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Sorry! I did wonder if I should go back and edit but in the end…. Laziness took over. Welcome to the forum, Becca.

I like Jilly. She doesnt seem to me to be in great favour with TPTB but she seems a nice lady with little ego.

I think the thing is they need to up their game for the canny shoppers on this forum, because people on here are always totally on the ball, aware of other offers, and all over the value. But many people who just see MB in their posh little shops will think the TSV is a terrific bargain.

He has had to close his Mayfair salon hasn’t he. I read an article and the footfall post lockdown finished him off although he did have a chair in his brother’s posh salon. Until then I never knew he had a brother who was also in posh hairdressing! And now he’s on QVC…

100% agree. I find them almost scentless although I did break up one TSV and make several little gifts of candle and tea lights in a mesh bag I believe, perhaps also with a snuffer, and they were very well received.

I like the two discontinued fragrances so that doesn’t put me off, and let’s face it Bushukan is discontinued and I LOVE IT. Ditto Geranium and various others. Sometimes I quite like it when they bring back an oldie (hello Sensual Hanaleni and Bracing Silver Birch which are both now in the...

Also, Card Factory has some Yankee Home Inspirations jars for £14. Remember when Steven used to sell thise sort of bin end candles, were they called Signature? About half the price but just as good imho. I’ve never used a Home Inspiration one but think people have commented favourably.

I’ve never tried them because I still have a massive stash of Yankees, but have you looked at Goose Creek or Village candles? They seem to be in the YC neck of the woods for fragrances and (earlier) price. I plan to look at these when my stash runs out because the new versions of YC are too dear...

I went into MB today to try the new one. Asked for a sample but no luck. I thought the shower gel was quite lightweight and smelt very clean and fresh. I can’t say I necessarily thought ah, mint and lavandin though. It was nice but not an immediate grabber. If it is supposed to be the new...

I tried a Skinsense set and it was OK, nothing special but my skin didn’t go downhill using it! The one item I really didn’t like was, and I cannot remember the proper name for it, was some kind of collagen gel to be used as a serum. I didn’t finish that one but the creams were OK. I havent...

Option 2!?! No thank you, a hard pass from me, 😂. Option 1 is nice but stocks of the three big ones are quite good at the mo, don’t mind the handwash, but I also think the minis are 30ml so would give them in a gift. I shall have to ponder. I don’t think I got last year’s either but bought the...

Waitrose do an absolutely delicious triple layer box of Belgian chocolates at Xmas, I think usually on offer for £10. That will do me.

If only I could say that my stash would be one bottle by Christmas. I think it’s nearer to Christmas 2025, 🙄.

Good grief, the poor chap has had a lot hasn’t he? The heart issues were bad enough and now this. I sincerely hope he is soon back to full health. If he has been having chemo since, say, March, that is a pretty long time and takes it out of you.

You see that’s where we differ… I can’t bear to miss out on anything, 😂😂😂😂.

I found the Terre Lumiere range and the ones with a big ampersand in the middle (so I think one was perhaps Jasmine & Neroli) had a lot of staying power and were what I think of as proper, heavy perfume. The EDT you regularly get in their shops and sales, so things like the various versions of...

Exactly the same for me. When I first saw it I thought the pink one might be Rhubarb and Rose so I could have converted the Gingerlily to a handwash but don’t want to deal with that and the Sun Rose. I got the latter in a set once and couldn’t finish it. So thankfully for me too, my money is...

Well I just looked up those two names. A spine is a spine on an animal or a thorn/prickle. Barbotine is a clay slip used in pottery. Either very odd choices then or there is another meaning not in the online dictionary! I also dislike the design of the perfume bottles.

Well that’s a very peculiar looking Christmas wreath imho.

They had to stop using the civet extract and certain mosses I think because of cruelty/ecological issues didn’t they? I’m sure I read that somewhere, and people have since said the classic perfumes no longer smell the same. Maybe the things they banned were the things that also gave it...