LUSH Oxford Street Haul

Hey hey lovely people!

So last week, I went on a little trip to London with my go-to travel gal pal, Dayna! 

Shamefully, we spent 9am - 5pm in just five shops and truly outshopped ourselves.

By the time we got to LUSH Oxford Street, we were probably carrying shopping with the weight being equivalent to a two year old child, so we unsuccessfully tried to tame ourselves in the store.

Now, here's what a picked up in LUSH heaven, with a little description on each! I'm hoping that every one of you cutie readers get a chance to pop in there!

Let's do this!

Okay, now I think of this as the lighter cousin to Shoot For The Stars. Seriously, visually, it looks like someone just brightened SFTS!

It smells really fresh and personally, very minty and cold. According to what I can still read on the description label, it has some popping candy in it!

Seeing as it's now summer, my body is now officially ready to use this bad boy on a hot summers day!

All the points to this bubble bar for being the most majestic LUSH product I've ever seen.

First off, don't make the mistake I did and pick up a broken one, thinking they're individual sticks! 

Seriously though, this product in total is unbelievably weighty! 

It smells kinda spicy, almost like a Christmas cinnamon spice, which isn't helping my LUSH

My First Bloggers Event - LUSH Mothers Day Event

Hey hey lovely people!

Last week, I was given the opportunity to attend LUSH Bath's bloggers event for the Mothers Day product launch. 

Yeah, this was my first ever bloggers event. Bless me!

Honestly, I was so excited and nervous prior to it, after all, I have a pretty small blog, especially compared to most people that attend bloggers events. 

At the same time though, it was a LUSH event, probably my favourite company (I mean c'mon, just look at my Instagram!), and being lucky enough to see the product range before everyone else, well, that was FAB!

Thankfully, I wasn't going alone! My trusty sidekick Dayna was attending too, so we made the journey from Wales to Bath and arrived way too early, like the cool kids we are not!

After freaking out and double checking we were here on the right day, other people started to turn up. My 'small blog syndrome' started to go away because everyone was so lovely and welcoming.

So, when we all went inside, we were first shown the new range and given a description on them. 

So, here's the LUSH Mothers Day 2015 range:

So, first up, we have a returner from 2014, Secret Garden.

I remember using this last year and being amazed as how pigmented this bath bomb. Not to go all Persil on you, but it really is small and mighty!

When used, it's as if it paints the surface of the water. I'm pretty sure that I once saw a demo where a flower pattern was left behind. It smells kinda sweet and floral, thanks to the rose and marigold in this. 

Next up is Rose Bombshell.

Don't be fooled by this bath bomb; it may look like a simple beauty, but after the outer shell fizzes away, petals are released and your water begins to turn pink. 

It definitely smells like roses, but not in the way that Rose Jam does, it's more powdery. I think this is gonna be the dark horse of the Mothers Day lineup

Now onto bubble bars, and starting with my favourite, we have Ultraviolet.

This one fits in with the big bubble bars (That alliteration though), along with The Comforter and Brightside. 

When used, it creates violet coloured water, which coincidentally, I think smells just like parma violets too! 

And the cutest Mothers Day product goes to Mother Superior.

I will be honest, when I was waiting outside and spying through the window, I couldn't tell what this was. Initially, I thought it was some weird sheep. I blame my Welshness.

After a little sniff, I'd say it smells like a lovely soapy bath, with a soft floral hint. I'm tempted to say it's jasmine. Either way, it's one of those products you'd want in a bath to feel cosy before bed.

Everyones childhood in a LUSH product. Here we have the ever so cute Bubblegrub.

In case you couldn't tell by now, this is fashioned on the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Note how it's eyes are made from chocolate buttons? Yeah, trying real hard right now to not eat them.

Most people aren't to keen on this ones scent. To me, it's like a mixture between Coconut, chocolate and fresh mint. Definitely a very food scent, but a bit weird.

Now for the signature shower gel for Mothers Day, Yummy Mummy.

