Champneys Mediterranean Bliss Body Hydrator & Miners Tin o' Tint Mango - Sunshine Beauty

The sun was out today in its full glory and what better way to celebrate than with some sun inducing beauty products. Every time I use these products I allow my senses to think of far away places, warmth and sun.

Champneys Spa Indulgence Mediterranean Bliss Body Hydrator £10 for 200ml

One of my favourite body lotions, this light body hydrator absorbs immediately leaving skin soft, smooth and smelling gorgeous. The scent is delicate and creamy. It contains fig milk, olive leaf and green tomato. Full of mediterranean goodness.

Miners Tin o'Tint Mango £2.99 for 12g

This delicious mango scented lip tint cannot fail to bring the sun into your life. It smells good enough to eat and is a most wonderful coral shade that screams 'Hello Summer'

CHAMPNEYS Spa Treatments Watermint Body Scrub

For an invigorating and awakening body scrub Champneys Spa Treatments Watermint Body Scrub has to be my favourite. This uber minty scented scrub just smells so incredibly minty and fresh. It has no less than three types of mint - watermint, peppermint and wildmint and contains jojoba beads to exfoliate. This is more like a body polish than a harsher scrub, which is my personal preference.I find that the mint provides a nice and pleasant cooling effect when applied to skin and leaves my body soft and smooth once rinsed off.

Makes you feel good and soft to the touch, bathroom smelling lush, what's not to like!

Champneys Spa Treatments Watermint Body Scrub 200ml costs £6

Champneys Age Excellence Ultimate Radiance Day Cream & Age Excellence Ultimate Repair Night Cream

Champneys Age Excellence collection of skincare products is described 'as a luxury high performance skincare range which has been developed to address the needs of mature skin, formulated to intensively lift, firm and illuminate skin, restoring its youthful glow.'

I actually received the products pictured above as part of a bag given to me at a Boots Summer event, I put them to one side as I didn't think my skin was mature yet.. but as my night cream had run out, I dug these out and started to use them.

From L-R Day Cream and Night Cream

Champneys Age Excellence Ultimate Radiance Day Cream SPF 15


Claims - To reduce the appearance of fine lines, brighten dark spots and lift and rejuvenate the skin


The scent of this is not dissimilar to the Champneys Oriental Opulence Bubble Heaven but although it is scented it is not overpowering , I found it to be light and fluid in texture and absorbed nicely into my skin.My skin felt soft after application.

Champneys Age Excellence Ultimate Repair Night Cream

Claims - To reduce the appearance of fine lines, brighten skin on waking and lift and rejuvenate the skin

I found the night cream to be rich and very thick in texture. It was heavily scented with the same scent as the Day Cream.

Unfortunately I used them for 4 days before deciding to stop using them. They were far too rich for my skin and were giving me spots on my cheeks, which I don't usually suffer from. However, this wasn't really the fault of the products, they are not designed for my age group, mature skin being defined as over 40. I found this out having checked the Champneys website, I didn't actually know this before I started using the products. It would seem that in my enthusiasm for keeping ageing at bay, I found myself using products that were not suitable for my skin or age. Lesson learned.

Champneys Age Excellence Ultimate Radiance Day Cream costs £25 for 50ml
Champneys Age Excellence Ultimate Repair Night Cream costs £25 for 50ml