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Author: mybeautywaxstash

  • The Dupe Brand Designer Fragrances in Home Bargains

    Dupes are now part of everyday shopping. Skincare, bath and body products, fragrance and even home fragrance products now resemble the scents and even packaging of well known branded items. One collection of products that is known for being ‘inspired by’ is Designer Fragrances. Their products can be found in a variety of different stores including Home Bargains. But what do they have available?

    Designer Fragrances Products In Home Bargains
    Hand washes

    Hand washes are available to purchase. Each one 500ml, coming in a standard plastic (clear) bottle with pump action dispenser. These are great looking hand washes that would fit into any bathroom or toilet.

    Hand washes
    Body Washes (Men & Female)

    Its great to see that not only are there body washes for women in this range, but also for men as well. The men’s versions look a little more masculine in their simple but practical bottles where as the women’s looks a little softer, more feminine aesthetically.

    Women’s body washes
    Men’s body washes
    Body Mists & Sprays

    For the women there are two types of fragrances available. One is the body spray, the other is a body mist. The body spray is smaller, more basic in look and costs only 99p. The body mists are bigger (250ml), more striking look wise and costs £2.99.

    Women’s body sprays and mists

    For the men there’s the body sprays. Chunkier, geared more towards guys look wise, these come in 150ml sizes with the fragrances matching the body washes. £1.49 each.

    Men’s body sprays
    Fragrances available-women’s

    Some of the fragrances available instore are:

    Tu Es Belle – iris, jasmine & patchouli.

    Oure Way – vanilla, orange blossom and sandalwood.

    Daisee – jasmine and wild berries

    Xalien – amber & jasmine.

    Fragrances available – men’s

    One Billion – amber & cinnamon.

    Savore – oriental tones & mandarin.

    Lite Blu – Musk, orange, grapefruit and juniper.

    Home fragrance products

    There’s also a variety of different fragrance products in many of the above fragrances for the car and home, which means you can get fragrance hits not just for the body but for rooms and spaces too.

    Thoughts?

    This range has been on the high street for a couple of years now. In my household we’ve used the women’s and men’s body sprays. I’ve found the prices of Designer Fragrances products are affordable, all decent packaging and all smell great. Longevity for the products I’ve used has been ok but you get what you pay for. The price means reapplying or reusing the products regularly is no major issue. Are these accurate dupes? The ones I’ve used definitely are similar to the ‘real’ scents but as stand alone fragrances these are great regardless.

  • Is Scentology’s Pomelo & Neroli Body Mist Perfect For Spring?

    Body mists are one of the most cost effective types of fragrance for the body and clothes to purchase on the high street. They can be super cheap, as low as 89p, or much more, depending on your budget. Let’s be honest, if you like body mists and use them regularly, you will buy them more at a more affordable and lower price point. My latest body mist purchase was from Superdrug in the form of Scentology’s Pomelo & Neroli Body Mist. Normally £7.99 for 200ml, but I bought it when it was half price AND a buy one get one free! So is it any good?

    Scentology’s Pomelo & Neroli Body Mist
    Packaging

    This body mist comes in a clear, slightly frosted bottle. White lid, spray applicator and a very simple black lettering on the front. Despite how plain this packaging is it looks good, more expensive than what it costs and could be bought for or by any aged person, so would be attractive to anyone.

    Fragrance

    The most simple way I can describe how Scentology’s Pomelo & Neroli Body Mist smells is it’s a blend of white florals with a light peach fruitiness to it. There’s also a hint of a slightly musky aromatherapy, earthy scent added in there as well. It sounds like a lot going on scent wise but this mix is actually a nice one. Not too heavy, strangely quite uplifting and light, but has depth to it.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength when first applied is a medium. But I feel it weakens quite quickly so I reapply it. Longevity for me could be better. It’s still there a few hours later but faint. I like my fragrances to linger longer and stronger. Important to add I rarely apply fragrance to skin it’s always on my clothes. So this may behave differently on skin.

    Recommended?

    I actually like this body mist! And you would too if you like a fragrance to be floral with a hint of fruit to it. It smells great and is perfect for Spring and Summer wearing. But what about the longevity and strength? To be honest, as long as you don’t purchase this at full price reapplying this if and when needed isn’t a big thing. It’s a generous 200ml size, I use this ALOT and it’s still full. Not everyone wants heavy, obvious fragrances so this could be ideal for them. So am I happy to use this? Yes, I use it daily. Would I recommend it? I would, for the right person and at the right price!

    * A quick note. My 13 year old daughter borrowed this and says how nice it smells. I’m not getting it back! And she’s asked for this for her birthday. So thumbs up from her.

    There are a few different fragrances at Superdrug in the Scentology body mist range. Hopefully something for everyone’s fragrance taste.

  • I Love Glow’s Cosy Blanket Room Spray!

