15 July 2019
PRODUCT REVIEW: FRANK BODY OUT OF TOWNERS KIT
3 January 2018
25 September 2017
PRODUCT REVIEW: BEAN BODY COCONUT COFFEE SCRUB
Coffee Scrubs are all the rave at the moment, and as a coffee lover, I have naturally jumped on on board too, and love not only the gorgeous coffee scent, and what they do to my skin. So when a pack of Bean Body Coffee Scrub landed on my desk, I couldn't wait to try..
Bean Body Coffee Scrub, is an Australian brand, who believes that we should all feel beautiful inside and out - and note that while they are Australian, they do have offices overseas too, and ships worldwide!. And hence they have created Bean Body, a range of affordable, organic, and natural body products, made with the highest quality premium ingredients.
I tried the Bean Body Coconut Coffee Scrub, which contains among others;
This coffee scrub essentially looks like most other coffee scrubs - like the used coffee beans in your coffee machine! But in addition, the added ingredients including the coconut oil, gives this the most divine scent.
To use, you simply scrub a handful onto damp skin, and massage in circular motions, focusing on problem areas, such as areas with stretchmarks, age spots or where you have breakouts. You then leave it to dry on the skin for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off. Personally I wash my hair, and after I've rinsed it, and applied my conditioner or hair treatment, I use the scrub, and once done, I use the time waiting for both the conditioner and the body scrub to do its magic, by shaving my armpits or using my Clairsonic on my face, is before rinsing everything off.
The actual scrub is a little coarse, so I am not sure how you'd go if you have very sensitive skin, but personally I do not have any issues, and quit like the gritty feel as I massage it over my skin. And after each use, I can clearly feel my skin is so soft and smooth, all dead skin cells gently buffed away, while the oils have added moisture and nourishment to my skin. And leaving my skin - and my bathroom smelling rather nice of coffee too, giving me a much needed caffeine kick at the same time.
I am not - and if you regularly tune into BLH, you'll know this -the biggest lover of coconut scented products, but thankfully this is still quite subtle, so I actually don't mind, but there are so many other varieties in the Bean Body range, that there is something for everyone, including me, - and I already got my eyes on the Mandarin Coffee Scrub as well as the Peppermint Coffee Scrub!
If I have to be negative, - and this would go for all coffee scrubs, but I don't enjoy that I feel have to clean my shower afterwards, as it really does tend to become a little messy. Also, I do find the packaging a little tricky to use when in the shower with wet hands, and do not really find it ideal sticking my wet hands into the pack, as I feel I not only add water to the product, but also drop so much of the scrub in the process. I would much prefer it if could come in some type of plastic bottle allowing you to easily tip out the amount of product needed without wasting or diluting the product.
But all of that said, it is a fantastic scrub. It is efficient, yet gentle, and with regular use it clearly leaves the skin looking and feeling softer, smoother and more glowing too. I have not got a lot of stretchmarks, but I have noticed that breakouts on especially my shoulders and back have reduced, so clearly the sugar, which contains naturally occurring AHA is having a positive effect on my skin, in removing clearing up my skin. I also love the fact that it is an Aussie brand, and that it is made with natural vegan friendly organic ingredients, without any of the nasties such as parabens or GMO. It is also so affordable that everyone can afford to try.
Bean Body Coconut Coffee Scrub - RRP: $6.95 / 50g, $10.95 / 100g, $19.95 / 220g
Available from Bean Body Australia and Bean Body Global, and select stockists, see websites for more details.
* Some products may have been kindly provided for editorial consideration, and have been reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy, and reviews are 100% honest and based on personal opinion and experience. Note that The Beauty & Lifestyle Hunter is not a professional or expert, so please do not substitute these opinions as professional advice.
Remember that in between my blog posts you can always keep up with me on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin or Instagram
Bean Body Coffee Scrub, is an Australian brand, who believes that we should all feel beautiful inside and out - and note that while they are Australian, they do have offices overseas too, and ships worldwide!. And hence they have created Bean Body, a range of affordable, organic, and natural body products, made with the highest quality premium ingredients.
