Nip + Fab Mango Smoothie Dry Skin Fix Body Butter

I have a huge collection of body butters, and it is my mission to start using them up this Year as they are taking up quite a lot of space; and storage is something I am in desperate need of. The first body butter I am using this Year is the Nip + Fab Mango Smoothie Body Butter. I have used over half of this now and I really do like it. It smells so sweet and just like mango. It is quite refreshing and light, and the scent lasts around two hours on the skin. In terms of how it feels on my skin and if it works, I do think it makes my skin feel smoother but I don't think it is a wonder product. As nice as it is (and that is the thing, it is just 'nice') I probably wont be purchasing this in the future. I haven't found it to be a miracle worker for my skin, but it smells nice and does leave my skin feeling that little more smoother.

Have you tried any products from Nip + Fab? Have you got a favourite body butter?

Soap and Glory The Whole She - Bang

I have picked up the 'big star gift' Soap and Glory set again this Year, and what a treat it is! I am such a fan of the brand and can not resist this amazing deal; £70 worth of products, retails at £60... and is just £30 at Boots during it's Week as the star gift. 

I think I have taken advantage of Soap and Glory's star gift every Year apart from last Year, sometimes I ask for it for Christmas and other times I pick it up myself.

The Whole She - Bang includes 9 full sized products; Peaches & Clean, Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss, Thick & Fast Mascara, The Righteous Butter Body Butter, Clean On Me Shower Gel, The Scrub Of Your Life, Heel Genius, The Righteous Butter Tinted Body Lotion and Hand Food Hand Cream. I love that this set always includes great products that I know I will get a lot of use out of.

Have you grabbed yourself any beauty bargains recently?

Lime Time: Zesty Beauty Favourites

My favourite scent of all time is lime. I absolutely adore the scent. Other than coconut, lime is definitely my first choice when looking for scented beauty products. I love the refreshing fruity kick of the scent, it is so addictive! 

Cien Lime Kick Shower Gel

One of my favourite lime scented beauty products is a shower gel by Cien, which is available in Lidl of all places. I'm not usually a fan of shower gels and tend to stick to shower creams as they usually lather a lot more, but this one lathers really well. It smells delicious and is a great way to wake me up in the Morning. The best of all, this shower gel costs less than 50 pence, that is right, less than 50 British pennies!

Locitanne Zesty Lime Hand Cream

I am quite a typical girly girl and I love hand cream. My hands are constantly dry so I always need a pick me up with a good old hand cream. I got this Loccitane Hand Cream free with Marie Clare magazine last Month, and of-course opted for the free limited edition lime version. It smells gorgeous and keeps my hands very hydrated, I definitely recommend this if you can get your hands on it.

Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Buttercream

I mention Soap and Glory quite a lot on my blog, and one of my favourite scents is their 'Sugar Crush' line. If you haven't tried any of the Sugar Crush products, they smell very zesty and fresh. I love this as it is an in-between of a body lotion to a body butter, so not too thick. The scent lasts hours after applying, and makes my skin feel very soft indeed.

Have you got a particular favourite scent for your body products?

Do you prefer fruity scents or floral scents?

Recent Empties

I think this Months empties post should be renamed the gift set empties post as I have used up a load of beauty products I received in Christmas gift sets etc. 

Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter x3 (!): That's right, I have finished off three tubs of Soap and Glory's infamous body butter this Month. It has taken me absolutely ages to finish using the huge tub, and the little tubs have been sat in my vanity for ages with barely any product left inside, so decided to finish them all off! I do love this body butter as it is my go-to product if I want smooth and soft skin. I think I will stay away from the S&G section in Boots for a while though!

Tesco Indulgent Conditioner in Coconut: Just a basic conditioner here for every day really, it smells really nice but it isn't a brilliant conditioner and I wouldn't write home about it but we've finally finished it all off. I probably wouldn't rush out to get it again.

Lipsy Body Scrub: This is just a random body scrub that we had in our bathroom, it was quite a nice scent and it was a decent body scrub, not much all to say about it really. 

Sanctuary Body Lotion x2: More body lotions! These are lovely body lotions but we have far too many of them. it looks like one of them still has product left, which it does but it is stuck and I am just not that bothered about cutting it open to rescue it. 

Gorgeous By Gok Shower Scrub: This product is absolutely gorgeous. I love Gok and absolutely love when Boots sold his Christmas gift sets. I would definitely buy this again but I am unsure if they are available to buy any more.

