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  • 5 Black Friday Deals on Wax Melts, Bath/Body & Skincare Products

    Is there such a thing as a Black Friday sale? I feel like Black Friday lasts about 2 weeks, so maybe a Black Fortnight? It’s not such a bad thing. If what’s up for grabs are things customers want and are genuinely good buys in regards to cost and quality, then why not? So I thought I would create a short but hopefully helpful post highlighting some Black Friday (or just general special offers ) deals available from now and over the next few days. All focusing on products or/brands I’ve used before. *Photographs in post are for illustration purposes only, not necessarily products included in sales. But they are images of products I’ve bought, gifted, used and reviewed in the past relating to the brands (links to those are right at the bottom).

    Wax Melts & Candles

    Pretty Home Aromas. Love this wax melt company because their wax melts are designed beautifully with fragrances to match! Their Black Friday deal is 30% off everything on their website with free delivery of a £20 spend or over. This deal is available starting from Friday 26th November until midnight Monday 29th November.

    Pretty Home Aromas Autumn Wax Melt Collection

    Mulberry Lane. Still on the look out for an alternative advent calendar? A wax melt lover? Mulberry Lane have 40% off their advent calendars while stocks last or till offer ends on the 30th November. 25 wax melts each 20g will provide hours of fragrance and a massive variety of fragrances to try out. Use code ADVENT40 to apply the discount.

    Mrs Mac Candles. Wax melts and candles galore! Almost everything is discounted on their website with their cheapest wax melts priced at 44p! I’ve had a look and the variety of fragrances available at a lowered price is brilliant. From Christmas to fruity fragrances and perfume inspired scents, there’s something for everyone. No code needed, discount already visible and applied.

    Mrs Mac Candles Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts
    Bath & Body Products

    Miss Patisserie. This range have their products available not only direct from themselves but various online and instore retailers. On ASOS all their products from bath bomb to bath slabs are discounted up to 40%.

    Miss Patisserie’s Salted Caramel Bath Slab

    Superdrug. In my opinion Superdrug have great offers all year round. I can always find something I want to buy on a weekly basis AND save some money too! Two things have stuck out for me with their current deals. Bloom Drum Gift Set which contains 5 different body and fragrance products including an eau de toilette is a fab gift idea. Down from £20.00 to £10.00. BUT the one that I’m gagging to purchase myself is a stonker of a deal! Superdrug’s Vitamin E Bumper Gift Set contains EVERYTHING you need for a full facial skincare routine. Cleanser, scrub, serum, facial mist, moisturisers, everything! And from what I can see they are all full sizes. Price? Down from £30.00 to £15.00.

    Superdrug’s Bloom Body Mists

    Hopefully these ideas won’t give your credit card too much heat, but please shop responsibility! Offers and prices may change at any time, so please bare this in mind as the above is correct at the time of writing this post. If you haven’t used any of these brands or products before, and looking for some reviews…guess what? I have some below for you to read at your own leisure! Happy shopping people!x

    Pretty Home Aromas Wax Melt Autumn Bundle

    Pretty Home Aromas Cosy Cuddles 80g Wax Melt Segmented Pot

    Mulberry Lane’s Cocoa Butter Soy Wax Melt Pot

    Mrs Mac Candles Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts

    Miss Patisserie’s Salted Caramel Bath Slab

    Superdrug’s Bloom Driftwood & Sea Salt Body Mist

    Superdrug’s Vitamin E Nourishing Eye Cream

  • Mrs Mac Candles Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts

    We all have our favourite scents that we want to enjoy in our homes. There is nothing more inviting than walking into a room that smells fabulous, right? I’m currently in love with some of the typical Autumn and Winter inspired scents. They tend to give a cosy feel to a room, which is ideal when the weather is damp, dark and chilly. No surprise then that I’ve been melting Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts from Mrs Mac Candles. I bought a selection of these around a month ago. This came in the form of 2 discs and normally £1.75, but I bought these when there was a 40% off sale.

    Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts

    Why did I buy this?

