Empties – June 2022

Hi there! Today’s post is about all the products I said goodbye to in June. I used a few single-use face masks, and you can read about my latest face mask finds by clicking here. But let’s focus on the bigger bottles now!

1 MakeUp Gallery Time To Shine Completely Clear 1 – Poundland’s own brand clear polish. Not the best clear polish, but definitely good enough as a base or top coat.

2 Caudalie Thé Des Vignes Eau Fraîche – a pleasant enough but basic fragrance. I wouldn’t repurchase it.

3 Boots Rose Toner – a decent toner. Better than Garnier’s rose toner, but I don’t think I’ll buy it again.

4 Sukin Rosehip Hydrating Day Cream – not the best face cream for my skin type. Another product I wouldn’t buy again.

5 Nivea Caring Shower Gel Splashy Ocean – a really nice shower gel. I would buy it again.

6 Original Source Blood Orange Daily Scrub – this one is really nice! Too bad it’s been discontinued.

7 I Love… Mango & Papaya Bubble Bath & Shower Crème – a lovely shower gel. I would repurchase it!

8 Herbal Essences Moisture Balance Conditioner – holy grail stuff. I have plenty of backup!

9 Maui Moisture Body Care Detoxifying + Volcanic Ash Body Lotion – not my favourite body lotion. I wouldn’t buy it again.

10 Original Source Mango & Macadamia Shower – this is a lovely shower gel. Unfortunately discontinued. I might have another one in my stash.

And this is everything I finished in June. Not terrible, but definitely not a great month for finishing up stuff. I hope I can do better in July as there’s new stuff I want to buy (but I need to make space first).

Mrs Strawberry Blonde 💙💛

Weekly Recap 30 May – 5 June 2021

Hi there! Happy Sunday! Today’s post is my weekly blog recap – just in case you’ve missed a post that might have interested you. 🙂

Tuesday 31 May – Monthly Favourites

No post on Monday, but Tuesday’s post was about my favourite products in May. Click here to see them all.

Wednesday 1 Jun – May Empties

On Wednesday I showed you which products I emptied in May. Click here to read the post.

Thursday 2 Jun – Nivea Caring Shower Gel Splashy Ocean
Saturday 4 Jun – Caudalie Thé Des Vignes Eau Fraîche

On Thursday I reviewed a new shower gel. Click here to read the post.
I didn’t post on Friday, but Saturday’s post was about a Caudalie fragrance. Click here to take a look.

And this is it for this week. Thanks for stopping by! xoxo

Mrs Strawberry Blonde 💙💛

Caudalie Thé Des Vignes Eau Fraîche

Hi there! Today’s post is about this Caudalie Thé Des Vignes Eau Fraîche which I bought last year.

The small 30ml bottle got lost in my stash, but I managed to find it a few months ago, and I’ve been using it on and off since then. So let me tell you about this fragrance.

Thé Des Vignes contains the following notes: tea, orange flower and jasmine (top notes), grape, neroli and ginger (heart notes), and musk, woody notes and honey (base notes).

The notes sound really lovely, but the fragrance is rather simple. All I get from Thé Des Vignes is a mix of tea and orange flower, with a pinch of ginger. I cannot smell any grape, musk or honey.

The fragrance is definitely nice enough and very suited to the warmer summer months, but it’s very one-dimensional and also rather fleeting (it’s just an Eau Fraîche after all). I’m happy to use up the bottle I have, but I wouldn’t repurchase this fragrance.

If you’re interested, Caudalie Thé Des Vignes Eau Fraîche is available as 30ml and 50ml. I have the 30ml, and I paid £13.20.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde 💙💛

Haul! New Products From Nuxe, Rochas, Anna Sui, Agent Provocateur, Caudalie And More!

Hi there! Today’s post is about a bunch of products I bought over the past few weeks. Let’s take a look at the goodies!

Nuxe gift set – half price at M&S, £14.

Another Nuxe set from M&S – 4 different oils for £11.

Rochas Mademoiselle Rochas Couture, 30ml, £14.72.
Agent Provocateur Aphrodisiaque, 40ml, £12.98.

Agent Provocateur Fatale, 100ml, £18.16.
Agent Provocateur Fatale Pink, 100ml, 19.07.

Agent Provocateur Fatale Intense, 50ml, £13.02.
Antonio Banderas Her Golden Secret, 80ml, £10.38.

Caudalie Thé Des Vignes, 30ml, £13.20
Antonio Banderas Her Secret Temptation, 80ml, £12.15.

Christina Aguilera By Night, 50ml, £13.95.
Anna Sui L’Amour Rose Versailles, 50ml, £13.61.

I bought all of these based on reviews; the AP Fatale is a repurchase, but I only discovered it a few months ago, and it was also a blind-buy based on reviews.

Have you tried any of these products or would you like to try any of them? What have you bought recently? Feel free to get in touch via the comments. Thanks for reading!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde