RECENT EMPTIES {JUNE 2020}

Three products that I've thoroughly enjoyed over the recent months

 have all sadly come to an end.

1.

Margaret Dabbs

Nail & Cuticle Serum

This excellent nail and cuticle serum was a gift from my long time friend

back in the UK, as she wanted me to experience the wonders of this "magic pen".

I included this product in a QPR (Quickie Product Review) post some months ago 

and I'm sorry that its now on the verge of being cut open to

scrape out every last bit...

To read my mini review

2.

The White Company

Diffuser

Lime & Bay

This was another gift that I received at Christmas and I've never written a review

about it, not even in a QPR post, so this is now becoming a mini review.

The White Company are UK based and have been around for over 25 years.

 Chrissie Rucker had a vision: to create a company that specialised in stylish, white homewares, combining the highest quality with affordable prices. 

She envisioned creating a seamless shopping experience across every channel, from beautiful stores to online.

Thankfully the "White Homewares" include quality candles and home fragrance

and I was happy to receive the Lime & Bay Diffuser from a vast array of fragrances

 The White Company have on offer.

Lime & Basil is an exotic mix of mandarin, pink grapefruit, bergamot, orange, 

lime, lemon, Jasmine buds, lime blossom, ginger and crushed bay leaves, so if you

enjoy a citrus type of fragrance then Lime & Basil would be a good choice.

This lovely scent diffuser is a subtle way to softly fragrance a room and

I located mine in my bedroom and as far as diffusers go, it was very good in terms 

of diffusing the scent into the air and the longevity of the liquid.

I found that the liquid lasted approximately 4-5 months despite TWC saying

3 months and it's one to go onto my UK Shopping List for the future.

The White Company

Lime & Basil

Diffuser

£27.00

150mls

3.

Bath & Body Works

Creamy Luxe

Hand Wash

I did a mini review on the Bath & Body Works Creamy Luxe Hand Wash

last year and luckily I have several as back-up stock.

These liquid hand washes are beautifully rich, creamy and having an endless

variety of fragrances to chose from they all smell divine.

As hand washes go, this scores very highly with me.

To find out more read my mini review

QUICKIE PRODUCT REVIEWS {QPR'S} OCTOBER 2019

Todays products have scored an 8, 9 and 10 and it's not very
 often I score a 10 in my QPR'S, but product is so deserving of its score.
I've put to the test a hand sanitiser, body polisher (which makes a great hand scrub) 
and a nail and cuticle serum, so its rather a "hand focused" QPR this month.


1.

Brand : mineraline

Product : Exfoliate Shea Butter Body Polisher

Price : R99.95

Size : 150mls

I love a good body scrub and this one from mineraline will

revitalize, soothe and nourish your skin with Dead Sea therapeutic minerals. 

It's a rich formula that easily exfoliates your skin, removing dead skin cells and other impurities. Containing ingredients like Shea Butter, Sweet Almond, Olive, Jojoba, and Avocado Oils it also provides deep hydration. 

Can be used 2-3 x a week on the body and it makes a great weekly hand scrub.

As always mineraline offers great value for money and is available at all Dischem's

Verdict :  8/10

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2.

Brand : Margaret Dabbs

Product : Nourishing Nail & Cuticle Serum Pen
Price : £12

Size : 15ml

Not a brand we have in SA and I was kindly sent this product by my BFF, as she

loves it so much, that she wanted me to try it.

Margaret Dabbs is passionate about hands and feet. She is the celebrated podiatrist and foot expert who founded her first foot clinic in London in 1998 in private consulting rooms in the Harley Street area of Central London. She went on to create the Margaret Dabbs London brand to include foot clinics with nails spas across the UK and internationally, introducing teams of both qualified podiatrists and professional beauticians to perform her unique treatments.

The key super ingredient, around which the Margaret Dabbs London products are based,is Australian Emu Oil. Renowned for its incredible healing properties, and aboriginal in origin, Emu Oil has been used medicinally for thousands of years.

The precise pen applicator makes this product incredibly easy to apply and not only is the serum lightweight, but its fast absorbing and leaves no greasy residue behind, which I have found with so many cuticle products. The cuticles are left feeling incredibly soft, like nothing I've ever experienced before.

The serum protects,hydrates and strengthens the nails, whilst rejuvenating dry damaged, splitting and flakey nails, it really is a "Magic Pen" for nails.

Apply a thin layer to cover the fingernail and cuticle area. You can apply this serum as many times as you wish through the day and see really speedy results.

Verdict :  9 /10

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3.

Brand : Bath & Body Works

Product : Pocketbac Hand Sanitiser
Lavender

Price : Currently AED 5 (approx R20)

Size : 29ml

Sadly we don't have the USA brand Bath & Body Works here in SA and that's a huge

pity, as they are the largest Bath Shop chain in the US.

(Good news for South Africans travelling through Dubai, I recently saw that they 

are busy constructing a B&BW outlet in Dubai Airport)

Be prepared, when walking into one of their stores, to have all of your senses

overloaded at once, as the floor to ceiling shelves are crammed with what seems 

like an endless assortment of home fragrance, body and bath products and 

I just love it...

My first encounter was in Dubai last year and again just recently and that's where I 

picked up their infamous PocketBac Hand Sanitisers.

The selection of fragrances on offer is endless, making it difficult to choose,

so I opted for a trusted French Lavender and 4 others.

I can also highly recommend their hand washes and candles, in fact I can recommend

everything, as it's just one of those stores that you can't help falling in love with.

This skin-softening formula kills 99.9% of most common germs, 

while the pocket-friendly design makes it easy to keep hands clean & conditioned 

when you're on-the-go.

Verdict :  10 /10