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  • Smooch Vixen By So…? Eau de Parfum

    I’m a fragrance junkie. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a cheap body mist or an expensive perfume, I can appreciate them all as long as they smell good. But my credit card is happier when the fragrance of choice is more on the affordable side. That’s why I have Smooch Vixen by So…? Eau de Parfum in my fragrance collection. I bought this when it was on sale and normally retails for £9.99 for 30ml.

    Smooch Vixen By So…? Eau de Parfum
    Why did I buy this?

    So Fragrance’s website had a sale and I was purchasing body mists for my daughter. They were all fun fragrances and budget friendly, perfect for an 11 year old. This caught my eye because of how it looked, the fact it was an actual perfume rather than body mist and the price was right so I bought it for myself!

    Packaging

    Smooch Vixen comes in a lip shaped spray bottle. The back and bottom is flat (it stands up), but the front is raised giving the look of a pair of lips from the front. Purple in colour, metallic in appearance which is very eye catching. The lid is the top lip which just lifts off and the fragrance dispenses in the usual spray top way. This comes in a purple box with a pair of lips on the front. This is very fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

    How does this smell?

    This eau de parfum is a mix of blackcurrant, ginger, warm coffee, sweet toffee, liquorice, almond and tonka bean. When I smell this it’s mainly fruity in a dark berry kind of way with an added bakery sweetness with musk. It’s stunning!

    Strength & Longevity

    The strength of this fragrance is medium. When it’s applied it’s a very noticeable scent which is welcomed by me. Longevity is good. I use this before work and mid shift I can still smell it. Could this last longer? Everything could last longer for me but this does the job.

    Recommended?

    I’m so glad I took a chance and bought this! The bottle has a great shape and perfect size to slip into a bag and being boxed means perfect for gift giving. It will appeal to so many people. But it’s the fragrance that bowls me over. This is MY type of fragrance and it’s gorgeous! I think most people would find this scent just as appealing as I do too, so totally recommended. In fact, I need to buy another one as my 11 year old has just stolen this off me!

    Smooch Vixen By So…? Eau de Parfum is currently on the website on sale for £4.99. It’s definitely one I would repurchase in a heart beat.

  • April Round Up, What Products Did I Use?

    2023 really isn’t messing about is it? It wasn’t that long ago we were all wishing each other Happy New Year and now it’s May! How did THAT happen? I seem to say this every month but honestly time is flying by so quickly. And in that time I’ve been using more bath, body, fragrance and skincare products and reviewed each and every one of them. So what did I enjoy using (or maybe not) in the month of April?

    Products I used in the month of April
    Tu Est Belle Body Spray By Designer Fragrances

    There’s nothing nicer than getting hold of a beautifully scented fragrance product that not only smells expensive and designer but is super cheap too! Tu Est Belle Body Spray by Designer Fragrances is inspired by a well known perfume and only costs 99p! This is a body spray this does the job of giving a hit of fragrance, can be topped up if and when needed and smells gorgeous.

    Tu Est Belle Body Spray by Designer Fragrances
    Dirty Works Coconut Foaming Sugar Scrub

    Dirty Works Coconut Foaming Sugar Scrub is a body scrub that can be found on the high street and online at an affordable price. Easy to use, decent fragrance but I felt this was geared towards a younger market. Or for those who wanted a fun product rather than a hard working one. It was ‘ok’ but not a scrub I would gravitate towards or purchase myself.

    Dirty Work’s Foam At Last Coconut Foaming Sugar Scrub
    Glow’s Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume

    Gifted to me from Angela at Glow, Glow’s Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume is a sophisticated fragrance product perfect for those who want to apply fragrance on the wrists and neck. This is perfect if you want a designer fragrance like scent without the price tag because this costs under £5.00!

    Glow’s Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume
    Zoflora’s Midnight Blooms Scent Crystals

    Highly fragranced cleaning products seems to be growing even more in popularity. So it’s no wonder many of these brands are branching out into official home fragrance products. Zoflora have released quiet a few items to fragrance the home, including Midnight Blooms Scent Crystals. Great alternative to wax melts, zero clean up and these smelt so good. But I can’t help but wish these were just as strong as the cleaning products version.

    Zoflora’s Midnight Blooms Scent Crystals
    Neom’s Overnight Facial Cream

    This was given to me by a friend and my skin thanks her for it! Neom’s Overnight Facial Cream is a lovely, rich (but not heavy) night cream which leaves the skin looking and feeling rested the following morning. Pricey but very good quality!

    Neom’s Perfect Night’s Sleep Overnight Facial Cream
    Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar

    A great (and in my opinion a better) alternative to a bath bomb, Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar created colour, bubbles and was very moisturising to the skin. The only thing it didn’t quite get right was the fragrance and its strength. But overall still a great product to put into the bath.

    Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar

    So that’s my round up for April completed. What products did you use in April and how do you rate them? Let’s see what the month of May has to bring….

  • What I Bought From Primark’s Beauty Section

    Primark. It’s one of those stores in the UK most of us like to visit to buy clothes. But I don’t hear many people talk about their skin, fragrance or hair care products. I’m no stranger to their beauty section. This is the first place I head to when I’m in there. I bought a few things this week from their beauty range, so what did I buy and how much did I spend?

    Primark Beauty Products
    2 packs of jumbo bendy hair rollers

    My 11 year old daughter has a hair obsession at the moment and likes to curl the ends of the box braids she wears. I saw these and firstly thought these were a great colour! Secondly they are massive, which would be easy to use and give her bigger curls. And importantly these contained 6 for only £1.50 per pack!

    Primark’s Long Bendy Hair Rollers
    Eye roller

    I have wanted one of these for AGES! My under eyes have always been the area of my face that I always want to improve. With hay fever rife at the moment, my eyes are feeling and looking even worse than usual so this little beauty caught my attention immediately! It looks incredibly stylish, they’ve designed it to be held comfortably and this is so easy to use it’s fool proof. Can’t wait to try this out! Price? £4.50.

    Primark’s Eye Roller
    Men’s Elements Night Eau de Toilette

    I bought Men’s Elements Night Eau de Toilette ready to add to a collection of fragrance products for my son’s 14th birthday. I’ve never purchased male fragrance products from Primark before. But after smelling the tester I thought this smelt really good. This is quite a woody based fragrance so masculine, with sandalwood, cedar and citrus. 50ml for £4.50.

    Primark’s Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette
    Opal Crush Eau de Toilette

    I needed to pick up a fragrance for my daughter’s 12th birthday. She’s pretty obsessed with fragrance and she has many body mists and sprays of her own to use (and mine as well!). I picked up Opal Crush because the packaging was simple but cute and I know she loves the colour mint green. Again, I smelt the tester of this one and I actually wanted it for myself because it smelt so good. This is a killer combination of dark florals, praline and vanilla musk. 50ml for £4.50.

    Primark’s Opal Crush Eau de Toilette
    Successful shopping trip?

    There were other things I wanted to buy but didn’t. I planned to purchase the fragrances and the the other two products were added extras. But overall a successful, affordable shopping trip which cost me a grand total of £16.50. So the next time you go into your local Primark store, have a look in their beauty section, there are some budget friendly treasures to purchase!

  • 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.