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  • Affordable Skin & Body Products In ASDA & Home Bargains

    Who doesn’t love a bargain? Products that cost less than what they normally retail for make my credit card twitch! If you’re visiting your local ASDA and Home Bargains store soon, keep your eyes open. I’ve found the following skin and body care products on sale for really good prices…

    Budget Friendly Skin and Body Care Products in ASDA & Home Bargains
    Nivea’s Moisturising Night Cream

    Nivea’s Moisturising Night Cream is designed to moisturise the skin and help combat any environmental issues affecting the skin. Idea for a normal skin type. Nivea is a well known and popular brand available everywhere, so is very much trusted. This particular moisturiser was half price in ASDA and only cost £2.50.

    Nivea’s Moisturising Night Cream
    Nivea’s Nourishing Night Cream

    Similar to the Moisturising Night Cream, but Nivea’s Nourishing Night Cream is for those with sensitive and dry skin. Possibly a thicker or richer texture considering the skin type its targeting. With almond oil this should be incredibly hydrating on the skin. Half price in ASDA and only costs £2.50.

    Nivea’s Nourishing Night Cream
    Dr Paw Paw’s Age Renewal Hand Cream

    Dr Paw Paw’s Age Renewal Hand Cream contains natural ingredients including aloe vera, olive oil and papaya, this hand cream should be moisturising and protecting. It’s also vegan, suitable for all skin types and costs only £1.69 in Home Bargains.

    Dr Pw Paw’s Age Renewal Hand Cream
    Sanctuary Spa’s Foaming Micellar Cleansing Water

    This cleanser is supposed to help remove daily dirt and grime and make-up effectively but be gentle on the skin. Soothing, and should leave the skin feeling and looking fresher, this cleanser is only 99p for 50ml in Home Bargains.

    Sanctuary Spa’s Foaming Micellar Water

    These are four products I’ve spotted recently which should be more expensive than what they are being sold for, but thankfully are not! Looking after your skin doesn’t have to be expensive and these products and prices prove this.

  • New In Home Bargains!

    My beady bargain loving eyes have been combing through the aisles of Home Bargains, ready to find anything new for the face and body. Something new always comes into store and usually at a very affordable price. So what have I seen recently?

    New finds in Home Bargains
    Revolution’s Purifying Priming Water

    This can be used before applying make-up to help create a good base for the skin or used as a general hydrating mist if and when needed. 99p for 100ml at Home Bargains. Direct from Revolution Beauty currently £4.90 (down from £7.00).

    Revolution’s Purifying Priming Water
    Revolution’s Balm Primer

    This balm primer is designed to smooth the look and feel of the skin before applying make-up. Lines, wrinkles, pores should be minimized in appearance after using this and even out any areas of shine to the skin. £1.49 for 12g at Home Bargains. Direct from Revolution Beauty currently costs £5.59 (down from £7.99).

    Revolution’s Balm Primer
    Foamie Shower Body Bar

    Foamie’s Shower Body Bar is a posh looking bar of soap containing ingredients including calendula and chamomile, cocoa seed butter, coconut oil and sweet almond oil. They come in a variety of different fragrances with varying ingredients. 79p each but from other retailers can cost up to £6.00.

    Foamie’s Shower Body Bar
    Derma V10 Lip Oils

    I spotted two versions of Derma V10’s lip oils in coconut and mango. Ingredients included are coconut oil, shea butter and Vitamin E. These lip oil’s look really interesting, moisturising and very affordable. They cost only 99p.

    Derma V10’s Lip Oils
    XHC Nourishing Hair Oil

    Containing argan oil, Vitamin E and other moisturising oils, XHC’s Nourishing Hair Oil seems like a a product that could be used for people with dry scalp and hair. Hair oils can be quite expensive, but this 50ml bottle costs only £1.49.

    XHC’s Nourishing Hair Oil

    So these are a few of the new products I’ve seen in Home Bargains. All are inexpensive ranging from 79p up to £1.49. Have I purchased any of these? No. I don’t personally need them. But the Foamie Shower Body Bar looks great for gifting and so does the Derma V10 Lip Oils.

