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  • My Trip To Amsterdam & What I Found

    I took my two teenage children to Amsterdam this August for a city break. 4 days 3 nights of praying we didn’t fall out, argue or send each other mad! Anyone travelling with kids of this age will know exactly what I’m talking about! I made it my mission to visit places that were interactive and fun, to make sure no one was bored and everyone was happy. In between the organised chaos we visited a few shops to make some purchases. Could I resist looking at products available to buy skin or body care wise? Of course not! So here are a few things I found in the store ACTION (a store that sells a variety of different things like B&M), while enjoying Amsterdam:

    Products I found in Amsterdam
    Gotta Love Nature’s Aloe Vera Care Body Cream

    200ml of super affordable and generously sized body cream, which aims to be soothing and comforting on the skin. Containing aloe vera juice and Vitamin E, this only cost €1.29.

    Gotta Love Nature’s Aloe Vera Care Body Cream
    Betty’s Nature Aloe Vera Gel

    Containing 92% aloe vera with calendula, this product looked and sounded like a great all round product especially to use during warmer weather. Aloe vera is a great skin conditioner but also perfect to use as an after sun product if skin needs cooling down and comforting after being exposed to the sun. 300ml cost €2.22.

    Betty’s Nature Aloe Vera Gel
    Booty & Body Cream

    I noticed this came in various fragrances including Coconut Milk & Pink Rose and Amber Sun & Salted Toffee. All versions contained hyaluronic acid (helps to keep moisture in the skin) and coconut oil (moisturising). Only €1.99 for 240ml.

    Booty & Body Creams
    Lavato Body Scrubs

    Such eye catching scrubs thanks to their vibrant colours and rich looking textures. Lavato’s Body Scrubs were in in 2 different versions: one with dragon fruit scent and the other passion fruit. Both contained sea salt to provide a thorough exfoliation. Glycerin and jojoba oil is in the ingredients list, so this isn’t a dry scrub but one with an oily texture to it. 400g for €1.99.

    Lavato Body Scrubs
    Guasha Jade Stone

    Used to help improve the circulation of the skin, helping to soothe, smooth and massage helping improve the look and feel of the face. Only €0.89.

    Guasha Jade Stones
    Body & Facial Cleansing Set

    I was very tempted by this set of tools! A variety of different plastic brushes that can be used on the face and body. These will exfoliate the skin, improve circulation and help to prep the skin for further treatments and products. Very cute look wise and at a cost of €2.49.

    Body & Facial Cleansing Set

    There were so many affordable, budget friendly and fun products in this one store alone. Of course, there are branded items available in lots of different stores and shops. But if you’re looking for a lower price point to buy products for yourself or gifts, there’s plenty to choose from in ACTION!

  • Better Than LUSH? Glow’s White Hot Chocolate Foaming Bath Rocks

    Sometimes it can take time to find good quality and budget friendly bath bombs and fizzers. We all know of a certain shop that sells them, but at a cost. Finding more affordable bath products can be trail and error. I’ve found myself using different bath products from a business called Glow over the last few years. Some were gifted, lots bought, including White Hot Chocolate Foaming Bath Rocks. I purchased this towards the end of last year. So what were they like?

    Glow’s White Hot Chocolate Foaming Bath Rocks
    What are bath rocks?

    Bath rocks are basically chunky squared small bath bombs. You can use one in the bath or a few at a time. The choice is yours!

    Packaging

    These bath rocks come in a lined paper sachet. The type of packaging I expect to see some expensive, organic tea or coffee to be housed in. So not the standard high street way to present and store bath rocks/bombs, but I like it!

    How do these look?

    I received 5 bath rocks in my sachet. Roughly cubed (well, technically more rectangular), about 2 cms in width, depth and height and white and soft yellow in colour. From far away these look like posh marshmallows, but they have the typical bath bomb chalkiness and texture to them you would expect.

    Fragrance

    These bath rocks smell like a mix of caramel, vanilla, white chocolate and milk. The scent of these is absolutely stunning, and I’ve never smelt anything like this from this type of bath product…EVER!

    In the bath

    I popped two of these bath cubes in an already run bath. Immediately they created foam and fizzed a little, and the fragrance was there straight away. The bath cubes took a long time to disappear, not the immediate in the water 5 seconds then gone! They turned the water pale yellow in colour. After the initial fizz and slight foam, there were no bubbles, just coloured water.

    The best part of this bath for me was the fragrance. Incredibly comforting, the perfect strength. This made my bath relaxing, enjoyable and I really liked using these. Despite having slightly sensitive skin at the moment, these caused no issues. They also didn’t dry out my skin either.

    Recommended?

    Purely for the fragrance of Glow’s White Hot Chocolate Foaming Bath Rocks YES, BUY! If like me you love scents that are within the bakery family, vanilla, biscuit…you know the types of scents, you will love how these smell! The bath it created I enjoyed. I’m wondering if a more pretty bath would have been made if I used all of the cubes into the water. I’m not sure, but either way, I would be happy to buy these again and try out other versions. Yes, these come in different fragrances, including Aqua, Twilight Opium and Candy Cane. Cost? Only £4.00, for a quality bath product in different scents. Interested? Check these out on the website here to order.

  • New Products I Found In Home Bargains!

    Anyone that is into their personal care, likes skincare products, body care items or even make-up will always enjoy a walk in Home Bargains. You never know what product or brand you may see sat on a shelf. So it’s always worth a look too see what they have for sale. I found a few products in stock which perked my interest. Some new in, some have been available for a while, but all worth a mention. So what did I find?

