LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub

Hey guys! It's been a while since I reviewed a lip product, and forever since I've reviewed one that's not lip balm. 

This was supposed be part of my Birthday Haul post, (right below this one!) but it was already posted by the time I received this. (I'll update the other post.)

This scrub, is of course, found at Lush, and is NOT a seasonal item. (Cola-fans: there's a limited edition Cola flavored one for Christmas!) 

     

I'll start by saying that I may have found my new favorite thing. There's no picture of the ingredients (it came out blurry), but here they are:

-Fair Trade Sugar

-Castor Oil

-Cold Pressed Organic Jojoba Oil

-Methyl Ionone 

-Flavoring

-Polyester-3

-red food dye

It's EDIBLE. And it actually tastes GOOD. 

I'm in a bit of a dilemma here- I want to skip the entire "lip scrub" part and just move onto the "eat the entire container" part. I'm not quite sure how my digestive system would enjoy that.  

Either way, the scrub is meant to be licked off. 

To apply, simply take a small, pea-sized amount, rub and scrub it around, and the lick it off! 

Sugar is known for being an extremely affective remover of hair and dead skin (and taste-tay, too), so most of the dead skin comes right off! 

As for the scent, if you're a fan of all things sweet, or the Snow Fairy collection, you'll love this!

For those with more practical reasons than me, (aka: actually using it to get dead skin off) I'd say go for it. (Emilie and I are hoping to have some DIY things coming up soon- will a lip scrub be one of them?) 

I feel that the only down point with this product is the price. ($9.95)

For the small container, I feel like the price should be less, or at least make the containers/product bigger. You can get quite a few decent uses out of it, though, and that's all that matters. 

But, I have to admit, the little glass container is ADORABLE! I'm planning on keeping that little guy...

Final Verdict:

If you're willing to spend $10 on this, whether it be for dry/flaking lips, or just for fun, I say go for it! 

[Overall Rating: 4 Roses] 

Free Nicole by OPI Nail Polish!

Happy Sunday, everyone! I've just got a little something I'd like to share. 

           

Kellogg's Special K is giving away FREE OPI nail polish! It's by the code system, so three codes means you'll get the red jail polish, and for eight, you get all three. (On the box) 

I'm not sure how many Special K products have this, and I think that these boxes were just released. Either way, just wanted to let you guys know about this, and if you see any of the boxes, send us a pic!

Review: Pink Sugar by Aquolina

Looking for a super sweet, sugary scent? Look no further than Pink Sugar by Aquolina.
There is nothing remotely flowery, tropical, or clean about Pink Sugar. Along with that, it is almost impossible to detect any alcohol in it. When you spray it, you're bombared by a medley of sugar, sugar cookies, and vanilla. And A LOT of it.

When I first smelled this perfume, I immediately thought of this: Generic Sugar Girlyness.
Which, is pretty accurate, in my opinion, I have decided, after smelling it some more.
This definitely isn't a summery beach scent. I would say it would be appropriate during the winter, or at some kind of a fancy party. Even during the day, if it is applied lightly. Lightly.

As far as the smell goes, in retrospect, there's nothing wrong with it. It's simply a sugary, girly, and warm (As in stuffy warm, even cozy, perhaps) perfume. Definitely a playful scent.
I have a feeling I'll be smelling a lot more of this (they were giving samples away when the Sephora opened in the JCPenny's in my mall) since it seems to be one of the new "it" fragrances.

Overall Ratings:
Scent: 3
Look: 3
Price: $$$ ($20-50, it depends where you buy it.)

So, the overall score is: 3!

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

My first reaction when I smelled this: HOLY FREAKING COW OWW OW OW OW OW MY NOSTRILS AND SINUSES!
I had sniffed directly from the bottle (genius, I know) so my sinuses felt like they were on fire. (Or more accurately, that someone had shoved a bunch of nonscented hand sanitizer up my nose and made me inhale.) Smelling it again a bit later, the strong, overpowering firey alcohol scent was still there, but I could easily detect the other notes that gives it a breezy, crisp smell, which is nice.

I think this is one of the more versatile fragrances, because I can easily imagine myself wearing it any season, for any event. It's formal yet carefree, which gives me a wide varitey of places to wear it.
Once on my skin, it faded away a bit, the strongness gone, replaced with a refreshing, somewhat fruity and pleasant smell.

Judging by what I've seen, (and smelled) it's a pretty popular perfume, and ther are quite a few out there that smell similar- at least this one doesn't overpower your senses.

There is also a version for men, so this is fantastic for both men and women (and girls/boys!).

