Tag: natural

  • Going Wild Over A Natural Deodorant

    Deodorants are THAT product I buy regularly for my household. Not only do I need to buy them for myself but also for one teenager and one pre-teen. Both are at that age where their appearance and hygiene are very important to them. So I’m always on the look out for effective and gentle products that can freshen and lightly fragrance the under arm area for all of us. That’s why I gave the brand Wild a go. For the cost of the p&p (under £3.00), I ordered two travel sized deodorants which included Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom. Both 17g each.

    Wild’s Natural Travel Sized Deodorants in Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom fragrances
    Why did I get these?

    I’ve noticed lots of posts on social media mentioning this brand and it’s products recently which got me interested. Many highlighting special promotional deals because these do cost more than the standard deodorants available in a supermarket or discount store. So rather than buying full size at possible full price, I opted for the more affordable option to see if I actually liked these.

    What’s special about Wild’s deodorants?

    Their deodorants are made from natural ingredients rather than filled with things such as aluminium and parabens, which some people don’t want to use. Their full sized products are refillable. Once the refill has been used, you can insert another one into the casing which takes away the constant use of plastic.

    Packaging

    These travel sizes are presented the same way as a lip balm. Slightly bigger in size but housed in a small cylinder. The sleeve is the lid and to get more of the deodorant out you need to push the bottom. Not made from plastic but cardboard. I love how simple this looks with the splash of colour, very individual and stands out.

    How does the deodorant actually look?

    It looks like a lip bam in it’s packaging and actually LOOKS like a lip balm product wise. It’s solid, while in colour and the texture of it is balm like. It looks so much like a lip product I’ve warned my daughter not to attempt to put it on her face!

    Fragrance

    The two fragrances I received were Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom. Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt is just glorious! It’s a beautiful fresh and clean scent that couldn’t offend anyone. A mix of traditional fragrance cotton with an added slightly salty, mineral hit. Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom is a soft, feminine floral with the tiniest fruitiness to it. It doesn’t stand out as much as Fresh Cotton but still smells really good.

    In use

    My preferred way to fragrance my underarm is to use a spray. Although this felt a little alien to me it was quick, strangely satisfying to apply that not only gave this area fragrance but moisturisation too. It didn’t leave any marks once rubbed in, wasn’t sticky and I threw my clothes on straight away.

    I would say this performed well. It kept my underarms very fresh in feel and scented all day. Did I reapply this? Only in the evening after I had a bath. It is hard to say whether this performed better than my usual deodorant spray but it did it’s designed job very well.

    Recommended?

    This is an interesting product. I was impressed by the size, packaging, ease of use, fragrance and how fresh I felt after use. Getting the opportunity to use this without paying the full retail price was such a good idea. I can’t actually fault this! And I will be looking at purchasing this for myself and my children in the near future.

    The travel sized deodorants are available direct from Wild in various combinations and costing £10.00 and £16.00 for 3 or 5 of them. Full sized and refillable versions are available from various places such as Boots, Holland & Barratt and a handful of supermarkets. Prices are around £12.00 for the case and 1 refill and refills £6.00 each. But keep an eye out for special promotions with different retailers to save a few pounds.

    I didn’t think deodorants could be such great buys but I was wrong!

  • One Stop Lip Care from Lip-C Smile

    I know Christmas 2022 is well and truly over, but it’s only now I’m getting the chance to enjoy gifts that were given to me. Things are slowing down now so I have the time to go through any goodies I was given and use them, such as skincare or pampering products. A friend gave me products from a small business called Lip-C Smile. This included a lip scrub, lip balms, a lip gloss and lip brush. Now I’ve had a few moments with them, what are my first impressions of these products?

    Lip C Smile Lip Products
    Lip Scrub

    Lip-C Smile’s Raspberry Lip Scrub is an incredibly pretty, bubblegum pink coloured and almost glitter like sugar based scrub. There is ALOT of scrub which is very generous. Fragrance is subtle and more sweetie strawberry like rather than raspberry but overall looks very inviting.

    Lip C Smile’s Raspberry Lip Scrub
    Lip Balm (Raspberry & Plain)

    These come in a typical lip balm type dispenser so very easy to use and very practical. I’m not getting any scent from the pink coloured one so not sure if it’s just coloured rather than fragranced, but my daughter immediately was attracted to this one!

    Lip C Smile’s Lip Balm’s
    Lip Oil

    This comes in a clear, rectangular applicator with a roller ball end to apply to the lips. I love the roller ball end but I’m not sure I like how this lip oil is housed. I don’t think it does the lip oil justice. The shape of it is fine but I think it could look either more plain and classic, or edgy and modern.

    Lip C Smile’s Raspberry Lip Oil
    Lip Scrubber Brush

    Not a brush as such but more a silicone ended tool with raised areas that you can use to move over the lips and help remove dead, dry and flaky skin. It’s an interesting idea and product. It’s a good alternative to the lip scrub if you don’t like grains and don’t want mess.

    My First Impressions

    My first impression of these products is these are jam packed with good ingredients. Ingredients included are coconut oil, Vitamin E, Avocado Oil and more which are incredibly nourishing to the skin which I love. Packaging is practical and it’s nice to see each piece is boxed. I think the packaging needs to pop a little more and be more grabbing. But overall Lip-C Smile have got me interested and can’t wait to use their products fully.