Beauty Battle: Battle of the Lip Scrubs!

It's battle of the lip scrubs! It's Lush's SANTA'S Lip Scrub VS. ELF's Lip Exfoliator. Let's see the pros of each product...

ELF Lip Exfoliator:

• Gets rid of dry lips
• Perfect for using before applying lipstick
• Smells amazing (A sort of sweet, cocoa/sugar smell)
• Moisturises at the same time
• Handy lipstick shape for easy application
• Cheap price (£3.75)
• Expensive looking packaging

Lush Lip Scrub:

• Gets rid of dry lips
• Perfect for using before applying lipstick
• Even more amazing smell (Cola flavour)
• Small pot which can be easily put in your bag
• Tastes really nice
• Gives your lips a hint of colour (Slight red)
• This was originally £5.50 (Like the other lip scrubs in the original line) but this was in the sale for £2.25
• Cute packaging

And the winner is...

The Lush Lip Scrub! This may be a little bit more expensive, but it never fails me! Tastes lovely, no harmful chemicals, all natural, great packaging and gives the lips a lovely colour! Try one of the Lush lip scrubs and the ELF Lip Exfoliators to be rid of that annoying dry skin this Winter! 

Give them a try!

Lush 50% off Christmas Stock SALE

I've never gone into Lush after Christmas and I was stupid enough to go the day AFTER Boxing Day so there wasn't much left! But I ended up getting a snowman bath ballistic and the Santa's lip scrub.

 He unfortunately lost his nose in the bag, I couldn't really save it.

He was only £1.25 which I just couldn't allow to sit there and not buy it. It has cocoa butter in it which will be great for my dry skin and it also has a lovely vanilla scent to it. Luckily it's the same as their 'Butterball' so if you loved this, you can go buy the same thing...but not snowman shaped *sighs*.

 I've never used a Lush lip scrub before so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to get my hands on one. At £2.75 I couldn't say no. Plus it tastes like cola! This lip scrub is made of caster sugar which is delicate enough not to hurt your lips but perfect enough to use to get rid of that horrible dry skin. It actually has extracts of cherries in it which gives it that bright red Christmas colour. Santa would be proud. And it tastes nice...did I mention that?

The red love hearts added a rather cute touch to the product. Not sure if those are edible though. Best not to eat those.

Thanks Lukasz!

So I only managed to get 2 things as the shop was wiped of nearly everything Christmassy. Seems like everyone piled in there on Boxing Day. But there's still some stuff online! Go check out the sale! (I think the snowman is sold out though. Unlucky.)

What's your favourite Lush product? Let me know in the comments below! I might even try them ;)

Give these a go!

TAG: The Winter Wonderland Tag

1. What Winter holiday do you celebrate? 

Christmas! And Boxing day, but really that's the day we go to watch the annual Boxing Day rugby match (Family tradition) and we may have a similar meal to the one we have on Christmas day, but it's mainly just Christmas day.

2. What is the one item you hope to receive as a present for Christmas or another Holiday? 

II would love a new ipod, mines getting old now so it's cracked, slow and not working as it should. Also, it sounds a bit odd, but some new slippers! I get slippers every year from my Godparents as a gift as it's all I wear indoors. I hate wearing shoes! The minute I walk through the door I have to take my shoes off! Since I wear them so often, they get tatty really quickly. Could really do with a new pair haha.

3. Gingerbread Cookies or Candy Canes? 
Gingerbread cookies! LOVE gingerbread!

4. Snowball fights or Sledding? 
Snowball fights. I've never actually been sledding!

5. What is your go to Winter Outfit? 

Christmas jumper. Dark skinny jeans. Fluffy boots. If outdoors, I have to have my woolly hat and scarf!

6. What are your favourite Winter/Holiday makeup items? 
I love my MUA English Rose blush. Adds a bit of shimmer to your cheeks which is perfect at Christmas without going overboard! I really like the Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch to add moisture and add a hint of colour to your lips. 

7. Does it snow where you live? 

Not really! It may snow every few years and when it does, it's usually that slushy snow that you can't really do anything with. Typical Cornish weather!

8. What is your favourite Christmas song/ holiday song? 

Either All I want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey, Lonely this Christmas by Mud or Fairytale of New York by The Pogues. I can't choose!

9. What is your favourite holiday movie? 

ELF!! Has to be the best and funniest Christmas film ever!

10. What are your favourite holiday decorations? 
We all have a bauble with our name on in our family that goes on the tree which I think is rather sweet. But gotta love Christmas lights. Anything that twinkles! 

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Merry Christmas! 

Beauty Bite: Santa Hat Nail Art

Step 1: Paint your nails a clear coat to protect your nail. Then either using a dotting tool (or using 2 pieces of cellotape crossed over each other to form a triangle which you then paint over) paint a red triangle

Step 2: Using a dotting tool, add white dots to the bottom of the triangle

Step 3: Add dots to the tip of the triangle in a circle to make a bobble. Add a top coat!

Beauty Bite: Christmas Pudding Nail Art

Step 1: Add a clear coat to protect your nail and then paint your whole nail a dark brown colour
Step 2: With a dotting tool, dab some white nail polish onto the base of your nail (by your cuticle) to make it look like it's dripping
Step 3: For a simple holly, draw a cross with a dotting tool or toothpick dipped into green nali polish
Step 4: Add 2 red dots for berries and add a top coat to seal in the design