POTW 13 Scrubbing My Way To Summer Skin

Hello there lovelies

This weeks POTW is the Boots Extracts Cranberry Body Scrub. Now that we’re in May and summer is fast approaching (well hopefully) I thought it was about time I paid a bit more attention to the condition of my skin all over my body and in particular my legs. I’m always looking for products to help me achieve perfectly polished pins so that they look good when exposed in the warmer weather and I find one product that helps is a body scrub. I love this one from Boots mainly because of the smell but unfortunately it’s not available all year round but the almond one is very nice too. I find this one exfoliates really well removing dead skin cells without leaving skin feeling raw or looking red, the scrub particles are contained within a lovely soft rich cream that helps to buffer them some what so they aren’t too harsh. If it was my choice this would be a bit more dense with the particles as I find I have to use quite a lot of product to get a good covering all over but saying that it has definitely made a difference to the condition of my skin since I’ve been using it, I’ve really noticed it on my thighs, which has been the area I’ve been concentrating on, they are much softer and smoother and just generally look more “polished” glowy almost especially when a body butter is used afterwards. As I have to use so much of this it is definitely going to need repurchasing in the next couple of weeks but it’s a really good price for the quality of the product.

What body scrubs do recommend to achieve perfectly polished pins for summer exposure?

Until next time

April Showers

Hello there lovelies

Today I thought I’d share with you my 5 favourite shower gels. I’m not really a bath person, I favour showers over baths, I very rarely have a bath, I love a good shower though I could spend hours in a steaming hot shower and I like a really good shower gel that leaves me feeling clean and fresh so here are my faves.

Nivea Sensitive Balance. I love the smell of this one with natural chamomile extract. It leaves skin with a lovely light fragrance and feeling really clean without feeling like it’s been stripped. It lathers up really nicely and the lather feels soft. It’s also a bargain price wise too.

Treacle Moon Iced Strawberry Dream. Firstly I get this mainly because I think the name Treacle Moon is really cute. I usually get the raspberry kiss one but decided to try this one as its limited edition. It smells really sweet not like fresh strawberries but like strawberry flavour sweets, it lathers up nicely but the lather isn’t as soft as others but I still really like it. The raspberry one is a less sweet smell.

The Body Shop Moringa. This is my favourite scent from The Body Shop and I find it lasts on the skin too. It’s a really thick gel that leaves skin feeling really clean and refreshed. I love that I can follow it up using the body butter and body spray too.

Korres Bergamot Pear. I got this because I was looking for a pear scented shower gel as you don’t see pear fragranced things very often. Bergamot is one of my favourite scents and I thought it would be lovely teamed with fresh pears. I really like this, the bergamot is really refreshing and the pear isn’t artificial like apple scents can be it just adds a subtle fruitiness to it and tones down the bergamot. This is pricey at £8 bit it is so nice. I’ve recently purchased the fig flavour to try as it was on offer for buy one get one free which is a much better price.

Boots Extracts Cranberry. This is my absolute favourite but unfortunately you can only get this scent at Christmas. That’s why I always stock up around Christmas time and use it sparingly so it lasts. It’s a really thick gel that lathers up well and the lather is so soft and creamy and I love how it smells on my skin. Whenever I use this my husband will always comment on how nice I smell I just wish it was available all year round although there are other nice scents in the Boots Extracts range.

I’m not really one for luxury bath products as feel that the main purpose to washing is to get clean, it’s nice to have something that feels good and smells good too though isn’t it?

What bath/shower gels do you like? Are you a bath or a shower person?

Until next time