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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that ‘smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream
THAT'S HANDY Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream A TOP supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23. It's only natural for our skin to become dry when the weather is so changeable, but Lidl have just the buy to keep you smooth and soft this season. Advertisement 2 A top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23 2 The beauty dupe is available at Lidl at the moment Credit: Instagram/@ashleighmoneysaver A money saving whizz took to social media to show off the amazing beauty dupe available in Lidl at the moment. In the post Ashleigh said: "Lidl is the place for beauty dupes" before they showed off their amazing find. For £2.49, shoppers can get a 100ml tube of D'avignon Shea Hand Cream, which is made with 20% shea butter. The hand cream may remind beauty fans of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm, which costs £23. Advertisement Commentating on the Instagram post one fan wrote: "Can confirm the hand cream really smells like and is as thick and lovely as the loccitane one!" Another added: "I bought one try it and went back to get more. It's a great L'occitane dupe. The ingredients list is identical." While a third fan said: "Got some more yesterday as too good same as l'occitane that have have been using for over 20 years." Lidl customers also have the choice of two different scented D'avignon hand and body liquid soaps. Advertisement For £2.99 each, there is a rose option, as well as lavender option. The liquid soaps are arguably reminiscent of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Lavender, and Rose soaps - priced at £24 each on the official website. I tried Aldi's new anti-aging skincare range Meanwhile, Beauty fans have been racing to Home Bargains for a £128 skincare holy grail dupe which is on sale for just £27.99. And a major retailer has launched a £30 skincare box with £113 of trending products including Lumene and Byoma. Advertisement Lookfantastic also released a new beauty box recently, and the Trending Beauty Box comes with nine viral favourites worth £110 for £40. Plus, another retailer has slashed the price of the £479 Dyson Airwrap to £285 in flash deal. Top beauty trends for 2025 Hayley Walker, Beauty Expert at Justmylook spoke exclusively to Fabulous about the big beauty trends for 2025. Haircare Hair gloss treatments are a must-have as beauty enthusiasts love the salon-quality shine and enhanced colour delivered by the trending treatment. Hair glosses are multifunctional, as they nourish the hair while offering a vibrant, healthy-looking finish, combining 2025's core trends. This treatment is perfect for those seeking an affordable, at-home glow-up. 2025 will focus on skin repairing and texture-enhancing treatments. Skincare Rejuran treatment, a celebrity-endorsed procedure, will see a rise in demand this year as many seek to enhance their skin's appearance. The procedure entails injecting polynucleotides derived from salmon DNA to enhance skin texture and elasticity. 'Rejuvenation is expected to dominate 2025 skincare trends as many seek to achieve a flawless, youthful complexion. Skincare will also include back-to-basic products for a simplified routine. Ginseng cleansing oil and panthenol cream are among the trending products for 2025. The cleansing oil is excellent for dissolving make-up and impurities without clogging pores and is enriched with nourishing properties to leave the skin feeling and looking refreshed and radiant. Make-up Make-up trends will follow suit to achieve youthful and radiant looks. Under-eye brighteners will be sought-after products for delivering coverage while enhancing natural radiance. This beauty tool will complement natural beauty while improving and brightening dull skin. Make-up looks will be bigger and bolder in 2025 with cluster lashes expected to surge this year. These lashes bring the glam to glamorous looks as they deliver dramatic volume to enhance everyday or special occasion looks. Peel-off lip stains circulated the beauty industry in 2024 and are expected to dominate in 2025. The growing popularity of this product is due to its ability to provide long-lasting, transfer-proof colour to lips, enhancing a natural aesthetic. Additionally, cherry-coded aesthetics are expected to be everywhere this year as the deep, rich hue can be achieved using peel-off lip stains or bold lip looks for a dramatic effect. Nails 2025 will be another year of countless, show-stopping nail trends. Goddess Nails and Aura Nails deserve an honourable mention as these designs channel an ethereal, celestial aesthetic for bold, self-expressing nails. Finally, at home LED masks are big news and while they have been around a while, their popularity continues to grow. The best LED face masks promise to provide many of the skincare benefits previously only seen in salons, at a much more affordable price. Advertisement And we have revealed the best LED face masks of 2025 in our tried and tested feature where we reviewed models from £75 to £720.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that ‘smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream
