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Thanks BH for the opportunity to trial this product! I have been using this shampoo and conditioner for a few weeks now and I'm really enjoying the fresh feel of my hair. The shampoo has a lovely gel texture that lathers easily, feels very luxurious and rinses without residue. My hair is fine and thinning and this shampoo makes it feel clean and bouncy after use. I've deducted 1 star however, as my hair doesn't feel thicker, which I was really hoping it would. I'm always on the lookout for a product that will give my hair fullness but unfortunately, this wasn't the one.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this lovely product. I really enjoyed using this shampoo and its conditioner. I have had thinning hair for several years now, and I'm always on the lookout for a good quality and reasonably priced shampoo that will give my hair some body and fullness. This shampoo has a pleasant, light fragrance and lathers well. After my hair was dry, I noticed that it looked very light and clean. I've deducted a star because, while it looked fuller, it didn't actually feel fuller to the touch.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this product. I admit I was a little hesitant when I first realised what this product was, as I really hated its spray counterpart. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it. The formula seems to be the same as the spray but in a cute little brush. It looks like a mascara and applies accurately so there's no mess. This worked well for reducing waste and ensuring coverage. As with the spray, you have to let it dry so there's no transfer of colour. My only criticism is that it's time consuming for someone like me who has a significant amount of greys. Despite this, I found myself using it often to at least cover the majority of greys. I would definitely recommend it if you don't have a huge amount of grey hair. I'll use the rest of it but probably won't repurchase simply because it's not adequate coverage for my level of grey hair.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this product. First impressions: I really liked the packaging, although I would've liked a little spatula for hygiene reasons. It is very simplistic and looks pretty on my bathroom counter. It smells lovely, not too overpowering and doesn't linger very long on the skin, which is something I generally look for in skincare that has a fragrance to it. After first use: I found it absorbed well into my skin and didn't leave it feeling greasy, it was comfortable to wear all day and felt lovely and hydrating. The SPF was quite effective as well, although I don't generally spend much time in the sun, so for my purposes it was very good. Overall: While I liked using this cream, I didn't notice any of the anti-ageing or firming effects that Nivea claim. I didn't notice any significant difference in fine lines or the firmness and texture of my skin. If this product was marketed as a hydrating day cream with SPF, I would have given it five stars. I could only bring myself to give it three though, because these are quite strong claims, and there are other products on the market that claim the same results and actually deliver. RESPONSE FROM NIVEA: Dear Annette81, thank you for your honest feedback! We’re sorry to hear that in this case you did not get the results you were hoping for. As an alternative we would recommend trying our NIVEA Cellular range, from what you have said I believe that this range may be more suitable for you. Thanks again for your feedback, we appreciate your comments. The NIVEA Team

