Favourites lately: I smell honey

As I jotted down a list of items I wanted to write about in a "monthly favourites" type post, I realised I must have turned into Winnie the Pooh without noticing. At the top of the list were five items, with a common theme: HONEY.

What with all the save the bees campaigns, I suppose it's not a surprise that honey-mania has swept the beauty world. What IS a surprise is that, despite the summery vibes and smell of honey, this is my MID-NOVEMBER favourites.

The first of these items that I bought, was the perfume "Honey" by Marc Jacobs. I'm another cliched sucker for the pretty bottles, and I absolutely love love love love "Dot"... when I first saw that Honey was being released I couldn't help but think about how great they would look together on my dressing table.

 I must confess, I didn't even bother smelling the perfume before I bought it, and to begin with, I wasn't so sure. But it's been a grower, and is now everything I want to smell like. A little bit floral, a little bit sweet, and a cute bottle to boot. As with the rest of the products in this post, the scent isn't quite what I think honey actually smells like, but maybe I eat strange honey as they all smell quite consistent!

The next three products are from the Herbal Essences (feat. Nicole) "Bee Strong" range. I was in the market for a new shampoo and conditioner, having never really settled on one and becoming bored of going for shampoos "for oily hair". They were half price in Tescos and I'm so glad I've tried them. I completely abuse my hair with straighteners, and now it's growing the damage is becoming much more obvious. Since using this stuff my hair looks so much less broken, and smells amazing, plus it's a lovely creamy texture to apply. The third item is a "leave in" strengthening cream, which left me feeling a little nervous as I've always had oily hair and to me that just means adding grease. I'm not completely convinced this stuff actually does anything, but it's nice to use several products in a range together, and this combined with a finishing cream does make my hair smooth and manageable.

Finally- I can never resist a good old body butter (though I try to avoid buying them at full price!), even in winter... I sort of like the feeling of putting a onesie on before the butter has had a chance to sink in, is that weird?! Anyway, I can never turn down a scent I've not tried in The Body Shop before, and this "honeymania" version was exactly that. I don't think there's much to review, other than to say that, like most of the Body shop butters, the smell doesn't linger for more than a couple of hours, though the non-fruit versions are slightly better for that, and also thicker too, meaning that you need less and yet feel like they're more moisturising!

I really like all of these products and will be sad if I find out they're all "summer specials" that I won't be able to repurchase! Is there really such a thing as a "summer scent", after all?