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  • A Fragrance For Men Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum

    It’s not just my daughter that is addicted to fragrances, it’s also my teenage son. Anyone with teenagers will know that taking care of their appearance doesn’t just include how they look but how they smell too. Both my children want to smell good (thank god!), and their fragrance collections are getting bigger and bigger as they get older. My son bought himself the fragrance Afnan 9pm from Amazon a few months for just under £30.00 for 100ml.

    Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum
    Packaging

    The packaging of this is simple but quite masculine. The bottle is made of glass, rounded edges and rectangular in shape and quite chunky and weighty. It’s mostly clear with it’s name peeking through it. Afnan 9pm comes in a black corrugated cardboard box. Simple, but stylish and definitely geared towards the guys.

    Fragrance

    This fragrance has a musk and earthiness to it. I know vanilla when I smell it and that comforting, warming scent is in this somewhere. There’s a little sweetness to this in a fruity way, but with a hint of floral. So the fragrance itself is quite fresh but masculine. Not a light fragrance as this packs a punch with lots of depth to it. And despite it clearly being a men’s fragrance a lot of women would like this too, because I do!

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise, this is gearing towards moving from medium to strong. You spray it, you smell it but it’s not overpowering because it’s easy to go back for another spritz. Longevity wise this is really good. My son will spray this in the morning and it’s still on him when he’s back from school in the afternoon. I’ve used this and I have to say it lasts really well on me too but I only apply it onto clothes, my son will apply it all over himself!

    Recommended?

    I haven’t bought an expensive fragrance for myself in YEARS! With good quality body mists and other more affordable fragrances available I haven’t needed to. But if I’m honest, smelling this and using this on myself has changed my mind. I think sometimes paying a little more isn’t a bad thing for a great smelling, top quality fragrance. I just wouldn’t do it all the time. Afnan 9pm smells amazing! Great scent, long lasting, perfect strength and is 100ml which will last forever! It’s the type of scent most people will love, regardless of sex or age and a great purchase for birthdays and Father’s Day.

  • Love Fragrance? Try Travel Fragrance Atomisers

    My son is nearly 15. Over the last year he’s been using lots of different fragrances. He uses some form of fragrance everyday and has started to buy his own rather than rely on me to purchase them for him. So I was quite impressed when he bought a set of travel fragrance atomisers from Amazon to use with a fragrance he bought at the same time.

    Fragrance atomisers
    Why did he buy this?

    He didn’t want to carry big and weighty bottles of fragrances around with him, and wanted something smaller and more manageable. This was the perfect, affordable solution so he bought a set of them.

    What is a fragrance atomiser?

    These are small refillable spray bottles that you fill up with any liquid based fragrance of your choice.

    What do these look like?

    Smaller and thinner than a standard lipstick in size, these look like small, coloured bottles. Lidded with a spray dispenser top and a clear window on the side so you can see the actual fragrance in it’s liquid form. These come in a variety of colours, but the one’s my son bought include black, blue and green. All have a slightly metallic look to them, which different ages and people wouldn’t mind using.

    Easy to fill and use?

    If my son can fill these up anyone can, so very easy to use! He takes at least one out with him and they definitely get used because I can smell the scent on him!

    Recommended?

    This is a great way for anyone to carry around a small amount of fragrance, especially a favourite one. Getting a multipack (as my son did), means that one or more fragrance can be kept in multiple places rather than one e.g bag, office, etc. I think this is a great idea, useful and affordable. These range from £4.99 and upwards from Amazon in different quantities, colours, shapes and designs.

  • Want To Give A Pampering Gift? Try Bellalisia Relaxation Gift

    It’s no secret I love a bit of pampering. Bath bombs in the bath, wax melts on the go in the home. Anything easy and enjoyable to relax my mind, body and soul is a winner for me. So I would like to think if any of my friends buy me gifts I’m not a hard person to buy for, right? Towards the end of last year I received a present from a friend. It was a Thinking Of You Self Care Gift from a small business called Bellalisia, bought from Amazon.

    Bellalisia Gift Set
    What is it?

    A very neatly packaged small collection of items that should aide relaxation and provide some self care moments.

    What’s included?
    • 1x Sleep mask
    • A sachet of bath salts
    • Mini bath fizzers
    • Hot chocolate
    • A sachet of tea
    • 3x tea lights
    Bath fizzers
    Packaging

    These bath and night time treats came in a rectangular box which could easily fit through a letter box. Although the packaging is a simple brown coloured cardboard box, it’s covered in flower patterns on the front. On the back it wishes the receiver enjoyment of this gift and contact details if needed.

    The pieces inside the box were wrapped in tissue paper and on the inside of the box it says ‘NOW FOR A LITTLE relaxation’.

    The box also came in it’s own packaging. A beautiful purple coloured drawstring bag which totally finished this set off.

    My Thoughts?

    When I opened this set and looked at the packaging and contents, I thought how cute this was! There wouldn’t be too many people who wouldn’t like receiving this and there’s this genuine feeling of someone sending this to you because they care. These are not full sized items but enough to enjoy a bath or two, while lighting a tealight and possibly having a hot beverage. And then when ready for bed, slipping the very good quality eye mask over your face ready for sleep.

    Let’s talk about cost. This set costs £12.99 from Amazon. Could I put together a collection of relaxing treats for this price and package it well? Yes I could, just ask my friends! But not everyone can or wants to do this. So I think the price of this set is fair. But I do think there should be a few more bath fizzers included because it would create a better bath, along with more bath salts for the same reason.

    Bath salts
    Recommended?

    I LOVE this idea. If you want to send a gift to someone who needs some much needed time to themselves this is a nice thought. If you shopped around, in all honesty, you could put something together for the same price with more contents or same amount for less. But if that’s not what you want to do, this is a good alternative. If this collection doesn’t quite hit the mark as a gift, Bellalisia have other configurations of sets available on Amazon so definitely worth a look.