Friday, 7 February 2025

Lush X Community Body Scrubs 2025 Range

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today I’d talk to you all about the Lush X Community Body Scrubs 2025 Range. 

If you checked out my previous blog post then you’ll know that I have reviewed both The Comforter and Botanomancy Body Scrubs as Lush very kindly sent these for me to test and review. If you haven’t checked that blog post out then please click here. Due to this, in this blog post I’ll be mainly focusing on the rest of the range. 

In the Lush X Community Body Scrubs 2025 Range, there are five beautiful body scrubs. There’s The Comforter, Botanomancy, Creamy Candy, Karma and Posh Chocolate. 

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Creamy Candy 

List Of Ingredients: 

Caster Sugar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Almond Oil, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Perfume, Vanilla Absolute, Lactic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Lauryl Betaine, Alpha-Isomethyl lonone, Colour 45410:2, Colour 17200. 

All of the Lush X Community Body Scrubs have a Caster Sugar base which creates a soft squishy body scrub that gently scrubs away dead skin to reveal glowing new skin. 

If you haven’t smelt Creamy Candy before then imagine a creamy slightly sweet candy floss scent that instantly reminds you of being a child at a fairground.  

Creamy Candy contains Vanilla Absolute and Organic Almond Oil which combine to create a truly iconic sweet scent that has survived the test of time (Creamy Candy has been at Lush since 1995!) I wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to the strength of the scent in this particular scrub but I was pleasantly surprised. Sweet and creamy yet not overwhelmingly cloying. 

I scooped a chunk of this scrumptious scrub onto my arms first thing in the morning  and was impressed by how it performed. The scrub felt soft on my skin but still had a touch of grit to it so I could feel it working its magic when I was massaging it into my skin. When I stepped out of the shower, I noticed that my body felt glorious compared to stepping in the shower and I could smell a creamy scent on my skin that lingered for a while. 

If you’re a fan of candy floss scents or are craving that beautiful Snow Fairy scent all year round then I think that this Body Scrub would definitely be for you! I love both Snow Fairy and Creamy Candy but I have to be in a particular mood to truly enjoy it so I can’t wait to be in that mood so I can crumble a Creamy Candy Bubble Bar up and use this beautiful body scrub! 

Karma

List Of Ingredients: 

Caster Sugar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Perfume, Illipe Butter, Fair Trade Organic Mango Butter, Dark Sumatran Patchouli Oil, Brazilian Orange Oil, Lavandin Oil, Pine Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Elemi Oil, Witch Hazel Extract, Water (Aqua), Lactic Acid, Laurel Betaine, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Colour 14700.

If you have been reading my blog for a while now then you will know that I adore the Karma scent from Lush so I was thoroughly excited when I heard that they would be releasing a Karma Body Scrub! 

If you haven’t smelt Karma from Lush then imagine walking through the markets in your city centre that are full of indie shops where you can smell a mixture of fresh citrus fruit and a mixture of herbal scents such as Patchouli and Pine from incense burning combined together to create a truly unique fragrance.  Karma is inspired by 60’s London and I can totally smell where the inspiration has come from!

I know this is going to be no surprise but I adore this Body Scrub. It is pure excellence for me! I decided to go full out just because I was having a bit of a bad day during the week that I was reviewing these and had an everything shower centralised around the Karma Fragrance. Body Scrub, Shower Gel, Body Lotion, Retro Dusting Powder, Perfume. It was utter heaven and exactly what I needed. I took a good chunk of this body scrub and massaged it all over my body. Whilst massaging, I was instantly hit with the intoxicating scent that is Karma. I inhaled the fragrance, had a moment to myself and washed it off. I know that I had an everything shower but I instantly noticed after using the scrub that my skin felt quite smooth and not tight like it sometimes does after using certain body scrubs. Yknow that sort of oh has my skin not agreed with this scrub/has it actually scrubbed too much skin off feeling? When massaging it into my skin I also noticed a nourishing lather.I’m guessing that I didn’t have this feeling due to the nourishing oils and butters that this body scrub is brimming with such as Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil, Illipe Butter and Fair Trade Organic Mango Butter. 

If you’re a fan of the Karma scent from Lush like myself then I urge you to go and try it if you haven’t already and treat yourself to a tub! You deserve it! 

Posh Chocolate

List Of Ingredients: 

Glycerine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Fair Trade Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Hazelnut Milk, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocoa Powder, Perfume, Cocoa Absolute, Australian Sandalwood Oil, Vanilla Absolute, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool. 

Who doesn’t want to be smelling of delicious chocolate? I mean my stomach hates lactose and even I want to smell like a chocolaty snack! Well if you do too then now is the time as Lush have made it possible by listening to everyone who wants to smell like a rich dessert and have created a Posh Chocolate Body Scrub that pairs beautifully with the Posh Chocolate Body Wash that shares the same scent. 

If you haven’t smelt Posh Chocolate then imagine the smell of when you open a jar of a very well known Chocolate Hazelnut Spread but even better! 

I used this in a bath before bed and honestly it was one of the best ideas I’ve had in a while when it comes to products and self care. I scooped some and scrubbed it into my skin and not only did my skin feel amazing but so did myself. I just felt comforted due to the beautiful smell coming from the body scrub and the beautiful nourishing oils in this scrub. I did use some on my elbows that get dry quite quickly and noticed that they felt very different and incredibly smooth when I got out of the bath which I was surprised at! 

If you’re looking for a nourishing and comforting body scrub to use at night or for a scrub that will leave you smelling delightful then I think that you should check out Posh Chocolate Body Scrub and grab yourself some. If you are giving this to someone as a gift then do ensure that they know that it is for the body and not to be eaten as I’ve had a few family members get confused when I’ve gifted them the Posh Chocolate Body Wash.  

these body scrubs are only available at Lush for a limited time so do pick them up before they go!

If you were to choose a scent from Lush that isn’t mentioned in this blog post to be turned into a Body Scrub then what scent would you choose? Let me know in the comments section and on social media as I’d love to know your thoughts!

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

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Thursday, 23 January 2025

Lush X Community Body Scrubs 2025 | Botanomancy & The Comforter

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I was kindly sent some of the upcoming Lush X Community Body Scrubs by the lovely Community Team at Lush and I thought that today I would talk to you all about them! 

The Lush X Community Ranges are all about letting you, the Lush Community, choose scents that you would like to see in a specific product and this time it’s the turn of Body Scrubs. Lush have been releasing some amazing Body Scrubs in the past year such as Sticky Dates, Intergalactic and The Old Songs Are Waking just to name a few! 

The Body Scrubs in the Lush X Community Body Scrubs 2025 Range all contain Caster Sugar which helps to exfoliate the skin and a plethora of butters and oils which help to nourish the skin because well 2025 is all about having soft and supple skin! 

The scents featured in this Lush X Community Body Scrubs Range are Karma, Posh Chocolate, Creamy Candy, The Comforter and Botanomancy. 

I was kindly sent the Botanomancy and The Comforter Body Scrubs. 

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Botanomancy Body Scrub contains Caster Sugar, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Illipe Butter, Fair Trade Organic Mango Butter, Dark Sumatran Patchouli Oil, Ginger Oil, Pimento Berry Oil, Petitgrain Oil and West Timor Sandalwood Oil. 

