Lush Santa's Lip Scrub Review

Hey beaut's!

You may have seen that I recently popped into Lush and stocked up on a few Christmassy bits (haul here) and something that I couldn't wait to get my hands on was Santa's Lip Scrub. I had run out of my trusty Bubblegum Lip Scrub a while back, and with the cold winter weather approaching I knew I'd need to restock asap as my lips always need some extra TLC at this time of the year and after smelling Santa's Lip Scrub it literally went straight into my basket.

Santa's Lip Scrub (£5.50) is made up from a generous helping of caster sugar that has cute little red love hearts running through it and acts as a gentle scrub getting rid of any flaky, rough skin on and around your lips, the scrub also contains jojoba oil and extra virgin coconut oil which help soften and moisturise your lips leaving them feeling super soft. The scent of the scrub itself is divine, it smells just like cola with a slight hint of cherry which is just so scrummy and tastes amazing when I lick it off, yup that right beaut's the scrub is completely edible, even the little love hearts he he.

To use Santa's Lip Scrub all I do is simply pop as much or as little of the scrub as I want onto my finger and then gently scrub and buff away until my lips are soft and flake free and then I simply lick off the excess. The scrub works so well at moisturising and leaves you with a fantastic smooth base to apply your lip balm or lipstick on.

All in all I absolutely love this lip scrub, it looks so cute and festive, tastes and smells amazing and is super nourishing too, I've actually found it to be quite addictive, I literally want to use it all the time he he. If your after a new lip scrub and this tickles your fancy I'd hop-foot it down to Lush now beaut's because it's limited edition and only available to buy until Christmas, so stock up whilst you can, it would also make a great stocking filler too.  

Have you tried Santa's Lip Scrub beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know. 

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Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials ♥

Hey beaut's!

Being the Autumn/Winter lover that I am I couldn't resist doing a post dedicated to some of the beauty products that I know are going to be well loved by me this season. Firstly I love to have a nice moisturised, dewy looking base and Garnier's Moisture Match in Goodbye Dry is a must for me, I went through two tubes of the stuff last year and it was the only daily moisturiser that kept my face completely moisturised throughout then entire Autumn/Winter so I'd highly recommend that. For foundation and concealer I find Rimmel are always a winner, their Match Perfection Foundation is gorgeous and so luminous and the Wake Me Up Concealer really brightens up that under eye area on the dull winters mornings! For the eyeballs the Urban Decay Naked Palette is a must have, it contains all the shades you'll need for the Autumn/Winter including the gorgeous gold shade Half Baked which I tend use to death at this time of year to create a gold smokey eye. If your looking for something more quick to use and affordable the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate is great! 

Next up is that pout... It's essential to look after your lips over the colder month's as they are prone to getting dry, flaky and chapped when it's freezing cold. I love to use a good scrub like the Lush Lip Scrubs often as they not only put some well needed moister back into my lips but it will remove any dry flaky patches and prepare a nice base for my chosen lippy. Lip Balm and a berry toned lip is also a must during the cooler months and my current favourites are the Burt's Bees Lip Balm and the Revlon ColorStay Moisture Lip Stain in Parisian Passion. Finally you have to keep that body moisturised because the colder climate can really take its tole on your skin and I find Soap and Glory always help me when it comes to skincare. Their Righteous Butter is so thick and creamy and just melts into the skin and their Hand Food hand cream is my handbag essential because my poor hands really suffer when its cold!

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Lip Balm £4.89 / Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter Body Butter / Soap & Glory Hand Food Hydrating Hand Cream / Moroccan oil Treatment £13.00 / Lush Popcorn Lip Scrub / Urban Decay Naked Palette / Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow in Metallic Pomegranate / Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation / Revlon ColorStay Moisture Lip Stain in Parisian Passion / Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer / Sleek Blush in Pomegranate / Garnier Skin Moisture Match Goodbye Dry Moisturiser / Barry M Speedy Nail Paint in Pomegranate / Lush Twilight Bath Bomb

What are your Autumn/Winter beauty essentials beaut's? I'd love to know!

DIY Lip Scrub | Perfect for Autumn/Winter

Hey girlie's!!!

A lip scrub is something that is essential for most of us girlie's in the Autumn/Winter month's, there's nothing worse than that awful feeling of dry, flaky, chapped lips when you have nothing to hand to help you out, but do not fear as a lip scrub is very simple to make using things that you should have in your kitchen cupboards and it's very effective too.

What you will need...

♦ Olive Oil.

