Lush Halloween products!

Every year lush come out with new seasonal products, and I thought I'd try the ones that caught my eye! I only got two bath bombs(its expensive in there) but chose the ones I thought looked the most interesting. When Halloween passes and Christmas time is approaching I will definitely try out some things from the Christmas range. 

*By the way I am not sure if either of these are new or have been brought back from last year*

The first one that I picked out is simply called "pumpkin" and I can't wait to try it!  It looks like a jack o lantern, an orange pumpkin and it smells like autumn. These are £3.95 each and turn the bath orange. The best part is the smell. It smells like warm cinnamon and vanilla, basically home baking.

The other bath bomb that really stood out to me was "Monsters' ball" which looks adorable!!! I couldn't decide between lord of misrule, but this one is definitely cuter! It looks like a little purple monster with one eye and it definitely looks unique. They are £4.25 each and they turn your bath into swirls of blue, purple and pink, almost pastel but still cool enough for autumn! It has 3 different oils in it and cocoa butter, so it is really good for your skin.

They are both vegan and I would recommend either or try out some others from the range, they all looked amazing!

Makeup and skincare haul!!!

The other day we had a teacher training day and a day off, so I thought it was the perfect time to go shopping!!! So I dragged some friends out to the nearest shopping centre and slashed some cash!(not that much though considering). There's a John Lewis that just opened up nearby so we went there to stare at the makeup we were going to ask for, for Christmas. Y
There's a MAC, Urban Decay, Nars, etc.

So, getting on to what I did purchase, I got 3 liquid lipsticks(whoops!) but when I tried them on it turns out 1 didn't dry down matte, but it is really pigmented so I will still wear it as a gloss. It is the Essence matt matt matt long lasting lip-gloss, shade 03 girl of today. I got one of the MUA luxe velvet lip lacquer in the shade tranquillity, which is my favourite matte liquid lipstick formula ever. This is because it dries super quickly, stays put for ages and is really opaque. The last one I got is from Primark, the super matte liquid lipstick in the shade 07 Kendall, which is actually really good. The only thing I don't like about it is that is has a really long and this wand, which is just not the type I like.

I got 2 packs of cotton pads from Primark (you can get 240 for £1!!!), from Wilkos I got a pack of face wipes, because I love the spotless skin ones from simple but am trying to find a cheaper alternative. Then when I went to pound land there was some micellar water (for £1 obvs). I have never heard of the brand before (dermaV10) but I thought I'd give it a go.

I also got a lipliner, from Primark, in the shade nude because I heard someone on YouTube raving about how nice of a nude colour it was. From collection I got their pressed powder in the shade ivory because whenever I get a rimmel stay matte it breaks and this packaging looked sturdier, for half the price.

I got m&ms form poundland and 2 lush bathbombs. They are both from the Halloween range and I couldn't decide which one, so I got both. I got monsters ball which looks amazing and pumpkin, which also looks really nice and they both smell amazing. I'm sure when I use these it'll get me in the Halloween spirit!!!

Thank you for reading <3

My favourite makeup brushes and real techniques dupes!!!

Thes are some of the most important products in your makeup bag. Therefore, you need good ones - but expensive doesn't always mean good. The most expensive makeup brushes I own are real techniques and they aren't too pricy, but I do have cheaper ones I prefer better, for certain things.

I have the Barry M powder brush, and it does a really good job. I have oily skin so tend to like a thicker layer of powder to fully mattify, and this does the job. Also if I just want a thin layer of powder this can do it too, it never streaks or clumps my powder, whatever one I use. I haven't trued any others from the range but I might look into them when I need to replace my current ones - the range isn't very big but they have a few different brushes.

I have 4 real technique brushes (3 face) which came in a set, I don't remember which one but they came with a travel bag if it helps! I have a foundation brush, a highlighter brush, the multitask brush and an eye shadow brush. I like this set because you aren't restricted to what the brushes are used for, for example the highlighter brush can be used to highlight, contour or under the eye powder, and I use the multitask brush for bronzer.

