Blogger Event: Lush Canterbury

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I was lucky enough to attend the Lush event that was taking place in my university area on Friday, when I heard about it I was ecstatic I mean who wouldn't want to spend the evening chatting about all these heavenly? The main aim of it was for the Lush store to showcase the Winter collection and I guess to maybe even connect with local bloggers to spread the Lush word. 

There were about eight of us (bloggers) in total that came and we were welcomed by the lovely staff and offered fresh fruit, mince pies and a glass of bucks fizz. It was then that the night was explained and what would be going on. Basically there were loads of staff to assist us at different stations with different products to truly give us a one to one in depth chat about certain products and make it really personal to us. 

The first station I went to caught my eye because of the large NEW PRODUCT sign, I don't believe that any of the toothy tabs were from the winter collection but there was tooth fairy which was. All of the new toothy tabs were a successful product from the Oxford Street branch and so the Canterbury store too began to stock them. There was: Bling, Miles of Smiles (minty), Oral Pleasure (passionfruit), Lime light (lemon and lime) and Boom (with charcoal). They are suppose to be used instead of a traditional toothpaste and they create a natural foam(and obviously a flavour depending on which tab you use). The price is £5.95 for a bottle, I have yet to try these and out and to be perfectly honest I've only heard bad reviews so I am dubious. 

The next station I walked over to was the Shower Jellies, I have used one in the past but after this mini workshop I realised it is much easier to control without breaking it up! The lovely lady at this station was a true professional with all her facts and knowledge of the new jellies, we were shown the  halloween edition Nightwing (fruit pastille scented) along with the two christmas editions of Santa's belly (apples and spices) and Snowman. These retail at £3.95 each which I think is cheap considering they last for ages and smell divine! 

The next station found me being introduced to Kevin, who introduced himself as the "bath bomb wizard" he was definitely enthusiastic which I didn't mind as I find myself as excited when I purchase bath bombs. He gave us a demo on a new bath bomb and then he recommended that next time I use a bath bomb I should try and create a "cocktail" with maybe a bubble bar which sounds right up my alley!

One of the other stations was a "fun" station, literally, so the fun buchu bar comes in different colours depending on what one you pick up, it can be used for several things including washing your hair and body and one thing I was shocked out was the fact it can be used to was your clothes! We were asked to create a snowman and this was my attempt, I can see the Fun bars being a huge sell out with little kids and adults a like and for £5 it is a good price.

My snowman is pretty awesome right? 

One of my favourite stations was where we got to try out the limited edition shower gels and body conditioners. When I say try out I mean on our hands not literally. The Rose Jam shower gel is just gorgeous and makes a really good alternative to my usual christmas purchase of Snow Fairy (I'm still stocking up on that). I also got to test out the Christingle body conditioner as I have already tried the alternative (which I love), it is an amazing peppermint scent that reminds me of candy cane. Yum!

All in all I had an amazing time at Lush, I got to meet the most amazing Lush team and new bloggers as well. The new products are incredible and you guys should definitely try out the new products! Thank you to the Lush team!

That's all for now,

FOTD!

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I was contemplating what to do with my blog post this week and I realised I had these selfies from when I was feeling my make-up (we all have that right?) and I love this look for autumn so I thought I would share it with you guys!

*Ignore my big fat forehead, I don't think I can contour it away!

Let's start with the base: 

Primer: Loreal Paris Infallible Mattifying base 

Foundation: Loreal True Match Foundation in Rose Ivory

Concealers: (Under eye) Maybelline Instant Anti-age Eraser Eye

(Spot Correcting) Loreal True Match concealer 

Eyes/ Eyebrows...

Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown

Rimmel London Brow This Way Brow Gel in Clear

Eyeshadow:(Socket) Benefit R.S.V.P 

(Crease) Benefit Thanks a latte

Eyeliner: Collection Extreme 24 hr Felt Tip Liner

Contour...

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder

Kryolan highlighter in Cashmere

Lips..

MAC Amorous

I don't know if I should try and do these more often, my make-up collection doesn't really change so my looks are pretty much the same. Let me know if you do what such a thing.

That's all for now,

Hair Inspiration!

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I feel like quite recently I've been more spontaneous and rebellious in terms of my appearance, my latest craze is the ideal of me to cut my hair short. This never happens mainly because my hair is thick and curly and I would probably end up looking like William Shakespeare!