♦ Honey.

♦ Caster Sugar. 

♦ Flavouring, this is optional but I opted for Vanilla.

♦ Food colouring of your choice, again this is optional.

♦ A bowl and spoon to mix everything up.

♦ A container to pop your finished scrub into.

♦ Firstly your going to want to pop a heaped tablespoon worth of caster sugar into your bowl, the caster sugar is whats going act as our scrub making your lips nice a smooth and will get rid of any dry flaky skin. If you don't have any caster sugar you can use standard granulated sugar but remember it will feel slightly rougher on your lips that the caster sugar. 

♦ Next your going to want to add a teaspoon worth of olive oil to the sugar and mix well. The olive oil is going to be the moisturising part of the scrub, it will add lots of moisture back into your lips and leave them feeling moisturised and smooth for quite some time. 

♦ You will then need to add just a dribble of honey to the mix, this will just help the mixture stick together and make it taste nice and sweet.

♦ Now is the time for you to add your flavouring and colouring, this is optional but as I have lots of baking bits in my cupboards I decided to throw them in. You literally only need a tiny amount of the flavouring, I used Vanilla, and the smallest amount of food colouring, I used Red sparingly to get a baby pink shade. Then give it all one last mix and your scrub should be ready to use, simple!!!

♦ Store your scrub in a small container making sure it has a secure lid and it's completely clean before your pop your home made scrub inside, I think my container pictured above was brought from Superdrug a while ago, I think it cost me around 50p, I know it was super affordable though. 

And there you have it, a super quick, easy and affordable way to keep your lips looking gorgeous this Autumn/Winter and it even tastes good too as all ingredients used are edible!!!

Let me know if your try making a lip scrub of your own this Autumn/Winter. I'd love to know what flavouring and colour you go for.

Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials | Part 1

Hey girlie's!!!

Being the Autumn/Winter lover i am i couldn't resist doing a post dedicated to some of the products that are going to be well loved by me this season. I'm going to do this post in two parts so look out for more beauty essentials coming soon. I hope you enjoy.....

Lips

Its essential to look after your lips over the colder month's as they are more prone to getting dry, flaky and chapped. Its always good to use a good lip scrub often as this will not only put some well needed moister back into your lips but it will remove any dry flaky patches and prepare a nice base for your chosen lippy, don't worry if you don't have a scrub, you can always just cover your lips in lip balm, take on an old toothbrush and gently buff over your lips, it will give you identical results as the scrub would and saves yourself buying one.

Lip balms are my best friend over Autumn/Winter, i tend to lean towards them alot more than wearing lipstick as they just feel alot more moisturising and comfortable. My favourites for this year are 'Cherry Carmex', this does an amazing job at preventing chaps and keeping my lips flake free also i love 'Maybelline's Baby Lips in Cherry Me' this not only moisturises but leaves you with a nice glossy tint to the lips too. Even though like i said I'm not huge lipstick wearer during Autumn/Winter i still do need the go to shade that i can use when i want a pop of colour, I've chosen 'MUA Shade 1', its a gorgeous berry shade that's perfect for evenings out or to wear during the day if your makeups quite natural looking.

Nails 

Barry M Nail Paint in '273 Raspberry' is one of my all time favourite nail polish shades, its just so gorgeous. Its a plain berry red shade perfect for Autumn and great over the festive season with a nice glitzy top coat. I'm also quite partial to Barry M's Mushroom shade, its a nice neutral brown/taupe that seems to go with everything through Autumn time!!!

Hair & Body

Its strange to think that the cold weather can damage your hair, but the truth be known it can, the cold air dehydrates your hair which can leave it brittle, frizzy and unmanageable so its best to give your hair a little treat every now and then. I was recently introduced to Eden Organic Care Avocado Oil, its a multi purpose oil but my favourite way to use it is on my locks, i simply put around 2 pumps worth in my hands, run it through the mid lengths of my hair, leave it for around 10 minutes and then shampoo out with my normal shampoo, it couldn't be easier and afterwards your left with soft healthier looking hair.

The colder climate can also take its tole on our skin, i always notice my skin gets quite dry and rough when its cold so a nice thick creamy moisturiser is essential!!! My favourite is 'Soap & Glory's The Righteous Butter', its so thick like a body butter yet creamy and just melts into your skin, it also smells amazing and you'll notice an improvement almost instantly.

So that's part one of my Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials, pert two will be up soon.

What are your Autumn/Winter beauty essentials??? Id love to know!!!