Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub Review

Happy Monday Everyone! Monday is a strange day for me, I usually have uni Tuesday - Friday and then I work Friday - Sunday so Monday actually is my weekend! However don't get jealous too fast, today I'm spending it finalising my dissertation, and I got up at 7.30 so didn't even get a lay in! But I decided I'm way behind on posting so thought I'd give myself a quick break to post this review :).

This is probably a way over reviewed product, however I had to jump on the bandwagon and try it for myself! 

The claim:
"Let your lips do the talking with a fresh start: the sugar crystals and moisturising jojoba oil in Bubblegum are a sweet treat for the lips.
A gentle exfoliator to prime and refine your lips and leave them tasting divine."

Now I don't use this product that often, who has time to exfoliate their lips daily?! However when my lips are feeling a bit dry, or I'm wanting to wear a bold lip, this product is perfect. Nothing ruins a bold lip like chapped and flakey lips! Just rub a bit of the lip scrub onto them, I then like to run warm water over my muslin cloth and then use this to wipe it off, it adds a bit of extra exfoliating power! Or if your not doing your makeup, just add a bit of lip balm for super soft lips! 

I won't lie, I could live without this product. You could get just as good results by running a flannel under warm water and gently rubbing your lips with it. However, it does feel like a nice little luxury touch to my usually lip routine, plus the fact it smells divine! However if you are tight for pennies I think you could whip up your own with a little olive oil and sugar, but you would have to live without the amazing smell! 

You can buy Lush's Bubblegum Lip Scrub here for £5.50.

Hope you all have a nice week! 

Have any of you tried Lush's lip scrubs? 

FOTD: Brunette in Blue

Today I fancied making an effort with my hair for once. I feel I've been so lazy with it lately! Although my hair is thanking me for the break it's had from styling tools.. I curled it using GHDS and sprayed it with Pantene Volume and Body Mark 5 (although next time I'm going down a mark as this makes my hair a bit crispy!) I then tried the plaits that Zoella featured in her video for something a little different.

For my makeup I used:
Collection 2000 Concealer in shade 2 (light)
MAC Pressed Blot Powder in medium
AVON Deep Glow Bronzing Powder
Rimmel London Powder Blush in Winter Glow
Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Sellout
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black
Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara
Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
Nivea Essential Care Lip Salve
Maybelline Colorsensational Lip Liner in Sweet Pink
Bourjois lipstick in 10 Beige (think this was discontinued, I stock piled it years ago!)

Face:

Revlon Colorstay Foundation for combination/oily skin

Eyes:

Lips:

Outfit:

Jumper - New Look

Necklace - Tiffany 

This is only my second post so far in March (oops!) But my dissertation is due in March so I'm working my butt off at the moment on that! Hope you're all okay! 

Liebster Award

Hello Lovelies!

Thanks to my friend Shannon over at Life In The Fashion Lane who recently nominated me for the Liebster Award! 

I've been nominated a few times for this if I'm honest, but never really known what it is so didn't bother. But this time I looked it up, and it's basically an award given to other bloggers, designed to promote bloggers via a chain letter type of effect. 

Apparently I write 11 facts about myself, answer the 11 questions Shannon gave me, then write 11 of my own and nominate 4 other bloggers. If nothing else, the award is a good way of getting to know each other! :)

Facts about me:

1. I overthink everything.
2. I currently live in a student flat with two other girls.
3. I'll be spending 3 months in America this summer.
4. I'm a chocoholic (working on it..)
5. I've given up all things chocolate along with biscuits for Lent!
6. I've been this height (5'6.5) since I was 11!
7. I've worked in retail since I was 17.
8. I'd love to write a book one day.
9. I adore blogging, even if no one reads what I write.
10. My biggest pet peeve is people walking slow in front of me.
11. I love alone time, being around people for too long exhausts me. 

Shannon's questions:

1. What's your holy grail product?
Nivea Lip Balm (boring I know!)

2. What is your go to blog for beauty?
ViviannaDoesMakeup

3. What is your favourite clothing brand?
New Look - I can't afford anything expensive at the moment!

4. What is your favourite colour?
I've never known this - it changes! Black because it goes with everything and is so classic, but I'm loving mint green at the moment too.

5. Eyeliner or lipstick?
Eyeliner

6. What's your beauty secret?
It's not really a secret but filling in your brows well! Brows can literally make or break your look. 

7. What's your regret clothing buy?
A faux fur leopard print coat I bought the other year, every time I go to wear it I convince myself I look like a prostitute and put it back..

8. Where would you like to travel if you could go anywhere?
America! But I'm going there so Thailand is next on my list!

9. Do you have pets?
One cat, she's 11 and blind bless!

10. What's your dream job?
To be the next JK Rowling please! Not that this would ever happen!

11. What site do you look for clothes on most?
ASOS!

My questions:

1. Why did you start blogging?
2. What is your current favourite item of clothing?
3. Favourite skincare brand?
4. What is your current occupation?
5. Disney or Harry Potter?
6. If you had to dye your hair a colour other than natural colours such as blonde, red etc what would you choose?
7. False eyelashes or extensions?
8. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
9. If you could only watch one programme for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
10. One rule you live your life by?
11. Your favourite food?

My nominations:

Daisydaisyxxo

Dress It Up

Be The Chic

It's a Bug's Life

Your turn ladies! Leave me a link if you fill it out! :) xx

FOTD: A Natural Look

Today I thought I'd do a spontaneous face of the day - don't think I've ever done one?! You will have to excuse my poor background! I wasn't planning on taking photos but just had to take advantage of the amazing light streaming through my window! I'm loving the sunny days we've had this week, even if it is still cold! So today's makeup was quick and easy. I had a lot of work to do so didn't want to waste time on it and I'm going out later so it will all be coming off and being reapplied anyway! This is a really easy look though, and feels quite natural to me as I'm not wearing any eyeshadow and for those of you who know me, that happens very rarely.

