Shaved, Smoothed & Smelling Good

Hello sweet peas. It's almost the weekend so hoorah for that. Today I have 3 body skincare reviews for you so I will crack on.

Wilkinson Sword Intuition Naturals Razor ~ £6.99

I received this product in my Festive Treasures GlossyBox. I must admit that on my first use it felt very unnatural and a little scary to use a razor without any other shaving product. Once I got used to how firmly to press and work it around my body contours though I realised that I was actually pretty impressed with it. The moisturising area around the blades lathers up well once wet. The head is kind of springy, but once I became confident in using this product I knew how much pressure to apply. It is more chunky than other razors obviously so may not be great for travel, but this lasted quite a few uses. I am not sure where the indicator is to let you know when the blades need changing, but once the moisturising strip had worn away at the front I could tell that I couldn't use it any longer.

Sanctuary Spa Body Moisture Spray ~ £2.50 for 50ml

The moisture spray I have linked above looks different to my bottle so I am hoping that the product has not changed for this review. My bottle is 250ml whereas the bottle linked above is 50ml. I don't remember paying more than £5.00 for this product at the time, but it was quite a while ago. Anyway enough rambling. This moisture spray I would say is an essential for those who find body moisturising a real task. The scent is lovely and spa like. This bottle has lasted ages considering that myself and my boyfriend give each other back massages with it too. My only bad comment is to say I reserve this for when I am at home in my PJ's rather than getting dressed to go out. My reason for this is one day I went to work with fitted coloured trousers on and marks appeared around my knees where the product had seeped through. It is not by any means a greasy product, but it does take longer to sink in than other moisture products. My skin does feel very smooth and moisturised after use though.

Revlon Charlie Enchant Perfumed Body Spray ~ Currently 99p for 75ml

I picked this up in the 99p Store however I have linked to Superdrug above as it's not on the 99p Store site and Superdrug currently have it for 99p anyway. I really enjoyed this subtle fruity scent with a blend of wild apple, honeysuckle and coconut. A 99p bargain that I would pick up again.

I hope you enjoyed today's reviews. Let me know your favourite skincare for the body with reasons why in the comments below.

Love to you all

Vicky xx

Sanctuary Sadness

Hello my lovelies. I hope you have all been having a great weekend? I went to our local Chinese last night with my boyfriend as it was our nine year anniversary. The food was great, but the wine not so much. That's okay though as I am hangover free this morning, yippee!

Now on to the subject of today's post. I have been loving the Sanctuary range for years, especially the orange coloured products which have a very pleasant smell. I have used products such as the Body Scrub, Salt Scrub, Body Lotion, Creamy Body Wash, Body Wash and Body Moisture Spray.

I have to say that the Body Moisture Spray is a favourite product of mine. As the product suggests it is a spray that gives a dusting of silky moisture to your skin. Just enough product comes out. Perfect for a quick application if you're in a hurry or just a little lazy like me. I'm not sure how this product would work with fake-tanned skin though as I have the feeling it may not mix well, possibly causing streaks due to it's slightly oily consistency.

My disappointment came when I realised that for some reason I appear to now be allergic to the Body Lotion. A few days ago I applied it to my whole body after a nice bath as usual and it felt like I was on fire for about an hour. I didn't come out in a rash, but my skin felt so hot and uncomfortable that I won't be using this product again. I'm not sure at all why this has happened, but it is a shame as I had quite a lot of this product to use up where I had bought it on a 3 for 2 at Boots. I am happy to pass these on to my Mum now though. At least I know they will be used.

I found the 3rd bottle at my boyfriend's house so Mum can have that too. Ingredients in this product include ginger root extract, jojoba and pro-vitamin B5. Have you yourself ever experienced anything like this? It doesn't have to be a reaction to this product in particular, but the type of reaction I have had?

I have been using these products for so long and was thinking of what new products to try, but now I definitely will. Any suggestions?

Love to you all