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  • Fragrance & Body Care Products In Marks & Spencer

    Marks & Spencer, as a store, is known for selling food, clothing and homeware. But what about beauty? Body care? Fragrance? If you’re able to visit a large Marks & Spencer, you will find a beauty department selling various different products. But even in a smaller store, even the ones that focuses purely on food, you will find a small section of personal care items available. My local store, a food hall, stocks a variety of different products. So what did I find?

    Fragrance & Body Care Products In Marks & Spencer
    Fragrance Mists for Body & Hair

    Most people love a fragrance mist, and Gem fragrance mists will probably be loved too. These come in three different fragrances:

    Roasted Almond & Toffee – buttery toffee and sweet almond.

    Santal – earthly sandalwood subtle spices.

    Coconut Vanilla – coconut milk with exotic vanilla.

    £5.50.

    Roasted Almond & Toffee Fragrance Mist
    48hr antiperspirant dry spray

    These come in the same fragrances as the fragrance mist, which is great if you want to layer. Each one contains no alcohol but does contain shea butter, vitamin E and hyaluronic acid. This formulation is designed to to be hard working on sweat and odours but also be gentle on the skin. £3.50.

    Coconut Vanilla Antiperspirant Dry Spray
    Roll on deodorant

    Same fragrances as the fragrance mist and the dry spray. Similar properties as the dry spray e.g the moisturising ingredients but in roll on form. £3.00.

    Santal Roll On Deodorant
    First thoughts?

    I like the fact all three products come in the same fragrances. All three fragrances tick my boxes as these are my type of scents. But not very spring or summer like, except for Coconut Vanilla. I’m not sure if there’s more fragrances available and they’re store dependant. Two of these seem more suitable for autumn/winter wearing and I would love to see more floral and fruity based fragrances ready for warmer seasons. How these are packaged are simple but not in a cheap looking way, quite sophisticated. And price point? Not the lowest prices I’ve seen but definitely not the most expensive.

    A nice selection of products I would happily buy and try!

  • My Beauty Goals For 2026

    I’m not a fan of New Years Resolutions. As human beings we set ourselves up for immediate failure with huge lists of what we’re going to do for the next year. But what I do like is to make promises to myself. Where I want to see improvements on what I already have, even if that improvement is small. So when it comes to the area of beauty, there are a few things I want to focus and improve on, which hopefully will mean looking and feeling better. So what are these things I’m going to focus on and why?

    2026 Beauty Goals
    Not buying too many new products

    I used to be awful buying products. Being tempted by creams, gels and serums I haven’t used before. Products at great prices or on promotions, promising to do xyz, I couldn’t help myself and I would buy them! But the last few years I’ve been more selective when it comes to what I buy and I ask myself ‘do I need this?’. It’s a very simple and basic thing to do but has saved me a small fortune and I’m going to continue to think like this.

    Only buying what my skin needs and being specific

    There’s zero point buying products the skin on my face or body doesn’t actually need. If my skin has specific problems I need products that are designed to target those issues. This makes purchasing, and using products, more simple and less complicated when it comes to my skin and body care routine.

    Keeping skin and body care simple and irritation free
    Keeping it simple but not?

    This is a contradiction I know! My current skincare routine is simple. I try to avoid certain things such as fragrance and colour in my products, especially for the face. Sometimes this is with body, bath and shower products I use (not always, but sometimes when my skin is irritable). I don’t want to use products with a trillion ingredients in it or ingredient names I can’t pronounce, BUT is some of my products too simple? I’m convinced as a woman of over 40 I need products that have some active ingredients, just to give my skin a little jolt and to help target problems and issues. Is the £1.19 Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Face Wash enough for me right now or do I need something more specific and less generic? Watch this space, I’m going to think about this one!

    And the most important thing I’m focusing on is…….

    Nutrition and supplements! Yes, of course food will come into the equation. You are what you eat! But going back to the age thing I feel that my body, skin and hair need additional help in the form of supplements. I’m currently taking collagen powder, turmeric tablets and a Vitamin B complex tablet. I feel like my bones and skin need to be stronger and be better at withstanding general life, so I’m going to look into what I need to add into my daily supplement collection.

    My current supplements

    So these are my beauty goals for 2026. Nothing complicated, hard work and hopefully not expensive. Being intentional with what I buy and use will hopefully create improvements for the inside and the outside of my body.

  • Wicked Beauty Products In Primark

    Wicked: For Good, has got to be the most anticipated film of 2025. As a fan of the first instalment, I’ve been counting down the months to the conclusion of a story I only knew bits of originally. So if I’ve been excited over this film, lots of people have been too. And what does that mean? Merchandise! Lots of it! If you’re a fan or not you won’t escape the merchandise, marketing and collaborations with other brands. So if you want to pick up anything Wicked, it’s easily done, and can be done affordably. I found a selection of Wicked products in the beauty section of Primark. What did I find and how much did they cost?

