Instagram in July

Let's gets straight into this, so I can admit that as you may have noticed, I've been lacking in the blog post department, but have still been hittin' up that Instagram! I thought I'd do a more detailed version, so you can have a nosey at what I've been up to the past weeks and what new products have graced my life!

29th June: NON-LIQUID HAND LUGGAGE &

3rd July: IRELAND WATERFALL

At the beginning of July, I headed to Northern Ireland for a lovely long weekend, seeing new sights like the Waterfoot waterfalls, I didn’t want to leave. This short trip meant only taking on hand luggage, i.e. swishing my clothes into one rucksack. Thank goodness for Lush for making my life easier though! Solid alternatives made life at security easier, although they were confused over my powered deodorant! As you can see I packed Brazilliant shampoo bar, Big conditioner bar, Fresh Farmacy facial soap, Outback Mate soap, my old pack of Ultrablast toothy tabs and Karma solid perfume!

6th July: LAST XMAS LUSH &

13th July: LUSH READING

Lush galore! It may be mid summer, but I’ve finally used up all of my Christmas products, (except for the soap, because I own too many). I enjoyed my Yog Nog in the dark with tealights, so I couldn’t see how neon it looks in the bath, with my frozen Snowman shower jelly that I may have forgot about in the freezer!
To celebrate having more bathroom space, I headed to my local store and picked up Seanik shampoo more and The Comforter bubble bar, and grabbed a magazine so I can look at the products more in depth.

14th July: STEAM POWERED

Nowadays I hardly straighten my hair, but when moving back to my parents house I discovered my first ever hair straighters that you filled with water and pretty much steamed your hair. So straighteners have come a long way, and I am thankful for that!

16th July: Dr Hauscka LOVE

 Now I've known about Dr Hauscka for a while now, and have tried samples in the past. However, thanks to word of mouth my Mum actually reintroduced me! I use the Rose Day Cream every morning, and is quite thick but very hydrating! Then I also use the cleansing milk and toner now as part of my morning routine. My skin seems to love this stuff, and I'm sure it would be looking better if I hadn't of got sunburnt this summer. Oops.

16th July: Next SALE

I didn't plan on going or buying anything from the Next sale, but my parents met me after work and we ended up finding a few bargains, such as a stripy dress. My favourite deal was this like-leather rucksack which is so pretty and I love the colour and size of the bag. 

Then I appear to drop off the earth as I work daily and then go camping for a week in Stafford! Somehow July flew by and I never had the chance to sit down and write blog posts, til now. Phew.

Tash xo

Care for Down There: Periods

5 Cruelty-Free Morning Essentials

  Five of my cruelty free skin care and makeup essential products that are a part of my morning:

Lush's 9 to 5 Cleanser, which is their vegan cleansing alternative, is a light cleansing milk. Despite its thin consistency, it's amazing at removing dirt and makeup (including mascara) that you don't realise is on your face. This cleanser seems to be a winner, as it only requires cotton pads to apply and remove, meaning it takes next to no time!

Lush: The Comforter Bubble Bar

Whether it's due to the scent, the colour or the bubbles; theres something about Lush's The Comforter Bubble Bar that keeps me using this product as my go-to bubbe bath bar.

Alike many others, this is my favourite bubble bar from Lush, as it produces fruitful bubbles that help transform your boring bath, into one covered in foamy bubbles

NimbleWhaleBlog Giveaway! - CLOSED

I am giving away a bundle of goodies to one lucky winner that have a total RRP of £40. These include a mixture of typical items that I associate myself with and you would likely see me blog about. Hopefully, there’ll be something in there that you’ll like too.

Here are the bundle of goodies that one lucky winner will receive the entirety of:

5 Colour Uniball Jetstream Retractable Rollerball Pen

1 LUSH The Experimenter Bath Bomb

1 The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask

MULK Bundle*;
1 A5 Geometric Eco Notebook, 

1 A6 Geometric Eco Notebooks &
1 Geometric Card

Crazy Kitten Creations Bundle*;

1 Sparkle Crystal Necklace

1 Antique Dragonfly Necklace

I absolutely adore all of the above products, such as the various necklaces that I was sent from Crazy Kitten Creations, not to mention the amazing notebooks offered from MULK, which I'm quite jealous I don't get to keep, and can be used with the pastel Uniball pens! Then finally I hope the winner can truly enjoy the explosion of the Experimenter whilst using their facial mask from The Body Shop.

Enter on the Rafflecopter Giveaway below!

Terms & Conditions

Due to postage costs, this giveaway is only open to residents of the UK.

Follow all the rules in the Rafflecopter widget.

If you’re under 16, get a permission from a parent.

The giveaway opens at 12pm today (10^th July) and runs until 11:59pm on the 31^st July.

A winner will be chosen and contacted within 24 hours.

The winner will have two days to respond or a new winner may be chosen.
Please note that there is an error with the number update of entries, and thus is higher than Rafflecopter states.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck to everyone,
and feel free to check out the online stores of the products that are included in the giveaway, such as MULK and Crazy Kitten Creations!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Kirsty Whiston on winning the giveaway!

- Tash.

Lush Favourites #1

As a lover of Lush products, I always feel compelled to enter their store every time I pass one, which usually means that I'll end up purchasing something that's new or that I know I love. These are the products that I currently use and would happily repurchase...

1. Baked Alaska Soap (no longer available)

A seasonal soap released last Christmas, which is vibrant, lathery and fresh citrus based with the strong scents of lemon myrtle and grapefruit oil. My large quantity of this  amazing product will hopefully last me a long time!

2. Catastrophe Cosmetic Facial Mask (buy here) 

This calming fresh face mask that feels calming to my sensitive skin, packing with blueberries, calamine, chamomile, rose and almond oils; this leaves my skin feeling soft and calm. I would use this a lot more if it could last longer.

3. Mint Julips Lip Scrub (buy here) 

Mint chocolate chip lip scrub made from peppermint, vanilla and sugar crystals, which I find great and fun to use to remove any flaky skin.

4. Somewhere Over The Rainbow Soap (buy here) 

With looks very similar to Baked Alaska in colour, this soap however is a subtler lemon based scent, with the main ingredients sicilian mandarin oil, rose absolute and neroli oil. This is a great seasonal alternative, but its a shame this won't be around for long either.

5. Pink Fun (buy here)

With a scent similar to their Mmmelting Mashmallow Moment, I love using this as a soap when I want to use something sweet, or when possible play with it in the bath and use it as a bubble bar or soap, or both!

6. The Comforter Bubble Bar (buy here)

A fruity blackcurrent fragranced bubble bar smells amazing and is perfect to use for lots of bubbles. I wish this scent could be a soap too with the bergamont oil making this a fresh uplifting bar to use.

Which Lush products do you love using and will repurchase?

- Tash.