Favourites / Noble Isle Fireside

Cold weather is upon us and before we know it, we'll be singing Christmas carols and planning our festivities. I love this time of the year but I hate the cold! I'm always cold and not to mention getting soaked in rain that can really put a damper on my mood.

There's nothing that I look more forward to - at the end of the day - than a relaxing warm bath and my current favourite is Noble Isle Fireside Mynwy Valley Bath & Shower Gel*
Noble Isle is quintessentially British, taking inspiration from every corner of the isles: from misty moorland, old English orchards and Scottish distilleries.

Fireside has all the ingredients to create the ideal relaxing mood. The smokey notes - oakmoss, vanilla - evoke roasting chestnuts, wood burning and curling up with a book by the fireplace. The spiciness - pink and black pepper, ginger -  tingles the senses and it's balanced by fresh top notes of grapefruit.
 It's comforting for tired minds, cold muscles and frozen toes and truly the epitome of Autumn in a bottle!

Because of the rich notes, it's also the perfect unisex scent and - let me tell you - my husband is certainly appreciating more baths than usual. ;)
I'm guessing the fact that Brad Pitt is the newest famous fan is certainly impressive but not at all surprising, knowing the quality and care behind the brand.

Packaging is also beautiful and if you're buying a gift, they will wrap it in a luxurious box, tied with a striking  satin ribbon and you can add a tag with a special message for your loved ones too.

Have you tried anything from Noble Isle yet? They offer bath & hair products, body lotions, handcare and home fragrances - Take your pick on www.NobleIsle.com

Introducing / Sabon

A bit of holiday shopping!

You can notice the Sabon boutiques all over Amsterdam; actually, the brand started out in 1997 in Tel Aviv and it's now available worldwide - not in UK, unfortunately.

I was attracted by the pretty window's displays and beautiful scents coming through the door.

Inside you'll find beauty products for face and body - everything comes in retro and quaint packaging.  

There's also a fountain tap where you can try the products - an oasis of relax and enjoyable atmosphere. 

It was really hard to decide on a wee something to take home but in the end I chose the Mineral Powder for the bath in Honey Peach... as you can imagine, it smells divine!!!

The glass jar is a pretty addition to my bath product collection and looks stunning in my bathroom.

The powder is really fine and it's a combination of sea salt, magnesium, calcium and essential oils that help lower blood pressure and relax tired muscles. This powder doesn't foam but fills the bath with nourishing and moisturizing oils and can also provide relief for eczema and rheumatism.

It's a shame that you can't get this brand in the UK, yet - and the website www.sabon.nl is not available in english - because it would make a great place to buy gifts; definitely, a place to treat yourself or others because it's not cheap - the mineral powder is 19.95euros but it will last a long time.
I'm so glad it survived the flight back home, hehe... and thank you to my husband for buying me this fab treat! ;)
xxx

GlossyBox - November Edition

ARBONNE FC5 Cooling Foot Creme

I didn't enjoy using this product, purely for the smell.

The cream is, definitely, very fresh and pleasant on the skin at the end of the day or after the gym but the smell really put me off.

It's true it's made with 'fresh kiwi cell' but I don't know how people can say it smells like kiwis. Honestly, I can only think they never ate the fruit before. To me, It had a really strong and pungent chemical scent (which ok, It only goes on my feet - I can live with that, I thought) but it totally totally intoxicated my bathroom every time I used it. I swear, I could still smell it the morning after AND leaving the bathroom window open all night!!!

Personally, I can positively say I'm not going to purchase it for that reason, which could be an important factor for somebody else, but I'm really smell sensitive and the minor 'upset' could trigger an headache for me.

I'd be curious to see if the hand cream also smells the same - anybody tried both??

DEAD SEA SPA MAGIK Dead Sea Bath Salts

I'm a big fan of Dead Sea Spa Magik.

I was using their Algimud Peel-off Body Mask about 3 years ago regularly but unfortunately, my local Debenhams stopped stocking it so I has becoming a bit of a pain to buy it.

I'm glad I'm having the chance to be re-introduced to this brand again and to try other products too - in fact I'm a 'believer' of the dead sea, mud and seaweed benefits.

I'm using these salts to add extra goodness to my bath but apparently, you can also make a concentrate solution for aching hands and feet and re-use it for up to 2 weeks, simply re-heating it.

It's also a generous sample here: I can easily see 4/5 baths coming out of it. 

MONU Skin Perfector

THE HOLY GRAIL!!!

I love love love this cream - I'm so excited even writing about it. I've been using it like a  2-in-1 morning moisturiser/primer, the days I put make up on. I haven't used another primer since I received this one.

I really like everything about it: the smell is a nice soft waking up experience and it feels so light on the skin. I feel it creates a perfect smooth canvas on my face.

I know, a couple of different versions were sent out and I'm desperately trying to get my hands on the Recovery Balm as well - so, pretty please, if you have one that you don't want I'm prepared to give it a good home. :)))

NAIL ROCK Designer Nail Wraps

I'm not excited about these. I haven't even used the toe wraps that I received a couple of boxes ago, yet. I'm curious to try this new trend which is 'nail wrapping' but the pattern, that I received, is really not me - hopefully, I'll manage to swap them for some other one.

SERGE LUTENS L'Eau Serge Lutens & Vitriol d'Oeillet

and finally, the perfume samples, of course!

If I need to pick one, I prefer the white one (L'Eau) but I'm not going to wear neither of them, honestly.

I tried to flog the black to my fiancé - since both fragrances are unisex - but he also didn't like it.

So, there you go - both fragrances failed both sexes!

You heard me complaining about perfume samples before; I, also, find that these wee flacons are not appealing at all - do you remember the Lalique bottle from the beginning? That was a nice object per se (or check the one my sister got in the italian GlossyBox) and I felt an effort was made.

All in all this wasn't a great box but it was good: I discovered Monu - a brand which I never heard about before and that now I want to try every single product!!!
On that principle, I can't complain really because that's what these boxes are all about!

What are your thoughts on these products?