Luce Reviews: Lush Products!

Hello all,
Is it obvious I really couldn't think of how to start this off? Firstly, I'd like to apologise for my lack of posts recently. I can't even explain how busy I've been; oh lord has life thrown it's lemons at me!

Anyway moving swiftly along,  I'm going to review some lush products! I literally adore lush, their products are pretty much my life and if I could afford to buy the majority of the store, I would. The two bath bombs I will be reviewing are:

• Honey Bee
• Butterbear

I'd like to say as well that I have very sensitive skin (eczema/dry), so if these work for me, they can work for anyone! Obviously, this does depend on the severity of your skin's condition. 

I'll start with Butterbear because it's my all time favorite bath bomb. Lush state on their website:

Cocoa butter creates a creamy soft bath that is great for nourishing and protecting your skin, with the same vanilla-like fragrance as Butterball bath bomb. Moulded into a friendly and sweet-smelling bear, this is sure to be a winner with little and big kids alike!

This claim couldn't be more accurate.  Once the bomb has fizzed around your bath, it leaves the water milky-looking with the loveliest, soothing vanilla fragrance. The cocoa butter does absolute wonders for your skin, when you dry off afterwards, your skin is silky smooth. I can't rave about this bomb enough; it's absolutely divine. Also I'd like to quickly mention the bear design for the bomb, it's adorable! If I could buy a full hamper of these little beauties then I definitely would go for it. I'd recommend this one to everyone.

Onto Honey Bee, which is also absolutely lovely and definitely another one of my favorites. Lush claim:

A good soak in a Honey Bee bath will soothe and cleanse the skin thanks to its wonder trio of honey, aloe vera, and rhassoul mud, a clay mined near Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Honey is a wonder ingredient that soothes, retains moisture and is antiseptic, and we add plenty of cooling aloe vera, too. Rhassoul mud has natural cleansing properties, and also helps condition and soften the skin.

Again, this description is absolutely spot on. The smell isn't strong but it works well for this one. This one is also perfect for anyone with sensitive skin, like myself, you'll definitely feel the benefits from it. However, I have to admit I wasn't really a fan of the colour when it fizzed in the bath. Honestly, it kind of looked like someone had an accident in the bath (sorry, TMI!). Seriously though, besides the colour it leaves your bath, it's amazing! It's the right amount of everything you'd want and need from a bath bomb.

Anyway, this was just a little mini-post on two of my all time favorite bath bombs since they deserve recognition for being so fabulous! Apologies for the lack of camera quality on the pictures as well; iPhone cameras are pretty shoddy to say the least.

Merry Christmas lovely's,

Luce xo

Luce Reviews: Fallen By Lauren Kate

The story follows young girl, Lucinda (Luce) Price from her troublesome past to her torturous present as she is enrolled at Sword & Cross Reform School in Savannah. After being accused of the fire that caused the tragic loss of a boy, she had no other option but to go there and make an attempt to rebuild her life. Not long after she is enrolled, Luce finds herself drawn to a handsome, mysterious boy named Daniel, whom she is almost certain she has crossed paths with before their meeting at Sword & Cross. But when another boy, Cam, steps onto the scene, will she be able to decide who she wants and needs more? Will she choose to listen to her head or her heart?

This book is the first in the 'Fallen Series'. I found it to be a thrilling read, I was hooked from the very first page and enjoyed (almost) every moment of reading it. Although this story is an easy read, it is still descriptive and wonderfully written. Lauren Kate has really outdone herself with this book, and I hope the rest of the series follows suit.

Daniel - one of the main protagonists - is initially your typical jock, with a very abrupt and unwelcoming attitude. However, as the book develops, it's difficult not to love his character. Not far into the book, you also meet Arriane, who's your typical crazy lady... with an interesting twist. She can easily make a giggle escape your mouth with some of the things she says. Personally, Daniel and Arriane were definitely my favourite's as they brought so much to the book as a whole. Saying that, I did feel that Luce was easy to relate to with that every day girl next door vibe to her.

As much as I loved the book; I did find it to be fairly predictable. I found myself able to guess a lot of upcoming events in the advancing chapters. That's the reason I cannot rate the book a full 5/5 as I would've preferred more plot twists than what there was. However, everybody's reading experiences are different, and just because I was able to correctly predict the majority of the events it doesn't mean that everybody will be able to. I've read an awful lot of supernatural books in recent years, therefore, I find it easier to predict what happens in that particular genre of books.

This book is definitely aimed at Teens/Young Adults and is directed towards fans of novels about the supernatural and romance. Even if the story content is completely different to that of Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick; I felt as though there were a few similarities here and there. Maybe if you read both books; you'll come to understand why I've said that.

Overall, I rate this book 4/5.

Hope you all enjoyed my first review,

Luce xo

(This book can be found in all book retailers)

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