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Part Of The Crowd | Flamingo Candles The Melt Crowd March 2016 Tea Tastes Terrific | Bird & Blend Tea Company Summer Ice Cream Tea Collection Let’s Go Banana’s | The Yorkshire Soap Company Banana Fizz Pops He Likes Bubbles! | Say It With Champers Heart Of Hearts Miniature Personalised Prosecco | Gifted Once I’m Reborn. You Know I Will Rise Like A Phoenix | Lush York Relaunch 2024 | Gifted A Mixture Of Urea & Cica Is Great For Dry & Rough Skin | Mixa Urea Cica Repair+ Renewing Cream | Gifted I Love Having Cleansed & Radiant-Looking Skin | Sukin Radiance Gel Cleanser This Shit Is Bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S! | Lush Banana Haircare Range | Gifted

Part Of The Crowd | Flamingo Candles The Melt Crowd March 2016

By now you all know my major addiction to candles. I don’t know if it’s something to do with the...

Tea Tastes Terrific | Bird & Blend Tea Company Summer Ice Cream Tea Collection

As you probably already know, I absolutely love discovering new and interesting Teas. That’s why when I had heard that...

Let’s Go Banana’s | The Yorkshire Soap Company Banana Fizz Pops

As some of you probably already know, a couple of weeks ago I was very kindly invited down to The Yorkshire...

He Likes Bubbles! | Say It With Champers Heart Of Hearts Miniature Personalised Prosecco | Gifted

Other than a Disaronno & Coke, the occasional Glass of Prosecco, or some kind of fruity Cocktail like a Pina...

Once I’m Reborn. You Know I Will Rise Like A Phoenix | Lush York Relaunch 2024 | Gifted

A couple of weeks ago, me, Jamie and Michelle were very kindly invited down to Lush York to come and...

A Mixture Of Urea & Cica Is Great For Dry & Rough Skin | Mixa Urea Cica Repair+ Renewing Cream | Gifted

I’ve been struggling with quite a lot of dry, rough and bumpy Skin lately, especially on my Arms, Elbows, Feet...

I Love Having Cleansed & Radiant-Looking Skin | Sukin Radiance Gel Cleanser

Whenever the Weather starts to change and my Skin starts to become oily, I always like to change up my...

This Shit Is Bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S! | Lush Banana Haircare Range | Gifted

I’ve never really been a massive fan of Protein-Rich Haircare ranges, as they tend to leave my Hair feeling incredibly...

This Shit Is Bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S! | Lush Banana Haircare Range | Gifted

A medium circular swatch of some thick, textured pale hazelnut brown shampoo that has some pieces of Course Sea Salt running through it, on a white background.

I’ve never really been a massive fan of Protein-Rich Haircare ranges, as they tend to leave my Hair feeling incredibly dry, crispy and dehydrated. But since trying some of the Lush Super Milk Haircare range, i’ve found that my Hair……

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I’m Going To Have A Peachy Perfect Summer This Year | Bath Bomb Bliss Summer 2026 Range

A tall cylindrical clear plastic spray bottle full of some clear liquid with a black plastic lid and a bright peach label that has Bath Bomb Bliss written in dark red writing, Peach Perfect Body Mist written in bright pink writing and some pictures of some bright pink whole and sliced peaches on it, on a light wooden worktop.

I always like to change up the scents that I use whenever the Weather starts to change, especially Body Care, and go from deep and fruity scents like Blackcurrant, Pomegranate and Raspberry, to fresh and zesty scents like Lemon, Orange……

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Centella Is A Miracle Worker For Dry, Red & Irritated Skin | Miracle Beauty Centella Range

A short cylindrical beige glass jar with a dark tan Plastic lid, a dark brown band around it and a creamy white label that has Miracle Beauty Centella Calming Face Cream written in dark brown writing on it next to a short rectangular cardboard box that has Miracle Beauty Centella Calming Face Cream written in dark brown writing on it, on a light beige background.

When I first started to suffer with the Patches of Eczema that I get underneath my Eyes, one of the Skincare Ingredients that I found helped the most was Centella Asiatica, also known as Cica, which means that i’ve now……

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Sexy, Everything About You So Sexy. | Lush x Lush Club Shower Gummy 2026 Range | Gifted

A large glossy, shimmering bright Red Blooming Rose Head shaped block of shower gummy that has a light red spiral pattern engraved in the centre of it, on a black background.

From their Shower Bombs, to their Shower Jellies,, and even their Shower Oils, I love that Lush are always coming up with new, interesting and innovative ways to cleanse, scrub `and hydrate yourself in the Shower. That’s why when I……

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Tea Tastes Terrific | Bird & Blend Tea Company Bubblegum Pop Loose Leaf Tea

A tall cylindrical bright silver metal tin with a bright silver metal lid and a bright orange label that has Bubblegum Pop loose Leaf Tea written in bright white writing and some pictures of two retro bright blue roller skates, some bright pink bubbles, some sparkles, and some Pastel Blue, Pink and White wavy stripes on it, on a white background.

When I was a Child I used to live near a Newsagents that stocked a massive amount of Pick ‘N’ Mix Sweets, including Anglo Bubbly Bubblegum, Cola Bottles, Fizzy Laces, Foam Bananas, Twin Cherries, and much, much more. Unfortunately though,……

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Nothing Will Be Flapping Around Down There Anymore | M:R Underwear Pink BTFly Briefs

A tall bearded man with his hands on his hips wearing a pair of bright blue briefs with a bright blue, green, pink, purple and yellow butterfly pattern all over them and a black waistband that has M:R Underwear written in bright white writing on it stood against a white wooden door.

