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I was recently introduced to St Kitts Herbery through the gifting website The Bloggers Hangout. After browsing their website I was lucky enough to receive some a sample of some of their most popular scents.
St Kitts Herbery was founded by Susan & Paul Johnson in North Cornwall in 2001 and they opened their first store and workshop in 2003. They produce luxury toiletries using the finest ingredients and are made using their skills and expertise gained over the years. They make everything from shampoo and conditioner to preserves and chocolates. Just last year they opened their second store in Cardiff, Wales.
I received three of their bestselling scents as sample perfumes - Summer Rose, Mist and Rosemary & Bergamot. They are each distinctive and each have scents unlike any other perfume I have tried before.
Summer Rose
'Fruity, floral and fabulous. The divine scent of summer'
This perfume is feminine and floral but unlike other floral perfumes I have tried doesn't have that powdery slightly old person smell. This perfume is literally like walking through a rose garden and has a slight citrus lemon scent which makes sure this perfume isn't too sweet. It is light and definitely can be worn as a day to day perfume.
Mist
'Elusive, vivacious and light. Capture the moment. For men & women'
Ah Mist. This is a perfume which is light and not at all overpowering. It has a slight lemon and citrus note to it, the same as Summer Rose, but also has a fresh herb garden undertone. This scent is definitely noticeable but will have everyone asking you what scent you are wearing. It has a slight musk smell which means combined with the herbs and lemon this is perfect for both men and women.
Rosemary & Bergamot
'Our signature fragrance. Alluring, fresh and vibrant. For him & her'
This is the scent I thought I would love the most. I adore rosemary and bergamot and thought together in a perfume this could be amazing. It is amazing and has a slight spicy and typical masculine scent which is quite strong but doesn't come across heavy when sprayed onto skin. I would say this is more of a scent for men than women and reminds me of a scent my Dad would wear.
After trying all of the scents I decided to get a bit experimental and overlap them. As I really wanted to make Rosemary & Bergamot a scent that was less masculine and more feminine I initially applied Summer Rose over the top. This created a more subtle scent and the citrus notes in the Summer Rose scent brought out the bergamot in the Rosemary & Bergamot scent. My favourite combination was Mist with Rosemary & Bergamot. The fresh herbs and citrus notes of Mist meant that they both complimented each other so well and made the perfume more of an evening scent combined with the warm notes of Rosemary & Bergamot.
Overall, I would say that Mist could be my new signature scent and I have already been browsing the selection on their website to see what I should buy!
Let me know if you have tried St Kitts Herbery or will be now you have read this! xx
St Kitts Herbery Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9XH Tel: 01840 213 442
Twitter: StKittsHerbery
I received these perfume samples for review purposes however all opinions are my own.
I was recently contacted by Good Times Homestore to review one of their handmade soaps. The blogger in us all cannot resist a good smelling bath product (am I right?) and so I couldn't help but instantly browse their website to decide which soap I would like to try.
I went for their Rose Geranium and Pink Clay bar which looked so pretty online and the ingredients had me craving to smell it straight away. It arrived only a week or two later and I was not disappointed by it at all. Their soaps are all hand made and only include good things - here is the list of ingredients for the one I received;
Sodium Olivate - basically the salts of fatty acids from Olive Oil
Water (no surprise there)
Sodium Cocoate - the salts of fatty acids from Coconut Oil
Sodium Shea Butterate - the salts of fatty acids from Shea Butter
Kaolin and Red Iron Oxide - Pink Clay
Pelargonium Graveolens - Rose Geranium
Essential Oil
GSE Citrus Grandis Seed Extract - Grapefruit
As you can see, no artificial products are used and the soap has an amazing rose smell and cleansing feel on the skin. To me it smells just like Rose Turkish Delight and even though I am not the biggest of fans of Turkish Delight I definitely like the smell of this!
Other soaps they make include Rosemary and French Green Clay, Mandarin and Kaolin Clay and Sandalwood and Rhassoul Clay and they are all £6.00 RRP. I would recommend the Rosemary soap for the relief of muscle tension and Mandarin soap for a morning pick me up - although I haven't tried these ones just yet!
