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Okay, I know I might be a bit late to the party, reviewing a Christmas collection in January.. But these products are still available to purchase in Superdrug right now and they are dirt cheap! I had a couple of these products before Christmas as I bought them for myself and I also got gifted some sets from my parents, but I felt like I didn't have enough products to write a full review. I had seen the Treasure Me gift box way before Christmas and thought to myself that I would consider grabbing myself one in the Boxing Day sales. Of course, I spent way too much in LUSH and didn't buy anything else as I was left pretty much coinless. But the other day when I went into my local Superdrug and saw that they were selling off the Treasure Me gift set for only £9.99, I just couldn't say no! For the gorgeous box and all the full size products you get inside, I thought it was a total steal! So I thought now I have the majority of the collection, I could let you all know if it was good so you could go and grab yourself a £9.99 box of goodies!
Snow'ella body mist
The body mist was the first thing that I purchased, way back when this collection first launched. I checked my Superdrug a few times before it was finally in store, I even considered ordering it online to be delivered into store the next day, but luckily it didn't take too long to make it's way to my local. I have every single one of Zoe's fragrances, and I like them all with the exception of one, so I was keen to try this one and see whether I liked it or not. This scent does not disappoint! Snow'ella is a very fresh and clean scent with a fruity twist to it. Apparently, the notes in this scent are mint, cranberry and peony, but I really don't pick up on any of them scents. Possibly the peony once the scent has sunk into the skin, but to me, I think this scent smells like elder-flower, which is beautiful! It is definitely a stunning scent and it lasts on your skin and clothes all day.
Merry & Bright bubble bath
Firstly, I really like the packaging of this bubble bath, I think the bottle looks gorgeous sat out on show and the extra added touch of the pom pom bobble that comes around the neck of the bottle is super cute. Being honest, the bobble is the reason that I bought another one as I wanted two of these for when I wear my hair in plaits. On to the actual product, this bubble bath is super thick, so even though the bottle is cute, I don't think it is practical for the consistency of this liquid. When I used this, I did mix it with three other products and the bubbles weren't anything amazing, but the smell was really nice.
Winter Wonder Hand hand cream
I am not a consistent hand cream user, but I really should be. Sometimes my hands are so dry that the lines in them start to crack and it looks like I have covered my hand in PVA glue and it's peeling of - sounds super attractive right! I loved the hand cream that Zoe released last year as it was super thick but didn't leave your hands feeling really greasy or take forever to sink into the skin. I would say that Winter Wonder Hand is a very similar consistency, however I have found it does take a little longer to sink into the skin. I have a mini one at work and as I am handling lots of paper and using my hands a lot in the office, I find my hands tend to get dryer towards the end of my working week so I reach for my mini cream I have in my drawer quite a lot. I think I will use this up and then move onto another one from a different brand as I don't think it's making much difference to the dryness.
Snow Scoop bubble bath
I really have no idea why Zoe has released two different bubble baths in the same collection, when they are the exact same product. The scent is clearly the same as all the products in this collection are the same fragrance and they have the exact same consistency. The bonus about Snow Scoop, is that the bubble bath being in a pot works better as you can grab a handful of the bubble bath instead of waiting for the thick liquid to drain out of the bottle neck of Merry and Bright. The only downside to this is that you have to hold the bubble bath under running water to get bubbles, so you burn your hand ti pieces trying to get some bubbles in your bath, it's a bit of a mess. I also used this alongside with Merry and Bright and two other products and there really weren't a lot of bubbles.
Snow Polished body polish
I love to have a good scrub in the shower or the bath. I like the scrub to be so scrubby that it kind of hurts, that's when you know that you're getting a good exfoliation. When you squeeze out a bit of Snow Polished, it looks very promising, you can see the exfoliation properties and it feels really gritty. However, once you start massaging this into your skin, the exfoliation properties start to disintegrate far too quickly and I felt like I didn't have enough time to work it into my skin to get a good scrub. Usually after using a scrub, especially on my legs, I can feel straight after that my legs are super smooth and soft. This really wasn't the case with Snow Polished. I think I'll go through these two bottles pretty sharpish as I don't think they're anything special to keep hold of.
