THE LUSH HAUL - HALLOWEEN EDITION

Happy Sunday Everyone! I absolutely love this time of year ... well, it is the month of Halloween! Not to forget that for me, this is time of year is officially when I really start to love having baths, which is perfect considering Lush release their Halloween collection around the same time! Each year I like to do a little haul for you guys to show you what amazing goodies they have ... and like every year I was not disappointed!

One of the first things I picked up was the 'Lord Of Misrule' shower cream! This scent is honestly one of my favourite scents from Lush EVER! It just sends me into auto-autumn mode! Every year I buy the medium size bottle and it when it runs out I'm always super upset, so this year I went for the big boy! Along with the shower cream, I of course had to grab the 'Lord Of Misrule' bath bomb! This beauty has a green exterior which fizzes away in your bath to reveal a wine coloured inner ... I instagrammed my bath the other day after using this and it looked so freaking cool! The bomb and shower cream has a real warm earthy scent which mainly comes from the patchouli and black pepper! I then picked up 'Monsters Ball' which I think was introduced last year? Not sure ... I'm yet to use this bomb but have seen it demo'd in the store and I cannot wait to use it! The bath bomb has a lovely sweet and citrus element to it which I LOVE! The next bath bomb I picked up was a new edition to the range this year and I am so bloody excited! I'm sure you have all seen the new jelly bombs all over Instagram ... unfortunately they're only available online or in their Oxford Street Store. So when I saw 'Ectoplasm' was a Jelly Bomb, I literally threw it into my basket! The jelly forms from the brown seaweed that they have used in the formula which not only makes your bath look incredible but also helps soften your skin! Not to mention this bath bomb smells like heaven, you guys all know how much I love the scent of grapefruit ... well mix in tangerine and litsea oil and you have the best citrus scent ever! Last but not least I picked up 'Bewitched' ... you can't go have a Lush Haul without a Bubble bar right? Well this feline shaped bar is packed with essential oils to help provide your skin with some amazing benefits but is also scented with bergamot and blackberries! Well, there you have it! Hopefully this will last me a week or two ... but I'm not worried because soon enough I'll be heading back to Lush for a Christmas Haul!! SO EXCITED!!! Hope you all have a great week and I'll see you next Sunday for another dose of Prim!

THE CORPORE SANCTUM STUDIO REVIEW - STEM CELL SERUM

Happy Sunday Everyone! Hope you guys have had a lovely week so far! I have been off from work this week so was able to catch up with so many of my lovely friends as well as really have some 'me' time! I'm actually really quite please my annual leave fell where it did because something in the air has changed it's just been so fresh and crisp outside ... Autumn is really my favourite time of the year, anyone with me? This week I wanted to tell you guys about a serum that was sent to me by the lovely team at Corpore Sanctum Studio ... if you haven't heard of them already you need to get onto their Instagram! You will honestly fall in love with the things they have to offer, I know I did ... when I went onto their website I discovered they had an entire range where skulls seem to be the main inspiration visually ... and let me tell you something, I love skulls! Before we go on, I would just like to mention that although I have been sent the item all views and opinions are completely my own and honest!

The 'never-ageing' serum is vegan and vegetarian friendly and is packed with a bunch of natural ingredients including hibiscus flower extract, apple fruit stem cell extract, gotu kola stem cell extract and grapeseed stem sell extract! If you're like me and want to know what you are using on your skin they have a fantastic blurb on all of the ingredients on their website - I shall leave the link below! The serum is quite thin in consistency and does have a slight scent to it, I l really like the smell! It's fresh and kind of floraly / herbaly - I am no good at describing scents! The website states the serum will plum and hydrate your skin, which at this time of year I am living for! And although it does exactly what it says, I have used other serums that provide a more concentrated result. In terms of usage however I do feel much more comfortable using the serum daily as it does have a slightly weaker pay off? I sometimes find that my skin becomes too oily if I use something stronger on a daily basis but with this serum I have had no issues! I can't wait to discover more items in the range and of course I'll write a review on the back of anymore bits I try! But make sure you guys let me know if you've tried anything from the studio ... I'd love to know! Thank you again to the team at Corpore Sanctum! Hope you all have a great week and I'll see you next Sunday for another dose of Prim!

Corpore Sanctum Studio

THE BODY SHOP REVIEW - JAPANESE MATCHA TEA MASK

Happy Sunday Everyone! Not too long ago The Body Shop revealed that they were adding a new addition to they're already amazing line of face masks! I have already got all of the original masks from their collection and I absolutely swear by them and so when I heard there was a new mask hitting the shelves I knew I had to have one! I went into one of their stores a few weeks ago and spotted one ... can anyone guess what happened next?!

Recently Matcha has very much become the in thing and there a lot of people that swear by the tea leaves that have taken over hot drinks for us young hipsters! Confession time ... I really don't like green tea so I was not one that jumped on the bandwagon with Matcha Tea as a drink. But ... put it into a face mask and you have completely won me over! The Japanese Matcha Tea Face Mask is advertised as a pollution cleansing mask, enriched with matcha tea, dandelion extract and aloe vera! I tried the 100% vegan mask the very same day I bought it and I was completely overwhelmed with how beautifully clean and vibrant my skin looked after one use. We tend to forget that our skin goes through a lot and if we don't pay any attention to our skin it starts to look dull, lifeless and aged. The mask has a lovely calming scent, very green and refreshing! I love a mask that gives your skin a boost of moisture but if you haven't exfoliated it doesn't tend to show much of a difference! With this face mask you don't have to worry about that as it gently purifies and exfoliates the skin whilst the aloe vera adds a boost of moisture! I tend to apply the mask before I jump in the shower or the bath, it's just less messy when you're removing it! I'll let it sit for 10 minutes and I like to use circular motions and warm water to rinse. My skin almost craves something that is going to strip away all of the grime that can build up on the skin without being too harsh and this really is the answer! Have any of you tried the matcha mask? Let me know how you got on with it, I'd love to hear about your experience too! You can find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook - links above! Hope you all have a great week and I'll see you next Sunday for another dose of Prim!