So it was
my birthday yesterday. I had a very relaxing and laidback day, topped off with
a meal at my favourite local Thai restaurant with my lovely partner.
My
sister-in-law was nice enough to get me a nice bath set from Bomb Cosmetics;
the Angel On My Shoulder set, which seems to have been a Christmas holiday set.
I’ve not had anything from them before, but they seem to produce similar items to
Lush.
The "Angel On My Shoulder" set from Bomb Cosmetics
Check out Bomb Cosmetics here:- http://bombcosmetics.co.uk/
Controversially,
I have actually never even stepped into a Lush; I find the smell of the stores
so offensive and overpowering that I can’t even get over the threshold, let
alone in to buy anything to try, so I have no real point of comparison. I don’t
often sit and soak in the bath anyway these days, so it’s something I’ve never
felt the urge to try (I know Lush sells more than bath stuff, but still... can't bear the shops!).
Since I had
my birthday to myself however, I decided I would have a play with my gifts from
Bomb Cosmetics and treated myself to what was, in all probability, my first
bath in about 3 years. I decided I most liked the smell of the Oh My Little
Star Buttercup, which is the one with the whole star anise on the top.
This item,
as advertised, takes a long time to dissolve fully in the bath. It doesn’t seem
to contain any colour, but you can see a faint shimmer in the water, and of
course, it smells great. I was quite surprised to find this, on its own, leaves
a quite a bit of residue on your skin, in the same way that you would expect a
lotion or body butter to do. I found it very moisturising, and I’m looking
forward to trying some of the other bath items in the set.
The "Oh My Little Star Buttercup", mostly dissolved; you can see the shimmer in the water from the essential oils and creamy goodies in the buttercup
I followed
my long soak in the bath with the China White Lotion, which I also received in
the set. I had quite mixed feelings about this item, in that it’s definitely
heavy for a lotion, which I prefer, and very moisturising, but I seriously did
not like the smell. It smells, to me anyways, as though there’s some kind of
banana base to it, and I despise all things banana. Either way, the scent was very
off-putting; fortunately, it doesn’t seem to linger too long on the skin, and I did
like the product itself. I’ll probably continue to use the lotion and put up
with the smell.
The "China White Lotion" from Bomb Cosmetics; I loved how the product felt, but was less keen on the scent
Overall,
for something I didn’t know I wanted until I was sat in the bath with my Etude
House Collagen Patches on with Iron Maiden playing in the background, I’ve
enjoyed my first foray into Bomb Cosmetics. From their website, their items
seem reasonably priced and look adorable, so I may order from them myself in the future.
Finally on
my birthday-related post, I went for a bright rainbow eyeshadow look to go out
for dinner, as I was wearing a black and white plaid skirt, my suspender leggings,
a loose fitting black and silver top and my Hell Bunny Ouija Board
cardigan. This colour combination is one
I wear quite frequently (warm colours in the crease and cool colours on the lid, meeting at either end with yellow and purple), but this time, I recreated it with my Sugarpill
eyeshadows, although I still used the trusty 88 palette for all my
transitioning shades. I was really happy with how it came out.
Recreating an old favourite look with Sugarpill eyeshadows
Something bright and vibrant to go out for dinner
All in all,
I had a lovely day and was spoiled rotten by friends and family. There’s more
birthday celebrations to come over the weekend, so I have that to look forward
to as well.
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