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  • Champneys Health Spa Calming Incense Gift

    Is it just me but is life a little stressful at the moment? Human beings have this amazing capacity to get through everything and anything. But it doesn’t mean that the journey between A and B isn’t hard. I can hold my hands up and say I’m one of those people trying to get to B the best way I can. Any opportunity where I can lift my mood and keep my emotions calm and positive in a simple way I will. So thank goodness for Champneys Health Spa Calming Incense Gift which I received last year for my birthday, because right now I need calming!

    Champneys Health Spa Calming Incense Gift
    Why did I use this?

    I need to relax. I’ve always found home fragrance helps me to unwind when I’m at home. Instead of grabbing my usual wax melts I wanted to use and try something totally different and this was it.

    What is this?

    Champneys Health Spa Calming Gift Set is a simple and stylish why of using traditional incense sticks. You light one of the incense sticks while it’s held in the holder it comes with and it releases fragrance.

    What do you get?

    20 incense sticks and one incense stick holder.

    How does this look?

    The packaging for this is simple but very stylish. Both the incense sticks and the holder are boxed separately. The pale pink and green small boxes they come in look nice and overall packaging makes it look quite expensive. The incense stick holder is cream in colour and ceramic and would fit into any room and any decor. Great presentation.

    Fragrance

    This is quite woody and warming in fragrance. I want to say there’s a floral in this but it comes across more plant like rather than flowers, if that makes sense? There’s a sweetness to this which works well and stops this scent from being too hard or male fragrance like.

    In Use

    Once the incense stick was lit it took 30 minutes for it to totally burn out and disappear. During this time it provided a lovely, comforting and cosy feel to my living room thanks to the fragrance. I was worried it would be heady, as lots of incense sticks tend to be, but this wasn’t. It was strong enough to create a scent which even floated into another room. But it wasn’t overpowering and didn’t make me feel as if I had entered a church. The fragrance lasted after the incense stick had gone for about an hour, but there was still a faint trace of the smell much later.

    One thing I was worried about was the incense holder. Would it be large enough to catch any of the incense stick’s ash when it fell away? Not quite. Some of the ash didn’t stay in the flat part of the holder and fell onto the cabinet which this was sitting on. So it should have been slightly larger and you would need something resting under this to protect your surfaces.

    Recommended?

    I used incense sticks YEARS ago and using this made me remember that. I love how Champneys Health Spa Calming Incense Gift is packaged. The fragrance is lovely, definitely calming and not too strong. And the holder looks simple but elegant. The only drawback is it should have been a touch bigger to catch any falling ash. But overall this is a great set. I would definitely recommended this for someone who likes this form of home fragrance or you want to introduce something different to someone who hasn’t experienced this before.

    This set costs £10.00 and can be bought directly from Champneys here.

  • Bath & Shower Bubble Up’s The Never Skip Dessert Collection

    Sometimes a girl (or a guy) needs a bit of pampering. We can’t all go to a spa, get a facial or go on holiday. But we all can enjoy a bit of relaxing or alone time in the bath or/and shower. This is how I unwind and try to treat the skin I’m in with some nice bath and shower products. One set I’ve been dying to try since Christmas has been Bubble Up’s The Never Skip Dessert Collection. I bought this from Home Bargains for £2.99 late last year.

    Bubble Up The Never Skip Dessert Collection
    Why did I buy this?

    I’ve used Bubble Up’s bubble bars before and loved them. So when I saw this I wanted to treat myself to some budget friendly products I hoped I would enjoy. The value was exceptional, the set looked appealing and the products were totally new to me. Why would I NOT buy this?

    What’s in this set?

    You’re An Angel Cake The Shower Scrub and a Donut Bath Fizzer.

    Packaging

    This two piece gift set comes in a rectangular shaped cardboard box with a partially clear front so you can see what’s inside. Almost cartoon like bubbles all over the box, with it being mostly pink and white in colour with black detailing. How it’s presented is fun, playful, youthful and eye catching.

    The Shower Scrub

    220g of You’re An Angel Cake The Shower Scrub comes in a tub and colour wise matches the box. Looking at this scrub, it looks like a very thick body lotion without the sheen a body butter has. Small scrub particles are visible and overall it does look really inviting. The fragrance of this is very bakery based and could resemble the smell of cake, but more of an interpretation rather than real life.

    Bubble Up’s You’re An Angel Cake The Shower Scrub
    Donut Bath Fizzer

    Same size and shape as a an actual ring donut. Pink and yellow in colour, with what appears to be sprinkles on the top. This really is a fun looking bath fizzer and a great size too! The fragrance of this is slightly sweet but not specific enough for me to say it smells like XY or Z.

    Bubble Up’s Donut Fizzer
    How did they perform?

    The shower scrub is a beautiful, creamy texture which rubbed over my body nicely in the shower. It was enjoyable to use and the scent was very comforting. The scrub pieces I could feel as they were big enough to give an exfoliation action. You’re An Angel Cake The Shower Scrub rinsed off easily, my skin felt clean and reasonably smooth. Nice to use but I’ve used scrubs that really made my skin feel ‘wow’ after use and this didn’t.

