DAY #3 - LUSH CHRISTMAS WISHLIST

Who honestly doesn't love Lush's Christmas range? It may be one of the best things to happen each year. Since I haven't been able to go into Lush this year, and I don't have a Lush near me at home, this year's Lush Christmas post comes to you as a wishlist from the Lush website.

'Santasaurus' Bubble Bar
Like most (I assume), I base my product choices in  Lush on what they smell like. The Santasaurus bubble bar is so cute that I want it regardless of what it smells like.

'Snowie' Bubble Bar
As with the Santasaurus, I don't think I can resist a bubble bar that looks like a snowman David Bowie.

'Jester' Bubble Bar
Another adorable and orange-scented bubble bar. Basically, I want all the bubble bars.

'So White' Bath Bomb
A classic, I love apples.

'Shoot For The Stars' Bath Bomb
I can't resist any product with orange in it (as most of Lush's products seem to contain) and I also can't resist how stunning this bath bomb is.

'Golden Wonder' Bath Bomb
A classic Lush Christmas bath bomb.

'Butterbear' Bath Bomb
The Butterball is my absolute favourite Lush bathbomb, it smells beyond incredible, and every Chrismtas Lush rerelease it in the shape of an adorable bear.

'Snow Fairy' Shower Gel
The epitome of the Lush Christmas products and smells.

'Bubbly' Shower Gel
It's orange, I can't help myself.

'Reindeer Rock' Soap
It's blue, it looks like a reindeer carving on a cave wall, the reindeer is gold, it has a slightly different berry and floral scent, I want it.

'Santa's Postbox' Soap
It basically just smells really, really orangy.

'Shooting Stars' Soap
I couldn't decide between the orange scent of Santa's Postbox or the lemon and lime scent of Shooting Stars, so I've added both of them to the list.

'Sugar Plum Fairy' Lip Scrub and Lip Tint
Who doesn't love a Lush lip scrub? They always leave your lips feeling amazing, and I can't resist the gorgeous plum colour and orange scent of these two.

'Be Excellent To Each Other' Bag
I've been drooling over this tote bag with a quote from 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' on it ever since I saw it a few months ago, and I think it's something that I  genuinely need in my life.

Rosie

Might have to go and place a massive Lush order now

DAY #2 - BODY SHOP CHRISTMAS

As sad as it sounds, the times when the Body Shop and Costa Christmas ranges are released is something I look forward to every year form about October onwards. Every year I do a post talking through the Body Shop's new Christmas products, and this year is no exception.

Every year the Body Shop release three Christmas scents- there's always one related to vanilla and one related to cranberry, and the third one changes each year. This year's scents are winners. There's vanilla chai, frosted berries and spiced apple. Unsurprisingly, spiced apple is my favourite.

Unlike the apple scent of two Christmas's ago, which was an incredibly juicy, sweet and mouth-watering scent, spiced apple has a much more dark and stereotypically festive smell- you can definitely smell the cinnamon and I love it. All three scents this year have a much darker scent compared to the usual fresh and bright scents the Body Shop release- they've not shied away from the spices this year and I can't say that I'm complaining. There's not all that much I can say about vanilla chai, it's a lovely, wintry, spicy vanilla, and you all know what vanilla chai smells like. This year, the Body Shop have taken a different turn on their usual cranberry (or occasionally frosted cranberry) scent. As the name frosted berries suggests, the regular old cranberry has turned into a berry medley and, though you can still smell a hint of cranberry, it is very much a festive mix of winter berries. As loyal as I am to the traditional cranberry scent each year, I'm really liking the change and, so far, all the Body Shop presents I've bought this year have been from the frosted berries range.

Wish List: (The products available this Christmas that I love the most)
-Shower gel
-Foaming bath
-Lip balm
-Scented candle
-'Rosie Monkey' bath sponge (I wonder if you can guess why...)
-Individual bath fizzers (especially eyeing up 'candied plum')

Rosie

The Body Shop fanatic

DAY #1 - THE 12 DAYS OF BLOGMAS

20th December. A weird time to start doing Blogmas, but hear me out. I've neglected my blog enough this year that Blogmas was something that needed to happen (plus it's probably my favourite thing to do on my blog each year), I'm officially back from university for Christmas, and I wanted the end of Blogmas to coincide with the end of the year. Hence why Blogmas is starting today of all days.

So I'll be here everyday until the 31st December, and I thought we'd start off the 12 days of Blogmas with a classic December playlist. 

1. 'Mistletoe'- Justin Bieber

I'm not a fan of Bieber, but this is my flatmate's favourite Christmas song and hes played it so many times over the last couple of weeks that I couldn't not honour it on this list.

2. 'Ribbons and Bows'- Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves, one of my favourite country artists, has released her own Christmas album, and I absolutely love this original by her. 

3. 'Fairytale of New York'- The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
Along with 'Step Into Christmas', possibly my favourite Christmas song. Somehow Christmasy, without being very festive and also being completely savage.

4. 'Step Into Christmas'- Elton John
My other joint-favourite Christmas song, impossible not to want to dance to this. I saw Elton John live in the summer and I was kind of disappointed that he didn't play this.

5. 'Feliz Navidad'- Michael Buble

Not usually my favourite Christmas song, but I can't resist Michael Buble's version.

6. 'All I Want for Christmas is You'- Michael Buble
As much as I love both versions of this song, I can't help but love Michale Buble's slower and more jazzy version. 

7. 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'- Busted

This one just makes me laugh every time I remember it exists.

Merry Christmas!

Rosie