Lush Christmas

Yesterday was the launch of, for me, one of the most exciting things about Christmas- the Lush Christmas collection 2014 was launched!

Before we get on to that, there is also a Halloween collection which is pretty exciting too. We were talked through the two new oblong bath bombs- The Sparkler and Northern Lights, The Wizard bubble bar and the gorgeous Sparkly Pumpkin and the amazingly shaped Fairy Ring Soap.

Then I took a look at my favourites- the bubble bars. There are lots of gorgeous glittery additions like the christmas pudding and the snow angel which is half bath melt and half fizzer. The cute penguin and candy mountain are back! There is also a cute new hedgehog and the beautiful Star Light Star Bright bath melt (not pictured).

Having said the bubble baths are my favourites it wasn't actually those that took my eye the most this time. As a all time Snow Fairy fan I actually fell in love with the new Hot Toddy shower gel which has a rich spicy scent not unlike mulled wine. Santa's Lip Scrub also caught my eye as it has a more balmy texture than the other lip scrubs, great for the winter months. It also has a great cola taste.

Something else that caught my attention this year that normally wouldn't is the soaps. I rarely used bars of soap but on smelling Yog Nog I was in heaven, the creamy, spicy scent is so beautiful. Snowcake also caught my attention as it looks so beautiful.

On to the bath bombs and fizzers- again, these wouldn't normally catch my attention as I love bubbles and always think they'd be drying. However, Lush fizzers leave the skin feeling so soft that I had to give them a go! Again there are lots of fun christmas additions, many with glitter! The Butterbear was a winner with me as I love the butterball, I also think the Christmas Pud is so intruiging! The Shoot for the Stars bath bomb caught me with it's incredible scent of honey (not pictured).

Lush were great hosts- look at those tasty looking cake pops!

Lush very kindly let us make a Christmas Wish List of 3 products to take away with us. I chose Hot Toddy Shower Gel, Shoot for the Stars Bath Bomb and Santa's Lip Scrub. I also purchased a Butterbear and some Yog Nog Soap.

What do you fancy from the new collection?

Blogs to follow

Whilst taking my prolonged blogging break I never stopped reading blogs, I thought I'd share a few that I have loved reading regularly.

-Becky Bedbug
Becky not only inspires me as a great teacher (with an amazing work/life balance) but I also love reading her original and interesting posts. I look forward most of all to her FF (follow friday) posts and the re-occurance of dinosaurs! I also love her 365 photo updates, her 1001 list updates (as a fellow 1001 list-er) and her 'day in the life' posts.

-Vivianna Does Makeup
I love reading Anna's blog and watching her youtube channel and watching my beauty wishlist grow! I particularly like it when she features new products from well known brands.

-Eat Play Shop Love
I love reading Charlie's blog especially for the food posts, who doesn't love seeing foodie pics? Charlie posts about a great mix of high end and budget beauty products and also has the odd great travel post. She has the perfect mix of beauty and lifestyle posts that I aspire to have.

-milk bubble tea
There are four things that make this blog amazing-
1. The beautiful photography
2. The home decor posts are so lovely
3. The most delicious looking recipes ever
4. Oscar. You just have to go and check him out. Cutest thing ever!

-Hello October
I love reading the Hello October blog and watching her youtube channel. The photography is beautiful and I love her write ups of her weekend days out.

Tag: The Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty

Greed

What is your most expensive beauty item?

I suck at spending money on beauty products, as much as I lust after high end brands! If you don't count freebies from events then I have nothing that exceeds about £6 like my Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation. Even when it comes to nail varnish I have Models Own and Essie but get them cheap!

Wrath

Which beauty item do you have a love/hate relationship with?

Definitely eyeliner, I love the effect it can have on your make up but hate applying it because I'm rubbish!

 

Gluttony

What brand makes up the biggest chunk of your make up collection?

Rimmel! The best lip products and foundation.

Sloth

What product do you neglect to use due to laziness?

Eyelash curlers, I just don't see the point!

Pride

What beauty product gives you the most confidence?

Mascara, my eyes just don't look the same without it. BB cream comes a close second, along with concealer but on a good skin day, mascara takes it.

Lush

Which item is at the top of your beauty wish list?

Nars Orgasm and Albatross blusher and highlighter.

Envy

What make up product/look is great on others but not on yourself?

Bronzer, I need a masterclass! It just doesn't seem to work on my pale skin, even for contouring.

Thanks for tagging me Emily, I tag:

Ellie

Sally

Joanna

Gemma

and Sophia