HAUL | Lush, Oxford Street store

While I was in London, I obviously paid a visit to the Oxford Street Lush store!  It's so huge and smells incredbile.  I bought myself a couple of bath products as well as some bits for my sisters and overall spent £53.  For myself I got one bath bomb, one bubble bar, one bubbleroon and three bath oils, all of which are supposed to be really comforting and relaxing - definitely what I need.

 First up is the yoga bomb bath bomb which cost £3.95.  I am so bad at describing smells!.. It smells like I would definitely fall to sleep in the bath after using this.  'If you long for calm and contemplation, drop this layered bomb in the bath.  As the mesmerising colours unfurl, woody olibanum and ho wood create an atmosphere of deep relaxation.'

The bubblebar I got is called milky bath and cost £3.75.  It has lots of cocoa butter and actual skimmed milk in it!  It's supposed to be really comforting and I can tell from the smell that it will be, it smells like I want to eat it basically, and that's comforting.

Next up is the Yuzu & Cocoa bubbleroon which cost £3.65.  I've never had a bubbleroon before and I think they're just like bubble bars?  It contains coconut oil and shea butter so I pressume it's going to leave your skin really soft and smooth.  According to the label it smells like chocolate orange - one of my favourite types of chocolate, and it definitely does so that's a massive bonus for me.  This one is also self-preserving and suibtable for vegans.

I knew that the Oxford Street Lush sold tiny little balls of bath oils for only £2 each so I was really exciting when I saw them all on display.  A lot of them are really glittery and I'm not a fan of the mess so I just thought I would try 3 and pick some more up in a few months when I go back, and hopefully there will be cool Halloween/Bonfire night ones!
The first one, below, is the Floating Island Melt which when I first picked up and had a sniff, thought it smelled like white chocolate that you have at Christmas time.. but according to the label it's lemon and sandalwood?!  I just really love the smell of this one, and it's so slippery, I could barely hold it to take a photo!  So I'm hoping it's going to make my bath water nice and oily and leave my skin feeling amazing.

Shark Infested Custard Melt got my attention purely because of the name - sharks are cool and I love custard.  It's packed with lots of nourishing butters so is great if you want your skin feeling revived and soft.  It smells really vanilla-y and again is really slippery to hold.  The little 'shark fin' sticking out the top is so cute as well - and made from melon paper!

 My last product is the Lime Pastille Bath Melt.  Lime scented bath products are one of my favourites, they're so zesty and fresh and great for showers/baths in the morning or after going to the gym.  This bath oil is definitely one for lime lovers, it's a really strong scent made from lime and lemon oils as well as extra virgin coconut oil.  It is supposed to turn the bath water a 'lustrous green' as well, I think it might be one that you will have to clean up afterwards too because it's quite shimmery but it's worth it for the smell!

I do like the moisturisers and things that Lush sell but I think some are way too pricey and I can get something else that I love like Soap & Glory for so much cheaper.  For anyone who is interested, I also bought the Intergalatic bath bomb, 2 Frozen bath bombs, 2 of the Experimenter bath bombs, the Skydancer bath bomb, the Guardian of the Forest bath bomb, the Big Bang bubble bar and the purple Fun, which I got for my sisters.  Jorja used her Frozen bath bomb and it turned the bath water this amazing blue colour which had glitter in and obviously smelled amazing.
If you're in London or planning on going, and you love Lush or have never been, I would definitely suggest going in!  If you get the tube to Oxford Circus, it's easy to find, just follow the smell.

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HAUL | Primark & Boots August 2015

So yesterday me and Abiee went shopping in Burton purely to go to Primark..  I got a couple of pieces for Autumn as well as picking up a bit of new make up products from Boots!

I needed some new shirts for work and I came across this style which is one of those shirts that looks like a shirt under a jumper but really it's just one top all together.  This is really comfy and thought it would keep me warmer when it gets colder outside - this was only £10 and it came in loads of different colours and also there were some which are a little bit different to this style but were still, I think, only £10!

 I wanted to get a new basic top but not something too plain so you can still dress it up a bit if you're going shopping or just out for a casual lunch.  This top was only £5!!  It's really fitted so I would size up if you want it a little baggy, it's a ribbed sort of design and reaaally soft so it's definitely worth that whole £5.

Whenever I go to Primark, I always end up buying something pyjama related and when I saw this top, I had to buy it!  It's so cute and again was only £5!  There were matching baby pink bottoms for £8 but I wasn't that keen on them and I do have so many pyjama bottoms already (..I will probably end up going and getting them).

 Finally from Primark, I got these amazing ankle boots for just £13!! They feel like such good quality and have such lovely detailing on them - they have zips down the side which I think adds a little something extra to them, as well as the bottoms being beautiful!  I've been looking for some boots for a while as I'm going to London in a few days and I want to wear some comfy shoes but not trainers and these are just perfect.  I usually have to either size up or buy wide fit shoes because I have the world's fattest feet but these fit perfectly and I will definitely be wearing them so much this Autumn/Winter.

Next up, I picked up some L'oreal make up on a 3 for 2 offer in Boots.  I'd heard a lot of good reviews on the True Match foundation so decided to give it a go.  I bought it in the shade R2 - C2 vanille rose for £9.99, and it is a little bit dark for me so I mix it with a tiny squirt of Rimmel match perfection 010 light porcelain and that seemed to perfectly match my skin tone.  All of the good things I've heard have turned out to be 100% true and I would recommend this to anyone!

 I usually use a felt tip eyeliner by Collection and have done for a few years so when I saw the L'oreal Super Liner, I thought I would give it a go.  The nib is really thin so perfect for getting right up to the lash line and it is jet black and stays on all day - I've had it on since early this morning and it looks no different!  I got this is the shade intense black and it cost £6.99.

 The final L'oreal product I bought is the Colour Riche Matte lipstick in the shade 430 Mon Jules and this cost me £6.99 (..I think, I can't find the link anywhere for it, sorry!).  It's a sort of plum shade, quite purpley and despite it being matte, is really quite moisturising!  These are my first ever L'oreal make up products and I'm really impressed, you definitely get what you pay for and I would recommend all of them!!

 I also picked up the Colgate Max White toothpaste for £6 because I've seen a lot of blog posts on it and I did want to get the Coco White tooth whitening stuff but I had seen mixed reviews on it and I didn't fancy forking out for it.  I've used this twice already and I don't think it's as freshening as an ordinary toothpase but I am already seeing faint differences - my teeth aren't yellow or anything, I just want them to be more white!  I think that a product like this is something you will see results with because you have to use it every day, not like something you could use once or twice then just forget about it if you know what I mean.

Overall I think it was a successful trip!  I didn't get too much from Primark because they still had a lot of summer stuff in there, as did all of the other shops, which is really annoying.  So hopefully in a couple of weeks, there will be loads more jumpers and scarfs around!!

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