The blend of butters and oils such as Cocoa Butter and Olive Oil create a soft texture to the scrub that reminds me a bit of a firm marshmallow. I know that this may sound a bit weird but I’d say it’s squishy but firmer than the Body Wash Delights from Lush if you have tried them before. When I scooped some out of the tub, I noticed that I didn’t really have to put much pressure on the scrub to get some out of the tub. I massaged this into my skin and noticed that the sort of marshmallow like texture transformed into a luxurious creamy texture. I kept massaging this on my skin for a fair while because well I could feel how moisturising it was on my skin and I wanted to ensure that my skin was not only completely exfoliated but coated in the unique and rich scent of Botanomancy. (I was also having one of those days and just needed to take my time and really ensure that I pampered myself). I rinsed my body and noticed that my skin had transformed from feeling quite dry to soft and supple. (My skin has been going through it at the moment due to the weather in the UK right now especially parts of my body such as my arms that have felt quite rough and dry this past week). 

Botanomancy shares the same scent as the 4:20pm Range at Lush. This range does contain CBD so sadly it does mean that some countries aren’t able to try out the range due to the laws in their countries. The best way to describe Botanomancy is imagine a spicy green scent and then multiply that by ten. The Patchouli and Ginger create a deep spicy scent whilst Petitgrain and Sandalwood add an element of a green woody note to the scent. I guess the best way to describe it is imagine the smell of burnt incense mixed with a forest. If you have tried Lord Of Misrule or Tramp from Lush and adored them then you will adore this. 

The Comforter Body Scrub contains Caster Sugar, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Almond Oil, Bergamot Oil, Blackcurrant Absolute and Cypress Oil. 

The scent of this Body Scrub is amazing. If you haven’t tried anything in The Comforter scent from Lush before then imagine a slightly creamy yet punchy Blackcurrant scent that just makes you feel soothed and well comforted… If you’ve not tried The Comforter from Lush  then imagine the scent of Ribena but even better and in bathing form! A strong fruity Blackcurrant scent that makes you feel happy and nostalgic of when you were a child. 

I opened the lid to this Scrub when I received it and instantly fell in love. Fruity yet slightly creamy in all the best ways possible. The smell of this body scrub instantly took me back to years ago when I fell in love with The Comforter scent when I first picked up a The Comforter Bubble Bar and a tub of Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly. 

I scooped a little bit of this glorious body scrub out of the tub and massaged it into my skin. I noticed that the scent intensified whilst massaging it into my skin which made me fall in love with the scrub even more than I thought I could. Whilst massaging it into my skin, I also noticed that it lathered into a skin nourishing serum like texture that just glided over my skin. Like Botanomancy, I spent a couple of minutes just massaging and taking in the scent and realising that sometimes all you need is a The Comforter bath to make everything feel better. When I stepped out of the bath, I noticed that my skin felt quite smooth and soft. It felt quite nourished which I wasn’t expecting as I thought that the serum like lather may not be enough for my dry skin but it really was! To truly review the scrub, I decided to test this on my hand and in the bath on two different occasions, on both occasions I could smell the scent on my skin for quite a while after scrubbing it off. If you want to really treat yourself during the miserable Winter time that is happening right now then I’d suggest pairing this with either The Comforter Bubble Bar or the new Lovestruck Bath Bomb from the Valentines Day Range or if you’re wanting a quick shower to prep you for the day ahead you could pair it with Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly, The Comforter Shower Gel that are back at Lush as part of the Archive Wall or even Posh Chocolate Shower Gel for truly scrumptious shower experience alongside The Comforter Body Spray. Trust me, not only will any of the combos that I’ve listed help you feel like you can conquer the day ahead but you’ll be smelling like an utterly delightful snack!

All of the Body Scrubs in this Lush X Community Range are available in a 135g and a 290g tub and are available to purchase in stores, online and on the Lush App in the UK. If you’re based in America then you’ll be available to purchase these amazing scrubs from the 25th February. Please check your countries Lush App to check if these scrumptious scrubs are available to purchase.  

Have you managed to try any of the new Lush X Community Body Scrubs? What scents from Lush would you love to see in a Body Scrub format? Let me know! 

I have tried and tested the rest of the range so do keep a look out for the blog post about the rest of the Lush X Community Body Scrubs that is coming very soon! 

Thanks again to Lush for kindly sending me these two body scrubs. It really did make my day receiving these goodies! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

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Products mentioned in this blog post were sent to me.  All views and opinions are my own. 

Friday, 10 January 2025

Shopping Until I Drop… A Bath Bomb Accidentally | Lush Boxing Day Sale At Lush White Rose

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I recently managed to go to the Lush Boxing Day Sale at Lush White Rose in Leeds so I thought that today I would talk to you all about my experience and what I managed to pick up! 

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Myself and Luke managed to grab a taxi on the morning of Boxing Day and head to White Rose Shopping Centre. This didn’t take long and even the taxi driver commented on how quiet the roads were which was unusaual for them! 

We arrived at White Rose, thanked the taxi driver and headed to Lush. We got to near Lush and was told to join the queue which we did. Sadly Luke sometimes struggles with queues due to use a cane and trying to manage the narrow barriers and getting their cane caught underneath them sometimes. We did tell the staff who were managing the queues this and was ignored. Luke decided to just carry on as the staff may have not heard them and it was a busy day (I did instantly message White Rose when this happened). We joined the second queue to the store and after a while the lovely Jas found us and escorted us to the store which meant that we could skip the queue which was very kind of them to do so and that Luke could save some energy trying to manage the queue with this cane and enjoy the sale and shopping at Lush White Rose.

We had a chat with the wonderful Jas before Jason greeted us and very kindly told us that they would be guiding us around the store to ensure that we had an amazing shopping experience. We’ve done Lush Boxing Day Sales in the past and it can be overwhelming and a little bit dangerous for both myself and Luke. Luke has been barged into and nearly had his cane knocked out of his hand before and I’ve been elbowed a fair few times in previous years for being near those gloriously pink tinted Snow Fairy products.  
Jason guided us around the store beautifully and went through every product that was on sale including some goodies that weren’t a part of the Christmas Range and instead were a part of the Retro Wall which surprised me as I wasn’t expecting anything from the wall to go on sale!  

After perusing the shelves for a while and grabbing products for both of us, we made our way over to the tills where Jas found us again to escort us to the tills to ensure that we weren’t struggling waiting in the queue which was really amazing of them to do. 
We chatted whilst the lovely Sarah packed our bags and talked to us about the Christmas Range as a whole! I would like to also add that the lovely Lorna was an absolute star. When it comes to access for trips and events such as the Lush Boxing Day Sale, I like to email ahead and when I did this year for the Sale, Lorna helped in every way possible including asking what accessibility features would work best for myself and Luke and planned according to our needs. This is amazing as I stated at the beginning of the post that we have both had some mixed experiences doing Lush Sales in various different shops and knowing what to expect beforehand and getting some help beforehand just takes a bit of weight off myself and Luke and helps us to have a great day out shopping. Lorna was even so lovely to let us check out the Lunar New Year Range before it launched to stores and online. (It’s out by the time this post will be live so go check it out if you can). 

Haul: 
I thought that it might be best to bullet point what I got. 

  • Sleepy Bear Shower Gel 
  • Tramp Shower Gel 
  • Snow Fairy Two Tone Shower Gel 
  • Polar Bear Dreaming Shower Jelly 
  • Smugglers Soul Face Scrub 
  • Elbow Grease Moistursing Bar
  • Candy Rain Conditioner 
  • Snowdrift Bath bomb 
  • Shoot For The Stars Bath Bomb 
  • Bubble Bear Bubble Bar 
  • Magical Santa Bath Bomb 
  • Dreaming Of A White Christmas Bath Bomb 
  • Star Of Wonder Bath Bomb 
  • Groovy Fairy Bath Bomb. 

