Lush and The BodyShop! (Sales Haul Part 1)

The Body Shop

The Body Shop isn't somewhere that i usually shop but i do really love their products so when i noticed there was sale on i knew i had to go in and pay them a visit. Now for Christmas i received quite a lot of body lotions and body products and I'm not sure how I'm going to get through them all so i thought id pick something a bit different up. I noticed their room & body sprays were on sale for £3.50 so i decided to pick 2 up in their limited editions scents of Frosted Cranberry and Vanilla Brûlée. I also picked up the Frosted Cranberry Lip Balm for £2 and the Vanilla Brûlée body polish for £5. You can shop the sale online here and if you are a student ask about joining Love Your Body system as you get some great deals which in 10% every time you shop for free instead of the usually fee of £5.

Lush

(L to R-Northern lights, Dashing Santa, Magic Wand, Star Light Star Bright, Christmas Eve, Snow Fairy Sparkle massage bar, Yog Nog soap and Holly Golightly)

I alway look forward to the Lush sale as i love to stock up of a bunch of products and they usually last me quite a while especially the shower gels. Every year Lush's Christmas product are on sale for 50% off, so of course i made a rather big purchase (did have to stop myself from getting one of the big gift sets!).

                            

(Snow Fairy & Rose Jam shower gel, Snow Man Shower Gelly and First Snow sparking dusting power)

So have you found any good bargains in the sales?

What is your favourite thing you have got in the sales?

Let me know in the comments!

ThankYou for Reading!

'Beauty begins the moment you decided

to be yourself'

-Coco Chanel

What I got for Christmas! 2014

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Sorry i haven't been posting for a while but with Uni deadlines, working and Christmas i haven't had much spare time! but in 2015 i really want to make more of an effort with my blog! 

I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas and had a lovely day with your friends and family and had some really yummy food (in my case too much!). 

One of my favourite videos and blog post to read is 'What i got for Christmas' one because I'm a bit nosey and because a lot of the items you may possibly be able to find in the sale! So i thought i would put together a quick post of a few bits that my Friends & Family got me for Christmas. In no way am i showing off and i do appreciate everything that i receive this year. 

One of my closest friends got me some lovely presents this year and along with some other bits and Bob's she got me the Real Techniques Nics picks brush set & a Zoella makeup cases, i absolutely love their brushes and have wanted this set for a while & i love Zoella so she know me very well!. 

My Mum & Dad treated me to the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette & Clinques Super Balanced Foundation which was the foundation the makeup artist used on my for my Prom and i loved how it looked on my skin. I also got a Garnier Oil Beauty set which included their new Beauty Oil Scrub and body lotion. 

My brother did very well this year and got me Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot blush palette! I am looking forward to trying out the blushers as i have never tried any of their blushes and it includes 5 blushers as well as their Hoola bronzer as well as their Whats Up! Highlighter.

Lush- Almost everyone who knows me knows i love Lush! so i was lucky enough to receive a couple of items which included their Hot Toddy shower gel, Melting marshmallow moment bath melt. Granny takes a dip bath bomb & So White bath bomb. 

Fault in our stars DVD- I absolutely loved reading The Fault In Our Stars and i loved the movie so i was very happy to have received the DVD (A box of tissues & chocolates at the ready).

Disney- Another thing that everyone know i love is Disney!! So My mum and dad got me these cute Minnie Mouse slippers! and my best friend also got me a Nemo Ariel for my car. 

Ugg Headphones- I was very surprised by my brothers other present for me, he got me a pair of ugg earmuffs which also connect to your phone and act as headphones, perfect for those cold train journeys in the morning to university. 

Rose Gold Bracelet- I Love rose gold! so one of my other brothers and my Sister in law got me a lovely diamante rose gold bangle!. 

Pilates Foam Roller- Since starting university i have had lessons in Pilates and so i could do some of the exercises at home i asked for a foam exercise roller for christmas (also part of my new years resolution to exercise more outside of uni).

