I know Halloween has been & gone, but it doesn't have to be that way!
We all know that whenever there is a holiday is a Lush aftermath that follows.
So prepare for some more Lush reviews.
Today we're going to be talking about Lush's Pumpkin bath bomb. I believe this is a return item, so it did appear in last years collection.
Lush say this is a vanilla & spicy cinnamon bath bomb which is sweet & comforting. Think baking cinnamon bread! That's this bath bomb. Personally I really loved this bath bomb!
I know I'll definitely be picking some up next year.
This year has been a real year of discovery for me when it comes to home fragrance!
I have found some awesome candle brands & got onto the wax melt hype..
In fact, a little too much I think!
I recently ordered a load of different wax melts off Amazon. The brand I purchased are WoodWick melts, which if you know me you'll know I'm obsessed with their candles.
Firstly, I'm going to say if you can get to a shop to purchase these, I would definitely advise that over ordering online like myself. Although I like most of these scents, there is one here that I really am not a fan of (if you're wondering it's the Vanilla Bourbon).
I actually have an electric wax melter, which are perfect for scenting your home! Mine is by a brand called Scentsy, but there are quite a lot of different companies that make them now. They're great for so many reasons. One they're cheaper & the melts last longer than some candles (yes we burn them that much). Two they have no naked flame or anything that's too dangerous if you accidentally leave it on.
These wax melts come in different sizes & packaging. They can come in single, large multi-packs or these (photographed above) skinny ones. The singles & large multi-packs are my favourites as you only need one of them. To be honest, the singles I usually break in half. In comparison the skinny ones require two blocks per use to get the best scent result out of them.
Overall I really like these melts. They're great value for money & for the most part smell amazing.
The only negative for me is removing them, they do tend to stick!
So I couldn't help myself, I headed into Lush the other day.
I actually went in for someone else, but I just couldn't resist getting a few bath bombs!
I actually wanted to get Unicorn Horn but I couldn't find it (sad face), however I did still pick up one thing from their Valentine's range. I got the Lover Lamp bath bomb.
I also wanted to try out their Sex Bomb bath bomb, from the standard range.
So Lover Lamp fizzes away to release these super cute red hearts. Making for a romantic bath experience. The hearts contain cocoa butter moisturising your skin. It very much remains me of the Butterbear bath bomb, as the ingredients are very similar, with the cocoa butter & vanilla. This also has added brazilian orange oil for a hint of zest!
Sex bomb is classic at Lush, it has been a round for quite a while now. Turning your bath water a gorgeous pink colour, this bomb contains jasmine, ylang ylang & clary sage to help relax & destress. The scent is floral & seductive, perfect for a bit of you time!
This was a Christmas gift, which at first I was like 'what the hell is this?'
However I have to say, in terms of home fragrance, this is life changing!!
This is the Scentsy electric burner.
I'd have oil burners in the past & not really used them, because really they're just a little messy & time consuming to setup.
This however is the opposite.
This electric burner you simply plug in, turn on the button on the back, add a scentsy block & you're good to go!
On of the things I love the most about this is that if you forget to turn it off, there is no open flames to catch anything & it just keeps scenting your room. So for safety this is much better. If you do have young children though, I would advise putting it out of their reach as the burned wax could burn them.
Another thing I love is that you can switch this on for about 20 minutes & if you have to turn it off no problem. Candles however don't tend to burn very evenly when you only have them lit for short periods of time.
So how this works is as well as buying the burner/ melter you buy Scentsy Bars, these you can see in the photograph above. They have a large variety of scents, even including an 'easy breath' menthol one! So you can collect them all really. The bars come with 8 cubes in them, simply break off a cube & place in the heating dish of the burner.
You only need to use one cube at a time & they last for ages. When I say ages, I mean ages!
I'm still on my first cube & I've been using this for over a month (I would like to note I have this on a lot)!
If you get sick of a cube or use it all up, you just clean the removable heating dish & pop a new one in!
If you're into home fragrance, you need this in your life!
PS. The scentsy bars I currently have are Vanilla Bean Buttercream & Cosy Fireside.
As you all probably know by now I LOVE Lush's Mask of Magnaminty face mask. So I decided to try another mask by them.
This is Lush's Cup O' Coffee face mask.
This mask is an exfoliating mask consisting of a variety of natural ingredients including ground coffee, cocoa extract, fair trade vanilla & more.
So my thoughts on the mask.
I'm going to be honest here I hate the smell of coffee & this stinks of it! The scent is so strong I could still smell it the next morning when I was washing my face in the shower. This initially put me off this mask.
I have used the mask a couple of times now, because if it gave me amazing results I think I could deal with the smell.
When they say this is an exfoliating mask, they aren't kidding!!
I would only recommend this mask if you have extremely oily skin. I have combo skin, with oiliness in the centre of my face & I found this mask to be very drying.
After I washed it off my skin felt too dry to me, so I actually had to use a hydrating treatment (h2o+ hydrating treatment) to add some moisture back to my face.
This mask might also be good for drying out any nasty spots you have, seeing as it is very drying.
So this leads me onto today's topic which is fragrance, in particular Armani's newest perfume.
I love Armani Diamonds the original fragrance & when I saw this fragrance come out I knew I was going to love it.
This is the Armani Diamonds Violet fragrance, named clearly because of it's colour.