    What’s available in Home Bargains?
    Designer Fragrances Body Lotions

    The brand that has various products in fragrances that are well known dupes, has now brought out body lotions. 400ml in size, and the three fragrances I saw that were available was Tu Es Belle, Only Yours and XAlien. 400ml in size (price wasn’t on shelf).

    Designer Fragrances Body Lotions
    Sanctuary Spa’s Ultra Rich Body Oil Spray

    A great alternative for a body lotion or body cream, Sanctuary Spa’s Body Oil will be a must for fans of the brand. Easy and quick application, ideal for layering if your skin is very dry and fragrance wise is in Sanctuary’s signature scent. This has been in Home Bargains for a while now, but good to see stock has been coming in for those who want it. 150ml for £2.49.

    Sanctuary Spa’s Body Oil
    Sanctuary Spa’s Hand Cream

    Containing shea butter and sweet almond oil, this should be a moisturising hand cream that is fragrant and would work well with the Body Oil. At 30ml in size, this is the ideal travel size to carry anywhere or in anything and only costs 79p.

    Sanctuary Spa’s Hand Cream
    Revolution Skincare London’s AHA Smoothing Moisture Balm

    Designed to exfoliate the skin on the body without actual particles thanks to it containing glycolic and lactic acids. Revolution Skincare London’s AHA Smoothing Moisture Balm should be easy to use, great for people who don’t want a physical exfoliant but not designed for sensitive skin. 200ml for £1.99.

    Revolution Skincare London’s AHA Smoothing Moisture Balm
    Sunkissed Skin’s Protecting Miracle Balm

    Can be used on the face, neck and cuticles. This oil contains perilla ocymoides seed oil and tocopheryl acetate (a form of Vitamin E) which are anti-bacterial, anti-flammatory and anti-oxidant. £2.49 for 40ml.

    Sunkissed Skin’s ProteCting Miracle Balm
    Sunkissed Skin’s Nourishing Miracle Oil

    To be used on the face and neck either morning or night. This oil contains a variety of different ingredients to help moisturise the skin e.g sunflower seed oil and avocado oil. 30ml for £2.49.

    Sunkissed Skin’s Nourishing Miracle Oil
    Sunkissed’s Soap & Scrub

    This looks like a whipped soap but not only can it be used to wash the skin, but also to exfoliate too. Available in 2 fragrances which is Lemon Sherbet and Berry Burst, this Soap and Scrub looks very inviting and fun. 250g for £2.99.

    Sunkissed’s Soap & Scrub
    Maybelline’s Balm & Blush

    A small and super cute pot containing a coloured balm which can be used on the lips or cheeks to give a pop of colour. I’ve only seen two colours, which is red and a pink shade. Only 99p.

    Maybelline’s Balm & Blush

    These are such a good mix of products for the skin and body, all under £2.99 in price. So if you’re looking for affordable and everyday pampering, these products maybe ideal!

  • Something A bit Different! Olee Cosmetics Zen Bath Tea

    If, like me, you love a good evening bath, you will also love what you put into it. Bath bombs, bath soaks, truffles, you will be open to try most of these. What I love is trying a bath product for the first time. Something new, different and hopefully fun to use. This is why I was excited to try out Olee Cosmetics Zen Bath Tea that I won in a competition last year. Did it deliver a great bathing experience?

    Olee Cosmetics Zen Bath Tea
    What is a bath tea?

    Think of a tea bag. You pop it into a mug, pour hot water into it and the tea releases from the bag. This is exactly the same except you don’t drink it, and what’s released into the bath is natural ingredients to help create a great, relaxing bathing experience.

    How do they look?

    I received three bath teas, all housed in a clear plastic pouch. Each one looks as if they’ve been made from some form of muslin cloth. Slightly see through so you can see lots of grains of salt, petals and seeds inside it.

    Fragrance

    Zen Bath Teas have a kick of fresh, slightly pungent and unmistakably lavender scent to them. Thankfully not the eye watering strength lavender sometimes you can experience. There’s something else in this which I can’t quite describe which could be the chamomile or could just be the scent of all the ingredients together. Either way, these bath teas have a distinctive aromatherapy style smell to them which is predominately lavender and pleasant.

    In the bath

    I held one of these bath teas under warm running water. It didn’t colour the bath or create foam, but the warmth did release the fragrance a little and I could see the contents of the tea slowly getting smaller. In the end I popped the whole thing in the bath. The contents of the tea got smaller because the salts dissolved leaving the seeds and petals.

    I found the fragrance was quite light in the bath and not as strong as I thought it would be or had hoped. Whether this would’ve been different if I used a bath tea when I first got these or used two instead of one, I’m not sure. But this was ideal for those who wanted something light scent wise, I personally needed more.

    The bath itself was plain to look at, which was what I wanted. Fairly relaxing with no changes for the good or bad to my skin. Skin felt normal in and out of the bath.

    Recommended?

    I like the idea of Zen Bath Tea. Sometimes there isn’t a need or want for colour or bubbles, and a simple bath soak is what you need. The fact all of the ingredients are safely stored in a ‘bag’ means no clean up and no floaty bits in the bath which isn’t what everyone wants. This is a very simple and easy to use bath product. What I would say is to help aide relaxing, I would’ve liked the scent to be stronger, just a little. And for my skin to feel as if it had been treated a little bit more, but that’s just me. Olee Cosmetics Zen Bath Tea is something I would recommend for those who like natural products, like baths (of course) and want something a bit different and natural. This is definitely all of the above!