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I’ve also created a TikTok post about my Lush Boxing Day Sale Haul. Click here to watch it. 

 Thank you again to all of the wonderful staff at Lush White Rose especially those mentioned in this blog post for helping myself to have a great shopping experience during the busiest time of the year! 

If you can then definitely do pop a visit to Lush White Rose! 

Did you manage to grab anything from the Lush Boxing Day Sale? Let me know down below and on social media! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x


Friday, 6 December 2024

Stepping Into A New Store Full Of Imagination | Lush Cosmetics York Store Reopening Preview Event

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I was recently invited to the preview event of the new Lush York store and I thought that today I would talk to you all about it. 

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Myself and Luke arrived in York after a quite lengthy train delay and we ventured from the train station to the city centre. Once we had made it onto Coney Street, we made our way down to the brand new store which was glowing in an array of lit Christmas decorations along the street. 

We made our way into the store and was greeted by the lovely Sarah who told us about the night and offered us some Lush York themed cupcakes which not only tasted amazing but looked amazing too! 

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After this, we were guided around the brand new store by the lovely Emily as I was unsure on where certain things were such as the new Bath Bomb Wall and the new Archive Wall. During the tour, my friend Michelle turned up and joined us in store. After a quick chat we rejoined Emily and Luke and discussed the gourmand products from Lush that have been getting a lot of love at the moment and the brand new The Lush Version products. 

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These are products based on old formulas that Mark Constantine made for The Body Shop before Mark went on his own beauty adventure and created Lush. These products are in stores but Lush York had gotten a few goodies from the range early for us to smell and enjoy. 

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The brand new store is full of sections for customers to explore and experience in their own way such as a gourmand section for those who want to delve deep into the gourmand scents that the Lush Community have been loving at the moment, a Super Milk section for those who have seen the love of Super Milk but haven’t enjoyed it themselves yet and a Snow Fairy section full of the festive goodies that make up the Snow Fairy Range such as the brand new Snow Fairy Milkshake Shower Gel and Snow Fairy Glitter Spray! 

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After a wander around the brand new and beautiful store, we headed towards the front of the store which contains a wall of previously loved goodies from Lush that were once discontinued but now stand tall and proud on the wall for new and old Lushies to fall in love with once again. 

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Alongside these retro goodies, at the Lush York store there lays the Fireworks Makeup Range. These products are exclusive to certain stores in the UK and now are available online. The fireworks makeup range includes a plethora of products including lip products, body lustre and glitter mists! The lovely staff took me through a lot of the products such as the Pink Grapefruit Lip Jelly. Now I do own the Cola Lip Jelly from Lush but I have been a bit intimidated to use it. The lovely staff at Lush York guided me through how to use it so when I’m next out I’m going to grab it from my shelf and wear it out even if I am only running errands around town. The lovely staff at Lush York also demonstrated the Glitter Sprays that are a part of the Fireworks Makeup Range at Lush. These glitter mists come in three different scents. Golden Egg, Intergalactic and Snow Fairy. The formula of the Glitter Sprays contain Glycerine which help to suspend the glitter in the mist and also help to moisturise the skin. The lovely staff also showed me the Cocktail Body Lustre which contains the much loved Cocktail Perfume scent from Lush. I love anything that’s moisturising and contains glitter so this was an instant love for me. Michelle also had this demonstrated on her over a tattoo and the Cocktail Body lustre made it shimmer and shine so if you have any tattoos then this product would also be perfect for you! 

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After a look into the fireworks makeup range, I went over to the hand and arm massage area where we all had a chatter about all things Lush and an amazing pamper! The wonderful Emily started off by scrubbing my hand and arm with the much beloved Sticky Dates Body Scrub. After this, Emily asked for me to pick one of the massage bars on offer to be massaged with. Now, if you know me then you will know that I am a massive lover of Turmeric Latte so when I saw Turmeric Latte I knew that I had to be coated from elbow to fingers in it! Some of the other massageh bars that were on offer to choose between included Coconut Drench and honestly I think that Coconut Drench is a bit of an underrated Massage Bar at Lush! Coconut Drench is truly a scent made for anyone who loves Coconut and holidays. This Massage Bar contains Babassu Oil, Tonka Absolute, Vetivert Oil and Vanilla Absolute alongside some other goodies that helps to nourish the skin and help you to smell like you’ve been drenched in hydrating Coconut Water. After Emily gave me an amazing massage. I compared the well pampered arm and hand to the other one that had not been touched and I noticed a massive difference! As my skin is on the dry side, my skin loves the Massage Bars from Lush due to the moisturising oils and butters that are in every one of their Massage Bars. I was asked if I wanted some Silky Underwear on top of the massaged arm and I can’t remember the last time I used Silky Underwear so I thought why not?! I instantly fell in love with the scent as soon as it was applied to my skin! Once Silky Underwear had sank into my skin, the lovely Emily spritzed Let The Good Times Roll Body Spray onto my skin. If you haven’t smelt Let The Good Times Roll before then imagine that smell of walking into a cinema and instantly smelling the scent of freshly made popcorn bottled into a Body Spray that will have people asking you what you smell of because you smell so good! 

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Once we were done with the hand and arm massage, I had another quick look around the store and then headed to the bath bomb making station where we were greeted by the wonderful Joe. After chatting for a couple of minutes, Joe told me that we were going to make the Magical Santa Bath Bomb. Not only does this bath bomb look amazing due to its layers of different colours but it also smells amazing due to the inclusion of Sicilian Lemon Oil, Rosewood Oil and Lemon Myrtle Oil which creates a very uplifting and zingy scent! I mixed up the different colours, added Citric Acid to one of them and got to making my own Magical Santa. After having a chat, layering up the bath bomb mixture and having a great time, it was time to bag this Santa up and leave him to set up for 24 hours. Honestly I don’t think I’ll be hired to make bath bombs at the Lush factory anytime soon but I had an absolute blast making my own Magical Santa at Lush York. If you ever get to go to a Bath Bomb Workshop then remember that once you’ve used your bath bomb you can take your mould back to the store for a discount on your order. 

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Sadly after the bath bomb workshop it was time to say goodbye to the staff. 

Before we left, I was handed a gorgeous goodie bag full of Lush goodies. The goodie bag contained a bottle of the iconic Super Milk, a wonderful Scrubee, a pot of Ultrabland Facial Cleanser, a bottle of the Sticky Dates Body Spray that is now available all year round at Lush and a Little Snow Fairy Gift Set that contains a Snow Fairy Bath Bomb and a Snow Fairy Shower Gel (100g). Alongside all of these goodies that came in a beautiful Fighting Animal Testing Tote Bag, the wonderful staff at Lush York gave me a random act of kindness product out of the kindness of their hearts. This product that was gifted to me is the brand new Ginger Shampoo that is a part of The Lush Version range. This shampoo helps to fight off dandruff and includes Fresh Ginger Infusion, Mimosa Absolute, Bergamot Oil, Sicilian Red Mandarin Oil, Kenyan Geranium Oil and Sandalwood Oil alongside Salicylic Acid. This Ginger Shampoo is scented with the Ginger Perfume scent from Lush so if you love the perfume then you will love this Shampoo. 

Thanks again to the lovely staff at Lush York and Lush themselves for inviting me to the launch of the brand new Lush York Store. i can’t wait to go back to it when i next visit York which with the York Christmas Markets on at the moment will be very soon! if you are local to York or in the Yorkshire area or even if you want a beautiful day out do go visit the brand new Lush York store and see how beautiful it is for yourself! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

Some photos in this blog post are from Lush themselves. 

