Lush Mini Haul + Review

I discovered Lush when I was about 17 while I was on Tumblr. I saw a picture of Ocean Salt and I was like what is this blue product that looks so amazing and reminds me of the ocean. Thus I bought one from Australia while I was on holiday.

From then on, I have become a fan of Lush. I like how their products are fresh and organic which I find is important because some chemicals used in products might be harmful to us. Also, this is the only skin that we get in our lives. Anyways, I usually hesitate buying because it is quite pricey over here in Singapore but I finally bought my Ocean Salt and Bubblegum lip scrub after so long! I do not regret buying them at all and I'm glad that I went to buy them yesterday because the sales girl told me that Lush was going to raise their prices from 21th September onwards.

So Ocean Salt is basically a facial scrub and some of the ingredients include avocado butter, grapefruit infusion, fine and coarse sea salt and extra virgin coconut oil. It is suitable for most skin types and if it doesn't work for you unfortunately, you can always use it as a body scrub! Therefore you won't be wasting your money because you still can use it.

I love it because it smells so AMAZING. It honestly smells like the ocean, cocktails and summer (if you know me, I am a sucker for anything that smells good and anything to do with the beach or ocean). I like to use it on my face, elbows and knees as it makes my skin really soft and it definitely does its job as a scrub.

The second product that I love is the Bubblegum lip scrub. Some of its ingredients include castor sugar, and organic jojoba oil. I love this because I kind of have dry lips and I always need to apply lip balm. However, the skin will tend to dry up especially in air con places and I'll have this white layer of skin on my lips.

Therefore, this bubblegum lip scrub has been a lifesaver for me! It gets rid of the dead skin and keeps my lips moisturised. This scrub is true to its name, it smells exactly like bubblegum so if you don't like sweet smelling products, this is probably not for you. The good news is that Lush has other flavoured lip scrubs so you can check those out too!

That's all for now, until next time.

xx

Wednesday

Tube from H&M

Skirt from Forever 21

Thought I'll post my simple outfit for today. Also, I accidentally ripped some of my eyelashes out while I was trying to curl them. My hand slipped and they came out. I am pretty sad because I barely have any eyelashes and I do not need to be losing anymore.

xx

Nirrimi Hakanson

Nirrimi Hakanson is my favourite photographer of all time. I wrote an email to her asking if I could feature her on my blog and when she said yes, I was so excited. I really hope this post does her and her work justice.

Anyways, Nirrimi has taking photographs since she was thirteen. At the age of twenty one, she has taken photographs for companies such as Diesel, Billabong and has done several editorials. Not only does she take beautiful photographs but she also writes very well. What I really love about her photographs is that there is always a story. When she writes, her stories are so good that it basically gives me the chills (in a good way). When I read her blog, I can't help but feel so much love in the posts.

Honestly, I don't know how to explain why I love Nirrimi's work so much. Perhaps it's because I've loved her work from the beginning, how I find her photographs relatable, the way she manages to have a concept in her photographs or even because her work has changed and grown over the years.

I think it is all the above but I think what I love most is that her work has grown over the years because I feel like I've grown with her through her photographs. Here are some of her work.

all photographs belong to Nirrimi Hakanson 

You can find the rest of Nirrimi's work here:

The Road Is Home

Nirrimi's personal website

Flickr

Deviantart

I hope her work captivates you like it has with me.

xx

20

So my birthday was last Friday and I had two cakes this year. One bought by my lover and the other made by my mom. 

My first cake was hazelnut and my second cake (the second and third picture) was a red velvet cake. However this is the first time my mom has tried to make a red velvet cake so unfortunately it was more chocolate than red velvet, but it was still good. 

Overall, I had a good birthday. I feel blessed to be able to have two cakes and to be able to spend time with people that I love. It isn't so bad turning 20 but sometimes I forget and still think I'm 19 haha.

xx

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Want list:
1. printed kimono cardigan 
2. ear cuffs
3. nude lipstick (if you know what shade is this, please let me know!)
4. dainty layered necklaces
5. travel around the world

6. Miranda Kerr, one of my girl crushes
7. amazing body
8. still listening to Drake's hold on we're going home (so much love for this song!)
9. sexy car