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  • June’s Round Up, What Products Did I Use?

    June was a busy month for me. Filled with important (and costly!) birthdays and lots of other things to keep me on my toes, which is called life. But as usual it didn’t stop me using and enjoying (well, sometimes) products for the face, body, bath, shower and home fragrance. So what products did I use in the month of June?

    Products I used in June
    Aveda’s Radiant Skin Refiner

    I’ve heard of Aveda as a brand before but assumed they just did haircare, but I was wrong. They also have skincare products under their umbrella too. I really liked using their Radiant Skin Refiner, which is basically a facial scrub. Great size (so would last ages), easy to apply, an effective exfoliator which left my skin feeling and looking smoother and softer.

    Aveda’s Tourmaline Charged Radiant Skin Refiner
    Bubble T’s Hydrogel Under Eye Patches

    For 49p Bubble T’s Hydrogel Under Eye Patches were a pretty obvious purchase to make. They won’t make a huge difference to this area of the face but they are fun to use, cooling (even more so when put in the fridge) and affordable!

    Bubble T’s Hydrogel Under Eye Patches
    Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette

    Bought for my teenage son, Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette was a perfect fragrance to purchase for him. Smells great and suitable for any age, simple packaging but stands out and didn’t cost me a small fortune!

    Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette
    Glow’s Raspberry Candy Floss Shower Gel

    A beautifully sweet and lightly sugared scented shower gel from small business Glow in the form of Raspberry Candy Floss. Very gentle on the skin, foams up beautifully, lovely fragrance and created an insane bath!

    Glow’s Raspberry Candy Floss Shower Gel
    So…? Unique Floral Night Body Mist

    So…? Unique Floral Night Body Mist is the body mist I never knew I needed in my life! The perfect fragrance if you love a mix of sweet, fruity and floral because it is sooooo good! Ideal to use all year round but perfect for Summer time use.

    So…? Unique’s Floral Night Body Mist
    Treacle Moon’s Frosted Candy Angel Shower & Bath Gel

    Fragrance wise, this is such a good shower & bath gel from Treacle Moon, that you will wonder which is better between this and LUSH’s Snow Fairy scent. Frosted Candy Anger Shower & Bath Gel is 500ml of super bubble making, fragrant bath and shower product that will keep your skin clean and pampered for a good amount of time.

    Treacle Moon’s Frosted Candy Angel Shower & Bath Gel
    Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamers

    For 99p, these bath and shower steamers from Feather & Down, purchased from Home Bargains, was a steal! This brand doesn’t normally have such a low price point on their products. But it wasn’t 99p worth spending for me because I didn’t feel they were the best as a bath fizzer or as a shower steamer. Great idea, looks good, eye catching packaging but the actual product was a let down for me.

    Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamer
    Shea Moisture’s Power Greens Hair Care Range

    Finding the right hair care products is harder than skincare in my opinion, or at least it is for me. I found Shea Moisture’s Power Greens products easy to use, great at cleaning the hair and scalp without stripping it leaving my hair softer and more manageable.

    Shea Moisture’s Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Haircare

    So these were some the products I used last month. Did I have any favourites? Probably not, as they were all so different. But quite a few I would happily repurchase again for the second time.

  • Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamers

    Bath bombs are an incredibly popular bath product. They comes in various shapes, sizes and scents. So it’s no surprise people will purchase them as either a treat and a form of pampering, or a regular bath product. But not everyone has a bath, so can they experience something similar with something else? I picked up Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamers from Home Bargains for 99p!

    Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamers
    Why did I buy these?

    I know of this brand but I’ve never tried any of their products. They are designed to aide relaxation. I liked the idea of these being shower steamers, the packaging was striking and they were only 99p!

    What are these?

    Feather & Down’s Sweet Dreams Bath & Shower Steamers can be used in two different ways. They can be used as a traditional bath bomb where you pop it under warm running water. Or you can place it on the bottom of your bath/shower. The water and the heat making contact will release fragrance which contains lavender and chamomile oils.

    Packaging

    These bath and shower steamers come in a cardboard tube, dark blue in colour with gold detailing. The look of it is appealing. It’s practical in regards to how it’s housed and overall I really like it! The shower steamers (6) are individually shrink wrapped which is great because they are protected and you can open them up if and when needed to use.

    Fragrance

    Lightly lavender scented, so has a herbal, relaxing fragrance to it. it’s a little sweet so not too earthy and aromatherapy based and it’s really pleasant.

    How does the bath & shower steamer look?

    These look like giant sized tablets. Disc shaped, chunky and lilac coloured. On both sides the words feather & down are embossed into them.

    In the shower

    I placed one of these in the bath close to wear the shower was positioned above. I thought it would be an ideal place for some of the water to hit it and also for the heat to help push the fragrance too. Fragrance wise I didn’t get much. A faint whiff of it yes, and when I knelt down closer to the steamer I could smell it better but not by much. It dissolved slowly, which was what I expected and was very quick and easy to clean the bath out once finished.

    In the bath

    I treated these like a normal bath fizzer and placed it under warm, running water. The fragrance was there faintly (more so compared to using this in the shower). No foam but lots of fizz and it turned the water into the palest shade or purple known to man. The bath it created didn’t give me any form of wow factor so I threw in another one which didn’t add too much to it.

    I felt I was sat in slightly coloured and unbelievably light fragranced water. As a bath it did the bare minimum but added nothing to my bathing experience. The only thing that stuck out in my mind was the fact it didn’t irritate my skin or dry it out.

    Recommended?

    No. The packaging is great, the look of the steamers are ideal and even the fragrance is quite nice. But it didn’t deliver enough of a punch in both the shower and the bath. I expected the fragrance to be more intense than what it was especially for a shower steamer. And it didn’t create the relaxing bath I had hoped for. The only person this would benefit would be those who like their herbal, aromatherapy style scents but want something incredibly subtle and light in scent.