Lush Twilight Bath Ballistic

I nipped into Lush at the weekend and treated myself to a couple of Bath Ballistic's. I love nothing more than having a hot relaxing bath each evening....beats having a shower any day of the week. It helps me wind down and gives me a chance to have half an hour of uninterrupted peace. Anyone with children will certainly understand this!

Here is one of the Bath Ballistics I bought.....Twilight.

It is a malt, lavender and vanilla scented bath bomb with glitter!

Lush say:

'Twilight softens your entire body, and it even twinkles like starlight as the glitter is released. When it fizzes, the shift from pink to indigo looks like the sun setting in the night sky. It's the most relaxing bath-time treat yet and will transform you from Edward Sullen to a human being again.'

It smells gorgeous...lavender is one of my favourite scents, especially at bath time.

Here it is fizzing away in the bath......

It turned the water a lovely shade of purple!

What the surface of the water looked like after it has finished fizzing.

It took absolutely ages to dissolve. Maybe my expectations were a bit high but I was expecting it to whizz around the bath quite quickly, but instead, it twirled round very slowly letting out a little fizzing noise occasionally.

On a plus note, the bathroom smelled wonderful, and the delightful lavender aroma drifted it's way downstairs scenting practically the whole house.

Once I was in the bath, I could see all the little bits of glitter twinkling in the light which was lovely. I had a really nice relaxing soak and afterwards my skin felt really moisturised.

It has been a long time since I've tried a Bath Ballistic and I really enjoyed it......I'd have one in my bath every night if I could! Although I enjoyed my Twilight bath, I'm not sure if I would buy it again, not because it wasn't nice (it really was), but rather because I haven't tried any of the others in the range yet, and I may prefer one of them more.

Which Lush Bath Ballistic is your favourite? Throw some recommendations my way please!

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I'm a very happy girl today as I have finally got my hands on the Urban Decay Naked Palette, that I have been drooling over for so long!

I sent my other half into Debenhams in his lunch hour and he brought it home for me after work. The girl at the counter said it came out yesterday...wish I'd known this, so I could have bought it a day earlier.

The palette features a velvet feel casing, and consists of 12 gorgeous neutral eyeshadows, that include five brand new shades. The palette also contains Urban Decay's first Double Ended 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil and a travel size Primer Potion.

I'm in love with the colours in this palette - it is totally up my street...can't have enough neutrals in my opinion.

Swatches.....

Double Ended 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil, Zero & Whisky

Swatches.......

I'm so pleased I bought this palette. It's everything I expected it to be and more. The eyeshadows are of an exceptional quality and are exactly what you would expect from Urban Decay. They are buttery soft, glide on effortlessly, and are extremely pigmented, giving a great density of colour using very little product.

This palette is a perfect everyday palette that you can create soft looks for daytime, and vamp it up with a dark & smoky look for the evening. The possibilities are endless. I can't wait to start using it!

I'll be creating many looks with this palette for sure, so expect some FOTD's soon!

Has anyone else bought the Naked palette yet? Or will you be buying?

Boots Smooth Skin iPulse Review- IPL Hair Removal

I've been using the Boots Smooth Skin by iPulse on my underarms for 19 weeks now with great success.

Harnessing the power of light, iPulse uses revolutionary Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology. This is intelligently controlled by unique patented iPulse square – pulse technology, and is clinically proven for permanent hair reduction on the face and body. I'm not going to go into much depth here about how the device works as I already have a detailed post on this. To find out more about the device please click here.

I started my journey with the iPulse back in April and it has become (as I'm sure you're all aware) an integral part of my beauty regime. One day each week, I have shaved my underarms and used the device, letting my underarm hair grow between each session so I could share with you, through taking pictures and documenting my progress, how the device has worked for me. To see how I actually use the ipulse on my underarms click here.

Throughout the weeks, I have watched the hair on my underarms literally disappear before my eyes. It has been a relatively slow process, but it has resulted in amazing results, that have been very much worth the wait.

To see my documented progress throughout the weeks I was using the Boots Smooth Skin by iPulse, then please click here. This post will show you, in pictures my entire journey throughout the weeks, so you can see for yourself the steady progress that I have made with the device.

In this next picture you can see how amazing this device actually is, showing real proof that it does actually work in permanently removing unwanted body hair. Both pictures below show 1 weeks growth approx.

