❤️Lush Haul 2015: the hoarding begins❤️

Hey guys! I decided to make a blogpost on this instead of a video because my editing software is once again being a little,um "female dog", shall we say. 

But I really wanted to do a video on this so I'm sorry people 😖✌️. 

So lately I've been feeling real down and stressed out because of school related things and just life in general. I'm also in 3rd year and around this time of year, we have something called the "Mocks" which is basically like a mock state exam. Which totally sucks. 

My mom bought me some things the other day to cheer me up and feel a bit more chill. So groovy 👽✌️.

So here it is!

She completely spoiled me! I was so surprised, I wasn't expecting this at all! I was give 3 gift sets which are, from left to right, Joy to the World, Shine and Festive Cheer. I was also given something from the Lush Valentine's Day range which is unicorn horn. I've had my eye on that ever since the range was launched. 

Joy to the World includes a 45g Dream Cream which is described as Lush's "number one selling product". It is this lotion that is so soothing on the skin with oat milk, chamomile blue oil and cocoa butter. It has a very herbal scent to it. Its not too thick or too runny but just so luxurious without that "heavy" feeling. It really calms down my skin and I highly recommend it! The next product is Snowcake soap which is my favourite Lush soap. It smells like marzipan and almonds and is so creamy. I usually dont use bar soaps as they tend to dry out my skin but this doesn't and I just love how the scent lingers on my skin.

 The next gift set is Festive Cheer which includes a Yog Nog soap and Hot Toddy shower gel. When I was at the Lush Boxing day sales (Yes they exist!) I had smelt Hot Toddy and I wasn't impressed. I usually love warm, spicy scents but it was too overwhelming for me. When I opened the gift box and saw it, I decided to give it another whiff. It smelt like a  ginger cherry cola, nothing like I smelt in the store; it was love at first whiff! The scent lingers and I just love the warm gingery scent. 

The next product included was a Yog Nog soap. I saw it at the Boxing day sales but I didn't even go near it. Don't ask me why, I just didn't. But oh my, after hearing about how much people loved the scent, I regretted that I didn't even smell it. Imagine my surprise when I saw it! It has such a nice spicy, fudgy scentto it, very similar to a coffee cake or some Starbucks drink (caffeine is literally everything to me). I haven't tried it yet but I just want to it and ugh, its so pretty.

The last gift set is Shine, it includes a Golf FUN, a So White shower gel and the Reindeer rock soap. Gold FUN was definitely the most disappointing product. It was sticky, it melted and it was messy to handle. If it didn't come with the gift set, I wouldn't have purchased it. Although t does have a really nice smell of honey like the Honey I washed the Kids soap and it does lather up better than most soaps (I'm looking at you Karma soap).

 So White shower gel was the product I was most excited for. I had smelt it in store but like Hot Toddy, I was not impressed. At the Lush store it smelt artificial and gone off. After everyone raving how much they loved it, I started to regret not giving it a second chance. I asked my best friend Zahra (HEYYY) if she could pick up one for me and I was hooked. It has this very crisp apple scent with a subtle scent of the neroli oil. Now I have a second bottle as back up. 

And the last product is Reindeer Rock soap. It smells EXACTLY like the Comforter bubble bar, smells of berries and blackcurrants. But to me it smells more like the strawberry syrup you get from an icecream truck. Cannot wait to use it for the summer!

And lastly I got Unicorn Horn. AND I AM SO FREAKING STOKED TO HAVE ONE IN MY POSSESSION. I was so excited seeing this as part of the Valentine's day rance and my loving mother bought me one! As my dear friends know (bless their souls) that I am a huge unicorn lover. I currently own 3 and I am a proud momma. It smells of lavender and it is so relaxing. I haven't brought myself to use it yet as its too pretty! The point did crumble off so I cannot take a unicorn horn selfie. I warn you this is a very crumbly bubbly bar. But more will be in my possession (hehehehe). Cannot wait to use this guy!