Thankyou for visiting my blog

let me know what you got for christmas this year?

and if you have any suggestions you may have for future blog posts

'Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. 

Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more.'

- The Grinch

Hair Hearts & Dilemmas!

Hey Lovelies, 

So for a while now i have been wanted to do something new with my hair, but have never really been too daring when it comes to hair colour and have only had a couple of highlights here and there, i think the most drastic iv gone is when i went blonde (by accident but really liked it in the end). Now my hair is a mousy brown colour with blonde parts throughout, iv actually had comments of friends and hairdressers asking if i have dip dyed it because it has naturally gone like that. 

I have had my eye on one particular style lately and that is the ombre look, now i know over the past few years this has been very popular so I'm kind of late of the band wagon but like i said it takes me a while to choose a hair style that i like. 

     Here are some hairstyles i pinned on my 'Hair Hearts' board on pinterest

Like many people by biggest inspiration for hair (and in life ) is Zoella, i absolutely love her hair and have always wanted my had to be like hers! and i also love Lauren Conrad's hair as it always looks amazing no matter what colour or style it is.

A couple of years ago my hair was in a bob and since then i have tried growing it because i wanted my long locks back! and recently it hasn't been in the best condition so before i get anything some to it i want to get it in good condition! so any products or tricks you can recommend please enlighten me! 

I think i am going to treat myself maybe early december to a new look and I'm defiantly leaning toward the Zoella look! ill be sure to post any pictures if i do get it done!

Please let me know in the comment 

what you think of the ombre style

Thanks for reading!

''A women who cuts her hair

is about to change her life''

Coco Chanel

Beauty Haul: Boots, Superdrug & More

Hello Lovelies, 

So i thought i would share a couple of items that i have purchased this week, i have bought quiet a few bath and beauty products this week but could not resist some great bargains!. So keep reading to find out more about the products and why i bought them.

 Boots-

No7-  I am sure that the £5 off No7 vouchers were invented for people like me, who can't resist a saving!Because i spend a certain amount of money in boots i got some vouchers which included £5 No7 Skincare which i am a fan of and have used some of their skincare line before, but never buy it full price as i like to know I'm going to like something before spending lots of money on it. So because i was in need of a new cleanser i decided to get their Beautiful Skin Hot Cloth Cleanser (Usually £9.95, With Voucher £4.45)but because i bough something else i then received another set of vouchers! its a vicious circle!so i grasped the opportunity to try a new eye makeup remover, so i picked up their Beautiful Skin Eye Make-Up Remover (Usually £8.50 WV £3.50). 

I'm looking forward to trying these products out and i also have 2 £3 NO7 cosmetics so if anyone has any product suggestion let me know!.

Tresemme Keratin Smooth Range-

So recently my hair has been feeling a bit meh! so i wanted to try out some new hair products specifically with Keratin as it was recommended by my hairdressers. So when i went into boots i notice Tresemme's Keratin Smooth Range and even better the items were half price! So i decided to pick up a couple products to see if it could rescue my hair. I picked up the Deep Treatment Mask (here usual price £5.50 currently £2.75) , the Treatment 7 Day Smooth (here usually £6.99 currently £3.49) and finally the Heat Protection Shine Spray (here usually £5.50 currently £2.75). All of the reviews online seem to be great so i am looking forward to trying all the products out. 

Tesco & TKMAX-

Now what girl doesn't love a bit of chocolate? most of the Christmas chocolates are on the shelves and i was very pleased to see that Terry's have brought out a whole Dark Chocolate Orange which is one of my favourites in the 'segnations' and they are currently on offer for a £1 in Tesco!. 

Physicians Formula- Recently i have been loving popping into TKMAX and looking for a few beauty bargains so when i saw a small collection of Physicians Formula products i was a very happy girl! I picked up there Power Palette Multi-Colored bronzer, its a lovely mosaic bronzer palette  plus as most of their powder products come with a small brush underneath the product which is handy when using on the go!plus it was a bargain at £3.99 from the RRP of £12.95 and their products are very hard to come across in the UK. 

