Bath & Body Works Twisted Peppermint Collection

Ever since I shared the news that Next has score an absolute blinder by bringing Bath & Body Works back to the U.K., I couldn’t wait to find a store that I could visit to see them on display. So a few weekends ago, I went off to Westfield in Shepherds Bush to see the collection for myself.

On the store there was a decent sized selection of body sprays, candles, soaps and the aromatherapy selection and a few more bits. The lady who greeted us like long lost friends, also told us that there was a whole lot of Christmas sets coming and that the Black Friday sale would be amazing.

So what did I purchase? As well as Stress Relief Shower Gel, which I absolutely love. I bought the Twisted Peppermint Shower Gel and Whipped Confetti Body Scrub to match the Hand Soap I already had.

Sleigh away the day and nestle up at night into a magical winter wonderland. Our dermatologist-tested Shower Gel combines nourishing vitamin E and aloe to create a rich, bubbly lather. Gentle and non-drying, it's the perfect daily cleanser to leave skin feeling fresh and clean!

The fragrance of these products, as you can imagine is very minty and it uses a blend of cool peppermint, sugared snow, vanilla buttercream and fresh balsam.

The Twisted Peppermint Shower Gel which has a wonderfully potent scent to it, lathers really quickly when it comes into contact with warm water.

What I love about the shower gel is that as well as being tingly on the skin, though we are not talking Original Source depths of tingle, it doesn’t make you feel chilly. After showering, my skin is scented of peppermint for an hour or two after getting dressed and it is a fresh scent rather than one which has been manufactured.

As well as the Peppermint, this shower gel also contains both Vitamin E which helps to nourish and protect the skin and then we have Aloe which is used to treat a whole host of skin ailments and is itself used to help hydrate, moisturise and soothe.

To go with the shower gel, I went and bought the Twisted Peppermint Whipped Confetti Body Scrub and it smells just as amazing as the Shower Gel and if there is one product I would tempt you to purchase right now from the Bath and Body Works Range, it would be this!

When you squeeze the scrub from the tube, I would recommend starting from the top and gradually working your way through it, rather than squeezing from the middle, it looks a little bit like toothpaste and mixed within the thick formula, you can see the pink and blue confetti balls and they are the exfoliant sugar crystals and they come into contact with warm water they dissolve into the texture which then creates a foam, and whilst it is abrasive and works really well to give your skin a really good exfoliating treatment, it does so without scratching.

The final product, which I already had in my collection is the Twisted Peppermint Gentle Foaming Hand Soap and it is again just a delightful scent.

Once again, this hand soap combines the use of natural essential oils along with nourishing vitamin E, softening Shea extract and aloe and whilst they work together to protect and care for your hands, when it is used with warm water, once again it delivers that luxurious foam that washes hands clean while taking care to maintain skin's natural moisture barrier.

Whether you shop online or in store with Next for Bath and Body Works, the offers and discounts apply for both.  So currently in store it was 3 for 2 on everything bath and shower as well as £10 for 2 hand soaps, so there is some real bargains to be had and I am looking forward to seeing the Christmas sets on offer over the coming weeks, not to mention perhaps a little stocking up over the Black Friday weekend!

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Black Friday at Space NK

Space NK has revealed that their Black Friday offer is not to miss and if you are not yet a member of the Ndulge loyalty programme, then now is the time to sign up to take advantage of these offers.

Offering up to 25% off in store and online starting on Tuesday 23rd November, and continuing across Cyber weekend, Space NK are having a week- long shopping extravaganza, making it their most appealing offer yet.

Featured brands that will have 25% off include the likes of 

• Olaplex, 
• Hourglass, 
• Drunk Elephant, and 
• Paula’s Choice. 

If that isn't enough exciting news, then we have the following brands who will be shoppable at a discount of 20%: 

• Charlotte Tilbury, 
• Nars, 
• Laura Mercier, 
• Fresh, 
• Sol De Janeiro 
• Anastasia Beverly Hills. 

There will be details of further discounts for this event available at spacenk.com.

Black Friday at Space NK will launch to all customers. For those who are N.dulge members, you will also be able to collect points, earning 1 point for every pound spent (100 points = £5 to spend next time you shop). If you haven't yet joined this free scheme but shop regularly or even irregularly with Space NK, it is worth accumulating those points.

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Lily & Loaf Sea Salt & Oakmoss Soy Wax Candle

I absolutely love candles and they are something I share a lot of on my blog. The latest candle to my collection is from Lily & Loaf, a brand who a Beauty, Health and Wellness brand who have the most amazing selection of products from candles and aromatherapy oils to skincare, hair care and accessories to name just a few categories.

I was kindly sent a selection of Essential Oils which I have to share in another post, but today I am sharing the Sea Salt & Oakmoss Soy Wax Candle, which is just stunning. Each one of the candles from the Lily & Loaf range is beautifully presented in a white box with silver detailing and inside, the candle is hand wrapped in Lily & Loaf branded tissue paper, so it is pretty much ready to gift as it comes.

One thing Lily & Loaf at proud of is that every candle is hand-poured for quality assurance and reduced waste and added to that they use Soy wax which gives your candle a much cleaner burn without toxins or carcinogens, it also means that your candle will burn at a much slower rate than those made with paraffin and for me, the scent is much stronger and the scent throw is much more potent.

As mentioned, I have the Sea Salt & Oakmoss Soy Wax Candle and it is described as being one which is reminiscent of a fresh, salty ocean breeze and it is all of that in one candle. Growing up beside the seaside leaves a very special mark on your memories and whenever I am feeling anxious of stressed, the one way for me to relax and unwind is being in or near to water, probably one of the reasons why I am usually found in the bath.  This scent, even before the wick was alight, was really strong and oakmoss as a scent is one which is often referred to as being dry, earthy, green, and with bark-like qualities, almost as though you are wondering through a forest after a rainstorm has happened but when it is mixed with the sea salt it reminds me of the beach as the sea water batters the shoreline and as the tide comes in. Those are the times when I can just sit on the rocks and watch Mother Nature work her magic and turn soft calm waves into huge crashing ones which batter everything in its path.

