LUSH It's Raining Men Shower Gel

 

LUSH It's Raining Men Shower Gel - £4.50

 

Looking at this picture now it really looks like this shower gel has been in the wars, it's a bit battered about on the label but this came in a giftset box so it must've been a bit bashed about. But never mind it doesn't affect anything really.

 

I've been so excited waiting to blog about this, i've had this very bottle of shower gel since I got it for Christmas in a giftset like I mentioned, and i've been using up a couple of other half emptied shower gels before I let myself actually use this in the shower. I've been using it for about two weeks now and i'm back in love with it!

 

Cards on the table, hand on heart, if I was a millionaire and I could only ever use one shower gel then it would be this one without question! It is literally heaven in a bottle, I have to stop myself from drinking it it's too scrummy to put down.

 

If you like caramel, toffee, honey, sweet gooey scents then you'll love this! It's almost like the inside of a Dairy Milk Caramel chocolate bar in a bottle. It's made of honey and a bit of lotus flower and even a bit of sweet wild orange oil which surprised me as I can't smell any orange in it at all. The scent of this shower gel is all total win for me and the shower gel itself doesn't irritate my skin and my eczema at all which is what I look for in my shower products.

 

 It's a rather tiny bottle but i've found it lasts ages! For example I got the same size of this shower gel for Christmas 2012 and I used it on Boxing Day and it lasted me until February easily, I find a little goes a long way with this shower gel and it lathers up great.

 

I do find it is not the most moisturising of shower gels, i've found others than provide just a tad more hydration but it doesn't dry my skin out really. But I use body lotions/body butters when I get out of the shower anyway so I don't notice much difference anyway.

 

Apart from that the only other problem I have with this is the price, it is mad to spend £4.50 on such a small bottle of shower gel and it really is a treat product as I don't normally like spending £2.00 on a shower gel, I just don't see the point. But I make an exception at Christmas, I will go and get one for a treat (unless someone gets it for me like i've been lucky to recieve in the past).

 

Just go in to your nearest LUSH shop and have a smell of this shower gel, i'm sure you'll fall head over heels in love with it like I have.

 

 

LUSH It's Raining Men Shower Gel - 100g - £4.50

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own,

product gifted to me for Christmas

LUSH Soft Coeur Massage Bar

LUSH Soft Coeur Massage Bar - £4.75

 

A massage bar is not a typical beauty product that a lot of people go out shopping and think of buying, definitely for me it would never have even crossed my mind at all. Nevertheless when I received this in a gift box last Christmas I was intrigued to try it.

 

First of all I love the fact that it is in the shape of a heart, so it has the cute button ticked for a start, but the best thing about this massage bar is the scent! Oh my goodness it is good enough to eat, no seriously I would eat this if I could, it's so scrumptious!

 

It has the exact same scent as the very popular 'Honey, I Washed the Kids Soap' and also the 'It's Raining Men Shower Gel' and the 'Honey Bee Bath Bomb' all also from LUSH. That sort of honey, caramel scent, but this one is very slightly different in that it has added almond oil in it for it to be able to become a massage bar, also it is an added benefit as almond oil is very nourishing for the skin. This massage bar also contains cocoa butter and shea butter and the best thing of all, as you will be able to see in the picture the brown bits in this massage bar is real edible chocolate! Not that i've eaten any of it I promise.

 

This massage bar is extremely creamy, just holding it in your hand for a minute it will start to melt when it comes into contact with your body heat. It works very well as a massage bar, so you can either give yourself a massage with it and rub it on your legs, arms and feet like I do but if you are lucky enough to have a partner you can massage eachother, oh I say! :P

 

The massage bar is clear when you rub it in but the residue can start to turn a bit brown when you get to the bits with the chocolate, so that may put you off but it doesn't bother me just rub it in some more and it will fade away.

 

The residue from the oils will linger on your skin for the rest of the day, as will the scent, which I was very pleased about. I could even still smell it the very next day!

 

So if you're in the mood to give yourself, or your loved one, a treat then this would be a lovely little product to go out and get. Especially fitting for Valentine's Day too don't you think?

 

And on that note, Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

Avaliable for £4.75

here

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product gifted to me for Christmas



LUSH Honey Bee Bath Bomb

LUSH Honey Bee Bath Bomb - £3.25

My third and final LUSH Bath Bomb review is coming right at you now in the form of the Honey Bee Bath Bomb. I have yet to state which is my favourite Bath Bomb from LUSH and that is because i've not been able to talk about it, until now as this one is my ultimate number one favourite bath bomb from LUSH.

The main reason being the scent. Oh my goodness it smells absolutely divine! One of the best scents, not only in LUSH, but ever to have existed quite frankly. It is a gorgeous honey, caramel, toffee sweet gooey goodness - it's good enough to eat! But don't because that'll be very bad for you.

