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  • Christmas Gift Ideas For Under £10.00 in Sainsbury’s

    Christmas is well and truly on it’s way, and we all know it! People have been buying Christmas trees, wrapping paper and gifts consistently for a few weeks with many putting the finishing touches to ALL of their Christmas purchases already. If you haven’t started Christmas shopping or looking for some inspiration for gift ideas, look no further. The supermarket Sainsbury’s has lots of great pampering gifts that are fun and affordable. So what does Sainsbury’s have to offer Christmas gift wise for under £10.00?

    Christmas Gifts Idea For Under £10.00 in Sainsbury’s
    Festive Bath Fizzers

    There were quite a few festive inspired bath fizzers available in the gift section in Sainsbury’s. Bauble design, reindeer, gingerbread man, snowman, snowflake. All great in look, good sizes, different fragrances and priced between £1.50 and £2.00 each when using their loyalty Nectar card (£3.00 to £4.00 without).

    Festive Bath Fizzers
    Raspberry Ripple Bubble Bar Wand

    This grabbed my attention because it’s very similar in look to one that LUSH sell, but fragranced and priced differently. A great alternative to a traditional bath fizzer or bath bomb. Will be reusable as it’s on a stick and will be fun and easy to use. £3.00 using a Nectar card, £6.00 without.

    Raspberry Ripple Bubble Bar Wand
    Let’s Go Multipack Fizzer x 6 Gift Set

    This is ideal if you want to give a bath lover a more substantial set of fizzers rather than individual ones. This gift set contains 6 different shaped and coloured bath fizzers. Fragrances included are passionfruit, chocolate and pink grapefruit. £4.50 with Nectar card, £9.00 without.

    Let’s Go Multipack Fizzer x 6 Gift Set
    Cath Kitson 4 Christmas Crackers Hand Creams

    Visually this is a beautifully presented selection of 4 hand creams with each housed in a cracker. These are in 3 different fragrances: 2 x Red Berry & Cedar, Tea Rose & Hyacinth and Lavender & English Chamomile. Each hand cream is 30ml so perfect pocket size. This collection costs £9.25 with Nectar card and £18.50 without.

    Cath Kitson 4 Christmas Crackers Hand Creams
    Cath Kitson Red Berry & Cedar Hand Cream Trio

    3 hand creams all fragranced in Red Berry & Cedar, but with different designs on the tubes. Another set easy on the eye and great for those who love the look of the brand, and of course use hand creams. £4.50 with Nectar card, £9.00 without.

    Cath Kitson Red Berry & Cedar Hand Cream Trio
    House of Nails Inc Nail Polish Gift Set

    Honestly, I found this set containing 3 Nails Inc polishes gorgeous! The packaging was stylish and festive. The colours are a great selection of classic, Winter and party ready shades. This is one gift set I would be very happy to receive. £9.00 with Nectar card, £18.00 without.

    House of Nails Inc Nail Polish Gift Set

    These are just a few pampering products I found in Sainsbury’s which caught my attention. Some would make ideal stocking fillers, Christmas Eve box additions and some perfect small gifts. In my opinion prices are great BUT only if you use a Nectar card! Without it you pay full price, so be warned!

  • New Product Alert! Glow’s Bath Oil

    One of the best purchases I’ve made in 2023 was subscription boxes. A monthly box with a new theme, containing a variety of different products at an affordable price. The only subscription boxes I purchased last year was from small business Glow. Why? They delivered what I needed on a home fragrance, bath, body and skincare level so I didn’t need to look anywhere else. I’ve been delving into their New Year New You January Subscription Box and have started to use the Bath Oil that was included. So what is it like?

    Glow’s Bath Oil
    Why did I use this?

    I need pampering! This colder season is making me feel tired and my skin dry. Rather than opting for a traditional bath soak or gel, I wanted to try this to see if it would be uplifting mentally and soothing on the skin physically.

    What does this supposed to do?

