Hey everyone!
Welcome to a brand new blog post. The wonderful team at Lush kindly sent me a gorgeous parcel full of gorgeous goodies from the Paddington™ X Lush Range and I thought that today I would talk to you all about them!
Paddington™ Bath Bomb (£6)
Ingredients:
Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Zea Mays Starch (Cornstarch), Alcohol Denat., Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed (Sweet Wild Orange Oil), Mentha Piperita Oil (Peppermint Oil), Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract (Vanilla Extract), Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil (Organic Sacha Inchi Oil), Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract (Gardenia Extract), Aqua (Water), Zein (Corn Protein), Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Coco Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Tin Oxide, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Parfum, CI77491, CI47005, CI14700, CI42090, CI42090:2, CI45410:1, CI15985:1, CI19140:1, CI77499, CI45410, CI45410:2.
Well you can't have a Paddington™ X Lush Collaboration without the international sweetheart Paddington™ making an appearance in the form of an iconic Bath Bomb from Lush.
Paddington™ Bath Bomb contains Cornstarch and Organic Sacha Inchi Oil which are both known for being hydrating and moisturising to the skin. As someone with dry skin I forever love it when a Bath Bomb from Lush contains hydrating properties as it means that I know that my skin is going to feel looked after and nourished as soon as I step out of the bath! I also love hydrating bath products such as Bath Bombs from Lush as I know that if I use it in a morning and have to rush afterwards then I know that my skin is conditioned and looked after no matter how quickly I have to get out of the door!
For a fan favourite like Paddington, the Paddington™ Bath Bomb has to also have a fan favourite fragrance and oh boy does he! Paddington™ Bath Bomb contains a mixture of Sweet Wild Orange, Peppermint and Vanilla Oils which combine together to create a refreshing yet comforting fragrance that has a blast of citrus bubbling under the surface just like Marmalade does when it's being cooked up! This Bath Bomb also shares the same fragrance as the wonderful Honey Trap Lip Balm from Lush! To me this fragrance reminds me of a sort of combination of White Chocolate, Fresh Mint and a twist of Orange. I guess the best way to describe it would be is to imagine a White Mint Chocolate Bar next to a bowl of Oranges.
I think that you could pair this with the Marmalade Body Wash and Magic Crystals Body Scrub to create a Bath routine that's fif for picnicking in the sunny weather with a few sandwiches...
Marmalade Body Wash (£10)
Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Mel (Organic Orange Blossom Honey), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Juice (Fresh Orange Juice), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract (Fresh Orange Peel/Fresh Orange Peel Extract), Parfum, Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed (Orange Oil), Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract (Orange Flower Extract), Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil (Bergamot Oil), Citrus Aurantium Amara Twig/Leaf Oil (Petitgrain Oil), Chondrus Crispus Extract (Carrageenan Extract), Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract (Gardenia Extract), Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Citral, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, *
Limonene, Linalool, CI14700.
It's truly time to smell like an iconic snack well in Paddington's case it is iconic!
Marmalade Body Wash contains a mixture of Glycerin, Carrageenan and Organic Orange Blossom Honey which are all known for their hydrating properties. (Organic Orange Blossom Honey is even known for being a humectant so not only does it provide moisture to the skin but it helps to keep it locked in!) This blend of moisturising goodies helps to create the base of this Body Wash and creates a texture that has only ever been created once before at Lush in the format of the See and Be Seen Body Wash from the Bridgerton X Lush Collaboration Range.
This fabulous formula helps to create a marvellous Marmalade Body Wash that creates a gentle creamy lather whilst ensuring that the skin still feels nourished and hydrated from within. I think that the formula that is in this Body Wash is honestly one of the best and most unique of formulas that Lush have created in a while and I urge you to check out the Marmalade Body Wash if you haven't already when you're next in store!
