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  • Glow’s Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub

    Why is a body scrub a good body care product to use? It’s a simple, pampering and an effective product which can immediately improve the look and feel of the skin. It gets rid of dead and dry skin, smooths it out and improves the overall condition of it. Perfect step after cleaning the skin and before applying a moisturiser product. Do I love a body scrub? Yes. Do I use one often? No. Am I using one currently? Yes I am! I’m using Glow’s Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub that was a part of their December Subscription Box. What is it like?

    Glow’s Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
    Packaging

    150g of scrub comes in a clear, plastic pot. It’s not an exciting form of packaging look wise but it’s practical, sturdy and you can see the product inside it.

    How does it look?

    Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub is a cute shade of soft pink. It looks rich and decadent, not totally smooth because there’s tiny sugar particles in it. It looks almost solid but it isn’t. Firm but soft.

    Fragrance

    I experienced this fragrance in the Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Bubble Bar and this is exactly the same scent. Spicy in a cinnamon warming type of way, with a hint of cooling, fresh mint with a slight bakery smell. I had my doubts whether this fragrance would work because there’s a lot going on but the more I smell it the more I love it!

    On the skin

    I used a fingertip of scrub on each body part. I made sure my skin was damp, and this rubbed over my skin like a dream. This almost melted while applying it. It became softer and created what I call a little ‘froth’ on the skin. I could feel the sugar in it because the sugar particles were the perfect size. Not too small where they wouldn’t do anything and not too big that they didn’t exfoliate. I could feel the exfoliating action and didn’t need to apply too much pressure. Easy to rinse off the skin. Using this while in the bath turned the water cloudy in an almost milk bath treatment way.

    The fragrance of this is TO DIE FOR! This really made my bathroom smell good and I enjoyed using this product, not only because of the texture but because of the fragrance too.

    My skin after using this, when dry, was incredibly soft and smooth. I noticed this while applying body lotion and also found my skin was lightly scented with the scrub’s fragrance.

    Glow’s December Subscription Box
    Recommended?

    Glow’s Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub is a beautiful body product. The fragrance is seasonal, unusual and VERY good, the consistency of this product is perfect and it does what it’s designed to do on the skin. This body scrub NEEDS to be bought so totally recommended! Fragrance is a personal choice and Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread will be loved by many but not all, so there are other fragrance options to choose from. All scrubs are 150ml, cost only £3.50 each and available here.

  • My Kids Bought Me Snow Fairy Bath Bomb From LUSH

    I wouldn’t say I’m the hardest person in the world to buy gifts for, but I’m not always the easiest. Like most people, you have to know my general likes and dislikes, and dig a little deeper to get more specific. My children know how much I love a bath and how I love to add various things into it. So for my last birthday, my children bought me a few things, including Snow Fairy Bath Bomb from LUSH. Did I enjoy it?

    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb by LUSH
    How does Snow Fairy Bath Bomb look?

    I’ve had Snow Fairy Bath Bomb before but this looks different. This is in the Snow Fairy iconic bright pink colour. It’s shaped like a very cute and simple angel e.g wings, holding a wand, but the back of it is flat. Great size as it takes up the majority of the palm of my hand. Solid, quite weighty, and typical chalky bath bomb consistency.

    Fragrance

    There isn’t too many people out there that doesn’t know what Snow Fairy smells like. It’s a sweet, fruity, slightly candyfloss type scent which is hard not to like.

    In the bath

    Popping this bath bomb on the top of an already run bath was like watching a show. It fizzed and released a little froth and colour around it which slowly turned the once clear water into a deep shade of pink Barbie would appreciate! Snow Fairy Bath Bomb kept going and going and going. Releasing colour, fizzing up, floating all around the bath while slowly getting smaller and smaller. This bath bomb didn’t want to disappear! It must have been a good 10/15 minutes when it finally finished, leaving no residue in the bath but lots of colour.

    On the skin

    My skin has had it’s ups and downs last year, so I wasn’t too sure whether this would do more harm than good. Thankfully, it caused no problems. No stripping of the skin, no irritation. The only thing I did notice is how areas of my skin became very pink! I held the bath bomb when it was in the bath and that became a different colour compared to the other hand. My feet looked a little pink in shade too. This did disappear after many washes of hands (left the feet, wasn’t bothered!). I think the colour stuck onto me more because these areas were dry and needed a good exfoliating.

    Recommended?

    If you’re a fan of Snow Fairy as a range or scent and love bath bombs then of course it’s a must! It looks great, smells nice and creates a nice bath. Would I buy this myself? Probably not. Considering how vibrant the bath was (and my skin afterwards!) the fragrance should have matched it and it didn’t (should have been stronger). I also don’t fancy turning into a colour changing person so would probably opt for a different type of bath bomb of a different colour.