    Wicked Beauty Products In Primark
    Colour Changing Lip Balm – £3.00

    Keeping with the colour theme of the film, this lip balm comes with two lip balm ends: one green one pink. How exactly this colour changes isn’t mentioned on the packaging, but it does, and is also scented.

    Colour Changing Lipbalm
    Shimmering Body Wash – £4.50

    250ml of two separately coloured body washes (pink and green of course!) that look like they dispense as one. Both have a shimmer look to them, with the scent being ‘Cosmic Star‘.

    Shimmering Body Wash
    Bath Fizzer Set – £5.00

    This set contains 4 individually wrapped bath fizzers. One is shaped as a witches hat, one a perfume bottle, another a wand and the last one is a gold, mask like face. All connected to character’s in the film and decent in size. Nicely packaged and perfect for gift giving.

    Bath Fizzer Set
    Illuminating Face Serum – £4.00

    The Illuminating Face Serum is soft pink in colour with a shimmer to it. I assume, this is to give the face a glow, fresh like look to it. 30ml in size and contains ceramides. So as much as this looks pretty, I would treat it as a skincare product not anything else.

    Illuminating Face Serum
    Hydrating Sheet Masks – £3.00

    2 sheet masks designed to hydrate the skin, with each representing the two main characters. With these being printed sheet masks, I assume whatever designs are on them reflects the characters.

    Sheet Masks
    Eyelash Curler – £3.00

    This is exactly what you would think an eyelash curler will look and behave like. The only difference is it’s green and has a witches hat on the bottom of one of the arms.

    Eyelash Curler

    These were just a few Wicked related products I found in the beauty section of Primark. There were lashes, rollers, many different things that would keep any beauty loving Wicked fan happy! But what do I think about these releases? Products are nicely packaged, perfectly themed and all affordable.

  • My Trip To Amsterdam & What I Found

    I took my two teenage children to Amsterdam this August for a city break. 4 days 3 nights of praying we didn’t fall out, argue or send each other mad! Anyone travelling with kids of this age will know exactly what I’m talking about! I made it my mission to visit places that were interactive and fun, to make sure no one was bored and everyone was happy. In between the organised chaos we visited a few shops to make some purchases. Could I resist looking at products available to buy skin or body care wise? Of course not! So here are a few things I found in the store ACTION (a store that sells a variety of different things like B&M), while enjoying Amsterdam:

    Products I found in Amsterdam
    Gotta Love Nature’s Aloe Vera Care Body Cream

    200ml of super affordable and generously sized body cream, which aims to be soothing and comforting on the skin. Containing aloe vera juice and Vitamin E, this only cost €1.29.

    Gotta Love Nature’s Aloe Vera Care Body Cream
    Betty’s Nature Aloe Vera Gel

    Containing 92% aloe vera with calendula, this product looked and sounded like a great all round product especially to use during warmer weather. Aloe vera is a great skin conditioner but also perfect to use as an after sun product if skin needs cooling down and comforting after being exposed to the sun. 300ml cost €2.22.

    Betty’s Nature Aloe Vera Gel
    Booty & Body Cream

    I noticed this came in various fragrances including Coconut Milk & Pink Rose and Amber Sun & Salted Toffee. All versions contained hyaluronic acid (helps to keep moisture in the skin) and coconut oil (moisturising). Only €1.99 for 240ml.

    Booty & Body Creams
    Lavato Body Scrubs

    Such eye catching scrubs thanks to their vibrant colours and rich looking textures. Lavato’s Body Scrubs were in in 2 different versions: one with dragon fruit scent and the other passion fruit. Both contained sea salt to provide a thorough exfoliation. Glycerin and jojoba oil is in the ingredients list, so this isn’t a dry scrub but one with an oily texture to it. 400g for €1.99.

    Lavato Body Scrubs
    Guasha Jade Stone

    Used to help improve the circulation of the skin, helping to soothe, smooth and massage helping improve the look and feel of the face. Only €0.89.

    Guasha Jade Stones
    Body & Facial Cleansing Set

    I was very tempted by this set of tools! A variety of different plastic brushes that can be used on the face and body. These will exfoliate the skin, improve circulation and help to prep the skin for further treatments and products. Very cute look wise and at a cost of €2.49.

    Body & Facial Cleansing Set

    There were so many affordable, budget friendly and fun products in this one store alone. Of course, there are branded items available in lots of different stores and shops. But if you’re looking for a lower price point to buy products for yourself or gifts, there’s plenty to choose from in ACTION!