Overall Ratings:
Scent: 3
Packaging: 2.5 (it looks awfully boring)
Price: $$$-$$$$ ($60-100+)
I might buy this product again. Undetermined. 

Review: Pleasures, by Estee Lauder

Generic and flowery, Pleasures by Estee Lauder is precisely that.

I know I've smelled this before. It smells somewhat similar to either Fleur or one of The Body Shop fragrances, (I can't remember which.) mixed in with a bit of Flower by Kenzo. Or grandma perfume. >_<

Just, more generic. And with patchouli as a base note. Meh. It kind of makes it unpleasant.

Personally, it's too strong for me, and my skin is holding on to the smell like glue. 

I can't see this as the description states, "a springy-summer scent."

I'm just not seeing it.

It's just too strong for me, and just smells musky. (Sandalwood is the other base note, so it makes sense.)

I wouldn't really be able to say what places would be good for wearing this. Unless you plan on making it your siganture scent, there's not really many places I can imagine wearing this to.

It's not horribly repulsive, and it's not *WOW.* 

It's just one of those "Meh." perfumes. Don't like it, don't hate it.

Overall Ratings:

Scent: 2.6

Look (bottle): 3

Price: $$-$$$ ($30-60)

I wouldn't neccessarily buy this (again.)

So, the overall rating is: 2.9! 

15 Fantastic Skincare & Beauty Tips

Hi everyone! Lived One Thousand Lives here, as a guest author, and I'm going to give you my list of beauty/Skincare tips/tricks that I have found to work!

In no particular order, here they are:

1. Put chapstick on right before the shower. The steam helps take all the dead skin off.

2. Shave with conditioner, it helps get a closer shave.

3. Wear sunscreen. I know it's not "cool," but it's really good for your skin.

4. Moisturize! Everywhere!

5. Go natural with makeup as often as you can! Makeup clogs your pores!

6. Make your own facials to save money. Do it with a friend and it's a lot of fun too.

7. Exfoliate your skin.

8. Clean your face like 1,00000 times a day. Ok, not really but clean your face very often.

10. The best thing you can do is drink water. My trick is put 8 rubberbands on your wrist or in your pocket and after every glass of water take one away. After every sugary/caffeinated drink, add one back! This helps keep up on your hydration until you make it a habit.

11. Whiten your teeth with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, it works wonders.

12. Toothpaste on a pimple overnight practically takes the pimple right off.

13. Use the buisness card trick for better mascara. Don't know what i am talking about? Check it out here: Mascara Business Card Trick

14. If your mascara is running really low, but you can't get to a store, heat it for a few seconds with your blow dryer  It softens the mascara left over so you have some to use. 

15. Have a really red pimple? Break open a gel capsule of advil by poking a hole in it with a safety pin and pour the liquid onto the pimple. It instantly takes redness and swelling away.

These are my beauty tips and tricks! Let me know what you think and email me at livedonethousandlives@hotmail.com

Cehck out my blog at http://www.livedonethousandlives.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for having me!
Salaam, Lived One Thousand Lives

Flower by Kenzo

(You can be expecting a lot more fragrance reviews for the next little while, I've got a bunch lined up!)

I was immediately interested when I saw this bottle.- simple, yet\ eye-catching, I thought it was really cool.
Flower by Kenzo is a very interesting and layered scent, with many different and strong base, top, and middle notes. (If you aren't sure what those are, read here.)

When I initially smelled this for the first time, my impression was pretty much this:
"WHOAWOW WOW WOW THIS IS SOME STRONG STUFF!"
That impression still stands. Despite being quite heavy and lasts a long time, it is a clean scent, in a way. (A very strange way.)
You can definitely smell the flowers that were added to it, along with some other, more musky scents.

I couldn't detect this at first, but upon just smelling it, it does smell somewhat like old lady perfume. Which is a MAJOR NO-NO.
Aside from that, it kind of reminds me of the Titanic...and Africa. That sounds pretty strange, I know. I say it smells like the Titanic because it smells like what I would have imagined a lot of those women wore at that time. Just that time period. And Africa? It reminds me of Africa because it reminds me of freedom and power, but in a restricting way.

I truly believe that this is one of those products that are big for a little while, then deemed "unwanted" after that obsession is over. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone that wants a fragrance just for day-to-day activities. I wouldn't wear this unless I was at something really, really, super-duper-mega fancy. (And maybe not even then.)


So, overall rating time!

Overall Ratings:
Scent: 2 stars
Look: 4 stars
Price: $$$

And, the overall score is:
2.5 Stars!

24:43

Lush has perfumes/fragrances now, Gorilla Perfumes. When I saw this in the store, I started jumping up and down (fine, figuratively) and proceeded to sniffing the testers.
That happiness was short-lived. After smelling three, I decided that enough was enough!