I was a bit wary on this, considering I wasn't all that fussed on the Valentines scent, Prince Charming.

Turns out, this smells absolutely lovely. It's kinda sweet and caramel-ish, but with a fruity and floral hint.

Plus, if you're super obsessed, you can get it as a body conditioner too. Fab!

Now, for the Mothers Day soap, Love You Mum.

 Look at how beautiful it is?! Personally, I wasn't too keen on the scent, which is why I didn't purchase any, but the website says that it contains Mimosa absolute, Bergamot oil and Jasmine absolute.

After all the products were introduced to us, we had free reign of the store, able to take up all the fab opportunities that were there on the night. First, we went to a scent test to find out which fragrance we would like best.

Turns out some scents smell completely different on certain people. What can smell like orange to some actually turned into lemon on others!

Afterwards, because how could we not, we swatched some of the LUSH makeup products. I now realise that LUSH actually make a really good highlighter.

Along with the scent test, we were also offered hand massages with some of LUSH's signature products, including Ro's Argan Oil body conditioner and the new Yummy Mummy shower gel. Also, thanks to Dayna's arm for being a fab model.

  There were some lovely lemonades and snacks available at the front that looked cute and fancy.

Yeah, cue awkward Jade that can't drink fizzy drinks making a squash. Thankfully, I wasn't alone! Shout out to Clair, a fellow member of the anti fizzy drink club.

Finally, we left the best for last, making out own bath bombs and bubble bars. 

As you can see, everyone here was creative with their Sunnyside bubble bars, and then there was me, making a pasty...

Overall, it was such a lovely night and I'd like to thank LUSH Bath for inviting me along. Hopefully I'll be invited back for more events!

So, question of the post: Which LUSH Mothers Day product are you looking most forward to using?Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day! 

Lots of Love

Lush Valentines Haul

Hey hey lovely people!

I've finally managed to take some photos of my LUSH Valentines Day haul after having an inner struggle with how to take decent blog photos, #bbloggerproblems.

Seriously though, the struggle to get natural lighting in Winter, let alone in Wales! 

Nevertheless, I'm super excited to show you the 2015 edition of LUSH's valentines range. There's a lot of fun colours and fab designs this year, so enjoy!

First up, we have Unicorn Horn, the product which has generated the most buzz this time around. Seriously, look at how majestic this is! It's super colourful and slightly iridescent too, so I'm interested to see if this will make your bath water sparkly.

I've seen a lot of debate over what scent this is. To me, it smells like a little bit like Brightside bubble bar, but with Lavender. 

Next up is a returner, Love Locket. This is my first time purchasing a 3-in-1 bath bomb too, so I'm really looking forward to opening this. It's like next generation Kinder Surprise or something!

This splits with two halves of the outer bomb and one central heart bomb. Only problem is finding the heart (pun not intended) to split the thing in two. 

It smells sweet, but also like jasmine scented, kinda along the lines of the typical 'romantic' LUSH scent.

Honestly, this was the one I was most looking forward to. I love all the bubbleroons in LUSH, but to see a heart shaped one, well, I started freaking out! 

It's a bit bigger than the other bubbleroons, and smells like Butterball bath bomb, but more floral. The 'filling' between this is covered in golden glitter too. Expect a blog post on this very soon.

Now for this newcomer, the lovely Floating Flower. I'm really impressed with the shape; it's nice to see a bath bomb that isn't just round. 

The scent is full on floral, and fresh, which makes me wonder why it wasn't released with the Mothers Day products (blog post to follow on that btw!), still, I can't wait to see what my bath water looks like after using this. 

What a little cutie this is! Lonely heart is a red bubble bar that's covered in golden glitter, which is currently all over my hands right now!

To me, it smells almost identical to Fizzbanger. Only criticism I have is that, for £3.50, it's pretty small!

