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Sparkler – Lush Bath Bomb

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As today is November 5th – Bonfire Night, I wanted to share with you one of my latest Lush product purchases! When we were in Edinburgh a few weekends ago, I popped into Lush and bought somewhat of a haul. Included in that was this awesome bath bomb – the Sparkler.

The Lush “Sparkler”, pictured above – the long yellow stick – is a bath bomb that smells amazing. Sadly, though, its a little soft and while sat in my box of lush goodies, actually ended up breaking apart! As such, I don’t have a “before I threw it in the bath” shot and the spoiler of seeing gold in the middle of the bath bomb, was revealed before it even got to the bath.

Lush claims the product to be:

A crackling and fizzing Rose Jam-scented bath bomb that makes bath night fireworks night. The soothingly-fragranced bomb fizzes and crackles in an explosion of colour, spinning around the bath turning it into a fiery, shimmering display.

Because the bath bomb was broken, I can’t completely confirm these claims. I can tell you however that the colour of the bath was a beautiful yellow colour that turned gold and sparkly as the bath bomb disintegrated. Sadly I also have a terrible cold and I can’t even tell you if it smelt good – but I’m sure it did!

The colour of the bath water, definitely had a sparkly feel to it. For me it appeals, in the same way Sunnyside does. I love the idea of a magical bath and this is exactly what it felt like. I was almost tempted to drop my Dragon’s Egg bath bomb in, just to feel like I was having a Harry Potter bath!

Even better, when you get out of the bath, the gold sparkles stay on you! Its very subtle and not that obvious, so you might even miss it. However I assure you it does happen. Every now and again you can just catch a glimpse of the odd sparkle here and there – but I think its even more obvious to others, even if you can’t totally see it yourself.

While I won’t rush to buy it again (and I’m sure it will disappear after Christmas anyway), I’m really glad to have tried it. I love magical and sparkly baths and if you do, then I would definitely recommend it!

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Northern Lights – Lush Bath Bomb

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Last week I posted about the new Christmas (and Winter generally) range of products being released by Lush. They are now in the shops and this week I was lucky enough to be given one by my best friend Nat. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling very well so after work I headed home and climbed into the bath. I decided to use my new Northern Lights – Bath Bomb.

The Northern Lights bath bomb is so pretty, even before it goes in the bath. It’s purple in colour, with tiny little stars decorating it. However the real magic happens when you place the bath bomb into the water. Then you definitely understand where the bath bomb gets its name from.

When your first drop the bath bomb into the water, you’re greeted with an amazing purple colour, with hints of blue. However as the water runs and the bath bomb dissolves, the colours just get more and more beautiful.

The name “Northern Lights” is just perfect for this bath bomb. I can see exactly why it was named that. Truth be told though, there isn’t much else to say about this bath bomb. It doesn’t especially smell of anything and it doesn’t especially make the bath water smell of anything. It is however, a lovely colour and great fun to watch. That said, I seem to have lost some elements of taste and smell, so I could be wrong and maybe it smells awesome haha.

At £3.50 its certainly not the cheapest of bath bombs, but its definitely an experience to watch and use. I won’t be rushing out to buy it again, but I’m definitely glad to have tried it!

Have you tried any of the new Lush range yet?
Leave your link, I’d love to see!

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Style Lux: Blackhead Killer Face Mask*

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I was recently sent a Blackhead Killer face mask, by Style Lux, in order to try and review. It took me ages to get around to it, but finally I have!

Now I’m not going to lie, I’m not a huge fan of face masks. I’m not really a fan of any beauty that takes effort (I know, I know… but I’m trying!). While there is very little effort required for applying a face mask, its the waiting, taking/washing the mask off, moisturising etc afterwards.

According to the Style Lux website, Blackhead Killer is “a revolutionary face mask that removes pimples, blackheads, impurities, and excess oil in just minutes.” They say “As Blackhead Killer dries, it actually sucks pimples, blackheads and the oil and bacteria that cause them out of your skin. It penetrates deep and then literally sucks them up and out of your skin!”

Anyway, as I’d been sent it to review, I thought I should do just that! The instructions on the back are fairly simple…

“Usage: After 10 minutes drying, gently peel off the mask. Cleanse with warm water. Apply delicious face moisturizer.”