This candle has a burn time of around 40 hours which is really impressive and it comes with a helpful guide to remind you on the importance of trimming your candle wick each and every time you light it, this helps to avoid that black soot effect forming in and around your candle.

Priced at just £15.74, I have loved using this candle and Lily & Loaf has the most amazing sounding Christmas Collection of Candles which includes combinations such as Cinnamon & Orange, Lavender & Geranium and Sandalwood & Amber and they are also priced at just £15.74 each.

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Christmas Gift Guide with Temple Spa

If you haven’t seen my unboxing of the Temple Spa Advent Calendar then you are really missing out because it is amazing! 

As a fan of a brand that brings me any excuse for time out, a pamper and a way to relax and unwind, I am sharing with you some amazing gifts from their Christmas collection across a range of budgets.

Beauty Baubles - This year Temple Spa has two beauty baubles within its range, each priced at £15. We have Bright and Beautiful and Polished to Perfection, both giving an insight into the makeup side of the brand.

Bright and Beautiful, which is a burgundy coloured bauble with yellowy gold detail features the Instant Glam Highlighter. 

This liquid highlighter is perfect for the festive season and ideal for applying to the cheeks, browbone, around temples, your collarbones or Cupid’s bow. It’s key ingredient, Sodium hylaluronate is known for its strong moisturising properties, it helps to attract and retain moisture.

Polished to Perfection, which is a green and gold bauble features two of Temple Spa’s nail polishes in the perfect shades for this season - Cassis which is a beautiful blackcurrant shade and then Palermo which is. Sparkling Gold and they work amazingly well together or on their own.

The Temple Spa Polish has a unique resin complex base which is made with 68% naturally derived and ethically-sourced materials that makes the polish air and water-vapour permeable so it lets your nails breathe keeping them healthy and in good condition. The best part for me os how quickly the polish dries after being applied!

Up next week have the My Essence Wind Me Down Restoring Body Duo (£55) which is described as being a Mediterranean fine fragrance & bathing oil duo.  Inside the box are two products, the first one is the My Essence EDT, which I have shared on my blog earlier this year.  If you like those zesty uplifting scents, this is one of those and it is just delightful as the notes of bergamot and petitgrain mix with jasmine, neroli & rose absolute.

The second product in the box is another new offering and it is the My Essence Tri-Colour Bath Oil.  Anyone who knows me, will know I absolutely love being in the bath and anything that helps me to wind down, de-stress and enter a state of calm is a product I absolutely need.  Again using the name notes as the fragrance above, as soon as the oil comes into contact with the water, the notes come to life and it is so much more potent than the fragrance to start with and as it swirls around in the water the Jasmine and Neroli come into their own.  Again there is also the inclusion of both Amber and Cedarwood which you get a hint of as everything begins to settle.

If you love candles, Temple Spa have created some incredible offerings and for Christmas we have the aptly named Celebrate Life Candle (£35).

Everything about this candle from the outer box packaging to the beautiful silver glass glass it is presented in, is just stunning and before it is even out of the box, there is a whole host of citrus, floral and spicy notes to great you. One thing Temple Spa does very very well is to bring to life a mixture of fragrances and within this candle we have the likes of Bergamot, Black Pepper, Jasmine, pine needles and Cedarwood which come together and is described as being a festive Mediterranean breeze and it has sucked me right in, I love it.

Then finally we have the Time To Glow Top To Toe Radiance Gift Set (£55). Unfortunately this set has proven to be so popular that it has sold out, but the contents of it are so good, and available separately that I am still sharing it.

Inside this gift set is four products which are tasked with revealing refreshed, healthy-looking skin! 

Contents

• Most Revealing (50ml) - Perfect for skin which is in need of some TLC, this is a wonderful oxygenating bubble peel uses an amazing list of ingredients which includes vitamin C, glycolic, malic, lactic, citric and hydroxy acids. I have a full review of Most Revealing here on my blog.
• Glowcolic (50ml) - I have a full review of this product on my blog. This is an exfoliating toner with natural glycolic acid that smooths, nourishes and balances your skin’s complexion. It features Glycolic Acid, Mandelic Acid and Lactic Acid which come together to make an incredible trio of exfoliators without stripping the skin of its moisture, but then with the addition of Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C which come together to protect, renew and revive, you get one powerful product. I featured Glowcolic on my blog a few months ago.
• Smooth Talk (15g) - This Lip Scrub is described as using a blend of shea butter, avocado, sunflower and grapeseed oil plus crystallised sugar which work together  to gently polish dry, chapped lips leaving them super smooth and soft
• Sugar Buff Fresh (85g) - This is a delightful product to use and one which is described as being a juicy sugar exfoliator with an incredible grapefruit fragrance which works to invigorate and energise. The Sugar Buff Fresh has this delightful texture that works to remove dry and dead skin cells as it also encourages cell renewal to give that soft to the touch skin which also has a healthy glow.

Plus a lovely bright orange headband to really give you that feeling of being at the spa, whilst being at home.

So there is my Temple Spa Gift Guide for 2021 and I hope it has given you some gifting ideas, an insight into the brand and a reason why I think it is a delight to have in and around the home, be it a fragrance you wear, an oil in the bath, a bit of highlighter or a lit candle.  Temple Spa is a hugely popular brand and not only can you find them on sale in a store like Harrods, which is quite a coup!

You can find all these gift sets and a whole lot more with Temple Spa

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