Ooh, looky here, a new soap! This is cupids love, and it comes in two designs: this red one with hearts running through, or a full white one, which is part of the arrow going through this heart shaped soap.

It smells so sweet and fruity, like berries, but a bit more exotic. 

Finally, something I really need right now, a lip scrub. But this isn't just a lip scrub, this is practically a food! 

The Kiss is an orange scented sugar lip scrub with sprinkles and edible hearts. How fab?! It's uncanny how many people have told me that they secretly eat the stuff, but what's worse is that I don't blame them! This stuff is sooo good!

That's all I picked up from the LUSH Valentines collection! Did any of you guys get anything? Let me know in the comments below.

Question of the post: If you could design a bath bomb, what would it be like? I'm interested in hearing what you guys love!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

A Day In... Bath!

Hey hey lovely people!

I can happily say that all of my deadlines and other commitments are now over, so you can expect m posts to be a lot more regular now. 

To celebrate this (Let's be honest, I was really just looking for an excuse), I went to Bath with my long time gal pal, Dayna!

I thought I'd take my camera along and document the day, so enjoy!

So, after getting off the train (and having a brief pause, in awe of how much we adore Bath), we headed on down to Debenhams, in search of a MAC counter and Arch Angelz.

Yeah, we were left pretty disappointed when we found out that Bath's Debenhams doesn't have a MAC counter. #FirstWorldStruggles. 

Okay, so we essentially used Debenhams as a refuge for the freezing cold temperatures on that day, but we did manage to gain the courage to continue shopping, and headed onwards to Hollister, where I picked up a lovely summer dress for £20! BARGAIN!

Obviously, I also got a refill of my favourite body mist, Solana Beach. Basically, I'm just screaming on the inside for it to be summer again.

Afterwards, we headed on into Boots, mainly because I needed some wet wipes to wipe off my awful lip colour. Yeah, we were immediately distracted by the spray body lotions, though, they were on offer, so it was justified.

Now for a Pro Tip: Are you covered in makeup from swatching in Boots? Now, I don't know if this is unique to Bath, but they have boxes of tissues on top of all the makeup stands, so no more covered hands. You're welcome. 

Next up, we went to our favourite shop, LUSH! 

Now, the last I went to Bath was in the summer last year (I know, pity me), and in that time, LUSH had moved to a unit on the opposite side of the street so they can accommodate the LUSH spa that they're building. Yeah, I'm now feeling so much jealousy on behalf of my regular Cardiff LUSH.

Since I needed an incentive to finish my deadlines, I said that I wouldn't buy any of the LUSH Valentines stock until everything was submitted. I kept that promise, so me and Dayna went all out with the Valentines products.

I picked up everything I wanted, except for Unicorn Horn, which looks like it's a big seller, considering that a few LUSH stores have sold out of them. 

It was all good though, because the fabulous LUSH in Bath had some Snowcake soap left over from the Christmas stock. Needless to say, we both picked up a hefty chunk.

Also, shout out to the two lovely ladies who were working in LUSH that day and invited us to the bloggers event they're having this February. I'm beyond excited for this, especially considering that it's my first bloggers event!

So by now, it was around lunch time and we were both starving, so we thought we'd try and find somewhere to eat.

When we came to Bath a long time ago, someone told us to turn left at LUSH and we'd find all of the restaurants. 

*Cue a hungry Dayna and Jade getting lost in Bath, but taking some cute photos*

In the end, we gave up and went to the place we know best: Jamie's Italian.

Seriously, we're way too used to this place now. But seriously, the food here is so good.

Before we were seated, we waited at the bar, where you can see all the fabulous fired meats, herbs and spices, as shown in the photo above. It really just has this small, Mediterranean deli feel, which you don't usually get from many 'Italian' restaurants. Nice one Jamie's! 

Our plan was to share some sides between us; Our favourite Funky Chips and some garlic bread. Unfortunately, Jamie's Italian don't serve any garlic bread, so we chose the Artisan Bread Basket.

