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  • My Affordable Teacher Gifts For End Of School Year

    The end of the school year is creeping up for families and schools in the UK. It’s an exceptionally busy time thanks to a mix of different events before school gates shut for the Summer. One thing many parents will be rushing around grabbing within the next 2 weeks are gifts and cards for their children’s teachers. If you know me or/and read my blog posts, you would have guessed I sorted out our gifts ages ago! Just in case you are looking for some last minute inspiration, here is what I bought my daughter’s two primary school teachers for the end of this week.

    My Teacher Gifts!
    Simple’s Pollution Protect Sheet Mask

    I picked this up for 49p in Home Bargains a few months ago. I opted for this because I’m not sure of my daughter’s teacher’s skin types and it’s a safe option. No fragrances are included, no alcohol and colourings. Ideal for skin which could be sensitive so okay for all skin types. The Simple masks I’ve used have been very moisturising and nice on the skin, so I thought this was a good and exceptionally priced buy.

    Simple’s Pollution Protect Sheet Mask
    The Body Shop’s Bath Bubble

    I’ve used these many times and enjoyed them because they’ve created fragrant and enjoyable baths. Only £1.50 each and available in a variety of fragrances. So not only a great quality product, but an everyday affordable item too.

    The Body Shop’s Bath Bubble
    The Body Shop’s Body Butter

    When The Body Shop had a sale late last year/beginning of this year, I bought these knowing these would be teacher gifts. Most people love a body butter, and these were the perfect small sizes (50ml) to use as a try me. Or possibly ideal travel sizes if teacher’s were going away during the Summer holidays. £2.00 each and a great body product I’ve loved using myself in different fragrances.

    The Body Shop’s Body Butter
    Dr Organic’s Body Wash

    Another item bought from Home Bargains. 75ml body wash for only 49p was the icing on top of the cake for a small gift bag containing 4 different bath, body and skincare products! These smelled great and in a decent size. The full sized versions of 250ml usually cost around £6.00, so this shows how well priced this body wash was.

    Dr Organic’s Body Wash

    So for the grand total of £4.48 each (x2), this gift hasn’t broken the bank. I would hope that they’re enjoyed and is different to the usual box of chocolates teacher’s get! For under £5.00 this should give our teacher’s a little well deserved pampering, all done on a budget!

    Past blog posts on: The Body Shop’s Pink Grapefruit Bath Bubble, The Body Shop’s Moringa Bath Bubble & The Body Shop’s Mango Body Butter

  • Honest’s Gently Nourishing Shampoo + Body Wash

    If there was one body care product my household uses like people drink water it’s body washes. Why? Both myself and my daughter are bath mad! If we could live in it we would, and on top of that we have lots and LOTS of showers. It also doesn’t help neither of us are particularly stingy with how much product we use in the shower or bath, so it’s something I purchase regularly. I couldn’t help but notice something new in Home Bargains recently. Honest’s Gently Nourishing Shampoo + Body Wash. 295ml for 99p.

    Honest’s Gently Nourishing Shampoo + Body Wash
    Why did I buy this?

    A few reasons. The packaging grabbed me at first and then I saw the brand name of Honest. Why did this interest me? The actress Jessica Alba has her own skincare, body care and make-up range. And guess what that’s called? HONEST! Same brand. I’ve always had a rough idea how much her products sell for and I can tell you now it’s not 99p. This came across as a ‘gentle’ product on the skin so I thought this would be ideal for my daughter to use (and occasionally me!).

    Honest

    Do I know much about this company? Nope. What I do know is Jessica Alba has created a company that sells body care products (among many other things) that is designed to be gentle enough for the whole family to use. This is the impression that the Honest website gives. The brand of Honest has been around for a good number of years so not new on the market.

    What is this?

    This is not just a body wash but a shampoo as well. The fact this has on the packaging it’s gentle for baby is making me think if this is marketed as a baby product or are they highlighting it for all family use?

    Packaging

    This 2 in 1 product comes in a tall and quite chunky looking plastic bottle. Push top dispenser, with a pretty looking label made up of flowers. It looks nice, it looks different but the packaging is very practical in use as well and very easy for the smallest of hands to use to the biggest or even frailest.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients include Water, Aloe juice, Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Safflower Oil and Glycerin.

