Beauty...Is A Pain In the Ass

As I sit here typing with my face covered in some Chocolate fudge mask thingy, Im thinking to myself that its very hard to be a woman.  Of course theres the obvious reasons like giving birth ha, but I mean as far as beauty rituals go.  

-Black Milk Clothing Raven Skater Dress (no longer available)

-Feather earring by GypsiART, Etsy (FIND HER SHE MAKES AWESOME SHIT!)

They are all a pain in the butt.  Eyebrows, waxing, nail polish, pedicures, roots start showing, a huge pimple appears, dark circles, shaving, dry lips, white teeth.....the list goes on, I feel stress just writing it.  Luckily, I've discovered a cosmetic line that doesn't make SOME of these beauty rituals feel like such a chore.  And that place is called LUSH Cosmetics.  Where I can get at least half of what I need for skincare and have fun doing it without alot of fuss. 

We know we have to get in the tub daily and thank god for LUSH and their bath bombs, bath melts, and bubble bars because they knock a few things out for you with those ($6.95-$11.95).  Not only do you get to see them spin around and make crazy colors but some have essential oils to boost your mood, some help with body pain, and when you get out of the tub you smell wonderful and your skin is soft.  These are also awesome for kids cause some of these products aid in sleep and kids love the colors.  I think my favorite bath bomb is "Granny Takes a Dip" because of the rainbow colors it creates, Im easily entertained ha and my favorite bubble bar is "The Comforter."  It does get expensive to take $6-$10 baths so I recommend cutting the bubble bars into fours and you really cant tell the difference.  I promise you will get the same experience.  SO......Boom, bath done, moving on!

-Granny Takes a Dip Bath Bomb

-Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb 

-Ultra Violet Bubble Bar 

Gotta take care of that skin, while you're in the tub (if you have stubborn skin like me) use their Ocean Salt Scrub on your face for deep cleansing and soft skin ($21.95).  Get yourself in front of the mirror and spray your face with their Tea Tree Toner ($9.95) and let it dry; while you brush your teeth I scrub my lips daily with their Bubblegum Lip Scrub ($9.95) for soft lips....and you can eat it too ha.  When Im done I rub the amazing smelling Lustre Jasmine powder ($15.95) all over and sprinkle T is for Toes powder ($6.95) on my feet and in my shoes for any bacteria and a fresh smell.  Rocking and rollin so far, almost done!  Get dressed, do your makeup since the toner is dry now, and don't forget to never leave the house without wearing an amazing fragrance.  I have several perfumes that I alternate, but lately for daytime I use Flower Bomb Intense "Limited Edition" Boooo ($130) from Nordstrom and for the evening I use Chanel Noir ($140) from Nordstrom as well.  Both fragrances are a bit heavy, but I like that in a perfume.  They both also last very long so expect compliments on these two.
When you have a time in the evenings and you can relax with your bath bomb or bubbles, use one of their face masks while you relax to help with blemishes or just to keep your skin cleansed well.  Maybe you wanna be a rebel and use a bomb and bubble bar at the same time! Crazy woman I tell ya!  Almost everything from LUSH does have an expiration date so be sure to check it and also some of the masks do have to be refrigerated and used quickly so stay on top of that as well!  As I said I do have difficult skin so I use the masks often, I alternate between the cold Cupcake ($6.95) and the Mask of Magnaminty ($12.95).  Both are wonderful! 

So pick up your goodies at LUSH, my store is a bit far so you can order online as well.  However, the last time I did order online unfortunately my bombs arrived broken, but they were more than happy to send another set of bombs for free and they allowed me to choose a free product of my choice.  Great customer service, in store and online!  BUT, if you go in store and you're unsure if you want to 'take the plunge" and purchase an entire product they will be more than happy to send you home with samples of soaps, powders, and shower gels (no limit).  They also have sinks and bowls in store so you can play around a bit to see if its a bath product you like!  It doesn't get any better than that!  They also sell many other wonderful products but as they say, "these are a few of my favorite thingsssss"

xoxo @van_rogue83