Artisan being the key word in the name, because it was presented beautifully. Credit to them for making something as simple as bread look really exciting. 

Dayna didn't really like the dips, but I LOVED them. There were all different types of breads, though my favourites were the really fluffy one that was drizzled in oil and sea salt, and the seeded flat bread. Yum!

We also thought we'd give the mocktails a go, considering that I hate anything alcoholic (Top student). 

I picked the Berry Blast, which tasted like my favourite fruit, raspberry, but with a slight zing. Seriously, it was the perfect amount. I usually hate citrus fruit, but this was just right, though, it did get foamy and too citrusy at the very end.

Our food came afterwards. I ordered the carbonara, which tasted absolutely stunning, especially the pancetta. 

Of course, I ate it all, and totally regretted it afterwards, trying to shop on a full stomach!

Afterwards, we went into the new (well, I say new, it could've been built anywhere between last summer and now!) Primark in Bath. Admittedly, my Primark snob came out, in that in just doesn't compare to Cardiff's Primark, though, I'll give it credit for trying. 

Lastly, we had a quick look in H&M, where I picked up a lovely pair of shoes, which I'll show you in a later blog post. 

After that, we headed back to Wales on a very busy commuter train. Note to future self: Always book trains.

So, that was my day in Bath. Question of the post: Have you ever visited Bath? What's your favourite part of the city? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 19 - My Top 3 Bath Bombs

Hey hey lovely people

Little insight into my life. Today is 'Window day', and I'm writing this while I currently have no window in my room! Is it weird that I actually love it and, despite the coldness, that it actually feels like summer?

Nevertheless, I now have some FAB lighting and I'm in a happy mood, which is why I'm writing the post so early, though it won't be early going up as I'm still to take the photos!

Either way, regardless of when you read this, here's my top 3 favourite bath bombs! 

Now, if you follow my Instagram (@jadenatashax), then you'll know by now that I'm OBSESSED with bath bombs, and I usually post 2-3 videos a week of different bath bomb demos. Well, today, I thought I'd let you in on which ones so far have been my personal top 3, in no order, of course! 

1) LUSH's Golden Egg

So, first up, we have LUSH's Golden Egg. 

Now, I wish I picked up more of these when they were released, because I only have one left now. #SadTimes.

Little bit of a back story, but this bath bomb was the inspiration to my first blog post, and partially, for this blog too! Ahh, the cringey flashbacks

It's almost not like a bath bomb at all, more in the sense that it's like a bath bomb and bath melt combination, with a melting outer shell and a fizzing centre. Plus, it smells of the delicious LUSH scent, Honey I Washed The Kids. 

Only downside is that it's only available from LUSH during their Easter range, that's if it comes back this year.

Either way, I can live quite happily knowing that I still have at least one of these beauties in my collection!

2) Coal Harbour's Angel Delight

Next up is a favourite of mine from Coal Harbour. May I present, Angel Delight.

Now, I may or may not have about 5 of these lying in my drawer as we speak. Seriously, I'm obsessed!

First, let's talk about the colour. When used, this bath bomb turns your water the most incredible shade of blue. It looks like you're sat in melted blue tip tops (In case you're not British, I'm talking about freeze pops).

Now the scent, seriously, don't get me started! I can't even describe what it is, but it smells LOVELY (unlike the smell in my room at the moment from the windows, which seriously smells like I'm just inhaling nail varnish). 

Fortunately, these can be purchased all year round from coal harbour.co.uk.

3) LUSH's Shoot For The Stars

Ahh, why do I love so many limited edition LUSH bath bombs? 

Now, Shoot For The Stars is only available during Christmas time, so stock up NOW!

This bath bomb leaves your water looking like a galaxy, all dark with speckles of glitter floating around. It's so unique and fabulous.

Along with that it also has the lovely smell of Honey I Washed The Kids (Can you sense my obsession yet?!).

So, that's it for now! Question of the post; what's your favourite bath bomb? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love