I decided to write this review on 24:43, which smells kind of like a cookie. A tangy, gorilla rear cookie. I wasn't sure what I was smelling at first, but that's all I can describe it as. Sweaty gorilla cookie. *gag*

They all smelled pretty much like that, and I'm not exactly sure what went wrong there.

To sum it up, I was utterly disappointed. I am still loyal to and love Lush, however!

Ratings:
Smell: • (1 Star)
Look: •• (2 stars)
Price: I forgot!! I want to say about $5-10, though. (There's a roll-on version too, I believe)

Overall Rating: 1.5 Stars.

Tropical Traditions~ Coconut Oil

Besides lotions, fragrances, and soaps, there are other "I-wouldn't-have-guessed" products that can be very useful too in the same field. If you've been on Pinterest or Tumblr, you've probably seen something about coconut oil.

I was a bit skeptical at first when I heard this- Coconut Oil? Like, the stuff from the actual coconut? After scouring the internet for more info, I found some amazing uses:

-As a basic, non-irritaing lotion
-To treat keratosis pilaris (little bumps on the skin- my friend tried this, and it worked!)
-as a lip balm
-an eye makeup remover
-helps with eczema
-oil pulling
-shaving cream

One brand that's definitely worth trying is Tropical Traditions- a sample was sent in for review, and it was so creamy, and smelled amazing!

Links:

http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/virgin_coconut_oil.htm

http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day! We hope you get tons of chocolate and soap. (If you do get soap, do tell us!)

In recap of the Red & Pink event.......
-Willow Pattern Soap from Lush
-The Ex-Factor bath bomb from Lush
-From Dusk Till Dawn soap from Lush
-Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar from Lush
-Strawberry Feels Forever Massage Bar by Lush
-Forever Red Collection from Bath&Body Works.

Forever Red (VDay#5)

To wrap up our Valentine's Day Pink & Red event, I've chosen to feature something that I just have to. (Because its a Valentine's day collection!) Also, twisting it up a bit, this is from Bath and Body. May I present The Forever Red Collection.

The Forever Red collection by Bath and Body Works is the seasonal Valentine's Day collection that is brought out around now.

I can't really pinpoint the smell, but it smells like...warm flowers. You can also find a trace of citrus in there. It does, however, smell a lot like the other products that B&BW has had before.

The perfume/fragrance bottles look really really fancy and cool. (I just have a thing for cool containers.)

My only big issue with this is the price. $14.50 for a TRAVEL SIZED fragrance must. The lotions are over $20. I asked an employee why it was so expensive, and her only response was that "it uses higher-quality ingredients."
Hmmm. I checked the back, it doesn't show any extra ingredients than the other lotions and soaps.

They are available in a set, which is somewhere between $40 and $50, I believe.

Overall Ratings:
Scent: ••• (3 stars)
Look: ••••• (5 stars)
Price: $$$-$$$$$
(Range: $14.50-$50.)

Strawberry Feels Forever (VDay#4)

It looks like a strawberry. It smells like a strawberry. Because it is! Lush's Strawberry Feels Forever Massage bar.

Lush's Strawberry Feel Forever is sure to amaze. It is a massage bar, which is used to make your skin soft and smelling great. This smells EXACTLY like sweet strawberries.

Also, add on a bit of Lush's Vanilla Puff Powder, for a strawberry milkshake smell.

Overall, this is a very sweet massage bar, and is a must buy.

Overall Ratings:
Scent: ••••• (5 stars)
Look: •••• (4 stars)
Price: $10.95
(Dusting Powder: $6.95)

Aeropostale~ Promise Me

I find it very sad that most promising-looking fragrances smell like overloaded hand-sanitizer. That eye-watering, weird scent that smells so strong you can't stand it.

I hoped this would be different. The description online is "vanilla and summer breeze." Uh, no. To me, it smells like overloaded hand sanitizer. (And not the good kind like Emilie's Top 10)
Maybe I just have a weird schnoz, but this isn't one that I would buy. It's also very expensive for the small bottle.

Overall ratings:
Smell: • (1 star)
Look: ••• (3 stars)
Price: $$-$$$

Review: Honey I Washed The Kids Soap (Lush)

This is one of my all time favorite lush soaps ever. Of course this is their most popular soap of all time. Sometimes lush soaps can make me feel "squeaky clean" but this one doesn't. It has a great scent if honey and sweetness. I personally love the scent. Defiantly recommend this to anyone. :)

Hope you enjoyed this review. Have a product you love? Share it will us in the comments below.

P.S. Sorry for the bad picture I'm not on my computer.