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  • Glow’s December Bath & Body Subscription Box

    This year hasn’t been a year of subscription boxes for me. Normally I’m a regular buyer of them but less so in 2024 (lets just say it’s been an expensive year!). But I have treated myself to bath, body and home fragrance business Glow’s November AND December Subscription Boxes. I bought November’s because it was Christmas inspired wax melts and December’s because it contained bath and body products, which I’ve been waiting for. So what did I get in December’s box of bath and body goodies?

    Glow’s December Bath & Body Subscription Box
    Jolly Holly Christmas Hand Wash

    A fun alternative to a liquid hand wash in the form of a foaming one. Use in the same was as the traditional version, its just a different consistency. Jolly Holly Christmas Hand Wash is a seasonally fragranced product, scented with red apple, pear rhubarb, nectarine, cinnamon, caramelised sugar and vanilla.

    Jolly Holly Christmas Hand Wash
    Silver Sparkle Body Wash

    This body wash looks and sounds special. Firstly, it literally sparkles, thanks to it shimmering with fine silver glitter/pigment. Secondly, the fragrance sounds very earthy and almost aromatherapy based which is lavender, lime, rosemary and eucalyptus. And thirdly, this product is part of Glow’s Lotions and Potions sub range, which focuses on products being chemical free and more naturally based.

    Silver Sparkle Body Wash
    Chocolate Orange Soap Sponge

    Soap sponges are an easy way to wash the body. Already impregnated with soap and fragrance, these are brilliant for everyday use and gifting. The one I received was Chocolate Orange, which is the perfect scent for Winter and Christmas, with its mouth watering chocolate and zesty orange notes.

    Chocolate Orange Soap Sponge
    Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub

    Containing moisturising sweet almond oil and glycerin, this sugar scrub will make a welcome addition to my bathing routine this winter. It looks so inviting with it’s rich, creamy, almost dessert like texture, speckled with fine exfoliating pieces. The fragrance of Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread intrigues me because this is quite a combination of seasonal scents, but will they work together?

    Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
    Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Bubble Bar

    If you want to go a step further than a bath bomb, a bubble bar is the best product to try. Moisturising, slightly foaming, fragrant, these are one of my favourite bath products ever! And that’s why I was excited to see Spiced Mint Gingerbread Bubble Bar in this subscription box. This is a decent size and could easily provide 2 baths. Perfect partner to use alongside the scrub as they are in the same fragrance.

    Spiced Cocoa Mint Gingerbread Bubble Bar
    Cosy Blanket Room Spray

    Room sprays are a form of home fragrance I’ve been using often over the last few months to provide a quick spritz of fragrance in rooms. Cosy Blanket Room Spray is a mix of vanilla, amber and citrus. So this should be a very comforting and warming fragrance.

    Cosy Blanket Room Spray
    Extras

    Glow’s subscription boxes wouldn’t be a Glow subscription box without extras! The extras included in this months were a Christmas printed scarf, a brooch, a Christmas bell and individually wrapped chocolates and jelly beans.

    First impressions?

    This is a great mix of products for the bath, shower, body and even the home. Fragrances are very festive, all full sized products, products look really inviting in regards to textures and colours and the value of what I’ve received is exceptional! This subscription box cost £25.00 (including p&p) for 6 full sized products, which works out just over £4.00 each. All hand made and packaged with love and care.

    Subscription boxes are limited in availability and once gone are gone, but all the products I’ve mentioned ARE available on Glow’s website here. Literally a one stop shop for all your body, bath and home fragrance needs.

  • Christmas Wax Melt Subscription Box With Glow

    I love a subscription box! Especially when I haven’t purchased one for awhile. So I couldn’t miss out on Glow’s November Subscription Box which is filled with Christmas inspired wax melts and extra seasonally goodies as well. Why did I buy this? I don’t have many Christmas wax melts and this was the perfect way to get different Christmas scents all in one collection! Cost? £25.00. So what was in it?

    Christmas Wax Melt Subscription Box With Glow
    Christmas Cookies

    A large, flat, red slab of wax with images of gonks etched into it and the words ‘Merry Christmas’. This is a stunning and fun piece of wax which is incredibly generous in size. Christmas Cookies does smell like a bakery scent. There’s vanilla, sweetness, a little buttery element to it. Mouth wateringly good!

    Christmas Cookies Christmas Wax Melt
    Cosy Night In

    Mint green in colour, flat and square shaped with ‘North Pole Express’ and reindeer images in this wax melt. Reminds me of a stamp and I love it! The fragrance has a fruity, berry undertone to it but with a hint of bitterness to it and spice. Cosy Night In is a great fragrance and an unusual one.

    Cosy Cardigan

    Same shape and size as Cosy Night In, but pale yellow in colour with the words ‘Merry Christmas’ on the top of it. This isn’t a traditional Winter fragrance. It’s quite fresh and clean with floral notes running underneath it. It’s very pretty and it smells like it’s part laundry part perfume. THIS I know I will enjoy melting!

    Cosy Cardigan Christmas Wax Melt
    Santa’s Grotto

    Soft purple in colour with a reindeer image and the words ‘Reindeer Mail Express’ on the top of it. Very cute and very festive. The actual scent of Santa’s Grotto has sweet, juicy citrus in this (smells like orange) with a slightly masculine woody element to it. It’s a great combination of scents which somehow work well together.

    Santa’s Grotto Christmas Wax Melt
    Twisted Peppermint

    Different shades of blue with an adorable snowman etched into this wax melt square. The fragrance of Twisted Peppermint is what you would expect with it’s scent name. It’s cooling, minty, fresh, sweet, with a little vanilla in this.