I tried the Bean Body Coconut Coffee Scrub, which contains among others;
- Caffeine from the Arabica Seed Powder to stimulate blood flow and help reduce the appearance of cellulite, eczema, stretch marks, age spots, varicose veins and psoriasis
- Demerara Sugar and Himalayan Salt to exfoliate the skin, removing dead skin, acne, whiteheads, blackheads, breakouts and other skin blemishes
- Coconut Oil and jojoba seed oil and almond oil to hydrate and moisturise the skin
- Cocoa and Vitamin E which are high in antioxidants to nourish and protect the skin, promoting cell repair and rejuvenation
This coffee scrub essentially looks like most other coffee scrubs - like the used coffee beans in your coffee machine! But in addition, the added ingredients including the coconut oil, gives this the most divine scent.
To use, you simply scrub a handful onto damp skin, and massage in circular motions, focusing on problem areas, such as areas with stretchmarks, age spots or where you have breakouts. You then leave it to dry on the skin for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off. Personally I wash my hair, and after I've rinsed it, and applied my conditioner or hair treatment, I use the scrub, and once done, I use the time waiting for both the conditioner and the body scrub to do its magic, by shaving my armpits or using my Clairsonic on my face, is before rinsing everything off.
The actual scrub is a little coarse, so I am not sure how you'd go if you have very sensitive skin, but personally I do not have any issues, and quit like the gritty feel as I massage it over my skin. And after each use, I can clearly feel my skin is so soft and smooth, all dead skin cells gently buffed away, while the oils have added moisture and nourishment to my skin. And leaving my skin - and my bathroom smelling rather nice of coffee too, giving me a much needed caffeine kick at the same time.
I am not - and if you regularly tune into BLH, you'll know this -the biggest lover of coconut scented products, but thankfully this is still quite subtle, so I actually don't mind, but there are so many other varieties in the Bean Body range, that there is something for everyone, including me, - and I already got my eyes on the Mandarin Coffee Scrub as well as the Peppermint Coffee Scrub!
If I have to be negative, - and this would go for all coffee scrubs, but I don't enjoy that I feel have to clean my shower afterwards, as it really does tend to become a little messy. Also, I do find the packaging a little tricky to use when in the shower with wet hands, and do not really find it ideal sticking my wet hands into the pack, as I feel I not only add water to the product, but also drop so much of the scrub in the process. I would much prefer it if could come in some type of plastic bottle allowing you to easily tip out the amount of product needed without wasting or diluting the product.
But all of that said, it is a fantastic scrub. It is efficient, yet gentle, and with regular use it clearly leaves the skin looking and feeling softer, smoother and more glowing too. I have not got a lot of stretchmarks, but I have noticed that breakouts on especially my shoulders and back have reduced, so clearly the sugar, which contains naturally occurring AHA is having a positive effect on my skin, in removing clearing up my skin. I also love the fact that it is an Aussie brand, and that it is made with natural vegan friendly organic ingredients, without any of the nasties such as parabens or GMO. It is also so affordable that everyone can afford to try.
Bean Body Coconut Coffee Scrub - RRP: $6.95 / 50g, $10.95 / 100g, $19.95 / 220g
Available from Bean Body Australia and Bean Body Global, and select stockists, see websites for more details.
* Some products may have been kindly provided for editorial consideration, and have been reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy, and reviews are 100% honest and based on personal opinion and experience. Note that The Beauty & Lifestyle Hunter is not a professional or expert, so please do not substitute these opinions as professional advice.
Remember that in between my blog posts you can always keep up with me on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin or Instagram
2 November 2016
PRODUCT REVIEW: THANKYOU HAND WASH, HAND LOTION SANITISER AND COFFEE BODY SCRUB
A little while ago I talked about a beautiful range of baby products from the Australian brand Thankyou (which you can read all about here), and today I'm going to introduce you to a few more of their products which I've been enjoying lately…
If you're not familiar with the brand Thankyou, they're a very unique social enterprise, as they believe they can help end global poverty in this lifetime, and hence they give 100% of their profits from their products to helping people in need. 100%!! And what's even more amazing, is that each Thankyou product comes with a unique tracker ID number, which you can enter online or via a special Thankyou app, so that you can see exactly where the profits from the product you’ve purchased is going! Now how amazing is that!
What also amazing is that these products are made here in Australia, and they are completely free from chemical nasties including SLS, SLES, EDTA and parabens, and they do not contain any synthetic fragrances or colours, palm oils or harsh detergents, and they are PH balanced and suitable for even the most sensitive skin and they have all been dermatologically tested. And of course they have not been tested on animals!!