Face:

Revlon Colorstay Foundation for combination/oily skin

Collection 2000 Concealer in shade 2 (light)

MAC Pressed Blot Powder in medium

AVON Deep Glow Bronzing Powder

Rimmel London Powder Blush in Winter Glow

Eyes:

Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

Lips:

Nivea Essential Care Lip Salve 

Outfit:

Shirt - New Look

Necklace - Tiffany

This look is super easy, it gives that flawless skin look but doesn't look like you have gone to too much effort because your eyes are bare. So simple if you're stuck for time or going somewhere where you don't want to look like you're wearing a ton of makeup. 

I'll just mention my hair, I don't usually wear it up, but quickly shoved it up before bed last night and woke up with a messy bun that I actually thought looked okay so I just left it. Bit of a miracle really! I provided a back shot to show the true messiness ;).

What's your go to FOTD when you're in a rush?

My Week in Photos: Part 3

Okay so technically this is two weeks in photos! I haven't done one of these in a while, because frankly, my life is pretty boring at the moment! Who wants to see pictures of endless lecture notes and books?! Because that is currently my life as the dreaded dissertation is looming over me like a dark cloud. My life consists of going to the gym, eating, going to lectures, eating, either going to work or doing work, more eating then sleeping. However seeing as it's Sunday I thought I would take a break to write a quick post! :)

1. Evidence of the wind here in Sheffield, I don't know about where you guys live but I've been struggling to stand up here!

2. I attempted to make those Creme Egg brownies that I've seen circling the internet (recipe here) however mine didn't look half as good and they were too sweet for anyone to eat except me! 

3. Finally saw the boyfriend over Valentine's weekend! :)

4. My obsession with cats is growing, I spend so much time looking at photos on Instagram and videos on YouTube is becoming a bit of a problem..

5. My Camp America T-Shirt arrived yay!!

6. Most amazing breakfast ever!!

7. Trying out black coffee before I spend my summer in America! (it's taking some getting used to).

8. Another breakfast - my fav thing at the moment, especially after the gym, I could eat this all day!

9. Wore a funky hairstyle to bed to try and encourage some waves. It sort of worked?!

Hope you enjoyed this little update! 

What are you guys doing this lovely Sunday? I'm not working today so I'm heading home for some family time! 

Monday Fitspiration

I thought I'd provide you all with some fitness inspiration this morning! I was in need of some and then I remembered that it's Monday, and what way to start of the week than with a positive burst of will power? (Especially after Valentine's weekend!).

Here are some of my personal favourite fitness pics, (most taken from Instagram, but there's a foody in there of my own!) 

I want this to be a light hearted post, but I should probably just cover myself here by saying don't take anything to extremes, skinny is not necessarily healthy, as long as you're fit and healthy it doesn't matter what size you are, and the occasional treat is fine just remember that key word moderation!

Happy Monday!

Body Shop Haul

*Yep that's my Finding Nemo poster in the corner of the pic there, sorry I couldn't bare to take it down!

Hello Lovelies! I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's weekend, whether you're all loved up or enjoying life as a singleton. So it may have been over a week since I last posted.. Oops! That's not by choice, but time seems to be flying by recently! I have my dissertation due in March and I've just been working on that every spare minute! I finally finished sorting through all my data today, so I thought I would treat myself to a little blogging time! :) 

Haul posts are very rare from me at the moment, as I'm trying to save every penny for America which means not spending lots on hauls!! However I feel I can be excused with this one as it was an absolute bargain!

I was drawn into The Body Shop because they had a 20% off offer for anyone who owned a loyalty card and I'd been eyeing up there Vitamin E Face Mist for a while so I thought I'd take advantage! However, as you can see, I ended up getting a lot more. Alas, I soon fell for their multiple offers and good customer service and ended up buying so much more. 

It was my birthday in December but I never had chance to use my £5 off (courtesy of the loyalty card) but the lovely lady said I could use it then anyway. However, she also informed me that if I spent £18 I would get a free gift set worth £22.50, which contained the Big and Curvy Mascara, eyeliner in black, Vitamin E Cream Cleanser and Vitamin E Sink-in Moisture Mask. Of course I had to spend a little more to get this offer, so I picked up the Warming Mineral Face Mask and the Moisture Surging kit, which was on offer for £16 (worth £23) and includes the Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-oil and the Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream.

A lot right?! You're probably thinking I've spent a fortune.. However it only came to £22.50 with all the offers! I am a very happy bunny it's safe to say! Plus it seems that I get to try out most of their Vitamin E range! My skin has been breaking out quite a lot lately, which I think is a combination of stress and harsh weather conditions! I haven't had chance to fully test all the products yet, but I can already recommend the Warming Mineral Face Mask after using it just twice, as my skin has been quite dry around my forehead and this really felt like it cleaned out my skin but gave it a good moisture boost too! I am loving the Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-oil (what a mouthful?!) too! I have wanted to try a serum for a while now, and I have to say it just feels luxurious applying it at night, I applied the Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream over the top (I feel they are meant to be used together) and I had a feeling that as my skin is quite oily already I would wake up feeling very greasy, but not at all! In fact better than usual. My skin felt so much better too just after one use. I am so fussy when it comes to moisturisers too so I am already expecting great things from this one! 

I'm yet to try the mascara and eyeliner as I already have some on the go, and have only used the cleanser and face mist once, but I will let you know how I find them.

Have you tried any of The Body Shop's Vitamin E range lately? How did you find it?