Lush Wishlist

Christmas and birthday come Lush heavy for me so I don't normally have reason to go and buy a few things in Lush. However, there are quite a lot of new things in Lush now that I haven't tried and these are the 4 things I am desperate to buy!

• You've Been Mangoed Bath Oil- I've never eaten mango but I love the scent so I have high hopes that this will smell like mangoes! I've also never tried the bath oils before so I would like to try one. On the Lush website it seems the water goes a beautiful green colour and I love a vibrant bath!

• Lava Lamp Bath Bomb- This bath bomb looks super cool! It makes the water orange and has purple orbs floating around on the surface of the water just like a lava lamp. Whoever came up with this is a genius.

• Don't Look At Me Fresh Face Mask- The colour of this is what originally had drawn me to it. I want to have a bright blue face! The Lush fresh face masks are always a winner. This mask has got both refreshing and moisturising properties in it so I think this would be a nice one to use before an event.

• Pink Flamingo Bubble Bar- Why wouldn't you want a flamingo bubble bar?! This just screams cocktails and holidays at me which I am totally all about. 

What do you want to try from Lush?

The Body Shop Event | Pinita Colada

Hello all!

You may remember that a couple of months ago I went to an event at The Body Shop @ Cribbs Causeway which was their first event!


Well, last week they held another event to celebrate their new Pinita Colada range; a summer range with a Pina Colada scent.

On arrival we were greeted with pretty little pin trays with popcorn and a cookie on, as well as a drink. The drink was Pina Colada juice and even the popcorn was Pina Colada flavoured! It sounds wrong but it is surprisingly nice. 

Next I had a hand massage with the Pinita Colada collection under their taps. I had my hand exfoliated and moisturised which made my hand smell lovely and my skin looked brighter. Not to mention relaxed! I particularly liked the Pinita Colada Body Sorbet as it feels much lighter and absorbs faster than a body butter yet still moisturises all the same. This is probably my favourite part of their events.

Afterwards I went ahead and had my make up consultation. I wanted to know more about their blushers so the make up expert pulled out a few of their blushers and applied a neutral matte one on my face. She then showed me their new Instaglow CC Creams and tried the Peach Glow one on the back of my hand which gives your skin a glow and deals with redness. The packaging is rather nice and as someone who loves colour correcting I think they're a great idea. They also have SPF which is a bonus! In addition there are new Shade Adjusting Drops to adjust your foundation if it's not the exact colour of your skin which I think is a fabulous idea.

Lastly I had a skincare consultation with a skincare expert. Last time I had a consultation they recommend the Aloe Soothing Night Cream to me which I bought and loved so I really wanted to take her advice again as my skin has changed recently. I explained to her that because of new medication my skin was now rather dry but still acne-prone so she recommend me some of the same products as before and some new ones. I also asked her about SPF moisturisers for going abroad with as I have been looking for the perfect one!

I enjoyed the event as much as the first one and as before the staff were lovely. They also kindly gave us goody bags and I was excited to see the new Instaglow Peach Glow CC Cream in it so I will definitely be writing about that at some point!

Lush | Brightside Bubble Bar

You can never write too many Lush posts!


For those of you who don't know, the bubble bars are different from the bath bombs as they create bubbles as well as colour. You use them by crumbling them under the running tap water to make all the bubbles appear!


This is the Brightside bubble bar. It is a one of the bigger bubble bars which means you can use it for multiple baths. It is an absolutely gorgeous bubble bar with swirls of red, orange and yellow; reminding you of a sunny Summer's day. It is certainly very appealing to look at and puts you in a good mood!


As you can probably guess from the colours, this is a citrus bubble bar. Ingredients include tangerine oil, bergamot oil, gardenia extract and limonene. All of these ingredients create a citrus smell which radiates from the bubble bar and transfers into your bubbles.


I find the easiest way to use this is to hold one side under the tap. I couldn't really break off a piece when it was whole so I held it under the tap for a bit them crumbled bits when there was a dent in the bar.

The bubble bar creates plenty of bubbles and turns the water a beautiful vibrant orange which I'm quite the fan of. It doesn't take much of the product to create a decent amount of bubbles so this bar will last very many baths. At the price of £4.95, this is great!


I recommend this for people who love citrus smells, want plenty of baths out of one product and have the need to brighten up their day. This would also make a really good Lush gift to someone who enjoys soaking in bubbles.


What is your favourite bubble bar from Lush?

Lush | So White Bath Bomb

So White (a clear play on of Snow White) doesn't look like an exciting bath bomb. Contrary to Lush's usual style, this bath bomb is just a plain white round ball of fizz. However, if you look closely at it you can see flecks of baby pink, suggesting that this bath bomb is about what's on the inside. 

