Lush Perth x Bloggers United

To celebrate a year of connecting Australia bloggers the ladies behind Bloggers United decided to put on a series of birthday events across Australia teaming up with Lush to play host. It's absolutely no secret that I'm a lushie at heart (I mean it'd be rude not too seeing as they were founded in my home town in England) so I jumped at the chance of attending. 

We were greeted by Annie and the rest of the Lush Perth girls with beaming smiles, eager to show off their gorgeous new Murray Street store. We spent time learning about all of the incredible fresh produce packed into lush products before splitting up for product demos and a little competition. The girls were incredibly helpful offering advise and consults to some of the attendees and at the end of the night everyone was gifted with a goodie bag and a product of their choice.

The event was wonderful, I love that Lush Perth now have a huge selection of products that aren't available in the other WA stores. It was also great to catch up with some of the ladies I've met throughout the year thanks to Bloggers United. I can't wait till next time! 

Here's just a few of the things I picked up : 

Rosy cheeks fresh face mask has quickly become one of my favourite face masks. It's super creamy and gorgeously soothing.  A simple blend of kaolin, calamine and turkish rose oil to delicately calm the skin and restore balance. 

Million Dollar Moisturiser is my current go to moisturiser, it smells divine, is very rich and creamy and contains tiny reflective pigments to give a wonderful winter glow.

Let the good times roll is my go to Lush cleanser, I adore the smell of caramel and popcorn and how gentle it is on my skin. 

The comforter shower cream is my shower BFF, the blend of sweet cassis absolute, uplifting bergamot and assuring cypress essential oils create a blackcurrant aroma that's like being wrapped in a snug hug. It smells just like the comforter bubble bar.

Floating island bath oil is a total newbie for me, I picked it up due to it's uncanny resemblance to Vanilla fountain, which was my favourite lush bath bomb (its sadly no longer made) and I was pleasantly surprised when I dropped in my bath and found a familiar smell. Packed full of fair-trade vanilla, shea butter and a little kick of citrus, it's perfect for a relaxing soak in the bath.

What are your favourite LUSH products?

xo 

Bells rapids, Brigadoon

Bells rapids is one of my favourite places in Perth, and it's only 30 minutes from the CBD on the edge of the Swan Valley. To get there pop Cathedral Avenue, Bridadoon in your sat nav and follow the road right to the end- be careful when it turns to dirt track there's a horrid blind hill leading in to the car park!


In summer Bells Rapids is bustling with families playing in the water and cooking up BBQ lunches, in winter it's a luscious green escape perfect for a long rambling walk and some kangaroo spotting! Bells rapids is also one of the most famous sections of the annual Avon Descent and makes an awesome spot for white water kayaking.

Jessie wasn't too sure about crossing the stream! 

Gotta get the perfect snap right dan?

Have you been to Bells Rapids before?
There's more information on the Swan Valley website

xo

Taste of Perth 2016 #electroluxlovesfood

Last year we wrapped up in coats, hid under ponchos and fought our way through the tents at Taste of Perth, this year was a little bit different....

The awesome team behind Electrolux Chefs' Secrets invited us to a cooking masterclass with Robert Murphy of Bistro Guillaume- learning to cook from one of the head chef's at an awesome Perth restaurant...count us in!  

Luckily the weather held up for us this year, but it was still pretty chilly, so wrapped up in shirts and scarves we head down to Perth just before lunch to see what we could learn.

 

This year is the first time Perth has been able to experience Chefs' secrets, so I wasn't too sure what to expect. We were greeted into the tent with a glass of aperol and given aprons and menu cards. 

After a quick brief and hand wash we were split into teams and set to work preparing our meal- Lamb with Zucchini Flowers, Smoky Eggplant, Salsa Verde, Mushroom and Brussel Sprouts....

Before we knew it everything was ready to be plated up, it was great to learn some tips and tricks on food presentation...

Everyone tucked in to their meals, accompanied with a glass of wine paired to the meal. Once we were done we were surprised with a plethora of dessert and a quick Q&A session with Robert Murphy...

It was such a fantastic session and we both left feeling so inspired to be more creative in the kitchen. 

Sessions are only $12 per person inclusive of all food and drink, which is a total bargain!

Once we were done we set out to explore the rest of Taste of Perth, ws we'd gone on the Sunday the judging for  'Best in Taste' dishes had already been done-  Wood Fired Chicken from Manuka Woodfire Kitchen, Chocolate Fondant from The Shorehouse and Roasted Fremantle Octopus from Bib & Tucker. Challenge accepted....

 

Wood fired chicken

Chocolate Fondant 

Roasted Fremantle Octopus

 I also couldn't resist joining the (very long) line for a curried pumpkin Bao from Perth foodie favourite Lucky Chan's, it was worth every second I queud for. 

Adequately full up we decided it was time to sit down and soak up the atmosphere, a little birdy had told me the magnificent folk from Custard & co (arguably Australia's best cider) had made up a batch of mulled cider- perfect to warm us up...

We had a fantastic afternoon learning new cooking skills, tasting amazing new food and drink and enjoying the winter sunshine. Thank you so much for the invite Electrolux- we can't wait to come back next year!

Did you get to Taste of Perth this year? What was your favourite dish?

xo