Tuesday 21 October 2014

Northern Lights - Lush Autumn/Winter 2014

My second experience with the Lush Halloween goodies was with the Northern Lights bath ballistic. This one I was expecting great things from. Retailing at £3.50 Northern Lights is something new to Lush, it is themed around Bonfire/Fireworks night along with the Sparkler ballistic (I am saving this one for Fireworks evening its self).


While looking spectacular, like it is going to give you one hell of a show, the immediate fragrance of Ylang Ylang Oil and Jasmine absolute is very relaxing, a winner if you're looking for something to send you to sleep. Even though it is not my favourite smell, I am more of a sweet smells person the traditional smell of Lush, Northern Lights did smell lovely, perfect for anyone who loves a floral fragrance.
However Northern Lights did put on a bloody good show in my bath, its a slow one just like Shoot for the Stars. The only way I can describe this ballistic is like watching a 70's firework display. It starts off spinning whirling round in a deep purple and lilac display, going on to release bright blues and neon greens. Although it has relaxing smell it's show is a far out colourful spectacle.



Stay Lovely x

Sunday 19 October 2014

Shoot for the Stars - Lush Autumn/Winter Collection 2014

This was the first bath ballistic I tried from the Autumn/Winter collection.

If you're like me you save the best until last, like saving the crispiest roast potato from your sunday roast dinner until last or saving the orange smarties until last. Well I did this with my Halloween bath ballistics, I chose Shoot for the Stars to use first, the one I had the least expectations from, and it proved me wrong, it has been my favourite so far.


 
Shoot for the Stars bath ballistic turned my bath into the night sky. When I dropped it in there wasn't much going on but there was a lot of fragrance. Lush makes sure that when something comes out in the Halloween and Christmas collections there is something in the permanent line that has similar fragrance so we don't miss them too much when they disappear for the rest of the year. Shoot for the Stars is no different it has a very similar fragrance to 'Honey I washed the kids' soap, a lush staple!
My bathroom was immediately filled with a sweet honey-toffee scent.

After a while though it wasn't just the scent that filled in the room, the bath was filled with blue water that looked like the early evening sky turning into the pitch black night sky. There was also bursts of red and yellow fizz, inter twined with silver glitter that looked like the sparkling stars above. It took a good ten minutes to fully disperse into the full wonderful spectacle it is.

 
I am really hoping that Lush makes Shot for the Stars a permanent, or create ones very similar for the permanent line. There is something magical about the way this ballistic turns into the night sky, its so relaxing and perfect for a chilled evening after a particularly stressful day.

 
Stay Lovely x


Hello my name is Jess and I am a Lushaholic

I have a happy place, a place where I can gather my thoughts, relax and just be. Lush.

I feel like my whole blog is about pampering and baths, well I am a self confessed pamper prude, and today is no different. I am going to let you in on a little (not so) secret, I have a Lush obsession especially when the Halloween and Christmas collections come out. During the autumn and winter months I look forward to staying home watching X Factor and having a pamper after a lovely long Lush bath on a Sunday or Saturday night, I know I am wild!  

I have a Lush store on the way home from work, this means one thing, my poor, poor bank card. So one day after work, I ventured into the Lush shop in search of the Halloween collection - I will be getting the Christmas collection, I just thought it was a bit excessive to get it all in one go. I was very happy to see that it was all in stock, I was worried as I know the collection was selling out quickly and the Lush store that I always visit is very small with limited stock. I think it is safe to say they had everything that I wanted and more

I have a few favourites that I want to share with you from the Halloween collection so I am going to do a mini series of Lush reviews from the Lush Halloween and Christmas 2014 collection. I know what you're thinking even more pampering posts, I just can't get enough.





Tuesday 7 October 2014

Zoella Beauty - Exciting new beauty

Ahh the beauty event we've all been waiting for - well if you are a youtube & blogger addict like me, its ZOELLA BEAUTY.

Since 2009 when I started watching the then Zoella280390 I knew I loved her and her videos, I remember some of her very first videos that I still love now, with a few of them being in my favourites playlist. I think I can safely say on behalf of everyone that blogs, youtubes or is just a Zoe Sugg subscriber that this beauty launch is not only exceptionally lovely but it has a special significance, as for many of us Zoe was on of the first youtubers we watched, igniting our love for all things youtube and beauty. I find Zoe such a huge inspiration, she has such a great career doing something she loves doing, and so many of us (6 million to be precise) love watching and reading Zoella. She brings such happiness to so many people, a true role model.

On September the 25th Zoe held a launch party for her Zoella Beauty range, I knew there would be a whole loads of vlogs going up on the 26th September giving us a insight into the party and the range itself, I am not going to beat around the bush I was frantically (maybe a little dramatic, but I was very excitedly) refreshing my subscription box on youtube waiting for the vlogs, trust me they were worth the wait.

The products launched on the 25th September online at Feelunique.com and 29th in Superdrug stores nationwide. I am so glad that Zoe brought out a bath and body range, every girl (or boy) needs some pampering time, nothing can make you feel more relaxed after a manic Monday than a hot bath filled and followed with lovely products, it can turn anyone's day around. I had a mooch around on the feelunique site, as you can imagine all the products are incredibly cute, fun and yet still remain sophisticated, so both adults and young'uns can enjoy them. I adore the lovely coral colour that runs throughout the range. The Fizz Bar caught my eye more than anything because like Zoe I am a massive bath person, I love nothing more than a good pampering bath.

Later in the week after the products launched and me drooling over the products, one of my best friends Jess surprised me with some goodies from Zoe's beauty range. She kindly got me the Zoe's eyes makeup bag/pencil case and my favourite thing from the range, the Fizz Bar Bath Fizzers.


I could't wait to use the products, as soon as I got home a re housed all of my favourite makeup items into my new makeup bag. I started to run a bath, as I was going out in the evening, to make me feel extra special I used the Fizz Bar. 



I run a nice hot bath, I poured little but of bubble bath, following that I broke off two squares of the beautiful smelling bar, then dropping them into the bath. I adore the concept of the Fizz Bar looking like a chocolate bar. The smell is so simply refreshing, yet girly and uplifting, perfect for a bath before a girls night out. 



All in all I absolutely love the Zoella Beauty line from what I have tried so far, now I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the line, next up will definitely be the Lets Glow Candle and The Blissful Mist. 

You can purchase the Zoella Beauty Range in selected Superdrug stores and online at Feelunique.com

On a side note... 

I was working away when I saw the Zoella YouTube advert on the TV in the Reception, How exciting, its like watching the Christmas Coca Cola advert! 



Until next time... 

Jess x