Oops, more lush :)

I admit, I'm getting already addicted to lush. I use Imperialis everyday and my skin feels a lot better. A few days ago I couldn't sleep so I had a bath with a dreamtime bathmelt, really relaxing. And my hair never was as soft as with jungle conditioner. So I ordered some more :) This is the last batch for at least a month, I first have to use things that I have.

I really wanted to buy a henna bloc. I thought it would be like 1/3 of this size. I still have dyed hair so I'm not sure if I can even use it well but I'll try.

From Jungle I got silky smooth hair but it looked fluffy, that's why I wanted to try Fluff-Eaze.

Babyface is one of those things people seem to love so I had to have that one too.

I love the idea of shampoo blocks, and when you buy two you get a tin for free, just couldn't resist. I got Ultimate Shine and Godiva.

The look of fever is to die for with that little kiss, hope it works too.

The you've been mangoed bath melt is a bit over the top to use in one time, I will cut this in 3-4 pieces, I do like the smell but it is too much.

I also got a lot of samples, yeeey more jungle! I also got the charity pot, sympathy for your skin, I should Coco (sorry I don't like coconut) and Red Rooster.

Tonight I have 2 photoshoots (with 4 people!) so I can't try them. The first shoot starts at 17.00 and is for an event with mountainbikes. The second one starts at 20.00 and is about extreme make-up. These are my first real shoots and I'm exited!!!!

Tag + lush review

Whoops I only noticed now that I got tagged in January by http://monacodesigns.blogspot.com/, she has really cool pictures on her blog. These are the rules:


- Link to the person who tagged you
- Post the rules on your blog
- Write six random things about yourself
- Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
- Let each person know they've been tagged

My random facts:
- My mom won't let me go with her to the supermarket anymore because she ends up buying 50% more than when she goes alone
- I have 82 silver coloured lobster clasps which is stupid since I work with sterling silver, not silver plated
- I first wanted to name my dog Elly, like the first letters of my name (Elke) and my mom's (Lieve). It became Tessy, Elly is too sweet for this dog, Tessy is a much more fun name
- I had 8 years of French lessons and I forgot like 97% of it.
- When I read beauty blogs I always go searching for make up on ebay and end up buying nothing. Then at 1 am I check it out again and buy for 50 dollars
- I collect scraps of sterling silver hoping someone can melt it into a ring for me

Hm so now I have to tag 6 other people, I don't want to bother others and I don't read a lot of English blogs so I have to think about that

Next more lush reviews. I got a sample of herbalism cleanser. It is ment for oily skin but I used it on some impurities on my forehead. I don't really like the smell, it smells like the thing I use to keep musquitos away. It also felt very weird and my sink looked like an entire army used their camouflage over it. I won't buy this.
I will buy the dreamtime bath melt. They send this instead of the dreamtime balm. I took about 1/3 of it and put it in my bath tub. The smell is great and relaxing and when you get out of bath you don't need bodymilk because the melt will leave it's butters on your skin but not an annoying thick layer. THis is definateley something I will buy again

Lush Cosmetics

I loooooove bath and beauty products. It's so great to go in bath with a ton of new products to try out in delicious smells. That's why I gather a lot of products. Most of the time I prefer to buy sample sizes. That way I can try something out first but I also don't have to clean out the entire product before trying something new. I like to try lots of different things.

I also love bath and beauty shops. I read a lot about lush lately so now I wanted to try. There are two Lush stores in Belgium but I rarely go to those cities and I didn't want to go just to buy some shampoo or something so I ordered online. Nowadays the British Pound isn't as strong as it used to be so I had an exchange rate advantage when I ordered in the UK so I did.

They were really fast, I ordered on Friday or Saturday evening and paid with visa, Wednesday morning it arrived, nicely and securly wrapped too. Inside there was this smell of something, I openend up the box and it seemed to be filled with popcorn as a protective. Very cute and funny but my products were also covered in small pieces or corn which was not that funny.

One item was missing and for the other one they send me a bath melt instead of the balm in that scent. But I send an email and they said they would send the right items and I could keep the wrong ones. And mistakes can happen of course so I'm happy about the service.

I got Aqua Marina cleanser, it's not milk but more like a blob of cleanser. You take a small piece and mix that with water. But there is seaweed in this product and it smelled like fish. I tried it two times and the smell just horrifies me, I threw this product away.

Next there was this asian style named hair mask (I really cant remember or pronounce the name). It was made with fresh ingredients like avocados and eggs. The smell isnt great, a bit too much cinnamon. I applied it to dry hair, let it rest for 20 minutes and rinsed. The next day my hair was more soft and shiney and I got compliments but it had some more knots as usual.

To solve the knot problem and to make my hair more straight I ordered Jungle. It's a conditioner but in a solid block. I haven't tried it but I will tonight.

I also got Imperialis daycream, the smell is alright. It does take a while to absorb, it's not very fatty but it stays on the skin for about 10 minutes. This is a fine product that I will keep using (at least until I run out of it)

Next there was sakura solid perfume. This is very solid, it is rather hard to get a bit out of it, well enough to smell it. I do like the smell.

Fair trade Foot Lotion was next. Finally a foot lotion that isn't white! It is a very cute pink. It does smell like peppermint and spearmint, I guess almost every foot lotion does that.

The other two products where a kind of balm with lavender that makes you sleep good and a tablet to put in hot water to steam your skin above and then use as toner. These are the products they will send me later.

I also like the fact that when you return 5 of their packages you get a free mask. Isn't that nice?

I'm back!

I've been soooo sick and busy that I forgot about you, my readers but I'm back, trying to blog to relax :)

I had a driving lesson today again so I really need to relax. I would like to take my exam in a few months so I took a lesson to see what else I still have to practise. It wasn't a big disaster but I'm just not fond of them. My own car is 20 years old and you can imagine its a lot different to drive than the teachers car that was just 3 weeks old. So I really had to get to know it first. I didn't hit anything or anyone so that's postive I guess :) I do know now that I still have to practise a lot more in the city where the exam will be. It's about a 30 minute drive and I just never go there but I will now.

I also ordered my first lush products a few days ago. I heard people bragging about it all the time and since I looooooove taking long baths and beauty stuff I decided to check out what it is all about. I mostly ordered products that looked like fun to me. Like this pink blob of stuff with seaweed around it. You should take a small piece and mix it with water to use it on your face. We'll see. I ordered on friday and I heard from others it usually arrives in a day or 5.

I got these cool things today to. I belong to some Dutch jewelry maker's forums and I bought swarovski colour charts for the people that wanted one, so now I have 13 or 14 of these charts. I wanted to send them today but the office shop was closed so I couldn't get any bubble wrappers. They are really cool.

I'm gonna put a mask on (with sunflowers and carrots) and go watch some tv. Have a fun night!