A TOP supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23. It's only natural for our skin to become dry when the weather is so changeable, but Lidl have just the buy to keep you smooth and soft this season. 2 A top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23 2 The beauty dupe is available at Lidl at the moment Credit: Instagram/@ashleighmoneysaver A money saving whizz took to social media to show off the amazing beauty dupe available in Lidl at the moment. In the post Lidl is the place for beauty dupes" before they showed off their amazing find. For £2.49, shoppers can get a 100ml tube of D'avignon Shea Hand Cream, which is made with 20% shea butter. The hand cream may remind beauty fans of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm, which costs £23. Beauty Commentating on the Instagram post one fan wrote: "Can confirm the hand cream really smells like and is as thick and lovely as the loccitane one!" Another added: "I bought one try it and went back to get more. It's a great L'occitane dupe. The ingredients list is identical." While a third fan said: "Got some more yesterday as too good same as l'occitane that have have been using for over 20 years." Lidl customers also have the choice of two different scented D'avignon hand and body liquid soaps . Most read in Fabulous For £2.99 each, there is a rose option, as well as lavender option. The liquid soaps are arguably reminiscent of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Lavender, and Rose soaps - priced at £24 each on the official website. I tried Aldi's new anti-aging skincare range Meanwhile, Beauty fans have been racing to And a major retailer has launched a £30 skincare box with £113 of trending products including Lumene and Byoma. Lookfantastic also released a new beauty box recently, and the Trending Beauty Box comes with nine viral favourites worth £110 for £40. Plus, another retailer has slashed the price of the £479 Dyson Airwrap to £285 in flash deal. Top beauty trends for 2025 Hayley Walker, Beauty Expert at Haircare Hair gloss treatments are a must-have as beauty enthusiasts love the salon-quality shine and enhanced colour delivered by the trending treatment. Hair glosses are multifunctional, as they nourish the hair while offering a vibrant, healthy-looking finish, combining 2025's core trends. This treatment is perfect for those seeking an affordable, at-home glow-up. 2025 will focus on skin repairing and texture-enhancing treatments. Skincare Rejuran treatment, a celebrity-endorsed procedure, will see a rise in demand this year as many seek to enhance their skin's appearance. The procedure entails injecting polynucleotides derived from salmon DNA to enhance skin texture and elasticity. 'Rejuvenation is expected to dominate 2025 skincare trends as many seek to achieve a flawless, youthful complexion. Skincare will also include back-to-basic products for a simplified routine. Ginseng cleansing oil and panthenol cream are among the trending products for 2025. The cleansing oil is excellent for dissolving make-up and impurities without clogging pores and is enriched with nourishing properties to leave the skin feeling and looking refreshed and radiant. Make-up Make-up trends will follow suit to achieve youthful and radiant looks. Under-eye brighteners will be sought-after products for delivering coverage while enhancing natural radiance. This beauty tool will complement natural beauty while improving and brightening dull skin. Make-up looks will be bigger and bolder in 2025 with cluster lashes expected to surge this year. These lashes bring the glam to glamorous looks as they deliver dramatic volume to enhance everyday or special occasion looks. Peel-off lip stains circulated the beauty industry in 2024 and are expected to dominate in 2025. The growing popularity of this product is due to its ability to provide long-lasting, transfer-proof colour to lips, enhancing a natural aesthetic. Additionally, cherry-coded aesthetics are expected to be everywhere this year as the deep, rich hue can be achieved using peel-off lip stains or bold lip looks for a dramatic effect. Nails 2025 will be another year of countless, show-stopping nail trends. Goddess Nails and Aura Nails deserve an honourable mention as these designs channel an ethereal, celestial aesthetic for bold, self-expressing nails. Finally, at home LED masks are big news and while they have been around a while, their popularity continues to grow. The best LED face masks promise to provide many of the And we have revealed the best LED face masks of 2025 in our tried and tested feature where we reviewed models from £75 to £720.
