and i spent too much money in LUSH. haha.
I wanted to wait until i did this post as i seem to post about lush a lot and i dont want this to be just a lush blog.
On to my purchases...
I wanted to go to LUSH because i hadn't had any porridge soap in a couple of weeks as i ran out and i really wanted some more. I really can't recommend the stuff enough. It's just so lovely.
Also i was running out of angels on bare skin and wanted to switch up my cleanser.
Here is what i came away with..
Working clockwise L-R.. Porridge soap, tea tree water toner, cosmetic warrior facemask, ice blue soap, grease lightning, sugar babe, fresh farmacy cleanser, whoosh shower jelly.
My thoughts:
Porridge Soap - Love, love, love this stuff! Makes my skin soft and moisturised and smells sooo good. I need a life time supply.
Tea tree water - I got this because i was running out of my other one, but since buying it, i have been using it less and less and i'm now feeling i dont need it. I normally use it before and after using a face mask. It's nice to have but i don't feel like i need it.
Cosmetic warrior face mask - I have written about this before here.
Ice blue soap - I have been wanting to try this for a while, i love the fresh, minty wake you up smells and this is one of them, but it's not too strong. I didn't know what to expect from this, it isn't fantastic, it's not rubbish, so in between there i guess haha. Wouldn't buy it again but it is pleasant to use.
Grease Lightning - So this wasn't much purchase, my sister got it and i have been using it. A lot. haha. It's a spot treatment and it's not half bad. I wasn't expecting much because i haven't had great results with any spot treatments in the past, but it does help to keep spots at bay by drying them up a bit, but it doesn't work miracles.
Sugar Babe - This was free. The £20 deal or something. Spend £20 and get a choice of one of the new products. Though im sure this isnt that new, they did have a couple of new soaps in which i didn't like the smell (one was like coffee and one was like salad) so i randomly picked this. I haven't used it yet, though i took it out the bag to smell it and it crumbled everywhere, im not sure how many uses i will get out of it, i will report back :)
Fresh Farmacy - I have written about this a bit before (here) and i'm pretty sure the formula has changed. It is much more drying then i remember, and though it does help with spots a bit, it's not great for areas of skin that aren't affected. Would only recommend to use this a few times a week, or if you have very oily skin.
and lastly....
Whoosh shower jelly - Love this stuff, really wakes me up when i feel ill or just a bit rubbish. Very refreshing, not drying though not moisturising either, it is great to use in the mornings.
I am going to try and do less lush posts and post about other stuff now! Promise :)
xx
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Wednesday, August 19
Tuesday, August 4
Lush Love.
I am quite the fan of LUSH, though i haven't tried many of their products, i have tried quite a few and decided to share my thought's with you of a few LUSH goodies.
The first time I tried LUSH was when I got one of the gift boxes from a friend for my birthday. I remember that it was the rockstar gift but don't remember using it haha, it was a good 3 years ago though.
Fresh Farmacy.
This was the first face cleanser that i tried from LUSH. I remember reading about it being good for acne or something like that about a year ago. So i tried it. They have changed it a bit now, it use to just be a pink block that had hay or something on top.. it was quite annoying. I remember that it worked well for my skin but after i finished the bar of it i had, i didn't replace it for reasons i can't remember. I tried it again a few months ago and it didn't work as well as i remembered but this could be due to the change in formula.
It's very good for acne and calming the red and reducing redness due to the calamine and chamomile. The only problem with it is it can be very drying so it is probably better if you have skin that is more so on the oiler side.
Angel's on bare skin.
This is the cleanser that i am using at the moment. This is an all round cleasner that is specified by LUSH to be better for a certain skin type. I would describe this as a very messy and very mild exfoliator. The reason it is so messy is because it is very crumbly. To use, pinch a piece of the cleanser off, only like a pea size - a little goes a long way, and mix with water. It becomes sort of like a paste but always has little chunks in it. I really can't rate this very highly, it really hasn't done much for my skin. It does make my skin feel clean but i can get the same results with cleansers that take less effort to use and are less messy.
Whoosh Shower Jelly.
I really loved this stuff :) It smells absolutely lovely. It's a really wake you up and get going smell so great for use in the morning when you need a pick up. Only a small amount of the jelly crushed into a shower loofah makes a huge lather which is good for me and those who associate lots of lather with feeling more clean. Im going to try the other shower jellies soon! :)
Honey I Washed The Kids Soap.
A very sweet smelling soap, and i think this is the reason this sells so well, because the smell is really the only good thing about it. It doesn't lather very well and doesn't do anything special like make my skin feel moisturised. Probably wouldn't purchase this again.
Porridge Soap.
Yum yum yum. I love this soap. It smells great, though i haven't been able to pin point what it smells like.. It is really moisturising and a little bit exfoliating because it is filled with oats. It's like an all in one cleanser-exfoliates-moisturiser in my opinion and i recommend everyone tries it :)
These aren't all the products i wanted to write about but this post was getting longer than i wanted!
i will do more lush post's though
xx
The first time I tried LUSH was when I got one of the gift boxes from a friend for my birthday. I remember that it was the rockstar gift but don't remember using it haha, it was a good 3 years ago though.
