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  • Reduced To Clear Home Fragrance Products In The Supermarket Tesco

    Who doesn’t love to see reduced price labels while shopping in their local supermarket? Even more so if it’s against products or items you either were planning on buying or you tend to buy generally. Home fragrance products are things that can make a home more homely, cosy and inviting. That’s probably why people buy them, to help create that type of environment. If you have a decent sized Tesco supermarket near you, it might be worthwhile having a look for these products because they have a sale on in many of their branches. So what did I find in mine?

    Tesco’s Home Fragrance Products On Sale
    Wax Melts

    My favourite go to for home fragrance is using a wax melt. There were quite a few different fragrances available in wax melts on the shelves reduced to various prices and all containing a decent amount of wax (60g). Rhubarb & Elderberry, Mango & Pineapple, Fig & Mulberry were just a few of the fragrances available that I saw.

    Tesco Wax Melts
    Tealights

    Packs of 27 tea lights of mostly Autumn/Winter fragrances I spotted at reduced prices. But, like the wax melts, there were more than one fragrance available so plenty of choice.

    Reed Diffusers

    Not much to choose from in my local store, but reed diffusers in quite neutral, fresh fragrances were on the shelf. Great price points at £1.00. I find these are easy to store away for gifts as not everyone likes to use wax melts or candles, but everyone likes a nice smelling home.

    Tesco Reed Diffusers
    Candles

    Most of the scented candles I saw were the smaller variety (95g) in glass. At 65p and under, these were cheaper than what are usually sold in discount stores. How they smell, burn and perform I have no idea as I’ve never bought or used them. But still priced very well with many of the fragrances being identical to some in the wax melts and tea lights.

    Tesco Candles

    It seems as if Tesco are having a clear out of their own branded home fragrance products. What is good to see is not all of the fragrances are current or past seasons but perfect for Spring or Summer to come. Great opportunity for those who love these types of items to buy while at bargain prices.

  • My First Bath & Body Works Body Cream In Winterberry Wonder

    The best way to try out new brands and products is when they have a sale. If you love them, you will purchase them at full price in the future (although being on sale is always better!). If they aren’t right for you it didn’t cost you a fortune to find out. One brand I’ve always been curious about, but never tried, is Bath & Body Works. They have an extensive range of bath, shower and body products, not to mention home fragrance items as well. So the perfect time for me to make my first purchase of their products was during their Boxing Day Sale. I grabbed Winterberry Wonder Body Cream online from Next for £4.00, normally £16.00 for 226g.

    Bath & Body Works Winterberry Wonder Body Cream
    Why did I buy this?

    The price of this product was affordable, the scent description online sounded great and I’m a bit of a body moisturiser junkie so perfect starting point to see what this brand was like in general.

    What is this body lotion supposed to do?

    Winterberry Wonder Body Lotion is designed to be a moisturising body product rich in texture, giving the skin a smooth, soft look and feel thanks to it containing shea butter and hyaluronic acid.

    Packaging

    This body lotion comes tubed. Purple in colour, textured and very striking in look. It looks like it belongs in a gift set with a fine fragrance so very eye catching.

    Fragrance

    This body lotion smells like a mix of berries and vanilla with a hint of sugar. It’s a beautiful scent. It’s fruity but in a very uplifting, energising way not sickly sweet and traditional.

    Consistency

    White in colour with a typical body lotion texture. Loose in texture but not runny. When you first squeeze it out it does look quite thick but when applied it isn’t.

    On the skin

    I found this body cream easy and quick to apply. I was a little disappointed this was more body lotion than body cream, because on the skin it didn’t feel particularly luxurious. Not only wasn’t it luxurious but it felt very light weight on the skin. Not a bad thing, but I wanted something thicker, more moisturising and heavier. After application, my skin felt slightly moisturised but not much and looked matt in appearance.

    The thing that stood out for me with this product was the fragrance. Absolutely stunning and made using this an absolute joy. The fragrance was long lasting on the skin and this made me very happy.

    My body didn’t look or feel much different after using Winterberry Wonder Body Cream. The only thing that was different after use was it was fragranced.

    Recommended?

    My experience with this product was a little underwhelming. For it to be called a body cream made me have certain expectations. I expected some slip to it, thickness, moisturising and protection on the skin. This wasn’t. On my skin it felt like a basic body lotion. So not a body product I would recommend for dry skin and your skin is very thirsty and needs richness. If you have normal skin and looking for a light weight, beautifully fragrant body moisturiser then I would say buy this, but only on sale. At full price, £16.00 in my opinion is expensive and I would want to feel my skin plump with moisture after use paying that price. I didn’t get that with this. Would I buy this again? No. Would I buy the fragrance form of this if available? In a heartbeat!

    There are lots of products within the Bath & Body Works range which is available from Next. My next purchase I think will be a fragrance because the body cream is not for me.

  • What’s In My LUSH Stash? Using Snow Dragon Bath Bomb

    Why do so many of us love a bath? We don’t have them just to clean our bodies but we use them as a form of relaxation. You can lie there and scroll through your phone, drink a glass of wine or even read a book. Whatever you choose to do, what do you put into the bath to add to this experience? I love to use lots of different things including bath bombs. I recently decided to use LUSH’s Snow Dragon Bath Bomb I bought in their Boxing Day Sale. This originally was £3.50 and then went down to £1.75.

    LUSH’s Snow Dragon Bath Bomb
    Why did I use this?