The photo above was taken 1 week after my first session using the iPulse.

This picture above shows how my underarms appear now after 19 weeks of use. Taken with flash.

This picture above shows how my underarms appear now after 19 weeks of use. Taken without flash. The picture really gives you an impression of how smooth the underarms look. They also feel ultra smooth too.

The difference is absolutely incredible, don't you think? Proving without a shadow of a doubt that using it, will most definitely eventually lead to permanent hair loss.

I must admit, that when I initially started using the device, I did have my doubts that it wouldn't work as well as it was meant to. This is just the sceptic in me. However, I have been proved completely wrong, and this I am extremely pleased about. I so desperately wanted this to work and it really has for me.

My journey has not been without problems. I have had some extremely stubborn patches of hair growth that would seem to never disappear. But through conversing with the lovely people at iPulse I was able to get all the advice needed to overcome my problems.

I learned that the areas of skin in the middle of the underarm are sometimes the most stubborn areas of growth to go. This is because it is quite often awkward to get the head of the device in the right position to zap the hair. After some helpful advice from a science expert at iPulse, I found out that simply pressing the head onto the skin a bit firmer than usual would help to target the melanin in those areas, resulting in faster results. This was great advice and worked on the last remaining areas of growth.

I do still have what I term, the occasional straggler, ie One or two stray hairs managing to poke their way through. But when I get these, I just simply target that one area and it seems to do the trick. These few strays are negligible though really, as otherwise my underarms are completely bald.

I will give you a quick update in a months time, to let you all know if my underarms have remained hair free. I am now going to concentrate on my bikini line - there will be no weekly progress pictures with this though for obvious reasons! Nevertheless, I will give updates at least once per month to inform you of my progress in this area, to see if it differs in any way from the results on my underarms. So please stay tuned for that.

So to conclude, I highly recommend the Boots Smooth Skin by iPulse to anyone looking for a way to remove unwanted hair permanently. Yes it is quite expensive retailing at £324.99 in Boots. However, to have the same kind of treatment at a clinic would cost a whole lot more. It is an investment that is worth every penny in my opinion.

The Boots Smooth Skin by iPulse works - simple as. The evidence is all there, as clear as day. So what are you waiting for girls (or maybe even guys) get saving and buy one ASAP! You absolutely need this in your life! :)

If anyone has any questions about the iPulse, then please feel free to contact me any time. You could email me (address on the right side), ask me via Formspring, or simply ask in the comments section below.

Thanks to everyone who has been interested in, and followed my progress. It's been great sharing my experiences with you all, and I do hope you'll stick around for the next leg of the jouney - The bikini line! :-)

Kiko Sunproof Stylo Rich Orange 03

I'm now back from having a lovely few days away, and I thought I would kick off my posts this week by showing you a lipstick, that I received in a swap. It's become one of my new favourite lipsticks that I have been constantly wearing.

It was very kindly posted to me by the beautiful Lydia (Alice In A New Wonderland) when we decided to have a lipstick swap a few months ago. I sent her a Rimmel Lipstick and she sent me a lipstick by Italian brand Kiko. Lydia's blog is well worth checking out if you haven't already done so. She is so stunning and creates beautiful FOTDs...I heart her ♥

Here is the lipstick Lydia sent to me. It is a Kiko Sunproof Sylo in shade Rich Orange 03. Please ignore the scratches on the tube itself. I keep it in my bag at the moment as it is very much loved and regularly used!

It appears to be a very bold orange shade in the tube, but it is in fact, very wearable when applied.

Here it is in action on the lips. Please excuse my hat...I was just about to leave the house when I decided to take the picture of the lipstick.....

I love how it looks once applied. It goes on semi sheer, and has the most amazing wet look finish.

The finish it gives is almost like a gloss but not quite. The lipstick is much more opaque and pigmented than a gloss, but it has a very wearable semi sheer appearance. Making the lips look all shiny and lush! It's one of those type of lipsticks that you can just apply without looking in the mirror, and it still looks fab. It's also an amazing colour for the summer months - perks up the complexion instantly and has an SPF of 15 to boot.....amazing!

I had a sneaky peek at the Kiko website and there are also 3 other shades available in the Sunproof Stylo. The Bright Fuschia shade has certainly caught my eye! I really wish this brand was available in the uk!

Thank you so again to Lydia for sending me this lipstick.....I'm in love! :)