Unboxing: Christmas Lush Haul!

It has been far too long since I had bought some Lush items - I believe the last time was when I was in Brighton in June, which is shocking! Seeing as it's coming up to Christmas, I thought I'd place a cheeky order to trial some Christmas bits and also a couple of products that I hadn't tried before. Not everything is Christmas related, but I wanted a good mixture. 

Magic Wand Bubble Bar // £5.95 // Lush

First up, we have a Lush Christmas Classic; the Snow Fairy scent. Last year, I purchased the shower gel version of this and loved it, but I just wanted to try something different. I absolutely love these bubble bars - they are so fun and cute to leave, plus smell amazing. This beautiful product is covered in glitter and is every young girl's idea of perfection! (Along with mine). I think this could be my ideal Christmas Day bath - I can't wait to use it.

Snowman Bath Melt // £2.90 // (Currently Out Of Stock) // Lush

I've never tried any Bath Melts from Lush before - I guess I always want to go for the spectacle in the bath and the pretty colours rather than actually soothing my skin. But this was so cute, I couldn't resist it - of course, he is Christmas themed and I think I will feel so bad when I pop him in the bath! 

Shooting For The Stars Bath Bomb // £4.25 // Lush

This includes a very strong orange scent, which reminds me of eating Terry's chocolate oranges at Christmas time each year. (If you're not from the UK, you might not know what I'm talking about - basically a ball of chocolate that looks like an orange and tastes like one.) The little gold stars on the outside look beautiful and I find this to be a really calming scent. I feel like this is going to be the perfect 'late night bath before bed' bath bomb.

Northern Lights Bath Bomb // £3.95 // Lush

A lot of people have been loving this, so I thought it was time I tried it for myself. 'Northen Lights' has to be my one of my favourite scents - it's quite a floral scent, with strong notes of Jasmine. Anything floral with musk and I'm there! Plus, this is such a pretty bath bomb and the demo on the website looks incredible. I think this is the one I'm the most excited to try! 

So, there it is! Let me know in the comments which looks like your personal favourite and if you feel tempted to order some products after reading this post. 

Katy x

Unboxing Post - Benefit's New 'Cheekathon' Palette!

Hi,

I was so so happy when I came home from college to find this beautiful package waiting for me, so I thought an unboxing post would be fun to do, as I've never done this before on my blog!

This is the first thing I've ordered from Benefit (shocking, I know) and I was incredibly impressed with the packaging. It is so aesthetically pleasing and came well wrapped up - I literally sat staring at the package, it was so pretty I didn't want to ruin it!

When I opened up the package, the palette slid out really nicely on padded patterned tissue paper. It was really easy to get open, and I actually gasped when it slid out. I mean, look at it, how can anyone think that is not the prettiest thing ever?!

One thing that I instantly loved about this product is the fact it is so sturdy. Usually, I like palettes slimline, so they can easily fit in my makeup bag, but I would not complain about taking this away anywhere with me. There are 5 full size best selling Benefit products within this palette, and a handy super soft brush. For £44.50, this is such good value - although it seems like a lot, on average, these products are roughly £20 a pop. As I said, I don't own any of these products, so when I saw this was limited edition, I just had to get it.

Once I opened the palette, the first thing that struck me was the huge mirror. It is easily big enough for you to use when applying makeup, rather than a small mirror you'd carry in your handbag and have to squint at to see. And then the stars of the show themselves - the powders. As well as the well known Hoola bronzer, there is also an array of blushers and highlighters, such as Dandelion, Dallas and Rockateur. They are set in this beautiful gold backed packaging, with little stars in between, and come with the plastic overlay - it is such a classy product by Benefit, and on first impressions, I am suitably impressed.

I am super excited to try out this product and will definitely let you all know my thoughts and feelings about it (although I'm sure they will be very positive!) Sorry about the lighting as well - some of the powders, like the bronzer, look far darker than they actually are.

I hope you have enjoyed this unboxing video - let me know if you'd like me to do some more of these in the future. Have you purchased this palette yet? What is your favourite Benefit product? Let me know below!

Hope you all have a lovely week!
Katy xx