One of the reasons why I love Clarins is because the brand often has amazing gift with purchase offers. This is why occasionally  I end up buying more products than I originally plan to.

Clarins Tonic Bath & Shower Concentrate is actually a great example.  I saw that this was a buy-two-get-it-free the other day and had to indulge.

Since I am a huge fan of the Toning Body Polisher and the scent I knew that I’d like the shower concentrate, as well.

This line is supposed to “Tone, Cleanse & Invigorate” . Although I can’t comment on the tone effect (you should follow with the oil and cream to see the toning/firming benefits), it definitely cleanses, refreshes nicely and

It’s the beginning of the new week, so here is what bath and shower products I’ve been using last week. You can see the previous posts here and here.

Shower Gels and Scrub

I have been showing a lot of love to my Lush shower gels this month. I have a lot of different ones from different brands, as I like to rotate them but these two were used a lot. Happy Hippy is a fresh grapefruit with a not very overpowering scent, so could be used not only in the mornings. Glögg is a spicy and warm fragrance which always cheers me up!

As for the scrub – Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub was my choice recently, as it is a gentle exfoliator which makes the skin smooth and allows creams and oils to absorb better.

Oils

My skin is extremely dry and flaky at the moment so I am using a lot of different oils on it. I love taking a long and relaxing bath with some oils, for example  with this Lavera Organic Wild Rose Bath Oil. It is

L’Occitane’s Almond Shower oil is a cult product and a best seller of the brand, plus I’ve heard countless raves about it so really wanted to try it myself.

I was very excited to get is as a part of my Christmas gift!

It is basically a gentle oil  which turns into a soft foam when contacts water. It is supposed to leave the skin soft and subtle, and it does. Unfortunately, for my very dry skin this is not enough in the cold months and I have to use moisturizer anyway, but if yours is not as dry, you may get away with just this product.

I am really looking forward to

Remember my huge post about the new Elemis products?

Well, they kindly sent me two products from different ranges to try.  One is from the Body Awaken range and the other one is from the Body Exotics range.

The product I will be talking about today  is from the Body Exotics line, which I adore! So today I will tell you about the new Tranquil Touch Indulgent Bath Elixir 300ml, £19

It contains “skin conditioning cocoa butter, combined with sensuous patchouli, cedarwood, and vetiver”. As all the  products from the Exotics Line, it smells divine and it was love at first  sniff for me. I think that  Sp@ home is a great name for the range as the scent of both products that I’ve tried is very strong.

Right after I’ve got this product I had no time to take a bath but I really wanted to try it as soon as possible,  so I’ve decided to use it as a shower gel. And you know what? The scent actually stayed on my skin for a while, it did not disappear as soon as I left the shower as it often happens. I personally find this amazing and I wish the scent would be with me even for a longer time.

When using the product for bath, you get a decent amount of foam and your bathroom is full of  beautiful exotic aroma. Just make sure that you don’t use too much as  the scent is strong and it may be even a bit overwhelming.

I would love to see Elemis doing

Elemis Exotic range is definitely one of the best skin care lines I’ve ever tried. Every single product is absolutely amazing!

I already wrote about the body scrub, multi-purpose melt (my favourite) and mentioned the body lotion. So today I want to tell you about the shower and bath gel which is also divine!

This shower cream smells of  Tahitian Monoi Oil and  Frangipani flowers which I like so much and I really would like to find a fragrance with a similar scent (if you know one please let me know). Elemis have Exotic Eau de Parfum but is has a different scent. So far I just use the melt as perfumes so I can feel it for a longer time but of course it doesnt’ last as long as the perfume would.

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