Body Butter/ Hand Creams

This blog post is going to be about body butters and hand creams as you might of guessed from the title.

This body butter is from the body shop and is called the "Atlas Mountain Rose Body Butter" I like this body butter ,because, its got a slight scent of rose to it,which, is soothing to put onto your skin after you've had a bath/shower or just want to moisturise your skin. The rose scent lasts quite a long time on your skin which is a positive thing (If you like the smell of rose), however, a down side to this body butter is that its got quite a greasy feeling to it when applying it to your skin. I looked on the body shop website and it stated that the body butter does all the things that are listed below.  So, i put these statements to the test.

This body butter costs around £13.00 from the body shop(UK Pounds)  To See The "Atlas Mountain Rose Body-butter" Please Click On Here 

The next to body butters I will be writing about is, again, from the body shop.

The body butter to the left hand side of the picture is lightly coconut scented. In additional information this body butter it contains community Fair Trade virgin organic coconut oil and also, this product is against animal testing. The coconut body butter costs £13 for a 200ml tub it also comes in a smaller tub of 50ml which costs only £5

To Find The "Coconut Body Butter" Please Click On Here

The other body butter to the right hand side of the picture is "Shea body butter" I wasn't quite sure how to explain the smell of this body butter, so, I looked up on the body shop website. The smell the body shop was trying to imply was a 'nutty smell'. Which i don't entirely agree on, but, then again, I can under stand how some one could interoperate it as a 'nutty smell', to me it smells like wood... but, a nice smelling wood. Maybe, my concept to how woods meant to smell like is different to yours, which it probably true... but, I guess it could smell like a woody smell/chestnut smell. 

The price of the Shea body butter is £13 for a 200ml tub,unfortunately, there isn't a smaller tub that consists of 50ml for the shea body butter...well, I can't find it on the body shop website,but,  if you manage to find the 50ml tub, please comment the link below on this blog. 

To See The Body Shop's "Shea Body Butter (200ml)" Please Click On Here

This body butter in the right picture (bottom) is called "Sanctuary". Sanctuary is a brand name that does many different bath/shower products including the hand cream you see in the left picture (top). Sanctuary has only one smell associated with there products ,because, nearly all products from sanctuary have the same smell,which, is described on the sanctuary website as, coco and shea, oil from macademia nuts and sweet almonds. Also, the body butter has the vitamin E in it.

The Sanctuary body butter's price is £10 (Uk Pounds)

To See The "Sanctuary Body Butter" Please Click On Here

The Sanctuary hand cream's price is £5.10

To See The "Sanctuary Hand Cream" Please Click On Here

The Hand cream in the left (Top) side picture is called "Rose Sauvage" and yet again, from the body shop! This hand cream is a perfect size just to slip into your bag! On the body shop website it says  that this hand cream has "rosehip oil and provides much needed moisture to mature skin while helping to reduce the appearance of brown spots and it has SPF 15" 

In my experience the "Rose Sauvage" hand cream does provide enough moisture to your skin and leaves your skin feeling incredibly soft. The "Rose Sauvage" 30ml hand cream costs £5 and the 100ml costs £11,

To Find The Body Shop "Wild Rose Hand Cream" Click On Here

The Hand cream in the Right (Bottom) side picture is "Mandarin Tea" and again, its a perfect size to just slip into your bag! I got given this as a birthday present and only recently started using it, I find the smell increasingly pleasant the more I use it. This hand cream spreads easily and absorbs quickly if rubbed in properly and the scent defiantly smells of mandarins. The "Mandarin Tea hand cream" costs $9 (dollars American)  

To Find The "Mandarin Tea Hand Cream" Please Click On Here

The last hand cream i will be writing about in this blog post is the Soap&Glory 

"Hand Food".  I've always loved Soap&Glory products since day one... when i started buying them. Theres just something that makes me love Soap&Glory,maybe its the smell,or, just the way the packaging is simple and clear to read. The smell... I can't even comprehend what the smell is, so, I looked on the Soap&Glory website and its suppose to smell of "Scented with Original Pink fragrance". Which maybe, it does smell of 'scented original pink fragrance' I'm not too sure... I'll leave that for you to decide on.

The Soap&Glory "hand Food" costs £5

To See The Soap&Glory hand cream "Hand Food" Please Click On Here

Bath/Shower products I use

All these products above i have used recently and i absolutely love them!

Firstly, I would like to introduce you to the products i use every time when I have a bath. These are my three most favourite bath bubble items.

Personally, I prefer the pink bath bomb in the middle of the second picture (in the first picture it was wrapped up in the lush paper.) This bath bomb is called "The comforter" and is from the shop called "Lush" which I'm sure most people have heard of. I love this bath bomb ,because, it smells amazing, well, to me it does... i'm not quite sure how to describe the smell, but, according to past reviews on the Lush website, its suppose to smell like a sort of blackcurrant fragrance. I also would like to point out to you that you break off a little bit ,then, crumble it into your bath, I once made the mistake of just putting all of it into my bath and well... it sure was foamy! The comforter costs £4.50  To see "The Comforter" click on here

The first item on the right hand side is called "Bath Soak Rose Tea" I got given it for my birthday and only recently started using it. I find the scent of 'rose' very calming and relaxing ,which, is good if you've had a busy day or are doing exams and stressed out.  The "Bath Soak Rose Tea" costs about £12 (uk pounds) To see the "Bath Soak Rose Tea" click here  The glass jar is a different design, but, i still believe its the same smell.

