Lushed Out!

I am semi-active on the lush forum on lushusa.com and there is a section where people post what Lush products they have used for the day. I used 4 different Lush products today!

Aqua Marina Cleanser

Brazened Honey Face Mask

Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar

Honey I Washed the Kids Soap

I used Aqua Marina and rinsed my face. Then used Brazened Honey (with a few drops of water to make it easier to apply) to my face and left it on for about 5 minutes. Then I jumped into the shower and ran Ultimate Shine through my hair a couple times and it made a really good lather (word on the street is that it lasts about 60-80 washes, and I think it's true!). Then I used Honey I Washed the Kids soap. Oh my goodness, I love this soap. I will try to eventually review all the Lush products I own, even though as of right now, it seems like this is a Lush blog and not a makeup blog!

I heart Lush!

Lush Review: Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser

This is the cleanser that I've been using for the past couple of days. I just bought this last Saturday and I've used it about every other day since then. I really like it! When I was contemplating on buying it at Lush, the sales guy said that the lavender flowers would be the thing that does the exfoliating. I knew it wasn't that. (well, who knows if it helps, but I don't think so!) I used to used St. Ives Apricot scrub, but it is a little too harsh to be used on the face. I read somewhere that it would be better to be used a an all over body scrub because it's very inexpensive. Well, moving on, let me get on to the review:

Things I like:
- it exfoliates
-the ground almonds aren't harsh at all
-it easily mixes to a paste with water
-it leaves my skin feeling so soft!

Things I don't like:
-the smell. I don't HATE it, but I'm not too fond of it.
-that the shelf life is around 6 months. I'm pretty sure if I use it regularly, I'll use it in that time though.

How I use it:
First, I wet my face with warm water, then I put a piece of Angels on Bare Skin in the palm of my hand (the size of a marble?). I add a tiny bit of warm water and smash it with my finger to mix it, and apply it to my face, exfoliating my skin as I go. Then I rinse my face with warm water! Viola! Done!

Overall, I really really like this face cleanser. It's fairly easy to use and leaves my skin feeling really soft. I don't really like the smell, but it's not like it lingers on my face after rinsing, so the smell doesn't really make a difference. It's a really gentle exfoliating cleanser and I alternate between using this cleanser and my other Lush cleanser, Aqua Marina (review coming soon!)

BAD weather!

I don't like the rain when I actually have to walk in it! I only appreciate the rain when I am warm and dry inside the house. Thank goodness I brought my giant umbrella to school! My clothes stayed dry but shoes and socks were soaked, boo. Here is a shot of the weather as I crossed the street from school to Starbucks.
(This picture was taken around 3:30 pm when it wasn't raining much. Now it's POURING!)

I think this weather makes me want to just go home and sleep all day. I wouldn't want to worry about makeup or anything. And it doesn't help that I started school at 9am.

Anyways, I can't wait to start posting more and more and building my blog back up again. It'll make me want to do more creative makeup looks =) Stay tuned for more!

Lush Birthday Bash Haul!

My latest obsession is Lush. Who hasn't heard of it by now?! On Saturday, my lush had its 1st birthday and a celebration to go with it. The first 200 people to RSVP got a free Happy Birthday bubble bar (yes, I was among the 200) and also goody bags to those that spent over $50 (though the forum said $40 gets a goody bag -_-) Anyways, I ended up getting a couple items.
(Clockwise from Top Left: Turbo bubble bar, Comforter bubble bar, Angels on bare skin cleanser, Godmother soap, Aqua marina cleanser, Jungle Conditioner, Happy Birthday bubble bar. (not pictured: Miranda)

Jungle conditioner
Aqua Marina face cleanser
Angels on Bare Skin face cleanser
Comforter bubble bar
Godmother soap (for my boyfriend's sister)

+stuff in the goody bag:
Miranda soap (retro!)
Turbo bubble bar (retro!)
Honey Trap

It was a really cool event. There were trivia questions every 20 minutes or so, right answers got a free full sized product. there were tons of sales associates to assist people in choosing products. There was a guy that helped my friend and me with product information and suggestions he had. He was really nice and really helpful. This was my first Lush event and I would love to go to more!

Reviews are definitely on the way =)

Legally Bronze

I just went to Sephora and picked up a benefit set called "Legally Bronze". It was only $35!

Here is what Sephora.com says about it:

Legally Bronze ($105 Value) What it is: A kit containing all the products needed to create a gorgeous bronzed look. What it does: Bronzed & beautiful? Gild-y as charged! This mini-makeover kit has everything you need to look bronzed to perfection.
This set contains:
- 0.4 oz Hoola
- 0.45 oz High Beam
- 0.08 oz Gilded - 0.19 oz -BADgal Brown

My friend has the Hoola bronzer and she let me try it out. I like it, it's not too dark and it gives me just the right amount of contour. I've tried BADgal Black mascara and LOVE it. And I plan on using the Gilded pencil on my waterline, ooh lala. High beam is actually going to my friend, who has been wanting it for the longest time! I have Moon Beam already and didn't need another highlighter-type product.

This deal is too good to pass up! $105 worth of products for only $35, WOWZA! Get it fast because I got the last one and I went to a bunch of Sephora stores before I actually got my hands on this one! Woohoo =)/p>