Christmas Lush HAUL!

Yes, another Lush haul! I've been into my local lush a couple of times since the christmas collection has arrived and this is what I have bought...

No Drought £3.95/50g - Dry shampoo made with grapefruit and lime oil. (I get a reaction from batiste so I'm always looking for alternatives. I'm sure lush will have done well with this product!) (not Christmas collection)

Dashing Santa £2.95 - A bath bomb scented with mandarin oil, bergamot oil and orange flower.  

So White £3.50 - An apple scented bath bomb with a white shell and rose centre. with neroli oil, orange flower, bergamot oil and rose absolute.

Golden Wonder £3.75 - My favourite!! Glittery shell containing a turquoise centre and mini multicoloured bath bombs. This one smells is very citrus-y because its made with sweet orange and lime oils.

 Northern Lights £3.50 - Purple, blue and green swirls of jasmine and ylang ylang with a sprinkling of stars.

I also bought a couple of things for my friends birthday but I haven't included these because I gave them to her before I took the pictures but these were- 

Sea Spray £9.95/100g - A hair mist that gives you a beachy textured look with a neroli (a plant), orange flower, grapefruit and rosewood scent (according to the lush website), so a citrus and slightly floral scent.

Shoot For The Stars £3.50 - A bath bomb multicoloured swirls and silver glitter with the scent of 'Honey I Washed The Kids' soap.

I hope you enjoyed my post! Thanks for reading, Alex

John Lewis price match HAUL!

Last week there was 'price match' at John Lewis, certain brands were on 10-25% off (I believe). Most beauty brands at John Lewis were included in this as I believe the prices were matching the Debenhams promotions. This usually happens a few times a year- fingers crossed there will be one near Christmas like there was last year! Obviously I bought a few things, all beauty of course. I bought things online and in the Newcastle Eldon Square store because I was staying with my sister over the weekend. Unfortunately the promotion ended on sunday but its definitely worth a check next time they do price match!


Mac Lipstick in Cyber- Normally £15.50 bought for £13.95 -A beautiful 'almost black' purple, satin finish lipstick. I've been wanting to get this for a very long time but never had the guts. I love any kind of dark lipstick and this is my darkest yet. I've tried this on once and its amazing. You'll be seeing plenty more of cyber on my blog!

Mac Prep + Prime Lip - Normally £13 bought for  £11.70- I've heard great things about this lipstick primer and because I have a lipstick addiction I thought it is worth a try- especially for my matt-er shades. I've been waiting for this to come in stock for ages on John Lewis so the timing couldn't have been better.

The Real Steal - They're Real eyeliner and mascara- normally £19.50 bought for £15.60. Yet another thing I've been dying to buy. I did have a sample of the mascara a while back and was very impressed but until my Le volume de Chanel ran out I didn't have an excuse to buy an expensive mascara. Also I've heard mixed reviews on the eyeliner so the mini size is perfect for a trail run.

Babyliss Boutique Soft Waves - out of stock similar curler here - (cheat this item wasn't on price match but it was pretty cheap at £24.95 with 5 years guarantee) I have needed a curler for a very long time and as my hair is very long, finding a wide long barrel is essential. I was planning on buying this styler online but it went out of stock just before I tried to buy it. I saw it in the Eldon Square store and got very excited, at £25 you can't go far wrong.

Thanks for reading, Alex.

LUSH mini haul and favourites

The other week I went into my local Lush in Sheffield with my friend Joyce from fairysocks. I picked up a few things (as always) so I thought I'd just show you what I bought. I have used up all my bath bombs so of course wanted to stock up. I usually gravitate to fresh smells- citrus in particular (happy hippy shower gel is amazing) but I was a bit more adventurous this time.


Granny Takes a Dip £3.25 - This one smells sort of soapy (if thats a thing?) and slightly citrus, according to lush it is ginger, pepper and lemon scented. It makes patterns in the bath that look like they came straight for the 70s!

Twilight £3.25 - This one smells very floral which is not a usual pick for me. Honestly I mostly picked twilight because I heard fellow Sheffielder velvetgh0st raving about it! It is made with essential oils and scented with lavender, it makes swirls of pink and purple in your bath -can you see a theme here?

Space Girl £2.35 - This smells bath bomb like again with a hint of sweet. Its made with grapefruit oil and bergamot oil and POPPING CANDY! This one is sparkley and purple so it should be a winner!

I hope you enjoyed this mini haul, I have a few ideas of new posts so watch this space!

Thanks for reading, Alex.