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Author: mybeautywaxstash

  • How Good is L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream?

    We all have areas of our face that we wish looked different. Mine is my under eye area. Feeling sick? Eyes look tired. Hay fever kicked in? Eyes look deathly. Not enough sleep? Eyes look awful. Basically, my day to day life is plastered all over my under eye area and I want it to look better! This is why eye products are my guilty pleasure. My most recent purchase for the eyes has been L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream. But is it any good?

    L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream
    What is this supposed to do?

    L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream is designed to make the under eye area:

    Hydrated.

    Toned.

    Smoother.

    Firmer.

    Helps with the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

    This eye product is geared towards people, mainly women, aged 40 and above.

    Packaging

    This eye cream comes in a small, lidded pot. White in colour, red lid. It comes boxed, mirroring the colours of the pot and lid. Lots of information is on this, what it does, ingredients etc, which is helpful when deciding whether to purchase this or not. How this is presented doesn’t look cheap and is definitely geared towards a more mature purchaser/user.

    Texture

    L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream looks luxurious and thick, and it is. Off white in colour, smooth and silky, but texture wise not greasy.

    Fragrance

    There’s no obvious fragrance in this eye cream, and fragrance isn’t mentioned on the packaging. So ideal for those who don’t want their skincare to be scented, because this product doesn’t have one.

    On the under eye

    I use a small amount of this eye cream and lightly dab into the undereye area and massage it in. It’s a beautiful product to apply. Thick but not greasy. It wasn’t heavy on the skin and felt quite light weight. It also didn’t leave a film or sheen on the skin. My eyes did feel moisturised and protected, but not overloaded with product, which I loved!

    Any changes to the eyes?

    Honestly? Out of all the things this product says it will help with, one thing definitely gets a tick which is about hydration. My under eyes feel supple and moisturised from morning to night. No tightness, very nourished and comfortable. Anything else? Not that I’ve seen so far after using this for a few weeks, but lets see!

    Recommended?

    Now, this is the tough part. I’m not convinced that any eye cream/serum/gel will create magic on the face, but I can’t help but try to find it! As much as I wished this was THE eye cream it isn’t. BUT, I really like this product as a general eye cream. The texture is gorgeous, I love applying this to my eyes. It keeps my under eye area well moisturised in a natural feeling way. I can see why this is aimed for older skin. What I would say is if you want a good quality eye cream to maintain and nourish this area, this could be for you. Anything more than that, the jury is out for me. It’s maintaining my under eyes but not changing it.

    Cost

    This isn’t the cheapest skincare product but not the most expensive. Normally, L’Oreal’s Revitalift Hydrating Eye Cream retails for around the £15.00 on the high street but currently is half price at Boots (at time of writing this post). Unfortunately, skincare products for the more mature skin does have a a bigger price tag, so if this sounds like the product for you get, it while it’s on offer!

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

    Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but Valentine’s Day inspired home fragrances hasn’t! When you think of this particular day you think of roses, flowers, chocolates and strawberries. The scents of these things can be found in wax melt form to provide romantic and fragrant smells for the home. Home of Honey Candle Co’s Strawberries & Cream Wax Melt falls into this category. It was gifted to me in two different wax melt forms, including a slab. So is it as good as it’s name sounds?

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

    Strawberries & Cream Wax Melt came in a small, white cardboard box with a clear window. This gives a sneaky peak of what the wax looks like. I like how this is packaged because it’s very simple but elegant and looks like its ready to be given as a gift.

    How does it look?

    This wax melt is in the form of a wax melt ‘slab’. Rectangular in shape, flat and in one block colour which is soft pink. Sat on top of this is an off white strawberry shaped piece of wax with a generous sprinkling or red glitter around it. Eye catching, very appealing and beautiful in look.

    Fragrance

    Sweet, fruity in a berry way mixed in with creamy vanilla. It’s a gorgeous scent that smells more like a fragrance for the body and skin rather than for the home.

    In melt

    Pretty wax melts always melt in such a fun way and this was no exception. It melted slowly and evenly. Seeing the solid strawberry shape sat on the top of liquid wax was a glorious sight. What was left was was a pale pink wax pool with red glitter dotted randomly in all around.

    Strength & Longevity

    I wasn’t too sure how strong this would be because the majority of fruit or food based scents aren’t powerhouses. Strawberries & Cream I assumed would be light but it was medium in strength. It started off light and got stronger, which surprised me. It was a noticeable scent, perfect strength and made my hallway smell amazing! Longevity was great. I had the same piece melting for hours and the fragrance and strength didn’t waiver.

    Recommended?