This bath bomb contains ingredients like:

Honey (that's obvious from the name), sweet wild orange oil (can't smell any orange at all to be honest), Rhassoul Mud and oddly aloe vera (the latter of which I can't smell either). These ingredients do wonders for the skin, and have natural cleansing properties and help to keep the skin smooth.

My skin did feel lovely and soft after using this bath bomb, it didn't leave any residue on my skin like the butterball one. This could be a plus or negative point, depending if you like to have that moisturising layer left on your skin after a bath.

As you can see from the picture it turns your bath water a yellow colour, which isn't the most appealing colour in the world, my sister doesn't like it at all. But it doesn't bother me all that much to be honest. I just feel like i'm bathing in caramel or something, just not at all sticky and it is just water at the end of the day.

This bath bomb will also last you two uses as it is a larger bath bomb, it fizzed well in the bath and the scent lingered on my skin after I got out of the bath.

If you're a fan of the It's Raining Men Shower Gel or the Honey, I washed the Kids soap then this is the exact same scent as those two products. Alternatively if you love the scent of this one then those two are other products you should try out!

Like I said it's my favourite bath bomb, I really can't fault it! If I could only purchase one bath bomb from LUSH for the rest of my life then i'd go for this one without a doubt.

 

Avaliable at LUSH stores or online

for £3.25

here


Any questions/comments please leave below.

Love
Amy
xxx






***DISCLAIMER***
All views/opinions are my own,
product given as a Christmas gift from a friend.

LUSH Butterball Bath Bomb

 

LUSH Butterball Bath Bomb - £2.50

 

This bath bomb changed my entire outlook when it came to bath products and just having a bath in general. A bold statement to make but true nonetheless. This is the Butterball Bath Bomb from LUSH and the reason it changed my opinion on baths are are as follows.

 

I remember walking into LUSH with my sister who was after some bath stuff many a moon ago, and the lovely sales assistant was talking to us about the products as they usually do. As she was helping my sister pick out some things she asked me what I would like, and I explained to her how I wasn't so keen on baths because of my eczema issues and wasn't sure if I was even able to have a bath at all without my eczema flaring up.

 

She was so sweet bless her and talked to me for ages about how other people come into LUSH with similar problems and what products would be good for me, this sales assistant was also the one who told me about Ultrabland and has since changed my life when it comes to skincare, so big thumbs up to her! But as we were by the bath bombs she led us over to this bath bomb and she was saying how this is probably one of the best bath bombs they do for sensitive and eczema prone skin like myself, as it is very moisturising and has very gentle ingredients that will keep you moisturised even after getting out of the bath.

 

So I decided to get this one and tried it out, and as I said at the beginning, it changed how I felt about taking baths.

 

 

It may not be much to look at, let's face it it's not the most exciting of all the bath bombs, it doesn't have a bright colour or have different patterns on it etc, it is a simple small white bath bomb. The sales assistant said it's a very much overlooked product as people are more drawn to the colourful ones rather than the little plain white one sitting in the corner. I can totally relate to that as I had never noticed this one before myself.

 

When you use this bath bomb it doesn't create amazing colours in the water either, it makes it look slightly milky colour to begin with but in a matter of ten minutes or so it has gone and it just looks like you're bathing in warm water. But that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

 

It smells like vanilla which is one of its main ingredients along with cocoa butter and a musk scent. It smells so lovely and it's such a simple scent and not overly fragranced which is good for sensitive skin and eczema sufferers like myself. The cocoa butter is the main selling point of this bath bomb for me as, unlike other bath bombs which I think just make your bath smell nice and don't actually make any noticeable difference to your skin, this one certainly does. It forms like a residue on your skin and moisturises your skin whilst your in the bath and when you get out your skin feels so moisturised, it's amazing! You definitely do not need to put any kind of moisturiser or body lotion/butter on your skin after having a bath using this bath bomb, it does it all for you. So if you're lazy when it comes to that step of your skin routine then this would be handy for you to bathe in.

 

I don't mind that this bath bomb doesn't look as appealing as all the others, I just love the fact it actually has some benefit to my skin and also that it is one of the cheaper bath bombs as it is quite small. I only managed to get one use out of this bath bomb unlike the others I can normally get two uses out of them.

 

If you like your LUSH bath bombs and haven't tried this one yet then I really urge you to. If I went into LUSH at any time of the year looking for a bath bomb this would be one of the ones I would more than likely pick up without a doubt.

 

Retails for £2.50

here

 

If you have any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own,

product given to me in a giftset for Christmas.



LUSH Father Christmas Bath Bomb

 

Lush Father Christmas Bath Bomb - RRP £3.25 now on sale for £1.63

 

I wouldn't normally do a second post about the same brand directly after doing one on Lush yesterday, but this is a Christmas product and I wanted to get it posted before the new year. So apologies for that. Anyway, on to the review.

