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Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Beauty: Lush VIP Bloggers Event, Liverpool*

Beauty: Lush VIP Bloggers Event, Liverpool*
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
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If I had an infinite amount of money, with the exception of books, I think I’d definitely be spending all of my money on bath goodies and cosmetics. Getting to go to an event at LUSH would be the absolute icing of the cake for me and luckily for me, on Thursday evening I got to do just that at the LUSH VIP blogger event. After the doors had closed at 7pm, we were allowed to reign free and have a wander around, taking in products old and new and getting an experience that I feel incredibly lucky to have had access to. We were shown the BRAND NEW Hallowe’en collection before they were released to the greedy eyes of the public and my goodness me, they are absolutely out of this world. 



I love a bath. Unfortunately for me, I don’t have a bath in my current little flat. It’s not a complete deal-breaker, but it does drive me a little mad sometimes. The new LUSH collection has almost made me want to move house and GET a bath, because there are some absolutely incredible products out there and they all smell absolutely FANTASTIC. Obviously.




I met up with some other bloggers before the event and it was really nice to catchup and have a chat. Everyone was really excited to get inside – who wouldn’t be? It’s LUSH! – and when we did get inside we certainly weren’t disappointed. We were greeted at the door by the organisers of the event and handed a lovely little goodie bag to take home with us. Inside the goodie bag was a Sparkly Pumpkin bubble bar which happens to be one of the nicest smelling products that I’ve ever smelt. It’s rich with Juniperberry oil and other skin friendly products – I can’t wait to go and try it out! (I’m planning on borrowing my boyfriend’s mum’s bath for the evening!). I loved the rest of the Hallowe'en collection too- how CUTE are those little ghost Bath Melts??? TOO CUTE, that's how cute. 


One of the points of the event was to introduce us bloggers to products which were perfect for our skin. Inside our goodie bag, we also had little tester pots which we were free to fill with whatever products we wanted. We got to speak to different specialists about different products: Matthew taught us all about the different skincare products that Lush has to offer and explained how different skin types require different products and sometimes, not every product works for every person. He recommended a good few products to me, which I gleefully scooped into my little sample pots and I’m very excited to give them a whirl and see if they do wonders for my skin. I also managed to snag a sample of the Daddy-o shampoo which I’ve been dying to try out for THE LONGEST amount of time.


We were able to go up and visit the Spa part of Liverpool’s LUSH store, which was amazing and I’m definitely tempted to book myself in for some pampering. The staff members talked us through all the different treatments they have on offer, as well as allowing us to test out some of the products they use up there. I thought the whole experience was wonderful and I was particularly impressed by the fact that initial consultations and the afterwards of the massage were excluded from the massage time, meaning you get exactly what you pay for ad can take full advantage of your full massage. I loved the positivity and the vibe attached to the process- the lovely ladies focus entirely on the things you love about yourself rather than the things you don’t, an incredibly fantastic concept as far as I’m concerned.  We were gifted a massage bar, which was a lovely touch and I’m so excited to give that a go and relax myself.


Finally, I nipped back down to the main store to try and make my own product. I missed out on making my very own Comforter bath bomb, but I did get to try my hand at making a facemask, which was definitely a fair trade! We made Cupcake, a product I’ve never tried to before. It smells amazing, like cake-mix, unsurprisingly considering the name. I was quite chuffed that I got to make this one rather than the Comforter as I regularly buy the bubble bar but I probably never would have thought to try Cupcake otherwise. Definitely a little treat!


Thanks so much to the team at Lush for the invite- the event was absolutely amazing and I feel so lucky to have been allowed to attend! I’ll definitely be sticking up a little haul post and a review in the coming weeks, so keep a look out for my updates!


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Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Haul: LUSH cosmetics

Haul: LUSH cosmetics
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
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A few weeks ago I asked my fellow tweeters for some LUSH recommendations. All of them recommended that I buy the Comforter Bubble Bar which I did end up getting, but I wasn’t so sure about some of the other products so I left it at that. I nipped back into LUSH this weekend to buy another bubble bar, and I actually had a proper look around and bought some other products this time, all of which I love the smell of and am very excited to try out. 



Along with the Comforter Bubble Bar, I also picked up the Space Girl Bath Bomb. I’ve never used this before but it smells incredible and I’m really looking forward to having a long soak with this one in. It has popping candy in it, which is an interesting concept and almond oil which just screams smooth and moisturised skin. 

My final purchase was the Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly which I’ve heard nothing but good things about. The texture is really bizarre and unusual and once again it smells amazing. It’s described as being “a party in a pot”  and I think that is a pretty good way of putting it. The berry smell is ridiculously addictive and I will definitely be buying this one over and over again. 

I’m going to London at some point this summer so I’ll definitely be going to the LUSH on Oxford Street to check out some of their store specific products! I’ve been eyeing up the Comforter Shower Gel so I’m gutted it’s not being sold elsewhere yet. 

What have you got lately from LUSH? Any more recommendations? 
Thursday, 7 May 2015

Haul: Thursday Treats

Haul: Thursday Treats
Thursday, 7 May 2015
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I’ve been working as an English teacher in France for the last year and have just moved back to the UK. The shifts in France were tedious, planning for lessons took up most of my time and even my weekends were full of work and preparation. To get me through this, I told myself I was allowed to spend a portion of my wage on treats, one of which was allowed to be something I normally wouldn’t be able to afford. I’ve started working back at debenhams since moving back here and I’ve grown really attached to Thursday treat day, as I called it, so I’m going to continue that here and blog about it every fortnight! 

This time, I’ve mostly bought things from the May wishlist I posted last week but there are a few other little goodies that I treated myself to that I haven’t mentioned yet. 



I posted a tweet a few days ago asking people for LUSH recommendations. Over the years I’ve received a few LUSH gift boxes from family members, with preselected products, but I’ve never actually gone into LUSH and chosen any myself. A few lovely fellow bloggers recommended the Comforter Bubble Bar and I only had to smell it to fall in love with it. It smells like my childhood, but the closest thing I can think of that the smell reminds me of are those blackcurrant fizzy sweets.  The bar lasts for around 4 or 5 baths, depending on how many bubbles you want, so it’s pretty good value for money as well. I love the smell and quite frankly anything that turns my bath water baby pink is fine by me. 

I nipped into Topshop at the weekend and I ended up buying the skirt that I’d included on my May Wishlist,  but I also found an absolutely gorgeous pair of floral shorts in the last chance to buy section. I did actually buy the matching top but thought it was a little bit too much pairing them together, so I’ve returned that, but the shorts are so lovely. I wore them out on a night out over the bank holiday weekend and they got some lovely comments from my friends. They’re also perfect for summer and my travels, so I’m really happy with this purchase.

I also mentioned in my May Wishlist that I’m not a heel-wearing kind of girl, normally. I decided against the ones I loved from Public Desire, just because I wasn’t sure what size I am there, and I needed them for the weekend so it would have been a bit of a rush. I went into River Island with a guy pal, looking for shirts for him, and came out with these beautiful little heels. The height is perfect for me because I am quite tall anyway, but they do add that little bit extra and elongate my pegs. They were a tad expensive but I know I’ll get plenty of wear out of them so I’ve justified it to myself. 

What have you treated yourself to lately?