Floral Street Christmas Gifting

Floral Street is one of those places I keep meaning to go in to but have just not found the time to do so yet here I am today with this wonderful gift set that would make any fragrance and candle fiend happy.

Floral Street a brand built on the streets of London. A city where girls are proud to be themselves, proud to represent their culture. This formed the axis for our collection of contemporary floral fragrances. Only these are no ordinary florals. FLORAL STREET is about breaking with tradition. It’s about peeling back the curtain of the secret world of fragrance. It’s about ease, modernity and joy.

Featuring on many social feeds with their brightly coloured fragrance bottles and boxes, Floral Street is described as being a collection of incredible fragrances built with them in mind and created by one of the best noses in the world.  

First out of the beautifully designed box is the Floral Street Bauble and inside the even more stunning packaging is the Ylang-Ylang Espresso Fragrance which sits within the Oriental family and is for both men and women. 

Described as being For the rebels. The thinkers. And the leaders: a powerful fragrance with its own electric current. A strikingly modern blend of red rose, ylang-ylang and jasmine crossed with coffee, cream and pepper. 

If you love the scent of coffee, then you will love this because, for me, it is one of the dominant fragrance notes, it is the first one you detect before the Ylang-Ylang comes to life and it is quite unlike any fragrance I have tried before. It is fun, it is sophisticated and it has incredible staying power!

This is a great handbag sized bottle which works so well as an introduction to the brand and to the scent and it has certainly made me want to try others from the range.

I absolutely love candles and I often tend to reach for different fragrances at different times of the year, almost like choosing my mood with the weather. Floral Street have a whole host of candles within their collection and whilst I am intrigued by a candle called Lipstick which sounds incredible, I have Fireplace.

The description reads: What better place to curl up beside than at the foot of a fireplace? Crackling wood, smoky fire and cashmere blankets. It is, well, the dream. That dream’s realisation is Fireplace, a blend of Tuscan Leather, Birch Leaf, elevated with a touch of raspberry, to imbue your room with a cosy, winter-evening warmth.  As soon as the candle it removed from the box, there is something warm about the fragrance and for me, it brings back memories of sitting in front of my parents' coal fire as a teen all snug and warm.

Floral Street products are available via John Lewis, Feelunique and prices start at £14 working upwards to £50+.

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Stocking Fillers for Christmas

The gifts I really enjoy shopping for are stocking filler presents, there is a lot of variety, they tend to be much more fun and you can get some seriously amazing products at fantastic prices. Whether you are buying stocking fillers to complement the gifts you have bought, for your works secret Santa or just because it has caught your eye, I have some pretty amazing products to share.

No stocking filler or gift buying can be complete without something from Soap & Glory in my opinion. Christmas is all about those Star Gifts and for just £10 you can grab the Soap & Glory The Zest of Times set from Boots. 

Nestled inside a tin you will find, as you might have guessed from the name, five products from my favourite Soap & Glory range - Sugar Crush. Include is a 75ml Body Wash, 50ml Body Scrub, 50ml Body Buttercream, 50ml Hand Food and Puffy Eye Attack Mask Under-Eye Brightening Hydrogel Patches.

The Little Beauty Parcel from Feelunique is an absolute must-have. Packaged inside this pretty little box is a beautiful toffee-hued mini lip gloss by Anastasia Beverly Hills. 

Described as being a warm light brown, this lip gloss offers an opaque, high-shine colour all without being sticky or tacky on the lips.  For just £6 it is worth grabbing as soon as you see it.

From Erborian we have the 1,2,3 Glow Cracker (£18 here).  I have featured Erborian on my blog many times and this cracker is such a great introduction to the brand.

Inside are three incredible products - Glow Cream to add a subtle glow to your skin, CC Cream DORÉ which brightens the complexion and BB Cream Nude to hide your imperfections and create the perfect "Baby skin" effect.

I have mentioned Feather & Down a few times on this blog and this stocking filler is simply divine.  

