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  • Introducing *New* Bath & Body Products From Glow

    The purpose of body products isn’t just to help the skin on our body be in good condition, it also can help us feel good. Have you ever used a body lotion and the fragrance and feel on the skin makes you smile? That bath bomb that hissed and danced in the bath was so relaxing it made you want to sleep? When I use products on my body I want to enjoy them equally as I want them to perform a job. So when I received (gifted) a selection of the new bath and body products created from UK wax vendor Glow, I was unbelievably excited!

    *New* Body & Bath Products from Glow
    What was I given?
    • Pink Sugar Foaming Baths Salts
    • Amber & Lavender Body Butter
    • Butt Lift Body Butter
    • Lemon & Peppermint Hand & Foot Balm
    • Madame Coco Roller Ball Perfume
    Pink Sugar Foaming Bath Salts

    Glow’s Foaming Bath Salts is made up of Epsom and Himalayan Salts. Unlike traditional bath salts, these are designed to create foam on top of the benefits salts give with added fragrance too. Pink Sugar Foaming Baths Salts is pale pink in colour, and is less crystal like compared to other baths salts and more of a powdery consistency. The fragrance of this is to die for! It’s sweet (not sickly), has a berry element to it, cotton candy and vanilla.

    Glow’s Pink Sugar Foaming Bath Salts
    Amber & Lavender/ Butt Lift Body Butter

    Both of these body butters look like whipped and set desserts in their pots. They look incredibly rich in texture and inviting. Amber & Lavender is white in colour and has such a beautiful scent to it. There’s a musk in this (amber), which you would expect to find in some fine fragrances. The lavender balancing it out giving it a herbal sweetness. Butt Lift Body Butter is pale blue in colour and smells like Summer in a pot! This is another sweetly fragranced product, possibly with caramel or vanilla undertones? I swear this has a tropical element to it like coconut. Not too sure but it’s delicious!

    Glow’s Amber & Lavender Body Butter
    Lemon & Peppermint Hand and Foot Balm

    This looks like a typical balm consistency. Solid, opaque and will melt when it makes contact on the skin. The scent is a great alternative to a typical minty scent especially for products aimed at the feet. The peppermint in this, of course, gives it that fresh and cool feel you would expect. The addition of lemon gives it an added freshness and a slight zest making this smell fab!

    Lemon & Peppermint Hand & Foot Balm
    Madame Coco Roller Ball Fragrance

    This is fine fragrance! Traditional, timeless and classic fine designer like fragrance. There’s white floral in this because of it’s freshness plus a more deeper floral, probably rose. Scent wise, there’s a slight warming element to this so I’m heading towards amber and an uplifting and refreshing fruit in this too. It’s stunning! And going by the name of this it’s probably inspired by a famous designer fragrance which Google will help you with if you needed to figure it out.

    Madame Coco Roller Ball Fragrance
    First Impressions

    I’m blown away! Firstly, these are the types of products I love anyway. I adore body butters, fragrances, balms and bath salts so I’m already half way there in appreciation. But these are on another level. The fragrances are intoxicating, the textures are decadent. Going off first impressions I am totally sold and ready to make an order for ALL of these bath and body goodies!

    There will be reviews/posts on each of these products going into how they perform. But if this has already wet your appetite, they are available for sale on the Glow website here.

  • A Touch of Luxury. Neom’s Uplifting Hand Balm

    If someone was to ask me what my go to product was at the moment, I would say it’s a hand cream/balm. It’s a hand care product I use when my hands are suffering, dry and feeling tight, which they are right now. I have different products on rotation but I’ve just added to the mix Neom‘s Uplifting Hand Balm. This was a gift from a friend last Christmas and retails for £10.00 for 30ml.

    Neom’s Uplifting Hand Balm
    Why did I start using this?

    My hands NEED some extra TLC at the moment. We are in the throws of winter in the UK and it’s showing on my hands. When I was given this last year in all honesty I didn’t need to use it. This year is different and despite using other products, I really wanted to use this and see if this could deliver something more than what I was currently getting.

    What is this?

    This is a Shea butter rich hand product which contains natural fragrances. Not only is it aromatic, but designed to be moisturising and skin softening too.

    Packaging

    30m of hand balm comes in a cream coloured plastic flip topped tube. Very simple in look with black text on front and back. Rather than it screaming boring it says to me this is simple chic! Some of the more expensive products out there are packaged in a very basic way and this is one of them.

    Texture

    This is a little thicker than a standard hand cream, and this is why it’s called a balm. White in colour, holds it shape when released from the tube.

