelves that were reduced. So what did I find?

    Home fragrance products reduced in ASDA
    Yankee Candle Scent Plug Refills

    Probably one of the most expensive plug refill products on the market is from Yankee Candle. So being able to get their plug in refills for a lower price than usual is great to see. I found Pink Sands and Midsummer’s Night set of 2 plug in refills both down from £7.00 to £4.98.

    Yankee Candle plug ins
    City Break Small Candles

    Very cute looking glass jar candle that would make a great gift idea for a keen traveller or look nice in a room in the house. Down from £4.00 to £1.98.

    City break candle
    Luxury Reed Diffusers

    These reed diffusers were available in three fragrances: Smoked Amber, Wild Pear, and Parisian Violet. Smoked Amber is a scent mix of dark chocolate, vanilla, amber and pink pepper. This sounds and looks great for autumn and winter use. Wild Pear is a scent mixed with apples, pears, plum and elderflower. Parisian Violet is a combination of ylang ylang, roses and vanilla. All three fragrances sounded delicious, all packaged in a very stylish way and comes with a small plate to pop the diffuser on. Down from £10.00 to £4.97.

    Luxury reed diffusers
    Luxury Large Candles

    Each candle comes in the same fragrance as the luxury reed diffusers. Great sizes, quite heavy glass and simple but stylish in design. Down from £10.00 to £4.97.

    Luxury candle in Wild Pear

    These were just a few of the home fragrance products I found in ASDA reduced, because there were more! What I liked about these items was the fragrances would be great to use in the more cooler seasons coming up, not just for summer. And all at affordable prices.

  • Not For Me? Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist

    I can’t help but zoom in on bargains, especially if they’re fragrance related. Months ago I popped into my local ASDA to find some of their fragrance mists were massively reduced, including Impulse’s Wide Awake Body Fragrance Mist. Usual rrp price? Around £4.50-5. ASDA price? 70p! So was this 70p body mist a good buy or disappointing?

    Not For Me? Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist
    What’s the mist-ic collection?

    Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist is part of a group of fragrances under the mist-ic collection. All of these are inspiration from precious stones in regards to the mood they evoke and how they smell.

    Packaging

    This fragrance mist comes in a typical plastic spray topped bottle which is lidded. Clear, with the labelling giving a modern interpretation of a sapphire. I actually like how this is presented. It’s very clean, simple, modern and very different in look to other Impulse fragrances on the market.

    Fragrance

    This is a very fresh scented fragrance. It’s more herbal based and earthy, which comes through first. But it’s not strong. Although there is supposed to be some citrus element in this from grapefruit and eucalyptus, I didn’t really get these coming through. They may have just added to the clean aspect of this mist, but the individual scents I didn’t detect. Overall, it’s very unusual, very unisex, and quite nice. But won’t appeal to everyone.

    Strength & longevity

    I found this to be quite a light scent, which isn’t a bad thing especially during summer and you don’t want or need anything too heavy. But for me, I needed this to be a little more stronger and noticeable. I found longevity quite poor. Since the mist is quite light anyway, imagine it getting less and less in strength? Literally disappeared! This is one of those fragrances I would need to reapply regularly to get the hit of fragrance I want.

    Recommended?

    Would I buy this again? Not this version no. Lovely scent, very different and great for summer but just not strong enough for me. Considering I’ve seen this being sold for £5.00 in some places on the high street, I would be pretty annoyed at how subtle this was for the price. But for 70p I’m not complaining, although for 70p I still wouldn’t buy it again. Just not strong enough for me, but ideal for those who want something subtle, earthy and relaxing.

  • July Recap! Products I Used & Found On The High Street

    Another incredibly busy month has come and gone in the blink of an eye! It’s full on summer now. Schools in the UK are closed, people are venturing off on their holidays and we’ve experienced every type of weather known to man. I also found lots of great affordable skin and body products on the high street, and made a few purchases too. So what products did I use in July and what products did I find that were worth a mention?

    Products I’ve bought, used or seen on the high street in July
    Mallows Beauty Products

    A skin and body care brand that delivers products designed to be fun, enjoyable and easy to use. Not to mention effective! Mallows Beauty products have been sat on the shelves in Home Bargains at prices well below their usual rrp’s. Scrubs, facial toners, body cleansers, all products sold for under £5.00 each.

    Mallows Beauty’s Watermelon Body Scrub
    Face Facts Skincare For Mature Skin

    Skincare for older skin tends to come with a heavier price tag compared to other products for different age groups. But Face Facts, already a budget friendly brand, caters for the older and more mature skin type too but cheaply. Cleansing balm, eye serum, facial serum night cream and neck masks all can be found in supermarket Tesco for under £5.00 each.

