Yankee Candles

Ok so summer is here. In the UK we cant rely on the weather and even if the report said "bright sunshine" we always pack for if the worst happened. So I'm just going to indulge in Yankee candles should the worst happen and bring summer inside on those rainy days.

Large classic Jar

The traditional design of our signature classic jar candle reflects a warm, relaxed sense of style that's always at home. Convenient and easy to use, our large jar candle provides 110 to 150 hours of true fragrance enjoyment. 

So as you may know im addicted to Yankee candles now, I love my house smelling of exotic scents or yummy cake smells. I like to get a jar as they are glass so durable plus protects from steam in the bathroom on pamper days. Romantically giving the room a calming feeling via the glass. 

Cupcake 

About This Fragrance

The rich, creamy aroma of vanilla cupcakes with hints of lemon and lots of buttery icing.

This has to be my favourite for those days where its not too warm and looks dreary outside, however inside smells just heavenly. The richness of the vanilla and buttery cream scent is just divine, when you want that sweet but not overwhelming scent that can seem almost sickly sweet. This is a definite all time favourite. Yankee candles has taken this need for moorish sweet treats away. As i have the smell of the cake and brown sugars in my senses, its eliminated the need for me to actually eat them. So its therapeutic in so many ways but its helping my healthy eating plan also.  

Tabacco flower 

About This Fragrance

The spicy sweet, woody scent of tobacco flower.

Guava

About This Fragrance

The delicious, juicy taste of ripe guava, filled with the luscious tropics.

This scent is truly tropical and refreshing with the signature Guava scent being rich and a lovely addition for your summer.  I had no problem with lighting each time, no pooling or welling just hours and house of amazing fragrance. 

Essie Gel Couture

Time to Hit the Red Carpet

Introducing the essie gel couture® platinum grade finish top coat and five stunning new colours. The Gel Couture® range we know and love is back, this season with a platinum finish.

The Essie gel couture® Gala Bolds collection boasts five new permanent shades and a platinum grade finishing top coat with pro-platinum technology that provides impeccable mirror like shine for luxurious long-lasting wear.

The sophisticated Essie Gel Couture® Gala Bolds collection offers a glimpse into a world of quality craftsmanship and artistry. The gel-like formula has an extraordinarily long wear without any harsh removal, features a revolutionary swirled brush for perfect coverage, and comes with no need for a separate base coat as the incredible formula already has it built in to every essie shade.

Is easily applied with a two-step system; first apply 2 coats of your favourite essie shade, before finishing with the platinum grade finish top coat that offers show stopping platinum-grade and long lasting gel-like shine. Be red carpet ready with the following, dazzling shades:

Inside scoop: this sheer tea rose pink with a slight blue undertone keeps you in the know

V.I.please: one wave of your hand wearing this deep, berry violet hinted with red and the world is yours

Style stunner: set it off in this outré bright orange with an underlying red, you’re the centre of attention in any room

Platinum grade finish top coat: this finishing top coat with pro-platinum technology and impeccable gel-like shine is the final stage of your two-step gel couture manicure

As always Essie has hit a winner with these amazingly vivid shades to enhance your look for any occasion. It could be to brighten up a seemingly monotone day look, or coordinating alongside your glamorous nights out. I love each colour with there versatility to do accent nails or nail art to just add an extra wow factor. 

The application is flawless and they do dry fairly quickly, ready for the platinum top coat. The platinum shine is probably the most unique polish I own, as it gives the illusion of a professionally applied manicure. The polish is opaque and astoundingly pigmented bar the "Inside scoop" shade, which requires at least 2-3 layers for the sheer rose pink to give a good colour payoff. However that is my opinion as it does clearly state its meant to be subtle and sheer, so ideal for French manicures.

I loved treating myself to acrylic nails in the past but now with the tightened purse strings, I find doing my nail's as an enjoyable addition to my pamper session's. Overall I'm loving the vibrancy, ease of application plus the new platinum top coat.

Crabtree & Evelyn

Whether you have been preparing the garden for spring or simply admiring flowers in bloom, our Gardeners collection will help restore, soothe and protect your hands. Blended with natural ingredients and botanical extracts inspired by an English herb garden, our hand therapy, soap, body butter and more, are fragranced with notes of rosemary, lavender, sage, thyme and oak moss.

