Christmas Gifts at Superdrug

"It's too early for Christmas!" I hear you cry! However many people prefer to do their Christmas shopping early and many people like to plan their Christmas shopping in advance (I am one of those people!). I picked up the Christmas gift guide from Superdrug today so I thought I'd tell you the best bits in my opinion.

Accessorize Nail Wardrobe - £9.99
This cute box includes nine different nail varnish colours and is perfect for any girly girls, teenagers and ladies. I love the design of the box and it is 3 for 2 as well.

Glee Nail Polish/Lipgloss/Glitter Trios - £4.99 each
Here we have trios of different types of make up in bright colours and with lovely Glee themed packaging. These are perfect to make up addicts that are also obsessed with Glee.

Glee Lip Balm Duo - £2.99
Two cute lip balms in a Glee themed bag. Brilliant for stocking fillers or smaller gifts!

Colourworks Smokin' Look Book - £5.99
I have never used any make up from this brand so I don't know what the quality is like. I love the idea of these "get the look" boxes though and I think the price is really good. This box contains 3 eyeshadows, 1 eyedust, 1 glitter eyeliner, 1 mascara, 1 double-ended applicator and a step by step guide. It is also available in other colours.

Sweet Snuggles Fleece Blanket - £4.99
These are so cute and look warm and cosy. I don't know how big the blankets are or how thick they are either but I think they would be a perfect gift for a girly girl!

Toy Story 3D Buzz Lightyear Bubble Bath - £5.99
Toy Story is a big hit with the kids again now, just like it was when I was little. When I was little I would have loved to get this for Christmas! It seems a wonderful present to make bathtimes more fun for the little'uns!

Baileys Truffles Share Box - £3.99
A firm christmas favourite and something that nearly any adult will love to receive! Not a bad price for 150g either!

Lynx Dark Temptation Duo Set - £4.99
It may seem obvious to buy the men in your life a Lynx set but in my experience they always love them! Dark Temptation is one of the best smelling Lynx sprays in my opinion so this is a perfect gift.

The ELF Cosmetics Christmas Range 2010

This morning I logged into Facebook to find that ELF Cosmetics had released their Christmas range! I'm going to show you my most wanted pieces.

Eyes

Party Eyeshadow Palette
I love the colours in this pallette and it's a bargain at £3.50 for 6 colours! I've tried ELF eyeshadows before and they're really good quality in my opinion.

32 Piece Eyeshadow Collection
Look at the pretties... the range of colours in this looks amazing and again, excellent value for £9!







Nails

I really want all of the new nail varnish colours! L-R on the top are Metal Madness, Party Purple and Golden Goddess while on the bottom are Twinkle and Glitter Glam. At £1.50 each they are truly bargains and the quality is not bad either from the ones I have tried!

I don't use face makeup like foundation and bronzer but there are many more products on the ELF website at http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk Have a look! :)

Lush Christmas 2010 - Shower Bits and the Rest!

Right, now I'm going to tell you about the rest of the Christmas range and a bit later I will tell you about the gifts (which are awesome by the way!).

Snow Fairy
You Snow Fairy addicts will be pleased to know that it's back! You people who have never tried Snow Fairy don't know what you've missed. This shower gel is one of my favourite Lush products and I think there would have been a tantrum if it hadn't returned. It smells of all things sweet - bubblegum and candy floss. I think there is a hint of pear drops in there too. Little girls will love Snow Fairy and so will big ones! (Men love it as well I have noticed..) Snow Fairy is available in three sizes - 100g (£3.25), 250g (£5.95) and 500g (£9.95). For the full ingredients list and to buy a bottle have a look here.

Glogg
There is a new shower gel this year and it sounds amazing. Glogg is the shower gel version of Mulled Wine. It contains red wine, brandy, cinnamon, clove and fresh fruit juice. The result is a lovely spicy gel to warm up cold winter days. I can't wait to try it. Glogg is available in two sizes - 100g (£3.90) and 250g (£7.75). For the full ingredients list and to buy a bottle have a look here.

Sugar Plum Fairy
The Sugar Plum Fairy is a solid sugar scrub inspired by the Tchaikovsky ballet. It is made with fair trade British sugar to scrub your skin and keep it smooth and soft. It smells of Jasmine with a hint of Marzipan and Plums and contains Plum Kernal Oil to soften the skin after it has been scrubbed. The scrub is £1.95 and you can see more information about the product and buy it here.

Iced Wine Shower Jelly
This looks like the perfect shower jelly for in the summer. It is inspired by Canadian Iced Wine and smells like tropical fruits. This jelly contains real Iced Wine as well as grape infusion, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil and buchu oil which all mix together to give a gorgeous fruity shower jelly to wake you up on those cold, dark mornings. This shower jelly comes in two sizes of tub - 100g (£2.95) and 240g (£5.95) and can be bought here.

Mandarin's Tea Party Soap
You always find a satsuma at the bottom of your stocking..wouldn't you rather find a piece of this soap and a Satsumo Santa? This soap has the same fragrance as the Lush perfume named Orange Blossom. It also has slices of orange and chunks of crystallised ginger to give it that christmassy kick! 100g of this soap is £3.50 and can be bought here.

Snowcake Soap
This is another that is back every year and it is one of my favourite Christmas products. Snowcake smells like marzipan and almonds and is really moisturising and lovely. It is £2.60 for 100g and you can get it here.

Angels Delight Soap
This soap is also here every year and is another of my favourites. It has a gorgeous, fruity and sweet smell just like jelly beans. It is also always really pretty and this years design is no different! The star shapes and the moon make for a really pretty looking soap. It is £2.35 for 100g and you can get it here.

