The Friendship TAG

I did this tag with my friend Shazeda over on her blog. It's written in her narrative view, and must I mention - she is HILARIOUS. Here's a lil snippet:

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"Who's gonna be your friend?" - My friend everybody!!
(It's okay she only meant it for the blog... I have friends)

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I have not met her yet, but I saw her backpack in yr 7 (12yr olds) in science class. It was such a great bag I hope she still has it. Basically... Read more >>

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P.s. I asked "Who's gonna be your friend?" because she randomly said "Hey! I'm gonna do the friendship tag!". So my question was just for the blog post.

Skincare | Review - Lush lip scrub Mint Julips

I had heard a bit about these lip scrubs so I thought I would try it out. The Mint Julips flavour inrigued me because its smell is just ah-mazing since I love the smell of mint.

So. Is this 25g  mini tub - mainly consisting of sugar and costing £5.50 - worth it, you ask? The simple answer is YES. This little glorious bundle of very few ingredients works wonders on chapped lips - and that too, in just a few seconds! Simply using a regular lip balm takes several minutes to make an affect and also doesn't even have half as good results as using the lip scrub. What makes it even more better is that it tastes delicious - literally like Aero Mint chocolate so you can simply lick it off your lips once you've given your lips a good scrub! It may seem pricey for a small amount but trust me, it lasts way longer than you can imagine. Initially I had thought it would last me a month, but after using it a few times I realised I was far off.

On average I probably use this lip scrub every 1 or 2 days. I make sure to apply a bit of my favourite lip balm afterwards in order to maintain my baby-soft lips. Using a lip scrub also increases blood flow in the area, causing your lips to look more plump temporarily, and makes your lips look more red/pink-ish. This Mint Julips tub is half full and so far has lasted me half a year (I know right, that's crazy!). Having this lip scrub as part of your routine would make your lip balms last longer too, as you wouldn't only rely on them to do the job.

The only disadvantage is that it is not easy to use on the go when out and about as it can get a bit messy. You may think you have completely wiped it off your mouth but instead you've just spread sugar all over your face. Not a look to be proud of. But I guess that cannot really be helped since it's a sugar lip scrub and seeing as I just use it in the morning or night as part of my routine, it's not much of a problem.

Until now (approximately 5 months after purchasing and using it) I always thought it was called Mint Tulips... well I guess it doesn't match my blog name after all hehe :)

Once this tub is finished I cant wait to try out other flavours which I'm sure wouldn't disappoint me as Mint Julips has already made it to be one of my holy grail lip products. I'm looking forward to trying out the Bubblegum flavour since it seems to be many peoples favourite.

Overall rating: 10/10 

Check https://www.lush.co.uk/products/mint-julips for information on the seven ingredients and more!

Hope you found this useful! x

Have you tried any Lush lip scrub?

What do you think?

CREATIVE WRITING | Prose from Poem - Pomegranates Of Kandahar

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So, here is a piece of work I did a while ago which is based on a poem as mentioned in the title of this post.  The author is Sarah Maguire. 

You may want to go read the poem here first so you can understand and link it to my prose piece. There are slight hints of the poem in here - see if you can notice it!

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Landmines exploding all around her, destroying the bright green fields. Dust floating in the atmosphere, blurring her vision. Many sweet pomegranates hitting the hard ground, caught by the shouts of barefoot children. Squelch! – bleeding jewels.

The bright red poppy fields stand out amongst the dull looking rubble. Screams echo in everyone’s ears. Along with the dominating sound of bullets.

The screeching shouts of confused children could be heard at a distance. She’s crying, crying her heart, until no more tears remain to express her grief. Cruel heartless men, betting for the respect of women. Their husbands are helpless, they rage with anger – she could sympathise with their sorrow – the only thing is that she has no more tears to cry. Her heart screams, weeps, shouts and begs, but there is nothing she could do, other than wish for all this to end and peace to commend.

The awful smell of ash smothers past her nose as she walks between the collapsing buildings. Destruction. She could see the devils teasing the innocent children – like a jellied cell. Just then she sees a despicable man snatching a woman’s scarf. The mirrored shawl splits open and dozens tumble down. Pomegranate Galore!

She catches a glimpse of a bomb rolling along the ground with the pomegranates. Explosion. Nothing nearby remains, nothing to see, nothing to describe…

By Safiya Amodi ©

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I hope you enjoyed it! (Well it's not exactly a positive topic, but you get what I mean) It's the first time I've written a prose, so please tell me what you think, in the comments below :) x