Lush - Bella Fruta gift box

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Lush is a natural brand, that has such a vast and exotic range of products. Using the best ingredient's to give you, the most sensual, luxurious pampering.  So i was most surprised and overwhelmed, when i was sent a gift from lush. I cannot thank them enough. I hope that showing my gift will inspire anyone stuck for christmas ideas. 

Bella fruta Gift box

Is described as ; We're paying bathing homage to all things fruity with this gorgeous gift, designed to leave you feeling fresh and invigorated. Avocado butter nourishes the skin, fresh bananas moisturise and mangoes help to condition the skin.

Honestly if i could convey the smell this box radiates when you receive it, wow fruity lovers this is your box. Make haste and grab one before its too late. Now for the wondrous contents of this most beautiful gift box.

Comforter 

Sometimes you just need to shut yourself off from the outside world. This bar is supersized, so you’ll only need to crumble half a bar to make enough bubbles for a long, comforting soak. Cassis absolute gives a distinctive blackcurrant fragrance, while bergamot adds an uplifting note.

A scent you could smell for hours and never be bored. Beautiful bar full of rich colour and bubbles, a most beautiful product. I love the scent of this bubble bar and its lushness, i can't get over how much this scent makes me just relax. Plus your bathroom will smell amazing. A definite recommend for anyone who loves rich blackcurrant scents. 

Mango bath melt 

A gorgeous way to wake up and replenish the skin. The citrus fragrance  lifts the mood, the mix of butters are (cocoa, avocado and mango) a rich treat for the skin. It packs a hydrating punch. Avocado butter rehydrate's and work with the mango & cocoa, to soften and moisturise.

Wow packed full of mango fruity scent and feels like a buttery bar of goodness. I really enjoy these bath melts and as they are so soft. I will in future cut them to portions and then cling film it to preserve the butters. I could get 3 portions if i was using other products with this bath melt, however my husband likes this one so i do 2 portions. Its so rich and tropical that you will sit in the bathroom, until the scents leave which is a long time. 

Avobath bomb

Avobath in the morning to help you face the day. The oils will pick you up, also tackling dryness with avocado and olive oil. Containing lustre, giving a shimmering green effect to the water. It contains avocado and olive oil, to  make this an excellent for dry skin sufferers.

I haven't used this one as yet as I'm gifting this to someone, whom is going into hospital where skin can become dry and so sore. This will be the perfect pre-admission treat and relaxing gift i can give. Plus she loves green as its her favourite colour and the beautiful smell of this bath bomb is like just nothing you can describe. I know il be doing a christmas order so il purchase one.

Miranda

A skin-brightening and mood-lightening summery soap. Packed with fresh kiwi fruit and refreshing citrus oils, perfect for dull skin. Kiwi is full of natural fruit enzymes that break down dead skin cells,brightening your skin. Juniperberry oil an antiseptic helps congested skin, bergamot oil adds to your mood.

This soap made me smile so much when i opened the box, as it was like a jammy dodger of the soap world. The outside so fruity with the kiwi which was so soft on my skin. I have dry skin and this made my skin feel so moisturised and not sore. Usually I'm sore after a shower as the soap makes me itch and just goes so red, this didn't do anything like that. In fact my dead skin areas were looking like id exfoliated but not raw looking. Also my creams absorbed quicker plus it felt enjoyable. The whole evening routine i felt envigorated and just relaxed. So i will be buying another chunk of this soap as my Rockstar soap has run out.

Hand cream : Sympathy for the skin

We've packed this lotion with bananas, cocoa butter and vanilla to nourish and soften skin. Fresh bananas added to a loose emulsion of vanilla, cocoa butter and almond oil. Helps the skin easily absorb the vitamin, mineral-rich bananas. 

So this lotion for my hands is not lasting long as i must overuse this lotion. My skin and nails are so nourished and soft that I'm addicted. I love vanilla and banana so this pot will be gone by next week and i will mourn its passing, till my next order arrives. I highly recommend this lotion for anyone. 

Red fun

Ideal for children (of all ages) Red Fun. A 4-in-1 product, this gentle product can be used as a solid shampoo, bubble bar, soap, or even to play with. One of five colours. It contains orange oil and mandarin oil to add sunshine to your mood.

