little white truths

Verdict

This is a really lovely product and I'm enjoying using it, so much so that I suspect I'll always have one in my shower from now on and I can't wait to try the other fragrances.

It's a creamy gel product that contains little exfoliating grains. Do note that the grains don't do anything because they're so small and there isn't enough of them, so I wouldn't buy this if you want a good exfoliant: this won't do it.

What it does do, however, is smell unbelievably divine. It smells like coffee cream, coffee ice cream or Baileys Irish Cream (the drink). Every time I smell it, I want to eat it. And every time I smell it, I'm transported off to some ethereal utopia where all good smells live on a permanent basis - and I don't want to leave.

Seriously, if you like the smell of coffee, then go buy one of these for the scent alone. It's worth it just for that and they're not expensive anyway so that's a double bonus.

As for what it does, minus the rubbish exfoliation, it actually makes a nice body wash. While it doesn't foam super well so I need to put more on my shower puff than I would another product, it feels creamy and hydrating on the skin and it doesn't strip it or dry me out the way other body washes have done for me lately.

Indeed, I've tested the pH and it comes in at somewhere between a five and a six, so it's not too astringent and it certainly feels gentle on my skin, plus it leaves my body feeling soft and hydrated after use. Yes it contains sodium laureth sulphate as the second listed ingredient (SLS' sister, otherwise known as SLES, which is meant to be a little less irritating on the skin), but I've found that this product leaves my body feeling clean, soft and nicely hydrated after use so I'll continue to buy it.

Overall I think this is a lovely product because it smells divine and doesn't dry out my skin, and while I wouldn't buy it as an exfoliant because it's rubbish, it's a really nice body wash and I can't wait to try more of them. I've given it an HG tag for the scent alone, but the effect and the price are worth noting too.

Gorgeous.