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  • 3 New Lacura Products In Aldi

    My local Aldi store can be hit, miss or maybe when it comes to new Lacura products. Sometimes the stock is plentiful of new lotions and potions, sometimes baskets and shelves look like a jumble sale. I was a little disappointed to find only a few new items in my store last week, but I did find 3 products which looked really interesting. So what did I find?

    New Lacura Products instore
    Lacura’s Scalp & Body Scrub

    Aldi’s Lacura Scalp & Body Scrub is a product that can be used on both the scalp and the body. This is to help remove dead skin and invigorate these areas which will help the look and feel of them. It’s an interesting product as I’ve never seen a scrub that can be used literally from head to toe. £3.99 for 250g.

    Aldi’s Lacura Scalp & Body Scrub
    Lacura’s Body Crème

    Aldi’s Lacura Body Crème is a rich and moisturising formulation for the skin. Ideal to use after the Scalp & Body Scrub, this is designed to really give the skin an added smoothness and hydration ideal for this time of the year. £3.99 for 250g.

    Lacura’s Handbag Fragrances

    I found 3 different fragrances available in Aldi’s Lacura Handbag Eau de Parfums. I couldn’t get an idea on how these smelt due to packaging and no testers. But guessing due to how these look, I suspect one will be quite light, fresh and floral. One dark, heavier and seductive and the last one a cleaner and fresher fragrance. £1.99 for 15ml is affordable and a great product to travel with.

    Aldi’s Lacura Handbag Fragrances

    So these are the three new products I’ve found in my local Aldi. I really loved the look of the fragrances, especially for my daughter. But the body butter and scrub did look luxurious and pampering. Are these dupes? Probably, knowing Aldi. The scrub and crème look and sound very similar to a brand called Quai. This is ALOT more expensive than the Lacura versions but I can’t deny the strong resemblance between their products and these.

    If any of these products sound appealing, you really do need to check your local store asap because they won’t be there for long!

  • New Skin & Body Products From Aldi’s Lacura Range

    There is nothing nicer than visiting my local Aldi store and finding new products have landed. If you’re a regular shopper to this supermarket you will know that when new skin, bath and body products come in they rarely last long in regards to availability. So if you want something, and you see it, you have to be quick because these are only stocked for a short amount of time. Have I spotted anything new in my local Aldi store recently?

    New skin and bath/body products currently in Aldi
    Lacura’s Light/Rich Moisturising Cream

    Lacura’s Moisturising Cream comes in two versions, one light, one rich. I assume this is reflected in their texture and consistency. Both can be used on face and body, with the light version being more suitable for a normal skin type and rich for dry skin. This range is a possible dupe for a body and skincare range called Weleda. This costs £3.99 for 75ml.

    Aldi’s Lacura Light/Rich Moisturising Cream
    Lacura’s Hydrating Gel Serum

    This serum is designed to improve the overall look of the skin, when it comes to texture, feel, hydration and fine lines. £4.99 for 50ml.

    Aldi’s Lacura Hydrating Gel Serum
    Lacura’s Illuminating Priming Moisturiser

    Lacura’s Illuminating Priming Moisturiser is aimed at normal to dry skin types. Not only is this supposed to hydrate the skin but also give the skin that primed and ready to go look without the aide of a make-up equivalent. £4.99 for 50ml.

    Aldi’s Lacura Illuminating Priming Moisturiser
    Lacura’s Almond Coconut Honey & Vanilla Honey Bath Nectar

    Not a new product but one that has popped up in Aldi infrequently over the last couple of years. Lacura’s Almond Coconut Honey & Vanilla Honey Bath Nectar is supposed to be that decadent, indulging bath product containing actual honey, provitamin B5 and sweet almond oil. Aimed to be nourishing on the skin, pampering and creates bubbles. This looks like a dupe for Laura Mercier‘s Honey Bath. £5.99 for 300ml.

    Aldi’s Lacura Almond Coconut Honey & Vanilla Honey Bath Nectar
    Did I buy any of these?

    No I didn’t! Not because curiosity didn’t hit me but I genuinely don’t need these products. But I do like the look of these. Their price points are affordable, they seem perfect for the season we are in where our skin naturally is drier, duller and lack lustre and they will be easy to slot into a skin or/and body care routine.

  • Christmas Gifts For Under £5.00

    When it comes to gift giving, there will always be at least one person we want to give something small and inexpensive to. Maybe a work colleague, Secret Santa, neighbour or teacher. Whoever it is, we want to be thoughtful, nice but not over the top. So is there anything available right now that could be bought to tick off the gift buying list that would be suitable for these recipients?