Let me tell you, this is the slowest fizzing bath bomb I have ever used! I usually wait for my bath bomb to fizz out before I climb into the bath but with this one I had to get in otherwise it would've have gone cold! I didn't time how long it took to fizz out but I'm pretty sure it took the longest out of all the bath bombs I've tried over the years.

Despite it not being the quickest of fizzers, it certainly is one of the most active ones. This one travels all around your bath in a rolling motion and doesn't really stay still. At first it fizzes white, which you would expect, but then lets of bursts of red/pink colours whilst the white forms in to froth sitting at the top of the water. I like it when bath bombs have white froth that sits on top of the water because it usually makes it quite soft and leaves a moisturising feel on your skin. By the time it's done you are left with a baby pink coloured bath. Not my most favourite of colours, but nevertheless pretty. 

The ingredients include citric acid, cream of tartar, orange blossom absolute and bergamot oil. I didn't notice any particular smell but you would think from the ingredients that it would have some sort of citrus scent. 


So White is unfortunately unavailable right now as it is part of the Christmas range, however this is a repeat product so will most likely be around next Christmas too.


Overall this bath bomb was nice but not to my usual taste of exciting bath bombs. But if you love pink and white and the bath bombs that are just simple then this would be one for you.


Have you used So White?

Lush | Intergalactic Bath Bomb

Hello everybody :-)

What's that? Another Lush bath bomb review? Yep, that's right! This is the Intergalactic bath bomb which I got for Christmas as it was on my Christmas list. As someone who loves things all space, this bath bomb instantly appealed to me. It is a blue bath bomb with streaks of bright colour such as yellow and pink through it.

Intergalactic doesn't have a particular smell, it just has that usual bath bomb smell. Ingredients include peppermint oil (to cool), grapefruit oil (to refresh) and cedarwood (to balance). It also has fun stuff in it as it has popping candy and gold/silver lustre. You know it's going to be one of those bath bombs that put on a show!

First of all it is a fast fizzer. It starts off blue and then fizzes out the random bursts of colour that look like tiny little islands on the water. What's super amazing about this bath bomb is that when the water fizzes out it swishes round to look like the galaxy; fitting in with the space theme. The best way to describe this is to show you a picture:

Then you begin to hear the popping candy. The gentle popping noises are actually quite therapeutic and last until the bath bomb finishes fizzing. This is such a nice effect and reminds of Star Wars when you hear them shooting in space.

When the bath bomb finishes you are left which a beautiful bath full of various blue tones that quite frankly, looks stunning. Throughout the water there are tonnes of glitter floating about which represents the stars. Admittedly I could not stop staring at it all!

The only annoying thing about this is that when you empty the bath, you are left with A LOT of glitter in your bath. It is easy enough to remove but it can be annoying to run the shower over your bath when you've just chilled out and your muscles are relaxed. It also means that your body is left with glitter all over it, so I would not recommend putting your face in it! Unless of course you want to be glittery for a certain occasion. 

In conclusion, I absolutely adore this and will buy it again and again. In fact, I would say that it is my favourite bath bomb! I used to love Space Girl but I think this one has taken over. It would also make a fantastic gift. Even my boyfriend commented on how awesome it looked and he's not interested in Lush!

What's your favourite bath bomb?

Lush | Father Christmas Bath Bomb

Hello!


We all probably know by now that I love Lush and do like reviewing Lush products, so it is by no surprise that today I bring a review on the Father Christmas bath bomb. I debated whether there was any point reviewing a limited edition Christmas bath bomb now that they aren't available but I decided it was for 3 reasons. 1) There may be a few people who got this bath bomb for Christmas and haven't used it yet so may be interested to see what it will be like. 2) The Father Christmas bath bomb is a repeat product so will be likely to be available at the end of 2016 too. 3) Who doesn't like reading Lush reviews anyway?!


The Father Christmas bath bomb, like you would expect from the name, represents Father Christmas. It is a round pink ball with Santa's face carved out in white. Because of this, you'd think your bath water would turn a pale pink. But does it? Oh no. Instead, your bath turns a wonderful, bright Christmas green with white froth floating at the top of the water. The bath bomb fizzes at a medium pace, letting out bursts of green which come to surprise you. 