    One thing LUSH do perfectly is create bath bombs that visually are very appealing, including this one. It just took my fancy one evening so in the bath it went!

    How does it look?

    Imagine a dragon laying flat on it’s belly with it’s tail curved round it’s body, almost in a sleeping position. This is how this bath bomb is shaped. The details are there, it’s easy to see what it is and the fact it’s blue in colour makes it very striking. The addition of crystal like pieces on the top of this bath bomb makes it look even more special.

    Fragrance

    Snow Dragon Bath Bomb has a slight citrusy scent to it. It’s slightly sweet but fresh and zingy. This is one of those fragrances most people would like and enjoy because it’s not too specific and unusual in scent.

    In the bath

    I put this in an already filled bath and it sank straight to the bottom straight away. It started to fizz a little and release colour and it came up to the surface of the water. I was hoping there would be some form of bath art going on, some movement, hidden colour. No, none of that. Snow Dragon Bath Bomb turned the clear water into a pale blue shade, fizzed a little, no foam and disappeared. It was pleasant enough to look at but it didn’t bowl me over.

    The fragrance was there while I was in the bath and lasted quite a while after. There was still that citrusy element to it but it smelt more chalky once in the water.

    In the bath my experience was fine and reasonably relaxing. I didn’t feel it was a particularly great bath with Snow Dragon Bath Bomb in it but it wasn’t bad. No negative reactions on my skin but nothing positive either.

    Would I buy this again?

    For the price I paid, how it looks and the bath it created was ok, I would but for a friend. I wouldn’t repeat purchase this because it didn’t stand out enough to go in for another buy. But for friends who like bath bombs and baths in general, I think what I paid was good and even full price a more affordable bath bomb from LUSH. So this was decent, but not exceptional.

  • Was The LUSH Sale Worth It?

    When most people think of bath bombs they automatically think of the shop LUSH. And rightly so. They’ve built up a successful business based on bath time treats which are colourful, fragrant and for many people totally addictive. Are they the cheapest? No. But they are the most well known. So could I resist their Boxing Day sale a few weeks ago which consisted of half price bath, body and shower products? Nope!

    My Boxing Day purchases from LUSH
    What did I buy?

    I ordered online as I wasn’t queuing outside the store as if I was in Disneyland Paris (been there done that!). Stock levels changed every time I went to their site but persistence is the key and I kept checking and finally go my order in. I bought 15 items in total, but one was a gift set which included 6 full sized products. So all in all I purchased 20 items which included 1 soap, 7 bubble bars and 12 bath bombs which included:

    Snow Bear Soap

    An adorable bear shaped soap that smells of marzipan. I bought this for a friend who will be celebrating a birthday soon, but not sure she will get it now as I like this!

    Snow Bear Soap
    Labyrinth Bubble Bar

    Interesting and unusual shape and design, bold in colour with lots and lots of shimmer! Smells very fruity.

    Labyrinth Bubble Bar
    Sleepy Bubble Bar

    I bought 3 of these because I love bubble bars! Cloud shaped, multi coloured and another sweetly fragranced piece. But this is more sweet herbal in the form of lavender.

    Sleepy Bubble Bar
    Sleepy Bear Bath Bomb

    I bought 4 of these because I’ve had this one before (read my review here), loved it and needed more! Even better half price. This has the same scent as the Sleepy Bubble Bar which is a sweet Lavender type fragrance.

    Sleepy Bear Bath Bomb
    Crystal Snow Bath Bomb

    This is more of a traditional shaped bath bomb with the addition of a crystal like topping. Minty in scent but in the packet of chewie mints type of smell not fresh mint out of the garden fragrance.

    Crystal Snow Bath Bomb
    Gift Horse Bath Bomb

    For some reason this reminds me of an orange version of Donkey from Shrek! Fun appearance, good size and smells a little floral with a zestiness to it.

    Gift Horse Bath Bomb
    Snow Dragon Bath Bomb

    I grabbed 2 of these. And why wouldn’t I if they worked out at £1.75 each?? This has a citrus scent to it, probably lemon. Very fresh but like the other items in my LUSH order has a sweetness to it.

    Snow Dragon Bath Bomb
    Snowman Finger Puppet Bath Bomb

    This is a simple in look bath bomb but totally adorable. I like the idea of it being a finger puppet but when I get the chance to, this is just getting thrown in the bath! This is another minty bath bomb in scent but different to Crystal Snow Bath Bomb.

    Snowman Finger Puppet Bath Bomb
    Christmas Candy Box Gift

    I’ve not opened this yet. I’m still trying to work out how I’m going to store all the above without housing them in the massive box it came in, so left this in it’s packaging. This contains a Candy Cane Bubble Bar, Snow Fairy Wand Bubble Blower, Snow Fairy Bath Bomb, Creamy Candy Bubble Bar, Butterbear Bath Bomb and a Sweet Pudding Bath Bomb.

    Christmas Candy Gift Box
    What did I spend?

    A total of £45.50. Yes yes…that’s a decent chunk of money for things that fizz in the bath. But divide that amount by 20 and each piece cost £2.27..BARGAIN!

    Recommended?

    LUSH only has one sale a year. The chances of me buying anything in the store in general is very slim unless it was a special occasion e.g my birthday. But waiting for this event, putting to one side a little bit of money to have a splurge is definitely something I would recommend. If you are a LUSH fan and/or a lover of bath bombs I would wait for their ultimate sale and save yourself lots of money.