The supermarket beauty series continues; this time I trawled the aisles at ASDA to find the best skincare, makeup and haircare morsels. There wasn’t so much choice in the way of niche beauty at ASDA but – and this takes us tailspinning into an entirely new and much-requested sub-topic – there was the nspa range, which is the supermarket’s own brand.
One of the biggest requests from the last video (which was a Sainsbury’s beauty best-buys) was a review on supermarket own-brand skincare and I think that nspa from ASDA is actually quite a good place to start. They have an excellent cleanser – the Hot Cloth Polish – which is buttery and robust, and they have a nice little selection of perfectly serviceable moisturisers, including a facial oil. I’m aiming to test the own-brand ranges from all of the supermarkets, which may take some time, but if nspa is anything to go by then I’m sure it will be an interesting review video.
But for now, here are my top five picks from the ASDA beauty aisles – some of them are available at other retailers (in fact most retailers, they are very mainstream!) but the nspa is obviously an exclusive. Watch, enjoy, share and leave me any questions or requests you may have. I’m all ears…
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Products in video:
ASDA Nspa Hot Cloth Cleanser: https://groceries.asda.com/product/fa… ASDA Nspa Bath Salts: https://groceries.asda.com/product/ba… Maybelline Matte Lip Ink in 60, Poet*: https://amzn.to/2NXDSHL Real Techniques Mini Expert Face Brush*: https://amzn.to/2QMzlWZ OGX Kukui Oil Shampoo*: https://bit.ly/2MQaUVu
Such a wonderful video! I love seeing beauty on a budget! Would love to guest post if you ever needed!
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thank you for this super vid, Ruth!
(a bit off-topic, but you are very beautiful with and without make-up :)
I really enjoyed this, Ruth. A very informative and interesting thread, as we all go to the supermarket or get our groceries delivered, hence it’s bery convenient for us to pop a bit of skincare in the basket!
I’d love to know what you think of the Aldi lines that have just been added. I’ve not used them, but they have just popped up in my Facebook feed. There is a “Glow” toner…. looks Pixily familiar… there is a mask that looks Blissfully like something else …. but are they any good?!! Hopefully our intrepid Ruth will assist. xx
The ingredients don’t look the same so far as I can see – to be honest, I think it’s always great to have budget alternatives of products, but the way they’ve ripped off packaging and the whole caboodle doesn’t seem that great.. I’m going to take a proper look asap!! x
Ooh, I shall look forward to that. I must admit, I’m never keep on rip-off packaging. It always leads to disappointment, the products are never the same. I remember that from the massive bottle of fake Poison that my friend gave me when I was about 15.
Hopefully the Aldi offerings fare a little better than that “perfume.”
Good luck in your endeavours! Xx