So I've tried to do a bit of research about the ingredients of this bath bomb because it is not on the Lush website any longer and I couldn't pinpoint a smell when I used it. The bath bomb does include citric acid and synthetic musk, and so some reviews I have read has said that it has a citrus scent to it. On the other hand, I have read elsewhere that the scent is the same as Snow Fairy. It may be that they have changed the scent of the bath bomb over the years, but to be honest I couldn't smell anything strong from it anyway, which doesn't bother me. Additionally, it doesn't seem to have any butters in the ingredients but I did find it to make the water slightly soft, thus giving a moisturising feeling to my skin.


Apart from the mystery of the scent and ingredients, I quite liked this bath bomb. My favourite type are the type that surprise you and this green really did surprise you considering it comes from a pink and white bath bomb! I loved the colour and it is probably up there in my favourite colours from bath bombs. I enjoyed it and wouldn't mind using it again next Christmas. So thanks for that bath, Father Christmas!


Also, I did film this bath bomb fizzing out on my Instagram. So if you'd like to see my demo of it, please visit my instagram @BrionyBea!

My Current Scrub #5

It's that time again!


Last week I finished by scrub from #4 and so this week I bring you my current body scrub #5. This is The Body Shop Coconut Sugar Body Scrub. As the big fan of The Body Shop body scrubs that I am, I had them on my Christmas list for 2015 and ended up with two of these coconut ones. 


The scrub smells deliciously strong of coconut and seems more abrasive than some of the other body scrubs by The Body Shop. There are brown beads in it which contributes to the exfoliating and it did seem to be more rough than some of other ones I have tried, such as the mango one. However, this is not a bad thing. It isn't too abrasive- just a good balance! You can definitely tell it is doing the job and leaves a moisturising feel afterwards.


Overall I do like this scrub and I am thankful that I have another tub of this. Because of the size, I think it will last me quite a few months!

LUSH | Rose Jam Shower Gel

Hey!

Sorry I haven't been around a while, I was really sick last week and on 26 tablets a day. I couldn't get the energy to get out of bed, let alone blog! My whole week was put on hold which was frustrating. 

Anyhow, today I bring you a review of Lush's Rose Jam shower gel which is a beautiful deep red in colour (just like a rose!) The shower gel claims to have a floral scent, gathered by the name, and has ingredients such as Turkish rose absolut, rose oil and geranium oil which are all flower related.

Now, I'm not usually a fan of floral scents but I don't mind this scent because it is not overpowering and instead is actually quite calming. It does smell floral but more in the sense of 'rose jam' that you can eat than actual flowers. It shares its scent with Ro's Argan Body Conditioner which I am actually currently using in the shower as well as this shower gel!

As for it working as a shower gel, it does the job by lathering well and leaving a subtle floral smell on your skin. 

You cannot buy Rose Jam separately. Instead, it is sold in the 'Rosie' gift set which, as you may be able to tell by the name, is full of floral scented products. I received this gift set for my birthday from my boyfriend a while back. 

Overall I like this shower gel. Which is good, because I've got another one of these stored away! I will continue to use this one and my other one afterwards and would consider buying the 'Rosie' gift set that it comes in for other people on special occasions. This may be something you'd consider your Mum to like or for a friend who is a fan of having lots of flowers in the house.

What is your favourite shower gel from Lush? Let me know!

LUSH | Ro's Argan Body Conditioner

Hello!

Once again, I have a Lush product to review! After all the reviews I've done on this blog, you can probably tell by now that I am a fan of Lush haha.

Today I am reviewing Ro's Argan Body Conditioner which is like a hair conditioner, but for your skin! Crazy, right? I got this in a gift set from Lush which I'm pretty sure is a much smaller sample of the big tub of it that you can get in Lush. You can buy 225g worth for £16.50 so it isn't the cheapest of skin conditioners.

Anyway, what do you do with it? Well, as the name suggests, it a conditioner, like a hair conditioner, for your skin. It has the same feel and consistency as hair conditioner and feels the exact same when you apply it. You apply it on to wet skin, rub it in then wash it off. Finally, you pat dry the area. 

I've got to admit, I was intrigued. I always forget to apply moisturiser after having a bath or shower so to find out I can use this one in the shower I was excited. This product is full of butters and oils such as cocoa and shea butter to moisturise the skin and argan oil, which is thought to have anti-ageing properties. 

You can definitely tell the product has butters in it. For one, you can feel it when you smooth it in to your skin. Two, in a weird way, you can kind of smell the butter! 

What I like about this product is how quickly it rubs in to the skin. It doesn't linger on top of your skin but instead moisturises straight in. I like how quickly it makes moisturising and I particularly like to use it on my legs after I have shaved them. When I get out of the shower my skin then feels lovely and smooth- just what you want!

