Showing posts with label soap and glory. Show all posts
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Thursday, 31 October 2013

SKIN MONTH | LAND OF SOAP AND GLORY

You can't spend a month reviewing skin products without delving into the wonderful world of Soap and Glory now can you. (As shallow as this sounds) one of the main things that attracted me to Soap and Glory originally was the cute and vintage-looking packaging, both of which I am a sucker for, I can't help but want something if it comes in a pretty packaging.

Everyone knows Soap and Glory to be quite an expensive brand so my excitement was obvious when I came across the Boots miniatures section and found a mini Righteous Butter and Hand Food for only £2.50 each! Granted these tubs are tiny, but it means I have to avid spending over £10 on a massive tub that I may not even like. I decided to get the Righteous Butter as everyone raves about it and that appears to be what they are most famous for and my mother already has a bottle of Hand Food.

Soap and Glory Hand Food (normal size- £5 for 125ml, miniature- £2.50 for 50ml)- I am normally not much of a hand cream lover as I really hate my hands to be greasy or sticky. The first thing I noticed about this hand cream is it stinks. Now I don't know if this is because my tube is quite old but it smells horrible and I have already washed it off (I am praying that it's because it's old). The good points are that it sinks into your hands really quickly so you don't feel greasy, but it didn't really make my hands feels any softer and it almost made them feel worse. I will not be buying this again due to how bad it smells and I can easily buy an overall nicer hand cream for much cheaper.

Soap and Glory Righteous Butter (normal size- £10.50 for 300ml, miniature- £2.50 for 50ml)- Every Christmas and birthday I am always given masses of Body Shop body butters so that is what I have been using for the past few years; I rarely remember to use body butter but, when I do, I use it in the evenings after a shower or bath. I was a bit worried about trying this after my disappointment with Hand Food as I believe they have the same formula or scent or something, so I was super glad that they do it in a miniature size for relatively cheap. One of my favourite things about this product before even using it is that it was technically free as everything in Boots in currently on 3-for-2 and I'd bought some face wash and toner so this was my free thing which I love. I like this product but I really don't see all that much difference between using this and a Body Shop one. I'm not sure if I will repurchase this as it is quite expensive and there are cheaper options out there which work in the same way.

With the most expensive item costing £3.50 and the permanent 3-for-2 offer, I will definitely be taking advantage of the Soap and Glory travel range at Boots- fantastic bargain.
The one thing I am slightly regretful about not being able to try this month is a hot cloth cleanser but I will be on the look out to hopefully try one soon.

Thursday, 10 October 2013

SKIN MONTH

I am absolutely awful to my skin, I mistreat it, I ignore it, and I just generally don't take good care of it, therefore I have decided that October will be my Love Your Skin Month (or just Skin Month). So throughout October I will be aiming to trying out different skin care products, starting with the Body Shop.

I have always found the Body Shop to be one of the best for skin care (plus there is a three-for-two offer on all skin care products at the moment, there is also there same offer for everything in Boots, Soap and Glory here I come). I have really bad skin at the moment and colder weather does nothing to help it so firstly I have bought the Body Shop Seaweed Iconic Clay Mask which I am hoping will clear up my spots and stop my skin being so dry (SIDE NOTE: the lovely lady in Body Shop said you only need to use the face pack once a week or even once a month will be fine otherwise it will have the reverse affect and rid your skin of all the nutrients).

I also bought the Body Shop Vitamin E Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes as the makeup remover I am currently using is feeling very bad for my eyes so I thought a change was necessary.

I am looking to try out some Soap and Glory skin care products and possibly a hot cloth cleanser, and the purchase of more Body Shop products will be inevitable, especially with all the offers everywhere at the moment. I will be reviewing the products as I go, so happy Skin Month!