A current Lush collection

Hi babes, 

Let's be honest here, I've had a bag full of Lush goodies standing in a corner in my room, just waiting around until I was done procrastinating. By now it's way to late to call it a haul. So I'll call it a collection. These aren't all the lush goodies I have laying around but the shampoo bars I use on the daily are too used to be photographed. If you're lucky you may still find these buys in the January sales or the current collection. I bought these in November from the Halloween and Christmas collection.

I haven't used any of these items before so there is not a lot I can tell you. I mainly made this blogpost because I love taking pictures of Lush products. They're just so pretty. Besides who doesn't love a good flatlay.

From the bottom to the top 

- The Magic Of Christmas bubble bar

- Peeping Santa bubble bar

- Lord Of Misrule bath ballistic

- Frozen bathbomb

- Dragon Egg bathbomb

- The Experimenter

- Samples of the Comforter and Snow Fairy showergel

Goodbyeee 

- Nikki

The essentials - Shower edition

Hi lovelies,

After the last fashion blogpost we're going back to the beautyside of things with a post that hasn't been done on the blog before : My shower essentials. Lately I've accumulated a couple of new bits that I really love and deserve to have their place in the spotlight.

 The haircare edit

I start my showersession with haircare because all of these products need their time to work into the hair so start with that first and do your bodycare in between while your products soak in your hair. I wash my hair with Bioderma Node K shampoo. My dermatologist recommended this because I have a condition that's similar to psoriasis on my scalp, it helps a little with the itchiness and cleans quite well but it isn't a miracle worker so the itchiness probably won't ever leave. After I washed and rinsed my hair twice I apply a hairmask. My hair is quite sensitive and gets split ends so quickly. I only need to look at an curling iron and my hair dies. To keep my hair healthy and growing without splitting I use the Lee Stafford treatment for hair that never grows past a certain lenght. Longest name ever but I really noticed a significant difference in my hair. My last step for hair is conditioner. I refused to use conditioner until last year but I finally caved and I just need to accept that it really does keep your hair healthy and not just makes it too soft and flat. My conditioner of choice is the Aussie 3 minute miracle reconstructive deep conditioner. It works miracles, trust me. The fact that it smells like bubblegum doesn't make me mad either.

The bodycare edit

I start with washing my face using the Shiseido benefiance creamy cleansing foam. It's meant for older skin but that also means it's more hydrating, which I really like with this cold weather we've been having this winter. My bodywash changes with my mood but I really love the fruity scents from The Body Shop. I featured the papaya shower gel but I also like other scents and the showergels from Bourjois. I've only ever used The Body Shop scrubs to scrub my body but I really like them. I do prefer the shea scrub over this jelly pink grapefruit one but it does the job. The last product I use is when I get out of the shower. I use a Body Shop body butter in the papaya scent to moisturise my body. It smells delicious and makes you feel soft and non-flaky in the past cold winter months. 

Looking back on this post I really am a Body Shop fan, which are your favorite products?

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What I bought - Lush valentines edition

Hi lovelies,

Valentines day is almost here and what better way to celebrate than to visit Lush and take a look at their Valentines collection. Baths are a great way to relax and Lush bathstuff is amazing. From bathboms to bubblebars, your bath will never be boring again. Considering it's Valentines day, whether you take your bath alone or not is up to you. 

 Products 

- Love locket bath bomb - 10,75€

- Unicorn horn bubble bar - Sold in the 'in your dreams' giftbox for 13,95€

- Big shampoo sample - free

- Heart throb bubbleroon - 5,95€

- Sakura bath balistic - 4,95€

- I love juicy shampoo sample - free

- Granny takes a dip bath bomb - Sold in the 'in your dreams' giftbox

These are the items I bought from the limited edition Valentines collection. The love locket is pretty big and can be used in 3 times by breaking it in half and use both sides and the tiny heart inside separately. Of course it's up to you in how many pieces you break your bath bomb considering it's pretty pricey. But for this one just throw your piece in your filled bath and enjoy. The red smaller heart is the bubbleroon. It consists of 2 halves held together with gold glitter which makes it easy to use twice. Last but not least, the unicorn horn, this was sold out everywhere but I managed to get my hands on one by picking up the 'in your dreams' gift box which consists of the unicorn horn and granny takes a dip bathbomb.  

Ah the extra purchases I couldn't leave behind even though I swore to only buy valentines stuff. My shopaholic side took over and bought more than I was supposed to. In fact I bought so much I got free samples. I chose the Big shampoo and the I love juicy shampoo, I also got a prince charming sample but I gave that one away to my sister in law. Shop with 3 people, get 3 samples, I never expected to each get a sample. Onto the other products, I got the Granny takes a dip bathbomb in the same giftset. I'm hoping all the circles will make my bath go colourful. The last thing is the Sakura bath ballistic. It has dots everywhere, so cute. It's supposed to make you a bit sleepy so great to use before bed.

Of course I'll be sharing all of this stuff with Anais, little valentines gift from us to us.

I hope you liked this article.

