Must Try Face Masks (Lush Edition)

Theres nothing like a face mask that makes your face  refreshed and clean so, as requested from a poll on my twitter - https://twitter.com/velvetblogs (why not give me a cheeky follow) I've got a lush face mask favourites for you!

Cupcake £6.75

Cupcake was my first face mask from lush which I received as a gift. I had high hopes for this to smell literally like chocolate, (do you blame me?) but it has quite an odd scent which kind of put me off! Its far more earthy than chocolatey so keep that in mind. It was a great mask however and enhanced the glow in my skin. I'd say this is more of a normal/relaxing mask than for a particular use. This is great to use when your skin is feeling a little dull and just needs some love.

Catastrophe Cosmetic £6.75

This mask honestly made my skin so much whiter, cleaner and I don't even think it was my mind playing tricks because I wanted it to work. The mask has elements of blueberries and seaweed so it's quite thick and bitsy. These are great ingredients for detoxing and cleansing so I was very excited to try and I definitely felt like it did its job. 100% recommend this one! I've actually nearly finished this so might need to repurchase or let me know your favs so I can try them out x

Rosy Cheeks £6.75

This has to be my favourite lush mask in existence! Besides the fact that it has rose in it, it made my skin feel like a baby's butt. This ones a bit more on the liquid side so was super easy to apply with a brush or with your fingers and it gives a rubbery sort of feel once its dried which I haven't seen in a face mask yet! And its pink so what can go wrong? The only thing that would make it better would be if it was a peel off mask, for us lazy gals am I right?

What's your favourite masks? And is there any you would want to try out? I'd love to try out the Mask of Magnaminty as it helps fight breakouts and the Don't Look At Me mask because its literally ocean blue ahh!

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Affordable Makeup // W7 Makeup Review

After, a break from blogging, I'm back with a affordable makeup review!

So last week I received a package from @w7makeupuk (make sure to check out their website - www.w7cosmetics.co.uk)

I received a contour stick, 'power puff' beauty blender, 'kiss me' plumping gloss and the 'camouflage kit' concealer palette.

Starting things off badly,  the colour of this stick looked as though it would suit my skin colour, however the colour blended to almost nothing and as you can see in the picture below it was quite tilted to one side so when I tried to use it, it broke off :( this is probably because it was mailed but the packaging for some of the products in general does lack quality unfortunately, so if you do decide to purchase these I'd recommend you get them in store!

On to a more positive note, the power puff blender was amazing I definitely know this as I have had it in the past its good for blending foundation and getting in the corners of your eyes for concealer etc. This would be a good beauty blender to buy if your on a budget, or if your wanting a cheap but good quality beauty blender.

The lip plumping gloss was glossy and kept my lips moisturised for quite a long time, it didn't really plump my lips but I haven't used it regularly so I couldn't give you any evidence of that, although it did tingle a bit if that makes a difference? Will update you on that though. (doesn't actually plump your lips) Although, I do love the applicator! The scent of the gloss was also peppermint and was a bit strong so I wouldn't get it if you do not like that sort of scent.

Lastly, the camouflage kit concealer. (partially shown in the first photo) This packaging I was digging! I wasn't expecting too much as its an affordable brand and so when I tried it and didn't really work well as a concealer I wasn't shocked. (it blended out to nothing) It also has many colours concealers in the palette and a concealer brush which is handy, however the brush gives off a black colour when used, not sure if its just mine! (now I use it for smoking the lower lash with black eyeshadow, so it did come in handy haha)

What are your affordable makeup picks?

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Spring Favourites ❁

Before I get into anything, this is a spring favourites collaboration with booksandbeautyx - so you should go check out her blog which was up a few hours ago - http://wp.me/4V3Fj also be sure to comment if you like favourites blogs as I'll do them more often ☻

Ickle Baby Bot ↠

This is the 'sleepy time soother' (said in the lush catalogue) it has a relaxing lavender smell and chamomile oils that is refreshing ☻ it also looks very cute - I definitely recommend it and it is only £1.95, one the cheapest bath bombs at lush!  

Charity Pot ↠

Its a hand and body lotion with charitable roots!

It has a floral scent and it benefits your skin as well as good causes as every penny you spend on the charity pot is donated to causes for people, animals and the environment, this is only £1.00 for the little pot I have (the one in the picture) and £6.95 for a bigger pot

Essie Nail Polish ↠

This is the Essie Nail Polish in the colour 'Mind Your Mittens' I bought it yesterday for £1.99 (in a store in Wales, where I live) but they are usually £6.99 in Boots 

I love this shade as it goes with everything, as most of my clothes are black, grey and blue. I'm actually running out of it and it makes me sad :( 

Don't forget to check out booksandbeautyx's blog, I mentioned the link at the beginning if this blog ^

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If you want me to post any other blogs, reviews, favourite etc just leave a comment below ❥