Superdrug-

Zoella Beauty-  First of all i would like to say a massive congratulations to Zoella! she is such an inspiration of mine and thousands of others and i know the whole blogging & youtube community is right behind her. All of her products in the range and lovely and the first of her products i decided to pick up was the Soak Opera- Bath/shower cream (here £5.00).Since purchasing this i have used it a couple of times and really love it, its creates lovely bubbles and the scent filled up my bathroom! Cant wait to try the rest of the Zoella Beauty line.

Colab Dry Shampoo- AAnother recent you tuber/blogger release was from the lovely Ruth Crilly from A Model Recommends, she has brought out her own line of dry shampoo in a number of different scent all named after different cities. I decided to pick up a small bottle to try and have since used and i am really enjoying how it makes my hair feel i purchased the New York scent which is really lovely and not your classic dry shampoo smell! A the minute Superdrug are offering 1/3 the original priceso its worth stocking up or trying this product as well as getting yourself a deal!.(Click here to view the whole range)

*In case anyone was wondering the heart shape basket was from Matalan (here £4)*

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Please comment, follow and let me know 

if you have picked up any bargain recently?

'Those who do not believe in magic will never find it.'

- Roald Dahl

Boots Star Gift Of The Week! - Ted Baker

Hello Lovelies, 

I just thought id let you all know about what Boots has to offer this week for its 'Star Gift'. Incase you don't know every year in the lead up to Christmas Boots chooses 1 gift set a week and makes it better than 1/2 price for one week which is usually an amazing deal and is a great way to pick up some Christmas presents for half the price or to even treat yourself (Why not, you deserve it!)

So this weeks gift is the 'Ted Baker London The Girl With The Beautiful Face Make Up Kit' (can be found here). This set is a bargain at £19 down from £40 so is worth picking one up and iv used some of the Ted Baker makeup in the bast and it has been lovely. 

This set includes: 2 x nail varnish ,2 x eye crayons, a Lipstick, Lip crayon, Eyeliner pen, Mascara, Bronzing compact,2 x illuminating liquids, Eyelash curlers & a 

Kabuki brush

Check it out below & get yours before they sell out!

Thanks for visiting  &

let me know if you pick this up and tell me what you think!'

 'Beauty is how your feel on the inside and 

its reflects in your eyes'

- Sophie Loren

All You Need Is Lush! (Haul!)

Hi Lovelies,  

So today whilst i was shopping i thought id pop into Lush with the hopes of treating myself to a few of their Christmas/Halloween goodies! This time of year is always my favourite when it comes to the Lush Products, i always love there old classics and as well as some of the new additions they have made this year. It took me a while of sniffling almost every limited edition product until i decided what i should buy (first) and with the help of their lovely staff i decided on these three lovely products....

Christmas Eve Bubble Bar (£2.95)- 

Now this is a Lush Christmas classic, every year i purchase a Christmas Eve Bubble and i actually usually use it on Christmas Eve and every year it's appearance seems to change slightly.Bubble Bars are always my favourite things to use in baths as you can get multiple uses out of one and it makes lovely silky bubbles.The scent of this bubble bar is very calming and relaxing and this is because of its ingredients which include Jasmine Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil & Irish Moss Powder, It greats lots of bubbles and is the best one to have in your bath before bed or a hectic day. 

Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar (£3.50)-

Now come on who doesn't love a sparkly pumpkin shade bubble bar at Halloween? The smell of this just screams halloween to me (see what i did there?), its very fresh smelling yet it reminds me of a sweet that i can't think of that i used to get at halloween! Its ingredients include Juniperberry Oil, Lime Oil and Grapefruit Oil. Plus it has a lovely coating of gold glitter over the top, not so great when you get it all over your hands!.