The Travel Essentials Kit (£12) which is perfect for staying calm on the go. Inside there are four products - Pillow Spray, Sleep Butter, Relaxing Roll On and Melting Shower Cream.  Each one can be used on their own or together to make that little pampering treat even more effective. 

As far as I am concerned you can never ever have too many Makeup Brushes, more so if you have got yourself a Stylpro Brush Cleanser!  Real Techniques have so many incredible brushes and my collection is quite extensive.

The Bright Eyed and Merry Kit features a collection of four brushes which are perfect for creating that perfect eye look - The first brush is the Shading Brush which is described as being Short + dense for max colour pickup and even distribution.  Then we have the Crease Prep Brush and it has dense angled bristles to layer a light nude shadow onto the lid for an even base and smooth crease shadow application.  The third brush is my favourite brush of the set and it is the Defining Crease Brush, it has long fluffy bristles ensure a light and precise application of shadows in the crease.  Finally, there is the Large Smudge Brush and again it has a densely packed head for a controlled blend allover eyelid.  As with all Real Techniques collections, none are ever complete without a little mini and this Mini Buffing brush is perfect for travelling with or keeping in your makeup bag.

If you have someone to buy a gift for that likes to use sustainable beauty products, Beauty Kitchen has some amazing stocking fillers on offer.  I absolutely love the Beauty Kitchen Celebration 4 Pack. 

Inside there are four products, all of which are 6ml each and give you a real insight into what the brand. The first product is the Seahorse Plankton 5 Minute Miracle Mask, then the Seahorse Plankton Beauty Boosting BB Cream, the Abyssinian Oil Facial Moisture Cream and finally, one of my favourite products from the brand which is the Free From Wonder Balm.

I happen to love the Too Faced 'Better than sex' mascara and to have it as a tree hanger is quite special, who wouldn't want to see this hanging on their Christmas tree? This mascara has a collagen-fuelled formula and a specially shaped brush to enhance the volume, length and impact of your eyelashes.  

Priced at £10 from Too Faced and John Lewis.

Aside from clothing, FatFace has a whole of beauty products to discover and I have two stocking fillers in my guide to share with you.  The First is a Trio of Lip Balms (£10) and they come beautifully packaged inside a cracker style box.  

There are three decorated tins and each one contains a lip balm in one of three fragrances - Mint, Wildberry or Raspberry.  The second product is the Red Hand Care in a Bauble (£6.50) stocking filler and inside this bauble is a tube of Hand cream and nail file.  Both of these are incredibly cute gifts and perfect for that stocking.

I love discovering new perfume brands and Christmas is the perfect time for doing this.  I am already a fan of the brand Clean Reserve who have many beautiful fragrances. The Clean Reserve Warm Cotton [Reserve Blend] Eau de Parfum Travel Spray (£20 from Space NK) is a great Stocking Filler idea. 

It is a Fresh Floral fragrance and has notes of benzoin, Vetiver and Watery Ozonic and the three come together to give it a lovely scent which lingers on the skin.

I am really liking Sanctuary Spa at the minute and for Christmas, there is an amazing kit that has everything in you could need.

This Must Have Mini set (£10 here) contains four deluxe mini products which include: 

• Body Wash (75ml) - This aromatic cleansing body wash has an infusion of essential oils and Jojoba beads which gently transform into a delicately fragranced foam to leave your body feeling cleansed, moisturised and silky smooth.
• Body Lotion (75ml) - This body lotion is light and hydrating and uses a blend of Aloe Vera and Jojoba Oil which quickly absorbs in to leave skin feeling replenished, soothed and lusciously moisturised.
• Body Scrub (50ml) - This gentle daily skin polish is infused with natural Pumice and essential oils, this uplifting and refreshing gel scrub smooths and refines skin to leave it feeling velvety soft.
• Foaming Bath Soak (75ml) - This is my absolute favourite Sanctuary Spa product and it creates a bath full of nourishing creamy bubbles which smells just incredible. Enriched with Wheat Proteins and soothing Aloe Vera is gentle on skin to leave it feeling velvety soft and supple.

