Hello!

Today I have another Lush haul! And there will probably be another one soon as well because the Easter range is out this week :D and seeing as I didn't get all of the Mother's Day range, I think I might pick up a couple of other things that I have since wanted to try since the launch.

Originally this was going to be just a Mother's Day haul (hence the initial photo) but then I got a few other things that I thought I would include too!

First of all is this HUMONGOUS bath bomb called Mother Earth. It's actually an enlarged version of the World Piece bath bomb which is sometimes on the kitchen. Just look at the size of it next to my hand! My grandad actually took a hacksaw to this and managed to get me 3 good chunks out of it for 3 baths! It smells really minty, I think I'm going to pair it with the Ladybird bubble bar from the Valentine's Day range as they have similar smells.

Next up is Ups-A-Daisy bath bomb. This has rosewood oil and rose absolute in it, although I don't quite smell that? Maybe it will smell better in the bath, but I definitely like the half and half colouring!

Next is Baa Bar. People have said this smells of Parma Violets but I can't smell it?? Which is disappointing because they are one of my favourite sweets :( I just smell lavender. While I think the design is cute, I doubt I'll get any more of these because if I want lavender bubbles I can just get A French Kiss bubble bar or use my Twilight shower gel.

This is Scrubee. And he is my favourite thing EVER. This little body butter bar has fast become one of my holy grails - I have 3 already. It smells of honey, of course, and has just the right mix of exfoliation and conditioning that I was looking for. If only Lush would make this a regular line...

Yummy Mummy shower cream has also become one of my holy grails! I hadn't used this before this year, but I now have 3 bottles of it... I love it so much! It smells of strawberries, and is my favourite clour, what's not to love?! It has joined the heights of Happy Hippy and Snow Fairy as one of my favourite shower gels/creams.

Next is Pink Custard shower jelly. I accidentally ordered a bigger size of this than I intended, and have since sold it as I didn't like the smell that much, and I don't use jelly's all to often either. Some have said it smells of Twilight, but all I got was plastic... definitely a miss for me!

From the kitchen I also got this Lemon Melt shower gel, which I have also sold. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the smell of this, it reminds me of lemon curd, but I knew I wouldn't use it that much as I like shower gels to be in a squeezy bottle not a pot, I think it would have just been too difficult to use.

Next I got my usual face scrub, Ocean Salt. This is so good at scrubbing away any dry, flaky skin on my face, but it doesn't dry my skin out! This is the second pot of it that I've had, I find it's great at getting off any scraps of foundation I may have missed the night before, and it's also amazing at scrubbing off any hair dye that I've accidentally got on my face!

I got on of my favourite face masks, Cup O'Coffee. This softly exfoliates my skin and I love how it feels once I've washed it off. I do love Rosy Cheeks as well, but that has to be kept in the fridge, unlike this coffee delight, so I often forget that I have a tub and it goes to waste :(

For dying my hair I got a tin of Ultrabalm. This is basically Lush's version of Vaseline, and is great for making a barrier on your skin to stop dye from staining it. You can also put it on any dry skin and lips. Doesn't smell great though...

On eBay (2 different sellers) I picked these up!

Firstly I got Twilight, Rose Jam and Yummy Mummy 100g bottles, as I was running out of the christmas shower gels and hadn't stocked up! And because Yummy Mummy... And then I got another bottle of Yummy Mummy and it's partner bath bomb, Roller.

The last few things I got were from the kitchen. I got 2 patches, one that says "Taking bout my regeneration" and one that says "Change the record" to put on my "Fighting animal testing" tote bag, and a "The hunts are still at it tshirt" to protest hunting!

I hope you enjoyed this post, I feel the need to mention that I didn't buy all of these in one go, but over a few times! 

I'll see you in the next post!

Layla x

Hey there!

Today I have a post on the Soap And Glory Supercat Eyeliner.

I am fairly new to Soap and Glory, but they very very few products from them that I have tried I have been super impressed with, and this eyeliner is just the same!

                                      

I comes in this black pen form, and is actually quite thin, The packaging itself is very glossy, which makes it feel a bit more high end, the Collection felt tip liner I used to use definitely felt "cheap" in a way. How snobby of me haha.

