Angels on Bare Skin by LUSH

The British LUSH website describes Angels on Bare Skin as an "angelic medieval rose and lavender cleansing wash". It doesn't contain soap, instead ground almonds, glycerine and kaolin is used to cleanse the skin. It also contains lavender oil, rose absolute and chamomile oil and is recommended for normal to dry skin. For some strange reason the people at LUSH decided to put lavender flowers in it, why I don't know.

I was recommended this cleanser in the store when I was looking for a cleanser that doesn't irritate my skin and leaves it feeling dry after washing. I was told that I could use it daily but I think it is too harsh of an exfoliator for that. I recommend using it two to three times a week instead.

It is hard for me to write a review for this product because I sort of hate it and like it at the same time. The reason for my hatred is that it is so messy to use. It ends up everywhere, in the sink, in my hair, on my clothes, you name it and it's there. Also I don't like the smell but it may be caused by my dislike for the smell of lavender.

I do like the effect on my skin after I use it. After I have used it I put on my Dramatically Different Moisturizer from Clinique and go to bed ( Yes, I cleanse my skin at night before I go to sleep). When I wake up my skin is glowing and it feels soft to the touch. I am not sure that I can't get the same effect from a different exfoliator though.

Will I purchase this again? I honestly don't know. I like the effect of the cleanser but not the messiness. I think I would have to try a couple of different exfoliators and cleansers before I can answer this question. I will definitely revisit this review and let you know when I have an answer.

Sources: LUSH UK and LUSH Sweden

TRESemmé has arrived in Sweden

I was so excited when I saw boxes of TRESemmé products standing on the floor at my local grocery store. Finally a store that will carry the brand. But today when I saw the display I felt rather disappointed. There were very few products in the display, only three types of shampoo , two types of hairspray and two styling products. I know that the brand carries more products than that.

I only bought one product and it was the Heat Defence Smooth spray. I do use heat on my hair on a regular basis and I don't use any heat protection on my hair so I felt that this product might do some good.

One thing that irritates me is the size of the conditioner bottles. I can understand the 900 ml size shampoo bottles, but what am I going to do with 900 ml of conditioner?

A new love in my life.

A while ago I ordered some things from HQhair, a British online beauty and hair store. I received a generous amount of samples with my order. One of the samples was the "Shea Leave In" from Hamadi. I completely forgot about this sample until recently when I decided it was time to try something new on my unruly hair. I tried this sample and fell in love.



I don't use it all over the hair, instead I concentrate the product on the ends. This product gives my hair some definition and shine at the ends. The best thing is that I can't feel that there is a styling product in my hair, it feels completely natural.

The negative thing with this product is the price. It is very expensive, it costs £16.75 for 120 ml or £27.50 for 240 ml. In my opinion a little bit too much for a hair product.

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick

This is a new lipstick From Maybelline (at least it is here in Sweden). There are several shades divided into different shade categories such as Nudes, Pinks, Reds and Plums. According to Maybelline it is a creamy lip color with nourishing Honey Nectar. It also contains pure pigments that gives it a crispier color. For me though I cannot see a crispier color but it is definitely creamy.
I bought the lipstick in the shade "Amber Rose", a light shimmery pink. I have tried to swatch it for you by taking a picture of my lips with the lipstick on. I have to say that it feels very weird to stand in front of a window taking pictures of myself. If somebody saw me doing this they probably question my sanity.

I hope this works!

I wonder if this works?
I wish for no more wrinkles and perfect young skin. Skip the gray hairs while your at it.

So can I throw away my moisturizers and anti-aging products now?

Mmm Melting Marshmallow Moments Bath Melt

Mmm Melting Marshmallow Moments (long name there!) belong to the Luxury Bath Melt Category at LUSH. It contains moisturizing ingredients such as cocoa butter and almond oil, and I would say that it is a cross between a bath bomb (without the fizz) and a bubble bar. This Bath Melt has a sweet candy smell to it and it looks a candy too. This smell lingers on the skin and is sweet but not overpowering. I have to say that I loved this one because of the smell but also because my skin felt very soft after the bath.

I split the Bath Melt in two and used one half in my bath to get the most out of my money (yes I am a little cheap). I put it under the running water as I filled my bathtub. It produced a nice thin layer of bubbles and turned the water in to a milky light pink color. Even though it didn't produce a huge mountain of bubbles like the Bubble Bars do it was enough to cover my body and give me a feeling of a bubble bath.

I think that out of the bath products that I have tried so far this is my favorite. It has one negative side though and it's the price tag. I got mine in the "Hello Gorgeous" gift box, but on its own it costs 49 SEK in Sweden and £3.35 on the UK LUSH site. I did split mine in half so it can last me two baths but a small bubble bar can last me three to four baths and is therefore more economic to use.

Will I buy this again? Yes I definitely will, but I have some more bath products that I want to try from LUSH before I buy it again.

Sources: LUSH Sweden and LUSH UK

Make Up Store Czarinna

The new collection from Make Up Store is called Czarinna and was released in the beginning of September. I decided to go and check it out and I have to say that I was very impressed by this collection. The collection contains eye shadows, lip products and a purple mascara. The lip products and one of the eye shadows are in different shades of purple as well.

I picked up a couple of things from the collection. I wanted everything but I had to restrain myself a little.

From left to right: "Ski" Pot Gloss, "Sibiria" eye shadow, "Moscow" eye shadow and "Platina" High Tech Lighter.

I bought two of the eye shadows, "Moscow", a matte purple eye shadow and "Sibiria", a shimmering beige pink eye shadow, I also picked up the Pot Gloss, "Ski" a burgundy colored lip gloss.
I haven't used the lip gloss yet but the eye shadows are very pigmented and the matte eye shadow isn't chalky at all.
I was going to get the Aubergine Mascara released with this collection but I had a little mishap. When I came home and opened the packaging I saw this.


You can say I was a little shocked. I bought the wrong Mascara. But now I think it's cool and I thought out different ways to wear the Mascara. I learned an important lesson, always read the description on the box.

I also picked up the High Tech lighter in "Platina". This is cream color that can be used on the face, eyes and lips. I will use this as a base for my eye shadows.

Tip of the Day!

Put Vaseline around your hairline and on your ears to avoid staining your skin when coloring your hair. This makes it easy to remove the dye from the skin and avoid staining your skin.

Did it work?

I tried the nail repair kit that I bought recently and thought it was time to tell you if it worked. It was a 5 second repair kit, containing a 5 sec nail glue and a nail strengthening powder. I followed the instructions except for the last step. I thought it was unnecessary to cover my entire nail in a thin layer of glue, so I didn't.
It wasn't hard to do. The hardest thing for me was figuring out how to open the glue container. When I was finished it looked pretty good and it glued the nail back together. The next day it lasted about two to three hours. Then the glue loosened from the nail. I have a job that is though on my nails and it couldn't stand up to that. I tried to redo the repair when I came home and follow all the steps in the instructions, but the repair didn't last. So I ended up cutting the nail really short and hope that it doesn't break again.