    Glow’s Bath Oil is designed to moisturise the skin while in the bath and not dry out skin while out of the bath. The fragrance is there to help with relaxation so overall this product should give an everyday/evening pampering experience.

    Packaging

    Glow’s Bath Oil comes in a small, plastic opaque bottle with a screw top lid. This is also boxed, so a great product to gift a bath lover.

    Fragrance & Consistency

    How this smells reminds me of a drink I have every morning, which consists of lemon juice, cinnamon and honey. This is incredibly similar in scent because it’s spicy and warming, has a citrus element to it and is slightly sweet. Not an overpowering mix of scents but noticeable and incredibly comforting. The consistency of this bath oil is what you would expect which is oil like, liquid and reasonably thin.

    In the bath

    I used half of the bottle under warm running water. It didn’t colour the water but it did make it slightly cloudy. No bubbles, just the smallest amount of foam. The fragrance I enjoyed because I found it wasn’t heady but strong enough to ‘be there’. It made me feel very cosy and relaxed in the bath and I found it very easy to unwind. The bath oil didn’t feel greasy on my skin but it did make my skin feel like there was a layer of something on it. It also clung onto the driest parts of my body which included my feet. I thought the oil in the water was going to be quite oily, but it mixed in really well and was quite light weight but it was obviously in it.

    Just to note this didn’t make the bath particularly slippy and was very easy to clean the bath afterwards.

    On my skin

    When I got out of the bath I could feel the oil on my skin because it already felt moisturised without even applying a moisturiser! Not greasy, not sticky, not uncomfortable on the skin just very natural and hydrating. I gently patted my skin dry because I wanted as much of this oil on my skin as possible and placed my usual body moisturiser on top.

    Recommended?

    I loved using Glow’s Bath Oil. I waited to use this deliberately when I wasn’t in a rush and I wanted to give myself some relaxing, pampering down time which this helped to create perfectly. This isn’t a product to jump in and out of the bath quickly, it needs to be enjoyed and enjoyed it was. Lovely fragrance, great on my skin, didn’t irritate my highly irritable skin (which is a miracle!) and moisturised it beautifully. I only wish this was available in a bigger bottle!

    Want to grab a bottle of Glow’s Bath Oil and treat yourself to an almost spa like experience? Head over to their website here to purchase for only £4.00.

  • Pampering Glow’s Rainbow Reef Whipped Soap

    There’s so many different types of products that can be used to clean the skin on our bodies. Bars of soap, body washes, shower gels, there’s lots to choose from on the market. What I don’t see everywhere on the high street is whipped soaps. I’ve only ever purchased them from small businesses and my latest one came from Glow. Included in their October’s Subscription Box, was Rainbow Reef Whipped Soap.

    Glow’s Rainbow Reef Whipped Soap
    Why did I use this?

    It’s getting a little colder and my skin needed a more moisturising experience in the shower. Not only that, but I find whipped soaps to be a simple, quick but pampering experience which my body needs right now!

    What’s a whipped soap?

    A whipped soap is used to clean the body in the bath and/or shower. It literally is a whipped soap, soft, light, not solid, and should be an effective cleanser but moisturising at the same time.

    The look

    Rainbow Reef Whipped soap is a beautiful shade of light blue with darker speckles of blue running through it. In the pot it looks like the consistency of whipped cream. You can see how it literally has been pipped into it’s packaging which makes it look almost edible.

    Fragrance

    This has an almost mineral base to this. Clean, fresh but slightly sweetened with a hint of citrus. This is beautifully scented and wouldn’t be offensive to anyone.

    Texture

    I expected this to be softer but it actually has a nice density to it which I like. It is soft, it definitely is whipped but holds its shape which meant it was easy to use.

    In the bath

    I used this while in the bath. A small amount of Rainbow Reef Whipped Soap was placed on a sponge and I rubbed it over my damp skin. The fragrance was intoxicating, which made using this really enjoyable. I found the soap almost melted into the sponge when damp, and on the skin created a cream like foam. Not airy bubbles at all but creamy. My skin is still a little irritated at the moment but this gave me no issues at all.