Thursday, 14 November 2024

My Dream Lush X Community Fragrances

 Hey everyone!

Welcome to a brand new blog post! Lush recently announced that a new Lush X Communiry Fragrance drop will be happening soon so I thought that today I would talk to you all about seven fragrances of my choosing that I would love to see some day as a part of a Lush X Community Fragrance drop! 

Lush X Community is a limited time range at Lush that sometimes happens throughout the year and is focused on allowing the Lush Community to have their say on what retro and much loved scents at Lush should be featured as part of the drop. So far, the Lush  Community  has had their say on a Shower Gel drop, a Candle drop and now it’s time for the fragrances to shine. Fragrances did make an appearance as the first Lush X Community drop which introduced the iconic Sticky Dates Body Spray into the world!

Fragrance is subjective so these are just my personal choices. Talking about Frsgrances, Lush did recently release a new line of fragrances which include the much talked about Chelsea Morning. Let me know if you would like a blog post about my thoughts on the scents in that range. 

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Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising contains Bergamot Oil and Cassia Oil. 

To me, this blend of amazing oils creates a gorgeous warm and spicy scent with a sort of sparkling citrus undertone. 

This was one of my first ever Lush Bath Bombs that I used and honestly it was love at first sight! I am a fiend for anything that has a spicy scent to it and as this scent is very much intriguing due to the moisture of spice and citrus, I just wanted more in this scent. It honestly does give me the vibe of a warm hug during the colder months or being wrapped up nice and cosy whilst you enjoy a warming drink in the cold months. Now sadly, Phoenix Rising did suffer a rise and fall at Lush and was discontinued for a while but now it’s back and better via the brand new Retro/Archive Wall at Lush and now that it’s back front and centre I think that Phoenix Rising would be perfect in the form of a Body Spray. Just imagine smelling of during the cold months, you’d have people wanting to smell you and ask you what you’re wearing! 

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May Day 

May Day was my first Charity Bath Bomb from Lush and the main reason as to why I’m including this scent is due to nostalgia but I really did love the scent of this Bath Bomb.  To this day, I think that releasing it as a fragrance with a percentage going to a charity would not only fit in with what Lush stands for and a business but also a great idea for those who haven’t had the pleasure of smelling May Day. 

May Day contains Fennel Oil, Rosewood Oil and Bergamot Oil which creates a sort of lovely blend of spice, floral and citrus all in one bath bomb with a slight focus on the spice with a touch of the floral coming through the most. 

May Day was released in 2014 as a charity bath bomb to help protect badgers in the UK. I think for those who like say Dragons Egg or Sakura but want a little bit of spice thrown in would definitely enjoy this. 

Daddy-O 

Daddy-O contains Violet Leaf and Pakistani Rose Absolutes, Bergamot Oil, Cananga Oil and Fresh Lime Juice. This is a floral scent but to me it’s a fresh and slightly citrus take on a floral. Imagine a pure intense Violet scent that feels like a mixture of crushed up Parma Violet sweets mixed with freshly picked Violet mixed with a slightly citrus undertone. 

This is to die for and recently Lush has been expanding the Daddy-O scent into other products such as the Super Dad Bath Bomb from Fathers Day and Violet Cream Conditioner. 

I think that this scent in a fragrance format would be amazing. Does Lush have other amazing floral scents? Yes, I could spend all day listing them off but I think that Daddy-O would do amazing for those who are a bit hesitant when it comes to Violet Scents as I think Daddy-O is that perfect mix of floral, citrus and sweet to get those hesitant onto the Violet fragrance hype. 

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Posh Chocolate 

I mean, who doesn’t love smelling like a snack and chocolate is the ultimate snack… well it is to me! 

Posh Chocolate contains Hazelnut Milk, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Absolute, Australian Sandalwood Oil and Vanilla Absolute. Chocolate and Hazelnut you say, doesn’t that sound like a well known chocolate spread you also say? Maybe… If you like a well known  hazelnut and chocolate spread then imagine it in a Fragrance from. 

Lush does have a fair few gourmand fragrances and they have gone viral for being well delicious but i am intrigued to see how strong and well Posh Chocolate would be in a  fragrance form. Just imagine it, walking into work or going out and you have people asking why you smell like a delicious chocolate dessert and you say well it’s Posh Chocolate of course! I also love how fragrances can change your mood and I definitely think after a spray of this your mood would definitely be enhanced! 

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Brother Moon 

Brother Moon contains Geranium Oil, Grapefruit Oil and Rose Oil. I know that this may sound like such a weird mixture but honestly it works and creates a beautifully inviting yet slightly intriguing scent. The Geranium and Rose help to create a scent that reminds you of walking through a beautiful fresh botanical garden whilst the Grapefruit helps to cut through this and add a huge blast of brightness to the scent. 

I know that you may see Rose and instantly think of Rose Jam at Lush and how there is already a Perfume and Body Spray of Rose Jam but to me Brother Moon is a sort of grown up cousin of Rose Jam. They would layer beautifully together but I think that if Brother Moon was to be released then those who find Rose Jam a little bit too sweet may be drawn to Brother Moon. 

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Carrots/Follow The White Rabbit 

Follow The White Rabbit has become an Easter staple at Lush. Follow The White Rabbit contains Bergamot Oil, Buchu Oil and Sicilian Lemon Oil. This blend of oils creates a truly bright and citrus scent with a slightly tart blackcurrant undertone that helps to round out the citruses and make it feel like you’re enjoying a delicious picnic in the park in the midst of Spring when it’s sunny for those few days before the English April Showers kick in. 

Lush have released many products in the Carrots/Follow The White Rabbits scent family over the years ranging from soaps to bath and shower products but they have never released a fragrance of it! I think that it would do amazing as a fragrance. You could wear it during the Spring when flowers are slowly blooming, you could wear it in Autumn when you need a little pick me up… I mean you could even layer it with Grass Shower Gel for the ultimate sort of picnic vibe. It would be amazing! Well I think it would be amazing! 

Party On 

Correct me if I’m wrong but Party On was released back in the day to help people party the night away for when you need a pick me up the day after when you’ve partied just that little bit too hard. 

Party On contains Lime Oil, Menthol, Rosemary Oil and Juniperberry Oil. This may sound like an odd combination but it really works. The Menthol alongside the Juniperberry and Rosemary give a sort of clean minty herbal scent whilst the Lime contrasts against it and gives a massive hit of zing to the product. I adore it! 

I think that this as a fragrance would be amazing. It could be used for all those festive parties that are about to kick off or for when you’re feeling a little bit worse for wear the day after but you still need to go outside. I just think that it would do really well and that it’s a unique scent that I think should be brought out as a fragrance for those who haven’t experienced it before. Lush did have this scent out as a Temple Balm years ago which I think was the nearest to this scent being out as a fragrance really but I think this as a festive party fragrance would be really amazing! 

What would be your top picks for your favourite Lush X Community Perfumes if you choose them? Let me know down below!

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x 

All photos in this blog post are from Lish and are not my own. 

Friday, 8 November 2024

Lush Hanukkah 2024 Range

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! Lush have released their Hanukkah 2024 Range and I thought that I would talk to you all about it today. 

A wide angled photo with an arched light gold Hanukkah menorah in the background with a rectangular box in blue packaging with stars and other gold designs on the front with a gold circular lsbel on the front with bright nights in black font with a blue rectangular dreidel shaped bath bomb with gold accents on it next to a circular gold soap with a arched menorah engraved into it on a bright background


Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel Bath Bomb - £6.

Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel has had a bit of a glow up and is now sporting a vibrant blue colour!

This beautiful Bath Bomb contains Myrrh Resinoid, Orange Flower Absolute and Cinnamon Leaf Oil. These ingredients combine to create a truly autumnal scent that is divine in my opinion. They all combine to create a scent that’s reminiscent of a freshly baked Apple Pie. Apple and Cinnamon. The best of friends. If you have smelt the Apple Crumble Bubble Bar from Lush then imagine that scent in a Bath Bomb that creates truly beautiful Bath Art. I love all things Apple and Cinnamon so I adore the scent of this bath bomb. If you’re looking for a bath bomb to celebrate Hanukkah with or a Bath Bomb that will make you feel like you’re in a rom com crunching through the leaves whilst Christmas Markets are set up all around  you then I think that Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel Bath Bomb will be for you! If you are looking for a fragrance from Lush to layer with Dreidel, Dreidel , Dreidel then I would suggest Love which contains Bergamot Oil, Rose Absolute, Jasmine Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil and Ylang Ylang Absolute which in my opinion creates a sort of lightly spiced Apple scent with a soft floral undertone. 

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Gelt Soap - £7.

I recently was invited to the Lush Manchester Arndale Holiday Preview Event (click here to read the post) where not only did I have an absolute blast but I also had the chance to talk to the wonderful Luka who helped to make Gelt Soap as a part of the Lush Co-Create Scheme. Luka explained to me that tradition is a big part of cultural holidays like Hanukkah as they bring communities together such as the tradition of lighting the Chanukkah Candles. They also talked about how Gelt is Yiddish for money and used the tradition of Chocolate Coins during Hanukkah to create a new chocolate inspired scent for the Soap. 

This Soap contains Grapefruit Oil, Labdanum Resinoid and Dark Sumatran Patchouli Oil. This blend of ingredients creates a scent that to me reminds me of a rich sweet citrusy chocolate pudding with a bit of a spicy undertone. I realise that this may sound a bit peculiar but I think that the mixture of Grapefruit and Labdanum creates a sort of sweet creamy mix of citrus and chocolate that reminds me a bit of Chocolate Orange. The Patchouli adds a bit of a deep spicy undertone that makes me think that the chocolate that would be used if this scent was a bar in the shops would be a sort of 75%+ Dark Chocolate.

If you were looking for a perfume to pair with the brand new Gelt Soap then I would suggest either Vegan Leather Jacket or Turmeric Latte as they would both compliment the Patchouli and Labdanum notes that are in the fragrance of this soap. 

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Bright Nights Gift Set - £14.50

This Gift Set contains both the Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel Bath Bomb and a Gelt Soap. If you’re looking for a way to gift something to someone who loves Lush this Hanukkah then this is the perfect option! A perfect little bathtime routine in a box. Pop the bath bomb into the water and whilst you’re bathing in spiced Apple goodness you can wash yourself with the Gelt Soap in the tub! I’ll definitely be grabbing one of these as I think it’s the perfect little gift for someone who likes anything that screams Autumn too. 

A wide angled photo with an arched light gold Hanukkah menorah in the background with a rectangular box in blue packaging with stars and other gold designs on the front with a gold circular lsbel on the front with bright nights in black font with a blue rectangular dreidel shaped bath bomb with gold accents on it next to a circular gold soap with a arched menorah engraved into it on a bright background

Oh Hanukkah/Light Shines In the Darkness Knot Wrap - £7.

I love Knot Wraps. I like to use them in multiple ways. Whether this be to use  as a carrier for some of my self care products when I’m travelling away for a few days or for storage  purposes or to use as back groups for when I take photos. I just think that they add an element of luxury and help to make my photos pop. 

This year for the Hanukkah Range Lush have released the Oh Hanukkah/Light Shines In The Darkness Knot Wrap which I think looks beautiful. 

Jordan Sandlwe who has helped to design this particular knot wrap stated that the inspiration for this knot wrap design was to showcase lightness through all of the darkness of the world and that his aim for this knot wrap is for people to keep being optimistic no matter what life throws at them.  I love this statement and is something that I am working really hard on trying to do a little bit more at the moment especially with what has happened in the world this past week. I know a lot of people use knot wraps for different things such as wearing in their hair so do let me know what you use Knot Wraps for! 

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Will you be grabbing any of the Lush Hanukkah 2024 Range?  Let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

Friday, 1 November 2024

Getting Freaky In The Shower This Spooky Season! | Lush Kitchen October Shower Box

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! 

In true Jamie style, I’ve been unwell recently and thus I forgot about the Lush Kitchen Box. I really need to set a reminder up to subscribe! I have been on the hunt for the Lush Kitchen October Box and thankfully after some hunting the wonderful staff at Lush White Rose told me that they had some of the October Lush Kitchen Shower Boxes available and kindly put one to the side of me to purchase and pick up! 

A white and green square box opened up with a black and white square card with fresh from the kitchen in green oozing font with a clear clinical bottle filled with dark black glittery shower gel with a black rectangular label with Screamo shower gel lush in white font next to a black and purple  crescent shaped soap and a purple shhimmwring bat shaped body butter with a clear cylindrical tub filled with yellow shower slime with a circular black label with ectoplasm shower slime lush in white font next to a a small cylindrical black tube filled with purple shimmering solid perfume with Prince of darkness solid perfume lush in white font on the front of it on a bright round

The October Kitchen Boxes were both centralised around all things freaky, dark and spooky.

Screamo Shower Gel 

Don’t answer the phone, get in the shower instead! 

Ingredients: 

Almond Milk, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Benzoin Resinoid, Ylang Ylang Oil, Almond Essential Oil, Charcoal Powder, Carrageenan Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Colour 77499. 

Some of you may know Screamo at Lush as a Bath Bomb which was heavily inspired by the Scream Film franchise and created some truly terrifying bath art. Well, for the Lush October Kitchen Box, Lush have decided to turn the iconic Bath Bomb into a spooky Shower Gel. This Shower Gel contains Almond Milk, Powdered Charcoal, Benzoin Resinoid, Ylang Ylang and Almond Essential Oil. The combination of these ingredients creates an amazing Shower Gel that to me smells like Cherry Bakewells with a slightly floral undertone due to the inclusion of Ylang Ylang. I was also pleasantly surprised by the addition of Almond Milk as it made for a quite luxurious Shower experience and made my skin feel super soft. Now obviously the Charcoal helps to give the Shower Gel its terrifying colour but at the same time helped to cleanser my skin a little. I’m not sure if I am imagining this but I noticed that my skin felt quite cleansed after using this Gel. Almost like I had scrubbed it before going in with the Shower Gel. 

If you love all things dark and spooky or if you’re a fan of scents that make you smell like a snack then you will definitely enjoy Screamo Shower Gel. 

Night Bloom Soap 

Who knows what you’ll turn into when the skies get dark… Who knows, you may turn into someone who smells gorgeous… 

Ingredients: 

Honeysuckle Infusion, Rapeseed Oil; Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, Water, Cornstarch, Kaolin, Perfume, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Green Mandarin Oil, Rosemary Oil, Sage Oil, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Bicarbonate, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citral, Limonene, Colour 17200, Colour 42090. 

Honestly I wasn’t sure what to expect with this Soap but I am glad that my expectations weren’t needed. This Soap is a blend of floral and all things herbal. The best way to describe it is the smell of walking through a slightly rain dampened field next to a graveyard at the end of October. 

