QUICKIE PRODUCT REVIEWS {QPR'S} SEPTEMBER 2019

I have several QPR'S to tell you about this month as I didn't do one during August.
The first one is a little random, as its not a true beauty item, but hey it makes my car smell beautiful so it's classed as beauty...

1.

Brand : YANKEE CANDLE

Product : Smart Vent Clip

Red Raspberry 

Price : R100

I'm a huge fan of both Yankee Candle Candles and their selection of car fragrance.
Having tried their  Car Jars and Car Vent Sticks I thought I
would try the Smart Vent Clip .
I'm a bit of a sucker when it comes to berries whether they be Raspberries 
or Strawberries I just love them both, so I had to try this Red Raspberry fragrance.

This ingenious little clip delivers big fragrance. You simply clip it into your 
vehicle’s dash vent and the fragrance is released as air flows from the vents. 
An adjustable slide lets you decide just how much fragrance is released and a window shows you when it’s time for a new one. 
Lasts up to 6 weeks.

Verdict : 7 /10

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2.

Brand : LA GIRL 

Product : PRO PREP COLOUR CORRECTING PRIMER

Shade : Cool Pink

Price : R125

Size : 30mls

Exclusive to Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Prep skin for makeup application while correcting skin tone. This nourishing formula contains sodium hyaluronate and vitamin B to help hold moisture and improve skin appearance, while chamomile and cornflower extract soothe skin.

Available in 4 colour correcting shades and 1 colourless option. Choice is dependant on what correcting is your priority.I'm always looking for a primer to illuminate and brighten my skin and lucky I don't have any issues with redness or hyper pigmentation.

The Primer glided well over the skin and felt comfortable in terms of moisture.
 It performed well as a primer , but I'm not too sure about how much illuminating and brightening it gave to my skin, but bear in mind that the older we get, the more we demand from products that claim to brighten and illuminate.
Considering it's a drugstore brand, at a drugstore price, it performed reasonably well, 
but there are better available, but with a much higher price ticket... 

Verdict : 6/10

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3.

Brand : SKIN REPUBLIC 

Product : BRIGHTENING EYE MASK

Price : R49.95

Size : 3 pack 23mls

I have to say I wasn't expecting great things from this Brightening Eye Mask 

and yet again I find myself praising a product that I was previously 

sceptical about.

The market seems to be flooded at the moment with all kinds of sheet masks 

and to be honest I find them a FAFF to use, as they never fit my face etc.

An eye mask on the other hand I'll use and even though this is a complete over the eyes and nose mask, which also was huge on me, it was easier to manipulate and position.

Containing 3 masks and loads of serum, this triple action cooling eye serum not only brightens, reduces puffiness but it also refreshes tired eyes thanks to Vitamin C, niacinamide and liquorice extract. 

I loved this mask, it was effective on all counts and offered good value for money, 

as the excess serum left over in the pouch could be used as an eye serum without the mask. I give a big thumbs up to this eye mask...

Verdict :  8/10

FRIDAY FINDS - YANKEE CANDLE CAR VENT STICKS

I, along with many of you out there, love all things YANKEE and my recent find are these Car Vent Sticks. I always have hanging in my car a Car Jar read my review, but I saw these recently and bought the Garden Sweet Pea variant which also has hints of pear, peach, freesia and rosewood and is one of my favourite fragrances (It could have something to do with my childhood memories of an aunts garden and home filled with freshly cut sweet peas) 

Yankee Candle Garden Sweet Pea Car Vent Sticks

4 sticks R95

Simply fasten a vent stick to your vehicle's air vent, where it will remain secure and barely noticeable while providing continuous fragrance for up to two weeks. 

However as with the Car Jar the sticks fragrance lasts so much longer than they claim. 

My Vent Stick has been in my car for over a month now and is still smelling great, however I would image it would vary from fragrance to fragrance.

A pack retails for R95 and comes with 4 vent sticks and for me its small price to pay to be surrounded by a memory filled fragrant car....

For local stockists or to order online visit

Yankee Candles

To read my other reviews on Yankee products

MONTHLY FAVOURITES {FEBRUARY}

Shock and surprise!

This month I am on time with my post, so what were my "faves" in February?

Read on to find out.

Enjoy!

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1.

I absolutely love my Ocean Blossom Yankee Candle Car Jar.....

To read my full review

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2.

This Clarins Instantly Concealer in my opinion is the best concealer out there...

To read my full review

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3.

This Eau de Parfum from Yves Rocher was a pleasant find in my Sunday Sample jar....

To read my full review

YANKEE CANDLES YEA!

I am so excited to write about these next products....Every time I go overseas my suitcase never returns without some of the Yankee Candle products squashed and squeezed into the "nooks and crannies" of my luggage!

The Yankee Candle Company is the largest U.S. manufacturer of scented candles and was established in 1969.. The company is located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts and has over 1200 outlets around the US.

So you can imagine my absolute delight when I recently went to a local shopping centre and this is what I saw as I pass "Mobelli" an upmarket outdoor furniture shop.

My stilletto's have never performed such a quick, controlled 180 degree turn before, it was like seeing a long lost friend....

but in my haste to get to the wall units crammed with all their goodies, I tripped through the door. 

I could sense that I was quickly loosing control of my "Kurt Geigers" but luckily with the help of some garden furniture on display, I didn't actually go down! 

Albeit my entrance was rather "un" lady like and looked more like a rush for a 5 minute special in a discount store! but I wasn't worried as "Yankee" was just a few feet away....

The Yankee Candle Company markets an array of products, including candles of various scents and sizes, scented wax tarts, candle accessories, votive candles (Samplers), votive candle holders, tart warmers, jar toppers (for use with the Housewarmer line of candles), reed diffusers, Pot Pourri's, Electric Home Fragrance units (scented wall plug-ins), car scents, room sprays, Good Air products, and more.

Jar Candles R145,R250 & R299,Pot Pourri R150,Room Spray R120,Votive R35

What is the attraction of these Home products you may be wondering...

Well! its simple, they have a choice of over 200 fragrances...and the fragrance is authentic and true to life, of a good quality & fragrant your room beautifully....and as an added bonus the prices are good!

How can anyone resist trying some of these :

                                                               

Clean Cotton

French Vanilla

Fresh Cut Roses

Fluffy Towels

Mango Peach Salsa

Pink Sands

  Beech Walk

                                                                      

Tarts Wax Melts R30..The burner is R45

The "Tarts" are one of my "Must Haves" as they are placed on the top of the burner and the heat from the tea light candle melts the tart slowly releasing its fragrance...

Upon cooling it hardens until you are ready to re light. 

They last for such a long time and the above makes a lovely gift for under R100.

My personal favourite Tarts are Mango Peach Salsa,French Vanilla,Fresh Cut Roses & of course the Strawberry Buttercream.

A limited range of Yankee Candle products are available only at the following Mobelli branches and John the manager and his team at the Durban branch are very helpful and will arrange to send to all parts of SA  :

Shop 112 The Crescent Shopping Umhlanga Ridge, 

Durban 031 566 5996

92 Regent Road Sea Point, 

Cape Town 021 434 2280

For Yankee Candles full range visit

 http://www.yankeecandle.com/