Ulta Haul + Beauty Reviews

I think I've been shopping too much? 

Training for Black Friday, obviously ;)

So I went to Ulta about two weeks ago now and I picked up three products I thought were worth doing mini beauty reviews on. 

Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner 

So I've used this leave in conditioner every time I've washed my hair since I bought it, and although it doesn't smell very nice (it smells super natural, the way organic products tend to smell...it's hard to describe, but it isn't flowery or sweet or spicy or anything, it's just kind of clean) it has definitely made my hair shinier. The directions say to spray it on damp or just towel dried hair and comb through.


NYX Lip Gloss in #160 Tea Rose

I had been looking for a lip gloss that was between a berry and pink color and this lipgloss is just the right amount of red berry and sweet pink to wear everyday. It has the normal NYX cherry scent, and it is great alone or over a lightly tinted pink lip balm or butter.  

 EOS Lip Balm Alice in Wonderland Collection

EOS is famous for their egg shaped lip balms, and they have come out with this collection of Disney's Alice in Wonderland inspired balms in their famous egg packaging. The eggs have little Mickey Mouse heads embedded in the opening, and they come in three amazing flavors, Blueberry Potion, Watermelon Wonderland and Sweet Vanilla Nonsense. They look super cute together and who can say no to Disney inspired products?! I know I've been coveting the products in Sephora's Cinderella collection *sigh*...

So, I think I'm ready for Black Friday... :)

Ciao for Now, M

Halloween Lush Haul

small haul 

(I like how that rhymes)

So, I have survived Sandy and my classes start up again today, and it is Halloween! And don't think I forgot about the Lush Haul I promised! Well I didn't pick up much, considering how teeny tiny the Lush I went to is, and they didn't have much left of the Halloween collection :( 

Nevertheless, I am so in love with the products I picked up :)

Top Left Clockwise: Sultana of Soap, Twilight Shower Gel, Ocean Salt Scrub Sample, and The Enchanter Bath Bomb

Twilight Shower Gel

I was skeptical about this shower gel, as I am not a big fan of shower gels in general, particularly when Lush has such moisturizing and yummy smelling soaps. But on a whim, and perhaps a little shove from the Lush girl who helped me, I tried the gel in store and fell in LOVE. They only had the smaller size (3.3 fl oz) but I will definitely be looking for this in other Lush stores or buying it online. 

It starts by smelling like a roasting marshmallow, and then an actual wood burning fire. It has some rich spices, and a gentle lavender scent. It was inspired by the Twilight Bath Bomb, so I'll definitely be picking that up as well. It doesn't have any super moisturizing qualities, and the glitter has settled to the bottom so I haven't been doused in glitter, thankfully! 

Sultana of Soap Soap

Every fall I have to pick up a chunk of this soap, which is kind of like the most scrumptous oatmeal cookie ingredients without the oatmeal. It has currants, apricots and smells like a spicy orange which the website says is Bergamot, a fancy schmancy Italian orange. This soap has the most moisturizing lather I've ever felt. But I have to say, when you first wash all the lather off it will feel a little tight on your skin, like a really crappy soap bar, but after a few minutes, like while you're toweling off, you skin becomes super soft, like you had applied some magical lotion to it. And it smells the way fall is supposed to smell! Yummm!

The Enchanter Bath Bomb

This bath bomb is part of the Halloween collection, and it smells amazing!! There isn't much about this bath bomb that drew me in, but the scent is so fresh and citrus-y, I was super surprised it was part of the Halloween collection. It isn't as bright as perhaps a lemon scented soap or bomb, but the orange is dominant and I think it would be great on a sunny Saturday morning before an awesome shopping trip or errand running! The fizz is supposed to turn bath water orange then pink!  

Ocean Salt Scrub Sample!

So...for all the time I spent in that tiny Lush, the girl helping me helped me to a sample of Ocean Salt which was open next to the register. It is a great scrub, with a fresh ocean scent, but the sea salt is too harsh for my sensitive skin to use every day. It has a clean scent, but I prefer almond, green tea or apricot scrubs, and scrubs with finer exfoliants.

I'm back to my Monday, Wednesday and Friday blogging :) Hope you missed me! 

Ciao for Now, M