This is one of 5 colours in the Fun bar range, each having a certain mood to cater too if your an adult. This is a perfect family product as its natural and your not rummaging through numerous bottles, to find the child friendly products. So the children can be given a pick of a colour (Id recommend that you pre cut this for your bathroom, again cling film so each child can pick a colour) unwrap there own soap and have some play time. Then wash with the soap as they play, this is perfect for children. Plus adults whom have a little child at heart. 

What are your favourite lush products ?

Elemental goddess - Fire

So in keeping with the elemental series of goddess' I'm doing the next one shall be - Fire.

Now this was tricky as I didn't want to do the standard red and yellow cartoony flames. I wanted to add something different with the addition of sooty colours to symbolise the ash and also take the forehead to a "V" where flames would start and then go back towards the hair. Now I'm aware It would have looked so much better if I'd had contacts or a form of head-piece. I'm no makeup artist and this is just me using my body as an art canvas. My therapy. 

So what I used (If a grid of products i used would help please comment as id happily add this) ;

Elemis - Pro- radiance illuminating balm ( just for under the eyes to brighten)

Illamasqua - hydra veil primer 

Benefit Fake up (01) and Paula's choice concealer in light to cover the redness from hay fever season.

Kay hart mineral -  Yellow concealer

Mix of MAC (NW15 studio sculpt) plus Loreal true match foundation 

Physicians formula - youth wear powder in translucent 

Sleek blush - Pomegranate

Sigma golden highlight - resort palette 

Maybelline colour tattoo - Metallic pomegranate 

La Colours palette - Stargazer (reds,golds and bronze colours used)

Vivo single eyeshadow - like 24ct Black and gold mineral colour

Loreal Gel liner - Black

Illamasqua liquid metal- red & gold

Urban decay kohl -Perversion

Lush liquid lipstick - Desire (red) 

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So first of all moisturise with the Elemis illuminating balm and also I used this to add some brightness to my eye area as il be using quite bold ash colours. Then the illamasqua Hydra veil to prime my face fully, once dry then take benefits fake up to the under eye and Paula's choice light concealer to the nose to cover redness from seasonal hay fever. Set this with either a mineral loose clear powder or in my case Kay hart yellow mineral concealer to set this into place. This is the best mineral concealer I've used and its very light plus doesn't clog.

Then using a mix of Studio sculpt and True match blended in on the back of my hand to warm, apply evenly. Rubbing in with fingers and adding another layer if needed. I find mixing these two makes a full coverage foundation so one layer is enough. Then set when dry with the Youth wear powder as it has a flick of a highlighting property with shimmer. Not a lot but enough to make the face illuminate without needing to add more powders then needed. Take the sleek blush and apply a good layer stippling this colour in and working that so the lines aren't harsh and the colour is also taken up towards the ear.

So then we take the maybelinne colour tattoo and paint the eye with this taking it past the just past the crease. Then using the vivo single shadow, pack that onto the outer "V" blending towards the middle. Don't take it past the crease as you want some of the colour tattoo to still show. Then taking the La colours (top bronze and gold to the right) take the gold to highlight the tear duct and also bring this colour to meet the middle in strokes (feathering effect to break up bulk colour and help give dimension) , as you want to use the bronze too in the same way with some of the dark pomegranate still visible. 

Line the eye with the red colour from the illamasqua palette and the gold to line the bottom lash line. Then taking the black gel liner do the wing and run this line above the red on the top lash line running this to a point in the middle. Use the gold to take the line from the bottom to above the black wing and again run this to a tip at the end. The black liner should also run a little at the edge of the lower lash liner to a point at the waterline. Line the waterline with Perversion. It should be an effect where the Gold, black and red are inter-twining.

Then for lips take the perversion and lightly line the lip (sterilise the pencil after after) then using a lip brush blend this in and add some of the red and gold from the illamasqua palettes to blend with, use some lush liquid red lipstick to just ombré the middle section (Make it look like drips so the lips are fiery and like a lump of coal thats red inside but black around it). Use some concealer on a brush to tidy and make the lip edges sharper. My hair line was some of the vivo 24ct colour stippled with the pomegranate sleek blush, then take the gold and red illamasqua on to a fine nail art brush and fan in some lines for flames also towards the sides, take lush' red liquid lipstick and dab some on so it then fades into the brow line.  Now I used some vivo to stipple the sides above the blush to give the feeling of ashes and also ran some gold threw my brow-line. Then just tap in some Sigma golden highlight to give the illusion of the yellow flame through the brows and in the areas most prominent and your done. 

Hope you enjoyed this look xxxx earth or wind next ??