Today I discovered LUSH

So it seemed like a long time coming, but...

I finally walked into a LUSH store today. And walked out with significantly less money. (woops)

Seriously though, I myself work in the food industry at the moment, with a company that focuses on catering to a wide range of dietary needs, including kosher, halal, vegan, gluten-free and so forth and so on, and as such, it actually took me by surprise that I hadn't heard about this store from any of the other workers til I actually brought it up this evening. 

Almost all of the products are certified vegan friendly (bar a select few which from what I can see, usually contain either honey or honeycomb), and are handmade. The company strives to use natural products including organic fruits, essential oils and fairtrade produce, as well as to cut down on all the excess packaging possible. Although I'm not vegan, I try to be as environmentally friendly as possible in my everyday life, and this new discovery is really cool.

It also gives me an excuse to sample all their really neat products.

Credit: LUSH UK

Tonight I'm trying out one of these little guys; a bath "ballistic" called Phoenix Rising. Here's the description from their catalogue:

     Legend has it that the Phoenix makes its nest from sticks of prized cinnamon, the nest and the bird burst into flames and from the ashes a new phoenix is reborn.... Topped off with a stick of cinnamon to remind us that it's okay to make mistakes, lose everything and start again.

I've been told that the bomb sinks to the bottom of the bath and then rises up again after a while in different colours of green and blue, like a phoenix emerging from the ashes and stuff. I really, really love cinnamon so I'm actually so excited to try this out!

Today's Journal Page

Supplies:
Dylusions Ink spray (London Blue and Crushed Grape)
Acrylic paint
White sharpie paint pen

EDIT: Oh, and glitter paint! You can't really see most of it in the scan, but apart form the earrings, its used on the eye and the border of the star as well