Latest Buys: Witchy Wicks, Martha & Flo, The Ghost Family Haunts, Aromatherapy Associates, The Edinburgh Wax Co, Naturisimo, La Montana, Latest in Beauty & Soap Folk

Here's what I've been buying recently:

I've been really impressed with the Witchy Witch soy wax melts I've tried so far. I couldn't resist their Halloween Sample Bumper Pack (£21) recently which has samples of all the melts in the Halloween range!

I discovered Martha & Flo on Etsy and have bought a couple of bits. The little 'love lives here' hanging heart is exquisite and super cute (£6).

I picked up some spooky melts by the Ghost Family Flame at The Ghost Family Haunts - Sabrina - Pumpkin Bread, Myers - Baked Apple and Fright Night - Pumpkin Marshmallow Latte (£6) which smell gorgeous. I also picked up a clam (£4) of my fav Lyndhurst a deep apple scent topped with botanicals and magic!

Aromatherapy Associates have just brought out a new range which is the scent of optimism and entitled "Rose Reimagined" - Damask Rose, Geranium and Palmarosa - the scent really is exquisite. They are currently running an offer buy an item in the new range and get a free 50ml hand cream - be rude not to, one for me, one for my mother-in-law's Xmas! A review will follow (gorgeous)!

New-to-me scoopable wax (£6.50 each) from The Edinburgh Wax Co which is a blend of soy and coconut wax and coconut oil along with a range of scents (I've already tried the Rhubarb & Plum candle - gorgeous!). The scoopable wax comes in reusable or recyclable tins with a little wooden scoop. Review to come!

As you know I can never resist a Naturisimo Discovery Box and their recent "Most Wanted" was absolutely fantastic at only £19.95 - see my review HERE.

La Montana the maker of gorgeous Spanish inspired candles have introduced a fragrance discovery set (which is £10 with code until the end of the month). Such a brilliant invention and of course I now want to try all the candles (already love Winter Oranges). The little room mists 9 x 2.5ml give you a real feel of how the candles will smell. Fig Grove and Sacred Roses, you are first! 

Of course, a Latest in Beauty box is hard to resist. I'd been desperate to try Aromatherapy Associates Revive Shower Oil - and inside the box Stella Smart Beauty Awards Edit is a full size worth £26! The whole box as a LiB Box Pro member came in at £49.50 instead of £54 - so be rude not to (some bits inside are also for gifts).

Lovely Soap Folk offer a clever "All Kinds" Soap Offcuts box (£12.50) which have wonky edges, slight imperfections or rippled faces. Inside is a mix of sizes and scents. I'd wished on instagram that my box contain a piece of their newest soap - Spiced Apple - and it did!

What have you been buying lately?

Giveaway: Soap Folk - it's over!

I've got a fantastic giveaway for one of my readers. You can win 2 bars of soap from Soap Folk* in Juniper Berry and Lemon & Bergamot (these are worth £5.95 each). The soaps are Soil Association Organic Certified and COSMOS Certified. You can see my review HERE.

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Soap Folk: The Soap Box

I came across Soap Folk online and instantly knew I wanted to try their lovely handcrafted soaps which are made with love, care and attention to detail (I'm a huge, huge bar of soap fan). The soaps actually started life as ones to be shared among friends and family before founder, Fiona decided to launch Soap Folk, a small independent artisan company based in the UK.

Of course I wanted to try them all so chose The Soap Box (£20 plus p&p). It's just perfect for gifting (if you can bear to give it away, that is!) 

Inside the illustrated kraft box which comes with a cotton ribbon and label tag are four natural soaps which are wrapped in super pretty wrap designed by Susie Hetherington to illustrate the simple beauty in the natural world. The soaps are palm oil free and made using traditional cold process method.

The first one I've opened is Rose Geranium which smells glorious. Shea Butter and Sweet Almond Oil nourish while French Pink Clay adds a slight touch of exfoliation. The sweet lush floral rose geranium scent acts as a pick me up, softening the skin and nourishing both the body and mind.

Lavender & Oatmilk is calming and comforting with a gentle Lavender scent (it feels like a warm cozy blanket). Oatmilk gives the soap a rich and creamy feel which softens, moisturises and calms. Lavender, relaxes and helps to ease tension. The butterfly on the wrapper is an Adonis Blue, one of the rarest butterflies in England.

Peppermint is cooling and refreshing (great to use on holiday, during the summer months, in the kitchen or for combination skins). It's formulated with skin softening Green Clay, soothing Avocado oil along with Peppermint and Rosemary essential oils. Fiona says it's a good soap for all members of the family. In the summer mint develops mauve flowers which are depicted on the wrapper - which the bees love.

Best Selling Milk & Honey is unscented for sensitive skins. Goats Milk, Honey and Ground Oats give it a gentle creamy scent. The wrapper depicts bees, flowers and honey.

If you are going to Natural & Organic Products Europe (NOPE) on 22nd and 23rd April catch them on at stand E4D (and look out for some exciting news later today on Twitter and Instagram).

Which soap would you choose or would you have to have all four like me?