Business Insider
15-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
My $5,000-a-week cabin on Norwegian's new cruise ship was better than a luxury hotel
I spent three nights in a Haven penthouse on Norwegian Cruise Line's latest ship. The Haven is Norwegian's ultra-luxury "ship within a ship" concept. My cabin felt like a high-end boutique hotel room with a butler and L'Occitane products. A butler. Bedside lamps each costing hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. A giant balcony with sweeping views of the ocean. No, this isn't a yacht. This is, maybe surprisingly, a new 4,482-guest cruise ship — Norwegian Aqua. However, there's a catch: Not all its cabins have these frills. They're exclusively available in the Haven, Aqua's ultra-luxury "ship within a ship" concept. Only 123 of the vessel's 1,387 staterooms are in this class, sectioned off behind keycard-locked glass doors. And privacy on a floating city doesn't come cheap. The Haven is sold out for many of Norwegian Aqua's weeklong summer 2025 Caribbean cruises from Port Canaveral, Florida. The most affordable option left, a balcony cabin, starts at about $5,020 per person — steep compared to the standard inside cabins, which go for about $1,310 per person on the same voyage. Haven cabins include a butler, concierge service, a private lounge, restaurant, bar, and pool deck. More money means more space. I spent three complimentary nights in a "Haven Penthouse with Balcony" during Norwegian Aqua's test sailing in April. The cabin category spans up to 418 square feet with an up to 134-square-foot balcony. The ship's usual interior accommodations are no larger than 263 square feet, while non-Haven balcony options are, at most, 358 square feet with a 69 square-foot balcony. I've been on my fair share of luxury cruises, but even my Silversea and Regent Seven Seas Grandeur cabins were smaller than this. And more space means more amenities. The cabin comes with a Nespresso machine, a stocked mini-fridge, three types of complimentary bottled water (one sparkling, two stilled), and nightly sweet treats delivered to your dining table. The drawers are soft-close, the lights are dimmable, and the curtains can be controlled with a bedside button. Good luck finding all of these amenities in a non-Haven accommodation. Enjoy your morning espresso on the balcony. Head inside if you'd rather lounge in the air conditioning. There are plenty of seating options there. The room can accommodate up to three people. Yet, there's enough space for double that. Use the dining table if you've ordered room service. There's also a bench behind it, although its hidden drawers make it better for storage. Or stretch your legs on the built-in sofa beside the entertainment console. Both are elevated, leaving enough space to tuck your bags underneath. No need to will yourself out of bed to turn off the lights. Just roll to your side to find the control panels. With a few presses, you can turn off the overhead lights, dim the bedside lamps, and switch on the nightlights. When it's time to wake up, use these controllers to raise the blackout and sheer curtains. More importantly, the bedside panel has enough outlets to charge your phone, laptop, smartwatch, and smart ring. Or, keep all your tech plugged in at the desk. It's also where you can phone your butler for packing help or the concierge to make a spa reservation. If you prefer to sit for your morning skincare routine, use the built-in light-up vanity mirror. The toilet is the only seating in the bathroom (I don't judge multitaskers). But at least it's quarantined behind closed doors, which any couple will tell you is an underrated bathroom feature. A spacious bathroom for a spacious penthouse. The shower is both roomy (with seating) and flexible (with two shower head options — a waterfall and handheld). Some cruise cabins only offer two-in-one body wash and shampoo. Here, they're kept separate, in addition to conditioner and lotion — all from L'Occitane En Provence. One hand soap is for peasants (people in the regular cabins). Haven guests get both liquid and bar suds. No need to worry about storage. The apartment-sized closet has hangers and large drawers. The motion-sensing lights make navigating it easy, especially when looking for your plush post-shower bathrobe. Little details — like the lighting options, modern design, and name-brand toiletries — make the stateroom feel more like a boutique hotel. The decor is minimal, relying on color-accented walls to spruce the room. It looks more like a studio out of an interior design brochure than a cruise cabin. Ultimately, is a Pinterest-friendly room necessary for a fun vacation? No. Did I need two hand soaps and three bottled water varieties? Absolutely not. But if you and your partner are paying more than $10,000 for a seven-day summer vacation in the "penthouse," I suppose it's fair to expect an unnecessary surplus of unnecessary amenities. Vacuuming up these luxurious resources will make you feel like royalty — a nice price to pay for the price you paid.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I tried Lush's Butterball bath bomb - it's 95p this weekend, so be quick
