Let the Good Times Roll

Let The Good Times Roll Facial Cleanser; Lush

My skin is horrendus in winter, dryer than your nan's cooch and flakier than a high-school boyfriend; but recently it had been getting worse - red and lumpy in all the wrong places (there are too many crude jokes to be made here). I've now realised it's time to put down the face wipes and stop falling asleep half-clothed and cake-faced after a long night of last minute coursework writing (drinking) and sort myself out. So, I picked up this limited edition cleanser from Lush a month or so before Christmas:

The pot describes this as a gentle facial wash that helps you get ready for close-ups. What it SHOULD say is that it's a creamy, lightly exfoliating tub of fatty crack. Yeah, I said that. This shit is crack for people with fat souls: cake-eating biscuit lovers who could happily spend their days rolling in cookie dough and whipped cream. Just LOOK AT IT FOR GOODNESS SAKE:

Does that look edible to anyone else? Anyway. What I mean to convey is how beautiful the smell is. It smells like cookies and actually contains pop-corn, which I'll admit you do have to pick out unless you want broken capillaries all over your face but who doesn't love a gimmick like that? I'm sad to admit that this product actually motivates me to get out of bed in the morning because I relish the thought of rubbing such a great-smelling mush onto my cheeks. Gone are the days of chemically-smelling harsh cleansers, this makes me feel all natural and like it's really doing something for my skin, which is why I've been through a tub already. It's made looking after my skin a bit more fun and I'll be really sad when my second tub runs out because although it's rumoured to become part of the Lush permanent line, who knows when this will happen?

I like to pinch a chick pea size and massage it into my palm with a bit of warm water, rub it all over my face (especially in the extra dry areas like the sides of my nose, on my forehead etc)  and rinse. I do this day and night, twice each time - once to get off my face make-up and then to deep-cleanse my skin. It feels really soft yet moves dead skin due to the slightly grainy texture. My face is left feeling caressable afterwards and there isn't any residual muck on my face (I've wiped my face with toner after double cleansing with this and not a drop of make-up was left on the cotton pad). I wouldn't recommend using this to try and remove eye make-up, however, it doesn't work (I've tried) and although getting this in your eye isn't going to do any major damage the little grains cuddling your naked eye-ball doesn't feel too pleasant (again, I've tried).

I know this review isn't much help to anyone else while this product isn't currently in stores, and I'm not trying to 'rub it in your face' (cringe), I just had to get this out of my system. Meanwhile, if you're looking to try a Lush cleanser that's actually available, I recommend Angels On Bare Skin. It isn't quite as good as this but that's what I'll be reverting back too when this little baby runs out :'(

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Long time no post! An apology mini-haul...

Hi again!

Sorry for the lack of posts... the 7 things thing didn't really work out as I've found my life slowly consumed by my fitness routine. It's worked though - I've lost half a stone so far, yey! More on that later, though... today I bring you a mini-haul of some of the things I've collected throughout the past few weeks and am really excited about trying once I actually start wearing make-up on a daily basis again (there's little point in wearing it at the gym as I quickly sweat it off - glamorous, I know!). 

Eau Roma Water ✰ Lush

I had to pick this up from Lush along with my 'Angels on Bare Skin' cleanser to add a cheap-and-cheerful toner to my skincare routine, and so far - I like! It doesn't smell so much like rose to me, more like a nice herbally scent with notes of lavender, either way, it's natural and refreshing. I also like to use this to sort out my powder-face in the summer months because I tend to go a bit OTT with the ol' blotting powder to stop me looking 'too glowy' in the hot weather, to put it nicely. Using this after powder has allowed me to look dewy without looking sweaty!

Creemsheen in 'Creme Cup' ✰ MAC

I only went and popped my MAC cherry with this beauty didn't I? Shocking, I know. I'm not looking back now, though. Although this comes out a little pinker than I originally intended it to (I bought it on the assumption that it would be a 'my lips but better', everyday shade that was more moisturising than my Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet lipstick), I'm growing to love this. The consistency of this creemsheen is exactly what I was looking for, moisturising but not too slippery so it stays put for a while, not to mention the beautiful smell - it smells like a subtle cookie dough to me! 

Dewy Glow All over Radiance Creme in 'Iced Gold' ✰ Jemma Kidd Make Up School

I know, I know, I'm REALLY late jumping on this bandwagon. I've been lusting after this one ever since I first heard about it on Estée's and Vivianna's blogs and Youtube channels. I could finally afford it after BeautyBay did a recent offer of 20% off all Jemma Kidd items - amaaaahhzing! Initially I'm not so sure about it to be honest, it looks pretty in the packaging but perhaps a bit too subtle for my liking. I'm sure I'll share my full opinions on it when I've given it a good trial run.

Dallas ✰ Benefit

This is the thing I'm most excited about, I haven't tried it on the visage or even swatched it yet but against my initial presumptions I've fallen in love with the colour. It was bought for me, very thoughtfully, as a gift from BuyaPowa and I can not express how much it has cheered me up this past week. I have often donated many a thought and a fantasy about the Autumn looks I could create with it whilst plodding away on the cross-trainer at the gym. I'm very pale and never looked at this powder because I just assumed it was a bronzer and I'm really not a fan of trying to alter my Casper the friendly ghost look; however, when I recieved it i saw that it was the most beautiful dusky pinky-brown shade and I can't wait to use it as a contour or a more nudey blush for the Autumn. 

★★★

That's all my lieblings, expect full reviews on these products soon... if I feel like it ;)

Let me know if you have tried any of these products and which ones you like best!

Hollie 

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