Cosmetic Glory

This blog is for make up reviews, tips, and tricks. Disclaimer: All of these products are bought by me and I am not sponsored.

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Butterball Bath Bomb This retails for $4.95 for 3.1 oz. It contains organic cocoa butter, ylang ylang oil and vanilla musk. It doesn’t do much for the water but it moisturizes your skin a lot. This product is good if your have very sensitive skin or dry skin. I’ve seen many people pair it with other bubble bar or soaps. However, by itself it’s not anything overly special that I don’t think you can’t find anywhere else. Lush is discontinuing this bath bomb but they also come out with the Butter bear every Christmas, so keep your eyes peeled if you want it. Unless you really love cocoa butter or want a very plain bath bomb for sensitive skin, I would pass on this.

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Chocolate Easter Egg Soap Review This product is a part of Lush’s Easter line for 2017. You can still buy this soap online and in some select stores. I personally have been loving it.  It runs for $5.95 for 3.5 oz of product. It contains lemon oil and cocoa butter. The lather is rather milky than sudsy. It’s very moisturizing and soothing on my sensitive skin. I like to lather my legs with the soap and use it for shaving because it’s that good. I also like the cocoa scent with a hint of lemon with this particular soap.  Overall if you need a good moisturizing soap and like citrus scents then I’d recommend picking it up. 

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Wash Behind The Ears Shower Gel I know this product was for their Easter line but Lush has some of the items on their website and a few stores have it in person. So if you’re interested I suggest checking your nearest Lush. This product had rose oil, neroli oil and carrot infusion. The shower gel smells floral scented at first and then afterwards it has a hint sweetness. The scent smells very similar to the Bunch of Carrots Bubble Bar, so if you like that you’ll like this. The product is very creamy and moisturizing and it doesn’t leave your skin looking orange. (In case any of you were wondering.) The scent is strong in the shower but very soft for the rest of the day. 

If you enjoy the Bunch of Carrots Bubble bar and want it in shower gel version then I’d recommend picking this up. 

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Shea Moisture Organic African Black Soap This product retails for $3.97 and you get 3.5 oz of product. The product itself is good for keeping acne at bay. The soap itself has large chunky pieces in it. The Shea butter in the product makes your skin very soft afterwards. The soap itself doesn’t lather up but rather it’s a milky consistency when you wash your face with it. I like to use a wash cloth with it. I honestly wish though that it lathered up more but it may not be doing so because of the shea butter and because there isn’t any sodium lauryl sulfate in the bar. I also think the bar is great if you have acne on your chest or back or anywhere else on your body. I also like that the price point for this is fairly affordable because products like this can get rather pricy.  Overall if you need an affordable black soap and would like to try it out then I recommend picking this up.  

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It’s Skin Blueberry Vitality and Moisture Sheet Mask This product retails for $2.00 and you get one mask. This mask is very moisturizing and smells like blueberries. It reminds me of Catastrophe Cosmetics Fresh Face Mask from Lush in how it’s both moisturizing and strongly scented. I have sensitive skin and this mask was very moisturizing. It felt cool and hydrating. I used it when the weather was a lot colder and when my skin was a lot more dry and it loved it. Overall I recommend this if you need some moisture in your skin and if you’re not sensitive to smells.

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Yoga Bath Bomb This bath bomb cost $7.95 and contains 6.3 oz. It has Sandalwood, ho wood oil, olibanium oil, and etc. It very moisturizing and has bits of glitter in it as well. The outer layer is a yellow color but the inside of the bath bomb has blue and purple. The sandalwood is very relaxing. The bath bomb is a slow fizzer and smells amazing. Overall I really enjoyed this. 

