059 : Review - Lush Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub

Lush Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub - £8.75/300g

I absolutely love Lush. I adore all their products (Rose Jam Bubbleroon anyone?), the sweet scents and seeing my sons cooing over swirls of gorgeous colours and glitter in bowls of warm water. I recently picked up the Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub on a bit of a whim, I actually went in for bath bombs but realised it's all I ever buy from there. I am besotted with this product, literally besotted. I've used a lot of different body scrubs over the years, I just love having super soft smooth skin and Rub Rub Rub definitely delivers. I use this on my legs before getting the bath, rubbing a generous amount of this sea salty goodness in and smoothing it all over. It's quite abrasive but once its washed off, my legs feel utterly divine and smell absolutely delicious. The only qualm I've ever had with body scrubs is that they don't keep you smooth and exfoliated for days afterwards. But this does. My skin has never been so beautifully soft, with no real need to moisturise afterwards. I'd buy this again, again and again. Plus, you can use it on your hair too. Multifuctional products are always a winner in my book! Whats your favourite Lush product?!

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054 : July Favourites

Hey beauts, long time no see! I'm so sorry for the lack of updates the last week, unfortunately life got in the way! I've been trying to curb my spending slightly this month as my youngest son turns 4 in a couple of weeks (eek!) - but I've put together a favourites post from July, there was a lot of products I loved last month and it was so hard choosing  my absolute faves!

 (1. The Body Shop Vitamin E Ultra Boost Sorbet, 2. Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream, 3. Percy & Reed Bodifying Cream, 4. Vichy Thermal Spa Water, 5. Lush D'Fluff, 6. Bun Garlands, 7. Essie - Lapiz of Luxury, 8. Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector - Shades 04 & 05, 9. Clinique Cheek Pop Blush - Plum Pop, 10. The Body Shop Vitamin E Exfoliator)

I can never get enough of moisturisers and when I heard The Body Shop were adding to their vitamin E range with this ultra boost 'Sorbet' - I just had to give it a whirl! This moisturiser is unlike any other that I've used, its ultra light, yet still creamy. It feels beautifully fresh on the skin and is super refreshing, plus it smells like green tea. Delish! On the subject of lovely scents, Marc Jacobs new addition to the Daisy family somehow made its way home with me, it was an impulse buy and it did break the bank slightly. I'll be honest, I would have bought it just for the bottle even if it smelled like a camels rear end, but fortunately it doesn't. Daisy Dream is a flirty, floral & feminine scent which I simply cannot get enough of! For my locks I've been using Percy & Reeds Bodifying Cream, which retails at £14, I picked it up for £5 in TK Maxx! I love it so much, my hair is usually quite flat and lifeless after being washed, but an almond sized drop of these onto damp hair and a good old blow dry and its full of body, with a nice healthy shine. TK Maxx is an absolute diamond for high-end bargain beauty products!

When it comes into the Summer months, I find my skin gets quite tired and feels almost malnourished. I've been using Vichy's Thermal Spa Water spray for a while now and I always keep it in my handbag for a little spritz. It's a really refreshing toner, especially for the warmer months, plus it doubles up as a toner too! For shaving my legs, I've been using Lush's D'Fluff, which I absolutely adore, I have quite sensitive skin, especially on my legs, suffering with eczema and dermatitis, D'Fluff is a light, moussey, strawberry scented gem, the perfect bathtime companion. Leaving skin ultra soft and silky. 

I've been wearing my hair up tons lately, its getting quite long and its nice just to keep it out of the way when it's so hot outside. I always opt for a messy bun, tying my hair up into a backcombed ponytail, wrapping it into a bun and popping a bun garland around it. These bun garlands were from New Look, the magenta one in the middle was from Primark for a teeny £2! My nails have been adorned with Essie's Lapiz of Luxury, I never have blue nails but I've fallen in love with this shade, its the perfect mix of a light and bright blue, giving outfits a gorgeous pop of colour. On my lips I've been wearing the Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfectors in shades 04 & 05. Shade 04 is a gorgeous light pearly pink, with shade 05 being a deeper, more 'my lips but better' shade. These are the perfect mixture of gloss and balm and feel lovely and soft to apply. I've really been loving Cliniques Cheek Pops too, not only do they look absolutely beautiful, the floral design is just far too cute, they apply really nicely and are long lasting - shame all the shades are so gorgeous - could be a potential bank breaker!

Back to Vitamin E, I've been trying to double cleanse as often as I can, sometimes just a single cleansing session doesn't quite feel enough and I just don't feel as clean as I'd like to, after applying cleanser and washing it off with a muslin cloth, I've been using the Body Shops Vitamin E Cream Exfoliator, it's absolutely gorgeous, smells divine and leaves my skin feeling squeaky clean and polished!

 

 Finally, my best friend, Samantha (on the right), Samantha has been an incredible friend over the last 13 years, but especially so in the last month. Between us we've been through things most 25 year olds should never have to experience, but we both know we have each others backs. Samantha is absolutely irreplaceable and I love her to the moon & back. Having a best friend who is understanding and supportive of everything you do in life is all you could ever ask for. Thank you <3

 

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041 Review : Bleach White Toner

Hey Lovelies! Hope everyone is well and settling into 2014! I've had a really busy few weeks and am really appreciating a lovely sit down a catch up with my favourite blogs! (leave me links your below!) 