If you have never tried a product from Sanctuary Spa before, then this kit is such a wonderful introduction and it is just perfect if you are off on your travels too.

The Beatitude Peace Christmas Cracker (£10) is a great introduction to what is a really lovely brand.  If you know someone who really lovely their bath oils, then Beatitude is the place to be looking at.  

Inside this cracker is the Peace bath oil which is enriched with the essential oils of Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Mandarin, Petitgrain and Cedarwoood which all have calming properties to help melt that stress away. 

The Venus Glide Spa Kit (£14.99 here) is an absolute essential at this time of the year, especially for getting glammed up for going out.

The giftset comes with a ComfortGlide Spa Breeze razor, two extra blades AND a bath pillow for those days you want that to pamper yourself.

Then finally we have Face Halo - I have been intrigued about this product since I read about it in a magazine. Face Halo works with either cold or warm water. 

The water loosens your makeup allowing the HaloTech fiber strands (which are 100 times finer than a human hair) to reach deep into your pores to remove and trap makeup, giving your skin a healthy and invigorating clean in half the time - this is known as the Halo Effect! On sale in Boots for just £7, it is worth trying.

Pretty much all of these products you can find on your high street, so whilst you are rushing around grabbing your sprouts and panic buying, these can be shoved into your baskets too!

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Trilogy Gift Guide For Christmas

One of the very first facial oils that I tried came from Trilogy and it is the much loved Rosehip Oil, it transformed my view on using an oil on my skin which is combination/oily.  This Christmas, Trilogy want to help you to minimise the stress of the festive season with these gifts which not only cover all budgets but are also a fun and vibrant range of gifting options featuring bespoke artwork by Melbourne based contemporary artist Letitia Green. 

Each option is described as "artfully blending a synergy of Trilogy’s NATRUE certified beauties packaged in bespoke recyclable packaging with gift card for hassle-free gift-giving, designed to surprise and delight a wide variety of lucky receivers and cover a wide variety of gifting opportunities during the holiday season.

Trilogy Skin Treats Set (£14.50 here) would look incredible on any beauty bloggers Christmas Tree or as a gift at the dinner table.  

It combines three incredible products which include a luxurious cream cleanser, a rejuvenating toner and a deeply replenishing cream.

• Cream Cleanser (30ml) - Described as being a comforting cleanser that works to lift away makeup and impurities whilst nourishing and smoothing the skin. It is enriched with a blend of Evening Primrose, Carrot and Certified Organic Rosehip Oil and together these ingredients come together to be a gentle, non-drying cleanser, sweeping away the day's grime without stripping moisture. 
• Hydrating Mist Toner (20ml) -  I really am loving this mist toner and it is described as being a replenishing and rejuvenating non-greasy formula that infuses thirsty skin with long-lasting moisture and hydration. Harnessing the powers of Rose, Lavender and Geranium, the refreshing mist can be used after cleansing, or at any time to revitalise the skin and senses throughout the day. 
• Vital Moisturising Cream (20ml) - This cream is fortified with the brand's Rosapene™ complex (a blend of essential fatty acid-rich Rosehip and Cranberry Seed Oils combined with antioxidants from Tomato Seed and Acai Berry Oils), the non-greasy cream nourishes and repairs skin, whilst defending against environmental aggressors. Marula and Orange Flower help to smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for a youthful-looking complexion with restored radiance.

What I like about this cracker is that it gives you quite the insight into what Trilogy is about with some really lovely products, all of which are deluxe in size to give you a chance to really try them.

If you have never tried the Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil (£19.50 here), then this is an oil worthy of trying because it is just divine. 

Described as being an oil which delivers all-over nourishment to promote a healthy-looking appearance, it contains a minimum of 80% essential fatty acids and it works to improve skin hydration, elasticity and repair, whilst at the same time helping to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Before I tried this oil, I imagined any oil I used to be thick, greasy and feel not only horrendous on my skin but to also exacerbate the already existing issue that is that mid-afternoon shine of having combination/oily skin - I was wrong. This oil is non-greasy, ultra lightweight formula is sourced from the mountainous regions of Chile and South Africa and is suitable for use on the face and body.

