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Baylis & Harding Gift Ideas

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Baylis & Harding Gift Ideas

Baylis & Harding Gift Ideas

Even if you’re shopping at the very last minute for Mother’s Day gifts, don’t worry that’s the fantastic thing about Baylis & Harding it’s readily available in most supermarkets. So if you’re still looking for a lovely gift or something else to add to your Mother’s Day surprise when you can still pop in and grab one of the gorgeous Baylis & Harding Gift Sets. They have quite a few to choose from this year, the two I am featuring are from the La Maison Linen Rose & Cotton Collection.

Baylis & Harding are a British family run business that specialises in stylish, designer-quality, luxury bath and body products that are affordable for everyone. Their products always make lovely, thoughtful gifts and I like that they’re available at a number of retailers. They make finding a gift for someone just that much easier.

Baylis Harding Mothers Day Gift Ideas

Baylis & Harding La Maison Linen Rose & Cotton Heart Gift Box

The first thing you notice about this set is that it comes packaged in the prettiest pale pink & silver heart shaped box, it looks super luxurious and feminine. This gift set comes with two pampering treats including a body cleanser & massage body balm lotion. This gift would be lovely for any Mum or loved one that likes to take a moment to themselves to relax and pamper. They have a pretty floral scent but the fresh cotton gives it a relaxing, fresh twist.

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BAYLIS AND HARDING LINEN ROSE AND COTTON

Baylis & Harding Linen Rose & Cotton Luxury Candles

This is a pretty set of three candles are infused with a subtle linen, rose and cotton scent. It is the perfect fresh but floral scent for Spring and this trio of candles come housed in a silver, pale pink and cream jars inside in a beautiful gift box. What a lovely way to treat your Mum this Sunday

Baylis & Harding have a huge selection of gifts available this Mother’s Day & they’re available in Tesco, Asda, Argos, House of Fraser, Superdrug and Amazon!

Baylis & Harding Christmas Gift Sets

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Baylis Harding Christmas Gifts

Baylis Harding Christmas Gifts

If there is one brand that you can rely on at Christmas to release fantastic, affordable gift sets its Baylis & Harding. They have such a wide selection and have a gift option for everyone and to make your life even easier they come beautifully packaged and ready for gifting. I also like that their products are available in most major supermarkets so you can do a little Christmas shopping whilst you’re in.

Baylis and Harding Gift Sets

Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Shower Sensation Star Tin

The star-shaped tin contains three of Baylis & Harding’s best selling products and is the perfect affordable pampering present.

  • Balancing Body Wash with Vitamins A, B and C
  • Hand and Body Lotion
  • Luxurious Shower Crème

I think this would be a really nice set to give to a Mum, Gran or as a Secret Santa gift. It has 3 great products in and the scent is one that a lot of people will enjoy, it has zesty top notes of sweet mandarin, grapefruit and lemon alongside a sweeter, more sensuous heart of jasmine and orange blossom.

Baylis and Harding Beauticology Gift Set

Beauticology Soldier Cosy Night In Gift Set

This is such a fun set and I love the candy cane style packaging it so festive and cute. The contents of this would be more suited to a teenager or young adult as both the products included have very sweet scents. You have everything you need for the perfect cosy night in! Inside you get,

  • Knitted Hot Water Bottle Cover in red & white stripes with soldier motif
  • Vanilla Frosting Hand & Body lotion
  • Strawberry Candy Cane Body Wash

Baylis & Harding Cosy Night in Set

Both these gift sets come beautifully packaged and ready to gift!

Baylis & Harding have a great selection of gifts this Christmas and they’re available in Tesco, Boots, and Morrisons very handy to pick up whilst you’re doing your shopping. I’m spending Christmas in Scotland & the super soft hot water bottle is 100% coming with me!

*This post contains PR samples

Mandara Spa Products

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Madara Spa Bodycare Products

Mandara Spa Products

From the same people that brought us Elemis comes this fantastic affordable bath & bodycare brand called Mandara Spa. Their International Spas are located in some of the most beautiful parts of the world but if like me there is no hope of you visiting paradise anytime soon their bath & bodycare products are a perfect way of creating your own at home spa experience. I have been trying out two products from the Bali Santi Range which smell heavenly and one of their indulgent body butters which is a Winter skin saviour

The Bali Santi Range smells like a far-off tropical paradise, it has smoothing sweet almond oil, nourishing coconut oil which are sweet and evokes memories of holidays. So this range makes you feel like you’ve jetted off somewhere warm, which let’s face it in the depths of a British Winter is always the dream.