  • Revolution Man’s Skincare Products in Home Bargains

    Anyone else feeling poor this January? This is the same every year after Christmas surely? We overspend celebrating the festive season and our January pay checks are taking FOREVER to hit our bank accounts. Most of us generally are trying to spend less but there are still things we need to buy for daily use, like skincare products. Men’s skincare products isn’t something I see at budget friendly prices regularly. So when they at good prices, it’s hard not to notice. At £1.49 EACH, Revolution Man’s Skincare can be found in discount store Home Bargains. So what products do they have on their shelves?

    Revolution Man’s skincare products in Home Bargains
    Revolution Man’s Hydrating Face Wash

    Easy and quick to use facial wash which is designed not to strip the skin while cleaning it effectively. Idea for the guys who want a simple and easy to use cleanser.

    Revolution Man’s Hydrating Face Wash
    Revolution Man’s Exfoliating Serum

    A fragrance free, light weight serum which removes dead skin cells leaving the skin looking and feeling fresher, smoother and brighter.

    Revolution Man’s Exfoliating Serum
    Revolution Man’s Skin Glide Shave Serum

    An ideal product to use on the skin to prepare it for shaving. Making the skin on the face softer and conditioned well before grooming.

    Revolution Man’s Skin Glide Shave Serum
    Revolution Man Blemish Serum

    Helps to regulate excessive oil in the skin which will help to control break outs.

    Revolution Man’s Blemish Serum
    Revolution Man’s 2 in 1 Blemish Clay Mask

    To use on clean skin a few times a week, this can help improve the look of blemishes and smooth out the look and feel of the skin.

    Revolution Man’s 2 in 1 Blemish Clay Mask
    Revolution Man Blemish Stick

    This is a product you can use on small areas that are blemished, rather than using it on the whole face. Designed to improve the look of spots fast.

    Revolution Man’s Blemish Stick
    Revolution Man Mattifying Gel Moisturiser

    Hydrating, lightweight but an effective moisturiser for skin that is oily prone. Ideal to use when layering other products and easy and quick to use with facial hair.

    Revolution Man’s Mattifying Gel Moisturiser
    Who are these products designed for?

    On the whole, this selection of products is aimed towards men who have oily, blemish prone skin. The formulations and products themselves seem geared towards a more younger market which makes sense with the skin concerns the range focuses on.

    These products are definitely worth a look if you’re looking for affordable, budget friendly and decent products for the men in your life. For the price of each of these products it’s worth a try….as long as it’s in stock in your local Home Bargains!

  • Limited Edition Winter Scented Air Fresheners By Glade

    After celebrating Christmas and New Year, many of us are trying to get our homes in order. Decluttering, general cleaning, all seem to be on the list of things to do. A part of changing our homes from chaos to calm and clean, is using home fragrance products. Whether that’s wax melts, air freshener gels or automatic air fresheners, it seems the perfect time to make rooms not only look clean but smell it too. I found two aerosol air fresheners by Glade in Home Bargains in limited edition fragrances Warm Apple Pie and Berry Festive Kiss for 99p each. So what are they like?

    Glade’s Limited Edition Berry Festive Kiss & Warm Apple Pie Air Fresheners
    Packaging

    Tall, easy push down aerosol cannisters with each festively coloured with images reflecting the fragrances e.g Berry Festive Kiss, purple with raspberry and blackcurrant images. Warm Apple Pie red in colour with images of cinnamon sticks and apples. Both very festive in look, wintery and appealing.

    Glade’s Warm Apple Pie Air Freshener
    Fragrance

    Warm Apple Pie is that traditional mix of warming spicy slightly woody cinnamon with a crisp red apple scent underneath it. The spicy element is stronger than apple making it distinctively seasonal. I would have loved this to have been a touch sweeter but overall it’s a nice fragrance.

    Berry Festive Kiss is a bowl of mixed berries with a sprinkle of sugar on top! Fruity, sweet, almost frosted in scent. Out of the two my favourite fragrance and great to use all year round.

    Glade’s Berry Festive Kiss
    Strength & Longevity

    Both of these fragrances are noticeable when sprayed as you get the scents straight away. Not too strong and not too weak so perfect medium strength. The fragrances linger in the air for awhile and combats odours immediately e.g cooking. It lasts a decent amount of time but does disappear and not everlasting, but what air freshener IS everlasting?

    Recommended?

    Having traditional seasonally scents are great to use at certain times of the year and these are great for right now. They are both very different scents. One being spicy one being fruity, but both really good with decent strength and longevity. For only 99p for 300ml each and by the brand Glade, this is great value. So if these types of fragrances are what you like, they need purchasing before they disappear. Definitely recommended!