A line of dupes I have found for the real techniques brushes are by Wilkos (I have talked about them before and I think they're only available in England). I only have one of their brushes but there are many in the liner, and because the handle is very similar I am led to believe that Wilkos purposely made them to dupe real techniques. I have the angled blush brush and it is a perfect density - it really is one of my favourite brushes, along with the fact it is only £4 whilst the real technique ones tend to be around £10. In fact, I would say that I prefer it to the real technique ones.

Overall, I recommend that you check out the Wilkos brushes - you might be surprised.

Top to bottom- Barry M, 3 Real Techniques, Wilkos

Recent Haul!!!

A few weeks ago I went shopping and got a ton of new products to try! I will definitely try them out and when I decide how I feel about them I will do individual reviews on each of them.

Items:
Bourjois Aqua Laque shade: 06 feeling reddy
Maybelline Brow drama shade: dark blonde
Maybelline Fit me concealer shade: 15
Rimmel Kate lipstick shade: 03
Rimmel eye shadow stick shade: 007 gossip green
Boots face cosmetic sponge wedges
Flash eyelash serum

I'm looking forward to trying all of these products and reviewing them! <3

I failed my eyeshadow palette challenge...

Hey guys, a couple of weeks ago I discussed my one a week eye shadow palette challenge which I was going to over the summer holidays. However, at the same time I decided to start the 30 day makeup challenge which was full of really inspirational ideas to expend your ideas of how to use makeup(on my instagram if you haven't seen it!). Therefore, I wanted to use a range of makeup because if I only used 1 palette I would've been a bit trapped and not able to try out the looks that I had envisioned.

What I think of: Poundland

POUNDLAND!!!! I love this shop, if you can't already tell. Literally everything is £1. Everything you would need for £1. They even have their own makeup line, but my pound land doesn't carry it currently which is disappointing, I would have done a review on it because I've been hearing good things about it. Oh well. They do sell branded makeup once I saw the Rimmel gel eyeliner in there, only £1!!! Its crazy, how do they make a profit?!?! Something's I suppose you could get a better deal elsewhere but if I need something I tend to head straight to pound land. There is literally no negatives, but if you think of any comment them below!!! Sorry this was a short one <3

Lush Products

Lush is a great shop, found in many countries, which offers a variety of baths bombs, shower gels, shampoos and now a range of cosmetics and skincare. When you walk into Lush, the smell can be a bit overwhelming, so I'm going to tell you what I think are some of the best and not so great products (that I have tried). These are all my own opinion and it is just what worked and what didn't, for me. I'm only writing about things I have tried, a lot more products are available such as perfumes and shampoos, but I can't review them as I haven't tried them.

Bath bombs: AMAZING!!! There is a massive variety and when you walk into Lush I recommend  you look at everything because sometimes the best bath bombs are the smallest or look the plainest.

Bath oils: There are 4 choices of bath oil in my Lush, which is quite a small one but if you go to a larger one, such as the Lush in Oxford Street, London - there is a huge variety. My favourite (from the small option range I have) is "Mmmelting Marshmallow", which has a lovely peach scent.

Bubble bars: Not that great really, but some are good - it depends on your taste. Personally I think it is a bit pricy, it basically just gives you bubbles and maybe a hint of colour. However some, such as the comforter bubble bar, have a lovely scent that lasts. Also, I would only recommend putting a small amount in at once so it lasts a lot longer and you don't need a lot anyway.

Shower gel: There are many fragrances to choose from but I chose "the comforter" because I love that berry scent. The scent is really strong but vanishes really quickly, so probably isn't worth £5 for 100ml.

Lip scrub: FABULOUS!!! These are £5.50 for a 25g pot but well worth it, in my opinion. You only need a tiny bit at a time and it tastes delicious because it's basically sugar (don't go eating it though!). You probably could make a D.I.Y lip scrub that is very similar, but who has the time for that?

Face moisturiser: Enzymion: Nothing special really, I dislike the scent and it doesn't really do much for my skin, like my regular moisturiser but way more expensive!

Charity Hand Cream: IN LOVE!!! This does have quite a greasy feel to it but softens hands instantly, this is my soft hand secret! Plus it's for charity, £1 for 10g of £3.50 for 100g!!!

Comment if you agree or disagree with any of my reviews and leave your opinions, especially of products I haven't covered, I'd love to hear it!!! <3