    I follow Mrs Mac Candles on Instagram. Never ordered from them before, but their wax melts have always looked so appealing. Great variation of scents available and super affordable. So they’ve always been on my to order list. Being a new vendor to me, getting these at a discounted rate gave me a great opportunity to try them out without spending too much. The actual scent Hot Apple Pie is an easy purchase for me because I love bakery scents and this scent is perfect to hermit with inside!

    How do these look?

    I have never had wax melts look like this before which made these already very special. What came was two discs roughly 4cm in size. A beautiful shade of mint green, with an eye catching raised design on the top of each. Finished off with what I always love to see is a little magical sparkle from glitter! Wrapped up in a clear plastic sleeve. So incredibly pretty and packaged simply and practically.

    Fragrance.

    Just as I had hoped and expected. A warming hit of cinnamon with spices (possibly being cloves and nutmeg) mixed in which gave it warmth and depth. Of course it wouldn’t be Hot Apple Pie without the scent of apples! Just ripened juicy apple cutting through giving it that fruity, clean and not too sharp element to this scent. A gorgeous and classic combo.

    In melt.

    I used one in my warmer, and found because these are quite thin, they really didn’t take too long to melt all the way through. The wax pool left was the same shade of gorgeous green as when it was solid, with the glitter floating around the top. I liked this scent in the kitchen because it fooled me into thinking I was in the middle of baking which I wasn’t! A very homely feel this scent provided which was slowly released as the wax melt/disc became molten.

    Strength & Longevity.

    Strength wise this was a medium. The fragrance was obviously there and you could easily pick it up in the room but it wasn’t clawing. Some fragrances that have a spicy element to them can be very strong which I’m glad this one wasn’t. I had this melting for over 2 days and it performed very well. After that, I did feel it needed to be changed strength wise but I also just wanted a change of fragrance. When I use a wax melt, bare in mind I have these melting for hours not just an hour or two a day. So believe me when I say these were worth the price!

    Recommended?

    Considering this is a new wax melt vendor to me I’m so glad I’ve tried them. These particular wax melts smelt great and gave me what I had hoped for. They performed very well, they looked fantastic and dare I say would make great gifts for Christmas or any other gift giving occasion. So totally recommended and I am glad I ordered other wax melts too!

    If this review has peaked your interest and you want to purchase this fragranced wax melt here’s the link. Don’t worry if this isn’t your type of scent because there are loads of amazing sounding scents available to buy. Please don’t blame me if you spend a small fortune, but your house will thank you for it!

  • Christmas Advent Calendars For The Bath & The Home

    It’s November. I can type the word CHRISTMAS without displaying a nervous twitch. My heart finally can embrace this time of year, so it seems a good time to talk about something most people buy for the start of the festive season, which is an advent calendar. And who doesn’t love them? Totally acceptable to eat a piece of chocolate at 7am before school or work. Sampling the delights of various flavoured gins daily and wolfing down a mix of cheese any cheese board would be proud of! Yes please! Advent calendars are popular, and more imaginative than ever in regards to what they contain. But I’m going to focus on areas closer to my heart (rather than stomach), which is bath bombs and wax melts. So guess what I’ve bought myself? A wax melt advent calendar from Fragrantasia, and a bath bomb advent calendar from Bomb Cosmetics.

    Fragrantasia’s Wax Melt Advent Calendar & Bomb Cosmetics Bath Bomb Advent Calendar

    Fragrantasia’s Wax Melt Advent Calendar.

    I love wax melts, and discovered advent calendars containing these a few years ago. I opted to purchase Fragrantasia’s for Christmas 2021 because I bought one last year and loved it! Not only that, but I am a regular user of their wax which I can say is of an excellent quality. So a no brainer purchasing this.

    Standard rectangular shaped advent which this year has the ever popular gonk image on the front. Looks fun and festive but not taking itself too seriously or too traditional appearance wise. Very much on trend with it’s appearance.

    25 doors hold a different wax melt behind it. All fragrances are different, so no duplicates here. The first 24 days will contain a sample size of wax which will be the perfect size and amount to pop into a warmer, and will provide a few hours of fragrance. But door number 25 is a special and big one, because it’s keeping what I think to be a full size piece of wax ready to discover and melt.