 

I'm not the biggest bath lover in the world, I much prefer showers as they are much quicker and with my eczema problems I just feel a lot more comfortable with showers. However, for Christmas this year I received this bath bomb from one of my best friends and so it is one of those rare times when a bath is needed.

 

One thing I do find is that baths are incredibly relaxing, I used this bath bomb and I was in the bath for well over an hour and I came out feeling very chilled out and slightly sleepy. I suppose that's the appeal to a lot of people. And if I ever do want to take a bath I always choose to take a bath using Lush products as they are so much fun and the ingredients they use are good for the skin, my eczema has yet to react to any of them.

 

The Father Christmas bath bomb is what you'd expect, a Santa Clause face on a bath bomb! Which is so fun and festive and perfect to use around Christmas time, or on the big day itself if you choose to do so. It's a lovely pink and white colour and gives off the scent of madarin oranges which is a very Christmassy scent. I have to be honest and say it wasn't a total orange scent, I couldn't smell too much orange it just smelt quite sweet and fresh, but it was a great scent nonetheless.

 

 

It's quite a large bath bomb too and I managed to salvage half of it in the bath to use again, you can definitely get two uses out of this bath bomb if you grab it out of the bath in time. I always do that with the Lush bath bombs to make extra use out of them, there's no point spending a few pounds on a bath bomb just for one use.

 

As you can see from the picture this is a surprising bath bomb in that when you first put it in your bath is turns the bath a milky pink sort of colour and then in the middle it is a dark green! So very festive! I wasn't expecting this at all, and that's another thing I love about the Lush bath products, quite a few of them have secret colours inside and you wouldn't know about it until you actually use it.

 

So the dark green on the inside of this bath bomb inevitably made my bath water also look green, it looked like I was bathing in washing up liquid! This colour of bath water may bother some people but it never bothers me. I just look at the scent of the bath bomb itself and if it helps my skin in any way.

 

 

I don't think this bath bomb actually did anything for my skin, unlike some other ones i've tried like Butterball. It did leave my skin smelling nice when I got out but that was all.

 

As this is a Christmas limited edition product you won't be able to get hold of bath bomb from now on until next Christmas time, but if you're quick they may have a few left there from the sales.

When Christmas rolls around again next year, and if I fancy getting myself a Christmas themed bath bomb, then I would definitely consider buying this again.

 

It is still avaliable to buy online for a great price of

£1.63 down from £3.25

here

 

Any views/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own,

product bought for me as a Christmas gift.





LUSH Santa's Lip Scrub

 

LUSH Santa's Lip Scrub - Now £2.75 - Was £5.50

 

I remember back in November and maybe even as early as late October this year when Lush released their Christmas items again, and all the youtubers went mad and all did big Christmas Lush hauls. I absolutely love watching and reading what people got from Lush, as I am a Lush fan myself but I don't tend to go in there very often as some of the items are quite expensive.

 

Nonetheless the Christmas products intrigued me and I managed to resist the urge of going out and buying loads of things back in November and December, I was too focused on saving my money and spending it on everyones Christmas presents.

 

As Christmas is now over I hit the Boxing Day Sales, well I actually went with my sister and mum on the 27th as we always have family over our house on Boxing Day. I made a mental shopping list of what products I wanted from Lush and I got there today and they were all gone! That'll teach me for not shopping online on Boxing Day itself or for not picking up some products earlier. However I did manage to find one product that was on my list, and that was the Santa's Lip Scrub.

 

 

 

I first saw this on somebody's haul, and as soon as I heard the words it's cola flavoured I instantly wanted it! Coca-Cola is my favourite and I love the cola bottle sweets so I wanted to try this. Also I have never tried any lip scrub, let alone a Lush one, so this is totally new territory to me.

 

It's, as you would expect, a gritty consistancy and this one contains little red hearts in which is very cute. You just scrub your lips with this and then you can either wipe it off or lick it off, whichever your preference. It does taste like cola but there is some lime oil in this product i've seen in the ingredients and I can tast that. It is extremely sweet just so you're aware and the red colour of this lip scrub leaves your lips with a very slight red stain too.

 

This lip scrub will be perfect for the last few months of winter if your lips get dry like mine do. I will probably use this before I go to bed and then apply some lipbalm, or do that first thing in the morning maybe aswell.

 

I'll certainly be using this for a while, it's a 25g product and a little goes a long way and I was surprised to read it doesn't expire until the beginning of February 2015. With a fresh product like this with sugar and natural oils etc I would expect it to last 6 months, but no it is well over a year!

 

The only reason I didn't pick up this product earlier was the price, I think £5.50 for a lip scrub is a bit on the steep side, considering you could probably make your own for much cheaper. But as it was half price in the sales I couldn't resist.

