Lush favourites

I am a strong believer in self indulgence. I love buying myself a few payday treats and each month that involves a trip to lush! Personally I feel after a long shift at work there is nothing better than lighting a candle, putting on a face mask and having a sweet smelling bubbly bath. I have a few favourites from Lush that I like to repurchase each pay day which are the following: 

1)  The comforter bubble bar for me is my favourite. The smell is insane. It smells of blackcurrant which gives a sweet and fruity smell to your bath. A bubble bar is completely different to a bath bomb, with the bubble bar you crumble off a quarter and sprinkle over the bottom of your empty bath then you simply run the water and wait for the magic to happen. Whereas, with the bath bomb you drop it in the already run bath. I love the idea of a bubble bar as you can break off a have 4 baths from it whereas with the bath bomb you get 1. The comforter bubble bar creates a pink foamy bath which adds a smell to your skin that lasts for hours! you can also get the shower gel which matches this smell which is also amazing.

2)  On the theme of bubble bars another favourite is Rose jam Bubbleroon bubble bar. My favourite scent ever is rose. I adore the smell I have perfume, candles and a bedroom infuser with the scent of it. So, as you can imagine nothing makes me happier than having a rose scented bath. This bubble bar is smaller so you'd only get 2 baths out of it but for £3.95 can you complain. In the bath it creates a baby pink glitter foamy bath. The smell  also lasts for many hours afterwards.

3)  One thing i adore about Lush is that they go all out and create limited edition things for annual events such as Christmas and Easter etc. Unfortunately, this means that they only appear once a year so if you love something stock up! For me that was Snow fairy body conditioner. I fell in love well and truly. This body conditioner is part of the Christmas collection.  A body conditioner is something you use after shower gel, you rub all over and its leaves you feeling silky and soft. This body conditioner smells of cotton candy and is baby pink with blue/purple glitter. This leaves your skin smelling of cotton candy for hours with a gentle glow due to the glitter. I loved it so much I ended up buying 4 pots to last the year.

4)  For many years i have repurchased Bubblegum Lipscrub. I always suffer from dry lip
s in the winter and for me this helps SOOO much. It has sugar in which helps rub off excess dead/ dry skin. It comes in all different flavours and is edible (to some extent). I will honestly never stop repurchasing this as its so good and helps so much if ,like me,  you wear a lot of liquid lipsticks.

5)  The next thing for me is the holy grail of all face masks which is Cup of coffee. This for me smells insane and if you love the smell of coffee you too will die and go to heaven. The coffee face mask helps exfoliate your skin and give it a healthy , moisturised glow. I use this 3-5 times a week, a massive overkill but I love it too much. To apply I use a morphe foundation brush and put all over the face. I then leave on for 10-35 mins and then wash off with hot soapy water. The small coffee granules helps exfoliate all dead and dry skin leaving you as soft and as glowy as can be. This mask is great as you store it in your draws and lasts 6-8 months unlike their fresh face masks which last 3 weeks.

Overall each time I have visited my local Lush (Plymouth), I have ben greeted so friendly I end up buying the shop and leaving with 10,000000 samples.  The holy grails I have found from Lush I will use until I die I love them that much. Below I will link all of the products incase you wish to browse further.

lots of love

Beth-grace xx

https://uk.lush.com/products/cup-o-coffee

https://uk.lush.com/products/comforter-0

https://uk.lush.com/products/rose-jam

https://uk.lush.com/products/bubblegum

Liz Earl

Finding a good skincare routine can be nearly impossible and also very expensive. knowing your skin type is essential as knowing what oils your skin lack or have too much of can help you to balance them out. I've never had severe acne or spots but at 17 had problematic skin. I would wash my face each day with Simple skincare (not that there is anything wrong with that but it just didn't work for me) I thought because I was washing my face I was cleaning it. However, I eventually learnt how to clean my skin properly and that is what I'm going to share with you today.

1)  No matter what skin type you are if you wash your face with warm water the pores will open. This is why I adore Liz Earl hot cloth polish. This is a rich cream which instantly removes your makeup (better than miceller water) even stubborn mascara and helps leave the skin beautifully clean. Some days I wear next to no makeup and then the next I could be wearing full coverage foundation and I will always, always, ALWAYSS, use my hot cloth polish. Basically I press out one pump onto my hand and then rub all over my face with or without makeup on, then rub in circular motion all around my face. The hot cloth polish comes with a muslin cloth which is a thin fibered flannel. I then run this cloth under the hot top (as hot as your face can handle) then press into my face removing all the cream and makeup. The trick with this is that it opens all the pores filled with makeup and dirt and drives them out into the muslin cloth.

2)   Now your pores are open the BEST thing to do is exfoliate. This helps remove excess dirt. With this I rub with my fingers straight onto my skin. This really helps with congested skin so I like to focus this on the forehead , chin , nose and jawline. I then rinse off with once again warm water. This step is good for anyone with dry skin as exfoliating helps remove any dead skin cells (dry skin). This for me is my favourite step. Liz earls contains organic oils to help remove dirt in a natural and floral cleanse.