Spring has officially sprung! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Crabtree & Evelyn’s cult classic Gardeners range, we’ve partnered with London-based designer Cleo Ferin Mercury, who’s playful updates on the traditional caught our eye. Our Gardeners range is inspired by an English herb garden – it’s eclectic and unique. Cleo’s take on our iconic signature range is quirky and modern whilst still giving attention to detail, quality and heritage – all the things we treasure. 

Gardeners Exfoliating Soap

Our Gardeners Exfoliating Soap is a triple milled pumice soap, which cleans and gently exfoliates over-worked hands. A parcel of garden goodness awaits you upon unwrapping this gentle buffing bar, enriched with conditioning herbal extracts. Formulated with ultra-fine pumice, this soap bar cleans and gently exfoliates overworked hands while the herbal extracts leave hands infused with vibrant, horticultural notes of fresh rosemary, sage and thyme. Skin is left soothed and moisturised.

• Exfoliating with ultra fine pumice
• Triple milled soap
• Skin is left feeling nourished

Gently lather onto wet skin and rinse thoroughly.

Fragrance: Fresh Green Clover, Lavender, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme

The exfoliating soap is perfect for these hot sticky nights, when used in the morning it gently infuses your skin with a fresh scent. It exfoliates the dead skin and the clammy clogged pore feeling you have during humid nights. I felt so fresh after my showers with this soap plus the scent revitalises the senses for the day. Its calming when Ive used the soap in the evening. Beautifully presented and amazing soap for anyone wanting that extra clean feeling especially if you have dry areas of skin.

Gardeners All purpose Balm

Our Gardeners All-Purpose Balm is a rich formula of beeswax and shea butter, for chapped and dehydrated skin. Soothe outdoor roughened or weathered skin with this botanical infused balm. Fresh from the garden, herbaceous and botanical notes of clover leaf, eucalyptus and rosemary lift the senses.

• Rich formula of beeswax and shea butter
• Perfect to soothe dry hands
• Uplifting aromas from fresh herbs

Apply to rough or dry areas and massage.

Fragrance: Fresh Green Clover, Lavender, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme

The gardeners balm is a multipurpose light almost wax textured balm. It reacts to body heat and can be used for any dry areas of skin, that need an on the go travel friendly remedy. The scent is again a fresh mixture of the garden in summer. If you enjoy the scent then it can be used as a solid fragrance for your handbag. Im not usually a fan of solid balms but this little tin became a useful handbag must have item for me. 

Gardeners Hand cream

After a long day of handling thorny situations, our Gardeners Hand Therapy is just the help you need. Containing a blend of nutrient-rich shea butter, moisturising glyercin, deodorising clover and soothing bisabolol from camomile our hand therapy will help nourish and condition work-roughened hands. Combine the Hand Therapy with our Conditioning Hand Wash and Exfoliating Hand Scrub for the complete 3 steps to beautifully silky soft hands.

• Shea butter rich formula
• Soothes
• Conditions
• Restores softness
• New durable polylaminate tube

Fragrance: Fresh green clover, lavender, sage, rosemary and thyme.

Shop more Hand Cream and discover more from our Gardeners collection.

The gardeners hand therapy cream is rich yet light on application. A radiant scent as the cream is rubbed into your warm hands. Again this cream is a handbag travel friendly size. The cream leaves your skin feeling hydrated and soft. If you have sore hands with dry area's, then this hand therapy will soothe.

It is an essential for for your everyday handbag must have's, as i love how soft my hands feel and smell so fresh. 

Also anyone whom has hands that need added moisture, especially if your constantly washing them then this is a saviour. 

The new gardening collection is a beautiful set of products. They are fresh and radiate the incoming scent of summer. 

I love this set as they tackle everything for all skin types, plus being made from natural ingredients the quality is outstanding. I must confess I'm not a floral type of girl and stick to mostly fruity or sweet scents. I however think the gardeners range reminds me of opening my window at the start of summer's day and smelling nature in full bloom. It could be freshly cut blooms and grass all mixed in with the dawn fresh scent together. Is the best way I can describe this collection.