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  • 10 Beauty Products In Home Bargains For Under £3.00!

    What can you get for £3.00? Not much! The raising costs of anything and everything these days is still a massive issue with the majority of people feeling it in their wallet and purse. But it’s still possible to find really affordable items on the high street, especially for the skin and body. Here are 10 beauty products I found in Home Bargains this week:

    10 Beauty Products In Home Bargains For Under £3.00!
    Oh K!’s Vitamin C Sheet Mask

    This skincare sheet mask contains a full sheet mask and a sachet of powdered Vitamin C. Applied together, left onto the skin for 10-15 minutes, should provide a pampering treat for the face. Designed to hydrate and brighten the skin. Perfect for those who like sheet masks but want to take it one step further. 49p.

    Oh K!’s Vitamin C Sheet Mask
    Brightening Caffeine Eye Mask

    Applied onto clean, under eyes, these eye masks should make tired looking eyes appear better. More rested, brighter, smoother and very easy to slot into an everyday skincare routine or a one off pampering session. 49p.

    Brightening Caffeine Mask
    Biovene’s Lip Butter Balm

    This lip balm has been available in different versions but the most recent one I spotted was in avocado. A highly moisturising lip balm, containing moisture giving ingredients including shea butter, avocado, grape seed oil. olive fruit oil and jojoba oil. These come in a super cute little pot, so the ideal type of packaging for gifting. 99p.

    Biovene’s Lip Butter Balm
    Biovene’s Eye Masks

    There were two versions of Biovene Eye Masks that I spotted. One was Hyaluronic Eye Mask designed to hydrate tired and dry under eyes thanks to containing hyaluronic acid, aloe vera and Vitamin E. The other version was Retinol which is for more aged under eye area (e.g dehydrated, lined and wrinkled) and these contain retinol, peptides and hyaluronic acid. Both were only 29p.

    Biovene’s Eye Masks
    Sunkissed Sunset Whip Hand Cream

    This hand cream is packaged in a bright and fun way, which made it immediately eye catching. Tropical in scent (so probably fruity), this hand cream hopefully should be moisturising without being too heavy or greasy. 99p.

    Sunkissed Hand Cream
    Sence’s Body Cream

    Over the last couple of weeks I’ve seen this body cream in different fragrances. But the most recent was Energise. A floral fragranced body cream formulation containing argan oil and shea butter. This sounds like a body product that will be richer than a lotion but not as heavy as a body butter or balm. 99p.

    Sence’s Body Cream
    Sence’s Mousse Body Lotion

    Containing sweet almond oil, shea butter and sandalwood, not only does this sound like it will smell great but have a beautiful whipped texture to it too. Nicely packaged, unusual delivery system but only £1.29.

    Sence’s Body Lotion Mousse
    Simple’s Smoothing Gel Cleanser

    If I was to buy any of these products it would be this! Gentle on the skin but designed to be an effective cleanser and exfoliator thanks to it containing lactic acid and hyaluronic acid. So this shouldn’t strip the skin of it’s natural oils and won’t do any harm to the skin’s natural barrier. £1.99.

    Simple’s Smoothing Gel Cleanser
    Face Facts Body Scrub

    This body scrub comes in different fragrances but I found Energise on the shelf during my last visit. Fragranced in ginger and lime, this should be a zesty, fresh and warming fragranced body product. Not only will this product get rid of dead skin cells and dry skin, leaving skin soft and smooth. But if left on the skin while you soak in a relaxing bath, will provide another body treatment thanks to it containing sea salt. £1.99.

    Face Facts Body Scrub
    Dove’s Restoring Care Bath Salts

    This bath product is made by a well known bath and body care brand that we all know and have probably used at some point. These salts are made from sea salts, fragranced in coconut and cacao, so this will be quite a comforting, relaxing experience with a beautiful scent. This is the cheapest I’ve ever seen these salts, which is £2.49. The closest price has been £3.49 and that’s when they’ve been on special offer, so a great buy!

    Dove’s Bath Salts

    So there are 10 beauty products I’ve recently spotted in Home Bargains, for the face and body, all under £3.00 each! Have you seen any of these and bought them?

  • Autumn Scented Wax Melts From The High Street

    Autumn is my favourite season in the year. The best tv shows land ready for me to be glued to my remote control. The weather is the perfect combination, normally, of sun, mildness with a a hint of crispness to it. And it’s totally acceptable to hermit and start living under a cosy blanket which is the second skin of a sofa. BLISS! Another thing I love about this season is the various home fragrances available to use that match with this time of year. So I decided to grab three wax melts from three high street retailers that screamed Autumn. And these are what I bought:

    Autumn inspired wax melts
    Pacific Wax Co’s Pumpkin Spice – Asda

    This wax melt cost £1.00 for 35.4g (the smallest out of the three purchased). Packaged in a protective plastic clam casing (which they all are housed in) with the wax segmented into 6 pieces. I love the label on this. It depicts the fragrance well and shouts Autumn to me.

    The fragrance is spicy, warming and does have a pumpkin element to it. Not too strong or sweet and very balanced. Pumpkin scents aren’t my usual go to but this one is really nice with the spices coming through gently.

    Pacific Wax Co’s Pumpkin Spice Wax Melts
    Wickford & Co’s Gingerbread – Home Bargains

    This wax melt cost 79p for 88g (the cheapest out of the three purchased) which contains 8 cubes. The labelling, like Pacific Wax Co’s Pumpkin Spice, is cosy, easy on the eye and tells you what this is supposed to smell like from picture alone. When I think of THE Autumn/Winter scent it has to be Gingerbread!

    This fragrance is a mix of ginger and some citrus notes to it. Warming but not spicy. This is mainly ginger for me but a bakery ginger not the spicy ginger. Great scent, just how I want a gingerbread piece of wax to smell like!

    Wickford & Co’s Gingerbread Wax Melts
    Restore Sandalwood, Cedar & Cardamom – B & M

    This wax melt cost £1.50 for 103.5g of wax which is the biggest in size, weight and cost of all three I bought. This is made up of 9 segments. I like the shape of this wax as it’s not square or rectangular, which gives it an interesting look. The labelling is beyond basic. No pictures, just the fragrance name. Strangely enough I’m fine with it because although this smells like an Autumn fragrance, it may be sold all year round so it can’t stand out seasonally.

    Fragrance wise this comes across as quite a clean scent as it has powdery notes to it. A little woodiness comes through with the smallest hit of spice but barely there. I really like this one. Very unusual, I like the cleanness of this but could be spicier.

    Restore Sandalwood, Cedar & Cardamom Wax Melts
    Overall

    Three differently sized, priced and fragranced wax melts which all tick the Autumn box! It’s nice to have three wax melts that smell differently but all give off a cosy feel in different ways. I can only assume all three are widely available from these stores and which ever one you chose won’t break the bank, and should provide a good number of hours of fragrance.