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  • 3 Things I Buy My Teenage Daughter ALL THE TIME!

    Having teenage children is… interesting! When they hit the pre-teen age, life as you now it changes FOREVER! As a mum of a teenage boy and girl, I have the daily pleasure of being kept on my toes, along with having to take out my credit to purchase everything for them every 5 seconds. There are 3 things I buy my daughter all the time, because in her own words ‘she needs them!’. So what can’t she live without?

    3 Things I Buy My Teenage Daughter
    Blemish/Pimple Patches

    When I was a teenager and I got a spot or 10, I just dealt with it. Now, my daughter covers her face in blemish/pimple patches. What’s strange is she’s not particularly spotty! These do work, I’ve tried them myself. They minimise the look of blemishes so I understand why they are useful. The patches my daughter uses are from the brand Face Facts and they come in a variety of shapes. So these are part skincare, part face fashion accessories.

    Face Facts Blemish Patches
    Hair Scrunchies & Bobbles

    My house is littered in bobbles! Black ones, brown ones…they are everywhere! Very useful things for both myself and my daughter and you can never have too many of them. I buy her a pack of 6 from Home Bargains in different shades of pink and neutrals.

    Hair scrunchies from Home Bargains
    Fragrances

    When I use the word ‘fragrance’, most of the time it’s body mists. My daughter is as addicted to fragrance as I am. She takes them everywhere, especially to school. These can come in different sizes, shapes and fragrances, perfect for her to slip into the school blazer pocket or a small cross body bag. Most recent body mists used have been Designer Fragrances, Impulse and Treacle Moon.

    Fragrance

    So these are the 3 things I regularly buy my teenage daughter. None of these items are expensive thankfully, so I can be as cheap or as expensive as I like with ‘her’ purchases.

  • New! Affordable Fragrances in Tesco!

    One of the best places to go for EVERYTHING has got to be a supermarket. It’s a one stop shop for food to clothing, electricals to plants and make-up to fragrance. What I like about the fragrance side of things is how you can pick up more affordable fragrance products thanks to supermarkets having a variety of different brands with different price points. I’ve just spotted something new in my local Tesco from a brand called Skin Saints. 12 different fragrances in eau de parfum formulas. So what do they have?

    Affordable Fragrances in Tesco from Skin Saints
    Dark Flowers

    A heavier, darker fragrance with notes of ylang ylang, exotic orchid and black truffle. This sounds like a perfect fragrance for night time wearing.

    Gold

    A mix of amber and spice which should be warming and slightly woody in scent.

    Cerise

    Cherry and almond blossom based fragrance, which makes me think this will be a fruity, floral fragrance with a slight sweetness to it.

    Santal

    Sandalwood and warm spice is Santal. Could this be a more masculine fragrance with its woody and spicy notes?

    Tuscany

    This DEFINITLY sounds like a manly fragrance of soft leather and saffron. This combination sounds like a traditional scent for someone who wants a more predictable, masculine fragrance to wear.

    Miss Paris

    A slightly flirty sounding fragrance with floral and light iris with the added depth of patchouli.

    Wild

    Fresh, clean, energising and zesty is what I think the fragrance Wild could be, as its made up of citrus and amber.

    Principle

    Another woody based fragrance. Principle is made up of bergamot and cedar.

    Passion

    Jasmine and tonka makes Passion seems like a rich floral with a slightly vanilla-esq undertone.

    Rouge

    A deep, heavier woody, musky scent with possibly spicy undertones is potentially what the fragrance Rouge smells like.

    Millie

    Light, fruity and floral fragrance made up of golden peach and jasmine. Millie sounds like a very pretty, feminine scent perfect for Spring and Summer use.

    Flower Chain

    Flower Chain scent wise is white violet and sandalwood, so another floral scent with depth and woody musk behind it.

    First impressions?

    This is an impressive selection of fragrances. 12 fragrances which from their name and what they’re made up of sound very different to each other which means variety. I love the simplicity of how they’re packaged, all the same but different colours and patterns on the boxes. And the price? At full price (£8.00 for 100ml) this is great value for an eau de parfum formula. Do I find these new fragrances appealing? Yes I do. Am I going to buy one? Most definitely…so watch this space!

    P.S Did I mention these are supposed to be dupes of well known designer fragrances? My interest in these continues….