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this product. I initially was very excited to try this product, as I don't have much time to colour my hair often enough. When the parcel arrived, I ran straight to the bathroom to try it out. That is where my excitement ended. Initial thoughts, the packaging is very cute, nice colours and would definitely get my attention in a store. But the nozzle is not very accurate, I found that I ended up covered in little brown spots after using it. This is definitely not a product for quick touch ups. You need the same clothing and skin protection as you would if you were colouring your hair. That kind of defeats the purpose of the product for me. If I'm going to go to all that trouble, I may as well colour my hair instead. So having managed to get the product in the right place, I was hoping it would at least perform well. Coverage was good, but the texture was awful. My hair felt like I had just sprayed it with a whole can of hairspray, very crunchy and dry feeling. Even the colour wasn't transfer-proof. The slightest touch and my fingers ended up brown, so if you get an itch while you're out, you'll have a bit of a problem on your hands. Having read the reviews, I can see it has worked well for some people, but for me, it really wasn't a nice product to use, I didn't get what I was hoping from it and definitely wouldn't recommend or repurchase. There are much better products out there that perform better even if they are a bit more expensive.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to attend a wonderful event and trial this product. I received this gift pack for review after attending an event at The Body Shop. It contains a mini body scrub, mini shower gel, mini body butter and mini hand cream in the limited edition Christmas fragrance Peppermint Candy Cane. I want to begin by saying that this is a gift I would be very happy to receive for Christmas, so I'm confident that any beauty lover in your life will definitely appreciate this as a Christmas gift. I love that it contains smaller size products that you can try out before buying the full size, and I'm always a fan of fragrance layering. We were lucky enough to receive the peppermint candy cane fragrance, this was definitely my favourite of the 3 limited edition fragrances. In true Body Shop style, the quality of the products has not been compromised in creating the new scent. The shower gel is luxurious and smells delicious without being overpowering, the sugar scrub is effective without being too rough on the skin, the body butter is extremely rich and moisturising and the hand cream is beautiful and absorbs quickly. My only criticism, and the reason I cut a star, is that the scent doesn't linger on the skin very long after applying the products. I want to smell like Christmas for at least the entire day! Having said that, the Body Shop has also released a shimmer mist in the same scent which would probably last longer, so I'll have to try that.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this foundation. I really liked the packaging of this foundation, very minimalistic but cute glass bottle with a black lid. I was a bit disappointed though when I removed the lid and found that it wasn't a pump dispenser, I prefer a pump dispenser for hygiene and cleanliness reasons. The product itself is runnier than other foundations I've used but applies well and blends evenly regardless of your preferred method of application. Coverage for me was medium, didn't cover all my imperfections so I would use this during the day (coverage not full enough for special occasion wear). I selected the shade 120 Classic Ivory, and this matched my skin colour quite well, so I'm very happy with the ease of colour matching, especially since it was done online with only a colour chart. The finish was a lovely matte that didn't look powdery and I loved that it controlled the shine that I tend to get on my nose during the day. I'm not sure about the poreless part of the product description, while it did make my skin look more even, I could still see my pores and didn't really get that airbrushed finish that I was expecting. Despite this, I did really love this foundation and will continue to use it as a daytime foundation. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is the lack of pump dispenser. I guess knowing what we know today about makeup and hygiene, I've come to expect that foundation will just always come in a pump dispenser.

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this product. I use dry shampoo routinely so I was very excited to try out the new Luxe product. My initial impression of the packaging was very positive, it has a lovely green and gold design that really does give it a luxe feel. The scent is lovely as well, true to Batiste’s dry shampoo range in general. Performance wise, I’m extremely impressed with it. Not only does it perform beautifully like all the other dry shampoos in the Batiste range, but I found that my hair felt more nourished and healthy the next morning after using it. It can look a bit powdery white to begin with, but massages in easily and disappears. It absorbs excess oil extremely well and works wonders on volume as well. Overall, I’ve always been a big fan of Batiste dry shampoos and this product is no exception. I highly recommend it and will be repurchasing in the future.

Thanks BH for the opportunity to trial this product. I’m generally not a foundation user, I’ve always found it to be too heavy and opted for BB creams instead. Well this foundation has converted me! I love the sleek glass bottle and the pump packaging is very hygienic. I found it very easy to colour match just using the colour chart, when colour matching even in person is usually tricky. The shade I selected was a perfect match and blends seamlessly into my skin, no matter how much I use. I tried it a number of different ways, using a brush, a sponge and my fingers, and every time I got a beautiful, even coverage. The finish is matte but not dull, and the coverage is buildable. One layer provides medium coverage, and for me, 2 layers were enough for full, airbrushed coverage. But the foundation still feels so light on the skin, even with full coverage and doesn’t feel like it is preventing the skin from breathing. I wore it alone and with powder over the top, and both ways it stays in place all day. And I didn’t break out the next day, which is the main reason I have always avoided foundation. It is great knowing that there is a foundation that won’t impact my skin for those occasions that call for a fuller face of makeup. Overall I’m so impressed with the performance of this foundation that I will definitely be repurchasing despite it being a bit more on the pricey side. It is definitely worth the money!

Thank you BH for the opportunity to trial this product I'm generally not the biggest fan of facial wipes so I was very pleasantly surprised with these. On first impression, the packaging is lovely but also functional, I liked that it seals really well to prevent drying out. And even though I don't particularly like the smell of coconut, I found the scent of the wipes to be very mild and in no way overpowering The first time I used them, I noticed an immediate difference in the feel of my skin and my face felt fresh and clean. I used them at night with nothing else and my skin still felt soft in the morning They remove makeup quite well, but I generally don't wear much makeup so it's difficult for me to comment on how well they would work for beauties that like to wear more. For minimal makeup though, they work really well Overall, I'm really pleased with these wipes. They work better than my usual wipes, so I'll definitely be switching to these when I run out. I'm happy to recommend them to family and friends.