The floral notes in this soap mainly come from the Honeysuckle Infusion which provide a slightly light yet peppery floral note to me which goes beautifully with the herbal notes that are on this Soap. If you are a Lushie then imagine Honeysuchle layered with Junk perfume to create a sort of dark forest like floral scent. The blackcurrant note in Junk is still quite prevalent in this Soap which I love as it brings everything together a little bit. 

Batcurrant Body Butter 

Is it really Spooky Season without a Bat or two? 

Ingredients: 

Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Macadamia Nut Oil, Laureth 4, Charcoal Powder, Pumice Powder, Perfume, Bergamot Oil, Blackcurrant Absolute, Cypress Oil, Limonene, Linalool.

I mean a beauty product shaped as a Bat from Lush, what more can you want from a Halloween themed Kitchen Box? 

Some of you may be a bit confused on what a Solid Body Butter means at Lush so let me tell you. A solid Body Butter at Lush normally is a product that you take into the shower with yourself. Apply it onto wet skin, massage and rinse to reveal super soft and supple skin that will not only look like a treat but smell like one too! 

The Charcoal and Punice Powders combine to give a soft and subtle scrub that isn’t too rough on the skin. I do prefer a coarser scrub especially during the colder months but that’s just my preference. I did quite like the softer scrub that was contained in this Body Butter  as a sort of quick scrub in the shower first thing in the morning. 

This Body Butter contains Cocoa Butter and Macadamia Nut Oil as the two main nourishing ingredeints which I think are the perfect fit for this type of product. Having a butter and oil for me ensures that you get the nourishment that your skin needs without being too greasy so when you rinse it on off you feel soft without feeling a bit like a slug in the nicest way possible? 

Blackcurrant Absolute, Beegamot Oil and Cypress Oil make up the main scent notes of this beautiful Bat. If you are a big Lushie then these ingredients may make you think of a familiar Lush product… This beautiful Bat smells of the iconic Lush scent The Comforter.  A beautifully sweet and comforting Blackcurrant scent that makes you think of all things sweet and beautiful but still has a dark undertone dying to get out.

Ectoplasm Shower Slime 

Lather up with Ectoplasm to make your skin feel like a right treat!

Ingredients: 

Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Water, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerine, Cornstarch, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Bicarbonate, Xanthan Gum, Limonene, Tangerine Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Litsea Cubeba Oil, Fresh Grapefruit Juice, Fresh Tangerine Juice, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Perfume, Colour 59040. 

Who doesn’t love a Slime for Halloween? It’s spooky, creepy and just a little bit fun to play with. Now you can take a slime into the shower and live out your spooky fantasies or live out your fantasy of being at the Kids Choice Awards… The choice is yours! 

If you’re a bit confused on what a Shower Slime is,  don’t worry I’ll explain all. Imagine a sort of thicker Shower Gel that can be played with and used like a slime can. The Slimes at Lush usually come in a pot just like the Shower Jellies for ease of use. Just scoop a chunk out of the pot, apply to wet skin, Lather it up and make shower time an absolute blast before rinsing off. 

This Shower Slime contains Tangerine, Grapefruit and Litsea Cubeba Oils alongside Fresh Grapefruit Juice and Fresh Tangerine Juice which combined create a fresh citrus blast that will help you to wake up on morning and be energised for all the spooky parting that you’ll be doing! Ectoplasm Shower Slime is amazing for the Spooky season but is also good for anytime of the year as the citrus oils in this Shower Slime will help to perk you up when the day is just too dark and miserable to handle! Well that’s what I’ll be using it for during the upcoming Winter period! 

Prince Of Darkness Solid Perfume 

Who doesn’t want to smell like the Prince Of Darkness? 

Ingredients: 

Cornstarch, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide,Amyl Cinnamal, Anise Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Colour 45410:2, Colour 42090:2, Colour 77491.

All Spooky Self Care routines can’t be completed without a spooky Perfume! This Kitchen Box contains a Solid Perfume. Lush have recently revamped their Solid perfumes so I thought it may be best to explain how to use their new Solid Perfumes. Pop the lid off, push the perfume up via the bottom of the Solid Perfumes tube, swipe onto the skin such as the wrists for hauntingly beautiful scented skin and then use your wrist to push the perfume back down and close the tube with the lid. 

This Solid Perfume contains Labdanum Resinoid, Lavender Oil, Patchouli Pil and Benxoin Resinoid. If you are a fan of Lush’s Fresh Face Masks and let’s be honest who isn’t then you may recognise the name and scent of this Solid Perfume via the dark and seductive Prince Of Darkness Fresh Face Masks. 

To me, the main two scents that are the forefront of this perfume are the Patchouli and Lavender whilst the Labdanum and Benzoin help to create a slightly creamy yet herbal base to the perfume.  The Lavender and Patchouli combine to create a sort of dark and mysterious herbal scent to me that does give off witch vibes which I am more than fine with. I will definitely be using this during the colder months when I want something that I know will ground me when things are getting a little bit hectic. I would also love for Lush to do more things in this scent such as a Body Lotion maybe? 

Did you manage to grab the Lish October Kitchen Box? Did you get the Shower or Bath version? What was your spooky self care routine on Halloween? Let me know! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x 

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

It’s Time To Make My House Smell Like A Lush Store | GIFTED | Lush X Community 29 High Street Single Wick Candle

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I was kindly gifted by Lush the 29 High Street Candle from the new Lush X Community Candle Range and I thought that today I would talk to you all about it. 

A wide angled photo of a culdirncial black tin filled with light green wax with a thin black wick burning with another and yellow flame with 29 high street lush one wick candle lush in white font with a golden circular sticker on the side that says lush x community in black font on a bright background

Lush has released a brand new Lush X Community Range focusing on all things Candles. Lush have released Candles in the past but they have decided to upgrade them and rerelease them. Alongside rereleasing them, Lush allowed the Lush Community to have their say on what scents the Candles should be released in and now they are available to the public to purchase them and finally make your house smell like some of the iconic scents from Lush.

These brand new candles come in four iconic scents from Lush. 29 High Street which is known to smell like walking past a Lush store, Honey I Washed The Kids, Hot Toddy which will make your house smell like a spicy Winter Wonderland and Intergalactic for those who want their house to smell truly out of this world.

These candles now come in a sleek black tin have a slightly new formula which helps the candles to project a stronger lasting throw, are GMO free, Paraffin free and now have a 35 hour burn time. 

29 High Street contains Jasmine Absolute, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Lime Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Tonka Absolute and Ylang Ylang Oil. This mixture of sweet, tart, creamy, woody and floral combine to create a smell reminiscent of the scent that you can smell when you walk into a Lush store. 

I have been burning this candle for the past few days and I have loved it. I have been burning it in the hallway and I have been able to smell it from the bottom of the staircase. It really has made the house smell like the inside of a Lush store which I have really been enjoying. I mean who doesn’t want their house to smell like the inside of a Lush store? It has just perked me up after a long hard day. 

I have burnt it a couple of times and I haven’t noticed any tunnelling really which is fabulous as sometimes after the first couple of burns, candles in my experience have a tendency to tunnel a bit. I may just not be the best at looking after candles but I didn’t notice this happening at all with the 29 High Street Candle. I have also noticed that there looks like the wax and wick have barely moved from when I have been burning it even when I’ve trimmed the wick so I can definitely tell that the candle will definitely last the 35 hour burn time that it stated. I would even suggest that the candles would last even longer than 35 hours but I’d need to time and burn a candle at the same time and I don’t see that going that well for me… 

I love the brand new tins. I enjoyed the old  version of the Candles from Lush especially the old Karma Single Wick Candle but i really prefer the lid version of these candles as it just makes it a lot easier to blow out without having that sometimes overpowering scent of burnt wick flood the air of the room that the candle has been burning in. You can just put the lid back on the tin and the candle has blown itself out. I just love it. 

