Sunnyside bubble bar Review

Good day fair peoples!

This is a review of a Lush product I got for my birthday last month. I just used it, so I thought I’d let you in on what I thought of it ^.^ (note this, nor any other review of things I’ve been given, will be influenced by the fact I didn’t buy it myself)

So. To the facts. The product is Sunnyside, which is a bubble bar that retails for £3.95.

Because of its sparkly nature, I chose to use this product for a footbath instead to a proper, full-sized one. In retrospect, I should have split it in half, and used it over two occasions but it worked fine this way round as well, however it would have dissolved better if the quantity had been smaller.

The product contains sweet wild orange, lemon and tangerine oils as well as a tone of glitter. It smells delicate and decidedly clean, but in a very natural, slightly floral way, in my opinion. As soon as I dipped my foot in (which, I have to add, was all dry and gross from a weekend of festivaling) I could tell this bubble bar was a good'un. My toes instantly felt cleaner and less dried out. With a bit of a soak and a light pumice my feet were good as new and squeaky clean.

Now, to the bad points. The only two I can think of is how full of glitter it is (which wasn’t a hindrance in the footbath, but I think would be in a proper bath) partly because of this, it was a bit tricky to open, without getting glitter everywhere. As you can see, I didn’t manage to just take it out of the bag and into the tub. It wasn’t too much of a problem, but because all of Lush’s products come in paper bags, it was slightly difficult to manoeuvre.

Personally, I think this was an incredibly functional product, and did really make the water very pretty. It smelt quietly lovely as well. However, it is designed to go in a bath. And I personally wouldn’t really like to use it in a proper tub. So in short, I love it except for the glitter, which is what is meant to set it apart from the other bubble bars. Hmm.

I reckon it deserves a 2.5 out of 5. It’s a very decent product, but not perfect.

I hope you enjoyed this review!

Have you tried this product and if so, what did you think? Have you ever tried any of the other bubble bars? If not, do you think you would?

Love,

  Georgia x

BarryM lemon ice-cream nail review

Hello dears (bit contrived? I feel like you guys need some sort of name, so I can address you properly!) here’s a review of the BarryM nail varnish in 307 Lemon Ice-cream, which was the main varnish used in my last post’s NotD.

Now I didn’t actually wear this for that long, but in the couple of days I did wear it, I got an idea of its quality and such.

In the picture, I am wearing 2-3 coats, depending on the nail. After one coat, it’s translucent, after two, it’s still a bit patchy, but was acceptable on the smaller nails. So this varnish really needs about three to get a properly consistent coat. That being said, it is a pale colour, so that’s sort of to be expected.

I didn’t wear a base or top coat with this varnish, so I was pleasantly surprised when it didn’t stain my nails at all when I removed it. It did look like there were some bubbles under the surface, but as long as they don’t show too much, I don’t see that as too much of a problem, really.

I received this as a birthday present, but it retails for £2.99 which for me, and my limited funds, is just about perfect, and dirt cheap for people with jobs.

So, to round off, it needs a few coats, but it is a very delicate colour, and for  three quid it really is pretty nifty in my opinion – 4/5

Have you guys got this varnish? If so, what do you think? If not, do you want it?

See ya later!

Love,

  Georgia x

NotD: Here comes the summer!

I got quite a few different nail varnishes for my birthday yesterday, two of which were the ones I used to create these nails. I really like this particular shade of yellow; it’s so sunny and happy!

This was honestly so easy to do, and no professional tools needed.

I couldn't be bothered with top/base coats, but I would recommend them, mine has just run out.

First apply two coats of the yellow, letting them dry thoroughly in between.

The only other step is creating this teeny blue flower. You could do any type of flower you want, but I chose as close to thin lines as I could get.

You can add other embellishments, for example, I chose a few dots, descending in size towards the base of the nail. All you need to do this is a toothpick, although you could use a small dotting tool.

One tip to stop smudging is to try and do your right hand first (if you’re right handed, if not then your left) because then you’ll be able to match it with the second, easier hand. If you aren't happy with the results on your first try, just wipe off with some remover, and start again.

Look out for a review of this BarryM yellow nail varnish in ‘Lemon Ice cream’ in the next few days!

Would you wear this? How would you improve it? What other shades do you think it would work in?