STENDERS | GRAPEFRUIT COLLECTION

Let me start off by saying that I had never heard of this brand before in my life. That was until I received a cute gift packaging from David's aunt, uncle, and cousin.

For those of you who don't know, one of my guilty pleasures is skincare products, well beauty products, in general, I should say. That's one of the aspects that was always visible since a young age and became totally obvious after my very first job, at The Body Shop.
Anyway, so it came to me as a huge surprise not knowing about this brand at all. Of course, my curiosity grew and I had to investigate more about it.

Stenders is a cosmetics brand with origins in Latvia and one of the biggest cosmetics producers in Northern Europe at the moment. They pay close attention to details and customer experience, which I believe that makes half of their success. All their products use a majority of natural ingredients and feel and smell so nice! I love the concept of the stores and products, if you ever get near one please visit and you won't regret it, if this is your kind of thing, of course.

I received some of their Grapefruit collection, with a lip balm, a hand cream, one bath bomb, a shower cream and a body cream.

The packaging was so, but so, cute that I got sad when I realized that it was just too big to bring back home with all the traveling and what not. Their gift packages are curated with natural products, like flowers, musk, cinnamon sticks and you name it. I love everything about it!

So yesterday I finally tried the bath bomb. At first let me tell you that I was not impressed, well it was a regular bath bomb let's put it that way. Until all the water turned into a beautiful shade of orange and I felt the natural oils sink into my skin. It was the first time that I had that experience with a bath bomb. I usually only like the bath bombs due to the frizzling effect, smell and color that it gives. Also, it isn't super perfumed which is cool, because I normally feel sick when there's too much scent. And another super plus was that it didn't leave any residue in the bathtub!

The shower cream is great as well, it leaves a conditioning feeling to the skin and it smells amazing.

Now, there's something about lip balms. I always have a bunch of them spread all over my bags, pockets, and house. Especially during winter, my lips just love to burst and Oh it hurts so bad! So nourishing lip balms are my best friends, especially at this time of the year. This one, in particular, has shea butter, which is one of my favorites, and it smells wonderful. I'm still unsure if whether or not it is the most hydrating I have, but it is for sure the one that lasts the longest on my lips. Just to give you an idea, I put some after breakfast, went for a walk and to the supermarket, it is now 13h23 and I still have all of it on my lips. And let me tell you that I normally bite my lips a lot as well, so go you lip balm!

I had never tried before a body yogurt. This one at least feels nice on the skin. It has an oily feeling at first when you're spreading it and is super light weighted, but it sinks in fast enough and makes the skin feel super soft.

Such as the lip balm, I also always carry a hand cream with me. One of my favorites from last year was the Burt's Bees Hand Cream but it sadly ended as I was frequently using it. I really appreciate the fact that this one also has a mini size so it can come with me to wherever I go. I love the fresh revitalizing smell when I put it and is great because even though it is a sweet scent it doesn't bother anyone around me.

So this is it, guys. If you, like me, didn't know this brand, give it a try because it is definitely worth it. I became a fan and I love it! Thank you so much for this gift!