I recently did a try on/first impressions video on some of the new Spring 2017 Annabelle products (video here) and was amazed at the quality of the Eye & Brow palette!
Since I didn’t use all of the shades in that video, I thought I’d go ahead and swatch them all for those who were curious in seeing the entire shade range of the palette. Enjoy!
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Lush always knows how to come through with their seasonal collections – their currently released Valentine’s Day one is enormous!
The first item I immediately tried out was the Rose Bombshell Bath Bomb. I had just finished up my soccer game for the evening and wanted to take a relaxing bath.
The scent on this one is very rose-centric (not surprising though now is it??) with a hint of lemon oil.
Plop the Rose Bombshell in the bath tub and it explodes into a hot pink burbling ball. Wait for the whole bath bomb to dissolve and suddenly you’ll find yourself swimming in sweetly fragranced rose waters with *actual* yellow rose petals floating around you. Magical? Absolutely!
Want something a little less fussy for your bath? Check out the Two Hearts Beating As One Bath Melt! As the name would suggest, this bath melt is two interlocking pieces that will melt into your bath water leaving behind a hydrating and silky feeling to the water. This one is a mix of ylang ylang and rose oil which gives it a bit of a tangy punch to the scent.
If you’re looking to have a little more fun with your bath, go for my personal favourite, the Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar! Soft rainbow pastel colours covered in micro glitter is pretty much my idea of the best damn time ever – so pair that with some bath time bubbles and you’ve got a winner on your hands! Unicorn Horn has lavender, ylang ylang and neroli mixed together and you can definitely break up this bubble bar for use in multiple baths!
Once you’re all done with your bath, get your moisture on with a good rub down for you and/or your partner with the Love Spell Massage Bar. Quick tip for these: they pack a lot of oily punch, so you don’t need a ton of product. Swipe this on to the skin a few times and then start massaging your skin. Don’t do what I did many years ago – which is to say that I kept using the bar and turned my husband into quite the oil slick!
As far as I can see, every single item in the Lush Valentine’s Day collection is still available on Lush’s site! This is kind of a relief since their limited edition collections do tend to run out pretty fast – so if you see something you like, snatch it up quickly!
Products featured in this post were sent to me for review.
When I saw the spoiler images of the Clinique and Crayola Chubby Sticks appearing online a few weeks (maybe a month?) ago, I was more than a little in enamoured. Clinique‘s Chubby Sticks have been around for ages, but there is really no better brand to pair with than Crayola for these products! I mean, they already look like crayons!
Not unexpectedly, but just so you’re aware, this Clinique and Crayola team up is a limited edition collection. The collection features eight shades that veer very much towards the pink and red side of things. While there are some lesser tinted shades, you won’t find a true nude in the bunch (when I say that, I mean something more brown/caramel in tone).
Although I’ve been aware of Clinique‘s Chubby Stick pencils for years, I’ve never actually tried them before now. These particular Chubby Sticks are branded as a “Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm” and they really do feel that way. They’re loaded with mango and shea butters and the end result is that you get a sheer wash of colour on the lips in a texture that feels akin to any other lip balm on the market. If you’re comfortable wearing lip balm, then these will feel no different to you!
As you can see from the three shades swatched above (Mauvelous, Wild Strawberry and Pink Sherbet), the tones are very much in the pink/red family. The colours are fairly sheer (the swatches were layered quite a bit) but the texture is quite balmy.
I don’t see quite as much mauve in this shade as I would expect for a shade named Mauvelous in the title, but it is absolutely stunning regardless!
My favourite of the three shades – Wild Strawberry! Gives that perfect “cherry popsicle” lip look!
I’m not a soft pink person, but I know a lot of people are going to love Pink Sherbet because it’s an easy to wear shade that will match a ton of eye looks!
Ummm I don’t know where I’ve been, but I’m happy to report that I am sitting comfy on the Clinique Chubby Stick bandwagon now. I love that these feel like lip balm – that’s an ENORMOUS selling point for me because it makes them super easy to apply. The bullets are also quite sturdy which means you’re not going to be slopping the lip colour all over the place while you’re applying it either.
The Clinique x Crayola colours are pretty basic in the grand scheme of things, but that’s not a downer. (And I really do like the added touch of the crayon look!) It means that they’ve got some great shades that are lot of people are going to enjoy wearing on the daily. Longevity is also fairly impressive, especially given the texture of these products. I get about two hours of wear before I feel like I need to refresh my lip colour. It does fade nicely, so you needn’t worry about that either! And, to top it all off, these are scent and taste free!
The Clinique x Crayola Chubby Sticks are limited edition and you can snap them up at sephora.ca for $21 CAD each or on sephora.com for $17 USD each. If you’re interested in trying out all of the shades, they even have a mini set of all eight colours!
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