And thats my haul guys! Sorry that this post is a bit long, it just feels so good to have a post up after like 5 months. I really want to blog again but I just find myself put it off for so long. So while my editing software continues to be a "female dog" I will blog! I'll see you guys in my next post and if you have any suggestions for a blog post or Lush products, please comment down below!

Xoxo Bee

Nutritious Apple, Kale and Carrot Juice Recipe

Hey lovelies! I have recently gotten back on a health kick and I wanted to share a delicious and nutritious juice recipe with you. This recipe is a great way to sneak in your greens if you don't like the taste of vegetables like me.It is also another way to cut out processed foods, which honestly is so hard to do.

Ingredients

4-8 carrots (depending on how much juice you want)

2 apples 

1 cup of kale or spinach

What to do:

Rinse your carrots and chop off the top and bottom, but do not peel, there is fibre from the skin, which give it a better nutritional value.

Rinse and remove core from the apples and again don't peel. Don't worry it tastes exactly the same with the skin.

Rinse the kale or spinach.

Place all ingredients in your juicer and juice! No, a blender is not the same as a juicer, it will be thick like a smoothie and is not a juice.

*Investing in a good juicer is actually a good idea, My parents got one as a gift. You can juice anything really!

That's it! I really hope you guys try this recipe, it tastes delish and you know whats in it. Adding sugar just ruins its natural taste, just enjoy the natural sugars of the apples!

If you guys make this juice, tag me in a photo on instagram or twitter with the hastag #honeyforbee

Eat raw, exercise regularly and keep an open mind!

Bee.

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Inspiration.

I am well aware that I have been horrible keeping up with this blog and blogging in general. But I felt like it was time to be inspired again. Pick up where I left of. The recent months have been nothing but an up hill battle with myself and sometimes I felt like I wanted to shut down myself. Blogging to me no longer felt like something I love. And instead of keeping promises and making up excuses, I felt the need to take a break, a longer break than expected but it was well needed. I won't be sticking to a schedule, I'll just post content that I think is enjoyable to read and somewhat useful. 

I feel like a better person, recently went back to try and live a heathier lifestyle. I gave myself a personality and gave this blog a whole new look and name. I am truly sorry for disappearing, I just wanted some time for myself, and because of that I have plenty of ideas for future content. 

Have a nice day!

Bee.

Procrastination.

Hello lovelies!
Its been a while. A long while. As much as I love to blog and procrastinate all the time into little useless things, thats not the reason I haven't blogged. I left ya'll hanging. Without a single trace. I kept telling myself I'll do it tomorrow. That becomes next week. Then that becomes next month. I love writing down thoughts and scenarios in my head, but in the end, I abandon them.

There's a controversy over laziness. "It's disease-ridden" my auntie would say. I would call it a temporary hiatus. You drift away from the world, let all the useless things get in the way. You become a person you're not. You suffer, maybe? No? Yes? Whatever the answer, bet you, that you were to lazy to rethink about it.

Today's blog post isn't fashion, beauty or even lifestyle. Just thoughts, that's all there is too it. You can waste more of your time reading this, decide that you'll stop. But the chances are you won't. Now that your this far into reading this little interesting blog post, I want to talk about some more serious things, well they're serious to me. A lot happens in a couple months. Good and bad. But you have to decide which one's which. I have a few announcements...

.....Laura isn't doing the blog anymore......Zahra hasn't been re-inspired to write anything....I've been wallowing in self pity as a form of procrastination. Those all my announcements.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate it. Hey, at least I'm procrastinating the effort of packing for Florida. I'll keep you guys posted.
XOXO
Bee.

Experimental Oatmeal

I woke up this morning feeling extremely peckish for something savoury and sweet. It had to be filling but the portion shouldn't be a huge amount. I usaully go for some fried eggs and my favourite chai tea, but today I felt experimental. I ended up with this delicious oatmeal recipe for you to try.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup whole milk or almond milk. (I used almond for a bit more sweetness)

1/2 oatmeal (I used an organic brand called "McCann"

1/2 a banana for texture

Honey for drizzling

Cinnamom for a bit of spice

2-3 strawberries to garnish

I started with the milk and I poured it into a saucepan, waited for it to simmer then I added the oatmeal. When it was almost done, I added half a banana for as a sweetner and to add a texture.

