LUSH Emotional Brilliance

My lovely sister-in-law works at LUSH in England and sent me a few things for my birthday. I was super excited because I love LUSH to bits and the fact that they were coming out with a make-up line was just too perfect.

The marketing for the line is pretty wonderful; it's all about conveying and portraying yourself through their cosmetics and colors. Feeling a little passionate? Pop on their Passionate lipstick. As LUSH Co-founder Mark Constantine said, "You choose the colour that represents a word. As long as you believe in that word, it’s got nothing to do with anyone else.". Obviously not everyone is going to use them this way, but the idea is cute, non?

I'm absolutely in love with what I've used so far. Sophisticated is my new favorite cream eyeshadow — it's perfect for my skin tone and is versatile enough to be used day and night. The Feeling Younger skin tint is seriously amazing. It works wonderfully as a highlighter, adding a bit of glow and shimmer right to your cheek bones. I'm already planning to do a FOTD (face of the day) using most of the products I can so you guys can see just how amazing this stuff is.


What do you guys think of LUSH's makeup line? Do you think their marketing will be successful in getting people to wear how they feel, so to speak?

Weekend Recap: BIRTHDAY!

Ahhhhhhhhh, birthdays. This past Saturday I turned 23 and I've got to admit it was one of the best birthdays I've ever had! Shopping, movie nighting and In-N-Outing with two of my favorite people! Woo!

I picked up some cute stuff from Urban Outfitters and Forever 21, as well as Sephora (obviously?!). I'm still waiting on a few things that needed to be shipped to me which is fun because it's kind of prolonging my birthday happiness! Yay.

Although I got some gorgeous clothes and cosmetics and even some stuff from my wishlist, my favorite gift was what I got from Richard. As you can see by the little Instagram shot of the cute card he illustrated for me, we're going to New York next month to see Marina & the Diamonds (since I missed the show here, which we had tickets for). I literally cried from being so excited/surprised/happy. I'm a lucky girl!

I hope everyone else had an amazing weekend! I literally couldn't have asked for anything more :)

Birthday Wishlist

My birthday is in exactly one week — can you guess how old I'll be? These are just a few things I've been wanting for a while and are definitely birthday wishlist worthy.

1. ASOS High Brow Mustache Rings - I'm not really into the whole mustache trend but this ring set is just so cute. Eyebrows, glasses, and mustache that stack on top of each other to create the cutest look ever.

2. Enrapture Encode Totem Styler - I've been really into curls and waves as of late and I've heard through the blogger grapevine that this is the holy grail of stylers. The barrel has three separate sections which can be set at different temperatures to create a ton of different style curls and waves. Want. Want. Want.

3. Topshop Jersey Skater Skirt - This is basically the perfect staple skirt for any wardrobe. I'm not sure why I haven't bought it yet, but I'm pretty sure I will within the next two weeks.

4. Clarins Beauty Flash Balm - Beauty Flash Balm is another product I've heard really great things about. I've started to get really into skincare and this is something I definitely want to add to my daily regimen. It brightens and tightens and seems like a great product to use under makeup!

5. NARS Deep Throat Blush - I currently own Orgasm but want something more subtle for days that I feel like less is more. Deep Throat seems like the perfect shade of pink to give me a natural-flush look.

5. Topshop VECTRA3 Studded Slippers in Nude - I love the whole loafter/slipper thing going on and basically want every pair I come across. The nude shade + studs make for a pretty adorable combination. I don't own any nude shoes at the moment (gasp) but will probably have more than a few pairs in my collection in the coming months.