Sunday 31 August 2014

Goodie Bag content product reviews

At the end of the amazing bloggers event, I got handed my very own personalised goodie bag! This blog post is to go through the contents of the goodie bag and a review of the products.

Ro's Argon - Body conditioner



Pinky colour skin conditioner: Ro's argon

£15.95 for 225g

This luxury product smells like Rose jam shower gel, Rose jam Bubbleroon and Rose Queen bath bomb. So if you’re a Rose scented fan, get your hands on some! I never used to be a fan of the scent but it's grown on me .The product is thick and creamy and leaves you super hydrated for the rest of the day.It also leaves you  bit of radiant glow afterwards. The product has deeply nourishing Argon oil which is thought to have anti-aging properties as it's rich in vitamin E. It’s really simple to use, either in the shower or bath. Massage into wet skin and rinse off and pat dry. I really recommend this product; it’s really worth every penny! 


African Paradise - Body conditioner


£19.95 for 225g

Again, this is a heavenly rich, creamy skin conditioner. This one is more of a subtle scent compared to Ro's Argon. It smells really fruity - mango, in particular, one of my favourite fruits. To me, the scent is not too overpowering, but I have heard a few people think that it is. This one is slightly less thick compared to Ro's Argon but does the job just as well. Leaves your skin incredibly nourished while smelling really, really fresh!

Bubblegum Lip Scrub

£5.50 for a pot of 25g

Bubblegum Lip Scrub is a gentle lip scrub that removes any dry skin on your lips to allow your lips to be super kissable for your Prince Charming!! Also leaves your lips smooth so your lipstick can glide easily along your lips, giving an even finish.

Creamy Candy Bubble Bar cake slice

The specially made Creamy Candy Cake

The super Bubbly bubble bath 
Usually £2.60 a Bubble bar

Creamy candy bar makes a super fluffy pink bubble bath which takes me back to the fun fair because the succulent sweet scent reminds me of candy floss, yummy! I have at least one Lush bubble bath a week and this was one of my very first bubble bars I used, so its always one I pick when getting my Lush must haves.

A big thank you to Lush Southampton for so many goodies!



Lush kindly provided a mystery Knot Wrap with mystery goodies for me to do a giveaway for all my followers. So I've decided when I reach 100 followers, the giveaway will be happen. It will be over all my social medias so keep your eyes peeled and get following!!





  
Mystery knot wrap! 


Wednesday 27 August 2014

Lush Southampton's Blogger Event - Skincare


This is my first official post as I have been very busy with GCSEs and enjoying summer, but now I’ve actually managed to sit down and start my blog properly.


I was looking forward to THE event of week and this was my first one (of many, hopefully!!) This event, Lush Southampton first blogger event, was for exclusive bloggers to find out more on the Lush's fresh skincare range...and I was one of the lucky ones to be invited!
Before setting foot into the shop, I was sat on a bench outside where I could smell the familiar aromas from the shop spilling out.
Upon our arrival ,we were greeted by the lovely staff with a drink of bubbles (non-alcoholic for me) and light, healthy snacks- fruits, popcorn & gluten-free, vegan cupcakes  :P
Food & drinks table...

Champagne & other bubbles...

 Cupcakes...

Whilst sipping and nibbling away, I chatted with other bloggers. After settling in, We were set an icebreaker task. Where we were paired up and gave one another a hand and arm massage. During the arm massage, we had to find out the other blogger's name and what they blog about. I was paired with Sarah. (blog link below)
After the ice breaker activity we were split into two groups. My group and I went first for the Emotional Brilliance readings. The reading is colour therapy. The colours you pick are from you subconscious and are connected to your 'strengths',subconscious' & 'aspirations'.
See picture lower down to see what coulours I picked and what emotion they were linked to.
It was surprisingly accurate!! 
Its a few easy steps:
1.     Close your eyes and clear your mind
2.     When you hear the wheel stop pick the first three colours you see
3.     Your consultant will tell you the meaning of the colours you have picked
4.     Try on the colours!!
The colours come in three different forms lipstick,eyeliner and eyeshadow. Though I didn't really want to try the blue on my lips!!


Strong, Believe& Calm
Colours on my skin
Emotional Brilliance table

Emotional Brilliance wheel with dry ice to add extra effect

Me at the Emotional Brilliance table getting my reading

Once my group and I had our colour consultations we moved on to the next task at hand. We got to make our very own Cupcake face mask and Catastrophe Cosmetic!!
Catastrophe Cosmetic ingredients included fresh blueberries, chamomile powder& rose.This face mask is really calming for the skin. The calamine powder and almond oils are there to soothe and soften the skin.
Cupcake ingredients included freshly chopped mint, Shea cocoa butter & Rhassoul mud.This face mask is really good because it gives you a deep cleanse. The fresh mint also stimulates and tones the skin.
The fresh face masks we made couldn't get any fresher than this.

 I felt like one of the compounders in the factory hehe. But during the workshop we found out it is a very long road to become one, which entails exams :O

Top Left- Plate of ingredients for Catastrophe Cosmetic
Top right- blueberries stewing in glycerin
Bottom Left Mixing all the ingredients together
Bottom right- Finished face mask
Me and a bowl of freshly made Catastrophe cosmetic




Top Left- Plate of ingredients for cupcake.
Top right- Oils, Shea coco butter & freshly chopped mint
Bottom Left- Mixing all the ingredients together
Bottom Right- Finished face mask
Me and mouth-watering bowl of cupcake face mask smelt good enough to eat

The evening went by so quickly,(you know what they say when you're enjoying yourself time flies by) and we were cutting the creamy candy bubble bar already...which I got a very big slice of.
Creamy candy Bubble Bar cake

Me cutting a slice 

We had a few moments to make some purchases before Rosie, Assistant Manager and Organiser, rounded off the evening by handing us our very own personalised goodie bag.


I thoroughly enjoyed myself so much learning about skincare products, in more depth and the best part was meeting other bloggers and fantastic Lush Southampton staff!.

*GIVEAWAY COMING SOON*

Stay tuned to have a peek at what my goodie bag included




Miss Amelia xox

P.S
   Here is Sarah's blog link