Tag: asos

  • I Treated Myself To Beauty Products That Cost Under £20.00

    The months of November and December can be very expensive. As much as Christmas can be a joyful and fun filled holiday it also isn’t the cheapest! I love giving gifts to my nearest and dearest but I also like to treat myself too. But what did I manage to buy myself with £20.00?

    My affordable gifts to myself!
    Escentuals Body Mist White Musk & Vanilla

    A body mist or five is a must in my household. Not only do I use them daily as a cheap form of fragrance but my daughter uses them as well. So I always need a decent stash of mists and sprays. I bought Escentuals Body Mist in White Musk and Vanilla from Boots. They were on a special price promotion for £2.50 each instead of £3.99 which I thought was a good deal. This was a totally new range to me that I wanted to try and thought I would enjoy the fragrances.

    Escentuals Body Mists
    Ecotools Gua Sha Kit

    I grabbed Ecotools Gua Sha Kit from Home Bargains because I’ve never seen a set like this before. Facial gua sha’s are available in many different stores and shops, but mainly are just for the face. This collection included not only a facial tool but one for the hair and body, which is why I bought it. Made from real jade, great packaging and only cost £3.49.

    Ectools Gua Sha Kit
    Glow’s Time To Glow Eye Serum

    I’ve been on the look out for an affordable eye serum for awhile now and found this in Home Bargains for £2.99. It’s easy to grab an eye cream but not a serum so I thought I would give this a go. Designed to brighten the under eye area, it has a pipette applicator for hygienic and ease of use.

    Glow’s Eye Serum
    Revolution Skincare Vibrating Rose Quartz Face Roller

    If you love skincare it would be hard to be immune to buying the occasional facial tool. Although I’m not the most consistent in using them if I’m honest, they at least provide a pampering few moments when I do use them. Revolution Skincare Vibrating Rose Quartz Face Roller caught my eye on ASOS because of ease of use as it’s battery operated not manual. And of the course the price swayed me. It originally was £20.00 and went on sale for £5.36.

    Revolution Skincare Vibrating Rose Quartz Face Roller

    For under £20.00 I managed to buy myself products that were incredibly priced, perfect for my needs and didn’t send my credit card into meltdown! It just proves you can always treat yourself if needed, even on a budget!

  • Bath Time Fun with I Heart Revolution Lulu Bath Fizzer

    I love a bath! I love laying in the water with a book in my hands, bubbles up to my neck and enjoying some me time. One thing I haven’t done recently is use many bath bomb/fizzer type products. If I’m honest, it’s because I haven’t been bothered! But I’m getting back into the mood of using these bath treats and have opted to use I Heart Revolution’s Lulu Bath Fizzer on one cold and dreary evening. Bought from fashion online retailer ASOS, this was on sale at £2.50 down from £4.00.

    I Heart Revolution Lulu Bath Fizzer
    Why did I buy this?

    I was buying some clothes for my mini me and I couldn’t help but look at the bath and beauty products on sale, which this included. The look of it was cute, price was cheap and I could see this being part of a nice Christmas gift for a friend. Me being me, I bought one for the friend and one for me as well!

    How does it look?

    Shaped like a sat down teddy bear in a purple/pink colour. There are no added details on this. But you can see the basic shape and appearance of a bear e.g ears, nose, arms, legs and a bow tie. This looks and feels like a bath bomb/fizzer. It’s solid and chalky in texture. What I like most about this is its size which is generous. This is just short of 3.5 inches in height and the same at its widest part across. All of it simply wrapped up in clear cellophane and finished off with ribbon and label.

    Fragrance

    On the label this says Lulu bath fizzer has a passionfruit fragrance. When I took this out of its wrapping I got a chalky smell to it, lightly sweet, but not passionfruit. In fact, I couldn’t tell you what it smelt like because it wasn’t a particular scent and definitely not strong enough! Not unpleasant but nothing to wow about.