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The Orginal Beauty Blender Review

This retails for 20 dollars and can be found at Sephora, Ulta, their website, etc. This sponge is meant to be reused and it’s latex free. This is meant to be used while wet or damp. It’s damp in these pictures and it doubles in size when its wet. Keep the container because it’s a great way to store your beauty blender and keep it from growing mold because things that are kept in wet and concealed places tend to grow mold. This is great for applying medium to full coverage foundations but if you have a really light coverage foundation then I wouldn’t use it. I like that using this means that it can your foundations and concealer look less cakey. Also I find this is great for pressing powder into the skin and looking virtually poreless as a result. I really like this for when I need to look flawless or when I’m doing other peoples makeup. I don’t like how long it takes to use this product though. You have to wet it, wait for it to expand, then it takes a long to build up your color, and by the time you’re done you need to store it properly and by the time you’re done you used up so much time using it. Whereas I don’t have this problem with my makeup brushes. I also have had a problem with how tricky this can be to clean. I realized that I need to use either the cleanser that’s sold for the beauty blender (which can be pricey) or I can use a soap without as much dyes in it. And sometimes I can’t get all the product off it. (Especially when the product is closer to the tip of the Beauty Blender)

Overall unless you’re a makeup artist or a hardcore makeup enthusiast I would suggest either passing on this or finding a dupe for this. (I have some beauty blender dupes coming soon.)

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Revo Watermelon Lip Balm Review This runs for about three dollars and it can be found at Walgreen, CVS, and Rite Aid. I know this is also known as the Well at Walgreen's brand but it’s also called Revo. This lip balm smells like watermelon jolly ranchers or watermelon bubblegum. The scent is very dead on to that of watermelon candy.  The packaging may look similar to an eos but the formula is very different, I find it to be closer to the formula of a lip smackers. The formula is very moisturizing and is good for dry and cracked lips.  I like that there’s an expiration date on the lip balm as well. 

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The Kiss Lip Scrub Review This product runs for $9.95 and contains .80 oz of product. This scrub is a part of Lush’s Limited Edition Valentine’s Day 2016 Collection. It contains fine sea salt, safflower oil, organic cocoa butter, mandarian oil, and of course, caster sugar. The product also has glitter and heart shaped sprinkles, which I think is adorable. It taste sweet and salty almost like chocolate covered pretzels or cupcakes baked with sea salt. It’s great at removing dead skin on the lips and leaving the lips soft. The scrub also leaves the glitter on your lips so be wary if you're going to wear a matte lipstick.  Overall I really enjoy this and if you’re curious than I recommend trying it out. 

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Unicorn Horn Bubblebar Review This product runs for 7.95 and contains 3.5 oz of product. This product is a part of Lush’s Limited edition Valentines Day Line for 2016. It contains lavender oil, neroli oil,and ylang ylang oil. The scent smells mostly of lavender with undertones of neroli. It’s very relaxing and the bubble bar has a suttel shimmer that adds to the water as well. The scent last for several hours afterward as well.  Overall if you like relaxing scents or enjoy lavender and or neroli oil, then I recommend picking this up. 

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Roses All the Way Soap Review This product runs for $7.95 and contains 3.5 oz and contains 3.5 oz. It contains fresh rose infusion, coconut oil, kaolin, geranoil, and canola oil. This product is a part of Lush’s Valentine’s Day Collection for 2016. It smells similar to the Rosy Cheeks fresh face mask. The scent on this is rosy and floral but the texture of the soap is smooth and moisturizing. The soap’s redish pink layer is diluted down the more I use it though. It’s not as bad as the layer on Snowcake but it is something to keep in mind. I love the scent though, it smells like rose perfume but it’s not over drying on the skin like some rose scented soaps can be.  Overall if you enjoy rose scented things and very moisturizing soap then I recommend picking this up before it’s gone. 

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Prince Charming Shower Cream This product contains 3.3 oz and runs for $10.95. It contains marshmallow root, vanilla pod infusion, fresh pomegranate juice, and coconut butter. This product is a part of Lush’s Limited Edition Valentine’s Day Collection for 2016. The formula is different from last year’s Valentines collection because it was a shower gel and not a shower cream, it smells less like the undertones of earthiness that the gel had and smells much sweeter which I prefer a lot more than the gel. The formula feels not as thick as the gel as well, similar to the dirty spring wash shower gel. The color is a bright red that doesn’t stain the skin and the smell is fruity pomegranate with undertones of vanilla. The product is very moisturizing and the scent lingers for several hours afterward.  Overall I really enjoy this shower cream and recommend getting it before it’s sold out.