The only downside is that I feel you need to use quite a bit of the product to cover the area you want to moisturise. Because it sinks into your skin so quickly you can only spread the product over a small area of skin before it sinks in so then you have to go and get more. This isn't one of those products where a little goes a long way so I can see how it would be better to have a bigger pot of this conditioner.

Overall I like this product. I like the concept of it being a conditioner, it makes moisturising quick, it sinks in quickly and is great to use after shaving. My only fault is that you have to use a lot of the product at a time so it may not last very long. Plus I don't think I would buy it afterwards for what I see as a steep price for a conditioner!

Have you used this before? Let me know!

Lush | Dragon Egg Bath Bomb

Hey!

I did an exam yesterday so to relax afterwards I had a nice bath with one of my Lush products, and this is the one I chose.

Dragon Egg is a citrus-y bath bomb with invigorating lemon oil and citric acid in it. However, you wouldn't expect this as Dragon Egg is a white bath bomb with discs of colour in it.

Just like you might expect from a dragon hatching, it is a slow fizzer that is extremely frothy and makes no noise when it is fizzing. It moves slowly around the bath whilst leaving a white foam around it which leaves your skin feeling quite soft.

First of all it starts spilling out yellow which has a low level amount of golden lustre (like glitter) in it sparkling away. You then see the discs of the random colours floating about which are made out of rice paper which turn to a jelly like consistency later on in the bath. After that you are then greeted by the sound of popping candy which you can't see, only hear! I didn't know popping candy was in it so that was a real surprise. 

In the end, you're left with a golden coloured bath with white froth which I can only describe as looking like you're swimming in beer! The colour admittedly may not appeal to everyone but I like it.

I was a bit worried about the golden lustre in it because I hate when bath bombs have so much that it sticks to your skin and the bath and makes it a pain to clean after. However, I found there was no residue on my skin and I only had to clean a little bit out of the bath tub afterwards.

This is definitely one of those bath bombs that is full of surprises. It isn't like a fireworks show like some of the bath bombs, but it is a fun one to watch and fizzes really slowly so it is entertaining for a while.

Overall I like this bath bomb and would use it again or buy as a present. It is £3.35 which I think is quite good.

Have you used Dragon Egg before? Let me know!

What's In My Shower?

Hey guys! 

I decided it might be interesting to show you guys what's in my shower. I have a lot more stuff in my shower than this but that's because I share a shower! However, this is all that I use. 

1. Tresemme Colour Vibrance  Protection Shampoo & Conditioner: I have always used Tresemme even as a little kid and I won't trust anything else with my hair. Tresemme makes my hair so shiny and healthy which people always compliment me on. I have red/purple dyed hair which is known for fading so I use this one to help keep my hair colour going which I love.

2. The Body Shop Vanilla Shower Gel: 9 times out of 10 I have a shower gel from The Body Shop in my shower. At the moment it is this vanilla one that I have been using for months and it's still going strong.

3. The Body Shop Mango Body Scrub: I love using body scrubs before I shave and at the moment I'm loving this one. It looks and smells so good! To read my review on it, click here. 

4. Lush Ro's Argan Body Conditioner: I am yet to use this but in shower body conditioners are always useful at saving time so you don't have to moisturise afterwards. Because it is from Lush however I have high hopes for it!
                                                                   
5. Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel  Exfoliating Face Scrub: I always use a face scrub in the shower when I was my hair. I love using scrubs to get rid of dead skin, especially ones with tea tree in for my acne prone skin.

And that's it! What do you use in the shower? Let me know!

Lush | ButterBear Bath Bomb

Hey guys!
 
This is a bath bomb from Christmas so it isn't available now but I thought I would still review so you guys know for next year!
 
ButterBear is a cute little white bear. It isn't as big as other bath bombs and doesn't have the 'exciting' effect a lot of them give but it does have a purpose. As you can gather from the name it's claim is that it is a moisturising bath bomb which ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter and almond butter. They all work to soften, smooth and moisturise the skin.
 
When you put the cute little bear in the bath it fizzes out quickly which I expected. It leaves the water a faded milky colour which bits of skin of butter floating about which you can grab and massage into your skin.
 
When you leave the bath your skin feels smooth, soft and moisturised. So it does do what it says it does!
 
This bath bomb would be great for those with dry skin and probably even great for children too. I don't know the price as it was a Christmas present but I am sure it is slightly cheaper than the average sized bath bombs.
 
Have you used the ButterBear? Let me know!

My Current Scrub #3

Hello!

As always, I let you guys know what body scrub I am currently using.  After finishing my body scrub from Soap & Glory (click here to see my review) I have now started using the Mango body scrub from The Body Shop which I got for Christmas.

