Firstly, great location in the city center - I had about 20 mins before I had to get back on the…read morehop-on hop off bus and thanks to the location plus fabulous service, I made it on the tour bus with minutes to spare. A lovely gal helped me find my go-to thing from Lush - Ultrabalm, a 3 ingredient miracle cream that keeps chapped and dry skin a away. She also introduced me to these great chapsticks that doubled up as a lippy - loved that the ingredient list included strawberry and two shades looked good on my skin, so I was sold. Then when I went to pay, I got a free sample of a face soap (score!). I'm also checking out lush stores from wherever I travel as b/c the goods are made locally, esp with Ultrabalm, I can notice a difference in the beeswax used. So with this purchase, that's Northern Ireland done :-) Note: #220 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016

If you can bear the extremely sweet scent of numerous bath bombs, shampoos, shower gels, toiletries…read moreand perfumes, then Lush is definitely the place to find some top quality products that are ethical, good for you, hand made and environmentally friendly. It is a chain store, but this shop in Belfast is the only one in Northern Ireland, with the next nearest Lush situated in Dublin. I'm such a huge fan, that I just had to review it. No-one in Northern Ireland seems to have heard of Lush outside of Belfast, and I think it deserves more recognition. I absolutely love it for its amazing variety of toiletries, gifts and little treats. Naturally, I have used, and bought, a great many of Lushes products, mainly due to the fact they are so incredibly good for your skin, and there aren't any hidden nasties to watch out for. My skin is very sensitive, and I once had an awful ordeal with a face mask which left me red, itchy and embarrassed...never again! A particularly favourite product, which has come thoroughly recommended to me, is 'Cupcake', which I got my sister for her birthday. It's a chocolate face-mask, which literally smells and looks good enough to eat, and she absolutely loves it. It has worked wonders on her oily skin, and freshened up her complexion no end. Girls, you will love Lush. There is a small selection of products for guys too, so they needn't feel left out. What more could you want?!

Carrickfergus now has two branches of this little shop, World of Colour (I believe there is another…read moreone in Ballyclare too) - they have a great selection of makeup, nail polish, toiletries and perfumes. They also have useful hints and tips on the shelves, stating whether this product is a good replacement for well known, more expensive brands. I got the W7 concealer which is better than Touche Eclat, and less than half the price! They also sell my favorite brand of foundation for £2 cheaper than anywhere else. To top it off the staff are extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, and they also offer a loyalty scheme.

World of Colour - Could I love this shop any more? Well ok I could own it that would be pretty…read moreawesome. But anyhow, it's a mini sale make up paradise. They sell a range of brand name products for a great discount price. They also sell lots of brand perfume as well as imitation ones which smell exactly like the real deal. Brands include; Benefit, Clarins, Nivea etc. Your basic make up ranges all at discount price, great! I could spend all day in here smelling all the pretty scents and testing out all the samples of make up but I would probably end up looking like some nut job from a loony bin, so I'll resist and call in every now and again.

Molton Brown provide high quality grooming and hygiene products, but at a price. The store is very…read moremodern and crisp, with perfectly preened staffed hovering around ready to help you whenever you need them. My main trips here have been from a favoured aunt of mine who really enjoys the hand washes and lotions from here. Everything is immaculately packaged, and it looks really classy either in or around your bathroom. The hand washes leave your hands feeling silky and smooth and smell really delightful, with my aunt's favourite rose granati fine liquid hand wash smelling wonderfully fragrant. My main issue is the prices here. £15 for a normal sized bottle? I could buy about 10 hand washes n offer of a good normal brand for that price. I haven't tried anything else here because of the frightful prices, but I imagine they are similarly luxurious if you have the spare cash. However a bit of advice for anyone who wants the Molton Brown look without the price is this: my mum refills a bottle she was gifted with normal everyday stuff, so you get the cool image and none of the expense! Excellent stuff!

Yes, Molton Brown is a ruinously expensive place for luxurious lotions and potions, which look…read morefantastic arrayed on the shelves in all sorts of jewel like colours. As the prices suggest, quality is high as I saw for myself when a bottle of hand wash appeared in my parents bathroom, indicated by the fact it lasted for over a year and, furthermore, worked very well as bubble bath. When I looked around the shop an attentive sales assistant plied me with a sample. Despite the expense I was in danger of lashing out with a credit card so thought it prudent to get out of the shop quick.

Every good girl (and boy) deserves treats, and that is what you'll get in here. While it feels a…read morelittle clinical in design, the selection of gorgeous fancy lotions and potions in here is enough for even the most frugal shopper to get their purse out. Also, while the staff sometimes look intimidatingly glamorous, I've always found them really helpful and friendly, and it is the perfect place to go when you want a treat or Boots is stressing you out. It's girly- Saturday heaven!

