Retro Lush "Happy Birthday" Bubble Bar

Hello dollieees.

Retro lush item number two has now been tried and tested! This was the "Happy Birthday" bubble bar, which i absolutely loved. Unfortunately, i had to get myself this lovely "Happy Birthday" gesture, a month after my birthday, so not ideal ;) It was actually gorgeous though, so i'm not too bothered!

First of all, look how cute it is! Such a nice colour, and the little ribbon tied up in a bow like a present - the ribbon is now hanging next to my chanel one, smelling loooovely!

Out of all the retro lush bubble bars which i received in my first order, i thought that this smelt nicest as i opened them (still got some to use though - and i always find they are very different when actually in the bath!)

On the website it says "It smells like an orange cake with ice cream on top" - it doesn't, at all.

It smells really really nice, but i didn't smell orange in it at all! I wasn't disappointed by it though, It smelt really girly and creamy, a little bit like the "fairy dust" candle by Lily-flame if any of you have smelt that. In my opinion that is better than have an orange cake in your bath!

It was a gorgeous bubble bar though, lots of soft creamy bubbles (unfortunately i didn't snap them), i would definitely recommend it for a lush hungry friend's birthday!

Sorry that this post is so brief, i have lots to do! Hope that everyone is busy thinking of what to do for my dollface contest! Stay happy girls.

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400 Followers Contest/Giveaway ♡

Goodness me, how has this even happened?! I started this blog in January as a place to rant, blab and fill my time, not expecting anyone to follow/care, but look at you little monkeys, you did! And i want to say a massive massive huge big thank you to every one of you!

I thought about having just a straight forward giveaway like i've seen on countless blogs, but after thinking about what to do i decided i wanted to mix it uppp a bit.

After some thinking and chats, i have decided to run a make up contest - again i have seen these done on other blogs and love the idea of it. I am ridiculously excited about seeing your entries! - please don't be shy, obv i don't expect all 400 of you to read this and enter, but i want lots of you to please please :)

I will mention the top three girlies, and announce them on my blog one month from now.

The winner will receive a MAC lipstick, in any colour that they would like, and a few other secret goodies that i will throw in!

I would like, actually i'd bloooooody love, you to create and send me a "doll face" look, do whatever you wish, be creative! Porcelain doll, rag doll, baby doll, i'm not fussy! I love "dolly" make up when it is played down for daytime or for a night out, but i'd love you to go mad with this if you're feeling it, don't hold back ;) Also, it's completely up to you whether you go all out and do the hair/make up/outfit, or just hair/make up, or just make up! i'll judge them each individually & give everybody a fair chance!

Here are a few pictures which i have found that my inspire you!

To enter:

♡ Please be a follower of my blog and/or twitter

♡ Submit your entry on your own blog and link me to it in the comments section of this post, or email it to Annaaabella@hotmail.com

(it would be quite helpful if you still comment to let me know you have sent it, just incase there are any problems and i haven't received it, i don't want to miss any!)

♡ There are no extra points for "promoting" the contest, but if you would like to then that would be lovely!

♡ Have fun with it & send/post your entry to me before the 1st of May please :)

Massive thank yous again girlies! ♡♡♡

Retro Lush "Aura Suavis" Bubble Bar

I recently mentioned that i was going to buy one of each bubble bars from the retro section of Lush online, so that i could try some new ones & thought i would let you know what they are like! I love bubble bars, they are all i really obsess over from Lush & as there are only a few i was starting to get a little bit bored! Instead of choosing all the best ones first, i have just decided to buy a few at a time and buy/use them in the order that they appear on the website. So, in my first order i bought Aura Suavis, Happy Birthday, Happy & Ice Hotel. I have missed out Hollywood for now as it doesn't have very good reviews and costs a fiver, kind of an expensive bath! After a long, but amazing, day out in Manchester on friday i came home and used the first one - Aura Suavis. I'm not going to "review" it really, i'm just going to blah blah blah about what i thought :)

The way they come packed together when you order them online kind of makes them all smell the same at first, which annoys me a little bit because i'm so unimpressed until i use them properly. Even though i know this, and it is guaranteed that when i break them open they will smell completely different, it still bothers me every time unfortunately!

The Aura Suavis is made with sage, coriander, spearmint & geranium, which sounds like a pretty weird mix but somehow this ends up smelling like sweeties, or more specifically refreshers! I usually prefer a more creamy bath, and this is kind of zingy (because of the spearmint i think) but i still really liked it and would get it again i think. The bright pink part of the bar made the water a lovely pink colour & the bubbles were so soft, as perrr when talking about any of the bubble bars i would say!

I'm looking forward to using the next one after this, it's exciting, like discovering lush for the first time all over again! I would recommend the Aura Suavis, it isn't the best i've ever used, but it's up there!

Have you used any of the retro lush products? What do you think?

Don't be quiet, shout it out i wanna hear!

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Photobooth

Oh what fun you can have with photobooth when you are getting ready.

A Little Easter Update.

Hai hai haiiii pretties!

Hope everybody is having a lovely easter weekend. It's my mum's birthday today, so i have been spoiling her all day, very tiring! I took her out for coffee/cakes this morning, which were baked by the queen's cake maker!?..baker?..whichever, they were delish! I also surprised her while we were out with her present..two tickets to see Whitney Houston on Friday. So i am obviously going to be her plus one & accompany her! A little bit excited about this, even though poor Whitney isn't what she used to be..i'm sure it will still be pretty fabulous. We are going to make a day of it and go shopping and for a nice meal beforehand, so it'll be a lovely day, can't wait!

In other news, i mentioned on twitter (if you follow me), that i am going to try out one of each 'Retro Lush' bubble bars, and placed my first order last night. I am just ordering them in the order they appear on the website, excluding Hollywood because it's a fiver and apparently not very nice, i will save it for when i have some extra cash ;)..i don't expect that to be anytime soon though! So, i am now waiting for Aura Suavis, Happy Birthday, Happy & Ice Hotel.

I'm not sure whether or not i will blog about them yet, do people want to see that sort of thing? Or is it boring? Would appreciate it if you let me know, before i start making you all vom with boredom :)

Here are a few obligatory photobooth snaps from Saturday night too, but show my hair & outfit a little better! The dress is absolutely beautiful, the pictures don't show it off very well, but it's from Topshop if you are taken with it! My earrings are from River Island, and my make up is as described in the post below :)

Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend off, unless you are working like me, in which case i hope it is bearable and you still manage to have a lovely day. I'm going to pop in the bath now & then probably continue with mother birthday spoiling duties, i.e. make her cups of tea.

Keep smiling everybody!

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This is my face.

On saturday night, i wore:

- MAC studio fix fluid foundation in NW25

- Bourjois Eclat mineral radiance powder in 07 hale

- Bourjois Blush in 54 rose frisson

- Rimmel black kohl eyeliner pencil

- Eyelure false lashes (Nadine)

- MAC "Please Me" lipstick

GNO!

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These are just a few pictures (out of about 300!) from last saturday night. We went out for a joint friends birthday, but unfortunately one of the birthday girls was too poorly to make it & one of our other friends was in Paris. Bummer! Still managed to have one of the funniest nights ever. These pictures don't show even half of what we got up to, or the state we got into, but a girl doesn't like to show too much right?

I will do another post of what i wore & all the deeeeets another time :)

Hope everyone is ok & has a lovely Easter weekend.

xxx