This weekend, Lush turns 30, and to celebrate they are rolling back the clock and selling their butterball bath bombs for 95p - their original 1995 price, when you buy another bath bomb. The first bath bomb I ever bought was from Lush - or possibly from the company before - Cosmetics To Go. As a teenager in the 90s, cruelty-free, quirky bath and body products were few and far between. So, when a catalogue of great products arrived I'd send over a cheque with my hard-earned pocket money I'd stock up. When I saw the deal - alongside the other 30 bath bombs they have put out to mark their birthday - I couldn't resist getting some to try, with my kids - a new generation of Lush fans - to see if we could bring back 1995 one bath at a time... The answer, we found, is pretty spectacularly good. While not the biggest or the sparkliest, Butterball (usually £3) is a brilliant bath bomb that leaves skin sweet-scented and silky soft. While my daughters Bea and Lizzie love the more dramatic and unusual designs of Lush's weird and wonderful bath bomb collection, they also loved this perfectly simple little white offering, that's soothing for sensitive skin, with its pieces of Fair Trade organic cocoa butter. We tried it in a bowl to see it close up, before pouring the whole lot into the bath and topping up with warm water. The whole room was filled with a comforting vanilla fragrance and the super-moisturising cocoa butter melted into the water perfectly. Yes, I wish I'd bought 10. For 95p (and actually for £3) it's a great deal. It's worth noting that the offer is available in stores only, and until stocks last - I suspect they will fly out, so be quick. Obviously, you have to buy another bath bomb to get the deal, but that's no hardship - apart from choosing which one to buy. Here's the full list of 30. The ones below are the ones we chose (my favourite is the Supermilk - usually a hair product, and my favourite Lush scent of all time). (Image: Jade Wright) This was the girls' favourite as it's so pretty. The golden sun and blue moon merge together for a gorgeous green soak. (Image: Jade Wright) Lush's best-selling Super Milk is now available as a bath bomb for World Bath Bomb Day. This viral scent is a blend of creamy coconut milk powder and sweet almonds. (Image: Jade Wright) Pop the champers open and celebrate with the scent of uplifting Brazilian orange and zesty lime oil in the shape of the big 30. Recommended reading: I tried Lush's Bath Bot and had an out-of-body experience I had a bath with a Lush giant octopus Beauty advent calendars review 2024 - Lush, L'Occitane and more Lush was first awarded the trademark for bath bombs on 27th April 1990 after being invented by Lush Co-founder and Product Inventor, Mo Constantine in her shed in 1989. Although previously unknown, the term 'bath bomb' is now so widely adopted it has been added to the Oxford Dictionary and has become a global sensation. All hand-pressed in Lush's own manufacturing sites across the world, Lush sold over 40.5 million last year (that's 48 sold every minute). I didn't buy them all, but sometimes it feels like it.
North Wales Chronicle
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Lush 95p Butterball bath bomb - taking baths back to 1995
The first bath bomb I ever bought was from Lush - or possibly from the company before - Cosmetics To Go. As a teenager in the 90s, cruelty-free, quirky bath and body products were few and far between. So, when a catalogue of great products arrived I'd send over a cheque with my hard-earned pocket money I'd stock up. When I saw the deal - alongside the other 30 bath bombs they have put out to mark their birthday - I couldn't resist getting some to try, with my kids - a new generation of Lush fans - to see if we could bring back 1995 one bath at a time... The answer, we found, is pretty spectacularly good. While not the biggest or the sparkliest, Butterball (usually £3) is a brilliant bath bomb that leaves skin sweet-scented and silky soft. While my daughters Bea and Lizzie love the more dramatic and unusual designs of Lush's weird and wonderful bath bomb collection, they also loved this perfectly simple little white offering, that's soothing for sensitive skin, with its pieces of Fair Trade organic cocoa butter. We tried it in a bowl to see it close up, before pouring the whole lot into the bath and topping up with warm water. The whole room was filled with a comforting vanilla fragrance and the super-moisturising cocoa butter melted into the water perfectly. We tried the Lush butterball bath bomb, down to 95p for a super limited period to mark its 30th anniversary. These testers said it was awesome - here's why… Yes, I wish I'd bought 10. For 95p (and actually for £3) it's a great deal. It's worth noting that the offer is available in stores only, and until stocks last - I suspect they will fly out, so be quick. Obviously, you have to buy another bath bomb to get the deal, but that's no hardship - apart from choosing which one to buy. Here's the full list of 30. The ones below are the ones we chose (my favourite is the Supermilk - usually a hair product, and my favourite Lush scent of all time). (Image: Jade Wright) This was the girls' favourite as it's so pretty. The golden sun and blue moon merge together for a gorgeous green soak. (Image: Jade Wright) Lush's best-selling Super Milk is now available as a bath bomb for World Bath Bomb Day. This viral scent is a blend of creamy coconut milk powder and sweet almonds. (Image: Jade Wright) Pop the champers open and celebrate with the scent of uplifting Brazilian orange and zesty lime oil in the shape of the big 30. Recommended reading: Beauty advent calendars review 2024 - Lush, L'Occitane and more Lush was first awarded the trademark for bath bombs on 27th April 1990 after being invented by Lush Co-founder and Product Inventor, Mo Constantine in her shed in 1989. Although previously unknown, the term 'bath bomb' is now so widely adopted it has been added to the Oxford Dictionary and has become a global sensation. All hand-pressed in Lush's own manufacturing sites across the world, Lush sold over 40.5 million last year (that's 48 sold every minute). I didn't buy them all, but sometimes it feels like it.
