How much is your Holiday Toiletries Bag Worth?

Hi-diddley-ho-there!

(Can I just say before I start this post. I am not nude in the picture above. Upon looking at it again after posting I look like a bloody nudist hippy! I can assure you that I am wearing a bikini top behind this large toiletries bag. Sort it out Ash, sheesh! Now on with the post)

This is an interesting one peoples. I love to take lots of toiletries on holiday because it is nice to have the comforts of home. Comforts meaning beautifying products. And I have many.

Yes it is heavy but I don't care... I NEED each and everyone of these products! So here we go...

Nature's Response Organic Foot Spray | £5.95

Eucerin Aquaphor Ointment | £8.50

Aveda Botanical Kinetics Toning Mist | £17

Aveda Shampure | £13

Aveda dry Remedy Conditioner | £22.50

Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser | £4.99

Laura Mercier Fresh Fig Body Creme 85g | £12.32

Utan Deluxe Gradual Tan Miami Beach | £6

Dove Beauty Finish Anti-Perspirant | £2.49

Ren BB Cream 15ml* | £7.80

Ren Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask 15ml* | £9

Ren Hydra Calm Day Cream | £27

Macleans Whitening Toothpaste | £1

Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream | £31

La Roche Posay Effeclar Duo | £13

Laura Mercier Fresh Fig Perfume | £12.45

Vaseline Rosy Lips | £1.99

Wilkinson Sword Extra 2 Beauty Razors | £2.50

Oral B Professional Care 1000 | £35.99 

Total £234.48

Wow that total is quite staggering. Perhaps we should be getting our toiletry bags insured when we go on holiday as well as our luggage! 

What do you think? Is this excessive or not enough products?

I would love to hear what you think comment below!

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REVIEW | Dove Summer Glow Nourishing Lotion for Fair to Medium Skin

For the last few months I have been totally off fake tan. I just wanted to be my own skin colour for a while and embrace the pale! But with the sun beginning to peep out (among the hail and snow) I thought I would venture in to the build up your tan gradual tanner moisturiser route. I haven't tried anything like that for years so I didn't have a clue where to start. Where better to ask for advice than from my fellow bloggers?

I was recommended the Dove Summer glow and decided to jump in and try it! Off I went to the shops and ended up picking up a bit of a haul which I blogged about here.

There are 2 options with the Dove Summer glow, Fair to medium or medium to dark. Obvs I chose the lighter one because my skin is super pale at the mo. It was £2.49 which I think is an abolsute bargain for a 500ml bottle.

I really like the packaging of this product. It is very sleek and has a good lid for keeping the product fresh with no spills.

The smell is quite pleasant and there is not a hint of tanner stench when you open the lid, which I really didn't want. With a gradual tanner I don't like to feel like I am applying fake tan or I would just apply fake tan. So thumbs up there.

The colour of the actual product is a lovely peachy pink and the texture is nice and thick. After slathering it on everywhere bar my face I felt a little sticky for half an hour but after that faded I was left with a lovely moisturised bod.

The next day I noticed I was looking a little more tanned (in some places). Especially around my stomach, I could see my belly button was paler inside. I applied it again that night and waited in anticipation to see my colour the next day.

I looked even more tanned after the second application. Probably more so than I thought I would. I did note that I had quite a few streaks, notable on my arm and on my shin which I wasn't too impressed with, I didn't think this gradual tanner would be as dark as quickly.

I stopped at the 2 applications due to the streak. It faded very evenly after a couple days.

Overall I would say I will be using this again. It is a very easy product to use and does what it says on the tin. I don't really have any complaints but note that it will streak if put on unevenly so I will pay a lot more attention to rubbing in fully.

Great if you want to create a slight colour change and will build with more applications. A good way to start the summer sun leg showing celebrations!

Have you tried Dove Summer Glow?

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