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Snowcake Soap Review This product runs for $7.95 per 3.5 oz. It has a marzipan scent to it and it’s topped with gold shimmer. This was a part of the Lush 20015 Christmas line and you can still buy some box sets that have this soap in it online.I have very mixed feelings on this product. I don’t like how the gold shimmer is just an over-spray and will immediately come off once you put the soap near water, plus the gold shimmer can get messy if you take this out before you get into the shower. I don’t understand why the shimmer isn’t just mixed into the product like how some of the other soaps are or just don’t have any shimmer at all.  What I do like about this product is the scent is dead on, it smells exactly like marzipan. Also this product is very moisturizing, I used this not only as a regular soap but to shave my legs as well and it works great for that. The mositurizing quality comes from the canola oil, almonds, and coconut oil. It has a very creamy lather and it’s good for dry, cracked, or sensitive skin.  Overall if you’re buying for the scent or the moisturizing properties then get it but if you’re buying for how it looks then I would pass.

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Freeman’s Dead Sea Minerals Anti Stress Mask The product runs for about $4.29 (depending o where you go to buy it.) and contains 6.0 fl oz of product. It contains dead sea minerals, sea salt, lavender and bergamot oil. It’s bright blue in color. The mask also has a cooling sensation on the skin and it leaves the skin feeling soft and clean without feeling stripped. I have very sensitive combination skin so I think the tage on the bottle that says for “All Skin Types” is true, however some people may have a different experience. I think this helped clear up my skin fairly well and as for the anti stress factor I think the cooling sensation does help relax you. However, I think most face mask have anti stress properties due to the fact that you do need to take time out of your day to pamper yourself in a way. Overall I enjoy this mask for it’s cleansing properties and the way it feels on the skin, and I recommend trying it out.

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Dashing Santa Bath Bomb Review This product runs for $5.25 and contains 3.5 oz of product. It contains  mandarin oil, bergamot oil and orange flower absolute. This product was part of Lush’s Christmas line for 2015. The bath bath bomb turns the water a pinkish red color with gold glitter (However it was hard to pick up on camera due to the flash on my camera and my bathtub is a peach color.) The bath bomb also floats to the top and “dashes” throughout the water. It smells sweet with a hint of spice thrown in probably due to the bergamot oil. I think this bath bomb is seriously underrated it’s delightful scented and it’s beautiful in the water. This is still available online and it’s on sale for their Boxing Day Sale so I recommend picking this up when you can.

Overall if you like sweet scents with a hint of spice or want some beautiful bath water then I recommend picking this up.

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Big Bang Bubble Bar Review This product runs for $7.95 and contains 3.5 oz of product. It contains lemon myrtle oil, avocado butter, fair trade cocoa butter, and grapefruit extract. It turns the water a bright blue color, and has a scent that smells like citrus sweet tarts. The scent is fresh and invigorating. The bubblebar bar is relaxing and is also very moisturizing to the skin. I enjoy how this bubble bar is moisturizing but it doesn’t make the skin feel greasy in any way. I think this mostly due to the avocado butter and the fair trade cocoa butter in the soap. This scent also last for several hours afterward. Overall if you like citrus and candy scents or need a moisturizing soap then I recommend picking this up.

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(New) Charity Pot This product runs for $6.95 for 1.5 oz or $25.95 for 8.4 oz of product. This lotion contains cocoa butter, ylang ylang oil, rosewood oil, and aloe. This product is very moisturizing and sinks into the skin. Unlike the old charity pot formula, this doesn’t leave a strong residue on the skin. There isn’t really a scent to this lotion so it be good for eczema, as well as to pair with any perfume / fragrance. I enjoy using this in the winter to help my dry skin, and for the dry patches on my legs. Overall, I really enjoy this lotion for very dry skin.