This Body Wash contains Organic Orange Blossom Honey but that's not the only form of Orange that is in this beautiful Body Wash. This Body Wash contains four different types of Orange. In this body wash we have Organic Orange Blossom Honey, Fresh Orange Peel, Fresh Orange Juice and Orange Oil. When Lush were thinking about how to make the iconic preserve that is Marmalade a truly orangey affair, Lush literally thought well we have to whack the whole fruit in and it's one of the things that I love about the team at Lush! The Orange Blossom Honey creates moisture, the Orange Juice brings an enzymic property to the Body Wash so you can truly feel clean, the Orange Oil helps to bring an uplifting citrusy fragrance to the product and Orange Peel helps to create a truly sensorial experience. The Orange Peel in this Body Wash gives your skin a delicate chemical scrub via the Orange Juice bur also gives your skin a physical scrub which is achieved when you massage the Orange Peel that is suspended in this gorgeous Body Wash formula into the skin! As I forever mention, I am a busy person so I love how you get a multipurpose product in the form of a Body Scrub and a Body Wash in one which I am always a fan of as it helps to save me time. Only would Lush think to ensure that there's Orange Peel in the Body Wash so it truly feels like you're a Bear washing yourself with marvellous Marmalade! I absolutely adore it!
As I mentioned above, this brilliant Body Wash contains Orange Oil but it also contains Bergamot, Orange Flower and Pwtitgrain which helps to create a zingy and bright yet slightly sweet Orange fragrance that has a resinous floral Honey note underneath it alongside a sort of fresh tart note to it which makes it feel like you're smelling a fresh pot of Marmalade that has had some local Organic Honey blended into it to provide a little bit of sweetness! If you're a retro fan of Lush then you may be feeling like this fragrance reminds you of something. I was thinking the same and then Lush told me. This Body Wash contains a mash up of the old Marmalade Jelly Bath Bomb fragrance (please Lush rerelease this somethow and sometime soon) alongside Honey I Washed The Kids!
I know that we have had this format of Body Wash in the format of Marmalade and See and Be Seen but I'd definitely love to see more fragrances be released in this format. Cherry Pop or Happy Blooming in the form of a Cherry Jam texture, a Lime Bounty Body Wash in the format of Lime Curd... The possibilities are truly endless!
Marmalade Sandwich Bubbleroon (£9.50)
Ingredients:
Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bitartrate (Cream of Tartar), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter (Illipe Butter), Lauryl Betaine, Zea Mays Starch (Cornstarch), Parfum, Laureth 4, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter (Kokum Butter), Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed (Orange Oil), Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract (Orange Flower Extract), Citrus Aurantium Amara Twig/Leaf Oil (Petitgrain Oil), Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil (Bergamot Oil), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter), Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil (Organic Brazil Nut Oil), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Amyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, CI77491, CI45350, CI15985:1, CI19140:1, CI15510.
If you're unsure on what a Bubbleroon from Lush is then let me tell you all about these beautiful products. Bubbleroons are a Bath Product at Lush that are inspired by the perfect French Patisserie icon that is Macarons. Lush took the concept of a Macaron (two pieces of delicate Meringue that is stuffed with Ground Almonds sandwiched with a superbly smooth Buttercream/Ganache) and turned into a bath beauty for the masses. Instead of the Meringue we have Lush's much loved Bubble Bar and instead of the edible Buttercream, Lush have whipped up a Buttercream that helps to moisturise the water and your skin so that you feel as decadent and sweet as a Macaron itself!
Marmalade Sandwich contains a Buttercream that is made up of Illipe, Shea and Kokum Butters which helps to deeply condition the skin!
Marmalade Samdwich contains Orange Oil, Orange Flower, Petitgrain and Bergamot which help to create a bright Orange fragrance that has a blast of sweetness behind it that makes it feel like Honey has been added with a sort of tart fresh note to it running throughout the fragrance. This Bubbleroons hates the same fragrance as the Marmalade Body Wash which I absolutely love and have paired together to create a bathing experience that really does smell out of this world! If Lush are listening then I'd love to see this fragrance in a Body Spray or Perfume format!
I also love how big this Bubbleroon is as it means that I can atnelwadt cut it into four and enjoy a bath that will smell absolutely fabulous and will nourish my skin when I need it which at the moment is after coming home from a long day and needing a way to wind down and just feel a little bit fabulous rather than feeling like a hot mess after a stressful day.