The final package within this gift collection is Trilogy’s Rosehip Glow Up Deluxe Celebration Set (£36 here). The description: "Whether you are heading off for a weekend away or a long-haul flight, Trilogy Rosehip Glow Up Deluxe Celebration Set is the perfect travel-friendly sized collection of Trilogy skincare favourites" gives an insight as to what you will find inside.

This Set which comes packaged inside a festive box contains three deluxe sized products which include:

• Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+ (30ml) - Described as using Synergising ultra-nourishing essential fatty acids and powerful antioxidants, this deeply moisturising Rosehip Oil improves skin tone and revives radiance for a youthful complexion. Hydrating and restoring, its innovative formula works to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, whilst leaving skin soft and smooth with a healthy glow. Certified organic and 100% natural.
• Cream Cleanser (30ml) - As above, this cream cleanser is described as being a comforting cleanser that works to lift away makeup and impurities whilst nourishing and smoothing the skin. It is enriched with a blend of Evening Primrose, Carrot and Certified Organic Rosehip Oil and together these ingredients come together to be a gentle, non-drying cleanser, sweeping away the day's grime without stripping moisture. 
• Rosapene™ Night Cream (25ml) - Boasting a rich and luxurious formula, the hydrating cream works with the skin's own natural regeneration process to promote a smoother, firmer and younger-looking appearance. Fortified with the brand's unique Rosapene™ Red Berry Seed Oil blend for antioxidant protection, whilst Goji and Manuka Honey nourish skin with vitamins and minerals. Suitable for all skin types, it will leave you with a touchably soft and radiant complexion.

For me, this is a gift set at an incredible value for money.  If you have never tried anything from Trilogy before, then this would be a great introduction.  If you are already a fan of Trilogy, then this set gives you a chance to grab some favourites.

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Crabtree & Evelyn Pinkie Power - Hand Cream Trio

Every year I go through tubes of hand cream, without a doubt there is always a tube or three in my handbag, the same on my desk and bedside table.  To that end, Crabtree & Evelyn have got the perfect gift for those, who like me, love their hand creams - Pinkie Power, a Trio of Hand Creams.

I absolutely love the packaging of these hand creams, more so when the outer sleeve is removed to unveil this black and white striped box. Inside Crabtree & Evelyn have selected three of their most favoured hand creams in 25ml tubes and have brought them together in one package.

The first hand cream is one I am a huge fan of and that is the Evelyn Rose Hand Therapy. This cream is exactly as the description reads because it is richly moisturising and because it has two distinct rose extracts added to the formula, it smells just absolutely wonderful. Shea Butter and Macadamia Seed Oil are also added and this is a perfect hand cream for anyone who has dry hands because it is incredibly hydrating and soothing.

The one hand cream from this trio I had never tried until now is the Lavender & Espresso Hand Therapy. Designed to be a hand cream which calms and restores, it also uses both Shea Butter and Macadamia Seed Oil to ensure your hands are hydrated and moisturised, but the floral notes of Lavender which blend so well with coffee scent of Espresso are really what makes this an amazing cream for me because it smells just so amazing.

The final hand cream within this trio is the Gardeners Hand Therapy. This hand cream is fragranced with green clover, lavender, sage, rosemary and thyme which gives the very image of an incredible garden, it also hosts the ingredients of Shea Butter and Macadamia Seed Oil as with the other two hand creams within this collection. I have gone through tubes of this hand cream because it is just so good at its job of soothing and hydrating hands and despite its name, it isn't just for gardeners, but if you know someone who is a keen gardener, then there is an entire set or this range which would make a great gift!

This trio is such an incredible value for money set at £14 and one which is the perfect gift for anyone who loves their hand creams and it also makes for a great introduction to Crabtree & Evelyn too.

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