September 26, 2015 Skin and Body
One of the pioneers of the fresh florals that in the last 20 years or so multiplied beyond reason, Anais Anais was launched in the late 70’s to appeal to the adolescent market – or at least those who wanted…
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September 25, 2015 Skin and Body
B is the house scent of the B Never Too Busy to be Beautiful (from now on BNTBTBB) and it might be known to all the Lushies out there as the smell of the B Scent Electro soap, which used…
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Crocs have been (repeatedly) voted to be the biggest fashion crime of recent years. They have also been incredibly popular; both the genuine article and the countless croc-type shoes abound.Crocs are lightweight plastic clogs with holes in them. the have…
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Lush was known as a company making soaps and face masks well before bath products and they still make a selection of facial cleansers of which Angels on Bare Skin is one of the most exquisite. According to Lush website,…
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The times in which British women of more voluptuous proportions were expected to wear only industrial-strength support underwear is thankfully over. There is a very decent choice of plus-size underwear available in the UK: mostly via mail-order and on-line, but…
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Most British high-street and on-line stores (apart from posh boutiques and youth brands) sell clothes up to size 18 or 20, although not always in all ranges. Although specialist plus size ranges often start at 16, the “serious” plus sizes,…
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The choice of lingerie is as much a question of personal preferences and individual style and liking as the choice of clothes that go on top of the underwear. Some points are worth considering by all plus-sized women choosing their…
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As with all clothing and particularly underwear, the choice of the right bra depends on personal preference, the kind of clothing that goes on top of the underwear, the circumstances of wear (including the weather) and the specific body shape…
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UK is not a bad place to shop for plus-sized female clothing. There is a number of retailers, both brick and mortar shops and mail and Internet ones that provide clothes for ladies of certain size. Before you start, though,…
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*Sweet and Sexy* Keep It Fluffy was for a few months a guest soap from the sister company B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful – a kind of replacement for the B Electro soap (though they were both available…
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It took me a while to get persuaded to try any of the Lush moisturisers as they tend to be expensive and this is THE most expensive one retailing at around GBP 35 per pot (but usually available on eBay…
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Lush bath ballistics – as all Lushies out there know – are (roughly) the same thing as others’ “bath bombs” or “bath fizzers”. Ballistics produce bubble-free and soap-free baths, so if you are after washing as well as soaking, you…
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Summary:a fantastic smelling very yellow soap with a wonderful, unusual scent and silly fluorescent color. * B Scent (or B Scent Electro) was originally a Be Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful soap (this is the posher and fancier sister…
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I tried several Avon products during the time one of my neighbours was working as a rep and the overall impression I developed was that their products were mid-range, mid-brow – kind of Marks and Spencer of make up, maybe…
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Lush pride themselves on their ethical approach and periodically come up with products that make a statement. Guantanamo Garden Ballistic is sold in the support of Reprieve, a UK charity set up by human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith in…
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Lush bath ballistics are a type of a bath product that produces bubble-free and soap-free baths. Anybody that wants to be washed rather than just soaked needs to use some form of soap, either prior to or during the bath….
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Lush bubble bars are one of Lush’s most interesting bath products, and unlike bath bombs, soap or liquid bubble bath, have few if any counterparts among other brands. Bubble bars are, essentially, solid bubble bath. They come in a variety…
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This is the one of the Lush’s solid shampoos advertised which is supposedly designed especially for blonde hair. It contains chamomile which does lighten the colour of blonde hair (gradually with many uses). It comes in a irregular lump rather…
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There are very few Lush products that I can say I don’t actually like at least sometimes but this is definitely one of them. There are even fewer that I actively dislike, but again this is one of those. Lush…
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Every Christmas, Lush release a selection of seasonal products. Some of these are repeated year after year, but there is always a number of new entries: every true member of the Lush cult awaits them in trembling anticipation. 2008 brought…
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The Walk of Pride: One-night-stands For Girls One night stands have gone up in the world: from something rather embarrassing, a bit shameful, a bit sad – is that all you can get? – to pretty much mainstream. The continuum…
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The kilt is certainly still worn in Scotland. In fact, it has not been worn for that long in historical terms. The tradition is not as old as it might appear. The modern version of kilt worn as part of…
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November 25, 2014 Friends and Peers
It’s heart-wrenching to see a friend you care about suffer the worries and humiliations of a relationship that appears to be bad for them. Good friends wish to “do something”, and sometimes doing something is just what’s required. But there…
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Being single, as much as being a part of a couple, has its advantages and disadvantages. There is no point to denying the disadvantages, and it’s better to find ways to either accept them or compensate for them. Loneliness. Feeling…
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The onset of the digital age heralded a massive change in the way families could trace their history. Genealogical research into family history became much easier thanks to digital technology developments. There are several ways in which information technology helps…
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The age of consent refers to the “minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent for consenting to sexual acts”. This is not usually a term used in legal documents, but as a concept has far…
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