I scooped it onto a plate, drizzled some honey, sprinkle some cinnamon and garnished with some strawberries! 

It tastes so good and you can sneak in your 5-a-day fruit into it! Its quick, easy and delish! I hope you guys try this recipe out!

Monday Couch Potatoe | Bianca Denise

Hey Y'all! I almost havent posted here in 2 weeks! Sorry about that. I have some super exciting news to tell you guys! I have started a youtube channel! I've wanted to for such a long time and I was always so hesitant because I always thought "everybody would judge me" but you know what? If I was doing something I was interested in and I was passionate about who cares what others think? So yeah I uploaded 2 videos so far and I did a February favourites as well. 

Here's the link:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=uP456RsuqQQ

Here's the thumbnail for the video! 

In other news... I cut my hair!!!

I call this picture "The Cut."

I've wanted to cut my hair for such a long time and I was always hesitant and I thought "if I don't do it now, I'll never do it" And I'm honestly loving it!

  

I just wanted to update you guys on everything so far and I hope I can post on here more often and I guess I'll see you guys again during the week when I do my regular weekly post! 

XOXO

What's on my phone

Hello darlings,
So last week I got the Iphone 5s (about time) and I love it. It's my first apple product so I'm very cautious of where I put it, you know how easy it is for them to break.
Anyways I'm just gonna talk about the some of the apps that I have and that I would recommend to you.

Social Apps:
Vine- Everyone needs a good laugh.

Viber- I'm broke and low on credit and so are all my other friends, so we have Viber.

Instagram- I must have Instagram, people need to know what I've been eating, no but honestly, I love Instagram, also I love photography so it's nice having a place to post my pictures.

Twitter- I need a place to post up my thoughts.

Snapchat- I don't even snap anyone back yet I still have the app.

Skype- Video calls from relatives -.-

Youtube- I NEED YOUTUBE!....without it I would just die. Btw I might start making youtube videos.

Tumblr- What goes up on my tumblr blog is a secret......

9gag- Once again we all need a laugh.

Blogger- For blogers on the go or if I'm too lazy to turn on my laptop.


Photography Apps:
Retrica- Gives you beautiful retro filters but down side is that if you want to edit photos in your album you have to pay for the pro version.

Rookie- Really nice vintage filters.

InstaEffect- Adds really bright effects onto your pic.

PicCollage- Everyone needs an app to make cute collages.

Fotor- Best app out of everything. I even have it on my laptop.

Camera360- It's also one of the best apps, but I haven't tried it out yet.

Capture- It's for youtube videos, I haven't tried it out yet. Bianca suggested this to me so I downloaded it. Hopefully when I start making youtube videos I'll use it.

Games:
CandyCrush- How can anyone not have it!

PetRescue- It's addicting

FarmHeros- Okay what's up with games produced by 'King', they're like drugs you get addicted to them and then you're trying to find different types but in a way they're all similar.

TempleRun2- I'm amazing at this game and when your good at a game you keep it no matter how old and irrelevant it is.

QuizUp- It's nice proving to random strangers that you're good at answering weird questions that aren't gonna get you anywhere in life.


Lifestyle:
P.D- Us girls need to keep track.

DreamMoods- Ever dream about something really odd and you're wondering what it means, well this app provides a wide range of topics that you could have dreamed of and what they mean.

Horoscope- Yes I'm the type to believe in horoscopes and bizarre as it sounds its always true, like everytime, always!

Reference;
Pages- This is what I had to use when 'word' on my laptop decided to be a scab and not work


Music:
Itube- It was good, but you can't cache now with the new update.

MusicDownloader- Once again I'm broke.

Garageband-It's fun messing around with instruments that you don't have a clue to play.

Well that's some of what's on my phone. I highly recommend you download these apps.
Hope you have a wonderful week.

Bye for now xxx
-Zahra