 

I've been using the lip scrub for a couple of days now and even though the product works very well, I won't repurchase it again next year because i've gone right off the taste, its too much like a sweet cough medicine. It's just too sickly for me unfortunately. But I like the product itself just not the flavour, so next time I will maybe try the Popcorn one, I know I won't like the bubblegum one as that'll be too sweet aswell.

 

If you yourself still want to get your hands on this little lip scrub I suggest you act very fast, as there were only a few of these left in the Lush shop I went in on 27th December.

 

But it is currently still avaliable online

here

 

 

Any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Christmas Gift Guide - Under £10

 

Yesterday I made a blog post about my Christmas Gift Guide, and today I bring you my Christmas Gift Guide featuring products under £10. So if you're on a budget, but still want to buy your loved ones a great present, then look no further.

1.) Simple Mini Collection - £3.00

 

Simple is one of my favourite skincare brands, so why not try some great products, and for £3.00 you can't go wrong!
This set contains: Kind to Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser 50ml, Kind to Skin Refreshing Facial Wash Gel 50ml, Kind to Skin Soothing Toner 50ml.

 

 

2.) Burts Bees Keepsake Trio - £9.99

 

Burts Bees are my favourite lipbalms and this gift contains three of them:

 Acai Berry Lip Balm, Mango Butter Lip Balm, Original Beeswax Lip Balm

 

 

3.) LUSH Snowman Invasion Giftset - £7.25

 

I love Lush and they always do amazing gift boxes at this time of year, this one in particular contains Cinders Bath Bomb and Snowman Bath Bomb.

 

 

4.) Baylis and Harding Beauticology Mini Trio - £4.00

 

I love the look of this little gift set, it contains some cute little treats to enjoy over the Christmas period. The set contains a Chocolate Cupcake Shower crème (100ml), Gingerbread Cupcake Body wash (100ml), Vanilla Frosting Soap (100g).

 

 

5.) SEVENTEEN Lip Gloss Stash - £6.00

 

If you know someone who is a fan of lipgloss, then this would be the perfect little gift or stocking filler. This contains the colours: Fuzzy Yellow Petal, Moonshine Violet, Pink Ice, Honey Blossom, Very Berry, Peachy. 

 

 

6.) Models Own Glitters Nail Trio - £8.00

 

I do love Models Own nail polish, and you've got to have some glitter nail polishes for Christmas. This one contains three mini sizes of turquoise, red and blue of their glitter polishes.

 

 

 

Happy Christmas Shopping!

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own.

 

Lush Ultrabland Facial Cleanser

Lush Ultrabland Facial Cleanser - (100g) - £10.95

 

The Ultrabland Cleanser is one of Lush's most popular skincare products, the founder of Lush even describing it as their number one desert island product.

 

After using face wipes for a couple of years to take my make-up off (bad I know) and before the time when I didn't realise how important it was to have a proper skincare routine, I realised how much my eczema could improve if I actually took care of my skin properly.

So I went on the hunt to find a really gentle cleaser, and this Lush cleanser kept coming up as a great recommendation.

 

So I went to Lush and spent ages talking to one of the amazing sales assistants (they really are the best sales assistants going I think, they are always so helpful and very friendly).
I was explaining the problems I have with my eczema, and I was telling her how I had heard about this cleanser and she suggested that it would be great for my skin.
She was kind enough to give me a sample of it to try (another amazing thing I love about Lush).

 

So I tried it and I haven't looked back!

This cleanser has a balm sort of texture, it's very smooth and soft when you apply it to dry skin and then wash it off with a damp flannel/cloth or a damp cotton pad. It takes off even waterproof make-up too which is a bonus. It leaves my skin feeling amazingly smooth and injects some moisture back into the skin.

 

It's key ingredients include:

Honey, Beeswax, Almond Oil and Rose Water

 

These ingredients help calm the skin down and reduces redness and gives it moisture, which is exactly what eczema sufferers need when a flare up occurs. The name describes this product perfectly, it is indeed a very bland cleanser, but it has all the vital things needed to do the job of removing make-up and cleansing the skin, without irritation.

 

I'm not sure how well this cleanser would work on oily skin, another Lush cleanser might be more suitable for you. But if you have dry or very dry skin, or sensitive and eczema prone skin like myself,  then this would be great for you.

 

I am on my second tub of this cleanser, having bought the smaller version first after trying out the sample and loving it, then I upgraded to the larger pot when that one had run out.

 

I think this cleanser is excellent value for money as it will last you many months. It's my holy grail cleanser and has really helped to improve my eczema, as well as the rest of my skin.

 

So if you're interested in a new cleanser, and want to try something new, go to Lush and most importantly talk to the sales people there, they are amazingly helpful and you can even ask for a sample first to try it out.

 

 

45g tub - £6.95

100g tub - £10.95

Both can be found Here

 

Any questions/comments please leave in the comments below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.