Thursday, 10 November 2011

Two products I'm loving ATM

Soap and Glory Hand Food £2.35 for 50ml (Miniature)
Original Source Raspberry Milk and Vanilla Shower Gel £2.20


Not the most of exciting products, but two that make me very happy when I use them!

 Hand Food;
I like buying miniatures of products for two reasons; a) they are a handbag size, so easier to carry around if they are a product to use on the go. (Such as hand cream, like this) b) It's nice to 'test' something new out before buying the full size. Hand Food; it's the typical girly, eye- catching packaging and witty lines that Soap and Glory offer, but the contents inside are phenomenal. Yep, that good.  Soap & Glory claim that "Hand Food™ Hand Cream is a super-silky gorgeously-scented non-greasy hydrating hand cream featuring fennel and lotus flower extracts, which leaves your hands super smooth."- And they ain't lying.

This product softens hands instantly. The shiny plastic packaging means it doesn't get dirty or look manky from being in my bag for weeks. I use it quite a lot- I work on a makeup counter so use a lot of antiseptic serum and wipes on my hands after every customer so it dries them out. I recommend this product for baby soft, luxurious feeling hands! It takes a few minutes to soak in, but once it has the results are instant, particularly perfect for this frosty time of year! The smell is clean, and fresh, and the product is a joy to use.

Original Source Shower Gel;
I've always used Original Source but recently I noticed this product was vegan friendly (have they always been?) and in a way it did attract me to the product even more. Throughout the years I've tried most of the Original Source shower gels, shampoos and conditioners (unfortunately I cannot recommend the shampoos and conditioners, but hey you can't win everything!) but this Vanilla Milk & Raspberry one is without a doubt my favourite. My other favourites are White Pear and Avocado, and Mint (but I sometimes find this too strong to use). This one is a creamy consistency and feels quite indulgent when I use it, it lathers really well. It may be a silly point to make but I also feel really clean using it!- I think this is because the sweet smell lingers on my skin for a while after washing it off, lush :-) I love the pale pink colour and I think the bold yet unfussy packaging that Original Source adopt is pretty refreshing and makes it stand out in what is a saturated market. This particular scent is also available in a hand wash.

What are your favourite products this week?

Do you use Hand Food or Original Source? What simple but effective products could you recommend to me?

ps) I'm nearly BURSTING at the seams with products to blog and review, and they'll all be coming up in the next couple of weeks. It's hard to get good photos which is why my posts lack every now and then; I leave the flat when it's dark, and return when it's dark! I always think it's important to get daylight photos of products, so bear with me! Posts coming up include BB Creams, Illamasqua, La Roche Posay, Benefit, Lee Stafford, Dior, TopShop...the list goes on. (and on and on and on...but I'm not complaining!)

6 comments:

  1. i love soap & glory products, & adore the mint original source shower gel!

    xoxo.

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  2. soap and glory is good!
    nice post emily!

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    xxx

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  3. I love those products too especially the original source shower gel, they did an amazing chocolate and peppermint one over the summer but i think it was limited edition as i don't see it sold anywhere anymore
    x

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  4. i love the hand food, it smells so so good. really like the sound of the original shower gel!

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    xo

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  5. lady liquor vitnage- Me too!! Such a good range of shower gels, and the mint one is nice and refreshing.

    Good day sunshine- I agree!

    Beauty Fiend- I saw that 'flavour' too but chocolate flavour things always scare me a bit!!

    Zoe- Handfood is a life saver ;-)

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  6. The shower gel looks interesting and I think the packaging is cool.:D


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