The brush itself is like other felt tip liners that I have used...

... but as you can see from here, it's a bit easier to control the thickness of the brush unlike others I've tried.

I really like this eyeliner, I've been using it for about a week now and it's much better than the one I used t use, but I will keep trying it out and will keep you informed!

Hello, and welcome to day seven of Blogmas! One whole week!

Today I am bringing you my cruelty free face makeup!

I hope you enjoy.

To cover my dark circles, I use Soap and Glory Kick Ass Fake Awake.

Then for foundation, I use Kat Von D Lock It Foundation in Light 45.

For concealer, I use a mixture of MUA Hide & Conceal and Nyx Above & Beyond Concealer Jar.

To cream contour, I use the Nyx Wonder Stick.

To set, I use the Makeup Revolution Pressed Powder in Translucent.

For bronzer I use the Makeup Revolution Bronzer Matte Light Shimmer.

I use the Milani Rose Powder Blush in Blossom Time Rose.

I use two highlighters, the MUA Undress Your Skin in Iridescent Gold and the MUA Luxe Glow Beam Highlighting Powder.

For my brows, I use the Nyx Tame and Fram Pomade in Chocolate and to set them I use the Sleek Clear Brow Perfector.

The mascara I am using at the moment is the Nyx Doll Eye Mascara in Long Lash.

My eye primer is this one by Milani .

And finally, to set all of this, I use the Makeup Revolution Pro Fixing Spray.

I hope this post has given you some ideas for cruelty free face makeup, to my knowledge at the time of posting this, all of the brands I have mentioned are cruelty free. I am now 100% cruelty free with all of my makeup, it's taken a while but I've done it!

Thank you for reading,

Layla x

Hey there!

Today I have a review on the Kat Von D Lock It Foundation! I have wanted this for sooo long because I've heard that ot's really great for pale people and that it's such great coverage. This is the first high end foundation I have ever owned, and i can definitely tell the difference between the coverage of this and a high street foundation.

I actually have a bit of a story to go with this when I was looking for a foundation. I was originally going to get the Urban Decay one, and so I went into my local Debenhams to discuss which shade would be right for me. Because I knew I was going to be foundation shopping, I didn't wear any makeup, because I figured i could get an exact match to my face. Anyway, I got to the stand, and only one person was working and she was doing a makeover. She didn't say hello or anything to me, which I found odd, but I figured that it was because she was busy. But then she kept giving me dirty looks, and the girls who were getting a makeover started muttering to each other and staring at me. Then another customer came over, and the woman working instantly stopped what she was doing, and greeted this lady and apologised that she wasn't free, but she would be done soon. Yet still she ignored me, how rude! The experience was so bad, I just decided not to buy the urban Decay one all together, I was so upset!

So instead, I ended up buying the Kat Von D one off the website a few days later.

I bought the shade Light 45 Warm. Which sounds like it would be too dark, but it was the lightest yellow toned shade they had. The shades that are lighter all have pink undertones which wouldn't work for me. I spent ages googling swatches and comparisons because Kat Von D is only online at the moment which is slightly annoying. But I decided to bite the bullet and go for this one after doing much research and it paid off! This is a really good match for me, and I was so relieved haha.

The foundation has a little pop on/pop off cap on the nozzle, rather than a lid, which I think is quite different but a nice idea.

The pump is flat at the top and pushes down really easily. Both the cap and the pump have the Kat Von D logo on them.

This bit of foundation is not even half a pump, a full pump of this covers almost all of my face, it's just that great coverage. While I have swatched this on my hand, don't forget that the shade of your hand is different to your face!

The foundation blends so well, and is really full coverage, which I love. The only thing I would say is that it can be quite drying, especially in this cold weather! but because my skin gets dry anyway, I just make sure I've definitely moisturised before using this to stop any flakiness.

If you're a pale lady and you would like a high coverage foundation, then look no further! If you do decide to try this out however, definitely do your research on the shades to make sure you get it right because it really does pay off!

Thanks for reading!

Layla x