I adore it! I love the smell and what is even better is that the smell of mango lingers on your skin afterwards. It isn't too much of a rough feeling scrub which is nice and it feels nice to the touch. It does the job well and I even prefer it over my Soap & Glory scrub! The only downside is that I don't think it will last too long but fortunately enough I have another mango scrub to use.


Have you used this scrub? Let me know!

Lush | Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar [Valentine's Day Range]

Hey!

In mark of Valentine's Day tomorrow I thought I would review the Unicorn Horn bubble bar. for you guys from Lush's Valentine's Day range.

I have had my eye on this bubble bar since the day Lush released their Valentine's range and although I am supposed to be on a spending ban I just couldn't resist getting this. I mean look how cute it is!

It is a multi-coloured horn which I had great fun in holding on my forehead and making what I believed to be Unicorn noises. What made it even cuter was that it has multiple little stars on it!

Last night I used just over half of the bubble bar to run a bath. Whilst running it under the tap it created lots of bursts of colour. It also created lots of lovely bubbles and although you cannot see it in the photo the water was a hint of pastel purple which I thought was quite nice. The stars also lasted the experience and hung out at the bottom of my bath to add to the effect.

The only problem I have with this bubble bar is the smell. The bubble bar is a lavender one and smells highly of it which you can also smell in the water/bubbles. Although this is a good thing that it has a long-lasting smell- I hate lavender! But although I can't stand lavender I ignored it for the sake of having a Unicorn Horn.

Depending on how large you have your baths and how many bubbles you like I reckon this bubble bar can be used for 2 baths. It is super cute and I would buy it for others and again for myself. I definitely recommend picking it up for yourself- you don't need a partner to buy it for you this Valentine's Day! It may even be on sale after the day of love. It is such a fun treat and I hope it comes out again next Valentine's Day.

Have you got the Unicorn Horn? Let me know!
Have a nice Valentine's Day!

Lush | Shoot for the Stars

Hey! 

For ages I debated whether to upload this review or not as this bath bomb called Shoot for the Stars only comes out at Christmas. In the end I decided I may as well seeing as had already taken the photos and it would be a shame to waste them. Also, at least people can see what it is like so they know for next Christmas!

Shoot for the Stars is a beautiful bath bomb that is blue with a white and yellow shooting star through it and specks of pink. It is very beautiful and draws you in immediately. The bomb is a very slow fizzer which I like about bath bombs and it spins continuously around the bath. I don't like it when bath bombs fizz out quickly or don't move around- it ruins the fun! The bath bomb actually seems to last forever and when you think "surely there is nothing left?"- you're wrong! It's still going!

The bath bomb releases various shades of blue and purple which is stunning. They're my favourite colours! But as it goes on it turns to a gorgeous dark purple with silver glitter which look like stars in the sky. 

Something else good about this bath bomb is that it feels soft on the skin. I don't know how to describe it exactly but somehow it makes the water soft which you just want to rub into your skin.

I couldn't pinpoint a smell for this bath bomb. I looked it up and apparently it is sweet caramel honey but I personally didn't smell that. 

In conclusion I love this bath bomb. It ticks all the right boxes for me and I actually got two of these bath bombs which is a rare occurrence for me to use a bath bomb more than once. It's a shame it is just for Christmas! I will certainly keep this in mind when buying Christmas presents for Christmas 2015.

What Lush Christmas product do you wish they kept all year round? Let me know!

Lush | Snow Fairy Magic Wand Bubble Bar

Hey!

Although this was a Christmas special that comes to Lush every year I thought I'd make a blog post about it anyway. It is a super pretty bubble bar that looks like a fairy wand. It has a star-shaped bubble bar on a stick with pink string coming out of it with a bell attached! It is little details like that which makes the product so nice.

As for smell, it smells exactly like the Snow Fairy shower gel: Sweet, sugary and bubblegumm-y. Similar to that of the Bubblegum Lip Scrub. I absolutely love the smell!

Because it is a bubble bar what you do is you run it under the tap as you're running your bath and it creates bubbles. Usually you take a bit of the bubble bar off and crumble it off but I didn't want to do that as it created enough bubbles anyway! It also makes the bath water a pale pink colour which I think is nice. Here is what it looks like:

Like I said, you can make more bubbles by running it under the tap for longer or crumbling a bit off. After I did this bath the star barely changed shape so I know this bubble bar is going to last me many, many baths!

Overall I love this. It's cute, smells wonderful and feels luxurious. This comes out every Christmas so I will definitely buy it next year, buy it for friends as presents and recommend it to you to try out.

Have you ever used this before? What do you think? Let me know!