Lush Oxford Street haul and review

Hi guys,

You might have seen recently that I filmed a video on YouTube about going to the brand new Oxford Street store. And I showed you some of the products that I got and promised that I would take some good pictures of them so you could see them up close and personal.

Some of the products I have used now so I can review them and some of them I still have to try so I'll let you know about the ones I haven't tried as soon as I use them.

So I think it's time to get on with it. 

This is the first one it's called pink flamingo and it smells like tropical sweets, it's really fruity and has a candy fragrance. This one is a reusable bubble bath and you can probably get at least four baths out of it. This was one of my favourite bubblebaths I picked up, I tend to be drawn towards some of the sweeter fragrances. The display in store for this was really cool too, it was like something out of fantasia.

This one is called yoga bomb and it has a nice uplifting fragrance quite woody and citrusy but also a little sweet. This one was apparently named after jaeger bombs except a lot more relaxing and calming. This one has a very nice orange colour and has lots of gold glitter all over it.

Next up is this brightly coloured bath bomb called the experimenter. As you can see it has lots of different colours and these flow out in the bath to creates a beautiful pattern. It has lots of glitter in it as well so it really is a showstopper. This one was created after the lushtime campaign on Instagram and their website. It was full of brightly coloured and interesting bath cocktails. The way they made this was to take the eight Best selling products in store and to pop the fragrances together and blend them to become a brand new fragrance.

This pretty one is called intergalactic. It starts of blue and all the colours on the middle floor about it has pink yellow and white and they swam and make a beautiful galaxy bath. This one also has theatre in to make it look like the night sky and has a lovely peppermint fragrance. If you like ice blue soap or dirty you might like this.

This one is called cyanide pill it's supposed to look like obviously, a pill. this one has Majorcan almonds into replicate the cyanide fragrance. This one also has little bits of silver in that look like mercury. Is it really interesting bath bomb it's unlike anything out before and I'm very much looking forward to using it.

Next up! This lovely blue bath bomb is called frozen. Inspired by the film it's one of Jack's creations as it's one of the children's favourite films. To make this a little bit more grown-up the fragrance inside has a lot of orange blossom and it smells exactly like the hair conditioner happy happy joy joy. So if you like floral fragrance and I think you're really going to like this one.

I love this one it looks like a teabag which I think is fantastic this one is called flowering tea. It has a nice floral fragrance to it and after you started using this reusable bath bubble I believe flowers are supposed to come out of it which is very exciting. I was drawn to this one because of its shape I think it's a really fun idea that they bringing lots of new shapes into their range.

This one is called divination. I think this one is such a good idea it has lots of patchouly and Rose and Amber in there to be super relaxing that really uplifting it has a copper colour to it so it really does look like a divination pendant. Like you're predicting your future in that you're going to have a lovely relaxing bath. I thought this one was really cool and there's nothing really like it that I have already so I was interested to get something a little bit different.

Oh my god! The shower cream gives me life. This is coconuty and chocolaty and sweet and exactly like some sweets I used to get as a child and I love it so much and I will keep using it and if anyone is going to London they'll have to get me more because I cannot live without it. This one is bright yellow, when use it you do look a little bit like a Simpson, but don't worry it washes off! 

I have used this hair custard in my hair now it is lovely, it's a bit like R&B hair moisturiser they already sell but this one smells like thick lovely custard you can use as a heat treatment and you can use it as a hair conditioner. Nothing wrong with that - will buy again.

So I  have quite a lot to say about this product. This product was in the lush times about a year ago and I was really excited to use it because I thought it would be everything that my hair needed is a bit like big shampoo with the sea Salt and lemon in for the shine it's got lots of egg in it which is great because I have damaged hair. But after using it I've got to say I'm really not a fan it's made my heart feel like I've been to the beach all day, which is kind of its purpose, but I don't feel clean, I can't really run my fingers through my hair properly it's kind of knotty.  I'm a little bit disappointed in this I've  got to say.  

I guess I just thought it was going to be like big shampoo but more moisturising, my hair also took forever to dry after I used this and I haven't got loads of hair, I've got a normal thickness hair that comes down to my shoulders so I guess it depends on your hair type but ,for me, it wasn't right.

Poooooo! 

Now onto the two products that I said I would pop on here because I forgot them for my video. I bought some of the emotional brilliance make up when I was there because they had new colours. They also had them as new products, they had powdered eyeshadow and they had pigments andthey had powder blushes and bronzers. They also had two new mascaras and lipstick that was solid lipstick in a barrel I can wind up and pop my bag any time so I was super excited about that. The eyeliner I bought is called courage and it's a British racing green. And the lip colour I bought is called amorous and it's a pinky red glitter.

So there you have it my lush Oxford Street hole in pictures. I hope you like it if you didn't you are reading this please add it to your reading list. 

I also have a YouTube channel the channel is called 'lulabellemua' please check it out. You can find the video that precedes this blog here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=spIpwvbJCSQ

Thank you for reading, see you soon! 

Lucy x 

Daisy nail tutorial for spring.

Spring has sprung! 