    Sanctuary Spa Wellness Pillow Pack

    Sanctuary Spa‘s Wellness Pillow Pack contains a sleep mist 75ml, body lotion 75ml and a salt scrub 60g. Lovely packaging, great full body care routine and perfect gift for someone who needs to relax. £2.99 from Home Bargains. This retails in other places from £11.00.

    Sanctuary Spa’s Wellness Pillow Pack
    Nivea Feel Radiant Natural Radiance Gift Set

    Nivea Feel Radiant Natural Radiance Gift Set contains 2 sheet masks and one jade facial roller. I’m not a massive Nivea fan when it comes to skincare but it’s a popular everyday brand which many people use and enjoy. I love the fact this gift set contains a facial tool and really gives the gift of pampering. £4.49 from Home Bargains.

    Nivea’s Feel Radiant Natural Radiance Gift Set
    Nivea Men’s Festive Skin Treats

    This is one for the men, and contains a lip balm 4.8g, 3in1 shower gel 50ml and a creme for face and body 75ML. It’s a very simple and small set but a practical one. This is something someone could use everyday but this screams the perfect gift for a traveller because of the sizes. £2.75 from Home Bargains.

    Nivea Men’s Festive Skin Treats Gift Set
    Lacura’s Self Heating Chamomile Eye Mask

    Aldi’s own range Lacura includes their Self Heating Chamomile Eye Masks. Boxed, contains 5 and these are designed to help with tiredness, eye strain and generally help with relaxation. £3.99.

    Aldi’s Lacura Self Heating Chamomile Eye Mask

    So, these were my latest finds instore for gifts costing under £5.00. These can either be small gifts, stocking fillers or placed together with other items to make one larger gift.

    Happy shopping!

  • Affordable Dupe Alert! Aldi’s New Lacura Almond Body Care Range

    The supermarket Aldi never fail! Every few months there will be a new bath, body or skincare product that will catch your eye. It will look familiar but not identical to something that you’ve seen before. Give yourself a few seconds or minutes and you will figure out that Aldi have struck again with a dupe of a particular product or brand. The latest brand they’ve been ‘inspired’ by is L’Occitane En Provence and their almond body care range. So what has Aldi’s Lacura own brand released now?

    Aldi’s Lacura Almond Body Care Range
    Lacura’s Almond Body Scrub

    How this body scrub is packaged made me notice these three new products. One of the top ingredients in this scrub is shea butter. This should make this product a very nourishing and rich exfoliator, which is what you want at this time of year.

    Aldi’s Lacura Almondy Body Scrub
    Lacura’s Almond Cleansing Shower Oil

    A shower oil isn’t something you see on the high street often, but I can imagine this would be indulgent and soothing on the skin. Great for dry skin or perfect for someone who wants something different from a shower gel or cream.

    Aldi’s Lacura Shower Oil
    Lacura’s Nourishing Body Lotion

    With this being a lotion and not a cream I’m guessing this won’t be particularly thick. Perfect for those who want moisturising but with a lighter consistency and suitable for normal skin, possibly even dry.

    Aldi’s Lacura Almond Body Lotion
    What are they dupes of?

    I’m comparing the products from Aldi to the L’Occitane equivalent by product type and packaging, not ingredients. Remember these are more likely to be ‘inspired’ by and not copies so there will be differences:

    Lacura’s Almond Shower Scrub 200ml – L’Occitane En Provence Almond Shower Scrub 250ml £21.50.

    Lacura’s Cleansing Shower Oil 200ml £4.99 – L’Occitane En Provence’s Almond Shower Oil 250ml £19.50.

    Lacura’s Almond Body Lotion 200ml £4.99 – L’Occitane En Provence’s Almond Milk Concentrate 200ml £44.00 or L’Occitane En Provence’s Almond Milk Veil 240ml £34.50.

    Recommended?

    How good these products are, their smells and textures I can’t comment on because I haven’t bought and used them. But in the past I have used at least one of their L’Occitane counterparts. Packaging wise the Lacura products look great, very stylish and VERY similar to the L’Occitane versions. Size wise these are decent and quite standard although smaller than L’Occitane’s. But the price difference is INSANE! I would definitely give this range a go and I think these make perfect Christmas gift ideas or stocking fillers. Even the type of products these are and it being an almond range is perfect for this time of year. Question is, how long will it take for these to disappear from stores?