I think for an amazing bath time routine you could pair this with Orange Body Scrub, Marmalade Body Wash and maybe Each Peach Massage Bar from Lush? Let me know what you have paired Marmalade Sandwich with when you've used it!
Please Look After This Bear Soap (£6.50)
Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Brassica Napus Seed Oil (Rapeseed Oil), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut Oil), Parfum, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil (Rice Bran Oil), Mel (Manuka Honey), Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil (Orange Oil), Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil (Bergamot Oil), Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil (Brazil Nut Oil), Sodium Chloride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract (Fresh Orange Peel/Fresh Orange Peel Extract), Titanium Dioxide, Citric Acid, Zea Mays Starch (Cornstarch), Sodium Hydroxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Bicarbonate, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Tin Oxide, Amyl Cinnamal, *Citronellol, *Geraniol, *Limonene, *Linalool, CI77499, CI77491, CI77492, CI45410:2, CI42090:2
Even an iconic bear needs their paws looking after now and again!
Just like the rest of this wonderful collaboration range the design and concept of this product is out of this world. This soa takes inspiration from the tag that Aunt Lucy places around Paddingtons neck before he leaves Peru. Firsthmore, I know not everyone loves glitter so I know that some may be our off the soap due to the glitter but in my opinion you can never have too much glitter and honestly I think the glitter on this soap would make it stand out when placed on a soap dish in a bathroom.
This soap contains a beautiful base of Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Rice Bran Oil and Manuka Honey which truly hydrates the skin and locks in moisture post washing which I adore with the amount of times that I wash my hands on the daily and having dry skin. I am always concerned with if a new soap will slightly dry my skin out with the amount that I wash my hands. For example, as some beauty products that I apply via my hands and fingers can cause me sensory difficulties which makes me instantly need to wash my hands. I have noticed that when I grab a Lush Soap to put in my dish to use on the daily I don't have to worry about this as much due to their nourishing base and trust me Please Look After This Bear Soap is no different! Glycerine and Manuka Honey are known to providing moisture and locking it in and trust me they really do their job via this superb soap!
This Soap also contains Brazil Nut Oil. I know that due to a range that we don't talk about from last year, some are forever dubious when they see that a Lush product contains Brazil Nut Oil but trust me when I say that Brazil Nut Oil isn't that prominent in this product especially comes to the scent!
Please Look After This Bear Soap contains Orange Peel which not only adds a burst of orange goodness when it comes to the fragrance but it also actually helps to lightly scrub at the skin to ensure that hands are truly clean and refreshed after using this soap. I really enjoy this as sometimes when I'm using a scrub I do feel that my hands could do with a little extra cleaning especially when it comes to the sensory difficulties that I've mentioned above and the orange peel does that as it lightly scrubs without full on sand papering down your hands which sometimes when you're just quickly washing your hands or rushing first thing in the morning isn't exactly what you want.
This gorgeous soap contains a mixture of Brazilian Orange Oil and Bergamot which blend to create a really l sweet baked caramel fragrance that has a citrus undertone to it. If you're a fan of Scrubee, Golden Egg Bath Bomb Melt or Honey I Washed The Kids from Lush then you'll adore this soap as it shares the same fragrance. I do have to say though as this soap also contains Fresh Orange Peel, Manuka Honey and Brazil Nut Oil all of these ingredients add to the iconic gourmand fragrance and add a slightly resinous nutty fragrance.
I have been enjoying using this soap during the Spring that we are in the mist of and my hands have felt gorgeous and smelt good enough to eat. I have been enjoying this Soap so much that I've already grabbed one for my partner who loves anything citrus, soap and Bears.
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Honestly I know I was gifted all of these products including the wonderful Paddington Briefcase that contains a sheet of stickers that made the self care experience even more wonderful but I truly do think that this is an amazing Collaboration Range that was definitely made to brighten your day. (I was coming out of being ill when I received this parcel and it made me cry a bit).
I think that gifting all of these products in the Product Holider would honestly make anyone's week and I think it could be a good self care box for just before you're going to see the Paddington Musical in London.
Thank you again to the wonderful Lush Team for kindly sending me this box of goodies!
Have you tried any of the gorgeous Paddington™ X Lush Products? If so let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading!
Jamie x