Snow Globe Soap
This is a new soap for Christmas 2010. It is designed to look like a snow globe with big white snowballs inside and it has a refreshing smell to wake you up in a morning. Many people have described this fragrance as the same as the popular ballistic avobath as it contains lemongrass and lemon myrtle. It is £1.95 for 100g and can be bought from here.

Buche de Noel Cleanser
You may remember that last Christmas there was a face mask called Santas Rice Porridge. Well this year this has been reformulated and it is now a cleanser. It contains ground almonds, fresh satsumas, dried cranberries and brandy for a festive scent. It is quite expensive at £5.50 for 100g but with Lush products it is usually worth it! For more information and to buy some look here.

Lip Dip Lip Scrub
This lip scrub is made with sherbet, cranberry oil and lemon and gently scrubs the lips while also moisturising them. It costs £4.50 a tub and can be bought here.

Snow Fairy Lip Tint
Snow Fairy lovers have another product to keep them happy this year! It contains raspberries, moisturising butters, icing sugar and sherbet for soft, candy floss scented lips with a nice pink tint. This product is £4.64 and can be bought here.

Maple Taffy Lip Balm
This lip balm is made with real Maple Syrup. It is inspired by the tradition in Canada of using Maple Sap to create sweet candy treats. This lip balm apparently tastes and smells amazing and I can't wait to try it. It is also cheaper than the other lip balms at £2.50. Get yours here.

Lush Christmas 2010 - Bath Bits

The Lush Christmas products are released today and I am too ill to get to a store so I thought I would introduce you to the products on here! First I will introduce you to this years Ballistics and Bubble Bars. For those of you who don't know, a ballistic is used by dropping it in a bath full of hot water. It fizzes away leaving a gorgeous smell and usually a lovely colour. Bubble bars are solids bubble baths. You crumble them under running water and get a lovely luxurious bubbly bath. Lush products are made using natural ingredients and are not tested on animals.

Ballistics

Cinders
This ballistic came out last year and I fell in love with it. It is inspired by Cinderella and has popping candy embedded on the top. This pops in the bath and causes a lovely crackling noise like an open fire just like the one Cinderella used to sleep next to. It has a gorgeous christmassy smell. Cinders smells like Cinnamon, Orange and Almond. It is spicy, uplifting and relaxing. At £1.95 it's not a bad price either! Get yours online from here.

Winter Bath
This ballistic is new for this year so I only know what Lush have said about it. In winter we love hot baths to warm us up but hot water can often have a drying effect on our skin. This ballistic has a spicy scent and it contains soya milk powder and shavings of moisturising bath melt to keep your skin soft in the harsh weather. The spicy fragrance is from the ginger and the clove buds which are in the ballistic. This one is also £1.95 and can be bought online here.

Satsumo Santa
This little guy was in last years christmas range and I only got to try it once! I love it though, it has a lovely orangey scent and the water turns a really nice colour. I find it is a good one to wake you up in a morning bath when it is horrible and dark outside. It would also be a nice scent for summer. The shape of this ballistic means it is perfect as a stocking filler and kids will love it! This ballistic £2.90 and can be bought here.

The Boog
Again, this is a new ballistic so all I know is what Lush have said! Look at it though, isn't it cute! The Boog is a herbal bath treat which is a ballistic with bits of bubble bar inside. This means is slowly froths and leaves a thin layer of bubbles on the surface of the bath. From my experience,  these ballistics leave the water lovely and soft and are very luxurious. This ballistic was inspired by a swiss tradition of filling a snowman's head with fireworks, putting it on a bonfire and seeing how long it takes to go boom! This guy therefore has colours in the back of his head to create a beautiful effect in the bath. The Boog is £1.95 from here.

So White
So White was the first ballistic to be released with shavings of bubble bar inside. It came out last year and was based on the fairy tale of Snow White. It smells of apples so if you like Fizzbanger you'd probably love this! It is £1.80 from here.

Li'l Lush Pud
This is one of the Lush classics in my opinion because it has been in the christmas lineup every year since I got into Lush. It started out a lot bigger but it is just as lovely in a smaller size (especially if you use it with Marzibain bubble bar!). It smells very much like a christmas pudding and has cloves, lemon peel and almond in it. It also has aloe vera to soothe the skin. The Li'l Lush Pud is £1.95 from here.






Bubble Bars

Candy Cane
This is another product that seems to come back every year! It has a swirly pattern on it just like the christmas treats. It smells really nice and girly, like vanilla sweeties. Perfect for christmas stockings! Get yours at £2.35 from here.

Christmas Eve
This bubble bar came out last year and quickly became a favourite. It contains ylang ylang and jasmine and it helps you to relax and get to sleep the night before christmas (or any other night!). This bubble bar turns the water a fantastic colour as well! It is £2.60 from here.

Bearded Lady
This is a new bubble bar from this year. Lush say it is a banana and avocado bubble bar which I think sounds amazing! It also has oat milk inside to keep your skin lovely and soft. These are £2.50 from here.

Gingerbread House
Last but not least... this is a new bubble bar and is the one I am most desperate to try! It looks really cute, just like the Hansel and Gretel house, and apparently it smells gorgeous. This scent includes lots of ginger and a bit of a fruity note as well! I cant wait to get into a bubbly ginger bath on a cold rainy night... You can get yours for £2.45 from here.





I'm off for a quick bath now but when I get back I will introduce you to the rest of the Lush 2010 Christmas range!