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  • Home of Honey’s Ghost Wax Melt Snap Bar

    Let’s talk home fragrance, more specifically wax melts. We all have our favourite scents, a go to fragrance, THAT comforting smell that breathes life into a room. What are yours? I like lots of different scents, especially those that have a perfume type feel and smell to them. So I was very excited to use the recently gifted Home of Honey’s Ghost Wax Melt Snap Bar. I hoped it would provide a pretty scent to the room I used it in. Did it deliver?

    Home of Honey’s Ghost Wax Melt Snap Bar
    Packaging

    Home of Honey’s Ghost Wax Melt Snap Bar comes in the standard clear, plastic casing. Easy to store, easy to open and close and overall practical.

    How does it look?

    This flat, 5 segmented wax bar is a gorgeous shade of pink, with a dark swirl of pink running through it.

    Fragrance

    This is a clear mix of rose and white florals, so giving depth (rose) and something lighter and less heavier in smell (white). There’s a slight fruitiness to this so it’s quite uplifting and overall a very pretty fragrance. This SMELLS like a perfume. Is it a dupe of the fragrance Ghost? Dare I confess I’ve never actually smelt it but if it smells like this I need to!

    Strength & Longevity

    The strength of Ghost is light to medium. It’s not the strongest scent I’ve ever smelt but it lightly lingers. I think this is how the particular scent behaves because I’ve had different brands of this before and they act the same why. It’s noticeable and I think it’s the right strength for the type of fragrance it is. Longevity is decent. I’ve had this melted for a few hours over two days and it hasn’t died and I still get hits of it.

    Recommended?

    This is a beautiful fragrance. If you love your perfume inspired scents and those that are more on the ‘pretty’, floral side, this is for you! I can’t see too many people who wouldn’t like this because it’s not offensive and incredibly nice on the nose. Only £2.50 for this wax melt snap bar and is available on the website here.

  • 99p Tu Est Belle Body Spray By Designer Fragrances

    If you open my bag at any time of day, you will find the same items living in it. One of which is some form of fragrance, normally a body mist/spray. I carry one around with me so if and when I need to freshen up I can. One body spray which has been added to my collection recently is Tu Est Belle by Designer Fragrances. Bought from Home Bargains for 99p for 100ml.

    Designer Fragrances Tu Est Belle Body Spray
    Why did I buy this?

    I’ve bought and used other Designer Fragrances body sprays and enjoyed using them. This particular fragrance I hadn’t used before and I wanted to try it. Also the fact it was so affordable meant it was an easy, guilt free purchase to make which is a rare thing these days.

    Is this a dupe?

    The women and men’s body sprays are meant to resemble well know designer fragrances. I think this is inspired by Lancôme’s La Vie Est Belle. I can’t confirm or deny if this is the case as I haven’t smelt it.

    Packaging

    What I like about how Designer Fragrances package their body sprays is the fact they are all simple in look but individual, with each one standing out. All come in a typical aerosol type can, tall, quite thin and they are all coloured differently. Tu Est Belle is a pretty pale shade of purple/pink.

    Fragrance

    Tu Est Belle is a feminine and pretty scent. To my nose it’s made up of white florals, a little vanilla, and a touch of something musk like. Sweet, charming, youthful but very classic in how it smells.

    Strength & Longevity

    When I first apply this body mist, I would say this is a medium. It’s quite a punchy scent. If I spray this on myself for too long it does become a much stronger scent and a little overpowering, but that’s what I want! I apply this before I got to work and I want it to last for the duration of my time there. Longevity is fair. It does fade strength wise but not too quickly, the same as any other body spray. And that’s why it’s great this is the price it is so there’s no need to be sparing with it. A point to note is I never apply products like this to my skin but only on my clothes.

    Designer Fragrances Body Sprays
    Recommended?

    Oh yesss! This is a beautiful scent. It’s not a trendy fragrance or an old fashioned one. Tu Est Belle isn’t targeted at any particular age. It’s not for day time or night time use. This fragrance is for anyone, anytime and would smell just as good now as it would in 10 years time because it won’t date. For 99p this is brilliant value and a great buy if you can pick one up.

  • Designer Fragrance Dupe Melissa Jane Daisy Wax Melts

    Wax melts. You either love them or love them! What is there NOT to love about a piece of wax that can come in a multitude of fragrances and make a room smell amazing? What seems crazy, and ingenious, is many wax melts now are inspired scent wise by famous fragrances. Cleaning products, bath and body items and of course designer fragrances are now all available. Think of any scent and chances are you can find it in wax. I was delighted to receive for my birthday some designer fragrance inspired wax melts from a wax vendor called Melissa Jane in the scent of Daisy.

    Melissa Jane Daisy Wax Melts
    How do these look?

    These came as 10 small off white wax melts shaped as different types of flowers. I’m no gardener, but one shape ( and there are 3 in total ) resemble tulips. Super cute, simple and easy on the eye.

    In Melt

    I wasn’t too sure how many melts to use but opted for three. Due to their size they melted super quickly and left a creamy coloured wax pool.

    Fragrance

    Now this is the tricky bit. I assume this is inspired by a well known fragrance but I’ve never smelt this perfume in real life. So all I can describe is what this smells like not whether this is a good version of the fragrance or not. What I can say is this is beautiful. Its floral, with a hint of fruity sweetness to it ending with a slight musky tone. Very feminine and pretty in scent. Definitely smells like it’s a perfume to me and totally addictive!

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise this is a medium to strong with 3 melts. What I love about this is it fragrances the room but doesn’t overdo itself. If it was super strong it could be very heady and overpowering. Longevity was excellent. This scent melted away over 4 days for at least 3 hours at a time and only then did I feel the scent needed changing. It gradually faded but in a natural way. It just became softer and lighter but still just as pleasant and enjoyable to smell.

    Recommended?

    These Daisy wax melts provide great fragrance. They are super cute and simple looking melts which were long lasting. So these get a thumbs up from me! I’ve never tried this vendor out before and thanks to a friend, I will try Melissa Jane out in the future!