    Fragrance

    I’m not sure about this one. It’s hard to describe if I’m honest (excuse the pun!).There’s an almost caramelised scent to this. A slight sweetness with a hint of citrus because there is a fresh undertone in this, but it’s not zesty. A possible woody, earthy note to this. This really is a strange scent to me and not an easy one to put into words. Do I like it? Mewwhh. It’s not strong which makes smelling this easier but it’s unusual.

    On the skin

    In the shower this lathers up on a sponge. Rather than it producing lots of airy, big bubbles it’s more creamy and compact. It feels nice on the skin, moves around easily and cleaned my body well. Three pumps of this in the bath produced a good amount of soft bubbles that stayed ‘alive’ and on the surface water for a decent amount of time. For bath or shower use I didn’t need to use lots of this.

    The fragrance is there but it’s not heavy. My daughter didn’t like how this smelt though. She said it was horrible! I wouldn’t go that far but it’s not an instant fragrance winner for me.

    My skin has been up and down due to heat in the UK and can be very irritated, raised, itchy and a nuisance. This hasn’t made it worse in anyway, so I think this is quite a gentle formulated product. Although it didn’t dry out my skin, I don’t think it was massively nourishing or gave my body a feeling of being refreshed after use.

    Both myself and my daughter used this only as a body wash not as a shampoo, so can’t comment on how effective it is to clean hair. Or how suitable it is on a baby as my baby hasn’t been one for 11 years!

    Recommended?

    I don’t love and I don’t hate this product. I’ve used better body washes and I think my daughter has too. But for the price, I would be tempted to use this as a hand wash. Even when this product finishes I might just reuse this packaging and put something else in it, as the bottle is great and well designed. If you’re looking for a product that is for sensitive skin, for the price I would give it a try. And for babies? Compare the ingredients of this to those body washes that are on the market to decide if this should be purchased. But for general family use I think this is fine and for under a £1.00 won’t break the bank!

  • Maui Moisture Coconut Coffee Body Scrub & Wash. Hit, Miss or Maybe?

    I’m trying sooo hard not to make unnecessary purchases when it comes to body and skincare products. I haven’t been awful but I know I could resist splashing the cash so much more! But if I made no purchases at all, especially bargain ones, I wouldn’t be me. Recently I caved and bought a bottle or 3 (some are gifts!) of Maui Moisture’s Coconut Coffee Body Scrub & Wash. Bought from Home Bargains, at a cost of 99p each for 577ml.

    Maui Moisture Coconut Coffee Body Scrub & Wash
    Why did I buy this?

    Three reasons in the following order… the brand, the cost and the size! This is not a cheap brand, so the price and size was brilliant! And I’ve tried products from this range before but not for the bath or shower, so I wanted to see what this was like.

    What is this?

    This is designed to gently exfoilate the skin, while hydrating it and making the skin on the body look more healthy.

    How to use

    Create a lather by massaging all over the body and then rinse.

    Texture

    White in colour and looks very much like a body lotion. Smooth, but you can see some very small white coloured particles in this. Although it does look like a body lotion (except for the bits!), it feels slightly gel like.

    Fragrance

    When I first smelt this I didn’t now whether I liked the fragrance or not. It smells like sweetened creamy coconut with the slight hint of coffee but nothing too obvious, as it’s quite tropical and has an almost vanilla like element in the scent.

    In the shower

    The first few times I used this I treated it like a traditional body scrub. I rubbed it into damp skin with my hands and it was a total fail! So instead I added it onto a sponge as I would with any body wash, and this was when it performed so much better. On the sponge it created a creamy lather rather than airy bubbles. It was very nice on the skin, quite luxurious and overall an enjoyable texture.

    The scrub particles were there. Small in size and very few in this product. I didn’t feel like it exfoliated my skin because there weren’t enough particles in it. It almost ‘tickled’ my skin but gave no physical benefits.

    Fragrance was there while I was using this and I found it to be pleasant. Despite my initial thoughts, I found the more I used this the more I liked it. Quite a comforting scent overall and not too strong.

