Hands- I must say, now that it is getting cooler, I carry hand cream with me everywhere. I hate having dry hands and so I always have about 3 tubes of hand cream on the go at once- on my dressing table, in my handbag and on my desk at work. My all time favourite hand cream is the Soap and Glory Hand food. It isn't greasy and leaves my hands feeling lovely and soft, as well as beautifully scented, which has resulted in me buying it time and time again. For £5 for 125ml tube, this is a great buy and is definately one of my favourite products in the Soap and Glory line. I've already rushed out to buy another.
As well as hand cream, hand sanitizer is another product I always have in my hand bag as I am a serious germaphobe. Most hand sanitizers can leave your hands feeling very dry, from the alcohol content, but the Cuticura ones really don't seem to. At first I wasn't really to keen on the cucumber and garden mint scent, but once I got used to it, it was fine. Another benefit was that this bottle lasted much longer, as I find the tiny ones don't last long at all. I have repurchased this product already as I always pick it up on offer for £1 at Boots. Another good one to look out for is the Hand Maid by Soap and Glory.
Hair- Dry shampoo is probably my savior product, helping me to keep my hair looking clean between washes. Batiste is a great brand of dry shampoo, catering to all hair colours and types. The blush scent is lovely and really makes your hair smell as if it has just been washed. The product also sprays out really evenly, making it easier to rub in, to avoid those horrible grey patches, as well as creating lots of volume. I really didn't get on with the batiste brunette dry shampoo, as I felt it made my hair feel very dry, so I worried this one would be the same. But I would highly recommend the blush variety and have already opened my next can. I can really see why this brand is the UK's favourite dry shampoo, as for £2.99 a can, you can't go wrong. You can also buy miniature cans for your hand bag!
My other hair empty, is the Tresemme Platinum Strength Shampoo. Tresemme is a brand I have dabbled into over the years, I still use their Heat Defence spray almost daily, but started to go off the shampoos and conditioners a few years ago as I didn't think they were doing a great deal for my hair. But when the Platinum Strength line launched, claimed to repair 2 years worth of damage, I knew it was something I needed to try. Although I don't believe this claim, as you surely cannot repair the hair once it has been damaged, I thought a good injection of moisture is exactly what my hair could use, after years of straightening daily. Looking through the ingredients, this shampoo does contain silicones, which are very controversial as they essentially coat the hair to make it appear softer. But from the very first wash, my hair looked healthier, shinier and felt lovely. I would really like to try the conditioner to see how they perform together. I have recommend this product to lots of friends and I will definitely repurchase it once I have used up some of my other shampoos.This range is priced at £5 each for the 500 ml bottles.
Body and Face- The Body Shops Satsuma range has been a new discovery in the last few weeks. Having received the 60ml shower gel in a gift set, I had only just got round to using it. And what a lovely product this is. Not only does it lather well, its sweetly scented, but not in an overpowering way and it lingers on the skin long after you step out of the shower. As you will know if you saw my Body Shop haul post, I have already rushed out to buy the larger 250ml size, which for £4, is a bargain.
Tea tree oil is a product I have always read about as being great for your skin. With oily, acne prone skin, I decided to give it a try and I was immediately impressed. Applying it onto areas of redness and active breakouts each night, I woke up to find reduced blemishes that had started to heal. Also, when you apply this, it has a tingling effect, which I didn't mind as it felt like the product must have been working! I haven't repurchased this yet as I am currently using the Super Spot Remover from Origins, which is stronger but also around double the price, so I will definately use it again in the future as it is great for such an inexpensive product. This 10ml bottle came in a tea tree set from The Body Shop, but is priced on its own for £7, but you can also pick them up at Boots and other pharmacies
My final empty is a huge 500ml bottle of the Smoothie Star Deep Moisture Body Milk by Soap and Glory. I have raved about Soap and Glory in many posts, this one included and the body range is defiantely my favourite, but this product didn't really meet my expectations. I found the scent quite sickly, I can only describe it as smelling like biscuits once applied to the skin, as the ingredients include almonds, yoghurt, cocoa and oats. Some might like this kind of scent, but for me, it was just too much. It also was quite greasy on the skin and took quite a while to dry, leaving that sticky feeling when I dressed. This has not changed my opinion of the Soap and Glory body care line, as I love some of the other, more fruity scents, it's just this product was not for me. This product is priced at £10 and lasted around 3-4 weeks with daily applications.
Have you tried any of these products?
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