Blooming Bath and Shower Oil* £7

This is a really nice indulgent bath product, I like that it is an oil it feels so grown up and luxurious. I found the scent of this so relaxing and I felt like I was in a tropical holiday destination. The oil leaves your skin feeling so healthy and soft but not greasy, you don’t need to add much to your bath and I don’t like using it in the shower because it does leave it quite slippy & I am VERY clumsy so I use this as a bath oil and its perfect.

Nurturing Body Milk* £5

I have to say I haven’t used many body milks in my time but this one feels so cooling and soothing on the skin and it is much more lightweight than the body butter. I have been using the milk as my morning body moisturiser and then using the more heavy body butter in the evening and that has been working wonders for my skin. This feels very gentle and the scent is beautiful and a really pretty mix of sweet, spice and floral scents.

Ylang Ylang & Coconut Body Butter Body Butter* £6

This is your standard thick deeply hydrating body butter, its is packed full of lovely ingredients including moisturising shea, cocoa and mango butters, soothing sweet almond oil, nourishing coconut oil, soothing frangipani flower milk, fragrant orange and ylang-ylang. It might smell quite fresh and summery but this is a perfect Winter skin saviour, it’s so nourishing and keeps my body smooth and soft. I love using it in the evening after I’ve had a bath because I go to bed not only smelling so good but I wake up with incredibly smooth skin. This is such a skin treat and if you like the more heavy feel of a body butter this is ideal for you.

Madara Spa Bodycare Products

Mandara Spa products are budget friendly but that doesn’t mean they compromise on quality, they’re a very indulgent treat and I highly recommend them as gifts this Christmas. They have an extensive range of products and scents. I would say this range is an affordable luxury at its best.

Available online at www.timetospa.co.uk/mandara-spa select Sainsburys stores or online www.sainsburys.co.uk

Products that are marked with an * have either been sent to me for my consideration or I’ve received at events. I’m under no obligation to review them on my blog. However if I do, the reviews are 100% my own.

My Favourite Scented Body Products

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Favourite body products

I was sorting through my skincare box I I realised that most of my body products smell SO good. I thought I would share with you my favourite ones.

Original Source Pineapple & Coconut Shower – The lovely Hayley bought me a bottle of this for my birthday last year & I have been hooked ever since. I’ve been through so many bottles & always have a spare one waiting in the wings. It smells sweet & fruity and leaves my skin so soft. It has the consistency of an oil (not too thin & runny thought) but still lathers up. Its the perfect morning shower gel.

ESPA Optimal TriSerum* – This is such a treat for your body, its so luxurious & feels incredible on the skin. Not to mention it smells like an exclusive spa (and is just as relaxing). As it is quite luxurious I like to use it sparingly & tend to use it once a week, I very much look forward to it and love how It keeps my body hydrated & feeling pampered. I have written a post all bout this Optimal TriSerum so if you want to know more about the skin benefits click through & have a read.

Nip & Fab Mango Body Smoothie – I’m sad to say I think this scent has been discontinued but I know Nip & Fab have other scents available. This mango one smells summery and fruity, the scent lasts for ages on my skin. The formula is lovely & thick as you would expect from a body butter so it is perfect for giving your skin a boost of hydration. I love using body butters & this one is so good. If you like fruity scents then this is for you, its smells like being on a tropical Island.

Laura Mercier Creme Brulee Souffle Body Creme – This stuff smells incredible. I can’t get enough of it. It has a grown up warm sweet smell, not a sickly sweet scent but a luxurious creamy sweet scent that lingers on my skin all night. I tend to use this after I have had a long soak in the bath & I can smell it all night long. Heaven in a pot. I love that it is in a glass jar too it looks pretty and luxurious in my bathroom.

Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter – Such a favourite in the blogging world & a firm favourite in my household too. You get so much product for your money & that sweet scent is so familiar. I love applying a generous amount of this after shaving my legs & it leaves them soft & looking great. Its a staple in my skincare stash & I always have a tub on the go. I feel like it never lets me down & although I use other products (like the ones in this post) I always go back to this!

Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Ultra Nourishing Oil* – Now there is one thing you should know about me, I love Fig & anything Fig scented I’m completely addicted. This Roger & Gallet Body Oil is incredibly nourishing and leaves your skin with a healthy glow & so hydrated but most importantly the Fig scent in this is beautiful. Its so long lasting and smells divine. It has that Fig scent that I love but it has a slight sweetness to it too & I think this makes a really nice Spring / Summer scent.

Let me know what your favourite body products are & if you like sweet, fruity or more grown up scents.

Products that are marked with an * have either been sent to me for my consideration or I’ve received at events. I’m under no obligation to review them on my blog. However if I do, the reviews are 100% my own.