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  • May Round Up, What Products Did I Use?

    May finally was a good month for me. Why? The constant running and blocked nose thanks to hay fever slowly left the building and my senses finally returned to their normal glory. It means I’ve been able to use lots of products that I could actually SMELL and appreciate and I could finally review. So what products did I use in the month of May?

    Products used in May
    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb from LUSH

    This was the first I’ve ever used this bath bomb and I can understand what all the fuss has been about over the years! Snow Fairy Bath Bomb smells amazing, looks super pretty, colours the bath in a lovely shade of pink and is surprisingly very moisturising! Definitely a winner for me!

    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb By LUSH
    Dirty Work’s Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm

    Given to me by a friend, I was hoping Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm would be a tropical hit of moisture. But I found this to be too light weight for my skin although it smelt pretty nice. Not for me, but passed to my teenage son so it doesn’t go to waste.

    Dirty Work’s Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm
    Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Gel Cleanser

    A purchase I resisted for many weeks but finally caved in. Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Gel Cleanser is a really good, non fragranced and easy to use cleanser. It’s gentle on the skin but effective on removing dirt and sun cream. And this was brilliantly priced so much I could afford to buy a few for future use.

    Selfless by Hyram’s Centella & Green Tea Gel Cleanser
    Yankee Candle’s Lemon Lavender Fragrance Spheres

    For £1.99 this makes a Yankee Candle product a good buy. But my own personal experience made me think this wasn’t money well spent. This smelt nice but the strength just wasn’t there. I’ve heard and read people have found these to be very good, so maybe I chose the wrong fragrances. But this is a no from me and I won’t buy another one unfortunately.

    Yankee Candle’s Lemon Lavender Fragrance Spheres
    Glow’s Crime Scene Investigators April Wax Subscription Box

    I’ve fallen in love with all the subscription boxes I’ve received from Glow. They are brimmed with products which makes great value, imaginatively themed and fantastic quality. Crime Scene Investigators April Wax Subscription Box (which I won in a competition) was no exception! Crafted with care with a mix of unusual and fabulous scents, I loved every piece in this collection.

    Glow’s Crime Scene Investigators April Wax Melt Subscription Box
    Smooch Vixen By So…? Eau de Parfum

    I’m a great believer good fragrances don’t need to be expensive. Smooch Vixen By So…? Eau de Parfum is a beautifully scented fragrance housed in a very cute bottle. This wasn’t expensive and currently on their website for under £5.00 for 30ml. Great for all ages and as I’ve discovered the perfect fragrance to be nicked by a pre-teen!

    Smooch by So…? Vixen Eau de Parfum

    So that is my May round up done and dusted! Which one was my favourite? That’s a hard question to answer. But this month I enjoyed more products than not enjoying. Let’s see what June has in store, can’t wait!

  • Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm

    A body moisturiser is a must in a daily body care routine. There is nothing worse than having tight, dry looking and feeling skin. But soft, smooth and well moisturised skin not only looks good but is more comfortable to be in. That’s why I love this type of product so much! I was given lots of different skin and body products from a friend recently including 100ml of Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm. So I switched up my body care routine and slipped this into it to see how it performed.

    Why did I use this?

    I’ve been using Aveeno body lotion morning and night for months. As great as it is there’s no smell to it and I fancied something with a scent. I did hope Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm would be quite a rich texture to keep my skin well moisturised and fragranced at the same time.

    What does this supposed to do?

    This is supposed to be a tropical scented, highly moisturising body product which will leave the skin fragranced and nourished.

    My skin type

    The skin on my body is in good condition. Having black skin means it can lose moisture very quickly but with regular moisturising it can be kept at bay. I also have psoriasis. My skin sometimes has small, itchy irritated areas (especially going into warmer months) so a regular body product of some kind is a must to soothe and stop my skin from drying out.

    Packaging

    100ml comes in a flip topped plastic tube. It’s eye catching, thanks to it’s slightly tropical designed images (coconut, flowers) and the colouring (peachy pink and turquoise). It doesn’t scream a hard working product to me but more of a fun product to use.

    Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm
    Fragrance

    A lightly sugared but not sickly coconut scent. It’s not heavy or strong and quite pleasant.

    Consistency

    I thought this would be thicker than a lotion but not as thick as a body butter. But it looks like a body lotion in consistency to me. White in colour, fluid and smooth.

    On the skin

    It rubbed into my skin easily and sank in pretty much straight away. When it was applied it felt and acted like a lotion. My skin felt and looked quite matt and although it had a sense of something being placed on it, it didn’t feel particularly moisturised. On the skin it was so light weight it disappeared. It didn’t give my skin the protection I hoped it would get.

    The fragrance was there and it was nice. But what I wanted alongside the fragrance was my body to feel cocooned which it didn’t.

    My small patches of irritated skin didn’t like this body balm. In fairness, fragranced products is something I try to avoid when my skin plays up but sometimes you just want to smell nice! So not something I would or could use if my skin was having an awkward moment in the future.

    Dirty Works Body Balm & Sugar Scrub
    Recommended?

    This wasn’t the product for me. I wanted Dirty Works Bahama Balm-A Coconut Body Balm to be slightly richer and thicker, more protective and leave my skin feeling plumped and smooth. It did feel smooth but not moisturised enough. This was far too light weight for me so not something I would purchase myself but I probably would have liked this 20 years ago.

    If you like your sweet scents, a product quick and easy to use, non greasy leaves skin matt, you would probably like this. It’s not expensive. On Amazon the 200ml size is £3.99. But if you suffer from dry and sensitive skin, look for another alternative.