If you know anyone who is a lover of Lush then I think that not only will they love these Lush X Community Candles but I think that grabbing the Iconic Door Bath Bomb, the 29 High Street Perfume that is now available at select stores in the UK and the 29 High Street Candle would make an amazing gift for Christmas! 

The Lush X Community Candles (prices range from £12-£18) are only here for a limited time at Lush stores, on the Lush App and Website  so don’t walk run to your local Lush store to give then a sniff and snap them up before they go! 

Keep an eye on the blog as I will be reviewing the rest of the Lish X Commhnitg Candle Range! 

Thanks again to Lush for sending me this amazing Candle!  

What iconic scent from Lush would you love in a candle format? Let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x 

Products in this blog post have been gifted to me. All views, opinions and ramblings are my own. 

Sunday, 27 October 2024

If You Say Their Name Three Times Then A Bath Bomb Will Appear | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice X Lush

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today I would talk to you all about the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice X Lush Collaboration Range. 

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Bath Bombs: 

The Afterlife 

This Bath Bomb will send you right to the afterlife. 

This bath bomb contains Popping Candy, Juniperberry Oil and Sweet Wild Orange Oil. This combination of oils creates a sort of fruity and sweet Grape scent. If you have smelt Grape Soda Body Spray from Lush and loved the scent of it then you’ll love the scent of this Bath Bomb as they share the same scent.  I quite like it but when I first smelt the Body Spray I was so unsure on what to think of it but I think that this scent works beautifully for Halloween as it reminds me a bit of trick or treating or honestly taking some candy into the cinema to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with. 

The best way to describe The Afterlife as a concept is to imagine if the Intergalactic Bath Bomb from Lush went to the Afterlife and came back as a brand new bath bomb. 

I adore this bath bomb! Not only does it fit the aesthetic of the Beetlejuice franchise as a whole by being spooky with a campy twist but also I love this bath bomb as it creates the best bath art ever and truly makes for a frighteningly amazing bathing experience. Not only does this bath bomb  spin, twirl and fizz in the waters but it also creates a truly dark bath and the popping candy in the bath bomb crackle for what feels like an eternity. 

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Bob 

Bob is here to make bath time a fine time! 

 This Bath Bomb contains Labdanum Resinoid, Sicilian Lemon Oil and Vetivert Oil. 

I think some will either love or loathe Bob when they smell them. The mixture of oils in this bath bomb create a sort of creamy slightly banana scent to me. Sort of fresh Banana mixed with a splash of Vanilla with a spicy undertone from the Vetivert. I do quite like this but I think I have to be in a specific mood to use it. I think I have to be in that mood for something on the slightly woody side I think I will slowly love this scent a little bit more when the weather drops a tiny bit as it screams sort of a cold Autumn evening sort of bath to me. This shares the same scent as the Christmas exclusive that was out a few years ago from Lush called Elfie Stick.  If you like creamy scents but want something that isn’t just creamy Vanilla then I think that you will love Bob! 

A wide angled photo of some light town square boxes filled with grey and white skull shaped bath bombs on a light brown rectangular table with a black and white rectangular card with Bob bath bomb in green font on a bright background

Bubble Bar: 

Never Trust The Living

The Living can be such menaces! The only way to get them to calm down is by letting them make the house their own by giving them a Lush Bubble Bar! 

This bubble bar contains Grapefruit Oil, Davana Oil, Elemi Oil and Tagetes Oil. These oils blend together to create a very zesty and bright scent that to me reminds me a bit of sour Peach Rings that you used to be able to get from the pick and mix section in supermarkets and cinemas. If you have smelt the Prachy Range at Lush and loved it then you will love this Bubble Bar too as they share the same scent! When I sniff this bubble bar I weirdly get a Pineapple note from it too. I’ve been pairing it with the Peaches Body Spray from Lush and they have gone so well together!

A wide angled photo of a large light brown rectangular table with some square light brown boxes filled with rectangular grey and light orange bubble bars next to a black and white rectangular card with never trust the living bubble bar in green font on a bright background


Shower Gel: 

The Juice Is Loose 

You never know what’s going to happen when the Juice is Loose! 

I mean we all need a Beetlejuice inspired Shower Gel for the spooky season, right?! 

This Shower Gel contains Carrageenan Extract, Juniperberry Oil and Sweet Wild Orange Oil. 

This Shower Gel would be a perfect match with The Afterlife for someone who loves Beetlejuice. I love this as the Carageenan helps to soothe and moisturise the skin whilst the oils create a truly deep yet fruity Grape scent that makes me think of Trick or Treat Candy. 

A photo of a tall cykdiencual plastic bottle filled with neon purple shower gel with a black cylindrical lid with a white label with black accents with the juice is loose shower gel in green font on a bright background

Hair: 

Goth Juice 

It’s time to let your inner goth out and have fun with your hair! 

Goth Juice contains Olibanum Resinoid, Oakmoss Absolute, Cold Press Hemp Seed Oil and Organic Linseed Oil. 

The Olibanum and Oakmoss blend together to create a sort of dark green scent. To me this gives off a sort of walking through a forest at night sort of scent. I know that sounds weird but fresh yet dark and mysterious is the vibe that I get from the scent of Goth Juice which makes sense with the name of the product. 

As there is Linseed and Hemp Seed Oil in this product, when I apply it I notice that there isn’t any crunching of the hair happening which I adore as sometimes I tend to stay away from styling products due to the sensory difficulties that a styling product setting and thus making my hair crunch sometimes brings. 

I have been using this for a while now and the scent slightly lingers in my hair but isn’t so strong that it clashes a lot with a perfume or body spray. The hold on this hair product to me is a sort of medium hold which I adore as it means that I can apply it and not feel like I’m stuck if I get bored halfway during the day and want to change it a bit which happens quite a bit. If you know anyone who is in need of a new styling product or someone who wants to dress up as Beetlejuice for Halloween then this is definitely the product for them! 

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Gift: 

Run! Sandworm! Run!

No, not the sandworm! You better run for your life from them! 

This Gift is a 3 part product. This gift contains a bath bomb, bubble bar and soap. When all three of these products are put next to one another it creates the iconic Sandworm from the Beetlejuice franchise. 

This gift contains Cedarwood Oil, acedarleaf Oil and Violet Leaf Oil to create a dark yet slightly floral scent that makes you sniff quite a bit to wonder what the scent is. 

Honestly this is the true gift for anyone in your life who is a Beetlejuice fan. 

I love this as it essentially creates a bathing routine without overthinking it. I also love how this a brand new scent from Lush that is slightly mysterious and unknown. I really do hope that Lush branch out with this scent as I think a Shower Gel on the scent would be amazing! This is definitely the perfect gift for someone on your life who loves Beetlejuice and is obsessed with the brand new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film. 

A photo of a black and white bath bomb, bubble bar and soap next to each other to create a big worm shaped product to mimic the sandworm character from the Beetlejuice franchise on a bright background

Have you watched the new film? Have you already checked out any of the products in the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice X Lush range? Let me know! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x 


Thursday, 10 October 2024

Saying Boo To Boring Bath Time! | Lush Boo Basket (GIFTED)

 Hey everyone! 

I was recently kindly gifted a strange and spooky Boo Basket from Lush and I thought that today I would talk to you all about it. 

