Lush - Soot Ball.

 

When you looked at him, did you instantly fall in love?
It's those big eyes. What a cutie!

If you follow me on Instagram (@chanellejade) you'll know that I recently had a little Lush Cosmetics haul online. Now I usually 'dodge' the Lush shop when I'm out and about shopping as the scent is always too heavy for me, it doesn't really draw me in. So I decided to have a look online... well a few YouTube videos later, I had a basket full of their bath bombs and a couple of other bits and bobs too.

It seems that Lush have all kinds of different bath bombs to offer. Going from soft and gentle, to sex bombs, to ones filled with all kinds of exciting things. Ooo the excitement! This one is a new one added just for Halloween.

So the colour of this one may put quite a few people off, but look underneath the black coating there's black shining through him (reminds me of a crunchie). It kind of has a sweet/spicy scent to it, I'd say more spicy than sweet, but then it does have a scent of burnt caramel? Odd I know haha! It also includes olibanum which is known for its calming effect on the mind. Perfect for a Monday night, eyy? This bath bomb is quite a slow releaser and leaves you with nice golden glittery water.
Unfortunately this one isn't really for me :( I like my sweet/girly/candy scents and this just doesn't cut it. I was quite disappointed in all fairness as it didn't really impress me as much as the others that I've tried. The water wasn't as golden as I thought it would be and the smell was just a little off putting altogether. It's a shame though as he's such a cute little thing. But may I add that they have super fast delivery. I ordered mine on Monday at about 6/7pm and it was with me on Wednesday morning. Top service! and I really like that they stamp when the product was made, when to use by and who it were that put it together, it's kind of cute :)

this was the only picture I had of the water as my battery died, how annoying!

kind of looks like an egg yolk haha.

You can't really fault him for the price though at just £2.50. If you like spice rather than sweet in scents you'll probably like him.
If you wish to purchase a Soot Ball from Lush Cosmetics, they do have him available in store and online at www.lush.co.uk

Little bit of a different review today, did you like it?
What's your favourite Lush bath bomb?

Chanelle Jade

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Eyebrows Are Sisters NOT Twins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always remember that title girls!

(Eyebrows are sisters NOT twins)

 

There's no fooling anyone here... I absolutely LOVE eyebrows!

They just compliment your face so much (so long as they're done right of course).

 

Now I always look at peoples eyebrows (especially in make-up tutorials). I just do not understand why people shave them off? They end up making them like an inch long?! Just so they can create those big magnificent eyebrows. Imagine how bad they look when you pull out a wet wipe?! Ouch!

I remember being in secondary school and the in thing were to pluck your brows to death. The thinner the better! Is it just me that looks back at school photos and cringes like mad?

Not only did I have super thin eyebrows.. I had my hair scrapped back with the two teeny tiny strands of hair coming down the front and I were the biggest tom boy known to man kind.

It's crazy how much you change once you leave school haha.

Whoops! A bit of a waffle there and totally gone off subject haha! Sorry lovelies back to tinting...

 

Ok so my natural hair colour is a really mucky blonde colour, which means my eyebrows aren't the darkest. Thank god for hair dye!

I like my brows to look a little darker, but not too dark for better definition & everyone wants to look good without their make-up right? (I can only dream) haha!

Take note
Before I start, please make sure you do a skin test 48 hours before applying this to your face. I know not many people follow by this rule, but it's a must! I once had an allergic reaction to hair dye that made my whole face swell up for days, I looked like the elephant man & I never want that to happen again.

Equipment
Tinting kit
Vaseline
Eye make-up remover
Cotton wool pads
 

Here's a step by step guide of how I tint my brows

(If you need to pluck your eyebrows before tinting make sure you do this 72 hours before applying the tint. You do not want to apply dye where there's any open pores or you can always pluck them after.)
1. Apply Vaseline to the places you don't want the dye to get.
Brows - Place around the eyebrow so that it can be wiped away easily. (If you haven't got the steadiest of hands.. this is a must! It does stain the skin).
Lashes - I put this above and below my eyelids where your mascara stains would tend to usually go in Summer. It only takes a look in the wrong direction to end up all over the place.

2. Mix together the dye and the developer that you will receive in the tinting pack, until it is a thick and creamy consistency. I usually place just short of 2cm of dye and about 8 drops of the developer.

3. Apply the dye to your brows and lashes. Be careful with those hands :)
4. Give it time to develop (10-15 minutes) Mine were a ten minute quickie and that was just for the eyebrows. When you tint your eyelashes you can leave it on for up to 30 minutes.
5. Wipe it all away, make sure you get it all off and WAH LAAAAAH!
What beautiful eyebrows & eyelashes you have my dear.
 

 

 

Here is a before shot of my eyebrows when I've not dyed them for weeks and weeks and then an after shot from a quick 10 minute tint.

This is the dark brown tint, sometimes I go for black if I want a more defined/bold eyebrow and obviously leave it on for a little bit longer.
& please excuse the bushy brows! I'm in the middle of growing them.

 

 

Some of my friends and family go for their eyebrows and eyelashes done at a salon, but if you want to save some extra pennies. I really do recommend this little box, you get so many applications out of it and it only cost me £4.99 or less from a body care store. Amazon is good for cheap tinting kits too. I'm all about saving.

 

Have you ever tinted your eyebrows before?
What do you use if so?

 

Chanelle Jade

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NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss - Natural

 

 

 

So this is one of the NYX Cosmetics - Mega Shine lip glosses and I really do like it. The gloss just seems to glide onto the lips with the perfect shine to it. It doesn't feel too heavy or cakey either, which does put me off glosses sometimes. There's nothing worse than wearing your hair down and the wind blowing in your face with a sticky gloss. You end up looking like you've got mega hairy lips, put it that way!
I've been looking all over recently for a lip gloss that complimented my natural lip colour, something that didn't look too fake on the lips for an everyday look. Naturally my lips are quite dark and I don't like the colour what so ever, but it's time to embraced them! Eyy.. maybe this is the reason why I like my nude lips so much? Well, I've found the perfect one! I got this gloss in the shade 'Natural' and it's so, so pretty. You apply the gloss with the doe foot applicator, which may I point out makes this super easy. Then away you go.
The packaging of this gloss is very sturdy, sleek and cute (if you like bows) personally I would prefer the gloss without the bow on top, god there's no pleasing some of us ;) haha.
I can't believe how many people slate the smell of this lip-gloss. I actually really, really like it. To me it smells like cute little cherries. Did anyone have that doll when you were younger that you fed cherries to off of that green spoon? It smells just like that! Perfect scent for this time of year too. A lot of people compare it to the smell of cough syrup?! I wish my medicine tasted like this.

Overall, these little buggers are fabulous!
They stay on, they aren't stick,  lovely and creamy, inexpensive and come in so many beautiful shades. Have I sold it to you yet? haha. I know my last 3 posts have been about NYX Cosmetics, but this is the last one... until next time hehe!




If you'd like to purchase one of these, mine were only £4.00 in the NYX sale.
I got mine from the NYX website below.
www.nyxcosmeticsstore.co.uk


Hope you're all ok anyway boys & girls!
I'm so excited for Christmas, are you? I'm wanting to get my Christmas shopping finished ASAP, but I'm in need of a new camera so, so bad.... this = me selling my life on eBay D: and putting myself on a spending ban. I just don't think I can do it.


Chanelle Jade
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