I decided to just use the mask on my “problem areas” – basically my nose and top of the cheeks. I probably should have done my whole face in hindsight, in order to do my chin. When I opened the mask, I was absolutely shocked that the face mask was black. Thick, runny, black liquid, reminiscent of tar! Luckily, it smelt good so I was tempted enough to give it a try.

The face mask, as I said, is thick and runny. However its fairly easy to apply, if not a little messy. Though the instructions said to leave 10 minutes, I have to say mine was more like 20-25, and even then some parts were still sticky (though perhaps that’s where I applied it too thick?). It felt sort of tingly on my skin as it dried, but as the same time you could tell it was tightening and pulling.

When the time came to peel off the mask, I was a little worried it wasn’t going to peel. However it did but god did it hurt! I’ve always joked with my kids that beauty is pain, but this reminded me of removing plasters or using an epilator. After I gave myself a mental slap, I managed to get majority of the face mask off. Where it was still wet it was harder to remove though and I ended up just having to wash that off instead.

At first, I have to admit, I wasn’t all that impressed. My face hurt a little, I had to go and find moisturiser and I didn’t think my pores looked all that different. However, as my face still stung a little, I found myself rubbing my hands over my face a bit. The places that I had my mask, feel smooth and definitely less greasy. Did it help my blackheads? Well I’m not entirely sure – I might have to take a raincheck and get back to you on that one – but for a face mask, it definitely gives your skin a workout.

I have several more packets to try and if I can be brave, I might attempt a whole face mask next time. I’ll definitely have to remember to spread it a little thinner though and be prepared to hold my breath when I peel it off!

Lush Solid Perfume

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Hello everyone *waves* I’m Kariss from Shy Strange and a Little Bit Manic, and I am taking over Bel’s blog for the day!  I know Bel loves Lush, let’s face it most of us do!  So I thought I would use this opportunity to give my opinion on one of the lesser discussed Lush products, their solid perfume range.  As much as we all love a bath bomb I thought I would choose something different to talk about today to mix things up a bit!

I had been trying to choose a perfume for quite a while but nothing really stood out to me. I’ve had lots of different perfumes over the years but I’ve never really had a signiture scent.  Then last month, when shopping in Meadowhall with a friend, I came across Lush’s solid perfume range and picked up two, Vanillary and Karma.

Vannilary, £6.50, Lush
Now if I had to pick a favourite smell, vanilla would be up there, so naturally I gravitated straight towards this. It’s a lovely sweet smell that can be over powering if you’re not a fan of sugary smells, personally I love them (I’m the girl who always picks the birthday cake/ frosting scented candles that everyone else claims are too sickly) so for me this isn’t a problem.
Karma, £5.00, Lush
At the same time I picked up Karma, despite it being orange in colour it isn’t really a citrus sent. In fact it’s really hard to describe the smell, it’s a little fruity with a lot of spice (sounds like the blurb for a saucy novel). Unlike Vanillary this is a unisex sent, so share and share alike!  Personally to me this just reminds me of clean baths, which I assume is because they have had this sent in a bubble bar at some point, and that’s fine with me!

I am completely converted to solid perfumes, which took me by surprise!  First up they are so much cheaper, when I was browsing for something new I easily expected to pay £40 for a bottle, but both of these perfumes came to just over £11.00!  Also because it’s a solid perfume and not from a spritzer it lasts way longer, both in terms of the product itself and on your skin.  These tubes come as just one solid block, and as you only need a couple of swipes of the product on your skin to work, it’s magic. I know these are going to last me a hell of a long time!  Also unlike regular perfume, this seems to have a longer lasting effect on my skin. I definitely notice it more throughout the day, and if you think your lagging, just rubbing your wrists together will ‘reactivate’ the product and makes it last that little bit longer. Worried you might need more? No problem, these tubes are so tiny they will easily fit in a purse, there so compact they take up hardly any room, and because it’s not liquid you can even keep it on your hand luggage on holiday. On my skin I was worried it would feel sticky but it isn’t at all, its slides on totally smoothly and leaves no residue other then a slight shimmer which soon disapears.  I have to say, I can’t see me going back to regular perfume any time soon, now I just have to be careful not to buy one in every scent!

I’d just like to say a big thanks to Bel for letting me take over her blog for today, if you liked this review you will find my blog here, you can also follow me on Bloglovin and I’ve also just created a Facebook page, I hope to see you there!

Kariss xx