The Thankyou Botanical Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Wash is a super gentle hand wash made with ingredients derived from nature. It contains natural oils and botanical extracts from Chamomile Flower Extract, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Sandalwood, while Patchouli and Vanilla leaves it smelling beautiful. The Hand Wash gentle cleans your hands, without drying them out, and the gorgeous scent lingers both in the air and on your hands.
The matching Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Lotion is a nourishing yet super light hand cream. It is made without palm oil, but contains rich ingredients such as Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Plant Derived Glycerin, Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Avocado Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, Cacao Seed Butter, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Kakadu Plum Fruit Extract, Lavender Oil, as well as of course the Patchouli Oil, and Vanilla to give it its beautiful scent. It absorbs super fast into the skin, which I really like, and has it doesn't leave the hands feeling greasy I can immediately get on the day. Like the Hand Wash, the Hand Lotion comes in a convenient, and large, pump bottle, that also looks super stylish in the bathroom.
Then there's the Thankyou Antibacterial Grapefruit Sanitiser. With our little boy having been so sick and not having an immune system, we’ve relied on antibacterial sanitisers to keep germs at bay in order to protect him from any infection or illness as much as possible, and the Thankyou Antibacterial Grapefruit Sanitiser is one of the nicest ones I've come across. Often I find that antibacterial sanitisers are very 'alcoholic' but not this one - there's absolutely no alcohol smell in sight, but rather it has the most beautiful uplifting zesty and refreshing scent from the grapefruit, but I also love that it kills 99.9% of germs. And as it is pH balanced, it doesn't irritate or dry out the hands. But instead the gel, which quickly absorbs into the skin, still leaves your hands soft thanks to the added Aloe Vera leaf juice and Vitamin E.
For the body, I've been loving the Thankyou Coffee Body Scrub with Botanical Geranium and Rosewood. As a coffee addict, I love the smell of this scrub made with coffee grounds which is rich in antioxidants along with cold-pressed macadamia oil. The coffee grounds are gentle on the skin, yet super efficient, and used on the damp skin and left on for a few minutes so the skin can absorb all the natural hydrating ingredients, this scrub leaves the skin so incredibly soft and smooth, and smelling gorgeous too - just like my bathroom, which smells almost like a coffee shop. As anyone loving coffee scrubs will know, it does leave a bit of a mess behind, but if you ask me, its worth it, and the perfect kick start in the morning too.
All the products come in old style dark brown apothecary plastic bottles and jars with the stunning a simplistic Thankyou labels, which also makes these products look fantastic out on display.
So all in all I have again really enjoyed using these products from Thankyou. The products are exceptionally well priced, in fact I was surprised at their low price, so I will definitely be purchasing these again, as well as looking into more products from the large Thankyou product range.
And I love knowing that while I care my skin, purchasing these particular products from Thankyou will help support various programs;
Thankyou Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Wash - a hygiene and sanitation program in Bangladesh
Thankyou Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Lotion - a hygiene and sanitation program in Bangladesh
Thankyou Coffee Body Scrub - a hygiene and sanitation program in Tanzania
Thankyou Antibacterial Grapefruit Sanitiser - a hygiene and sanitation program in Bangladesh
Thankyou Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Wash - $7.59 / 500ml
Thankyou Patchouli & Vanilla Hand Lotion - $8.99 / 500ml
Thankyou Antibacterial Grapefruit Sanitiser - $12.99 / 500ml
Thankyou Coffee Body Scrub w/Geranium and Rosewood - RRP: $14.95 / 300g
Available from Chemist Warehouse, Coles, Priceline & Woolworths
* Products have been kindly provided for consideration, and have reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy.
16 May 2016
PRODUCT REVIEW: C-LAB & CO COFFEE SCRUB
Coffee scrubs are all the rave at the moment, but for some reason I never got around to trying one, so when a parcel with the C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub landed unexpectedly at my doorstep I was naturally intrigued. As a coffee lover, I naturally absolutely love the scent of this scrub, as it simply smells like a cup of freshly made coffee, so I just couldn't wait to dig into it and give it a try!