    Face Facts Replenishing Cleansing Balm
    Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum

    This is the most expensive fragrance I’ve bought in years! But your son only turns 16 once so why not? Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum might not be cheap, but it’s a beautiful and unusual men’s fragrance perfect for summer wearing. My son likes it, I got it at a good price, so very happy with this purchase.

    Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum
    Under £1.50 Bargains!

    Who doesn’t love a cheap but good product? And as usual there were plenty in discount store Home Bargains in July. From bath treats by Bubble Up, and skincare products from Face Facts and Simple, all budget friendly. Great for everyday use or gift giving.

    Face Facts Repairing Cream
    29p Gel Mask

    How much does a skincare face mask cost these days? £2.00? £3.00? I picked up Que Bella’s 1% Hyaluronic Acid Gel Mask from Home Bargains for only 29p! It’s not the best skincare mask I’ve ever used if I’m honest, but definitely not the worst. But for only 29p, fragrance free and enough for 2 applications? Not a bad buy at all!

    Que Bella’s 1% Hyaluronic Acid Gel Mask
    Hair & Body Mists in Primark

    More Sol de Janerio hair & body mist dupes? Yes, probably! Walk into Primark and you will find a variety of differently fragranced hair and body mists perfectly scented for summer. £3.50 each, decent sizes and nicely packaged.

    Primark’s Bali Blush Hair & Body Mist
    Simple’s Soothing Water Cream

    My current facial moisturiser is Simple’s Soothing Water Cream. A beautifully rich but light weight moisturiser that has slotted into my skincare routine perfectly. Did I mention it was only £1.29? BARGAIN!

    Simple’s Soothing Water Cream
    Lady Millions EDT Fragrance From Lotions & Potions

    Want to buy a teenage girl a great fragrance that not only smells nice but packaged cutely? This is why I bought my teen for her birthday Lady Millions EDT Fragrance from Lotions & Potions . For only £10.00 this delivered a grown up fragrance in an adorable, but age appropriate packaging.

    Lady Millions EDT Fragrance From Lotions & Potions

    So, these are some of the products I’ve bought, used and also found on the high street in July. What will I find and buy in August?

  • Lady Millions EDT Fragrance From Lotions & Potions

    Fragrances are a staple item in my household. I love them, and so do my teenage kids. We use them in every form from body mists to eau de parfums. Occasionally, I will splash out on more expensive fragrances, like the Versace Eros Energy I bought my son for his 16th birthday. But generally, I will stick with fragrances that are more affordable. Perfect example of affordability is Lady Millions EDT by small business Lotions & Potions (formally Glow). I bought this for my daughter’s 14th birthday and it cost £10.00. So why did I buy it and what is it like?

    Lotions & Potions Lady Millions fragrance
    Why did I buy this?

    I’ve bought lots of products from Lotions & Potions, and I’ve really enjoyed them. I thought my daughter would like this fragrance because the packaging is adorable, the scent description sounded like a scent that was a little more grown up, so perfect for her 14th. The price wasn’t expensive, which makes purchasing very easy!

    Packaging

    There’s a certain fashion brand who houses their fragrance in bottles shaped a little like this one. This fragrance comes in a super cute teddy bear shaped bottle. Frosted blue in colour, so you can see the fragrance inside. The head is the lid, comes off ready to use the spray top to dispense the scent. Chunky, easy to hold and fun.

    How does this smell?

    This is a very feminine fragrance in the traditional sense. It’s floral heavy, but a mix of different florals. Not the heavy kind like rose, but more the white, fresher variety. There’s vanilla in here somewhere, with musk and the smallest hint of fruitiness to it. Quite a powdery fragrance which I like, making it very fresh and clean.

    Is this a dupe?

    I’m not ashamed to say, but I’ve never actually smelt the fragrance that’s similar in name to this. I have smelt other products that are supposed to be dupes of this scent, and they smell similar to this but not identical. But surely that’s a good thing?

    Strength & longevity

    Lady Millions has an immediate medium strength when applied. As usual, myself and daughter apply this onto clothes, not onto skin. And this fragrance makes an impression with its powdery, floral notes. Longevity is pretty good. I tend to wear fragrance mostly in the morning while working. I find that although not as strong as when first applied, it lasts well and I can still smell and enjoy it hours later.

    Recommended?

    This fragrance is sooooo cute! It’s packaged nicely, smells beautiful and the cost isn’t expensive! So why would I NOT recommend it? Lotions & Potions is a small business who handmakes all their products. So not everything is in stock all of the time as this currently isn’t. But do keep your eyes peeled and credit card at the ready, and head over to their website for this or other fragrance, bath, body and skincare products that may tempt you. Because they will…..