Boudoir bathing is back!

Elemis Skin Nourishing Milk Bath was launched in a classic glass decanter bottle, 20 years ago. Today, this award-winning, cult beauty product has been re-packaged in a beautiful Italian glass decanter, reminiscent of the original, to celebrate 20 years of excellence.

Noella Gabriel, Director of Product Development says…

“This delicately scented luxurious cream milk bath is the ultimate indulgence, enriched with Japanese Camellia Oil and Oat Extract in a rich Milk Protein base. An all time favourite, this award winning product has remained true to its original formulation, combining science and nature in perfect harmony” 

A truly unique formulation, adored by both mothers and children, this limited edition has been chosen as the perfect product to partner with the Mothers4Children charity, with a donation made for every purchase to help vulnerable children.

Available from February – rrp. £49.00, 500ml

£1 from every sale is donated to Mothers4Children

What are their goals?

To provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people. To transform the quality of life and provide hope to orphans in developing nations.

How do they achieve these goals?

Each year M4C identifies charities in the UK and abroad that are making an impact on the welfare and conditions of the world’s most vulnerable citizens. Through a collection of different fund raising efforts during the year, M4C is able to help raise money to fuel these efforts and help a child live a better life.

Available from Elemis spas, salons and selected departments or at Elemis’ online shopping and lifestyle site www.timetospa.co.uk

An electric brush for the face and body, by the makers of the Sonicare toothbrush.  Clarisonic Plus Skincare System RRP £170

I was really excited to try this new product and have been using the brush daily for about 4 weeks now. I can honestly say that I have not had one spot on my face during this time! I am not usually prone to a huge amount of spots, but I always have at least one or two around the chin once a month. But not this time.
The brush – which comes with a charging cradle – has a very ergonomic design. It is totally waterproof, so can be used in the shower or bath, and has interchangeable brush heads for face or body.

It has 3 different speeds for the face depending on your preference, and it also has a timer of 1 or 2 minutes. I found that 1 minute was not quite long enough to cleanse my face and neck, so opted for 2.
The brush feels gentle on the face, not at all abrasive. It is very easy to use, just glide the brush in circular motion over the face, starting on the forehead. It is a little tricky around the nose area, as the brush is fairly big and doesn’t move well in small areas. My skin didn’t look red or scrubbed when I’d finished, but felt really smooth and clean.

I have also been using the body brush on just the left side of my body, so that I could see the difference, but disappointingly, I haven’t noticed much change at all. The back of my left leg still has little bumps under the skin and generally the left side feels much the same as the right. I will still continue to use it though, as I think it may just need more time before changes are noticeable.

I have definitely noticed an improvement in my complexion. It appears to be brighter and less tired looking.
It’s well worth a try.

Amanda Roberts

Okay, so we’re a makeup and hair site, however, you can’t get a perfectly made up face if you haven’t got perfectly made up brows and upper lips….

Well,  in actual fact, what’s the point in making a beautiful face if the rest of your extremeties are in need of a little ‘ahem’ maintenance…?

So, when I was able to get my hands on one of NADS brand new facial wands and some of their other bits and pieces, I decided to put some to the test.  However, because I’m not a regular brow waxer or bikini line waxer, I had to bring in some backup…!

The lovely ladies who’ve left reviews below helped out with the following products!

Original Gel

Facial Wand

Body Strips

Facial Strips

Naughty Nads bikini design kit

So what did I test?  Well, I’ve tried out the body strips on my legs and the original gel.

The body strips were so so easy to use.  Rub them between your hands to warm them up, smooth them down your legs, snap back and…..

….. oh, no pain!  I braced myself,  expecting to be sent through the roof, but I actually said, out loud, ‘oh, well that didn’t hurt’ and proceeded to merrily wax the rest of my leg, having expected to be rather patchy!

The gel was a little harder to manage, particularly as I really am a waxing novice (bad experience – pre wedding, not good on honeymoon, won’t say anymore!), and the gel is rather thick.  I needed to stick it in a sink of very hot water for about 10 minutes to get it to a consistency that was spreadable.  After that though, it was easy.  Spread it on, smooth on the backing strip, whip off!  Again, no pain!

A definite convert over here!

Oh and if you haven’t heard of NADS, it’s a great story behind a great brand!  Sue Ismiel’s young daughter Nadine, had an excess of hair on her arms that she really couldn’t bear, and found regular waxing either too painful, or she developed an allergy to it.  In an attempt to alleviate her daughter’s suffering and embarrassment, Sue took to her kitchen and with totally natural ingredients, developed what is now known as NADS.  With her 3 daughters, they created the rest of the range, and all work together in developing new products.