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Tag: fruity

  • Crafting In The Dark’s Golden Berries Wax Melt

    Where do I get my wax melts from? It’s a question I get asked quite a lot. And the answer is, from a variety of different vendors. Most of which have a website or an online store rather than a physical shop. Some I find on social media, but the majority are recommended to me by people who have bought and tried wax from particular sellers. Someone who has been on my ‘ I want to buy from ‘ list is a wax vendor called Crafting In The Dark. I didn’t get a chance to make an order from them in 2020. But I was given Golden Berries wax melt for Christmas from a friend.

    Crafting in the Dark Golden Berries Wax Melt

    Why was I given this? My friends know me well when it comes to wax. They know the fragrance families I like, and they have a good idea which wax vendors I’ve tried or not tried. Firstly, this is a new vendor for me and both my friend Jenny ( the wax giver! ) and I had heard good things about their wax products. Secondly, the actual scent Golden Berries, sounds very fruity from it’s name alone which is right up my street!

    Appearance. I’ve never seen a wax melt shaped like this before and I love unusual pieces so this already got me excited! It’s quite sizeable, roughly 7 cms in length and 6cm in width. Not chunky in depth so quite flat. It’s a deep shade of aubergine purple and shaped very much like a basic flame shape. Embossed into this is the company name.

    Scent. WOW! Fruity, rich, berries which are slightly tart but with a hint of sweetness. Totally intoxicating and quite grown up in smell too. Not your typical fragrance of simple strawberries, raspberries etc. More complex than that and totally beautiful and quite clean all at the same time.

    In melt. I decided to use half of this. It was super easy to snap. Required no cutting due to it not being chunky in depth. Melting was quite fast, but please explain to me how there was a shimmer to the wax pool!? No pigment or glitter was visible looking at the wax melt while solid, but there it was! I LOVE little surprises like this! It looked like a simple but stunning, slightly thick and shimmery pool of Vimto. Scent was released straight away and smelled identical warmed through compared to when cold and solid.

    Strength & Longevity. I would say this was a light to medium. I melted one half in my kitchen and the other in my living room. The scent was there and delicate, and it gave both rooms a lovely fruity fragrant feel. What I would be tempted to do next time is use more than a half of the melt for it to be a touch more stronger. Longevity was good. I had this melting in the 2 rooms over 2 days for quite a few hours and I could still get the scent.

    Recommended? Yes. I’m glad I’ve tried this wax melt from Crafting In The Dark as it was a lovely one. Great to look at, nice scent to it, strength and longevity was good. I would have a play with the amount of wax I would use per melting though as I would like it a touch more intense. The question now is, what should I order from them next?

    Need some new wax melts in your wax warmer? Visit Crafting In The Dark here to add to your home fragrance wardrobe. Prices start at £1.75, with a variety of scents and home fragrance products available for sale.

  • Perfect for Summer, SBC’s Refreshing Watermelon Shower Gel & Shampoo

    Finally we are getting a taste of Summer! It’s warm, bright and dry in the UK. Warmer weather means my skin and body care products sometimes change. Lighter textures, fruiter fragrances and quicker and easier applications is definitely a Summer thing when choosing what I use on myself! One of my favourite products sitting in my bathroom at the moment is SBC‘s Refreshing Watermelon Shower Gel & Shampoo. I bought this a few months ago in a set from the shopping channel QVC. Tt was sold at a special price known as a Today’s Special Value.

    What is this?

    A whopping 1ltre size of a 2in1 shower gel and shampoo formulation. Housed in a pump action dispenser making it super easy to use.

    Appearance & Consistency

    Red in colour, semi opaque and is of the typical thickness you would expect from a shower gel or foaming/bubble bath product.

    SBC’s Refreshing Watermelon Shower Gel & Shampoo
    Fragrance

    This smells gorgeous! Watermelon is an odd scent as I don’t think it’s specific enough in regards to how it smells, or at least the actual fruit isn’t. But this version is fruity and berry based, sweet although not sugary and sickly. A perfect fragrance for me and perfect for Summer!

    In the shower & bath

    I used this in the shower and found I didn’t need to use much. One pump on a sponge, mixed with water made this lather up so well and easily washed my whole body. In the bath I used a few pumps, and the amount of foam produced was a lot. This created a very foamy and fragrant bathing experience!

    On the skin

    One thing I noticed with this product was my skin felt very clean after using without drying it out. It left a faint scent to my skin which was pleasant and enjoyable to smell.

    Family

    My son uses this in the shower. He’s at an awkward age where bathing isn’t top of his priority list. Although he does it, he wants it over and done with as quick as possible. But he likes using this because of how much it foams and how it smells. So this product isn’t just for the adults in the family!

    As a shampoo

    This is a bath, shower and shampoo product. But I can’t comment on how this performs on hair. I haven’t used this as a shampoo on my hair or children’s. But its good to know it’s a multi-functional product.

    4 Piece Summer Collection from QVC
    Recommended?

    YES! This is what I call a Summer in a bottle product! This smells great, it works well on the skin and the size makes this ideal for family use. You can purchase this individually direct from SBC’s website from £4.50 for 100ml size here.