  • The Demise Of The Body Shop

    I’ve had lots of discussions over the last few months about the high street store The Body Shop. Going into administration, stores closing, job loses, all of it seems incredibly sad but not surprising. I’ve purchased different products from The Body Shop as a teen and then later on as an adult. But why don’t I buy from them anymore? And are these the same reasons other people don’t purchase from them as well?

    Products from The Body Shop
    Prices

    The majority of products The Body Shop sells is expensive, let’s be honest! There’s too many brands out there that sell similar products cheaper. Currently, a 200g body butter costs £19.00 with the smaller 50g version priced at £7.00. You could pick up different branded body butters for more ml and at a lower price point. Soap & Glory’s Call of Fruit Body Butter costs £7.49 (a third off currently) for 300ml. No7 Beautiful Skin Intensive Body Butter is £11.96 (on offer) for 270ml. Garnier Body Superfood Cocoa & Ceramide normal rrp £9.99 currently £4.99 for 380ml. These are just a few on the high street but highlights the price differences clearly.

    The Body Shop’s Warm Vanilla Sugar Body Scrub
    Holy grail products or lack of

    Brands have products that customers rave and shout about from the roof tops if the product is good. The Body Shop don’t really have this. The only product that seems to be a favourite is the Camomile Sumptuous Makeup Cleansing Butter. And I agree it’s a fabulous product, I’ve used it, reviewed it and loved it! But what other stand out products have there been?

    Lacks a buzz

    Stores are nicely laid out and products are packaged well. But I walk past the stores and I don’t want to go in, they don’t excite me. Products look and sound nice but they don’t always appeal to me. It lacks an energy and although shouldn’t need to compete with more modern brands, it comes across dated in all areas.

    The Body Shop’s Berry Bath Blend

    On the whole I don’t think The Body Shop adapted. High prices, lack of iconic products and not making the public feel it’s the brand for them didn’t help. Some stores have already closed, the rest looks like they will follow but the brand is still trading online. I’m sad to see it’s struggles. My teenage years included using their perfumed oils. Memories of dowsing myself in vanilla, dewberry and white musk scents, will stay with me forever and they were good times. I’ve even enjoyed using some of their products over the last few years. But my cost of living budget can’t afford them and I won’t buy something that I can get somewhere else, just as good if not better, for cheaper! Sorry The Body Shop.

  • How Much Have These Products Gone Up In Price?

    Nobody is surprised how much everyday items have gone up in price over the last few years. It’s getting to the point where it’s now the norm, not just in the UK but worldwide. This made me think, how many products have gone up in price that I’ve bought and reviewed? And by how much?

    Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Face Wash

    When I first tried and reviewed Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Face Wash, this budget friendly skincare product was only 99p. Since then, it’s gone up to £1.15, which isn’t too bad, but it still costs more. It’s a product I still buy and myself and my children use it because the formulation is gentle, fragrance free and does the job.

    Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Face Wash
    Lidl’s Lovely Eau de Parfum

    Nicely packaged, beautifully scented and only cost £4.45 in 2022, Lidl’s Lovely Eau de Parfum was a great buy at the time. I really enjoyed using this supermarket fragrance and I was actually complimented when wearing this. How much does it cost now? £5.65. £1.20 more compared to 2 years ago.

    Lidl’s Suddenly Fragrances Lovely
    Something actually costs less! Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Hand Cream

    I bought Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Hand Cream because the formulation sounded moisturising and soothing, and similar to products within the Aveeno brand. The price point of 69p for 75ml was a brilliant price. Fast forward to now, and housed in a different looking tube, this costs 10p less at 59p!

    Aldi’s Lacura Spa Foaming Bath Soak & Luxury Bath Float

    I first purchased Aldi’s Lacura Spa Foaming Bath Soak & Luxury Bath Float back in 2021. These were great sizes, nicely packaged and dupes of the brand Sanctuary Spa. For £1.79 each these were great value and also performed well in the bath. How much are they now? £2.45. Yes…£2.45!

    Aldi’s Lacura Spa Luxury Bath Float & Foaming Bath Soak

    So inflation, cost of living, whatever you want to call it has hit EVERYTHING! Which is why it’s important to get the most of your money when it comes to the products you buy.