    This was very easy to wash off and left my skin feeling very clean and lightly fragranced. It wasn’t dried out at all and I felt it worked as an effective body cleanser.

    Recommended?

    It’s took me a long time to get into using whipped soaps because I just didn’t understand them. Why not use a bar of soap or a bath/shower gel? I don’t have that opinion anymore, obviously. What I like about Glow’s Rainbow Reef is the look of it is appealing, the fragrance is stunning, the texture is perfect and it does what it’s designed to do! It cleans the skin on the body in a pampering way and doesn’t dry out the skin. Why would I NOT recommend this?

    These whipped soaps are available to purchase individually for £4.95 for 100g. They also come in a variety of fragrances such as Rainbow Reef, Strawberry, Bubblegum and Pineapple Coconut Vanilla. To grab Rainbow Reef (or any others), head over to the website and I dare you not to be tempted by all their bath and body treats!

  • Garnier SkinActive’s Pure Charcoal Black Tissue Mask

    The recent heatwave in the UK KILLED ME! Just when I was ready to enjoy the start of the Autumn season the UK delivered blistering heat consistently hitting 27 and above degrees! Have I enjoyed it? No! And neither has my skin. Even though I walked around with a constantly wet face, I was worried about hydration and the general condition of my skin. Easiest and quickest thing for me to do was use a mask, so I dug out Garnier SkinActive’s Pure Charcoal Black Tissue Mask.

    Garnier SkinActive’s Pure Charcoal Black Tissue Mask
    Why did I use this?

    My skin feels all over the place at the moment. The heat made me spotty and a little oily and just looking and feeling a bit rubbish. So, a little quick fix pampering was needed. I wanted something hydrating, soothing and comforting on the skin and I hoped this would do the trick!

    What is this supposed to do?

    Garnier SkinActive’s Pure Charcoal Black Tissue Mask is designed to hydrate (contains hyaluronic acid), purify and unclog pores (black algae and charcoal).

    How to use

    Take out of sachet, unfold and place onto clean skin for 15 minutes. Ideally follow up with other skincare products from the Garnier range.

    How does it look?

    The material this is made out of is typical of sheet masks. Material like, quite thick but not rigid. Holes are cut out for the nose, eyes and mouth and this mask is black in colour.

    Fragrance

    This was quite a fresh scent, almost verging on masculine. I’m used to masks having a floral base to it scent wise, so this was different and welcomed. Neutral, fresh, almost mineral like. Very pleasant, not strong and not distracting.

    On the face

    Taking this mask out of it’s sachet it was saturated with solution so quite wet in feel and look. Garnier Skin Active’s Pure Charcoal Black Tissue Mask was very easy to place onto my face and needed very little positioning. It sat on well, no slipping and all the various holes were big enough to provide a comfortable wear.

    The first thing I noticed was how incredibly cooling this was on the face. 15 minutes felt like 5 seconds and I enjoyed this sensation on my skin a lot. The fragrance wasn’t particularly noticeable.

    Did I mention I felt like a bank robber wearing this? Couldn’t help having a good laugh at my appearance.

    After use

    When I took this off some of the solution was still on my face which I patted in. It didn’t look greasy but I could tell something was on it, but it soon disappeared. My skin looked and felt a little fresher and it did feel a little more hydrated. After an hour or so I felt my skin needed something else added to it to give it a little moisture top up so added a product from Glow to finish it off.

    Recmmended?

    Personally, I think it’s hard to get a skincare tissue mask wrong. All of them should be easy and comfortable to wear. They should hydrate and provide a pampering experience. This face mask does all of the above. Did it fix particular issues or concerns of mine e.g hyperpigmentation? Spots (caused by the heat in the UK)? No. That’s not what this is designed to do. But what it did do it did well. What I like about this mask is it’s readily available in supermarkets and various stores on the high street or online, so easy to purchase.

    At the moment, the cheapest I could find this mask was from ASDA for £2.33.