Beautifully presented. Zesty fragrance, 21 April 2015

This is marketed as to remind women of the joy of the journey of motherhood. We received it just after my wife had given birth - bad timing! My wife said that if I had given it to her to remind her of that, she might have kicked me in the nether regions for being so inconsiderate.The bottle is beautifully presented - a female cylinder on top of a male cylinder (photo 1 is the two together; photo 3is them apart). Therefore it pulls apart rather like when you open an iPhone or iPad presentation box - only the fit is much tighter.Inside is a lovely glass, frosted bottle (see photo 2). It clearly is intended as a high-end product.Personally I far prefer a glass bottle to a plastic one.The success of the product rests on its fragrance. After all, it is just scented water in my opinion. We found it the citrus fragrance very refreshing.I have deducted one star due to the price.

This review is from: Maclaren Balancing Facial Mist (Baby Product)

Not just for mothers!, 15 April 2015

This facial mist appeared in the centre of a ton of packaging - a glass bottle inside a double layered cardboard tube, inside a cardboard box filled with packing paper, inside another Amazon box also filled with packing paper. Not the most environmentally friendly!

The mist itself, however, is really nice. Spraying something in your face is a bit daunting, but the lovely sensation of the cool, refreshing mist is definitely worth it. It has a wonderfully fruity scent, quite intense, and it manages to be both calming and uplifting. It's a great little energiser.

I'm not sure why this is marketed exclusively at mothers though. It says so on both the bottle and the cardboard tube, which means you can't give it as a gift to anyone else, despite the fact that many women would like a refreshing facial mist. It seems very strange to limit it to pregnant women or women who've just given birth.

Overall it's a nice product that I will enjoy using, though the...

This review is from: Maclaren Balancing Facial Mist (Baby Product)

Luxury Packaging makes for a nice Gift, 20 April 2015

This comes in a tubular cardboard gift box with lettering in French and English. The bottle inside is an attractive design, obviously intended for the high end of the market at £15, for what is, basically a water spritzer, albeit with organic mandarin and geranium oils.I got a delicious grapefruit fragrance which I love. However, it made my face quite wet. I also had to remove my glasses first.Some got in my eye which caused it to sting a bit. After wiping down my face and dabbing my eye, my face did seem softer. This might be an illusion.As I tend to perspire from my temples when overheated, perhaps on London Underground, I can see the attraction of this for heavily pregnant ladies, especially in summer.I have only given it three stars as although it is a nice handheld size, unfortunately, because the bottle is glass, I would deem it too heavy for my handbag, as I prefer to travel as lightly as possible.

This review is from: Maclaren Balancing Facial Mist (Baby Product)