    Twisted Peppermint Christmas Wax Melt
    Extra’s

    Along with the wax came a key ring, a small hanging decoration, a panettone and a small bag full of chocolate, which will not last long!

    Extra goodies!
    First impressions?

    This is such a good collection! The amount of wax included will provide hours and hours of fragrance, which is incredible value! The wax melts themselves are colourful, well themed and adorable in appearance. And the fragrances are what you would hope for, for this time of year. But not the boring, predictable fragrances which get hashed out, these are a little different. I love this collection and can’t wait to start melting them over the next few weeks.

    This subscription box was for a limited amount of time and no longer available. But Glow has a variety of home fragrance, bath, body and skincare products available to buy online, with many perfect for gifting over Christmas or to treat yourself.

  • Glow’s Sol de Janeiro Dupe Perfume Mist Is Back, But Should You Buy It?

    Dupes. A dupe of a product used to be frowned upon not that long ago, but most of us are loving these types of products now. To get a similar product, not necessarily identical, at a cheaper price is what most people want and they’re happy to buy them. Sol de Janeiro is a well known popular brand but is very pricey. Anything that resembles their products is instantly a good seller. This is why Glow‘s Cherry Bomb & Jasmine Blooms Perfume Mist sold so well when it first landed in discount store Home Bargains. But now that it’s back, if you missed it the first time, should you buy it now?

    Glow’s Cherry Bomb & Jasmine Blooms Perfume Mist
    Why did I buy this?

    I bought this and another version months ago as a small gift for my daughter. She’s been asking for Sol de Janeiro body mists for months but I didn’t want to buy them for £20 plus for no real reason. So this is what she got instead.

    Packaging

    250ml of fragrance comes in a large, clear (but tinted), plastic spray bottle with a white lid. A very basic white print of the brand and fragrance name is on the front. Although the bottle is practical it looks very cheap and has no designer look to it. Appealing? Not massively, but it’s noticeable when sat on shelves so will catch your eye.

    Fragrance

    This is a mix of floral and musk. Floral wise, it’s not heavy but it’s there and pretty. There’s a comforting sweetness to this which I suspect is vanilla. Included is some fruity element which is probably cherry (it doesn’t smell cherry like to me). Glow’s Cherry Bomb & Jasmine Bloom Perfume Mist actually smells really good and both myself and my daughter love the scent.

    Strength & Longevity

    Both strength and longevity unfortunately are poor. When I initially spray this (onto clothes not on skin), I have to use a lot to get a decent level of strength. The type of fragrance this is it should have an immediate ‘pow’ to it but it doesn’t. And the longevity is pretty much the same. It doesn’t last well and would need to be reapplied ALOT for the scent to stay short term.

    What does my daughter think?

    She used this for a short time and then stopped. She loved how this smelt, but even she mentioned the fragrance doesn’t last. She also found the bottle too big to carry with her to school so not great to travel around with. In the end she gave up using it and hasn’t used it since I initially purchased it months ago.

    Is this a Sol de Janerio Dupe?

    Honestly? I have no idea! I’ve not had the chance to smell any of their mists so I can’t comment. I can see how it looks somewhat similar packaging wise but it’s not of the same standard.

    Recommended?

    The fragrance smells great BUT the quality in regards to strength and longevity just isn’t there, so not the best £3.99 spent. There are better quality body/perfume mists out there on the market for the same price if not less. Give this a swerve.

  • A Perfume With A Difference! Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm

    I love fragrance. When I purchase them they normally come in some form of spray. This is my go to way of delivering a scent. But there is one exception to this in my current fragrance collection. Glow’s Rough Perfume Balm isn’t a spray or mist, it’s a balm. This was included in Glow’s July 2023 Subscription Box. So what is this like?

    Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm
    Packaging

    This perfume balm comes in a small, white, plastic tube, very similar to how some underarm deodorants are packaged. To use the balm and extend the height to use, you need to turn the bottom of the applicator to raise it up and turn it the opposite direction to bring it back down.

    Fragrance

    Rouge has a beautifully balanced mix of woody notes and light florals. It has both masculine and feminine qualities to it which makes this a great all round fragrance.

    On the skin

    Application of Glow’s Rough Perfume Balm is really simple. You gently rub the balm over the areas you want the fragrance to be on e.g neck, inside of wrists etc, and that’s it! I applied this onto the inside of my wrists. Easy, quick, and left my skin lightly hydrated in look and feel. And the fragrance? Wow! The scent was immediately there when I applied it but not overpowering and it didn’t leave. In fact, it stayed for hours. I think the warmth of my skin really helped to keep this fragrance alive.

    I didn’t think I would enjoy using this as much as I did. What I loved was this fragrance was for me and me alone. I didn’t use this for anyone else to smell. It felt very personal. How it was applied, where and when I could smell it was for my nose only not anyone else’s and I liked that! It really lifted my mood, the same way aromatherapy oils can do the same thing.

    Recommended?

    I think Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm is a beautiful product. The packaging and size makes it easy to carry around. Quick and easy to use with fragrance being localised to where you want it. Zero mess and doesn’t leave the skin greasy. The actual smell of this is gorgeous! Being long lasting makes this pretty perfect. So if you love your fragrance and looking for something a bit different, you MUST try Glow’s Perfume Balms. They’re available in different fragrances (including Rouge) such as Alien, Angel, Clouds and Savage. Only £5.50 each and can be purchased via the website.