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
Now, I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and now that I have a bit more free time, I've finally got around to doing it.
Okay, so at the end of each month, I'm gonna be posting The Jadelist: a 10 song playlist of songs that I've been loving in the past month.
To make things easier for you all, I'm gonna create each playlist on Spotify and leave the link for it at the end of each post.
Each post will have a varied music selection which will very much likely not go together at all!
There's only one rule: Listen to each song until the chorus before you dismiss it.
So without further ado, here's the Jadelist for April 2015:
1.
Slo Mo Tiger GlobyFiona Bevan
Without a doubt, this has been my favourite song of the month, which I surprisingly first heard on a TV advert.
Fiona's voice is so unique and beautiful, plus I can't resist a song with a ukulele!
Seriously though, how does this video only have just over 1000 views?! Someone make this girl No.1 right now!
2.
GoodbyebyWho Is Fancy
I have the TuneIn radio app to thank for finding this lovely little song.
As soon as this song is released in the UK, I think it has potential to be number, or at least a top 10 hit.
The music video is definitely a lot more captivating than the typical 'Ooh, look! I'm having a party' music videos that are all too common these days.
3.
Post To Be by Omarion, Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko
Disclaimer, this song is not limited to groceries.
Honestly though, I've been a fan of Jhené for a while, and this song does have a really catchy beat that will stay in your head for days.
Plus, nice to see Omarion around. Last song I can remember from him was Icebox. Nostalgia time!
Though, my inner grammar nazi does scream out. Supposed to be*.
4.
My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit
Now, this song was kind of a random find for me.
Lately, I've become a bit obsessed with country style music, and while on a little YouTube spree on one of my favourite bands, The Common Linnets, I heard them perform this song.
Little did I know that it was a cover.
It looks like I have a thing for European Country Music, considering The Common Linnets are from The Netherlands, and First Aid Kit are from Sweden.
Now it forever holds a special place in my heart as the first song I learnt on guitar.
5.
The Girl by City and Colour
First up, let's clarify why this is in The Jadelist.
I've loved this song for about three or four years now, ever since I heard City and Colour perform a live version of this on One Tree Hill (That Valentines Day ep though!).
Yeah, I've somehow gone all this time without hearing the actual studio version, and I'm OBSESSED!
Initially, it sounds pretty similar to the acoustic version, until it hits 2.18, when the pace picks up.
A beautiful song, by a very talented artist, who surprisingly used to be in a post-hardcore band!
6.
Aftertaste by Ben Lee
Surprise surprise, there's somewhat of a One Tree Hill theme in this Jadelist. I may or may not be rewatching the series.
Either way, have you ever heard anybody say that the music in One Tree Hill is awful? No, because it's not!
This song is pretty laid back and just reminds me of a lazy summer day in a pretty empty place. Too deep? Okay.
7.
Five Years Time by Noah And The Whale
What a lovely song that I've just gotten back into.
Now, I'm sure you've already heard this song way too many times, but it's popped into my playlist again recently.
I'm not sure why I started listening to it again, but it's been a favourite of mine to play on the ukulele lately.
8.
No Envy, No Fear by Joshua Radin
Okay, so Joshua Radin may be a guilty pleasure of mine. I'm still to find a song of his that I don't like.
Following with the OTH theme, I found this song somewhere in season 6. Now, I physically can't stop listening to it.
It's an addiction.
9.
Once When I Was Little by James Morrison
Whoah, a song that's from One Tree Hill?! No way Jade! That's such a shocker!
I can't help it, One Tree Hill did use a hell of a lot of great tracks, including this one.
First up, I need to state that I get James Morrison and Chris Martin confused way too often!
I love how it starts off pretty calm but changes when it gets to the chorus, and I hope that you will too!
10.
Got It by Marian Hill
Lastly, this is kind of a wild card pick, considering the majority of these songs have been pretty acoustic guitar heavy.
This song is pretty simple when you think of it, but damn, it's way too catchy.
Marian's voice is just pure perfection, and I have a feeling that she's gonna be a big name to watch this year.
So my local Superdrug finally has a Makeup Revolution stand, so to commemorate this great day, I may or may not have went a bit crazy and picked up a few palettes.
But c'mon, it was a 3 for 2 offer! #Economical
Long story short, I found this little hidden gem that may now be my favourite defining palette.
Guys and gals, meet the ever so lovely Golden Sugar Ultra Blush and Contour Palette, by Makeup Revolution.
So it comes with eight different shades, of which I'd say four are blushes, two are contour shades, and the remaining two are merged highlighters.
The bottom right shade is the only matte contour, which I'm currently obsessed with.
The rest of the shades are all of varying shimmer. I'm especially loving the darker merged shade!
As you can see, they transfer really well, which is really surprising considering it costs so little.
Don't be fooled either; they may be pigmented well, but they're still easy enough to blend. I created a nice varied blush when I first used this palette, and it was easy peasy!
This palette would be great for those just getting into makeup and/or face definition. You've got contour, highlight and blush shades to work with, all for a great price.
So, what do you guys think of this palette? Have you tried it before? Let me know in the comments below!
As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!