I've been really pining to get my hair done for ages & ages, its naturally quite mousey and having experimented with every colour of the rainbow over the last ten years, I settled on blonde about four years ago. I love being a blonde but had forgotten how hard is it to maintain, having to get your roots done more often, the brassiness and general maintenance, it usually costs me over £100 just to get my hair cut, toned and my roots done, at this time of year it just isn't doable, with Christmas just gone by and all of my pennies spent, it was time to take matters into my own hands. I don't mind roots too much, but I hate the brassiness of blonde, after a few months my hair takes on a light yellowy orange tone and I can't bear it. Bleach was a brand I hadn't actually heard of until they bought out their range of dyes and shampoos in Boots, I decided to pick up some of their White Toner and give it a try.

 (Bleach White Toner - £7)

I really like Bleach's packaging, I love how its a little different and a bit edgy, I love the unusual shape of the box and the fact that it doesn't have a picture of Davina McCall on the front. Having tried various silver shampoo, I figure it was time to up my game. I always find silver shampoo works to an extent, but my hair always needs an extra boost to eliminate all of the brassiness completely.

Inside the box was: 

- 80ml Developer Lotion

- 1 tube of Colourant

- 50ml Reincarnation Mask

- Plastic Gloves

- Instructions

The instructions stated to wash your hair first and towel dry, then to mix up the developer lotion with the colourant and give the bottle a good old shake, then to apply onto your towel dried hair, starting from the roots and sectioning it as you go. The toner was a white colour before you put it onto your hair and it was a really nice consistency, I hate hair dyes that are really runny and just drip absolutely everywhere. It was pretty mess free, although I did have a few qualms with the gloves. They were MASSIVE and they slipped about here, there and everywhere. I'd suggest buying some vinyl gloves from your local supermarket before using this as they'd work far better. My hands aren't tiny but they honestly look like they were made for a giant and I found them quite tricky to use. 

 

The instructions stated not to leave the toner on for more than 20 minutes. I left mine for 20 minutes exactly before washing off, giving it a shampoo at the same time. I then popped the Reincarnation Mask on for 5 minutes, as the instructions said to. I've used the Reincarnation Mask before and its amazing, its definitely one of the best hair masks that I've used. It leaves your hair so super soft, lots of blondes will know that our hair can dry out quite quickly but this really restores moisture and leaves hair feeling beautiful.

I blow dried my hair - I didn't add any additional products as I usually would as I wanted the best results - and was actually really impressed. I'd heard mixed reviews about this toner but it definitely eliminated the majority of my brassiness, I think I'd need another box to eliminate it completely but it did an amazing job at getting my hair back to a more natural shade of blonde, I was a little concerned about the roots as they were quite mousey and I did wonder if it would go a little yellowy, but actually they now blend really nicely with my hair! 

I'd definitely use this toner again and for anyone wanting to eliminate brassiness I think its a must. At £7 aswell you just can't go wrong! Next.. Bleach Rose Hair Dye?

Has anyone tried Bleach products? What do you all think?

Lots of love

xxx

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009 Style Icon : Chloe Moretz

Evening Belles! Massive apologies for the slack update, unfortunately I've been all tucked up in bed for almost two weeks with the flu! Definitely not been feeling my best, but I'm back up on my feet and raring to go! So be prepared for some massive updating and hopefully a little bit of redesign too! 

Hope everyone has had a good couple of weeks?! What have you all been up to? I spent the last couple of days in Brighton with the boyfriend, it was really lovely to spend some time together and the little cutie pie even made me some biscuits! (I don't think he'd ever baked anything in his life ever!)

Cracking on, this weeks Style Icon is the darling little Chloe Moretz, at just 16 years young, Chloe has made a massive name for herself in the acting world, beginning her career at just a teeny tiny 7 years old! She's starred in some massive movies, including The Amityville Horror, Kick-Ass, Hugo and Dark Shadows. 

Chloe's name in the fashion world has just taken a huge step forward, she celebrated her 16th Birthday this week, and most definitely celebrated it in style as she collected the award for Next Future Icon at the Elle Style Awards. Wearing a stunning monochrome dress designed by Stella McCartney and matching shoes with a cute yet elegant up-do and minimal make-up, she looked every inch the Hollywood Starlet that she is. 

Chloes acting career is set to take big boost as she stars as cult character Carrie White in the remake of the 1976 horror flick, Carrie. She also resumes her role as Mindy in Kick-Ass 2, which is scheduled for release this summer. 

I can't wait to see what 2013 brings for her and the contents of her wardrobe, I'm sure she's gonna be busting out some amazing outfits if the last year was anything to go by, joining the likes of Lara Stone, Ashley Greene, Naomi Watts and Uma Thurman at the front row of Calvin Kleins SS12 fashion show in New York. She can definitely do no wrong when it comes to her style status!

Who's your current Style Icon?! 

Blush & Belle x

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