Lush Butterball ...

Lush Butterball Bath Bomb

Two nights ago, with the boyfriend at the pub i run myself a steaming hot bath, lit some new winter scented candles and let off a Butterball bath bomb into the bath. It was the most delightful bath EVER!!

Butterball has a heavenly vanilla scent, and silky soft moisturising cocoa butter chunks infused within it.

Mine fizzed and dissolved quickly but didn't leave any bubbles. I wondered if this is because i had this bath bomb for about 6 months or more but forgot about it during busy times and moving, etc. This is the second Butterball I've used and cant remember whether the first one let off any bubbles either - anyone know?

The scent is long lasting which i love and my skin feels thoroughly replenished after use. One note, it does leave a greasy residue around the bath afterwards so best to give the bath a quick wipe over when you get out.

I absolutely adore this product, i think this is actually my favourite Lush product! It is also a steal at just £2.45 :)

What's your favourite Lush product?

xoxo

Izzy Wizzy Lets Get Fizzy ...

A while back i was searching eBay for Christmas gift ideas when i found a seller who sold handmade bath bombs with many gorgeous 'flavours'. I decided to place an order and give these beauts a try to see how they compared with bath-ballistic giants Lush.

I opted for 6 fizzing bath bombs in total:

...  how cute is the packaging they arrived in!!? Just like a little treasure chest :)

(L)  Apple pie & custard (R) Banoffee Pie

(L) Romance (R) Pink Sparkle

(L) Christmas Pudding (R) Hawaiian (i think...) 

Look at the size of them, they're huge!

Once plopped in the bath these balls bubbled and fizzed really well (although towards the end they did need a helping hand).

I got an unpleasant surprise from the Romance bomb - released from this ball was hundreds of bits of dried flowers and twig-like foliage. To some this may be nice and add to the relaxing aura but for me it was mulchy and i spent an age fishing out all the little bits from around the bath once the water had drained!

All the scents smelt amazing! Especially the Christmas Pudding flavour and how cute does it look!

The one thing about this particular bath bomb was that it left the water a scary blood/rust colour ...

... argh!!? ...

My favourite was the Pink Sparkle as it exploded with glitter - absolutely gutted i didn't get any pictures of this one (but I'm sure you've all seen similar by the likes of Lush)

Unfortunately i can no longer find the seller on eBay to link you guys to them but I've had a quick search round and there's hundreds of homemade bath bombs on there with so many gorgeous scents! I'd love to try handmade soaps next :)

Have you tried any other brands of bath bombs? How did they fair compared to Lush?

xoxo

Scrub 'Em and Leave 'Em ... Soap & Glory Body Buff *Review*

I've made no secret of my love for Soap & Glory, especially all items fragranced with the Mist You Madly scent so it comes with no surprise that i absolutely adore their Scrub 'Em and Leave 'Em Body Buff.

It's boasts the classic pink, retro style packaging that all Soap & Glory products are adorn with and comes in a huge 300ml tub.

The scrub is a gorgeous pale pink colour with darker pink buffing beads and is crammed with Babassu Oil (never heard of this before *dunce*), sea salt and 'moisturising jojoba and mandarin oils'. As mentioned above the Scrub 'Em and Leave 'Em Body Buff is scented with Mist You Madly's 'beautiful notes of Bergamot, Blackcurrant, Magnolia, Freesia, Vanilla and Musk.'

I'm sure you've all used body scrubs before so don't need me to tell you that you simply scoop out a handful of product and rub it all over your skin ;) This Body Buff is an extremely good exfoliator that i reach for a couple of times a week and keeps my skin super smooth and radiant looking.

I've had this scrub since Christmas and have used it regularly and I'm only about half way through the giant pot :) it will last you forever and with an RRP of £7.40 it's well worth the money. Don't miss out on the frequent offers in Boots where they do 3 for 2 or 30% off!

I'm currently lusting after Soap & Glory's Sit Tight firming lotion and the Solar Powder bronzer/highlighter; has anyone tried these?

What are your Soap & Glory loves and hates?

xoxo

Jelly Belly ...

I have recently been testing out these delightful bath gel's by Jelly Belly ...

They come in 3 divine flavours; Raspberry, Blueberry and Strawberry Jam. I was really excited to try the Blueberry bath gel as i have previously owned the 3D Air Freshener and my car smelt like blueberry muffins for a month!!

Blueberry actually turned out to be the flavour i liked the least :( it smelt gorgeous in the bottle but lost all its blueberry goodness once hitting the water. This also happened with the Raspberry flavour; slightly disappointing, no?!

The stand out item from this gift-set was the Strawberry Jam bath gel. It smelt exactly like strawberry jam and the scent lasted well throughout the bath :) It was so yummy smelling that i was totally tempted on more than one occasion to lick it but resisted the urge... (do you ever get that with food smelling bath/skin products?!)

