Lush's Lip Scrubs - Review

Just a quick, 'OMG HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?!' post. This pot of goodness it ticking all my boxes: Sugar, caramel and super soft lips. Where can a girl go wrong?

As per usual, I'm 2 hours late to the party on lip scrubs - I have too many lip balms to justify more lip things. Alas, 4 hours of a really unsuccessful shopping trip drew me towards Lush. Obviously. And the lady who served me was too nice to turn down. Obviously. And obviously, 24 hours later, I'm obsessed by it.

The trick with this scrub is to just pat your finger on the sugar and then massage it into your lips. You need the tiniest amount, but more can be applied. Then (which is by far the best bit), you lick it off. I think for the price (£5.25 each) this is really amazing stuff; usually I would spend no more than £2 on lip balms, but the scrub works well and will last me a while - if my mum doesn't get her hands on it first.

The flavour I picked up was the popcorn one, quite simply because the shop assistant said it was like a salted caramel taste. If you haven't tried salted caramel or fudge where have you been?! It's God's gift to Earth. The Scrubs also come in a Mint Julep (think After 8s) and Bubblegum (which is hot pink).

Finally, a product that really gives me the softest lips AND tickles my sweet tooth. YAY!

Oh the temptation I resisted whilst taking this photo...

Topshop Make Up - Glitter Eyes

It's been a while, hasn't it? I mean since my last beauty post, but oh my gosh it's worth it. For one, it's glitter and that's reason enough to shout out your own window to the rest of the street at how light reflecting and flipping amaze balls (cringe all you like, it's a thing I'm now saying) it is.

Anywho, this glittery goodness is from good old Topshop, the holy grail of highstreet brands. It's got a built in primer in the lid (with a tiny mirror too) and on the bottom is the glitter in a pot.

Let's begin with aesthetics: the packaging of the product is compact, simple and true to the rest of the Topshop make up range. Bottom line: it fits it's purpose and that's all I can ask for.

The glitter and the primer combination work well together; the primer is has a harder, tacky consistency which holds the glitter on reasonably well. The glitter itself is finely ground and not itchy like I expected, and feared.

I wore it for my birthday festivities: winged out on my eyelids and also on my lower lash and dusted on my cheekbones. My mum used it dusted on top of her bronzed smokey eye, too. I think the product has great versatility, and I've got my eye on the silver one too for the winter. *swoon*

Glitter Eyes in Sprinkles
Topshop £7 

Monthy Round Up | July

Oh shoot me, there's another picture of a glitter ball. I know, you don't have to tell me again - I need to take pictures of more things. Yadayadaya. But on a more topical topic, hasn't July been an eternity?

Most recently it was my birthday, and if you couldn't tell from the blogpost, it was a super fun, festival themed affair. True to 18th birthday form I was well and truly spoilt by my family and lovely friends - complete with no holds barred playlist (made with the help of Becky) which included the likes of Snoop Dogg, Wham! and The Arctic Monkeys - I know what you're thinking and no, Wham! wasn't a dare. And to no surprise the glitter ball has remained a permanent garden feature. YAY!

Rewind to the beginning of the month I packed the cider and onesie (the 2 things this girl really needs in life) and headed off to the gorgeous county of Herefordshire with a whole bunch of friends for a alcohol fuelled week of bliss - complete with swimming pool and sunshine. With a lack of wifi and TV and phone signal, the feeling of being isolated was so calming, and a nice change from the usual stream of consciousness that is twitter. I think drinking games and/or card games are now a solid skill on my CV - my mum is so proud.

One night at home, then I strapped on my Doc Martens for 24 hours of camping, solid awakeness and activities at Gilwell 24 with two other lovely girls. Ok, so I cheated and lasted until 3 in the morning, but I learnt my lesson last year - I'm the angriest, most vile human being when I haven't slept. Urgh. But I had a crack at white water rafting at Lee Valley. For the adrenaline junkie in me it was amazing, soaking and tiring, but amazing.

