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  • February Reviews Round Up, What Did I Use From My Stash?

    If this year continues to fly by as quick as it has the last few months, it will be Christmas in the blink of an eye! Honestly, it really is galloping at 100mph. As much as I would like things to slow down a little, I am excited to see what unfolds in the near future. But for now, I want to have a quick look at the products I used and reviewed in the month of February, ready for the next batch of products I will get my hands to try out in the month of March.

    Dirty Fresh Cosmetics Fairy Godmother Bath Bar

    It would be highly unusual if I hadn’t used and enjoyed a bath bomb or bar in any month let alone last month! Dirty Fresh Cosmetics Fairy Godmother Bath Bar was enjoyable to use, relaxing and created a beautiful looking bath. I haven’t been disappointed by their bath bars yet!

    Dirty Fresh Fairy Godmother Bath Bar
    Superdrug’s Artiscent Atelier Marine Riche Eau de Parfum

    My first time using the Superdrug’s own fragrance range, and most certainly will not be the last! This is a men’s fragrance, but don’t worry, it can be used and loved by anyone if you like typical masculine notes in fragrance. I actually use this most days layered alongside other fragrances I have, and it smells amazing!

    Superdrug’s Artiscent Marine Riche Eau de Parfum
    Primark’s PS Strawberry Bubble Bar

    Not everyone can or wants to spend up to £7.00 on a bubble bar from the high street (you know where I’m talking about!). If you want to spend less than £2.00 for a cute looking bubble bar, head to Primark! Was it the most amazing bath product I’ve ever used? No. But affordable, pleasant and would make someone smile if given as a small gift.

    Primark’s Strawberry Bubble Bar
    Simple’s 5 Minute Reset Hydrogel Mask

    Skincare face masks are not a magic wand to skincare problems, but they can provide some instant pampering and short term positives such as hydration. This skincare face mask from Simple I didn’t think I would like it so much, but I really did! Lovely on the skin, very relaxing and hydrated my skin brilliantly.

    Simple’s 5 Minute Reset Hydrogel Mask
    Primark’s PS Balm To Oil Cleanser

    Primark isn’t a place just to buy underwear and leggings. It’s worthwhile having a look at their skincare range too. Their balm to oil cleanser, for £3.00, is a great introduction to this type of cleanser. It did it’s job, easy to use and great for dry skin.

    Primark’s Balm to Oil Cleanser
    Holler And Glow’s Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak

    Not a typical looking bath fizzer. Didn’t behave like any old bath bomb. Super pretty and I enjoyed using this. I can’t wait to try other versions from this range. Yet again, another interesting find from Superdrug.

    Holler and Glow Bath Soak Bath Fizzers
    Garnier Moisture Bomb Eye Tissue Mask

    Everyone seems to head towards a full face skincare mask. But how many people grab the eye versions? Garnier have different versions of their eye tissue masks. This wasn’t my favourite in all honesty, but it was fun to use and super cooling on the skin.

    Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Eye Tissue Mask
    Mini Aldi Haul

    Love Aldi! Over the last couple of years I’ve enjoyed seeing and trying their own ranges in skincare,body care, bath and body and home fragrance. Why? The price, the quality and the cheeky dupe thrown in for good measure is worth a buy and try.

    Aldi goodies!

    So that’s what I’ve got up to in February 2022. Products tried, reviewed and opinion formed. What’s in store for March? I guess you have to keep reading this blog to find out….

  • Holler And Glow’s Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak

    Most of the time, people like bath bombs and bath fizzers because of how they look. Unless you’ve used them before, your initial reason to buy something is based on how it looks and possibly how it smells (if packaging allows it). They come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours, and this is what keeps them interesting for me. I like to keep my eye out for bath products that are different in appearance to what I’ve used before. One brand I first tried in 2020 is Holler and Glow, available from Superdrug. One of the products I bought from their range last year was their Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak. Normally this costs £3.50, but I bought this when it was half price.

    Holler and Glow’s Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak
    Why did I buy this?

    I bought this online not in person. So what drew me in was the look of this based on picture alone. It looked cute, great colouring and came (still does) in 3 different versions so there were choices. At the time they were half price so it made purchasing this incredibly affordable.

    What is this?

    This is a bath fizzer that contains Vitamin E and Golden Chamomile Extract. It’s supposed to help nourish skin and soothe muscles.

    How does this look?

    This is a chunky, shell shaped bath fizzer. It’s not flat in shape or 2 dimensional. It’s quite a basic shell shape with grooves running down it on both sides, giving it a shell like appearance. This takes up the majority of the palm of my hand, so is a great size. The colouring of this is stunning! Mint green in shade, delicately sparkling with some form of pigment and/or glitter on it, making this look like an absolute jewel from the sea! The shimmer is gold, giving the shell an iridescence to it, making the mint green colour pop!

