I know what you're thinking - where the bloody hell have I been?! Life has got in the way this past week or so meaning that I haven't really had the time to devote myself to Little V as much as I'd love to. I've got three looming deadlines for next week and I've still got 2 and a bit essays to complete before that comes around so, naturally, I'm a little snowed under and shit scared. One of those essays is based on Freudian theory and, as you can imagine, I've got to write some pretty interesting things about a narrative called 'Paste'. Oh, life! Apart from dreaded essays, I've been busy celebrating the gentleman and I's 2nd year together. We opened our gifts at midnight and then headed out for lunch after a nice lie in. We don't really celebrate Valentines as such because we both agree that it's a little commercialised but, to be honest, I'm just happy knowing that I'm with someone who I can see myself with for a long time to come. *Fingers crossed I don't scare him off!
Enough of the lovey dovey stuff, well...kind of! I thought I'd share one of the gifts that I was lucky enough to receive because I'm a bit of a LUSH fan and this pretty little box is too good to miss. I've no idea when they plan on taking these down or whether or not they will be on sale but, regardless, I thought I'd give you a little look into the box and share my opinions on the products. The box contains: 'It's Raining Men' shower gel, 'Soft Coeur' massage bar, 'Sweetheart' soap and 'Silky Underwear' dusting powder.
P.S I Love You Gift Box
As a fan of 'Honey I Washed the Kids' soap, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 'It's Raining Men' honey scented shower gel was included because they share the same yummy scent. Despite its fragrance, you leave the shower smelling refreshing rather than sickly sweet which is good for people like me that don't like to perfume the body too much. The consistency is gorgeously creamy and, like all the other shower gels, a little bit of product goes a long long way! I'm also pretty glad that I've added another shower gel to my collection because it'll stop me from using up my supply of Snow Fairy as quick! I'd never really given too much thought to the dusting powders before but the 'Silky Underwear' dusting powder is so incredibly soft and Luke has already nicked some and marvelled at how it even turned his man skin into something vaguely strokeable. He also nicks my Snow Fairy - abnormal! As you may know, my skin is quite dry so I think I'll be applying this post-body butter in future to avoid it drying out my skin further. I think it's quite cool that you can also use this as a dry shampoo too; I've yet to use it for that reason but I'll let you know whether or not its overtaken my love for Batiste!
The 'Sweetheart' soap is wonderfully aesthetically pleasing but I find the scent way too overpowering for my taste. I'll use it regardless and just use another product to take the edge off the strong jasmine scent. I couldn't help but question poor Luke when I saw the 'Soft Coeur' chocolate-honey infused massage bar. I know that the staff in our local store don't mince their words *in a good way* and I couldn't help but laugh when he told me that they were discussing its edible qualities and sensuality with him. If only I was there to see his face! I actually bought this as a gift for my step-mum once before I realised it's umm, seductive qualities. Jesus Christ, sort yourself out Bee! Embarrassing stories aside, this product smells amazing and leaves your skin super moisturised. It's also great to use in and post-shower too! I'm not usually one for massage bars but I definitely make an exception when it comes to LUSH.
For its price, the products definitely live up to their expectations and I'm already thinking of things to store in the ridiculously cute reusable box that they came in! I've decided that my next ridiculous splurge is going to take place in my local LUSH store very soon so I may be back with a few comments on other products if anyone would be interested! I'm off to spend the rest of my Valentines day in essay hell. Think of me, won't you?! Thankfully, I'm allowing myself to take a quick break from it all tonight to eat pizzas and watch films. Meanwhile, I've become steadily addicted to this song. Listen to it, then repeat. I'll be back with photos and updates on my loif very soon - for those of you that don't appreciate my love of beauty products!
the things that make essay writing a little more bearable:
skyping my cat to find his little ear (he only has one) prick up when I call his nickname and shout 'TUNA!' //
going on a facebook cull and finally feeling free! // being teetotal and drinking 40p sparkling flavoured water on nights out instead // my gentleman writing me the sweetest card on earth // epic film nights featuring The Gosling // when people in the library actually shut the hell up for once - seriously, it's not a friggin' youth club! // Louise and Baby Glitter, there are no words to explain my love for them but they make my womb cry out for a mother/baby bond. In a totally non-weird way // Pinning EVERYTHING.
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