    Fragrantasia’s Wax Melt Advent Calendar 2021

    Fragrantasia have two advent calendars available. One containing traditional Christmas scents for those who want to get into the festive fragrance mood, and also one containing their best selling fragrances. Ideal for those who want more of a general mix of scents and not too concerned about them being themed. I opted for the traditional Christmas one because I want to be more like Elf than The Grinch this year, and I love these scents anyway!

    So how much is this box of waxy goodies? £25.00 plus p&p. And yes, you can buy wax melt calendars on the high street for less but I now the quality I get with this brand and will not be disappointed! Plus loving hand poured and packaged by a one woman company rather than a factory, so I now which one I would rather choose! If you want one of these please hurry up as these are close to selling out. Check out the traditional Christmas version here, and the best sellers version here. Your home will thank you in December!

    Fragrantasia’s Wax Melt Calendar 2020

    Bomb Cosmetics Advent Calendar.

    I really wanted a bath bomb or bath product advent calendar this year. I’ve never had one before and I knew I would love opening each day wondering what was behind each door. So I did find one with a vendor I love but it sold out! So doing a quick search I found Bomb Cosmetics advent on a special price on Amazon so thought let’s give it a go! I’ve had bath bombs, fizzers and soaps from them before so had a good idea what to expect quality and style wise so why not?

    This advent calendar is shaped traditionally but not styled traditionally at all! A brightly coloured shade of pink makes this stand out.Each door has a simple but cute outline of a present shape on the front. It’s important to note that there are 24 doors rather than 25.

    Bomb Cosmetics Bath Bomb Advent Calendar

    So what will this calendar contain? This doesn’t just contain bath bombs. If you want to be sneaky you can look on the back of the calendar because it mentions the ingredients and name of each product. It doesn’t tell you which product is behind which door thankfully! But what you will get is a mix of soaps and bath blasters which is what they call their bath bombs. Just having a quick glance they all seem different in fragrance and type so lots of variations for the opener. Important point to make, these products won’t be full size and are minis. If they were full size the box would be massive and so would the price tag!

    When I bought this it was on a special deal of the day price down from £19.99 to £12.10. AND at the time of writing this post it still has that special price! Very affordable but would suggest to order sooner rather than later if you fancy it. Link can be found here.*

    So have you bought your advent calendars yet and what type? Please don’t mention if you have bought a gin one because that will upset me way too much!

    *This contains an affiliate link which gives me a little commission if you purchase the product mentioned but at no cost to you.

  • Glow’s October Wax Melt Subscription Box Part 2

    Wax melts are addictive! They’ve grown in popularity over the years so who can blame anybody for having an obsession with them? They make the rooms in your home smell amazing, you can pretty much get any fragrance you want in them and they are easy to use and affordable. And dare I mention how some are so pretty they are a joy to look at but a pain to melt? So it hurt me a little to melt pieces from Glow’s October Wax Melt Subscription Box that was kindly given to me by Angela the lady behind the brand. But we need to know what they smell like, right? So let’s begin with the review….

    Glow’s October Wax Melt Subscription Box

    What was included in Glow’s October Wax Melt Subscription Box?

    You will find the contents, pictures and my first impressions of this collection here – Glow’s October Wax Melt Subscription Box.

    Apply Bonbon.

    I snapped a fifth of this wax melt and popped it into my warmer. Such a Spring/Summery type of wax pool with it’s shades of orange, a bit of green and a little yellow. Fragrance wise I can sum this up simply and easily. This is a mix of juicy sweet apples with chewy sweets! It’s not syrupy sweet, it doesn’t smell like a cheap and synthetic scent that makes you pull a face. It’s yummy, it’s delightful, it’s fruity, it smells so good! Strength of Apple Bonbon is a medium. Doesn’t need to be any stronger it’s perfect! Longevity wise I had this melting for a good number of hours over 2 days and only changed the wax to try something else, not because the scent had faded.

