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  • Everything Pumpkin Scented For Your Home In Primark & TK Maxx

    Autumn! Such a great season overall. The weather, the fashion, the general feel of places is totally different to the previous season we’ve encountered. And I love it! One thing I love about this time of the year is home fragrance. Yes, we still have candles, wax melts, reed diffusers and plug ins available. But the scents they come in are cosy, warming and homely. One scent that will be around for a few months is going to be pumpkin. Not just because of autumn but for Halloween too. So what does stores Primark and TK Maxx have right now home fragrance product wise in pumpkin scent?

    Everything Pumpkin Scented For Your Home In Primark & TK Maxx
    Primark
    Pumpkin Spice Tealights

    This comes in a box of 24 pumpkin spice scented tea lights, with each having a burn time of up to 3 hours. Beautifully presented in a box covered in soft, neutral coloured pumpkin illustrations. £2.00.

    Tealights in Pumpkin Spice
    Vanilla Pumpkin Tinned Candle

    Vanilla pumpkin scented candle which comes in an autumnal coloured tin, with a burn time of up to 40hrs. This is a good sized candle, weighing 556g and only £8.00.

    Vanilla Pumpkin Candle
    Frosted Pumpkin Candle in Pumpkin Shapes Ceramic

    This candle is perfect for those who want a more neutral, simple look to their candles. Frosted Pumpkin Candle comes in a cream coloured ceramic pumpkin shaped container. Very easy on the eye and not over the top in style. Candle burns up to 10hrs. £6.00.

    Pumpkin Shaped Frosted Pumpkin Candle
    TK Maxx
    Pumpkin Pie Candle

    This candle comes in a pie case shaped ceramic, making the whole thing look like a pie! Ingenious! The fragrance of this pumpkin, vanilla and cinnamon. This has a decent weight (156g) and size to it and just looks fun! £7.99.

    Pumpkin pie shaped Pumpkin Pie Candle
    Golden Pumpkin Glass Jar Candle

    With a mix of vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, this candle is presented in a gorgeous golden etched like patterned glass jar. A stunning looking candle. £9.99.

    Golden Pumpkin Candle
    Enchanted Pumpkin Spice Glass Jar Candle

    Another beautifully house candle is Enchanted Pumpkin Spice Candle. It comes in orange coloured glass jar, with raised circle patterns going down the sides. And to top it off a gold and gemmed pumpkin shaped brooch looking piece on the side. 255g of soya wax. £7.99.

    Enchanted Pumpkin Spice Candle
    Pumpkin Citrus Reed Diffuser

    100ml reed diffuser scented with pumpkin, orange, musk, sandalwood and citrus. This comes boxed in very autumn seasonal colours. £5.99.

    Pumpkin Citrus Reed Diffuser
    Cinnamon Pumpkin Reed Diffuser

    A very large and yet again, a lovely presented home fragrance product in the form of a reed diffuser. Boxed, autumnally decorated and I want it! I was distracted by too many beautifully things so didn’t get the price, but probably around the £12.99 mark.

    Cinnamon Pumpkin Reed Diffuser
    To buy or not to buy?

    Honestly? There was so many pumpkin scented home fragrance products in both Primark and TK Maxx my head was spinning! This was just a selection of some of what’s available. The ones I could sniff all smelt great, and definitely had the pumpkin element to it. How these products were presented blew my mind! I never look at home products in TK Maxx but I will have to in the future. And as usual, Primark has delivered with what they have in store.

    So if you’re looking for candles, reed diffusers (and more) in a pumpkin scent, you need to visit these two stores!

  • Products I Bought & Used In The Month of August

    Its officially September! For me? I’m happy about this. Kids go back to school, routines can come back into play and we drift into my favourite time of the year…autumn! But as a month, how was August in regards to budget friendly products I bought and used?

    Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist

    A body mist I managed to grab at an amazing low price, but I found Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist to be great mist scent wise but poor strength and longevity. Not a product I would buy again. It didn’t last long and was too subtle. But I would happily try other scents in this range in the future.

    Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist by Impulse
    Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt From Wickford & Co

    An ideal wax melt to use during summer, Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt From Wickford & Co was really enjoyable to use. Fruity, energising and not the usual tropical scents that is pushed out for this time of year. A typical low priced but good quality product available in Home Bargains.

    Wicford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt
    L’Oréal’s Hyaluron Expert Eye Serum

    Anyone that has issues with their under eye area and wants to address it, will try many different eye products to deal with the problem. My current eye product is L’Oréal’s Hyaluron Expert Eye Serum which is very different from products I’ve used before. The serum applicator acts as a massage tool! It’s a pricey product (of course, I didn’t pay the rrp!), but a product I enjoy using morning and night and I THINK it’s helping slightly!

    L’Oréal’s Hyaluron Expert Eye Serum
    Superdrug’s Coconut Oil Clarifying Shampoo 

    First time I’ve used Superdrug’s Coconut Oil Clarifying Shampoo and it will be the last. Of course, I will use the bottle up, not wasting it! I didn’t find this shampoo was right for my hair. Cleaned scalp? Yes. Cleaned hair? Yes. Enjoyed using it? No.

