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  • REVIEW: Alverde Body Butter Klostergarten from DM

    REVIEW: Alverde Body Butter Klostergarten from DM

    I bought this Alverde body butter from DM in Berlin for about 3 EUR. The main reason I bought it was that it is kind of natural and I also loved the packaging. I liked the idea of “Klostergarten”, which means “Monastery garden”.

    When I bought this body butter I was reading a book by Japanese author Soseki and I thought it was funny how the colors matched between the book and the cream’s packaging. Anyhow, here are my thoughts about it:

    Pros

    • It really is hydrating, so it does what it should do. If you have dry skin, it is a good cream.
    • It has only 200ml. I usually hate large products because I prefer to buy small and different products and alternate in using them.
    • On the label it says that the scent is interesting and it really reminds me of a peaceful place.
    • Although it is not BIO, it is pretty natural.

    Cons

    • After 10 hours of sleep, I could still feel some cream in my skin when I woke up. My skin didn’t completely absorb the cream. I think this is strange, considering that I didn’t put on a lot of cream.
    • Also, the smell is interesting, but I don’t think everyone will like it.

    Neutral

    When I wake up, in the morning, the skin isn’t scented anymore. I also use, in parallel, another body cream, from Sabon, and its scent lasts at least 12 hours on my skin. I personally prefer a lasting scent, but I don’t know how healthy this is. Maybe it is better not to last that much. Maybe it’s just a matter of prefferance.

    It gives a little tingling sensation. This sensation creates a warm feeling, so I think this is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for winter. Those with cold feet could really benefit from applying this cream. I did this, before going to sleep, and I had warm feet all night. But I don’t think it would be nice to apply this cream during summer times, when it’s already hot outside. Also, there might be some people who don’t like this kind of tingling sensation, so this body cream might not be suitable for them.

    Will I repurchase?

    I don’t think so. It is a good body cream/ butter, but I am sure there are other creams, equally good, and I would like to try them also. Maybe my next body cream will be also a cream from Alverde.

     

  • REVIEW: Sabon Delicate Jasmine Body Gel Polisher

    REVIEW: Sabon Delicate Jasmine Body Gel Polisher

    I’ve received the Sabon Delicate Jasmine Body Gel Polisher as a gift from a good friend. It is basically an exfoliating shower gel and it costs approximately $19.00. I believe paying 19 dollars for a shower gel is A LOT and the gel should do wonders at this price.

    I’ve taken this photo when I had already used a third of the bottle, but now, at the moment of writing the article, the bottle is empty.

    It was an excellent product, it smelled nice (literally “delicate”) and left the skin soft and moderately hydrated.

    What I liked most about it was the scrub and the consistency of the gel. The scrub contains hard grains, divided in very small pieces, that really “polish” your body in a very enjoyable way.

    Although I did like the Sabon Delicate Jasmine Body Gel Polisher, I wouldn’t repurchase it. It is too expensive for not being more “bio”…

  • REVIEW: Baylis & Harding Body Lotion with mandarin and grapefruit

    REVIEW: Baylis & Harding Body Lotion with mandarin and grapefruit

    I got this Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin and Grapefruit body lotion from a friend from England. To be honest, I wasn’t very excited about it because I didn’t think it would be something that I would personally like. To my surprise, I came to really like it!

    Baylis & Harding products are sold especially in Debenhams, UK (one of my favorites stores in England ♥). They are sold mostly as gift sets and aren’t very expensive (around 10£).

    Discreet scent

    What I LOVED about this product is the smell! It is very discreet, delicate and fresh. You can really feel the citrus scent, but not as if you just ate some mandarines. My husband hates all my body lotions because of their smell, but this one is THE ONLY FRIGGING ONE that he actually likes.

    Fast absorbing

    Another BEST THING about the Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin and Grapefruit body lotion is that it is easily absorbed into skin. All my other body lotions took a really long time to get into the skin and I couldn’t get dressed immediately after applying these lotions. Fortunately, the Baylis & Harding body lotion goes really, really fast into the skin. If I apply it on my whole body, I can get dressed in 2 minutes.

    Moisturizing

    And, of course, last but not least, it is moisturizing (who would use a body lotion if his/her skin wouldn’t need hydration?!). This season I got really dry skin and I use this body lotion daily, after I take hot baths and destroy my sensitive skin :/ .

    Will I repurchase?

    Hmm… tough question. If it was BIO or at least had more natural ingredients it would definitely be my one and only body lotion. But, since it is kind of unnatural, I have doubts about purchasing it again… I so wish they would make a similar body lotion, but BIO…

    If you’re looking for a body lotion, check out my other review on this subject:

    1. My experience with the Sabon body lotion:
    REVIEW: Sabon Body Lotion Delicate Jasmine

    2. Or my thoughts on the “The Body Shop” COCONUT and SHEA shower creams:

    Review: The Body Shop

    3. And last but not least, my experience with the Clinique Sparkle Skin Body Exfoliating Cream:

    Review: Clinique body exfoliating cream
  • What Santa Paws Brought Me and My Cat For Christmas

    What Santa Paws Brought Me and My Cat For Christmas

    Hi, everyone! A few days ago I was visited by Santa Paws! Me and my cat Midi received very cute gifts. I got a Yves Rocher Festive Shower Gel and Midi got a Whiskas treat. Please notice my cute little Christmas tree with the gifts 🙂 .

    The Yves Rocher Festive Shower Gel smells really nice. It is part of the Yves Rocher Christmas Collection with “Marvelous Berries”. I’ve used it with a big, fluffy massage sponge and it made tons of foam, which I liked a lot. There are 2 things I like most about this product:

    • It has 98% natural ingredients;
    • Its cute, Christmassy package.

    Midi hasn’t eaten his gift yet, but I am sure he will love it!

    Until Midi eats his gift from Santa Paws, this nosy lemur wants to see what we got for Christmas.

    It may seem he is trying to steal Midi’s gift, but in fact he is just checking. He is a really nice guy, and so is Santa Paws who got us these lovely presents!