Tanya Burr Nail Polish in Penguin Chic

Ever since YouTubers started bringing out their own ranges, I'll admit, I've been very skeptical (let's save that for another post/separate rant..). However, due to Tanya Burr's packaging change, a lot of the nail varnishes in the old packaging has been discounted (I bought mine as part of a Fragrance Direct haul) so I thought I'd try one out! I'm obsessed with nail varnishes so I'm always willing to see what a different brand has to offer with regards to shade range, quality and chip resistance.

I've been looking for a neutral shade that isn't a nude for a while and wanted to try out a grey. I absolutely love this shade in Penguin Chic and I was really surprised at the quality of it! I've been adding an accent nail on my ring finger to add a little bit of sparkle, in the photo I'm wearing OPI Happy Anniversary (bought on Fragrance Direct, see my haul here). 

Overall, I liked this nail varnish a lot more and I'm now choosing to wear it over my Essie polishes! I'll definitely be buying more of the colours from Tanya Burr's collection and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for an affordable yet amazing quality nail varnish. I've got my eyes on the shades Fairy Godmother, Frosting Cupcakes and Duvet Day.

Have you tried any products from Tanya Burr's cosmetics line? Let me know in the comments or tweet me @_bowsandbuttons

Hayley x

Lush Christmas Haul

Yesterday, Lush Halloween and, more excitingly, Lush Christmas entered stores (yippee!). Lush have brought back some old favourites but also some new, very exciting products! Of course, I had to get a few bits! I couldn't resist picking up all four seasonal shower gels, but had to hold back from going crazy on bath related things as I've got other products I'm trying to use up first! There's many more things I want to try, but for now, this is what I picked up and am incredibly excited to try out...

Hot Toddy Shower Gel   

"...warm up even the chilliest of days & bring a sparkle to your shower."

When I paid for my basket of lushness at the till the guy told me this is actually an oldie from when Lush was Cosmetics to go...I thought it was a new product but I was obviously wrong! I like the idea that is very Christmassy but I'm not sure if I'm in love with the spicy scent as much as I am the sweet scents!

So White Shower Gel  

 "A crisp apple shower gel to leave you feeling the fairest of them all." 

A new shower gel for this year with the same scent as the So White bath bomb, rumour has it many will replacing this for Snow fairy this year! *dramatic gasps*

Snow Fairy Shower Gel  

 "...now with the addition of skin-softening seaweed."

How could I resist? And that is that! I am a snow fairy sort of gal, there is no denying it so this was the first thing to hop in my basket! An interesting ingredient addition of seaweed this year too. Since running out of this I've really missed and can't wait to be smelling of sweets again!

Rose Jam Shower Gel  

"Let your skin be kissed by a rose with this sweetly floral shower gel."

I didn't get the chance to try this last Christmas and I'm not sure it will be a favourite over Snow Fairy but we shall see!

Butter Bear Bath Bomb 

 "...with the same vanilla-like fragrance as Butterball bath bomb."

This is the cuteness most amazing smelling product of this Christmas' products in my opinion! Personally, I think he smells like hot chocolate and I can't wait to use him on a cold winters evening. It's full of lovely ingredients to nourish the skin so silky soft skin is guaranteed!

 
Santa Baby Lip tint

 "A Christmassy red lip tint made with cherries and dates for sweet, kissable lips"

I'm yet to try a Lush lip balm or tint so I thought I'd give this one a whirl! Not the biggest fan of the packaging but I'll see what I think of the actual product!

Have you popped into LUSH to stock up on any Christmas/Halloween products yet? What will you trying out this year?

Hayley x  

LUSH Shower Gels and Candy Mountain Bubble Bar Review.

I thought it would be quite nice to write a little post on a few LUSH bath and shower products, as so far my reviews have heavily focused on skincare! (see my latest LUSH haul here).

The bubble bar shown is Candy Mountain, it was part of the 2013 Christmas collection. I purchased this for myself quite a while ago, however I only got round to using it last night! I'm not sure if this is part of the Christmas collection every year but I thought it would be worth showing and just giving a mini review on it as I really enjoyed using it!

The main ingredient of this bubble bar is Fair trade vanilla absolute (for full ingredients go on the LUSH website here), which makes it smell so sweet and well, like candy! It reminds me of the Snow Fairy shower gel (see below!). So if you are obsessed with that scent, like me, you'd definitely love this! The scent stays on your skin for quite a while after using and I found it made my feel skin incredibly soft, this is the first bubble bar I've tried but they do claim to be more moisturizing than the bath bombs. As you can see from the photos it made tons of bubbles! I used the whole thing, but I definitely think it could be used for at least two baths! There is glitter in this product but it's very fine and doesn't stay on your skin but, along with the colour, it makes the bath look very girly!

The LUSH shower gels shown below Prince Charming, Snow Fairy and It's Raining Men are the only shower gels I've tried so far from LUSH. Snow Fairy is definitely my all time favourite, unfortunately its part of the Christmas collection, and sadly I didn't stock up and I'm almost out! Next, Prince Charming, which was part of the Valentine's collection, I have a love hate relationship with this shower gel, it's a very... unique scent and very hard to describe! It's very sweet but not in the same way as Snow Fairy, although it smells strong while using, it leaves a lovely scent on your skin. Its Raining men is one of my latest LUSH purchases, it's certainly not my favourite but it's very fresh and moisturizing. I think my problem is with the shower gels is that nothing lives up to the perfection of Snow Fairy!

 I really want to try out Flying Fox shower gel and I'm also keen to see what the shower jellies are like. Although, it is a shame LUSH don't have a sweet candy scented shower gel as part of their permanent collection as I'm pretty sure that's all I would purchase and use!

Have you tried any of the LUSH shower gels? Which is your favourite? 

Have you seen my LUSH collection? Click here to see all the LUSH products I'm currently using! A new LUSH haul post and updated collection will be up soon!

Hayley x