Lush Haul

A few weeks ago I took it upon myself to top up my current Lush box as it was starting to get a bit low... that's my excuse if anyone asks... 

Firstly, I picked up my all time favourite bubble bar, The Comforter. It smells amazing! It is packed with Cassis absolute which makes it smell so berrylicious, along with bergamot oil and cypress oil to make it super luxurious. It's a massive bubble bar so it lasts a good few baths. If you haven't tried it, you need this in your life!

Next up, another bubble bar, it is SUPER pretty and it's a fricking Unicorn horn! I feel like this is a cult Lush lover item and I am definitely a lover. As soon as I saw my local store had received a delivery I got down there as soon as I could. It is packed with Neroli and Lavender, but mainly looks sooo amazing.

Next I got two things I'm going to use together. I had seen a video on Insta that my local store had put up and they had named Luxury Dream. It was so stunning, a dark, glittery heaven. So I asked one of the very helpful ladies to get my hands on what they used to make it. Here I have the Blackberry bath bomb and Sunnyside. 

Blackberry is filled with Bergamot and Frankincence, whilst Sunnyside is a glitter lovers dream and is what gives it the sparkle as well as being packed with Tangerine, Lemon and Wild Orange Oils.

As soon as I get round to trying this combo I will be sure to stick it on Insta.

Lastly, I was very lucky to receive a free sample of the Plum Rain shower gel. This smells insane. It is filled with real plum juice, sicilian mandarin oil along with carrageenan seaweed to soften your skin. I am honestly in love with this shower gel, it does everything it says on the tin, and leaves my skin smelling and feeling amazing. I will definitely be purchasing this next time I pop in.

What are your favourite Lush products? Let me know. 

Much Love, 

T xx

Younique Charcoal Mask

Ok, so one of my gorgeous friends is a Younique presenter and they have brought out a fab skincare range to add to their already amazing make up range.

She'd asked me to come and try out a few things so she could video them for her Facebook page a few weeks back and I genuinely fell in love with some of them!

One, which I have not shut up about is this mask which I have now purchased because I loved it so much. My mum has also got one as I raved about it all the time and I think she got bored of me yapping on and wanted to see for herself!

So firstly, Emma spritzed my face with their Rose Water which felt very fresh and reminds me of the Caudalie face sprays. This is also very handy for things like sunburn as its very soothing to the skin and has anti-oxidizing properties.

Next , she applied the mask with a brush (which is very important! As if you use your fingers it will start the process automatically!)
The mask itself felt so nice and cool, and it doesn't go tight like most face-masks. I could still talk absolutely fine - which for me is essential... I like a good chat!

Younique say that this bamboo charcoal mask absorbs toxins and impurities while reintroducing oxygen to your skin with a foaming, tingling sensation. The gentle exfoliating properties remove dead skin cells, and tree oils and vitamins help nourish and condition skin and I couldn't agree more. I think it sounds like rice crispies on your face!
Then I just used the soft black flannel she gave me to wipe it all off which was so much easier than I expected.

I've never found a face-mask that does what it claims to do without making my face feel horrible afterwards so this is a breath of fresh air, and knowing that when I purchase anything from Younique I'm helping the Younique foundation with the retreat they have set up for abused women makes me even happier to do so. It's an amazing cause, please follow this link to find out more about how they help the women and what the money spent with their company goes to.

I'm not sure how long my pot will last in all honesty... this will definitely be a re-purchase me thinks!

The gorgeous Emma gives a much better explanation than I do, and if you fancy having a laugh at me, please click on this link to hear more about it and see my first impressions of the mask in this video.

Also if anyone fancies trying it (which I would highly recommend) or any of the other fabulous skin care and make up ... click here.

Much love

T xx

Virgin Vie Sleeping Beauty Pillow Mist

I'm going to level with you and tell you that I have had this bottle for the best part of about 4 years... If not longer...

My mum used to work for virgin vie as a party planner and I think I managed to sneak this away once she'd left. 

It reminds me of her as I remember she used to use it a lot at the time. 

I never really got into it, then a couple of weeks ago I found it again and decided to give it another try as I haven't been sleeping well.

Now whether it's a placebo effect and because I've used it, physcologically I know that and therefore sleep better or if it actually works I couldn't tell you! 

All I know is that when I use it, I genuinely  do sleep a lot better. I don't wake up in the night at all and feel a lot more refreshed in the morning.

It smells lovely, very calming. It hasn't as far as I'm aware made my hair smell of it at all and my pillows are not marked! Winning! 

The upsetting thing about all of this is, I don't have a massive amount left and after having a look online, it seems Virgin Vie have discontinued the product. 

This makes me sad, as I do love it. 

If anyone has any other recommendations of something similar i'd love to hear from you! 

If not, I think I'm going to have to search it out on eBay! 

Much love,

T x