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

What I got for Christmas 2014

Hi lovelies,

I hope you had a wonderful festive period. I hope you had a great time and if that's not the case I hope you at least got the presents you wished for to make up for it. I personally had a great time. Okay there are the moment I felt like I was going to kill my family. My family seems to get more stressed than excited for family parties. That's why I totally get it if you don't enjoy this time of year. That being said I do feel like I've grown up a lot in the past year considering Christmas (only Christmas - I'm a Disneylovingchild forever). This is the first year in my life I cared less about the presents. Usually I'm quite greedy and have my list of things I want ready. This year was different and that has translated in my presents. I don't have a lot to show you because my presents were more sentimental and activitybased than materialistic. I'll talk about them below but first this.

I also felt a shift in wanting to receive gifts to wanting to buy and think about what I would give to others. I never bought presents for my family. My aunties usually buy things and say 'well, I got you this, you can give that to your parents and this to your grandparents,..' I realise now that how lazy that was, It's okay when your a child but it shouldn't have happened this way until I was 20 years old. This year I decided to buy my own presents and it feels so much better. My spoiled my girlfriend and bought her so many tiny gifts and she loved it so I loved it. For my father I bought a tie and I feel proud when he wears it because I chose it. I'm really happy I've made this change and have finally grown up. 

Last but not least we introduced a new thing in our family. My aunties thought it would be funny to set a budget of 5 euros per person and buy food and then do something fun with it. You know as a silly little thing. Sceptical as I always am, I didn't agree at all. I found it a stupid idea unless you would give the food we purchased to a charity. So that's what we did. We shopped and between Christmas and new years we brought the food to our local Poverello. Which is an organisation that helps the poor people in our city. They can go there for cheap clothes and a warm meal and/or coffeebreak. I felt so appreciated by doing that that it will definitely become a new tradition. It's only a small thing to do but all little things count.

Now back to what I got for Christmas

- Bongo gift certificate for a wellness weekend - Girlfriend

- Lush bathbombs : father Christmas, blueberry, wizard - Girlfriend

- Vivabox cinema and a bongo gift certificate for a dinner for 2 which was for Anais but I'll be joining her so it may count as a present for me - Girlfriends grandparents

- 3 entrancetickets for a wellness centre near us - Parents-in-law

- Gift certificate for a restaurant I like - Auntie

- A handmade cookbook with all my beloved family recipies which I will treasure for ever - Auntie 

- Money so I can't buy whatever I want - my parents

All by all my year ended well. I'll also do a get ready with me- christmas edition as well as a new years edition and I also see a 2014 favorites in the near future. 

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki

The empties round-up #4

Hi lovelies, 

Time for another empties round-up. I've mainly used up some haircare and make-up remover.

 Starting with make-up removers. I used up a Garnier micellair water. I love this one. It has great value for money because it's only 6 or 7 euros I believe but the bottle is twice as big as the micellair waters from other brands. It also easily saturates the cotton pad without having to use a lot of product. It makes my skin feel very clean. I also used up 2 packs of whipes. First I also used up a pack of waterproof make-up remover whipes from Garnier which were nice. They smelled like grapes, weren't too dry but I do prefer a micellair water. I also used up a pack of Hema whipes, they aren't especially for make-up but I use these at the festivals in Summer and used up the remaining ones when I had to remove swatches at home. I do love these, they are very cheap (0.75 euros) and smell amazing. I also used up a pack of cotton pads by Liddl, they are horrible they seperate into pieces of fluff when you rub your eyes with them.

As usual my trusty Bioderma Node K shampoo and also 2 dryshampoos, both from batiste. First I used up the tropical one which I didn't like. The smell definitely wasn't for me and cleaningwise it just wasn't the best I've ever tried. The xxl volume on the other hand is great and has already been repurchased. It cleans the hair whilst giving it lots of volume and keeping that volume in place. 

I used up 2 sample size conditioners. Both were great, both smell delicious and do the job greatly. 

Lastly I used up a Catrice mascara, it was featured in lots of blogposts and was pretty decent but it did run out and get clumpy quicker than other mascaras. Also I finished the bodyshop shea sugar scrub and boy is this good. It smells delicious and really does exfoliate.

What have you finished lately?

- Nikki

What I Bought - The Body Shop Skincare

Hi lovelies,

I have another small haul planned for you today. To quote Amelia from Amelia Liana I've been #FeelingSpendy lately. My spending took place in The Body Shop and I left 34€ lighter. I had a couple of things on my wishlist and bought a small selection of them. I also have my eye on their BB cream and the waterbased primer. Let's look what I purchased.

 I purchased these 3 products and received a sample. I went to the store for the Vitamin E face mist (12€). It's perfect for summer. It feels refreshing on the skin and also sets make-up. It has the same scent as the rest of the Vitamin E range which is slightly rose-like. My skin feels soft and a bit more matte after spraying the face mist. I was also in need for a new moisturiser and bought the Vitamin E aqua boost sorbet (19€). Sounds fancy huh? Let me tell you it feels fancy. It sinks in really fast, I love the fabulous glass packaging and it has the same smell I talked about before. Even the girlfriend loves this products, she loved the texture and how fast it sinks in. Lastly I got a mini version of the shea shower cream (3€) for the festival I'm currently attending as you read this. At the till I got this sample of the bodyshop moringa body butter. I love the smell and the texture of the bodybutters.

There is no product from The Body Shop that I haven't liked.

Goodbyeeee

- Nikki