Halloween Countdown | Lush Pumpkin Bubble Bar Review

I, like most people, absolutely love Lush. There's nothing better than a nice smelling bubble bath after a stressful day. I love the themed ranges Lush comes out with for the different holidays, so I was very excited to try their number 1 autumnal product: Pumpkin Bubble Bar.

Cute little fella, isn't he? He should have a stem, but alas, it fell out.

According to the Lush website, the Pumpkin Bubble Bar contains ylang ylang oil and orange flower absolute to leave you feeling 'uplifted and refreshed'. Personally, I always feel refreshed after a nice long soak in the bath. 

To use the bubble bar you simple crumble chunks of this bubble bar under the running tap of your bath. Lots of people (including me!) like to split bubble bars in half and save the second half for another bath. While this guy certainly creates mounds of bubbles, I personally didn't feel the scent was very strong so that may be a factor in deciding whether to use him all in one go or not. It makes the water a very nice and bright orange, and the lack of scent didn't seem to allude to a lack of ingredients because it certainly felt lovely and moisturising. 

Possibly the best thing about this guy is the price. £2.75 each? Bargain.

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VO5 Plump It Up Amplifying Blow Dry Lotion | Product Review

One of the greatest parts about growing up with just my mum and my sisters is the constant discovery of new beauty products. I'm definitely guilty of rooting through my sisters make up bag to find what new things she's bought recently. I was having a little peruse over my mums dressing table and found this little miracle spray and decided to try it out - It has fast become a firm favourite of mine. 

I put a tiny bit into my hair after quickly towel drying it, and comb it through with my fingers before going on to blow dry it. I find that it speeds up the drying time a bit, which is great when you have thick and long hair like I do. It puts a great lift in your hair, and is great as a first step in the styling process or as just a pick me up when you can't be bothered to do much more. This bottle is finally on it's way out and my Mum says that she has had it for a couple of months before I got my mitts on it. It is also so cheap compared to many other brands, when it does exactly the same job.

Sorry about the quality, iPhone photo!

VO5's Plump It Up Amplifying Blow Dry Lotion is available online at Amazon and Superdrug for £3.69.

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Rimmel ScandalEyes Retro Glam Mascara | Product Review

I really resent buying mascara. I'm not sure why, but I'm perfectly happy to 'invest' in any other kind of make up. £25 for 30ml of primer? Sure. More than £7 on a mascara? You're kidding me. Which is unfortunate, because getting a good mascara for under £7 is not the easiest feat.

I purchased ScandalEyes Retro Glam mascara in superdrug, simply because I had run out of mascara and it was on offer. I honestly was not expecting it to be as fabulous as it is but I was happily surprised.

To be honest, I was expecting it to be terrible because the packaging is awful. Really, Rimmel? I understand they were trying to make it look retro, it's very much indicated by the name. But for me it just doesn't work. However, the product. The stuff inside the garish tube? Amazing.

The hourglass style brush spreads out my eyelashes and coats them entirely. I can easily get away with just one quick layer if needs be. Big brushes can tend to scare me a little, but I've only had one or two mascara 'accidents' while using this. 

I've had many compliments using this mascara, my family instantly noticed I was wearing a different mascara than usual, so that can only be a good thing!

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