3)  From here I always use the instant boost skin tonic. This helps smooth the texture of my skin, adds a glowy finish to it and leaves my skin smelling unreal!!! I adore the smell of roses and this is all it smells of. For this I apply the tiniest bit to a cotton pad and just press of my face, especially in dry areas.

4)  Hydration! Hydration is key even if you have oily skin. The thing people don't understand is that if you oily skin you shouldn't moisturise. Wrong, you should moisturise as it helps prevent oil from occurring to make your skin greasy. This requires finding a good oily skin moisturiser. Lush offer a great range of moisturisers for oily skin. But, for me with dry skin I have to use one with extra hydration. so I use the Liz earl moisturiser and I  can honestly say its not worth it. This is the only product for me that doesn't work which is such a shame as it smells amazing ! I feel like maybe I need to try out their superskin range by liz earl or some more from lush. I do love Clinique's dramatically different moisturiser however for me find it doesn't hydrate me enough.

Overall Liz Earls skincare range has dramatically improved my skin and made me so so so much more confident. I adore this brand more than anything. I have tried so many brands to do what it says exactly on the tin and I feel Liz Earls does that perfectly.  Below I have linked some of the starter kits I have purchased myself. I hope it helps.

http://www.boots.com/liz-earle-daily-essentials-kit-for-normal-combination-skin-10190881

http://uk.lizearle.com/the-glow-getters?homepage-pb-the-glow-getters

lots of love

Beth-grace xx

welcome

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog! For a while now I have been obsessed with beauty and skincare and created a Instagram account to post all my pictures and reviews on . However , recently I've felt like I needed something a bit more and talking to a few bloggers decided to set up my own.  I will be writing all my own opinions and reviews on products I have bought. please feel free to comment and message me if you have any further questions as id be happy to answer.

In order to get to know me better I thought my first blogpost should be 10 things about me :

1)  I am 19 years old from Devon UK. I live right next to the moors and love the countryside. For me a passion of mine has always been art. It was one of the a levels I took.There is no better place to admire natural artwork than in the country side. It was actually one of the main topics for me as I looked into types of rocks for sculptures. I also studied different types of wood and the fungi that grew on them and their effects on the wood. Boring I know but as sad as it sounds I loved it.

2)  I currently work at Newlook on a gap year. I finished A levels last year in which I studied Art, Product design and Engineering. I got good grades and got an unconditional to study business in which I'm very excited to start this September. I love clothes and beauty and so working in Newlook makes my gap year a bit more exciting , however doesn't help with saving up at all.

3)  I can honestly say I'm addicted to buying skincare and makeup. anyone that knows me knows full well I spend about 80% of my wages on makeup , skincare or clothes. my favourite brands will be included in this blog such as : Liz earl, Too faced, Mac, Benefit, marc Jacobs and many more.

4)  I have over 27 different types of foundations just from the past two years. Yes , like I said I'm addicted. I will obviously be reviewing my honest opinions on more than likely all of them.

5)  Ever since I was little I've always been creative. I've won art competitions, sewing competitions, in year 7 I even set up my own Knitting club! I always feel expressing yourself is a truly beautiful and brave art whether that is through sewing, clay or makeup. For me I love makeup because you're enhancing your beauty. For instance if you want a bright pink cut crease one day and then a simple bronzey look the next you can. That is why I feel beauty is important as its a way of expressionism.

6)  I'm in a relationship. I have been with my partner Tommy for 2 and a half years and he is the best thing to happen to me. He has been very supportive of all my life decisions so far and I can honestly say he's the bestest friend I've ever had. I apologise for the soppiness but its true.

7)  My family are extremmmmmly sporty. When I was 14 I had Team GB trials for swimming&Waterpolo. I represented my region, county and country many times and have over 100 medals. My mum is a competitive swimmer and a year in after 26 years out is already hitting my swim times or better. My dad is a surfer and will always take us to cool places for our holidays and this year I plan to learn properly.



8)  I first got into makeup when I had my prom makeup done by benefit. The two products I got were Gimme Brow and Hoola and since then I've been hooked.  In 2014 I had bleach blonde hair with black roots and spotty skin. Then two months before prom my mum paid March Hair to do my hair properly. I can honestly say that day changed me. I no longer wanted to look grungy but to look pretty and natural. I focused on my diet which helped my skin and by prom I was transformed.  The days of using Maybelline gel liner for my eyebrows , YES EYEBROWS were gone.

9)  My favourite colour is baby pink. It was the colour of prom dress, the pillows in my room and pretty much every accessory I own.

10)  I started a blog today 20/03/2017. I started a blog to write about my favourite beauty products. For me a major lesson I have learnt in the past year is that you cannot please everyone. I was so worried over what people would think of me or if they would even take me seriously that I've put off a lot of things for a while. But, 2017 is the year of change for me, the year I finally become an adult (20) and I thought why not focus on me and make my life the best it can be.

Thankyou for reading my first blogpost.

lots of love

Beth-grace xx