However following certain babes on Instagram has my hand tingling to book a hairdresser appointment. In particular I am obsessing over Chloe Helen Miles' hair, I'm short my hair could not function that short but she does amazingly with how awesome hers looks for sure!

My other hair inspiration has to be from Vivianna (Viviannadoesmakeup) The length of her hair has got to be something I am one day going to be brave enough to have this cut!

Colour wise Lua from (Luanna90) is definitely my hair inspiration, she inspired me to have my ginger hair and now having darkened my hair up her ombre effect is having me itching to do the same.

So these three are really my hair inspiration right now, who knows if I will be brave enough to do any of these styles but I'm very tempted. Sorry for the short post.

That's all for now.

Real Techniques : Deep Cleansing Gel

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You awesome readers must realise now my love for Real Techniques brushes is bordering insane, so when I heard that they had brought out a deep cleansing gel to clean brushes I rushed down to my local Superdrug. I found that they didn't stock it within smaller stores so I had to go down to Westfields to pick up my bottle, it retails at £6.99 which isn't too expensive when you compare it with other brush cleansers!

Here is one of the many disgustingly dirty brushes that I own, I am terrible for regularly cleaning my brushes it is something I need to get better at. This is my contour brush from the sculpting set that I adore, definitely gets used whenever I apply makeup so it was definitely in need of some TLC!

 I actually love the design of the bottle, its sleek and of course has the RT logo on it, which corresponds with the metallic pink of the select brushes. The only problem I have discovered with it was when squeezing out the product it is tough to get out and the product either comes out too much or not at all.

 So the washing is pretty self explanatory, just squeeze a drop of the product on the brush bristles and rub it into the brush to clean. You notice (disgustingly) that the product coming off will be a gross colour *mostly orangey* this is good!
 Next just run it under the tap, it might help to squeeze out the excess water and repeat the steps if there is still makeup on the brush.

Finally just squeeze out the excess and put them on a towel (which is higher on the brush head side) and leave them to dry, I normally leave them overnight.

Overall I would say this is a good product, it is the first brush cleanser I have used, normally I use Johnsons baby shampoo (see old post) . It does exactly what it says and my brushes are looking and feeling back to there brand new selves. I quite like the fragrance from the product as well its not too overpowering but is feminine and nice. As I previously mentioned the only down side is the product distribution and the packaging in terms of the ability to squeeze out the product. 

I hope this is a satisfactory review, I am definitely not the best at these. 

That's all for now,

How to get through Mondays....

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Seen as I am being a terrible blogger and I am actually writing and publishing this on a Sunday  I decided I would do a blog post on ways I find to survive Mondays. Mondays are definitely harder for me nowadays as I commute to university, for me this means a 5am wake up call to get out of the house by 6am and on train at 7, in time for my lecture.

1. Alarm clocks are key!
If like me you have an early wake up call then the time you set your alarm could determine your mood straight away. I use an app called Sleep Time, this is an alarm clock that wakes you up between 30 minutes, for example if you set your alarm for 7 it could wake you up between 6:30 and 7. I know you're probably thinking that is the worst thing known to man but if you do this everyday the app actually measures your sleep pattern and the alarm will go off during a more appropriate time scale, ensuring that you are unlikely to get woken up from a hot dream of Channing Tatum! (We've all been there)

2. Shower time can be invigorating....
Showers are something that can wake us up totally, I find that washing my face with my Clinique Facial Soap will wake me up significantly, if that doesn't work you can find shower gels that are designed to help you wake up more in the mornings. Now you'll be awake and feeling fresh for the day.


3. Hot drinks are the way forward!
Most people rely on coffee to give them the caffeine kick but I actually detest the taste, so for this hot chocolate or tea works well. I feel like this somehow makes everything feel better.


4.  Keep yourself busy
There is nothing worse than doing nothing and thinking of a bunch of crap, instead listening to music and reading can keep your mind off the journey you have ahead and listening to the right kind of music can make you feel motivated for the rest of the day.

5. Lists
I have to make a confession, I am so much more productive when I write lists, if its laid out for you then you won't miss anything and ticking things off the list makes you feel better especially when you know that it's your hard work that finished the list off.


There are just a few tips that are going to help me tomorrow, I hope they help you a bit.
I promise next weeks blog post will be more beauty/ fashion related, in fact I am off tomorrow to see if I can get the Real Techniques Brush Cleaner.

Until next time...