Let me know if you have tried their soaps or any of their other products! xx
This soap was sent to me as a gift but all opinions are my own.
I have been browsing the new arrivals of loads of websites wanting to update my wardrobe so I thought I would put together a wish list of the items I am lusting over this Spring!
- Flamingo Candle - Rose and Marshmallow Scent Classic Jar
- H&M Rose Gold Bracelets
- Warehouse D Frame Sunglasses
- No7 Match Made Stay Perfect Lipstick
- Pink Floral Cup With Straw
- New York Couture Jumper
- Flora by Gucci Eau De Toilette
- Pink Slim Cigarette Pants
- Lace-Up Blutcher Flat Shoes
- Max Factor Creme Puff Blush
- The Redchurch Handbag
- Enamel Triangle Studs
Let me know if you have your eye on anything! I especially love those flats, the floral cup and I have seen a lot of people talking about the Max Factor blushes. Now I just need to stop myself from buying everything...
I know, I know this post is late but I have been super busy and only got back from my holiday a couple of days ago, please forgive me.
I first tried these body mists from The Body Shop about a month ago and have fallen in love with them. They are refreshing, long lasting and look pretty on your shelf too. The two I have are Moringa; a fresh, slightly musky, "clean" scent and Satsuma; which says it all really - this smells like Satsuma's but not too over powering and actually quite calming.
You can find these Body Mists at The Body Shop online here and they all retail at £7.50. I have tried a lot of body mists from different brands and stores and this is definitely one of my all time favourites. They have a lot of scents to choose from including Vanilla, Coconut, Strawberry and many more.
Short but sweet post today but I promise I shall get back on track and post some more this week. Let me know if you have tried these and what you think xx
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So this week was my 21st birthday! Woop! My mum and sister took me to Birmingham for the weekend to do some shopping and eating etc. I thought I would share with you what I bought, there isn't a lot but I am sure I will go back again and do more shopping as this was my first time at the Bull Ring. So here is what I bought and where I got it from (top to bottom):
- Moringa and Satsuma Body Spray from The Body Shop
- PJ Set and Crop Lounge Top from Forever 21
- Ring and Earrings from Accessorize
- Naked3 Palette from Selfridges FINALLY!
The body sprays are amazing and this is the first time I have tried Body Shop ones - they also have a deal on at the minute where student's can get one of their loyalty cards for free. I love the cute coffee PJ's the top is a t-shirt that says "Nobody Understands Me Like Coffee Does" and it comes with shorts that have little coffee images on and the lounge top is a long sleeved crop top. I'm not really a jewellery wearer and have decided to try and get back into wearing bits and pieces so these are my two new items to get me going. And finally the Naked3 palette which I have been dying to get my hands on but waited for this shopping trip to do it. I love that it comes with the four different eye potion samples too, which I didn't know about until I opened it - soo excited to start wearing these eyeshadows!
Let me know if you have any of these items and what you think xx
For the past week I have been trying No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation in the colour Warm Ivory. It makes claims on the packaging like 'Up to 14 hours shine free complexion and a soft, even finish...our moisturising formula helps to balance oily and dry areas, for an all over flawless finish.' It advises on the packaging to either apply with your fingers or with a sponge, now I have tried it with my fingers and also with a brush and I would recommend to use a brush. It has a powdery texture and when you use your fingers the foundation seems to be more drying and moves around on the skin a lot compared to blending with a brush; I use the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. I do agree with the long wearing claims as I found that the foundation gives a nice velvet look to the skin and after wearing it all day in the sun it looked the same as when I had applied it in the morning. I do use a powder over the top but just lightly and I didn't need to re-apply any powder throughout the day. It says on the packaging medium to full coverage but I would say it is medium but can be built up to medium to full with a lot of blending and building. I was colour matched in store by a lady at the counter who matched me as the lightest colour however this one matched better because of my yellow based skin, the lighter one was way too ashy. So there is definitely a colour for everyone in the range whether you are fair and pale or tanned and yellow toned. This foundation retails at around £13.50 in Boots stores and I would recommend to anyone with oily skin who wants a velvet matte look that will last all day. This is definitely now one of my new favourite foundations! Let me know if you have tried it too and what you think xx
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