Showing posts with label Blossom and May. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blossom and May. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Blossom & May




Blossom & May is a family run company based in West Sussex which offer a range of handmade and natural beauty products which contain local honey and beeswax.

Founder, Janet Carter made her first pot of balm some 46 years ago when she couldn't find products suitable for her sensitive skin.  She gave some of the balm to friends and neighbours who loved it. This prompted her to set up her own business making skincare products - a business which she sold after trading for 25 years.

She found that people still wanted to use her products so she came out of retirement and started making products in her farmhouse kitchen - selling at Craft Fairs and Farmers Markets.

In 2012, with her grandson James they repackaged the products and launched as Blossom & May.


Deep Cleanser (50ml - £8.50)* - a rich balm scented with lavender which removes all make up (including waterproof mascara) and daily grime easily.  Apply to the skin massaging into the skin and remove with a warmed damp muslin cloth.  This is really nice to use and makes for a great evening ritual. Suitable for use around the eyes and for sensitive skins.  Contains Sussex Beeswax and Almond Oil.  This is my favourite product and one which I'd purchase.  Great value too as a pot lasts for ages.

Honey & Calendula Moisturiser (50ml - £8.50)* - a heavenly scented light and fluffy moisturiser which absorbs quickly into the skin.  Apply to cleansed face and neck morning and night. Honey and beeswax moisturise while calendula soothes. 

Skin Balm (50ml - £8.50)* - a rich multi-purpose treatment for face, neck, hands (great for elbows, knees and feet too!)  Contains beeswax and lanolin and is lightly scented with lavender. It treats, calms and nourishes dry and irritated skin.

The range also includes bath & body products - see here and hand made English soaps - see here.

Have you used any of these products?  What are your thoughts?

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*PR samples

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Shopping My Stash #31


Here's what I've been loving this week -

Blossom & May Deep Cleanser 50ml* - quite simply one of the best cleansers I've ever used!   Smells simply gorgeous with a hint of lavender. I've been using this in the evening to remove daily grime and make up. Remove with a warmed damp muslin cloth.  It's turning into one of my favourite evening rituals.  Full review to follow.

Blossom & May Honey & Calendula Moisturiser 50ml* - a light and easily absorbed moisturiser made with calendula flowers and honey - smells slightly sweet and floral.  I'm really enjoying using it. Again, full review will follow.

Illamasqua Freak EDP 30ml - simply love this scent! With top notes of Black Davana, Opium Flower and Night Blossom, a heart of Poison Hemlock, Datura and Queen of the Night Blossoms and with a base of Frankincense, Oud and Myrrh.  It's quite heady when it is first sprayed but mellows out to a sweet floral.

RODIN Olio Lusso Lip Balm 5ml - simply love this moisturising and luxe lip balm. See my review here.

Rituals Volume Mascara mini in Black - this came free with InStyle magazine recently. A great volumising mascara.

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie - my first lip butter and still my favourite.  It came all the way from USA before they launched here.  See my post here.

Have you used any of these?

*PR samples