    In the bath

    I popped this onto a full bath of warm water and immediately it fizzed and slowly bled an incredibly vibrant, deep purple/pink stream of colour into the water. Despite how cute this bath fizzer looked before it went into the bath, it looked less sweet as it dissolved. It moved around the water, which was fun to watch, but the shape wasn’t very clear. My daughter made a comment that it resembled something you would find in a toilet, and I agreed! The colour it produced though was impressive and intense, with the smallest amount of foam left on the top.

    Fragrance? The chalky smell hit the back of my throat at times which wasn’t what I wanted. The fragrance was very weak, and still not specific enough for me to say anything more than the fact it was slightly sweet in scent.

    But overall I enjoyed my time in the bath with my book and phone to hand, while giving off slightly horror film vibes laying in brightly coloured bath water like a murder victim. I was worried about this irritating my skin as it’s been ‘difficult’ recently, but no issues there. And it didn’t dry my skin out either.

    Clean up

    Ever worried your bath might get stained because of the colour your bath bomb or fizzer has left your bath tub? I was a bit concerned with this but no staining and clean up was a breeze and no different to any other cleaning of the bath.

    Recommended?

    If you like a bath fizzer or two and you can get this for the price I paid or less, why not? The thing that I found disappointing was the lack of fragrance. It should have smelt fruity like passionfruit and it should be a decent strength. Also, not the prettiest thing to float around in the water. So not the perfect bath fizzer, but the size, look and colour it turns the water into and of course the price makes this a decent purchase, especially for a stocking filler.

    Psssss. At the time of writing this post this bath fizzer is still available for £2.50 on ASOS if you want it.

  • Saving Money on Christmas Pampering Purchases from ASOS

    Christmas is a matter of weeks away. For those who put off buying gifts when the shops told us to because it was ‘too early'(which starting from September), it isn’t now. The majority of shoppers are currently buying their Christmas gifts as I write this post. They are possibly on a budget thanks to the current economic climate, and some may have little time and inspiration. So, I’m here to try and point you in directions which can save you some money AND time with your shopping. That’s why I’m going to focus today on the fashion online retailer of ASOS. So, what do they have in the form of Christmas pampering ideas?

    For the bath

    There are quite a few bath products that are available on ASOS at time of writing this post that are on sale. Examples of these budget finds are I Heart Revolution Lulu Teddy Bear Bath Fizzer down from £4.00 to £2.50. Friends Pizza Bath Salts down from £15.00 to £9.00. Various bath salts from different brands are lower in price including Frank Body In Your Dreams Sleepy Epsom Salt and Scrub, down from £13.99 to £8.50. With the cheapest bath salts available and one for the Disney Princess lover is Disney POP Princess Bath Salts Cinderella down from £4.00 to £2.50.

    Bath time treats bought from ASOS
    For the body

    A selection of Garnier Body Creams down from £8.99 to £4.50, including their Superfood Hydrating Gel Cream for Body for Normal Skin. Revolution’s Vitamin C Glow Shimmer Lotion is down from £9.00 to £5.50. Bondi Sands Body Moisturisers are down from £9.99 to £7.50.

    Make-up

    Lots of make-up from brand Revolution is available on sale. Revolution Creator SFX Metallic Face Paint Palette down from £6.00 to £2.50. Revolution Glossy Brow Kit Medium down from £6.00 to £3.00 and I Heart Revolution Melted Chocolate Bronzer Chocolate – Butter down from £5.00 to £3.00. Also, Maybelline Superstay 24 Matte Ink Lipstick in shade Seductress. Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Elixir in Sun.Lit down from £6.99 to £4.89. Crayola Colour Crayon Trio Jazz Pizzazz down from £18.00 to £5.40.

    So why should you consider purchasing from ASOS?

    It’s a popular online store which means many people shop for clothes and accessories on their site anyway. So why not purchase your bath, body and skincare products from there too? Even better when items have been reduced in price. But you know what the best bit is? They regularly have discount codes available. In fact, within the last 3 weeks they’ve released 3 x 20% discount codes for sale items which means all the things mentioned above would have had an additional 20% off!

