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  • New This Month In Home Bargains!

    Home Bargains never fails to disappoint when it comes to haircare, fragrance, bath, body and skincare products. There’s always something to purchase and finding new, affordable products is a regular occurrence and also fun to find! So what have I found recently in Home Bargains which you should keep your eyes open for?

    New in Home Bargains!
    Decleor Minis

    The French skincare brand Decleor is expensive. I know this because I used to buy it years ago! Facial oils used to retail up to £60 for the full size. So seeing mini’s of this brand for only 79p is great and a bargain. Great buy if you love the products, need mini’s for travel or just want to try it out, this is a great way of doing it. Not all the products are the same. Some contain bath and shower products, some facial, so worthwhile going through the sachets to check what they contain.

    Decleor Mini’s
    Charli D’Amelio’s Born Dreamer Happy Place Eau de Toilette Refill 75ml

    If you picked up the standard eau de toilette bottle when it was in stock, grabbing a refill for it is available. Costing only £4.99 for 75ml, if you want to stock up on the fragrance this is an affordable way of doing it.

    Charli D’Amelio’s Eau de Toilette Refill
    Zenner Massage Glove

    If you like to use a body glove to exfoliate your body, have a look out for Zenner’s Massage Glove, made from recyclable materials. Having a feel of this it differently will exfoliate the body effectively, great for tanning and preparing the body for Summer (of sorts!). Only 99p.

    Zenner Massage Glove
    Rosemary Infused Haircare Range

    Rosemary is a popular ingredient in haircare products. Apparently it helps promote healthier, stronger hair and helps with hair loss. A whole routine is available in the Rosemary Infused products. This includes shampoo, conditioner, hair mask and hair oil. All beautifully packaged, good ingredients included and each product only £1.99.

    Rosemary Infused Haircare range

    So these are the products that caught my eye recently from Home Bargains. Haircare products, skincare, bath and body and even fragrance. All under £5.00 which is great value.

  • Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist

    I am a sucker for a fragrance mist! They are the most affordable and easiest way to get a daily fragrance hit if and when needed. Having a teenage daughter who ‘borrows’ my fragrances means I’m not too annoyed because they’re not expensive. If she loses or uses them they can be replaced easily. The Latest one I’ve purchased is Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist from Tesco. Usual price £4.50, Clubcard price £3.00.

    Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist
    Why did I buy this?

    I love Treacle Moon product and I’ve used many of them, including their hand cream, shower and bath gels and body scrubs. Their fragrance mists were new, priced cheaply and I wanted to see if they were just as good as other Treacle Moon products I’ve used.

    Packaging

    Sunny Brazilian Love comes in a plastic spray bottle. Eye catching thanks to the vibrant label which looks fun, youthful and screams Summer.

    Fragrance

    This has an interesting blend of creaminess to this with a slightly tropical smell to it (probably coconut). It’s mixed in with some light floral notes, so I would describe this as a fusion of tropical fruit and florals. It’s really nice. It definitely has a Summer vibe to it and I find it quite relaxing rather than energising.

    In use

    I rarely apply fragrance directly onto the skin. It normally is sprayed onto my clothing. The stream coming from the spray was generous and fine, which I loved. And the fragrance immediately hit, which smelt great. I was quite heavy handed with application because I wanted the scent to last the morning. But what I found was the fragrance didn’t last. Not only was the strength very weak but I could barely smell the scent which was disappointing. It’s such a nicely scented fragrance mist it just wasn’t strong enough and needed to have a better longevity.

    Recommended?

    I hoped for great things with this fragrance mist. But it’s not a product I would buy again because the longevity and strength just wasn’t there for me. If I apply a fragrance, I want to smell it at least for a short time. This failed. Would this react differently on the skin? I’m not sure, but on clothes it was a no from me. Such a shame as this smells really good, just needed to pack more of a punch.

  • A Fragrance For Men Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum

    It’s not just my daughter that is addicted to fragrances, it’s also my teenage son. Anyone with teenagers will know that taking care of their appearance doesn’t just include how they look but how they smell too. Both my children want to smell good (thank god!), and their fragrance collections are getting bigger and bigger as they get older. My son bought himself the fragrance Afnan 9pm from Amazon a few months for just under £30.00 for 100ml.

    Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum
    Packaging

    The packaging of this is simple but quite masculine. The bottle is made of glass, rounded edges and rectangular in shape and quite chunky and weighty. It’s mostly clear with it’s name peeking through it. Afnan 9pm comes in a black corrugated cardboard box. Simple, but stylish and definitely geared towards the guys.

    Fragrance

    This fragrance has a musk and earthiness to it. I know vanilla when I smell it and that comforting, warming scent is in this somewhere. There’s a little sweetness to this in a fruity way, but with a hint of floral. So the fragrance itself is quite fresh but masculine. Not a light fragrance as this packs a punch with lots of depth to it. And despite it clearly being a men’s fragrance a lot of women would like this too, because I do!

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise, this is gearing towards moving from medium to strong. You spray it, you smell it but it’s not overpowering because it’s easy to go back for another spritz. Longevity wise this is really good. My son will spray this in the morning and it’s still on him when he’s back from school in the afternoon. I’ve used this and I have to say it lasts really well on me too but I only apply it onto clothes, my son will apply it all over himself!

    Recommended?

    I haven’t bought an expensive fragrance for myself in YEARS! With good quality body mists and other more affordable fragrances available I haven’t needed to. But if I’m honest, smelling this and using this on myself has changed my mind. I think sometimes paying a little more isn’t a bad thing for a great smelling, top quality fragrance. I just wouldn’t do it all the time. Afnan 9pm smells amazing! Great scent, long lasting, perfect strength and is 100ml which will last forever! It’s the type of scent most people will love, regardless of sex or age and a great purchase for birthdays and Father’s Day.

  • My First Impressions Of Home of Honey Wax Melts

    If you’ve read my blog, you will know how much I love wax melts. Using wax melts is my favourite way to fragrance my home and has been for years. You can pick up wax melts from anywhere on the high street but I still find small businesses who make and sell wax melts are the best. I was kindly gifted a selection of wax melts from a business called Home of Honey to try out. So what did I receive?

    Home of Honey wax melts
    3 Snap Bars

    These came in the fragrances of Ghost, Belle and Lily of the Valley. All three beautifully coloured and 50g each, which will give hours of fragrance.

    wax melt snap bars
    A sachet of wax brittle

    Wax brittle is flat, irregular (but sizeable) pieces of wax. This came in the fragrance of English Pear & Freesia. Lovely Spring/Summer colours of pinks and greens with a splash of glitter. Packaged well in a sealed sachet.

    wax melt brittle
    2 Singular shapes

    Included in this set was two single wax melts. One heart shaped and faceted. The other a chunky, cloud shape. The first is in the fragrance of Plum, Rose & Patchouli, the second is Rose Wonderland. Plum, Rose & Patchouli wax melt is perfect for that one time use because of the size. No cutting, just pop it straight in. Rose Wonderland needs chopping up because of it’s generous size and weight of 40g.

    2 Duos

    2 small wax melts with each duo housed in a small sachet. Baby Powder is shaped in two rings and Angel Halo two faceted hearts.

    A tube of 16 mini wax melts

    16 mini cloud shaped wax melts in the fragrance of Savage, was the last in this collection from Home of Honey. 8 in a blue colour and the other 8 in a creamy/pinkish hue. These came in a clear plastic tube. I’ve never seen wax melts housed like this and I LOVE this idea! Very imaginative, practical, easy to store and easy to use.

    First impressions?

    It’s obvious this wax vendor takes a lot of time, care and thought into how they want their wax to look and packaged. First impressions count and these ticked the box. The wax melts look great and are very appealing. Deliberately or not, all the colours came together almost themed, which I appreciated. The fragrances of the wax melts I received are a brilliant mix of designer fragrance dupes, Summer perfect scents and classics, which everyone will enjoy.

    How do these smell? I’ve had a few sniffs while they are in their packaging and they all smell beautiful. They will be melted very soon, so wait and read what I thought of the performance of these wax melts.

    In the meantime, check out Home of Honey’s wax melts products via their website to see what wax goodies they have available for purchase.