    Coconut Oil Clarifying Shampoo by Superdrug
    ASDA’s Wellness Awaken Wax Melt

    Not only do I love a reduced priced product, I love it when it turns out to be really good! ASDA’s Wellness Awaken Wax Melt is a beautifully fragranced wax melt which is a great combination of eucalyptus, tonka bean and vanilla. Great scent, nicely packaged but longevity needs a little improvement.

    Awaken Wax Melt

    All of the above products I bought (at different times and months) and used in August, and all were bought at very affordable prices. Some products I liked, some I didn’t. But I know what I would repeat purchase and avoid in September!

  • Is A £1.00 Wax Melt From ASDA Worth Buying?

    If you love wax melts you probably have a healthy stash of them some where in your home. I know this because I do! So buying more wax melts isn’t something that I need, but I did stumble upon one recently I couldn’t resist and bought. This wax melt was from ASDA, a part of their home fragrance range Wellness in the fragrance of Awaken. Cost? Was £2.00 down to £1.00. So what is it like?

    Packaging

    The packaging was the first thing that got my attention. Rather than the wax being in plastic, this is housed in a cardboard box. The box itself is exactly the same colour as the wax melt, which you can see from the open window on the front. A lovely sage colour, box is slightly textured and looks very neutral and natural.

    The wax

    This wax melt is what I call a wax melt snap bar. It’s made up of 6 chunky squared cubes which you break off to use. Sage green in colour, plain, but the fact its exactly the same colour as the packaging for some reason makes something so simple look really good.

    Fragrance

    This is an interesting combination of herbal and sweet. I get the cooling mint from eucalyptus, which is very fresh and aromatherapy like. But this also has a sweet, creamy, comforting element from it which is vanilla. This doesn’t come through as strong as the eucalyptus but it’s there. This mix is really good, many people will like this as it comes across very soothing.

    Strength & longevity

    I was worried this would be a very light one. When this first started to melt through, the scent was barely there. But it grew, thankfully! The strength was medium which made the fragrance waft beautifully and noticeably down my stairs. Longevity wise? I melted this over a good number of hours. I did feel the scent was still there but longevity could have been a little better and longer. But it really wasn’t a massive thing as the scent is so good! Although I did only use one cube, maybe two may have been better. Overall, performance of this wax melt was ok.

    Recommended?

    This isn’t a typical scent, but in a good way. It’s one of those scents that most people will like. It has the freshness, but not the powdery notes, of a laundry style scent. But has an aromatherapy style to it which makes it interesting. I love this! The fragrance is gorgeous and perfect for relaxation, the packaging is is great along with the price. So if you are looking for a cheap but nicely scented wax melt, check out your local ASDA for this one!

  • A Summery Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt From Wickford & Co

    Fragrance, whether that’s for the body or the home, can be a very seasonal thing. Autumn tends to be a time to use more cosy and warming scents. Winter is comforting, yet crisp and fresh scents. Spring can be more clean and floral and summer uplifting, fruity and sometimes a little tropical. Personally, I use whatever I feel like using at the time. But my most recent wax melt I’ve used in my home has been Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar from Home Bargains. So, what is it like?

    Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar
    Price

    79p for 88g of wax melt.

    Packaging

    This wax melt snap bar comes in a standard plastic casing which the wax was probably melted then poured into it to create the bar shape. It’s sturdy, practical and clear. But the thing that makes it stand out is the label. Yellow, to match the scent, with an image of lemons on it. It’s not amazing art work but it’s easy on the eye.

    The wax melt itself

    This wax melt comes in the form of a wax melt snap bar. It’s a chunky, rectangular bar of wax made up of 8 squares. Snap off as many squares as you need to use. Frozen Lemonade is a soft shade of yellow. No other colours, no glitter, patterns, nothing. Just one block of colour.

    Fragrance

    This has an almost fizzy, sweetie lemon scent to it. It’s not tart, it’s not sour, but is a lemon citrus closer to more of an edible sweet version (think lemon sherbet but less zingy). It’s quite uplifting, not too sweet and smells really nice.

    Strength & longvity

    I used two cubes in a wax warmer in my hallway. I found the fragrance wasn’t immediate but did build up and become more noticeable. Strength was medium. Perfect for this type of scent. Longevity wise I had this on for at least a good few hours, maybe up to 4 before turning it off, and it remained consistent in strength and scent.

    Recommended?

    I heard good things about Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar from people who had bought it. I thought the actual scent of this was very nice. Not a sickly sweet fruit based wax but had an effervescence to it which balanced it out. This is a great wax to melt during summer if you are a seasonal fragrance person. The fragrance not only smelt great but it had the ideal strength to it and lasted as long as I needed it to. Should you buy it? Yes. For 79p it’s a decent quality wax melt that will provide hours of summer inspired fragrance.