    By the time I took Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak out of it’s plastic, some of the pigment/glitter came off (as you can see below). It did take away a little the initial WOW factor I got before unwrapping it, but still was pretty. It just looked more weathered!

    Fragrance

    It’s not a powerful scent, but what I got was something quite earthy and floral in fragrance. It’s pleasant enough, probably not my favourite scent of all time to smell, but makes sense considering it includes Chamomile.

    In the bath

    I put this into a warm bath. It fizzed a little and turned the clear water into a lovely shade of mint green. No foam or bubbles and nothing else materialised. It dissolved pretty easily and quickly, and although the bath itself looked very plain despite the water, the aroma it gave was soft and somehow very calming and enjoyable.

    This has got to be one of the most plainest and simple baths I’ve ever had. But do you know what? It was very relaxing! I don’t know whether it was the fragrance or ingredients or whatever it was, but both my mind and body were in a good place and I was very surprised! The fragrance didn’t blow my head off, the colour of the water didn’t glow in the dark because it was so bright and I wasn’t suffocated with bubbles.

    No drying of the skin or irritation. But at the same time this wasn’t very moisturising. No obvious fragrance left on the skin and no shimmer on myself or anything noticeable on the bath.

    Holler and Glow’s Bath Soaks

    This product has stumped me! I shouldn’t like it because it does seem so basic in the bath but I think I do! And I must because the other two versions, which I have in my stash, I really want to try out so I think this has won me over! It’s easy to say who this isn’t for and who I wouldn’t recommend this than who should buy this. Do you want bubbles, fragrance, bright colours and a theatrical bath art show? Don’t buy this! If you are a fan of bath soaks that lightly fragrance and colour a bath, or you just want something in the bath but for whatever reason it has to be minimal, you might like this. You can see how this is a difficult product to review when on paper I should dislike it, right?

    If you think this MIGHT be for you, Holler and Glow as a range are regularly on some form of promotion at Superdrug. You can find Beauty and The Shell here to purchase, and don’t forget there are other versions if you fancy a different scent and colour.

  • Lolly & Moo’s Eastern Promise Bubbly Salt Soak

    Lolly & Moo’s Eastern Promise Bubbly Salt Soak

    Am I a shower or bath person? Both. A quick clean and wake up comes from the shower. A bath in the evening is my time to relax and hopefully look forward to a restful night’s sleep. In the bath I use different types of products, one of which is bath salts. One I’m currently using is Lolly & Moo’s Eastern Promise scented Bubbly Salt Soak.

    Are these normal bath salts?

    Lolly & Moo’s Eastern Promise Bubbly Salt Soak not only provides the benefits of salts but also foam, colour and scent. Most bath salts don’t foam, so this is very VERY special!

    Packaging

    These salts come in a lidded tub with a re-useable scoop. Since I bought my Bubbly Salt Soak the packaging is changing. Rather than brown (which my salts came in), the biodegradable pots/tubs are now going white.

    How do they look?

    These are varied sized grains of purple coloured powder. They don’t have the typical bath salt look to them. This is much more finer, similar to a bath dust. But you can see the tiniest little bits of salt crystals hidden in it.

    Eastern Promise Bubbly Soak
    Fragrance

    Fresh, sweet, perfume like ( it’s inspired by a fragrance ), it is amazing! Its got a great strength to it, even more so when circulating in my bathroom which is warm. But its not heady and will make not only your bath smell beautiful but the room itself for a good few hours.

    In the bath

    I used a handful of Eastern Promise Bubbly Soak under warm running water. This bubbled up beautifully, while releasing a purple burst of colour into the water.

    FOAM!
    On the skin

    While in and out of the bath, this bath product was gentle on my skin. I suffer from psoriasis and this product caused no drying or irritation and was enjoyable to use. Not only did my skin like this but my mind liked this too. This really helped me to relax and merged together two things I love which is bubbles and salts!

    Ingredients

    This doesn’t contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which is a synthetic ingredient added to products to create foam. Its cheap and not always kind to the skin, so great to see this not included. Apricot kernel oil and clay is in this which helps to keep skin soft and supple. And can’t forget the salts! A mix of Epsom and Dead Sea salts to help ease aches, soreness, relax muscles and improve the condition of the skin.

    Image courtesy of Lolly & Moo of Eastern Promise Bubbly Salt Soak in new shiny white tub AND gorgeous rich, new blue colour!
    Recommended?

    Totally recommended! I love salts but always thought if they foamed it would be magic…then BINGO, this came along! And the fact it comes in a variety of scents makes this even better. For 275g of bubbly soak at a cost of £5.75 is god value and a must for any bath lover!

    lollyandmoo.co.uk