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svjenni

I heard somewhere that there is a hemmoriod cream or nappy rash cream that is like clarins beauty flash


...has anyone else heard of it?

lilmisskitkat

svjenni wrote: »

I heard somewhere that there is a hemmoriod cream or nappy rash cream that is like clarins beauty flash


...has anyone else heard of it?

I was reading about it in one of the papers at weekend and its a baby's bottom balm from Waitrose. Apparantly its got rave reviews as a facial moisteriser and is selling out faster than they can get it on the shelves. Think it said it was around £3 a tub. Wouldn't mind trying it but we dont have Waitrose round here :rolleyes:

Not sure if this is what you mean

Hth

Kate xxx

ETA: Its called Baby Bottom Butter and is going for loads on Ebay (£29 :eek: ) so chances of getting it in store seem slim :rolleyes:

harryharp

lilmisskitkat wrote: »

I was reading about it in one of the papers at weekend and its a baby's bottom balm from Waitrose. Apparantly its got rave reviews as a facial moisteriser and is selling out faster than they can get it on the shelves. Think it said it was around £3 a tub. Wouldn't mind trying it but we dont have Waitrose round here :rolleyes:

Not sure if this is what you mean

Hth

Kate xxx

ETA: Its called Baby Bottom Butter and is going for loads on Ebay (£29 :eek: ) so chances of getting it in store seem slim :rolleyes:

Not heard of this one. Sounds intriguing! Found the Daily Mail article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=560636&in_page_id=1770

It'll probably be impossible to get for a few weeks like the Aldi cream, then there'll be loads on the shelves again when the hysteria has died down!!

christabell

https://www.cosmeticscop.com,

mrs_scrooge

glitterfairy wrote: »

also, its not the cheapest, but following my experience with the collection 2000 foundation, i have gone back to using the body shops all-in-one face base. it costs £11.50 but got one from ebay for £7 and it seems a false economy for me to buy others that i don't get on with:cool:

I used to use the all in one face base from the Body Shop but when Barbara Daly moved to Tesco I switched to buying the Tesco equivalent One Step Powder Foundation designed by Barbara Daly. I can't remember the exact price but its nowhere near £11.50. The only problem is I find that sometimes there is none in stock when I need to replace it.

V_tricky

Yay to Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter!

My son has never suffered with nappy rash, but I bought some of this stuff anyway and use it when my facial skin is sore or particularly dry.

It's a great moisturiser - particularly at night (although used very sparingly can be used in the day), but it is NOTHING like Beauty Flash Balm, and a light rub between the palms over your finished hair to flatten them down works a treat.

Just looking at my tub it says:
"FREE FROM artificial colours, preservatives, parabens, petrochemicals, sodium lauryl sulphate, artificial fragrances.

INGREDIENTS:
Olea Europease (Olive Oil), Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Vanillin, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile Oil)"

It smells a bit like milky bars, and is yummy scrummy!

Babe1

Managed to buy the other colour that I think I needed; 02 ..... 01 is very pale even for my fair skin.

Have to say the 02 is much better .... bought from Lloyds Chemist for £3.99, is on offer at the moment with £1 off.

Still gets a big thumbs up .... :j

EagerLearner

Calo wrote: »

I've texted all my friends and put a few posts on here. Check out www.discountbeautyshop.co.uk

Calo - please stop advertising this site - you have mentioned it in 4 threads since joining MSE.

harryharp

EagerLearner wrote: »

Calo - please stop advertising this site - you have mentioned it in 4 threads since joining MSE.

Aaaargh!! Don't you just hate that! This thread is meant for people to help eachother with unbiassed opinions, not for people to profit financially.. That's 2 people who've done it now!

Beenie

harryharp wrote: »

What is Allure?

Allure is the perfume made by Chanel. There is one by M&s which smells nearly the same, and some people think it is made by Chanel for M&S. She said it wasn't. Ditto the Clarins range which is supposed to be re-packaged for M&S; again, this is an urban myth (she said).