Also, I should probably mention the belly flop that was 'Music Month'. Due to the for mentioned lack of internet in Hereford, its was extremely difficult to upload that week... and then I kinda dropped it. However, blogging every day was fun. Just spending time writing constructively and sharing experiences was a good change and has helped me be a tiny be more creative. So, every cloud eh?!

BIRTHDAY!!

It's safe to say I take my birthday VERY seriously, It's no holds barred affair. This year was a bit of a milestone: my 18th. However this hasn't stopped me in the past from going all out despite the 'non-milestoniness' of my age...

My second birthday was a cat party. Yes, you heard right, A CAT PARTY. I not sure whether it was my idea or my mum's, but regardless, it was the best. My dad dressed up as a mouse, huge ears and all, and petrified my friend Caitlin - of whom still has a problem looking my dad in the face because he gave her nightmares for 3 weeks.

I've had Pirate parties - of which palm trees and pirate ships were made from wood and placed around my garden. I've had knights and princess parties, and not to mention a couple of fairy parties (glitter included), and bowling parties. This year, obviously, I had to do a theme: festival.

Discoballs, gold body paint, glitter, floral head bands and of course tequila. And for the last 3 days I've been cake for every meal. NUTRIENTS!

Birthday cupcakes, made by Mum.

I don't understand why the British Government haven't made the 25th of July a national holiday, or international even (I'm looking at you, U.N - Make it happen).

Also, here's the goofiest face I've ever pulled.
It must be a birthday thing. 

Justin Timberlake | My First Gig | MM DAY 7

I think my first gig aged 11 was more for my mum's benefit rather than my own. At the time, I was listening to Green Day and Nelly Furtado (a mixture of influences from my way cooler than me cousins and my primary school best friend, Lydia), evidently not Justin Timberlake.

I was given the tickets for my birthday, and felt super accomplished telling all my new school friends in year 7  that I was going to see 'Justin!!!!' *cue hysterical screaming and jealously* - both of which I didn't really understand.

Anywho, my mum, her friend (at my birthday?! I know, I'm still confused now) and I settled into our seats in the Gods at the O2 awaited Justin.

I don't remember a whole lot from the concert, but vividly, burnt into my memory forever is my mum screaming Justin's name whilst I was trying to video the concert on a shitty little Nokia camera phone in order to prove to my new friends that I was kinda cool. I failed.

This concert is possibly the only cool thing I've ever done in the last 17 years of my life. Ever since, I've been pretty much in love with Timberlake - who isn't?!

Have a lovely Sunday,
Josie xo

Do I Wanna Know? | SOTD | MM DAY 6

What is Music Month?! Read THIS to be in the loop.

In the space of 40 minutes on Thursday, I transformed from a messy 17 year old who, for all intents and purposes was going to stay in bed for most of the day (because you know, it's hot and that) into the best sister my brother could have asked for.

For those living outside of my mundane twitter feed (which you can feel free to laugh at here) you may or may not know the trials and tribulations that I endured yesterday morning whilst trying to obtain 2 Arctic Monkeys tickets, which obviously, I needed.

40 solid minutes of refreshing pages, tweeting my equally stressed friends, repeatedly typing in the 'robot proof' codes, ringing my mum and almost crying when finally : Josie, you're going to The Arctic Monkeys, standing! THANK YOU LORD.

Bring on October, when I can bounce around Earls Court like a lunatic with my brother. It's in the genes.

Song of the day is Do I Wanna Know? by The Arctic Monkeys.

Have a lovely day, 

Josie xo

Because Of The Times | Album | MM DAY 5

What is Music Month?! Read THIS to be in the loop.

My favourite album of all time is undoubtedly, Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times.

3 reasons why, I hear you ask? 

1. Charmer 

2. On Call

3. Ragoo

Have a lovely day,

Josie xo