I absolutely love wearing any kind of colourful Patterned Underwear, but with me having such a wide-sized Waist, most brands seem to think that all of us bigger Guys only want to ware solid, and usually boring-looking coloured Underwear. That’s……

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Empties #20 | January 2026 To June 2026

A light Green rectangular hessian tote Bag full of some different shaped plastic bottles and some glass jars, on a white background.

I’ve been on a major decluttering kick lately, especially when it comes to my Beauty Shelves, as i’m trying to get to a point where I can hopefully downsize them and not have so much stuff. Well a couple of……

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An Extraordinary Delivery For Your Skin | The Ordinary Multi-Active Delivery Essence

A tall cylindrical frosted glass bottle with a metallic silver lid and a bright white label that has The Ordinary Multi-Active Delivery Essence written in bold black writing on it, on a white background.

One of the more recent additions to my Morning and Evening Skincare Routine is some kind of Facial Essence, as not only does it leave my Skin feeling incredibly silky soft, calm and hydrated, but it also helps whatever I……

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Protecting My Golden Skin From The Sun With A Splash Of Water | Garnier Ambre Solaire Super UV Face Refreshing Invisible Water Fluid SPF50

A short rounded square bright white plastic bottle with a bright orange plastic lid and a white label that has Garnier written in bright green writing, Ambre Solaire written in dark grey writing, Super UV SPF50 written in bright orange writing, Refreshing Face Water Fluid written in bright white writing, and a picture of a light blue stripe on it, on a white background.

Whenever anyone asks me what Facial SPF I recommend, I always say any of the Garnier Ambre Solaire Facial SPF range, as I think that they leave your Skin feeling incredibly silky soft, hydrated and protected, are really affordable, and……

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I’m Luke, And I’m A Lushaholic | My Entire Lush Collection 2026 | Gifted

A large rectangular light wooden shelving cabinet full of several large dark grey fabric storage boxes, two clear glass shelves and various different shaped and sized bottles wrapped in some light green coloured strip lights that has a small white polar bear figurine, a large circular snow globe that has a polar bear inside it, a large cylindrical dark grey amazon echo speaker, a small flat google home speaker, a large white polar bear figurine, a small cylindrical grooved glass bowl and a large square white plate on top of it, on a white background.

In an effort to hopefully try and keep myself accountable of all of the various different Lush Products that I own, every twelve months I pull everything out of Storage and make a list of everything that I own so……

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A Mischievous Pixie Has Blessed Me With Hydrated Skin | Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist

A tall cylindrical frosted white plastic bottle full of some clear liquid with a bright green plastic lid that has Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist written in bold dark brown writing on it, on a white background.

One of the first things that I do whenever my Skin starts to feel a little bit dry, tight and dehydrated, is to add some kind of hydrating Facial Mist or Serum into my Morning and Evening Skincare Routine. That’s……

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It’s The Magical Power Of Water, Darlings! | Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Magic Water Cream

A short rounded square clear glass jar full of some thick creamy white liquid with a metallic white lid and a white label that has Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Magic Water Cream written in bright Rose Gold writing on it, on a white background.

With me using Retinal in my Nighttime Skincare Routine as well as the Weather not being able to make up it’s Mind, my Skin has become quite dry, slightly irritated and dehydrated lately, which means that i’ve been on the……

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Keroppi, Tell Me. I’m Your Friend, Not Your Enemy. | Lush X Hello Kitty And Friends 2026 Range

A medium light green winking cartoon frog's head shaped bath bomb that has some bright white eyes with some black pupils, some bright pink cheeks, and a thin black smile engraved on it, on a white background.

Even though it was a fairly Gourmand-heavy range, I actually really liked the Lush x Hello Kitty And Friends range, as I loved that they didn’t just use Hello Kitty like most of the other Hello Kitty Collaboration Ranges that……

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I’ve Got 8 Hours To Get Rid Of This Blemish! | Garnier Pure Active Invisible 8H Blemish Patch | Gifted

A medium rectangular bright white cardboard box that has Garnier Pure Active 8H Blemish Patch written in bold black writing and Invisible written in bright white writing inside a bright turquoise rectangle and a picture of a small circular light beige blemish patch on it, on a white background.

Like I said in my Boots Ingredients Salicylic Acid Cleanser Post, i’ve been suffering with quite a lot of Blemishes lately, and one of the main ways that I get rid of a Blemish, is that the second that I……

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The Ingredients Of A Great Blemish-Fighting Cleanser | Boots Ingredients Salicylic Acid Cleanser

A tall and wide conical light pink plastic tube with a black plastic lid that has Boots written in bright white writing and Ingredients Salicylic Acid Cleanser written in bold black writing on it, on a white background.

I don’t know if it’s because of the change in Weather, stress or just hormonal, but i’ve been breaking out all around my Mouth and Nose lately, which means that i’ve been on the lookout for anything that can get……

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Renewing My Dry And Rough Skin With Oats | Aveeno Skin Renewal Smoothing Cream

A short and wide cylindrical bright white plastic tub with a light brown plastic lid and a bright white label that has Aveeno Skin Renewal Smoothing Cream written in bold black writing and a picture of some oats on a stork on it, on a white background.

In an effort to hopefully try and get rid of all the rough, dry and scaly Skin that’s on my Arms, Elbows, Feet and Legs, i’ve been using any kind of Smoothing Cream, Lotion or Toner that I can get……

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