Hello there
lovelies
So it’s now
December and the countdown to Christmas begins (eeek!) here’s a roundup of the
things I’ve been enjoying throughout November.
Lush Star Light, Star Bright Luxury Bath Melt. I wrote in a post a while ago that I’d never
tried any Lush products before until this summer when I tried a bubble bar and
now I’m a total Lush addict especially when it comes to their Christmas range.
The product I’ve been enjoying most is the star light star bright luxury bath
melt. I bought 4 of them at the end of October and I only have 1 left now. I
really like the bath melts (actually I love everything I’ve used so far,
cinders has to be my absolute favourite though) as they leave skin feeling
lovely and conditioned. This one smells so fresh and zesty with lime and ginger
it’s really invigorating teamed with my favourite cranberry shower gel (another
Christmas product that I like to stock up on) makes for a super festive bath
experience. I usually go into a bit of a coma after a bath and literally won’t
move for the rest of the night because I’m so relaxed although I’m nicely
chilled out after using this one I'm not tired, it really uplifts me. If
you’re a bath in the morning sort of person then this is a great product to use
I also think it would be a great one to use if you’ve got a cold with the smell
of freshly grated ginger clearing the airways. Some people aren’t too keen on
the glitter but I love it, I haven’t noticed that I look like a sparkly bauble
when I get out the bath anyway.
Rimmel blush in Pink Rose this is a really great budget friendly blush. It has great colour pay
off with slight highlighting properties in it, it gives a nice flushed look to
the cheeks while remaining subtle and natural and it’s really affordable. Rubbish
packaging but a great blush and really tiny for putting in your handbag.
Toni and Guy texturising spray. Recently I’ve been embracing the bed head look, my hair is styled in a
short choppy bob but its also really fine and flat, I’ve been enjoying adding
some texturising spray to define my layers and make my hair not look so sleek
and “done” this is a great lightweight spray with a pleasant scent and doesn’t
leave and residue in the hair. It gives just enough texture so hair is left
looking like you’ve made the effort without over styling.
Boiron Homeoplasmine. I’ve been using this on my lips at night when they’ve been a bit chapped and I wake
up in morning to silky smooth lips. It’s also soothing if lips are feeling a
bit sore. This is a multi-purpose product that can be used all over to relieve
irritated or dry skin so it’s a great product to have for this time of year.
One Tree Hill I
love this series, if you haven’t seen it and you like things like The OC,
Gossip Girl and Dawsons Creek then this should be right up your street. It has
quite a few tear jerker moments and every time I watch it I fall in love with
characters all over again. I was pretty devastated when the series ended but I
think all the characters had been taken as far as they could be and it ended on
a high rather than being subjected to over kill. This is the only T.V. series
that I’ve watched from start to finish and then bought every box set and
watched them repeatedly. I’m now on series six and I’ve switched to watching it
on Amazon Instant video as it’s easier than faffing around turning the laptop
on, finding the DVD and remembering what episode you’re up to.
Mac lipstick in Syrup. This is a really easy colour to wear and adds just that bit more than a
neutral lip, it’s a lustre finish so doesn’t have the best staying power but
teamed with a lip liner prolongs the wear and mattes it down a bit, it’s also easy
to reapply as it’s not a bold colour that you have to be really precise with.
Seche Vite. Now
I’m not the best person to comment on the longevity of nail varnishes as I
don’t very often get more than two or three days off in a row therefore nail
varnish isn’t on my nails very long before I have to remove it (I’m not allowed
to wear it for work) but even then it chips but I do have quite “active” hands.
I recently had a week off work and really wanted my nail varnish to last and
when doing my research on top coats Seche Vite came up time and time again so I
decided to go with that one (I’d also read all the bad stuff about it too). I
was absolutely blown away by it, my nail varnish lasted a whole 7 days without
a single chip and the only reason I took it off was because I was going back to
work the following day, I’d love to see how long it lasts without me having to
take it off. My nails remained really glossy for the full 7 days they looked
liked they’d just been painted all the time. I was dreading removing it though
as I was expecting my nails not to be great condition but they were fine and
it was easy to remove too. I can’t rave enough about this product, I’m going to
Rome at the end of this week so I’ll be painting my nails the day before I go
and I have enough confidence that I’m not even going to take nail varnish
remover or nail varnish to top up with me.
Quiz up app. This
is such a fun app to test your knowledge on different subjects, my speciality
is One Tree Hill- yes I’m that sad and that much of a fan but it's so addictive,
you think you’ll just have a quick game and before you know it an hour has
passed by.
Black Converse. I got
these as my white ones aren’t very practical this time of year but I wanted
some kind of footwear for when I don’t want to wear boots but still want black
shoes, they’re Converse I don’t need to go into detail.
I can’t end this
post without addressing the poor quality of my photos, I literally chose the
darkest day ever to take photos and had to use my flash for some of them so
apologies for that but other than that I hope you enjoyed this post.