Snow Smooth body butter
Another thing that confused me with this collection is that Zoe has released both a body butter and a body lotion, in the same scent. Snow Smooth is super thick, as in you can hold the tub upside down and the product doesn't move, it's that thick! With a body butter, you'd expect a lot to go a long way, but it just doesn't with this product. The body butter is a little stiff and takes a bit of work to work it into the skin, making it hard to stretch the product. I don't think I'll end up using both of these, but at least the packaging is nice!
Snow Silky body lotion
As I've just said, I couldn't understand why both a lotion and a butter had been created, but after using this lotion, I can kind of see why. Snow Silky is totally different to the butter. Snow Silky actually does what it is supposed to do. A little bit of product does go a long way with this lotion and it really does leave your skin feeling silky and smooth to the touch. The fragrance isn't too in your face with this product, which I like as I feel it may be a bit too overpowering if it was stronger. This will be a product I would reach for again.
Splash of Milk bath milk powder
I had never used bath milk powder until I tried this one, and I really didn't know what to expect. Does it create bubbles? Does it make my bath water milky? Does it make my bath water smooth? I don't really have anything to say about this product, as I don't think it made any difference to my water at all. It maybe made the water a little cloudy, but I didn't feel any extra silkiness in the water or feel like it made my skin any smoother.
Snow Fresh body wash & loofah
I am in two minds as to how I feel about this body wash. Snow Fresh has quite a thick consistency, so it's one of the washes where when you squeeze out the product, half of it is sucked back into the bottle, which I find super irritating. The scent is there with this product, but it's not very strong and being honest, if I want anything to smell strong then it's the body wash. It did lather quite nicely and a little goes a long way, but I just can't see myself reaching for this over my LUSH shower gels as it doesn't give me what they do. I didn't feel like this nourished my skin as much as my other gels do, maybe I'm being spoilt with the ingredients in LUSH products?
A Winter Soiree, All Is Bright small coin purse
This was one of the first products I bought when the Snow'ella collection became live and I bought it purely for the little coin purse. This included a rollerball of the fragrance and a mini Winter Wonder Hand hand cream. I haven't used the roller ball yet but I am using the mini hand cream at work. I have found this sized purse very useful! I carry it in my handbag on a daily basis, it keeps my bits and bobs like lipsticks and tampons safe! I also used this for my make up brushes when I travelled over to Northern Ireland to see Reece before Christmas and it was perfect. I think this is my favourite part of this collection!
Brew Me a Bath bath tea bags
Just like the bath milk powder, I really don't understand the point of this product and it feels like this is repackaged bath milk powder but in a teabag, just the same with the two bubble baths, the same product but packaged differently. I didn't feel this gave anything to my water, no scent or anything so I would pass on this one, as cute as they are. I feel like I may re-purpose these by hanging them in my wardrobe to keep my clothes smelling fresh.
Being 100% honest, as much as I like this scent of this collection, I feel like the products just didn't do my skin any good. After I bathed with these products, my skin felt really dry! When I was moisturising my legs, the skin felt really dehydrated and very much not like my skin usually does. I don't even know which product caused this to happen as I used a few products at once, but I don't think I'll be doing that again. I'm rather disappointed with the range as there are only a couple of products that I enjoyed, but even they aren't super amazing and nothing that I would rave about. It may just be my skin type, but it's hard to say when it made my skin that super dry and I don't tend to have any major issues with my skin drying up. I do get patches of dry skin, but my whole leg felt like cardboard when I was applying the lotion.
I think the only bonus of these products is that the packaging is stunning and looks really nice on show, but that's really not enough for me to recommend the products for you to buy. I would suggest picking up the fragrance itself and possibly the make up bag with a couple of bits inside.
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You can purchase the Snow'ella collection from Superdrug here, but I would be quick! If the products you want to try are not available on the website, I would highly recommend visiting your local Superdrug store.
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