The base notes of this fragrance are amber, vanilla & praline. The heart notes being rose, freesia & lily. Whilst the top notes are raspberry, lychee & passion fruit. This combination sounds like heaven to me! If you've been here for a while you'll instantly know that I love vanilla! Raspberry is also something I love.
This makes for a sweet yet floral fragrance, which just screams sophistication!
It is very similar to the original fragrance, just with that sweeter hint. Personally I love it & know it is going to become a staple fragrance for me!
If you haven't smelt this or the original I would definitely recommend doing so! They are such great fragrances, which are perfect for any age & person. They aren't the most potent of fragrances though, so more is certainly more with these. The packaging is so cool though, just take it out with you!
What better way to do it than with a Lush bath bomb.
One of my favourites is the Butter Bear bath bomb!
It's definitely not the most colourful or crazy bath bomb that they do, however it is amazing none the less.
It has a lovely cocoa & vanilla scent, which isn't too overpowering. So if you're not a fan of over-scented products you'll love this one. It fizzes away revealing a lovely luxurious bath oil.
If you have dry skin or just need a little added moisture Butter Bear is perfect!
The oil also makes shaving super easy, as the oil acts like a shaving oil so no foam/gel necessary. It also means you don't need to moisturise after! Win win or what?!?
If you love this bath bomb too, the same formulation is available all year round as the Butterball.
As a home fragrance lover vanilla candles are basically an essential!
I don't know a single candle company that don't do a vanilla scent, because well it's just a perfect scent.
If you're looking for something more on the cheap end of the candle scale, I'd recommend this candle.
This is one of Ikea's Sinnlig candles. These are their one wick candles which are only £2.50!
They burn for up to 40 hours, and come in varying scents.
They are scented & smell more when burnt, however they aren't very strong. They don't quite fill a room like a Yankee Candle or other branded candles do. If you don't like overly scented candles though, you'll love these.
Overall an essential candle for me. I keep one pretty much everywhere, including the toilet in my studio (haha).
I think a bit of candle talk is long overdue guys! Don't you?
So my current obsession is this Ikea candle It's always hard with Ikea candles because they don't have names. However this one I like to call Sea Breeze, as that's what the smell reminds me of.
The scent is lovely soft yet slightly salty coconut scent.
Basically the smell of holiday!
Who doesn't look that smell?
If you guys read my blog much you'll know by now that I love things that smell of coconut anyway.
Coconut & vanilla are just perfect to me!
They re-formulated these candles last year & I have to say since they have been 100% better. They burn really evenly, last for up to 40 hours, are cheap & smell amazing!
What more could you ask for from a candle.
I think the main thing I like about these candles, is that they are so damn cheap for their size. These candles last me for ages & I burn candles pretty regularly. I love more luxurious candles however I see them as a bit of a treat as I don't always like spending a lot on candles. So these Ikea ones are perfect if you love having a lot of candles around but don't want to break the bank!
Royal Apothic wasn't a brand I'd ever heard of until I got this product. Again it came in a Glossybox, a good while ago now!
However I have so many lip balms I've only just got round to using it.
Firstly I'd like to say, how cute is the packaging, I love it!
The rose gold lid is just amazing, I wish all packaging was that pretty.
As for the product firstly I love the smell, it has a lovely sweet vanilla scent which I actually like smelling on my lips. However if you lick your lips a lot it sadly doesn't taste quite as nice (I obviously advise not to 'eat' your lip balm anyway, haha).
The colour is labelled as Coral which it doesn't look in the tub, however due to it's pigmentation it does apply to look like a coral colour. The colour is quite build-able so you can tailor it to your taste. This is a great alternative to wearing a lipstick/ lip gloss.
Despite being called a 'Lip Butter' it's not that buttery when you apply it on the lips, it requires a little work to rub it in, I've found patting it in works better. It is somewhat moisturising however not quite as much as I was expecting. It is very comfortable to wear though.
So I'd say this is cute product that's more of a lipstick alternative than lip balm. It would make a perfect gift though!
I have another Make Up Revolution review for you guys.
Sorry, but I definitely thought it was worth a little review seeing as it's only £1!
So it has to be said, it's obviously worth the money. The real question really is, is it worth collecting these or just spending a bit more on better lipsticks?
So lets get down to the nitty gritty!
First things first, I think it's probably best to try & purchase these from a shop (I believe they're sold in Superdrug in the UK). Simply because the swatches on their website aren't very true to colour, from my experience anyway.
I thought this colour was going to be more of a pinky nude but it's not very nude at all.
This colour is also quite shimmery which I'm not a big fan of either to be honest.
The wear time of this lipstick isn't that great, but at £1 I guess it doesn't really matter if you have to take it with you & re-apply.
I also advise making sure you've scrubbed your lips & applied lip balm before using this lipstick, otherwise it will cling to EVERY dry patch.
Which always makes them look 100x more obvious, not good!
The smell is surprisingly decent for such a cheap lipstick, a sort of vanilla smell which I quite like.
The taste sadly isn't as nice though, haha.
Definitely a good product that's a bargain, buttt it's nothing groundbreaking.
Hi, I'm Eve. I'm a 23 year old professional photographer, who also has an interest in blogging/ vlogging. I like to write about anything really, from beauty to health issues!