Everyone's heard of Space NK, right? Well, by far the most interesting thing about it is that the…read morefounder and face of the company, Nicky Kinnard, is a Northern Irish girl! How cool is that? She opened up her first store in Covent Garden years ago and now has shops all over the world. I'm always a fan when something global turns out to be homegrown... Plus, I love this shop. From the outside, it looks like it would be the type of shop in which you'd be judged by what you're wearing, but it couldn't be farther from that. Yes, the products are all pretty high end, but the girls who work there are always on hand to give you some advice, wrap your purchase beautifully for you and send you on your merry way again!

This is a good branch of Superdrug. Rather larger than my local one, it holds a large range of…read morecosmetics (Check out Revolution, they have some amazing palettes at great prices!) They also stock a great range of haircare, skincare, baby, male grooming, otc medicines, perfume, and some drinks and snacks. As you walk in the door, to your right, there is also an eyebrow threading bar.

I would have thought that in the planning of setting up these shops they would have placed…read moreSuperdrug and Boots a little further apart... but that was probably too sensible an idea. Anyhow, Superdrug is a great alternative to Boots in that the two different shops offer different make up brands, e.g. Boots sell No7 and Superdrug sell Gosh. Now to all those men out there who are reading this it probably means nothing to you, but for us girlies it provides a good range and variety when we're out buying out necessities (yes, they are necessities!) and although both ranges are fantastic brands, some times one will offer better deals than the other. The staff here are friendly and helpful, I got totally confused in here the other day when I was looking for some bits and pieces and instead of laughing at me (which I wouldn't have blamed them for) the girls really helped me find what I was looking for. For this, Superdrug earns brownie points and it ensures I will return again.

This is every man's short cut to getting the lady in his life a present. As Father Ted once said…read more'God created perfume so that men wouldn't have to think about what they were going to buy women for christmas'. I have found this place to be an absolute saviour in my past romantic entanglements. There are usually great deals on and a huge selection of top brand names and stuff that most people will have heard of. As other reviewers have said it is in a great location with plenty of other shops around so there is no reason not to call in and see what is what. Also, they're usually staffed by some hot ladies which is always a bonus.

I really like The Perfume Shop, it is very small and all the products are all behind the counter so…read moreyou can not have a sniff before you buy unless you ask the usually helpful staff. The Perfume Shop always has good deals on and you will probably not find the stuff in here cheaper anywhere else. Oh and the girls who work there are always great to look at and they will obviously smell nice which is a Brucey bonus! The location of the shop is convenient and it is in the centre of the shopping centre so you have to walk past it, but you will most likely not get very far before the scents and pretty ladies lure you in.

Everyone has been in to a Boots before so I won't start explaining what they sell, I'll focus on…read morethis store and what's great, good and bad about it! First up, there actually isn't too much bad about this Boots, mainly good and great. It's absolutely huge, it would remind you of a warehouse - because it's so huge it stocks almost everything you can find on their website. You have all the usuals as well as an electrical section. This Boots also has a large aftershave/perfume and specialised make up section with the major big brands being represented (Clarins etc). There's a few tills so you won't wait too long and as with most high street chains they are happy to accept credit and debit cards, failing that there's an ATM outside. The parking situation here is great if you can get a space - there's a huge free car park at this complex but it is always busy!

By far the best boots store to go to! It is also one of the biggest!…read more The main reason I come here is to purchase makeup! They have an Estée Lauder, clarins, Lancôme and no7 counter here! But the most exciting part for me is that they stock nyx makeup which is an American drug store brand which is amazing! They have a high range of hair products and skin care products! In regards to Health and beauty I would be shocked if you didn't find what you were looking for here! I could spend over an hour browsing through this store!

This branch of Superdrug opened up a number of years ago, and I would use it fairly regularly…read more As Superdrug stores go, this is probably one of the smaller ones, but they still have a great range of goods on offer They have makeup from brands such as Barry M, Bourjois, Max Factor, Rimmel, and many others. They also stock a brand called MUA who do some great eyeshadows! On top of this they stock what you would expect from Superdrug, a good range of haircare products, to include colourants and some electrical items, mother and baby, OTC remedies, skincare and fragrances (check out their offers at the tills, there are often some good ones!) Closer to the tills, there is also a small selection of sweets and jewellery. There is on street parking, but this is limited, especially at peak times! The next best place to park is the pay and display car park beside the stocks.