    My skin after use felt quite fresh, clean and not dried out. I’ve been suffering from itchy patches of skin since the weather has been warmer and this body wash has caused no issues.

    My Issues

    When I went to purchase this I already had some mis-givings. How could something be an effective body wash AND scrub? And in my opinion this isn’t. It’s a great body wash. Everything you want from something you wash your body with this will do it and a little bit more. But a scrub? Nope! I sort of feel as if the scrub part of this is gimmicky and to makes it a bit different, but it’s not a scrub.

    Recommended?

    The more I’ve used this the more I like it. It’s a bit different in my opinion to other body washes on the market but just as easy to use and effective in the job of cleaning the skin. Fragrance and texture is thumbs up. Non drying formula, all good points and what you should get as standard. The size is great and if you grab it for 99p that’s brilliant value because the brand of Maui as already mentioned, isn’t the cheapest out there! But I wouldn’t recommended this if you’re looking for a traditional body scrub, it just won’t cut it.

  • March Review Round Up. What Products Did I Use?

    Surely I’m not the only person who thinks this year is zooming by? Where is the time going? Goodbye March and hello to April..already? As usual I was busy using various products for the skin, bath, body and home for fragrance and reviewing them last month. Did you keep up with my weekly posts over March? Not to worry…here is a round up of some of the products I used in the month of March.

    March Product Reviews
    Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Lotion

    It took me a long time to buy this body lotion. Why I do not know as it’s a gorgeous body product! Hydrating, non sticky and beautifully fragranced. Easily available and not expensive. Well done Palmers!

    Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Lotion
    The Little Wax Box Co’s Banana Nut Bread Wax Snap Bar

    As a lover of wax melts and bakery inspired scented fragrances, Banana Nut Bread Wax Melt Snap Bar was the perfect introduction to the wax vendor The Little Wax Box Co thanks to a friend. An unusual and highly addictive fragrance which was surprisingly strong and punchy.

    The Little Wax Box Co Banana Nut Bread Wax Melt Snap Bar
    Beauty Laundrette’s Cotton Smooth Micellar Body Wash

    Never thought I would be a fan of something so softly scented, but when the dreaded curse of hay fever kicked in, this was perfect for me! Foam, non stripping and lightly fragranced. Cotton Smooth Micellar Body Wash is ideal for this time of year. Beauty Laundrette are a fun and interesting range available from the UK based store Superdrug.

    Beauty Laundrette’s Cotton Smooth Micellar Body Wash
    My First Wax Melt Order From Glow

    Are you a wax melt fan? These wax snap bars from Glow are the perfect purchase if you want highly scented and affordable wax melts to fragrance your home. I still need to work my way through these, but these smell and look amazing! This UK wax vendor gets the thumbs up from me!

    Glow’s Wax Melt Snap Bars
    Shein’s Two Tone Rose Bath Bomb

    Who ever knew Shein sold bath bombs? Well I do now! If you love purchasing from this retailer and love your bath bombs too, win win.

    Shein’s Two Tone Rose Bath Bomb
    Getting Spring & Summer Ready. New Aldi Body Care Products!

    New foot care products from Aldi. Great timing for these products to be released. Not just for general pampering but of course, getting ready for Spring and Summer and more open foot wear.

    Aldi’s Lacura Foot Care Products
    The Body Shop’s Mango Body Butter

    Body butters are a great alternative to a traditional body lotion if you suffer from dry skin. Thick, more emollient like and very protective, this is why I love them! And The Body Shop’s Mango Body Butter is one I’ve used and is now on my ‘love’ list!

    The Body Shop’s Mango Body Butter
    Farmologie by Child’s Farm Pink Grapefruit Bath Soak

    This was a great bargain price wise! If you bought this recently you will know, and will be pretty pleased with yourself that you got it for under 50p! Super cheap, lovely (but light) fragrance, bubbles, which creates a nice bath for all the family.

    Farmologie By Child’s Farm Pink Grapefruit Bath Soak

    I think I’ve been pretty busy not only trying out new products but writing about them too. And I’ve enjoyed ever moment of it. So what’s in store for April? Wait..and..see