Friday, March 27th, 2009
LUSH Celebrates Easter with Gifts & Bath Bombs
Happy Easter Gift ($29.95)
- Pink One: Candy Fluffy Bath Bomb shell holds Rock Star Soap and Flosty Gritter Bubble Bar
- Yellow One: Honey Bee Bath Bomb shell holds Honey I Washed the Kids Soap and Ma Bar Bubble Bar
Bunny Bath Bombs ($4.95)
- Fluff Bun
- Choco Bun
- English Country Bunkin
- Honey Bun
Mini Egg Bath Bombs ($5.95)
- Magic
- Fluffy Egg
- Choccy Egg
- English Countryside
Availability: Now available in-store and online (though many are showing out of stock currently).
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
LUSH invites you to help them in their campaign to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt. They’re joining forces with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. A limited edition First Swim Bubble Bar ($5.95) is now available in North American LUSH stores. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the First Swim Bubble Bar will be donated to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. You can learn more about LUSH’s campaign to “Save Our Seals” at their official website.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
LUSH BB Seaweed Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is an excellent all-types-of-skins kind of mask. It’s friendly for both oily and dry skinned folks, and it works well even on sensitive skin. Lush recommends this mask for when you just feel like a treatment, but you don’t “need” one for any specific reason (e.g., acne, aging, etc.). This is a great one to keep on hand for those stressful days where you want to de-stress. I personally LOVE to de-stress myself by pampering my face and/or body. I just feel better when I’ve really taken good care of myself, you know?
There’s a little bit of graininess to the product, which you can gently scrub for a mild exfoliant when you remove the mask–but I must emphasize how small the grit is, so if you have sensitive skin, not to fear! This is also a super easy mask to use: using a clean utensil (spatula, spoon, whatever you may have on hand), scoop out the mask. Apply all over your face, except the eye areas, then leave it on for about ten minutes. You can rinse off with warm water, or you can rinse and remove the mask in small, circular motions for more exfoliation.
Just remember all of Lush’s Fresh Face Masks are exactly that–fresh–so they must be kept in the refrigerator, and they’ll only last you a couple of weeks. If you’re afraid you might not finish, try to get a pal to split a jar with you or invite some friends over for a spa night! 
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Recessionista Friendly: LUSH Night In for Two Kit ($20.00)
LUSH knows times are tough, and everyone’s trying to find more wallet-friendly options. Packed in a cute LUSH box, your kit for skincare-for-two comes with two muslin face clothes (reusable, of course), one full Fresh Face Mask, two Toner Tabs, and two sample sized moisturizers and cleansers. Best part about it? You get to pick the samples you want! Hey, if you’re a little greedy about sharing, you just might want to use this as an opportunity to try out some must-have LUSH products without breaking the bank. (Hello, Angels on Bare Skin, anyone?)
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
I’m usually a big fan of Lush products, but this product left me wanting more. I found that this conditioner didn’t work as well as conditioners I’ve tried in the past (AG Hair, Herbal Essences, etc.), but what dismayed me is I felt like I needed to use quite a bit in order to cover all the hair I wanted to condition. I feel like if I used this as my regular conditioner, I’d probably go through the jar in a month–and I have shorter hair now! I think the problem I have with it is I can’t “work it in.” It just feels like it stays put wherever it first comes in contact with my hair, so I can’t spread it or work it through my hair at all.
The scent of Retread is an organic-floral kind of scent. There’s that more traditional organic scent (though not nauseating), but you can sniff a little perfume-y floral-ness to it, as well. The scent does linger a bit in the hair after rinsing the product out, and it’s one of those smells you either love, can put up with, or just hate. Since it lingers, you’ll want to try to do a sniff-test before you bring it home with you! (I was mostly indifferent, personally!)
I do feel this product is better suited as a leave-in conditioner or a hair mask worn for five minutes or so outside of the shower with damp-to-almost-dry hair. I think wrapped up in plastic, it will condition better. Since it would be used more as a treatment than part of your day-to-day routine, it would also allow you to stretch the product out over time and get more value out of it.
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Lush Breath of Fresh Air Toner ($7.95 to 17.45) is designed to re-hydrate dry skin while restoring your skin back to the correct pH balance. What I really love about all of Lush’s toners is that they come in handy spray-bottles. You can spritz on the go, on your face, or on a cotton pad–whatever you like–and you know you’re going to get the same amount. I find two spritzes onto a cotton pad to be perfect for half my face, then I repeat on the other side of the cotton pad to finish my face. One bottle seems to last forever–it’s definitely not a product you have to buy more than once or twice a year.
While some cleansers have made toning unnecessary, it’s still an easy step to keep to your beauty routine. I find that they are really helpful to ensure you’ve gotten every last vestige of your makeup off. If you have acne-prone skin like mine (which is terrible right, ugh!), you definitely do what you can to minimize the chance of setting off a breakout by keeping that skin clean before you go to bed! I also like that this toner really does not dry out your skin whatsoever or make it feel tight at all. It is a toner more suitable for those with dry skin, because it helps to soothe it.
The one thing I dislike about the toner is that there is perfume in the ingredients’ list. I really don’t know why it’s necessary, and I’m not sure why there isn’t a more natural way to make it smell acceptable. I just worry when perfume is listed anywhere but in the very last portion of an ingredients’ list!
Ingredients: Spring Water (Aqua), Fresh Sea Water (Aqua), Aloe Vera Gel (Aloe barbadensis), Perfume, Carrageenan Extract (Chondrus crispus), Rose Absolute (Rosa centifolia), Patchouli Oil (Pogostemon cablin), Rosemary Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis), Seaweed Absolute (Fucus vesiculosus), *Limonene, *Linalool, Methylparaben.