  • My 3 Favourite Products of 2024

    Now 2024 has ended, I thought I would look back on all the products I’ve used this year. Some I would happily repurchase again, some I wouldn’t waste my money on and some are now favourites of mine. Favourites to the point they impressed me, I loved using them and would buy again in a heart beat. So what were my favourite products of 2024?

    My 3 Favourite Products of 2024
    Lidl’s LUSH Dupe Shower Gels

    I genuinely had no idea how Lidl’s LUSH dupe shower gels would be, but I’m glad I tried them. It’s not hard to get shower gels that foam/bubble and clean the skin, but to really enjoy using them is something else. Both Relax and Honey I’m Home performed great in the bath and shower. They foamed up beautifully in the shower and created lots of soft bubbles in the bath. My skin didn’t dry out and each one cleaned my skin perfectly. But it was the fragrances that got me. Comforting, soothing, relaxing. These smell amazing, and for only £1.99 each for 500ml I would buy these time and time again (and I have!).

    Lidl’s Relax Shower Gel
    Superdrug’s Fruity Blood Orange Body Mist

    Fruity Blood Orange Body Mist from Superdrug was a limited edition, affordable fragrance brought out for Autumn/Halloween. The fragrance itself was unusual and very different compared to other body mists on the market. Citrus, musk, spices, not a light fragrance at all but quite a deep and dark one, which I love! It only cost £1.74 at the time and I really wish I had bought more now.

    Superdrug’s Fruity Blood Orange Body Mist
    Home of Honey’s 12 Days of Christmas Part 1 Wax Melts

    I was gifted 12 Days of Christmas Part 1 Wax Melts from Home of Honey Candle Co. This consisted of a collection of 12 Christmas/Winter inspired scented wax melts. This set was one of my favourite products of 2024 because all of the fragrances were beautiful, great strength and great longevity. I was so impressed by this and enjoyed each melt as I used them.

    Home of Honey’s 12 Days of Christmas Part 1 Wax Melts

    So that’s my 3 stand out products for 2024. Were there more? Possibly. Did I love every minute using these? Definitely. Am I sad I’ve used these all up now? Absolutely! Definitely 3 great, affordable and good quality products that deserve to be in my top 3 favourite products of last year.

  • Is Sweet Cherub Body Fragrance Mist by Impulse Any Good?

    I’m a lover of fragrance. But I’m not a lover of paying high prices. Disposable income and motherhood don’t walk hand in hand, and paying a lot for my fragrances is just a no. So I opt for more affordable versions. They could be fragrances on sale, available in discount stores for a lower price or the easiest to purchase is body mists. My recent purchase was Impulse’s Sweet Cherub from Boots. Usual price £6.00 but was half price at £3.00 for 100ml.

    Sweet Cherub Body Fragrance Mist by Impulse
    Why did I buy this?

    It was affordable being half price. How it was packaged on the website looked appealing, but the scent description grabbed me the most because it described some of my favourite scents.

    Packaging

    Sweet Cherub comes in a standard, plastic spray topped bottle. Clear, with a nice looking arty label on it. The bottle itself comes boxed which I thought was a nice touch, especially for gift giving. The image on the front mirrors the label on the bottle, and continues the cream and burgundy colour theme that’s on the bottle as well. It looks good, suits the fragrance this mist is in and overall the packaging would appeal to many people.

    Fragrance

    Sweet, floral, vanilla with a hint of musk. This is a great combination which always works well and this smells so nice. What I would say is its not particularly sophisticated. If there was a touch more musk and earthiness in this it would elevate it and make it smell more like a perfume than a mist. But I like this! I’m a massive lover of vanilla and sweeter scents so how this smells won me over.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength of this body fragrance mist was obvious when first applied, so a medium. Not too overpowering but enough to notice it. But I would have loved this to have been stronger. The medium strength died down not too long after application which meant for me the longevity and staying power wasn’t the best. I could just about get a hint of this scent hours later but it was incredibly faint. Both strength and longevity could be so much better.

    Recommended?

    Despite the fact I felt Impulse’s Sweet Cherub Body Fragrance Mist didn’t have a long lasting punch I really like how it smells. Anyone who loves vanilla would love this, teens, people who like warmer scents wouldn’t say no to this either. The overall scent is very good and if bought at a good price, is worth repeat reapplying if and when needed. Would I buy this at £6.00? No. Would I buy this at £3.00 again? Absolutely!