    Fragrance

    I have never smelt anything like this before! You get a fresh, slightly herbal mint scent come through which smells true to life. Underneath it is a hint of citrus but not zesty or sweet, it just adds to the freshness already given by the mint. This fragrance is incredible! Very unusual and very natural in smell. This isn’t a scent everyone will like because it’s so different. But I think the majority of people will.

    In use

    I didn’t need to use much of this, just a pea sized amount. The luxurious texture of this looked appealing but it’s thickness didn’t stop it rubbing into my hands easily. As I rubbed this in it felt very moisturising, had a slip to it and left my hands feeling very soft and smooth. There was a slight shine left on my hands but they didn’t look greasy. They looked more alive, less ashy and hydrated.

    But can I talk about how this smells? The scent of this isn’t overwhelming which aromatherapy type scents can be. It’s just the right strength and it’s incredibly intoxicating. I can smell this while applying this balm and a good while after. You want to embrace the smell, you want to sniff your hands constantly. It’s energising and relaxing all at the same time.

    Recommended?

    Let’s not beat around the bush, this isn’t cheap! But if I was to have a little splurge I would with this hand balm. It smells divine, it moisturises well and do you know what? I ENJOY using this! And this is what makes it worth it. Would I recommend this if you are on a tight budget? No, it doesn’t make sense. If you wanted to treat yourself or someone else with something special I would have a look at this product. In fact, this has made me want to look at their whole range because there is definitely something special about this. So my question is does that follow through the rest of the brand?

    This can be purchased from different retailers including Neom direct, Marks and Spencer and Sephora.

  • £2.00 Marks and Spencer’s Shea Butter & Honey Hand Balm

    It is COLD! We knew it was coming in the UK so it shouldn’t be a surprise. But it doesn’t mean we have to like it! Hats are on, gloves at the ready and woolly jumpers have been dug out of the back of wardrobes. As much as I’m all for grabbing these items to make myself feel cosy and human, there is one thing that’s been suffering like mad the last few days-my HANDS! They feel and look dry, lacklustre of colour and they need a much needed zap of moisture. So I thought I would give Marks and Spencer’s Shea Butter & Honey Hand Balm a go. For 75ml this cost just £2.00.

    Marks and Spencer’s Shea Butter & Honey Hand Balm
    Why did I buy this?

    I have various hand creams in my collection, but a hand balm sounds so much more moisturising, right? My hands look and feel slightly battered at the moment and I wanted something richer than my usual hand cream. I’ve used Marks and Spencer’s Hand Scrub, which I loved, and thought this would be a good product too. The fact it costs only £2.00 means it’s another affordable product to buy, use and hopefully enjoy.

    How to use?

    You can use this like a traditional hand cream (when needed). Or it can be used as a hand mask and use twice a week by applying a thick layer onto the hands for 10 minutes then rub into hands balm that hasn’t sunk in.

    Packaging

    This hand balm comes in a screw top lidded tube, which is standard. But it’s interesting in appearance because of it’s colour which is a vibrant shade of gold. It doesn’t look like it cost £2.00 but more.

    Fragrance

    I got a shock with this because I thought I picked up the almond version and this is clearly honey! It definitely does have a sweet, honey like scent to it. There’s an almost floral element to this as well, although very faint. If you’re not a fan of honey this won’t be for you. Personally, I don’t mind it but it’s not my favourite scent for a hand cream if I’m completely honest.

    Texture

    White in colour and holds it shape once squeezed out of the tube. Not runny like a body lotion but quite as thick as a body butter, it’s somewhere in between.

    On the hands

    I used a 5p sized amount of hand balm which I rubbed into my hands, which went in very easily. What makes this different from some hand creams is this has more of a slip to it. I won’t use the word ‘greasy’ but it’s obvious there is something in this giving it that feel (this contains Shea butter). My hands felt more moisturised and looked more healthy colour wise, but I expected more and felt I needed to get a little more balm for a second application. Just remember this is after one application and my hands are a bit rough! A plus point was my hands didn’t feel slippy after use and could use them straight away.

    The fragrance is very specific but not too strong, but it’s there. This is one of those scents I couldn’t or wouldn’t want to smell on my hands all the time but occasionally.

    Marks and Spencer’s Almond Milk & Vanilla Hand Scrub wit their Shea Butter & Honey Hand Cream
    Recommended?

    The fragrance for me probably is a no. This wasn’t the version I wanted and the Marks and Spencer’s Almond Milk & Vanilla Hand Scrub scent wise I found quite comforting and really liked. This doesn’t give me that same comfort. Formulation wise it’s nice to use and does improve the look and feel of my hands but I need to use this for longer to give it a true thumbs up or thumbs down. So I’m siting on the fence with this one, for now. But if you’re looking for a nice hand cream, and you like the fragrance of honey, this will be absolutely fine and make a good stocking filler. Available instore and online through Ocado here.