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  • Love Fragrance? Try Travel Fragrance Atomisers

    My son is nearly 15. Over the last year he’s been using lots of different fragrances. He uses some form of fragrance everyday and has started to buy his own rather than rely on me to purchase them for him. So I was quite impressed when he bought a set of travel fragrance atomisers from Amazon to use with a fragrance he bought at the same time.

    Fragrance atomisers
    Why did he buy this?

    He didn’t want to carry big and weighty bottles of fragrances around with him, and wanted something smaller and more manageable. This was the perfect, affordable solution so he bought a set of them.

    What is a fragrance atomiser?

    These are small refillable spray bottles that you fill up with any liquid based fragrance of your choice.

    What do these look like?

    Smaller and thinner than a standard lipstick in size, these look like small, coloured bottles. Lidded with a spray dispenser top and a clear window on the side so you can see the actual fragrance in it’s liquid form. These come in a variety of colours, but the one’s my son bought include black, blue and green. All have a slightly metallic look to them, which different ages and people wouldn’t mind using.

    Easy to fill and use?

    If my son can fill these up anyone can, so very easy to use! He takes at least one out with him and they definitely get used because I can smell the scent on him!

    Recommended?

    This is a great way for anyone to carry around a small amount of fragrance, especially a favourite one. Getting a multipack (as my son did), means that one or more fragrance can be kept in multiple places rather than one e.g bag, office, etc. I think this is a great idea, useful and affordable. These range from £4.99 and upwards from Amazon in different quantities, colours, shapes and designs.

  • A Perfume With A Difference! Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm

    I love fragrance. When I purchase them they normally come in some form of spray. This is my go to way of delivering a scent. But there is one exception to this in my current fragrance collection. Glow’s Rough Perfume Balm isn’t a spray or mist, it’s a balm. This was included in Glow’s July 2023 Subscription Box. So what is this like?

    Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm
    Packaging

    This perfume balm comes in a small, white, plastic tube, very similar to how some underarm deodorants are packaged. To use the balm and extend the height to use, you need to turn the bottom of the applicator to raise it up and turn it the opposite direction to bring it back down.

    Fragrance

    Rouge has a beautifully balanced mix of woody notes and light florals. It has both masculine and feminine qualities to it which makes this a great all round fragrance.

    On the skin

    Application of Glow’s Rough Perfume Balm is really simple. You gently rub the balm over the areas you want the fragrance to be on e.g neck, inside of wrists etc, and that’s it! I applied this onto the inside of my wrists. Easy, quick, and left my skin lightly hydrated in look and feel. And the fragrance? Wow! The scent was immediately there when I applied it but not overpowering and it didn’t leave. In fact, it stayed for hours. I think the warmth of my skin really helped to keep this fragrance alive.

    I didn’t think I would enjoy using this as much as I did. What I loved was this fragrance was for me and me alone. I didn’t use this for anyone else to smell. It felt very personal. How it was applied, where and when I could smell it was for my nose only not anyone else’s and I liked that! It really lifted my mood, the same way aromatherapy oils can do the same thing.

    Recommended?

    I think Glow’s Rouge Perfume Balm is a beautiful product. The packaging and size makes it easy to carry around. Quick and easy to use with fragrance being localised to where you want it. Zero mess and doesn’t leave the skin greasy. The actual smell of this is gorgeous! Being long lasting makes this pretty perfect. So if you love your fragrance and looking for something a bit different, you MUST try Glow’s Perfume Balms. They’re available in different fragrances (including Rouge) such as Alien, Angel, Clouds and Savage. Only £5.50 each and can be purchased via the website.

  • *New* Glow’s Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume

    One of the most exciting product launches for me isn’t from a brand you find on the high street, but from a small business. Glow is known to their customers as being a wax melt vendor. Their range of home fragrance products has increased over the last few years. But recently they’ve ventured into creating and selling bath, body and fragrance products. I was gifted various items from their new collection, including Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume. This retails for £4.50.

    Glow’s Madame Coco Perfume Rollerball
    Packaging

    Madame Coco comes in a a typical shaped rollerball vial. It’s made from clear glass and has a screw top lid which covers the metal roller ball that releases the fragrance. Perfect size to keep in your pocket, bag and easily transportable.

    Fragrance

    This smells to me like a classic, sophisticated fine fragrance. It’s feminine, floral based (I suspect mostly white florals) with a hint of something a little stronger floral wise, possibly rose. It’s quite clean in scent with a delicate citrus to it and slight woodiness to it as well.

    Is this a dupe?

    I’m guessing it’s ‘inspired’ by Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle. I’ve never owned this fragrance or smelt it recently. So how accurate as a dupe this is I can’t say, but it’s definitely a great and affordable alternative.

    On the skin

    When I apply this, what I like is this perfume is actually quite moisturising. I didn’t expect it to go onto my skin almost oil like but it does without a greasy or oily feel to it. When it’s rubbed between my wrists, it leaves no obvious residue but somehow feels as if something is on this area and doesn’t dry it out.

    Strength & Longevity

    This is medium in strength. There’s only so much perfume you can apply onto the wrists or the neck. So the strength can only remain the same (if reapplied) or naturally becomes less. When I use this I can smell it clearly, but not in the same way a mist or a sprayed fragrance would hit. Longevity is good. I’ve used this and I’ve found it’s still on my skin a good number of hours later without reapplying but lesser in strength which is expected.

    Glow’s Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume & Body Mist
    Recommended?

    A rollerball perfume wouldn’t be my first choice of fragrance delivery and not something I would gravitate to. I’m a spray kind of girl. What I’ve noticed with Madame Coco Rollerball Perfume is it’s a very personal way of using fragrance because you’re literally applying it for yourself, which I like. It smells amazing, great quality, easy to use and keep around and is brilliantly priced. What a lovely gift idea this would be for someone who loves fragrance! Or a great introduction to fragrance for someone just getting into it. I’m won over and would happily purchase this for myself and for others. This is totally a product that’s on my recommended list!

    Other fragrances are available on the website are La Vie EST Belle, Baccarat Rouge, Perfect, Olympea and Lost Cherry. The majority of these are inspired by well known designer fragrances but at a fraction of the cost of the original fragrances. Who said luxury wasn’t affordable?

  • 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.