Rose & Co. Apothecary Rose Petal Salve

When it comes to beauty products, a good dose of nostalgia goes a long way and any rose scented product instantly reminds me of being a little girl playing perfume shops, making up perfumes in jam jars made from crushed rose petals in water. While the scent of these was sadly undeniably revolting (and the iffy brown colour pretty nasty too) there is something fabulously nostalgic about a rose fragrance, bringing to mind all things girly and vintage. Rose & Co is a product line created by Caroline Rose, an aromatherapist whose aim is to use traditional recipes using natural, old-apothecary ingredients. The Rose Petal Salve was the first product Caroline ...  Read the complete review

A delicious and wonderfully moisturising lip salve. When I saw this in the shop I just had to have it even though at £5 for 20g it seemed quite expensive at the time! Almost two years later it's still going strong with pretty heavy usage so it's seeming like excellent value for money now. The packaging was what attracted me - it has changed now which just shows how long it lasts and I'm trying to use mine up quickly so I can get the new one which looks even better! Despite my efforts I've still got heaps left. Mine is in a small silver tin with a pale pink label with roses and gorgeous scrolling writing telling you what it is. The new look tin ...  Read the complete review

My make-up free face, frizzy hair and scruffy clothes are hiding it very well today, but at heart I'm a girly girl. Hey, it's only because I've got a cold, honest. When I'm on my own I love nothing more than doing my hair and make-up, or trying on loads of clothes, or dancing around my house to really cheesy girly music. I'm addicted to perfume, I love cute furry animals and I have that inexplicable attraction to all things pink, glittery or fluffy which men will never fully understand or appreciate. Take a quick look at the picture of this product above. With packaging like that, I don't think I really need to explain much more about my initial attraction to ...  Read the complete review

I bought a tin of this Rose & Co rose petal salve at Boots the other day for about 5 pounds. What drew me to this product was the pretty pink packaging and I really like rose scents so was pretty intrigued to try this. I didn't buy this immediately as I'd never heard of their company and wanted to check them out online first. I also thought that the item was slightly over my budget for a lip balm/conditioner. I found out that they have a website where they sell other products and I've read one or two reviews and so far, everyone had something good to say about them. So I thought I wouldn't delay and just buy one next time I go into ...  Read the complete review