The second item on the right hand side "Aromatic Foaming Bath" is a little more on the expensive side it costs £15, but, its worth it if you love products that smell of lavender. I personally am not a huge fan of lavender smelling products, however, i do use this bath product if its been raining and is cold, the smell of lavender just seems to warm me up, also, it spices things up a bit, but, the smell of lavender in this bath product is pretty overwhelming, so, i don't use it too often   To see "Aromatic Foaming Bath" click here

Secondly, i would like to introduce you to the products i use every time in the shower.

I use the "Soap&Glory" Face soap and Clarity, this is a good facial exfoliator wash ,because, its got little beads in the gel and it rubs off any dead skin you have on your face to make your face feel as soft as a babies bottom (an English expression! meaning very soft.) It also helps to reduce any annoying little spots you may have on your face and is a reasonable price which is £8. To find the "Soap&Glory" face soap and clarity face wash click here

Finally, these are the two most favourites of my body wash collection. The picture on the Left (top)  is another product from the shop "Lush" Which is called "sweetie Pie"and is a sort of jelly texture, but, when run under water, it foams up just a little bit. This body wash surprisingly has the same similar sort of smell to "The Comforter"(the bath bomb i wrote about above) This "Sweetie pie shower jelly" costs £6.75 To find "Sweetie Pie" shower jelly/ body wash please click here

The picture on the right (bottom) shows "Soap&Glory" body wash. I like this body wash ,because, you only need to use a little bit and that goes a long way , also, the smell of the body wash lasts quite a long time on your body after you've washed! And you get what you pay for, it comes in a big bottle and lasts quite a long time. it cost £6.50 

To find the "Soap&Glory" body wash please click on here

Lastly, I would like to share with you the "Sanctuary Covent Garden Hand wash" I genially just love this hand wash, it leaves your hands smelling lovely, but, this hand wash does have an acquired smell to it, which I like, however, others may not like the smell. This sanctuary hand wash costs about £4.25 which is a reasonable price. To see the "Sanctuary Covent Garden Hand Wash" click on here

July Favourites

July favourites

First of all i would like to introduce some body spray's, yes, we all use it well, hopfuly!... 

Most of the body sprays i use are from "hollister", as you can see, I'm slightly obsessed with hollister, but, theres one 

that isn't from "hollister" and its from the brand "Soap&Glory". The body spray i like the most is probably the second in from the left hand side.

Which is this one

I think this a great refreshing smell especially for the upcoming summer! Also, its not so over powering that you're chocking to death whilst spraying it over your body/clothes, but, on the other hand strong enough to be smelt when close enough.   
The "Soap&Glory" scent (first bottle on the right hand side of the picture) is quite similar to the hollister special addition scent (pink hollister bottle third in from the left) Its got a slight fruity smell to it! which is nice, however, can get a little sickening personally if worn too frequently.
The "Socal" hollister body spray (first on the left) Is the original smell of hollister! it smells exactly like the shop! (and if you haven't been in hollister before you should! it smells amazing, but, be aware, it is pretty dark in there!) Finally, the last of the body sprays for this julys blog is... Hollister once again... "Beacon's Beach" spray. Now, this is a hard smell to define and put into words, I guess, it kind of smells like lynx with a twist to it!

Secondly, i would like to introduce you to my favourite facial make-up products.

All these products I use on an every day bases and these products are great for sensitive skin! Because, i have sensitive skin, at first i was worried that i might be allergic to these products, but, luckily i wasn't! (but, please, if you do have sensitive skin ,or, are allergic to any make-up products, do a test patch of each product before using them on your face! now, i wouldn't want you looking like a puffy puffer fish!) 

I first of all use "rimmel's BB cream" which is a great first base for evening out your skin. Its a sort of cream, but, with a hint of colour to it! Its not too drastic like foundation can be. I would recommend this product to anyone who's new to make-up because, its light and doesn't show up too strong, also, it lasts quite along time, you only really need to use a pea size dot for each section of your face you're applying it to. This product costs around £6.99 (in the UK) To see Rimmels BB cream click here

Secondly, i apply "maybelline dream matte mousse" Which is a perfect top cover over the "Rimme's BB cream" I Believe it just gives a smooth finish look to your face. As you can tell, "maybelline dream matte mousse" is a mousse which at first, i was un sure about, however, now, I've grown to like it! I've only recently brought this product and I love it already! This product is a little more on the expensive side its price is £7.65 To see Maybellines dream matte mousse click here

This concealer I absolutely love. Another great product from "Rimmel" I would describe this product like a concealer ,but, shaped as a lip stick, its easy just to pop into your bag when going out. If you've had a bad night sleep ,or, just got black circles under your eyes just dab a little bit of this concealer under your eyes and rub in and those circles that were under your eyes are gone! This concealers price is £4.49 Click here to find the Rimmels concealer

To finish off your look just use some of "Rimmel's stay matte" powder where you feel the need to, you don't need to use the powder ,but, i prefer too, I use the "body shop" brush to apply the powder. You can buy the powder from this link: Click here to see the Rimmel stay matte powder I believe the price is around about £3.99

I brought a little set of brushes from the body shop it was about £13.50 you can find them at this link: To find body shop mini brushes please click on here