If you’ve been wondering how we choose our products, we’ve pinned it down to our very particular standards. Earlier this year we talked about brands and products we go back to time and time again, mainly because we can totally rely on them to deliver.

Our love for these brands spans decades, so we definitely understand how brand loyalty is built.

Here are some of our favourites...

Neets

• Clarins hand and nail treatment cream. I’ve used it ever since I worked at British Airways, it’s the one most Cabin Crew use when they fly.
• Mitchum Women Triple Odor Defense unscented. I’ve tried lots of deodorants and always come back to this.
• The lipstick I live and die by is Mac D for Danger, it’s the only red that suits my skin tone and stays on my lips.
• My love of candles is real, and if I could I would use August & Piers Saint every single day.
• Margaret Dabbs Intensive Hydrating Foot lotion brightens my skin, smells amazing and makes them feel so soft, a must in flip flop weather.
• Stationery, where do I start, I always use a Mark+Fold diary and have done for eight years, Moleskine soft cover large and of course my Traveler’s notebook with lightweight paper.

Hels

• Aesop Post Poo drops, a must, especially of you’re sharing a bathroom, trust me you’ll thank me for this tip. These also make a great practical but a little bit fancy (and humorous) gift for pretty much anyone. Bonus, they look luxe in the bathroom too so you won’t need to put them away.
• Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin™ Deluxe Body Moisture Crème, which to me smells like an angel (or what I think an angel would smell like).
• Diptyque Mimosa candle, it’s the first Diptyque candle I was ever gifted, so I have great memories. August & Piers Muse candle smells so rich and sensual, I love the Saint one too.
• Kiehl's Blue Herbal Blemish cleanser, I suffer with breakouts and it always calms my skin down.
• I love a good self tan and always go back to Tan-Luxe, in fact I need one now. The butter is my favourite for body and the overnight oil for face.
• I’m obsessed with Palm of Feronia branding and products right now, currently working my way through a jar of incense cones.
• Neal’s Yard holds a place in my heart because it brings back memories of my time at university. Especially the Palmarosa face wash.

So, if you like or love any of these products or brands too, then you’ll love the products in our store that we’ve curated.

Neets + Hels