Who doesn’t love all things Halloween and Spooky Season? Lush  have released their Halloween 2024 Range which includes a plethora of bath, shower and other beauty goodies that will help you to get in the mood to be spooky! This Halloween, Lush is encouraging everyone to get freaky in the bathroom and to be your true authentic strange self no matter what! 

A zoomed in photo of a light brown straw woven circular basket filled with green eco pops alongside a square green, grey and white bath bomb representing a frankensteins head next to a circular white and black bubble bar with indented features to represent a vampires face next to a white ghost shaped bath bomb with indents for eyes and a rainbow of blue, green, purple and pink on the side next to a cylindrical plastic bottle filled with red shower gel with a black cylindrical lid and a black rectangular label that has a qr code and scan me for scares shower gel lush in white font with a black rectangular card behind it all with keep it strange lush in white font on a bright background

Handwoven Basket:

These handwoven baskets are made from organically grown sisal fibre from the agave plant, and are handmade in Kenya. Lush is working in collaboration with The Basket Room which is a business bringing together women's basket-weaving and showcasing traditional weaving and dying techniques.

Both sizes of this beautiful basket can be used to curate your own gift such as a personalised Boo Basket for a loved one, this can also be used as a great container for any brand new Lush products that you may buy to treat yourself during the cold weather that we are having right now in the UK or this basket can be used around your home to give houseplants a new lease of life!

Honestly I didn’t know that the material of this basket came from the agave plant. I was really surprised! As bad as this sounds, the main things that come from agave that I know of are Agave Syrup and Tequila… 

I love this basket! I know that I’ll be using this basket for many things such as storing all my Lush products and for when I need some storage for when it comes to travelling. 

Frankenstein Bath Bomb (£6)

Sometimes Monsters need baths too! 

Ingredients:

Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Alcohol Denat., Perfume, Galbanum Oil, Pine Oil, Geranium Oil, Fir Balsam Resinoid, Water (Aqua), Cornstarch, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Coco Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Eugenol, Limonene, Colour 47005:1, Colour 47005, Colour 77499, Colour 45350, Colour 59040, Colour 42090:2, Colour 19140, Colour 19140:1

This Frankenstein Bath Bomb contains Galbanum, Geranium and Pine Oils alongside Fir Balsam Resinoid. When I saw this mixture of ingredients for a Halloween product I was quite intrigued as it screams Green and Spring to me however when I smelt it I was very much put in my place that this is definitely a scent made for Halloween. To me, this Bath Bomb smells like you’ve walked into a forest, plucked some leaves and took it home to make into a concoction to help you during the cold months. This scent is very green but it’s not Spring at all. The Fir Balsam gives a sort of woodsy note that compliments the herbal notes so well. Weirdly I get a bit of a Bay scent from this which may be from the Fir Balsam too? If you are a fan of Toil and Trouble from Lush then I think that you will enjoy this Bath Bomb a lot. I can’t wait to use it whilst the outside is dark and grey and I can’t feel like a true luxurious forest monster.

Bubble Lugosi Bubble Bar (£8)

Bubble Lugosi is back with a bang but be careful or they’ll get you with those fangs! 

Ingredients

Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Luminescent Zinc Sulfide, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Bergamot Oil, Olibanum Oil, Glycerine, Water, Cornstarch, Titanium Dioxide, Tragacanth Gum, Talc, Alcohol Denat., Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Colour 77499, Colour 15850:1, Colour 17200, Colour 42053, Colour 77491.

Bubble Lugosi is a Bubble Bar that pays homage to Bela Lugosi. Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-American actor known for playing Count Dracula in the 1931 film ‘Dracula’. 

This Bubble Bar contains Bergamot Oil and Olibanum Oil. These two ingredients combine to me to create a truly fruity yet deep resinous scent that screams Autumn to me. To me, it smells a bit like the smell on your hands after you’ve spent the day picking various fruits such as Blackberries and Plums. If you are a big fan of Lush then you may recognise the scent of Bubble Lugosi if you have smelt it via the Soap Of Sultana/Sultana Range from Lush. 

Fun fact about this Bubble Bar. This Bubble Bar contains Luminescent Zinc Sulfide which means that this Bibble Bar can glow in the dark. You can do this via charging the Bubble Bar in sunlight to make it glow.  I can’t wait to use this in the dark for an ultimate spooky bath! 

Ghostie Bath Bomb (£5)

I mean you can’t have a boo basket without a little boo. This ghost is definitely saying boo to boring baths!

Ingredients

Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Popping Candy, Titanium Dioxide, Lemongrass Oil, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Persian Lime Oil, Cream of Tartar, Water (Aqua), Talc, Cornstarch, Sodium Coco Sulfate, Dipropylene Glycol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Propylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Citral, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Perfume, Colour 42090:2, Colour 77491, Colour 42090, Colour 45410:2, Colour 45410, Colour 45410:1, Colour 15850:1, Colour 17200, Colour 77499.

 This bath bomb not only looks amazing but smells amazing too as this little Ghost contains Lemongrass Oil, Sicilian Lemon Oil and Persian Lime Oil. This combination of Oils creates a zesty uplifting scent that will get anyone and everyone feeling amazing during the cold and spooky days. This cute ghost also contains Popping Candy and a rainbow of colours on the side of them which helps to create truly amazing bath art! I love this Bath Bomb and can’t wait to use it before a day of going out and being strange! 

Scan Me For Scares Shower Gel (from £9)

Better lock your bathroom door before you treat yourself to this spooky Shower Gel! 

Ingredients

Glycerine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Cranberry Infusion, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Calcium Lactate Gluconate, Fine Sea Salt, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Corn Syrup, Lactic Acid, Cedarwood Oil, Vetivert Oil, Almond Essential Oil, Water (Aqua), Titanium Dioxide, Propylene Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Tin Oxide, Limonene, Linalool, Colour 17200, Colour 45410:2, Colour 14700, Colour 77491. 

This Shower Gel contains Fine Sea Salt. Cranberry Infusion, Corn Syrup, Cedarwood, Vetivert and Almond Essential Oils. This to me smells like a fruity Cake that’s topped with Marzipan that’s being sliced up for everyone to share at a Party! If you have been a fan of Lush for a few years then you may remember the Buche De Noel Cleanser which has been released for Lush’s Christmas 2024 Range that shares the same scent as Scan Me For Scares Shower Gel.  

This Shower Gel is inspired by the famous Shower scene from the Hitchcock  film ‘Psycho’ via the ingredients. When Psycho  and other horror films was being made, the film industry used a mixture of Cranberry Juice and Corn Syrup to create fake blood. Lush have paid homage to this by including a Cranberry Infusion which gives this Shower Gel a blood like colour and Corn Syrup to give this shower gel a lovely texture. 

This Shower Gel contains a QR on the label. When you scan this label, it will send you to an audio experience that Lush have created to go along with the Shower Gel to create a truly terrifying experience that will make you want to ensure that you’ve locked that bathroom door… 

Thanks again to the Community Team at Lush for sending me this amazing Boo Basket full of Lush goodies. I am super grateful that Lush kindly sent me these! I’ve noticed that all of these are big nods to films and tv shows that scream spooky vibes which as a massive media fanatic makes me even extra happy! I can’t wait to get freaky and enjoy an amazingly spooky bath time! I am travelling soon for a few days so I’ll definitely be taking Scan Me For Scares with me so I can have my own thrilling Shower experience at the Hotel! 

Have you tried any of the products mentioned in this blog post? Are you creating your own Boo Basket to give to a loved one this year? Let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

Products on this blog post were gifted to me . All views, opinions and ramblings on this blog post are my own and are not affected by being gifted products mentioned in this blog post.