Heaven in tub x 3 - Soap and Glory Three Times Butter Trio Review

Hello my lovelies, how are we all doing today? 

February has arrived, we are two months in to 2016 already andValentines Day is around the corner.  Do you have any special plans in the works next Sunday?  I think me and the hubby will be seeing Deadpool.  Not the most romantic I know, but we’re saving the pennies for Florida.  Besides a film and dinner afterwards isn’t a bad date night right?  Am quite excited to see the film as it looks really good and Ryan Reynolds is not unpleasant to look at either.

Today I am reviewing one of my sale finds from Soap and Glory.  It’s the Three Times Butter set.  Original RRP was £8 and it was reduced to £4 in Boots.

Three Times Butter 

This is my first ever Soap and Glory purchase.  I must admit I wasn’t a fan at first, I smelt one of the hand creams (can’t remember which one) and it smelt so sickly and sweet, I figured that the rest of their products probably smelt like that.  Ignorant I know, but I’ve learnt my lesson and am now a Soap and Glory convert.

I think this set was perfect for me to ease into their range.  I’ve already looked up some other products and have my eye on the Fab Pore face mask.

Anywho, back to the products at hand, in the set we have three mini tubs of:-

 

The Righteous Butter

Sugar Crush

Smoothie Star

Righteous Butter

First off, I want to profess my love for The Righteous Butter.  It smells so heavenly divine I almost don’t want to use it so that it never runs out, ha ha!  The scent is very strong and heavy.  Citrus like with something else I can’t quite put my finger on, like a buttery cocoa smell.  Sorry, I’m not good with describing scents unless its really obvious like roses or chocolate.  There does seem to be a good mixture of scents in there.  Put it this way whatever they are they smell gorgeous. 

The consistency is quite thick and does take a little while to dry.  But once you’ve covered your whole body you should be dry enough to put your on jammies.  This is by far my favourite out of the trio and I will definitely be buying the full size tub.

Sugar Crush

Next up is Sugar Crush, my second favourite of the trio.  With a heavy citrus scent, it reminds me of a sweet I used to eat when I was younger, can’t for the life of me remember what it was called, but it takes me back to my school days whenever I smell this.  It’s like a fizzy sherbert type smell, so I’m thinking it is probably one of those chewy sweets like Refreshers.   The texture for this one is lighter than Righteous Butter and it goes on so smoothly.  It’s also quite refreshing as well.

Smoothie Star

Last up we have Smoothie Star.  Now when I first tried this one I did not like it at all.  But after a second round its grown on me.  I’ll admit its not my favourite compared to the other two, but it does the job and makes me feel silky smooth after application.  The scent I know straightaway and thats almonds.  It is very strong almond scent mixed in with cocoa butter and I think that’s why I wasn’t so keen, as personally I don’t think those two scents go together.  To me this one feels a little thicker than Sugar Crush, but lighter than Righteous Butter.

Overall I am so pleased I found these in the sale and that I finally tried them out.  All of them leave my skin feeling so soft and smooth and the scents are heavenly, I love catching little whiffs of it here and there after application. 

The packaging for Soap and Glory products are gorgeous, I mean who doesn’t love pink, its very eye catching and makes you want to look and see what this pretty object is.    I will probably try and find a use for the tubs, as they are just too cute. 

Value wise, obviously these were a bargain as they were in the sale, but the original rrp is pretty good value at £8 and these would definitely make a lovely gift or starter to their products.

I can’t wait to try the rest of their product range and check our their make up too.   Have heard good things about all their makeup.

Do you guys use any of these lotions?  Which one is your favourite?  What other S&G products do you use?  Leave me a comment as I love to hear from you.

Ciao for now

Stefy xxx

Roses are red, Violets are blue, sugar is sweet, so won't you check out my lovely candle too

Hello my lovelies, I hope you are all doing well.  Sorry for the cheesy sounding title, but I wanted to try something different than the usual "candle review" title.  

It is naughty that this is my first post of 2016, that darn procrastination kicked in again.  Need to get out of this habit, especially if I want people to read my blog.  Not gonna get any readers without content now am I.

Before we get started, I want to give a small disclaimer.  I was not asked to review this candle by the company.  These are my own thoughts on a Christmas gift that was received and I wanted to share with you my experience and thoughts.

So I thought I would start off with a review of a candle I got for Christmas.  My awesome hubby remembered how I kept telling him about this company called Imperial Candles and how I really wanted to try them out.  Bless him he came through and my wish was granted.

Imperial Candles are a UK based company who produce hand made soy candles with a little surprise tucked inside.

I first discovered this kind of candle from a US based company called Diamond Candles.  They are another company who hand make soy candles that have a ring inside and that ring can be anywhere between $10 or $5,000.  I was lucky enough to purchase a few of these candles and get them shipped to a friend in the US, who then in turn shipped them to me (as Diamond Candles do not ship internationally). 

Anywho, back to Imperial Candles.  I was so excited to learn there was a UK company that did exactly the same as Diamond Candles and to make things even more exciting they not only did candles with rings, but also necklaces and earrings, not to mention candles aren’t their only products.  They also do:-

·      Bath Salts

·      Bath Bombs

·      Body Scrubs

Your surprise can be anywhere up to the value of £2,000.

On Christmas Day I unwrapped my very own candle.  The box it came in was very sturdy, so these babies are packaged very well.  Once I ripped open the packaging I was presented with this beautiful looking candle in a glass jar.  The lids are also quite sturdy with that sucker type rubber thing that you get on coffee jars etc.

The smell was amazing, my hubby had opted to go for the Fresh Cut Roses scent and my does it smell like fresh cut roses.  You would think you were standing in a rose garden it was that authentic smelling.  I also love the colour as well, it’s a sort of soft purply pink shade, which is perfect for the scent namesake.

Sizes vary on these candles.  Mine is 21oz but you can get smaller ones that are half the size at 10oz or 270g.  Price wise, again, it depends on what size you go.  My one retails for £24,99 with a standard delivery cost of £5.90.

Now you might think this is a bit pricey for a candle, but these are quality hand made with soy wax, which I believe is a better alternative as it burns longer and more cleanly. You don’t get that soot build up that you get with other paraffin type candles.  They have less additives in and are generally more eco friendly.  I can’t speak for the other products as I have not tested these out, but I am sure that the quality will be equally to the high standards that the candles are.

Now on to the part I know you are eager to know and that is what was my prize.  After burning the candle for a good few hours, I managed to dislodge the wrapping from the side and dried it out.  These babies are pretty well wrapped, there is no chance of any wax getting onto the jewellery at all as it is doubly wrapped in pretty colourful foil and then in a plastic baggy.

My surprise was a pair of gorgeous earrings that have a value of £15, which doesn’t bother me as I’m not in it for the value.  What do you think?  Pretty aren’t they?  I am hoping to try out a bath bomb and will report back if I get one.

If you are interested in purchasing your very own candle, or want to check out Imperial Candles, here is their website Imperial Candles.

As always, thank you for reading and please do feel free to comment or ask me any questions you might have.

Love to you all

Stefy xxx