Cussons Imperial Leather Soft Touch Moisturising Shower Cream with Jojoba Milk & Vitamin E: I have finished off another bottle of this beautiful shower cream this Month. It is becoming the 'norm' now for me to pick this up when I go grocery shopping as we both love the scent and it generally is a really good body wash. 

Hask Argan Oil Intense Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment: This was a little treat for my hair mid week last week. It was a nice conditioning treatment which made my hair quite soft  I did like it but prefer Hask's Oil Treatments rather than this conditioning treatment. 

Soap and Glory Heel Genius: I have finally used this up. It smells really fresh but I don't think it is a great foot cream to be honest! I have a few tubes of this and they always come in the big gift sets at Christmas but they are something I could live without.

Boots Extracts Cocoa Butter Body Butter

I seem to feature a fair few body butters here on my blog, that is probably because my skin constantly feels dehydrated and dry, I need to moisturize every day, and body butters are one of my favourite ways of doing this rather than using moisturizers.

I love using light moisturizers mainly for my face, but I find them a little greasy sometimes for the body so I opt for a body butter. The product I am featuring today is Boots Extracts Cocoa Butter Body Butter. I think cocoa butter is a big favourite for a body cream product, mainly as it is smells beautiful but not overpowering. 

The Boots Extracts range is fair-trade and organic, so is very good for the skin as it has limited synthetic inputs. The Boots Extracts range is very reasonably priced, with this body butter coming in at a teeny tiny £8 which is great value for a 200 ml tub. I actually received this at Christmas from a gift set including other Cocoa Butter products which I am currently using too.

This body butter hydrates the skin, leaving it feeling moisturized and soft. 

You can purchase this online or instore at Boots.

Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Cream

Following my previous post, I am sure you are aware I am a big fan of this brand, and this range! 

If you are a huge fan of Soap and Glory I am sure you have looked at this or even tried it before. I adore S&G's original pink scent, but there is something about the very zesty sugar crush scent which really appeals to me. I love lime scents as I find it very refreshing. I have tried a few of the other Sugar Crush products before, but was intrigued to try the body butter cream. 

The body butter cream is not quite as thick as the normal body butter (but is still thick) which is nice as I find creamier products a little easier to use. A little goes a long way with this, as it spreads evenly using the smallest amount, so it lasts a while! The scent is gorgeous and lasts well on the skin, I have even been complimented on my 'zesty scent' and asked what perfume I am wearing, just from applying this a few hours before. The butter cream feels soft on the skin, and leaves it feeling smooth and soft. 

If you are a huge fan of the scent, use the body wash and the body scrub before hand as it leaves you smelling gorgeous and makes me feel wide awake and refreshed!

You can purchase this product for £10.50 from Boots in store or online here.

Review: The Body Shop Moringa Body Butter

Now, I know a lot of The Body Shop fans will be shouting at their laptops "Where have you been?!", but only recently have I rekindled my love with The Body Shop. A few weeks previous to my spending ban, I picked up one of The Body Shops famous body butters; in Moringa. 

It states:

"With Moringa seed oil to moisturise. Normal/dry skin"

The texture is like any other body butter, and is so, so moisturising after application. It smells delicious and good enough to eat, which may I add, lingers few a good few hours after.

The Body Shop have always promoted their no animals tested products, which should be highly commended. 

Now,The Body Shop does have a slightly heavy price tag for a 200ml tub; but it is definitely worth saving those pennies up for. It is £5 for 50ml, and £12.50 for 200ml. I opt for the 50ml tubs as it is not too expensive then, and its a smaller amount for something new to try which you may not want to purchase as a 200ml tub. 

This is the first Moringa purchase I have made, but after a little wonder around The Body Shop the other day, the Moringa soap, body scrub and foaming bath are the top of my wish list.

I would definitely recommend this body butter to anyone that loves flowery, girly scents and the feeling of being pampered and deliciously moisturised. 

Tip: Currently on-line, The Body Shop have a sale on a few of their 200ml Body butters. These include: Almond, Brazil Nut, Wild Cherry, Blueberry, Papaya and Passion-fruit.

They usually sell at £12.50, but these are reduced down to £5 - the price of a 50ml tub. Amazing saving!

Hope you enjoyed this post!

What are your favourite Body Shop products?

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