This is available at Sainsbury’s!
Last week I did my first Dirty Works post on their Hot Salt Scrub. As I shop at Sainsbury’s each for the most part I thought I’d revisit the Dirty Works section again to what else they had in the range. At the moment they are 1/3 off an already bargain price so I got the body scrub. Now again I wasn’t expecting much considering the price but I do love to be proved wrong.
Wow what can I say I’m impressed. Where the Hot Salt Scrub was missing good scrubbing action this has loads of it. The sugar is nice and rough and there are plenty of grains to get decent exfoliation. This is always a bug bear with me. I hate getting a body scrub and getting all excited about using it only to find when I squeeze it out of the tube there is more shower gel than scrub. This is definitely rough enough to slough off the dry skin on problem areas such as elbows, knees, and the bumpy skin that some people suffer from on the upper arms.
This rinses really well too it’s water soluble so you don’t get a greasy mess in the tub. The only thing that I’m not that keen on is the smell. It’s a light floral scent which, as James put it ‘quite girly’. Others may be happy with it though and it’s not a deal breaker as far as I’m concerned. The exfoliation is good enough for me!
Dirty Works is a new beauty brand that is exclusive to Sainsbury’s. I noticed it on the shelf last nite when I was doing the weekly shop. The kitsch/retro packaging resembles a brand that shall not be named (nudge nudge wink wink), but I think it’s cute. I know the vintage/retro packaging thing has been done to death the last few years but I love it. You could say the same about sleek black packaging in most cosmetics brands Hello Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Mac, NARS etc.
To be honest I didn’t expect a lot of fanfare with this scrub as it isn’t expensive and it’s sold in the supermarket. Harsh but true. However I love the consistency, it feels like proper spa mud nice and gooey. It doesn’t really have much of a scent other than a light floral aroma. And the warming sensation works really well. Unfortunately there ain’t a whole lotta scrubbin’ going on with this. There aren’t enough scrub grains per square centimetre for my liking. Having said that it did feel nice on my arms, shoulders, and legs. It washes off very easily and there is a mattifying effect left on your skin afterwards so it makes it feel quite clean and smooth.
Who would this be good for? If you were doing any kind of activity that broke a sweat like exercise, sports, or gardening and you showered as normal you could use this afterwards especially under your arms and on your feet. It would make you feel clean and dry after being grotty. Although the exfoliation of this tub of scrub leaves me a little disappointed it was still a pleasure to use. I think I will need to move up the Hot Salt Scrub food chan in future to get the salty roughness I crave. But it’s not a total bust I’d be happy to use it again.
This is available at Sainsbury’s!