The C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub is made from 100 % natural ingredients, with the main one being 'just cracked' roasted and ground coffee beans and citrus and almond oils as well as sea salt. It comes in a dark plastic jar, and the actual scrub is like those damp coffee grounds you'll find in the filter of your coffee dripper. It is best used on slightly damp skin, and you then scrub in circular motions, focusing especially on any problem areas. Once done, you leave the scrub on the skin for about 5 minutes, to let the goodness from the oil absorb into the skin.
The jar with the coffee scrub comes packed inside a brown paper bag, and inside you'll also find a huge handful of whole coffee beans, so simply opening this bag and you'll get this divine coffee scent, just like opening a fresh pack of coffee! The only thing is that I really don't know what to do with these beans, as I don't think they'd be good to use in my coffee machine, so it is a little bit of a waste really, yet still a very nice touch.
The coffee scrub is packed densely into the tub and as the actual scrub has a very fine texture, it is very gentle on the skin without being too scratchy, yet exfoliating enough to leave the skin feeling incredibly soft and smooth after all dead skin cells have been gently buffed away. And without my skin feeling dried out, and in actual fact, my skin is left feeling very moisturised thanks to the natural oils in the scrub.
Once out of the shower and my skin is dry, I also notice that the scrub has left a lovely scent on my skin, which luckily enough doesn't smell like you've just soaked in a tub-full of coffee! It is simply a very pleasant and subtle scent with that fresh citrus lingering in the background. So lovely. And my bathroom is left smelling like a coffee shop, which isn't a bad thing, especially when you need that little bit of a kick-start in the mornings!
On the negative, the all the coffee grounds, which unlike salt and sugar scrubs, don't dissolve, do leave a bit of a mess in the shower!
The C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub does make the claim of helping to reduce cellulite and stretch marks, but I am yet to see that happen, but guess you'd need to use the scrub more frequently and over a longer period of time for that to happen!
Regardless, this is a really gorgeous scrub. As a coffee lover I really adore the scent, and the scrub is making my skin so silky soft and smooth while also having a moisturising effect - so I now understand what all the hype is all about. I'll definitely purchase this one again!
C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub - RRP: $24.99 / 330g
Available from Priceline
* Some products may have been kindly provided for consideration, and have reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy.
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The C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub is made from 100 % natural ingredients, with the main one being 'just cracked' roasted and ground coffee beans and citrus and almond oils as well as sea salt. It comes in a dark plastic jar, and the actual scrub is like those damp coffee grounds you'll find in the filter of your coffee dripper. It is best used on slightly damp skin, and you then scrub in circular motions, focusing especially on any problem areas. Once done, you leave the scrub on the skin for about 5 minutes, to let the goodness from the oil absorb into the skin.
The jar with the coffee scrub comes packed inside a brown paper bag, and inside you'll also find a huge handful of whole coffee beans, so simply opening this bag and you'll get this divine coffee scent, just like opening a fresh pack of coffee! The only thing is that I really don't know what to do with these beans, as I don't think they'd be good to use in my coffee machine, so it is a little bit of a waste really, yet still a very nice touch.
The coffee scrub is packed densely into the tub and as the actual scrub has a very fine texture, it is very gentle on the skin without being too scratchy, yet exfoliating enough to leave the skin feeling incredibly soft and smooth after all dead skin cells have been gently buffed away. And without my skin feeling dried out, and in actual fact, my skin is left feeling very moisturised thanks to the natural oils in the scrub.
Once out of the shower and my skin is dry, I also notice that the scrub has left a lovely scent on my skin, which luckily enough doesn't smell like you've just soaked in a tub-full of coffee! It is simply a very pleasant and subtle scent with that fresh citrus lingering in the background. So lovely. And my bathroom is left smelling like a coffee shop, which isn't a bad thing, especially when you need that little bit of a kick-start in the mornings!
On the negative, the all the coffee grounds, which unlike salt and sugar scrubs, don't dissolve, do leave a bit of a mess in the shower!
The C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub does make the claim of helping to reduce cellulite and stretch marks, but I am yet to see that happen, but guess you'd need to use the scrub more frequently and over a longer period of time for that to happen!
Regardless, this is a really gorgeous scrub. As a coffee lover I really adore the scent, and the scrub is making my skin so silky soft and smooth while also having a moisturising effect - so I now understand what all the hype is all about. I'll definitely purchase this one again!
C-Lab & Co Coffee Scrub - RRP: $24.99 / 330g
Available from Priceline
* Some products may have been kindly provided for consideration, and have reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy.
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