The gel was a really thick consistency, very much like jelly cubes and lathered up quickly once you've swooshed the gel around in the water. There were plenty of bubbles which lasted with minimal melting.

I picked up this gift-set in the ASOS sale on Boxing Day and have finally used up the last little drop! I actually saw these on sale in Debenhams on Friday so snap them up quick!

Have you seen the Jelly Belly lip balms? I really want to try them :)

Updated my layout a little bit - what do you dolls think?

xoxo

Theres nothing quite as nice as being Clean, Girls ...

Today i'm reviewing Soap & Glory's Clean, Girls - Skin, Softening Creamy Body Wash. I've been using this a couple of times a week since i got it for Christmas and the first thing about this product i'd like to point out is that i have only used a quarter of the 500ml bottle so a little really does go a long way :)

The lovely tall bottle features Soap & Glory's signature pink retro packaging and has a squirty pump nozzle.

The body wash is a gorgeous white/creamy colour with a pearlescent edge and smells absolutely divine! It is scented with my favourite 'Mist You Madly' fragrance (see previous post here). It lathers up really well and creates a whole bunch of luxurious bubbles.

Another great feature is that it has a 'built-in moisturising maxtrix' (whatever that is!?) which means that after using this wash you can skip moisturising after bathing if you wish. I'm pretty lazy and hardly ever moisturise my body after showering so this gets a big thumbs up from me! My skin does feel soft after use and the scent isn't strong but does linger on your skin throughout the day (if you team it with the Mist You Madly body spray then you can pro-long the gorgeous fragrance!)

You can pick this up in Boots or online for £5.50 for 500ml (remember it lasts a long time so the price is worth it!)

I've just finished browsing the Soap & Glory website and am now lusting after 'Wish Upon A Jar' - 21 Day Collagen Overhaul Cream.

What are you guys lusting over at the mo?

xoxo

Delish!

Evening girls! I wasnt going to post tonight as i'm feeling zonked but i've just had another yummy bath using these gorgeous bath cubes so thought i'd share my love with you all :)

So i picked these up a couple of weeks ago during a birthday shopping spree in Boots. I was just getting off the escalator when i spied these cuties at the bottom of a shelf tucked away with all the bubble bath. I was instantly drawn to their purpleness.

Beautifully Delicious - Coconut and Shea Candylicious bath cubes

You simply run a bath and crumble a couple of these little cubes into the running water.

I love these purely for the novelty of using a cube instead of bubble bath or gel. However, they do not foam (nor do they claim to do so on the box - i dont know where my mind got the idea that they would from?!) and the scent only lasts for about 5mins max which is a shame as i absolutely love the smell of these! Saying that i continue to use them and top the bath up with bubbles once the delicious aroma has faded.

I've just had a look on the Boots website and they are retailing at £3.99 but i dont remember paying that much for them - i think i paid £2 or £3?

Such a cute gift idea - i will definitely be stocking up on these for add-ons to presents this year :)

Dont they just remind you of stock cubes!! haha

xoxo

Lush!

So i recently had a birthday and my sister got me some delicious Lush products. Up until a few months ago i had never tried any of their products but was bought some for Christmas and adored them! I'm really looking forward to getting a few more bits in the near future and have a 10% discount voucher to use so will definately be stocking up!

Out of this World

How neat is the packaging! My sis got me the Out of This World giftset which includes a soap bar and one of Lush's famous 'Bath Ballistic' fizzy bath bombs. As you can see from the pics the products come boxed and wrapped up in space inspired wrapping paper. Once opened the two products lay inside the box on a bed of 'popcorn'!

And the products inside the gorgeous packaging are even cuter!

Rock Star Soap

I dont usually use soap and tend to favour shower gels as i find soaps dry my skin out and leaves a squeaky sheen over my skin so i was unsure whether i'd like the Rock Star Soap .... it is adorable though! It has the most amazing scent .... the Lush website claims for the soap bar to be vanilla. It took me a couple of uses to identify what the smell was and then it hit me.... Parma Violets (remember the little purple tablet sweets!) Gorgeous! The soap bar cleans well and although the smell is divine it isnt long lasting but i would defiantely purchase again :)

Space Girl Bath Ballistic

I absolutely adore Lush's Bath Ballistic fizzy bombs! I first tried one at Christmas when i recieved a Christmas Pudding fizzy bomb. I've tried lots of different bath bombs in the past and most of them loose their fizz after a few moments in the water and you have to tease the bomb and help it to disintegrate. With Lush's Bath Ballistics this is not the case...they completely break up, fizz and froth all on their own. The Space Girl Bath Ballistic was a gorgeous grapefruit flavour (although this also smelt like Parma Violets just like the soap bar - maybe this has something to do with them being stored side by side unwrapped in the box?). It turned the bath water purpley blue in colour and had glitter mixed throughout the bomb. A great little treat to jazz up bath times!!

Do you have any suggestions of what to try next?

'don't be a stranger xoxo'