    Room sprays are a form of home fragrance I’ve started to use more of over the last few years. They’ve never really interested me in the past, but I’ve found them to be a quick, easy way to dispense fragrance in a room if and when needed. A quick freshen up, deodorise bad smells and replace them with good. It’s taken me awhile to appreciate them but I do now. The current one I’m using in my home is Glow’s Cosy Blanket Room Spray from their December Subscription Box. So what is this room spray like?

    Glow’s Cosy Blanket Room Spray
    Packaging

    100ml of fragrance comes in a white, plastic trigger style dispensing bottle. It’s nothing flash, but the illustration on the label depicts the fragrance name perfectly. Practical packaging, compact and easy to use.

    Fragrance

    Cosy Blanket is a beautiful, comforting and slightly warming scent containing creamy vanilla, a little crisp citrus and amber. What this makes is a fragrance that is incredibly inviting, cosy, relaxing and although can be used during any season ideal for Autumn and Winter use.

    Strength & Longevity

    The strength of this room spray is medium to strong. It’s strong enough to be there but not harsh. There’s no mistaking when I spray this in any room because Cosy Blanket immediately delivers a hit of fragrance. Longevity is brilliant. I can spray this in various rooms and places and the scent remains for a good amount of time.

    Combatting odours

    This is a great room spray to help with smells in the home e.g cooking. Once sprayed, it really cuts down on smells you don’t want in a room with. It softens them and helps to replace it with this beautiful, almost perfume like scent. Does it take away the bad smells totally? Going off my own experience not fully, but it really does take pungent smells down a notch or two.

    Glow’s December Subscription Box
    Recommended?

    Thinking of all the room sprays I’ve used in the past, Cosy Blanket has got to be one of my favourites. The smell is stunning! I could have this fragrance in anything and everything whether it’s for the home or body and bath, it’s so good! The fact it has vanilla in it, which is one of my favourite scents, is a winner. But it’s the quality of this product for me as well. It’s a beautiful scent, perfect strength, lasts well and makes bad smells better instantly. Why would I NOT love this? Absolutely recommended, and totally upset this isn’t currently available. But keep an eye on Glow’s website for it’s return, hopefully sooner rather than later!

  • The Hinch Collection Wax Melts from Home of Honey Candle Co

    I think of two things when it comes to Spring. One, cleaning and lots of it! Two, new home fragrances. How about combining the two? Well, sort of! Think of the illusion of cleaning through fresh, laundry inspired scents and the scents themselves! This is where Home of Honey Candle Co’s Hinch Collection Wax Melts that I’ve recently been using (gifted) fits in perfectly. So, what are these like?

    Hinch Collection Wax Melts by Home of Honey Candle Co
    What’s the Hinch Collection?

    The Hinch Collection is 3 different fragranced wax melt snap bars inspired by laundry and cleaning products that are fronted by the Queen of Clean, Mrs Hinch! Each wax melt snap bar weighs 50g and is in the fragrances of:

    Vacay Vibes

    Frosted Eucalyptus

    White Musk & Golden Maple

    All 3 are housed in a plastic snap clear casing finished off with a white ribbon on the front.

    Fragrances

    Vacay Vibes has a powdery, fresh, laundry style scent to it but with a touch of juicy fruit, almost peach like. It’s not particularly strong or the main scent in this fragrance so not too fruity, but gives it a true Spring/Summer vibe.

    Frosted Eucalyptus, again, has that clean, fresh powdery smell to it. But it’s cooler, crisper and has an earthiness which the other fragrances don’t have.

    White Musk & Golden Maple is totally different to the other two fragrances in this collection. It has more of a perfume like style to it rather than laundry. Sweet, a slight muskiness to it, floral, and absolutely gorgeous!

    Strength & Longevity

    I always think laundry inspired wax melts should be strong and these didn’t fail me! They weren’t eye watering strong but packed a punch. I could smell all three wax melts (of course individually melted!) from other rooms and they really give that instant just clean smell that we all love to have after washing clothes or cleaning in general. Longevity was great. The fragrance remained the same for hours and hours and the wax was only changed because I wanted a different scent.

    Are these Mrs Hinch dupes?

    I can neither confirm nor deny how accurate these fragrances are to their cleaning and laundry counterparts. I don’t like the idea of being watched by staff as I go around opening bottles and sniffing them on a cleaning aisle, so I couldn’t compare. But what I would say is these are beautifully fragranced, clearly laundry inspired wax melts that go above and beyond typical fragrances in the laundry family.

    Recommended?

    If you want a room or rooms in your home to smell like fresh, clean, fragrant but not boring, you need this collection in your wax melt stash! Gorgeous fragrances, long lasting, great strength, nicely packaged….. what more can you ask for? Cost? Only £8.50 for 150g of three different fragrances. And even better, use code KARINA30 for 30% off your order.

    Home of Honey Candle Co’s Strawberries & Cream Wax Melt

    Valentines Collection Wax Melts By Home of Honey Candle Co