Therefore I decided that a little mani was in order, I wanted something pretty, pink and above all else- cute. 

So today I'm going to show you how I got this lovely daisy motif nail design, what is used and how I did it. 

First thing I did was to choose my base colour. I went for 'I Theodora you' by O.P.I, this is from the 'Oz the great and powerful' miniature set. I also wanted a teeny bit of glitter so I also picked out a Barrym nail paint in 'pink iridescent'. 

I then started on my base coat, it took 3-4 coats of the baby pink before it was opaque enough that I was happy so if you have a colour you know is similar but quicker then I would go for it. Sometimes O.P.I nudes can be a pain in the butt! 

After that had dried sufficiently I added the glitter, I concentrated more towards the tip of the nail and left the base of the nail pinky. 

Daisy time! 

To create the daisy I started with a '+' then over laid an 'x'. Then added any extra petals I wanted to make the flower look fuller. To make the flower I used the Barrym White nail pen. I've used this product a lot in the past, the reason being that it's so easy to use! I used to use a little brush or a striper to do this so believe me, I've done the leg work. The only down side to this product is that you need a top coat. Other than that it's perfecto. 

Once that's dry we need to add the centre of the daisy. I've used a yellow colour club nail varnish for this to stay true to the traditional flower. Just dot a little bit of yellow in the middle. Easy peasy.

The last detail is totally optional (but totally awesome). I added a little metal adornment from a 'nail art' set I got for my birthday from my lovely friend Sarah. It's really cool and has lots of little silver and gold gems. 

I popped a little gold disk on one of the daisies on my ring finger (on this finger I did two as more of a statement). It's just stuck on with a little bit of yellow. 

All that's left to do is add a top coat- any will do. 

Et voila! A lovey spring time nail design. 

I hope you liked reading this and let my know if you tried it. My Instagram is @lulabellemua lets pop nail designs on #lulabellemua so I can find them! 

If you just like reading this please add me to your reading list. And let me know if you have a blog so I can check you out and add you! 

I also have a youtube channel now, if you could take a look I'd be hella happy. It's under lulabelle MUA.

Lots of love

Lucy x 

 

Night time routine.

 Hi guys,

Sorry for not updating recently, I've been on holiday and I didn't end up having a lot of time to write anything. Which is annoying because I wanted to not only blog while I was up there about being on holiday but also wanted to do a couple of vlogs which I didn't end up doing.

Never mind eh?

I'm back now and I thought that I would do my night time routine for you. This is the routine that I like to do when I'm settling down for the night and having a nice relaxing bath. 

So the first thing I do is to light some candles and to make a lovely hot chocolate. The hot chocolate that I've made today is the magic stars hot chocolate and I've decided to put this in my lovely Mason mug. Normally I like a little bit of cream and a couple of marshmallows on top but because I wanted to keep this nice and warm I just put the lid on and popped it by my bath. 

Once that is by my bath I learn like to select what I'm going to put in the bath. I decided that I would use the lush 'golden egg' bath bomb. It's a really lovely smelling bath bomb it smells like sweets and honey and is covered with bath melt and glitter. It makes the bath lovely and soft. I also decided to use the lush shower jelly the one I chose was 'pot o gold'. These are both Easter specials so get them while you can. I don't think they'll be around after the weekend!

So, while that's fizzing around and releasing all of its lovely oils in the bath, I like to do my face. At the moment the two products that I mostly using are 'ultrabland' and 'million dollar moisturiser'. These are both from lush. Sorry, this is going to be a little lush heavy.

 First of all I take my ultra bland bland, I scoop a small amount on my finger and massage it onto my face. This is used on top of all my make up. It's basically a hot cloth cleanser so it will break down any eye make up and face make up really easily. This one has loads of rose and honey in it so it's great for sensitive and dry skin. 

Taking a cloth and some hot water I then remove all of my make up and make sure that I get rid of any trace of the oil left my skin.

After drying my face I then moisurise. I like to use the million dollar moisturiser this one is really lovely for my dry skin as it has honey in. This also has light reflecting particle then to make me glow.

After I finished that I like to wash my hair. I like to wash my hair before I get into the bath. That means it's  out the way and I can relax. At the moment I'm using 'honey I washed my hair' solid shampoo bar and 'American cream' double strength conditioner. 

Just realised how much honey is in the bath!

Then I can get in and spend some time chilling out and some time on Netflix. I always like to take chair into the bathroom to put my towels and pyjamas on and is a safe place for me for my iPad.

After spending a good hour in the tub I then haul myself out put my pyjamas on and get into bed. Before I go to sleep I brush my hair and I pop them in pigtails so I can have wavy hair the next day I also like to go to bed with a book and a bottle of water. I like Fiji water and the book I'm reading at the moment is called while the light lasts. This is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie.

All that's left to do is for me to plug in my phone settle down and go to sleep.

I hope you enjoyed this blog I really enjoyed sharing my night time routine with you.

If you enjoyed reading this blog please add me to your reading list. I also have a YouTube channel now under the handle Lulabellemua. Thank you for reading and I'll speak to you soon.

Lucy x