Luxury lush Pud Bath Bomb (£3.50)-

Every year Lush seems to bring out their own variation of the classic 'Christmas Pudding', but i think this years has to be my favourite, its bright and colourful and topped of with a bit of Holly (i mean who doesn't love a bit of Holly!*joke*). I am very excited to try this one out, i believe it makes your bath go lots of different colours or as the Lush website puts it a 'Pastel coloured island'! I absolutely love the smell of this one as it reminds me of one of my favourite bath bombs 'Twilight' and after reading up on the ingredients of both products they are almost the same as they both include Lavender Oil, Benzoin Resinoid and Ylang Ylang Oil, so it is definite for any Twilight Fans (the Lush kind).

So thats my Lush haul and there are a lot of products on my shopping list including the Holly Golighty (Anything with the name Holly) and their Yog Nog soap, it smells just like the inside of a Cadburys Crunchie!

Have you tried anything from the limited edition collection? 

Any suggestion on what i should buy next?

Please feel free to leave them below!

ThankYou

'The most important things in life aren't things.'

-Anthony J.D'angelo

My First Birch Box - September 2014

Hello everyone, 

So i have wanted to try a  beauty box subscription for a while now but with there being so many different options to choose from out there i didn't know which one to choose! but the other week a email popped up in my inbox form Birch Box, which said that they had a special deal if you joined that day or something and as soon as i saw the words 'guaranteed Beauty Blender inside' i knew i had to give this box a try. 

So the theme of this months box was Happy Days and came in a lovely box a drawstring bag and come cute photos of people on their 'Happy Days'! it was like opening a present at Christmas! plus i have started using the box to separate my makeup collection.

This box costs £10 a month + £2.95 here

So what was included?...

Beauty Blender + Solid Cleanser (£26)- 

Now like i said this is was the main reason that i signed up for the box as i have wanted to try the Beauty Blender but i could not part with the high price tag for a makeup sponge that i didn't know if i would like or not! BirchBox even included the solid cleanser to clean the sponge with which usually has a combined price of £26 so this box is a bargain! I have since used the product and really like the way it applied my foundation, but I'm still testing it out. 

ModelCo Power Lash Mascara (£24)- 

I was also very happy finding a mascara sample in the box as i love trying out new mascaras and since receiving the box i have tested out the mascara and i loved the way it looked on the lashes! Once again i am going to continue to test of the product to get a better idea of it.

Premae Mild Dermabrasion Face & Body Scrub (£25) -

The box also included a small pot of face and body scrub which i may possibly save if i stay overnight somewhere or as part of my skincare routine as it is only a small pot but a good enough size to test the product.

Benefit It's Potenti Eye Cream (£25.50)- I

 have wanted to try some of Benefits skincare range for a while now so it was great to see a small sample of their eye cream inside the box! the sample packaging is very cute and i am looking forward to testing this product out!.

Agave Healing Oil Treatment (From £16)-

I really like receiving hair oils as i have been looking for the right one for my hair because at the minute my hair is a bit dry and needs some TLC, i actually tried this product once and after blowdrying my hair it felt lovely, soft and shiny! So i shall have to continue using up the sample and hopefully it could really help my hair!

Urban Fruit Perfect Pineapple (£13.20 for 6)- 

Something a bit different for a beauty box was a dried fruit snack, well i suppose beauty starts from the inside! usually I'm not a big fan of dried fruit but i actually didn't mind the taste of the dried pineapple which is funny because I'm not too keen on fresh pineapple! and its great that they are 100% fruit!

BirchBox Happy Days Photo Clip- 

And finally Birchbox included their very own little photo clip, which is actually a real cool idea and i have already put it to use and is holding one of my pictures! 

Have you tried any beauty boxes?

If so .which ones should i try next?

Thanks For Reading! 

'If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, 

you won't understand how much bigger the world is'

-Angelina Jolie