    Anything else?

    This isn’t a bargain or sale mention, but did you know they sell LUSH products through ASOS? Not the whole range but a decent selection, such as LUSH Snow Fairy Bath and Body Discovery Kit for £17.00, LUSH Cosy Christmas Bath and Body Discovery Kit for £16.00 and more.

    As always, double check the prices of items on sale at ASOS and make sure it’s the best possible prices. Ideally try and squeeze a few more pounds out of the cost by using discount codes AND don’t forget using a cashback site if possible! Happy shopping!x

  • 5 Black Friday Deals on Wax Melts, Bath/Body & Skincare Products

    Is there such a thing as a Black Friday sale? I feel like Black Friday lasts about 2 weeks, so maybe a Black Fortnight? It’s not such a bad thing. If what’s up for grabs are things customers want and are genuinely good buys in regards to cost and quality, then why not? So I thought I would create a short but hopefully helpful post highlighting some Black Friday (or just general special offers ) deals available from now and over the next few days. All focusing on products or/brands I’ve used before. *Photographs in post are for illustration purposes only, not necessarily products included in sales. But they are images of products I’ve bought, gifted, used and reviewed in the past relating to the brands (links to those are right at the bottom).

    Wax Melts & Candles

    Pretty Home Aromas. Love this wax melt company because their wax melts are designed beautifully with fragrances to match! Their Black Friday deal is 30% off everything on their website with free delivery of a £20 spend or over. This deal is available starting from Friday 26th November until midnight Monday 29th November.

    Pretty Home Aromas Autumn Wax Melt Collection

    Mulberry Lane. Still on the look out for an alternative advent calendar? A wax melt lover? Mulberry Lane have 40% off their advent calendars while stocks last or till offer ends on the 30th November. 25 wax melts each 20g will provide hours of fragrance and a massive variety of fragrances to try out. Use code ADVENT40 to apply the discount.

    Mrs Mac Candles. Wax melts and candles galore! Almost everything is discounted on their website with their cheapest wax melts priced at 44p! I’ve had a look and the variety of fragrances available at a lowered price is brilliant. From Christmas to fruity fragrances and perfume inspired scents, there’s something for everyone. No code needed, discount already visible and applied.

    Mrs Mac Candles Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts
    Bath & Body Products

    Miss Patisserie. This range have their products available not only direct from themselves but various online and instore retailers. On ASOS all their products from bath bomb to bath slabs are discounted up to 40%.

    Miss Patisserie’s Salted Caramel Bath Slab

    Superdrug. In my opinion Superdrug have great offers all year round. I can always find something I want to buy on a weekly basis AND save some money too! Two things have stuck out for me with their current deals. Bloom Drum Gift Set which contains 5 different body and fragrance products including an eau de toilette is a fab gift idea. Down from £20.00 to £10.00. BUT the one that I’m gagging to purchase myself is a stonker of a deal! Superdrug’s Vitamin E Bumper Gift Set contains EVERYTHING you need for a full facial skincare routine. Cleanser, scrub, serum, facial mist, moisturisers, everything! And from what I can see they are all full sizes. Price? Down from £30.00 to £15.00.

    Superdrug’s Bloom Body Mists

    Hopefully these ideas won’t give your credit card too much heat, but please shop responsibility! Offers and prices may change at any time, so please bare this in mind as the above is correct at the time of writing this post. If you haven’t used any of these brands or products before, and looking for some reviews…guess what? I have some below for you to read at your own leisure! Happy shopping people!x

    Pretty Home Aromas Wax Melt Autumn Bundle

    Pretty Home Aromas Cosy Cuddles 80g Wax Melt Segmented Pot

    Mulberry Lane’s Cocoa Butter Soy Wax Melt Pot

    Mrs Mac Candles Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts

    Miss Patisserie’s Salted Caramel Bath Slab

    Superdrug’s Bloom Driftwood & Sea Salt Body Mist

    Superdrug’s Vitamin E Nourishing Eye Cream