    Donut Fizzer when placed in the bath immediately released colour with the bath water going from clear to a shade of pink. It sort of just sat on the bottom of the bath lightly fizzing away. No dancing or movement, just there. When I picked it up it broke into pieces. There was no real bath art to this. No foam but a little fragrance during my bathing experience. Being in the bath with this was just ok.

    Recommended?

    This actually is a nice bath and shower set. Both pieces look great, smell good and are both decent sizes. How much I paid for this is a bargain, and this set would be perfect for a pre-teen or a teenager. Anyone older may want something a bit more pampering, and I personally fall into that bracket. I will happily use the shower scrub until it finishes, but I wouldn’t repeat purchase this particular gift set for myself. I POSSIBLY would buy this as a gift for the right person though.

    Can you get hold of this now? The only place I can see this gift set being available is from The Perfume Shop for £7.99. Not a bad price, but no where near the budget beating price I paid!

  • Want To Give A Pampering Gift? Try Bellalisia Relaxation Gift

    It’s no secret I love a bit of pampering. Bath bombs in the bath, wax melts on the go in the home. Anything easy and enjoyable to relax my mind, body and soul is a winner for me. So I would like to think if any of my friends buy me gifts I’m not a hard person to buy for, right? Towards the end of last year I received a present from a friend. It was a Thinking Of You Self Care Gift from a small business called Bellalisia, bought from Amazon.

    Bellalisia Gift Set
    What is it?

    A very neatly packaged small collection of items that should aide relaxation and provide some self care moments.

    What’s included?
    • 1x Sleep mask
    • A sachet of bath salts
    • Mini bath fizzers
    • Hot chocolate
    • A sachet of tea
    • 3x tea lights
    Bath fizzers
    Packaging

    These bath and night time treats came in a rectangular box which could easily fit through a letter box. Although the packaging is a simple brown coloured cardboard box, it’s covered in flower patterns on the front. On the back it wishes the receiver enjoyment of this gift and contact details if needed.

    The pieces inside the box were wrapped in tissue paper and on the inside of the box it says ‘NOW FOR A LITTLE relaxation’.

    The box also came in it’s own packaging. A beautiful purple coloured drawstring bag which totally finished this set off.

    My Thoughts?

    When I opened this set and looked at the packaging and contents, I thought how cute this was! There wouldn’t be too many people who wouldn’t like receiving this and there’s this genuine feeling of someone sending this to you because they care. These are not full sized items but enough to enjoy a bath or two, while lighting a tealight and possibly having a hot beverage. And then when ready for bed, slipping the very good quality eye mask over your face ready for sleep.

    Let’s talk about cost. This set costs £12.99 from Amazon. Could I put together a collection of relaxing treats for this price and package it well? Yes I could, just ask my friends! But not everyone can or wants to do this. So I think the price of this set is fair. But I do think there should be a few more bath fizzers included because it would create a better bath, along with more bath salts for the same reason.

    Bath salts
    Recommended?

    I LOVE this idea. If you want to send a gift to someone who needs some much needed time to themselves this is a nice thought. If you shopped around, in all honesty, you could put something together for the same price with more contents or same amount for less. But if that’s not what you want to do, this is a good alternative. If this collection doesn’t quite hit the mark as a gift, Bellalisia have other configurations of sets available on Amazon so definitely worth a look.

  • Luxury Scented Nuxe’s Prodigieux Eau de Parfum

    Fragrances. I think it’s safe to say most of us love a good body mist, eau de toilette, eau de parfum or a body spray. Whatever form it comes in we buy them and use them either daily or save for special occasions. I’m probably a bit of a hoarder when it comes to this type of product. So I’m not surprised I forgot I even owned Nuxe Prodigieux Eau de Parfum. I originally bought this in a gift set when it was on sale after Christmas, which also contained a shower oil and body lotion.

    Why did I buy this?

    Nuxe skincare, body products and fragrances aren’t the cheapest of products. So to get a gift set that contained products that I wanted to try and at a great price isn’t something I was going to pass up.

    Packaging

    30ml of eau de parfum is housed in a thin glass bottle with a gold lid. The bottle itself is quite simple in look but beautiful, and mirrors the style of the box it comes in. Both have an ombre effect, as the base is a gorgeous copper colour and gets lighter to the point it’s clear in the bottle but the box is gold. Elegant, sophisticated and quite expensive in look.

    Nuxe Prodigieux Perfume
    Fragrance

    This is what I would call quite a classic scent. It’s feminine, floral with the tiniest hint of citrus, musk and vanilla. The floral element for me stands out more. It’s not all fresh and flowery as it has a warmth to it, This makes it a richer, heavier scent rather than a light and whimsical one.

    Strength & Longevity

    I assumed this would be very strong and possibly linger in an overpowering way regardless of how much I used. Strangely enough this wasn’t the case at all. I could smell this all day when I wore this in work but it was subtle and pleasant, and didn’t make me feel like a walking fragrance counter from a department store. So strength is medium with great longevity.

    Nuxe Gift Set
    Recommended?

    This is not only a beautifully presented fragrance, but it smells just as good too. It would appeal to many people of different ages. But ideal for those who want a fragrance to smell traditional, timeless and not dictated by trends or gimmicks. I’m so glad I took the plunge and got this fragrance. Compared to other fragrances in my collection, this one I don’t feel would date and would be quite timeless so this gets a massive thumbs up from me.

    Available direct from Nuxe here for £30.00.