    Apple Bonbon Wax Melt

    Pumpkin Spiced Latte.

    I used a fifth of this melt. What was lovely to see was the two colours of the wax while it melted. It created a beautiful and even wax pool. You get a fleshy slightly sweetened hit of pumpkin that has been rolled around in a selection of warming spices. This is Autumn in wax form for sure! Comforting, cosy and delightful. Medium in strength and longevity just as good as Apple Bonbon. Melted over 2 days and only taken off for a change over of wax.

    Pumpkin Latte Wax Melt

    Black Sweets.

    This wax melt smells identical to the Black Jack sweets. There’s an aniseed, liquorice scent wafting through which is very distinctive. A beautiful shimmering purple wax pool was created which was so pretty! The fragrance I got was so specific before it melted, but I only got this faintly while it melted. When this happens I do a few things. Change the amount of wax I’ve used. In this case I did think I used a bit too much. Change the position of the warmer it’s melting in or change the room it’s in completely. So I’m in the process of doing that so can’t comment as yet on the final result. But on cold it’s a great scent and unusual one.

    Black Sweets

    Hareebos.

    I felt bad hacking a third of this grinning pumpkin head but needs must! A gorgeous two toned wax pool was created of mint green and pink which shimmered! Fragrance wise this is an effervescent, energising, and sweet scent. I got a little citrus in this, a little berry. There’s a mix of different fruity inspired scents here all sugar coated and in sweet form. Strength wise a medium. Again on for 2 days and then a wax change.

    Hareebos Wax Melt

    Candyfloss.

    It’s so hard to cut a small piece off such a big wax melt! I could have used less but I again I used roughly a fifth. What I realised after giving it the chop is inside the middle was a surprise of purple and pink wax chunks. So when this was melting not only was there a stunning golden orange pool but a hint of these two colours as well. And to top it off this was truly golden because it had gold pigment running through this which was eye popping!

    Fragrance wise I thought I knew what I would get with Candyfloss, but this was a bit different. It wasn’t overly sweet. So think of traditional candy floss scent, take the sweetness a notch or two down and throw in a little fruitiness. Medium in strength, long lasting (melted over 2 days) and threw a scented curve ball at my nose!

    Candyfloss

    Dolly Mixtures.

    This snapped off effortlessly thanks to it’s shape and thinness. Yet again the magic number seems to be 5 and I used a fifth of this wax melt like the others. The section I used had a bat on it, so to see it slowly submerge in a sea of green gave me Batman and Joker vibes. Such a lovely pool was created with irregular splodges of black, green and yellow molten wax with a shimmer. Similar in scent to Hareebos but more citrusy and fizzy. Strength, like the others was a medium. And wax changed as the others after 2 days.

    Dolly Mixtures

    Sweet Melody.

    I didn’t use much of this wax melt. I broke a small piece of it off and removed the ghost shape off the top and popped that into my warmer too. The scent from this was so warming, so enjoyable. This reminded me of when I was little and my dad would give me hot Vimto. Smells just like the drink! Rich, berries, sweet. And dare I say there seemed to be a slight hint of bubblegum in this? Absolutely delicious! Another medium strength melt on the verge of being strong. This built up strength once it started to melt and packed a fruity punch in my kitchen. I can tell this would be a long lasting fragrance but I had this on for my usual 2 days with no sign of fading.

    Sweet Melody

    My final thoughts.

    This set is incredible! The sizes, the appearance of each wax melt, the fragrance. All of which tie in perfectly with the theme of everything October, which includes Autumn, Halloween and what do people big and small love getting during Halloween? SWEETS! And smelling like sweets this set did indeed!

    Although this box is no longer available for sale, if it was, I would recommend this in a heartbeat! More so if you love your sweet inspired scents. I am very impressed with this collection and impressed with the quality of wax Glow creates! I am so excited to see future subscription boxes and if you can get one please do! Glow’s Facebook group will announce when they are available so feel free to join their loving, wax mad community. But if you want to cherry pick your own wax delights visit their website here because they truly have some beauties available.