    From the name of this fragrance alone this is my type of scent. But looking at how stunning this wax melt slab was and the mouth watering scent it threw out, made me love it! It’s such a great piece of wax that ticks every box, I can’t recommend it enough!

    Strawberries & Cream is part of the Home of Honey Candle Co’s Valentine’s Day collection of wax and is currently discounted. Available in various forms such as the slab, wax melt snap bars and as a trio of other wax melts. All can be found here starting from the freshly reduced price of £1.25!

    Home of Honey Candle Co’s wax melt slabs

  • How Good is a 49p Wax Melt From Home Bargains?

    So many people love using wax melts. They’re such a good way to fragrance a room and home, with a huge variety of fragrances and wax forms available everywhere. The good thing about them is on the whole they aren’t expensive and are really affordable. One of the cheapest wax melts I’ve bought was James & Co Fragrance’s Berries Wax Melt from Home Bargains for only 49p! How did I find it?

    James & Co Fragrance Berries Wax Melt
    Packaging

    Berries Wax Melt comes in a small, cardboard box with an opening on the front so you can see the wax. I like the fact this is cardboard and not plastic. It looks good and is different to the usual packaging wax melts come in.

    The wax itself

    This wax melt comes as a wax melt snap bar. Purple in colour, chunky and made up of 6 segments that need to be snapped off for use.

    Fragrance

    This is a mix of sweet fruity berries. Quite simple in scent and predictable, but nice.

    Strength & Longevity

    I used two of these segments in a wax warmer in the hallway. Once melted, the area got the scent coming through, but it wasn’t particularly strong. So I would say strength is low. Longevity wise it wasn’t fully tested to be honest. Since the strength wasn’t there and the fragrance wasn’t too obvious, I simply turned my wax warmer off. The scent was nice but not strong enough to stay on for my needs.

    Recommended?

    Price and packaging wise this is a great wax melt. The wax melt itself has a good scent to it but honestly I’ve smelt better and stronger. Would I buy this again or recommend it? No, not in this fragrance. But I would happily try another fragrance to see if the strength comes through better.

  • New! Affordable Fragrances in Tesco!

    One of the best places to go for EVERYTHING has got to be a supermarket. It’s a one stop shop for food to clothing, electricals to plants and make-up to fragrance. What I like about the fragrance side of things is how you can pick up more affordable fragrance products thanks to supermarkets having a variety of different brands with different price points. I’ve just spotted something new in my local Tesco from a brand called Skin Saints. 12 different fragrances in eau de parfum formulas. So what do they have?

    Affordable Fragrances in Tesco from Skin Saints
    Dark Flowers

    A heavier, darker fragrance with notes of ylang ylang, exotic orchid and black truffle. This sounds like a perfect fragrance for night time wearing.

    Gold

    A mix of amber and spice which should be warming and slightly woody in scent.

    Cerise

    Cherry and almond blossom based fragrance, which makes me think this will be a fruity, floral fragrance with a slight sweetness to it.

    Santal

    Sandalwood and warm spice is Santal. Could this be a more masculine fragrance with its woody and spicy notes?

    Tuscany

    This DEFINITLY sounds like a manly fragrance of soft leather and saffron. This combination sounds like a traditional scent for someone who wants a more predictable, masculine fragrance to wear.

    Miss Paris

    A slightly flirty sounding fragrance with floral and light iris with the added depth of patchouli.

    Wild

    Fresh, clean, energising and zesty is what I think the fragrance Wild could be, as its made up of citrus and amber.

    Principle

    Another woody based fragrance. Principle is made up of bergamot and cedar.

    Passion

    Jasmine and tonka makes Passion seems like a rich floral with a slightly vanilla-esq undertone.

    Rouge

    A deep, heavier woody, musky scent with possibly spicy undertones is potentially what the fragrance Rouge smells like.

    Millie

    Light, fruity and floral fragrance made up of golden peach and jasmine. Millie sounds like a very pretty, feminine scent perfect for Spring and Summer use.

    Flower Chain

    Flower Chain scent wise is white violet and sandalwood, so another floral scent with depth and woody musk behind it.

    First impressions?

    This is an impressive selection of fragrances. 12 fragrances which from their name and what they’re made up of sound very different to each other which means variety. I love the simplicity of how they’re packaged, all the same but different colours and patterns on the boxes. And the price? At full price (£8.00 for 100ml) this is great value for an eau de parfum formula. Do I find these new fragrances appealing? Yes I do. Am I going to buy one? Most definitely…so watch this space!

    P.S Did I mention these are supposed to be dupes of well known designer fragrances? My interest in these continues….