Fresh Farmacy.
This was the first face cleanser that i tried from LUSH. I remember reading about it being good for acne or something like that about a year ago. So i tried it. They have changed it a bit now, it use to just be a pink block that had hay or something on top.. it was quite annoying. I remember that it worked well for my skin but after i finished the bar of it i had, i didn't replace it for reasons i can't remember. I tried it again a few months ago and it didn't work as well as i remembered but this could be due to the change in formula.
It's very good for acne and calming the red and reducing redness due to the calamine and chamomile. The only problem with it is it can be very drying so it is probably better if you have skin that is more so on the oiler side.
Angel's on bare skin.
This is the cleanser that i am using at the moment. This is an all round cleasner that is specified by LUSH to be better for a certain skin type. I would describe this as a very messy and very mild exfoliator. The reason it is so messy is because it is very crumbly. To use, pinch a piece of the cleanser off, only like a pea size - a little goes a long way, and mix with water. It becomes sort of like a paste but always has little chunks in it. I really can't rate this very highly, it really hasn't done much for my skin. It does make my skin feel clean but i can get the same results with cleansers that take less effort to use and are less messy.
Whoosh Shower Jelly.
I really loved this stuff :) It smells absolutely lovely. It's a really wake you up and get going smell so great for use in the morning when you need a pick up. Only a small amount of the jelly crushed into a shower loofah makes a huge lather which is good for me and those who associate lots of lather with feeling more clean. Im going to try the other shower jellies soon! :)
Honey I Washed The Kids Soap.
A very sweet smelling soap, and i think this is the reason this sells so well, because the smell is really the only good thing about it. It doesn't lather very well and doesn't do anything special like make my skin feel moisturised. Probably wouldn't purchase this again.
Porridge Soap.
Yum yum yum. I love this soap. It smells great, though i haven't been able to pin point what it smells like.. It is really moisturising and a little bit exfoliating because it is filled with oats. It's like an all in one cleanser-exfoliates-moisturiser in my opinion and i recommend everyone tries it :)
These aren't all the products i wanted to write about but this post was getting longer than i wanted!
i will do more lush post's though
xx
Sunday, July 26
Face Masks.
Lately i have trying to clear my skin up. Unfortunately i don't have good skin genes and after years of just trying to cover it up with make-up, i decided that i want to be able to leave the house without make-up on and still feel comfortable in own my skin.
I decided to try Cosmetic Warrior bio-fresh face mask from LUSH after a friend recommended it to me. I had previously tried love lettuce and wasn't impressed with it at all. Cosmetic Warrior is described by lush as "A superhero face mask to combat spots, cleanse dirt and calm and soothe all troubled skins." and I agree it does just that.
It contains garlic, tea tree, honey, kaolin, grapes and free range egg, which is a really strange mixture and probably puts some people off and, but personally i think if it works, i don't care what is in it.
When i first smelt Cosmetic Warrior it smelt like tea tree and i didn't think it would be too bad on my face. I was wrong. The tea tree is oil and had separated from the mixture I'm guessing because when i first put it on my face it smelt horrible, the other ingredients overpowered the tea tree. But i have used this mask about 6 times now and the smell really doesn't bother me at all, actually i hardly notice it.
I recommended that anyone who has troublesome skin and wants to clear it up tries this mask. It leaves my skin feeling fresh, clean and calm and i have also noticed a difference in my breakouts after only a couple of uses. I have read on the livejournal lush forum before that it is best to use face mask two or three times a week. I personally can get away with using cosmetic warrior more than that because it's not super exfoliating or oil stripping!
I think i paid £4.95 for my mask and i have noticed that they are more expensive to buy on the lush website, but if you cannot get to a lush store, that is also an option, if you are in the UK.
Another option, which i will be trying out once my LUSH face mask goes bad, or i run out, is honey.
I saw a video on honey face mask on youtube a long time ago but really thought nothing of it, as my mind set was "nothing will ever work". Then not too long ago i saw a blog post about honey (here) and decided to give it a shot. I tried this a couple of times, so can't really go into much detail about it but it was defiantly soothing on the skin. When i do try this out more, i may post more about it :)
xx
I decided to try Cosmetic Warrior bio-fresh face mask from LUSH after a friend recommended it to me. I had previously tried love lettuce and wasn't impressed with it at all. Cosmetic Warrior is described by lush as "A superhero face mask to combat spots, cleanse dirt and calm and soothe all troubled skins." and I agree it does just that.
It contains garlic, tea tree, honey, kaolin, grapes and free range egg, which is a really strange mixture and probably puts some people off and, but personally i think if it works, i don't care what is in it.
When i first smelt Cosmetic Warrior it smelt like tea tree and i didn't think it would be too bad on my face. I was wrong. The tea tree is oil and had separated from the mixture I'm guessing because when i first put it on my face it smelt horrible, the other ingredients overpowered the tea tree. But i have used this mask about 6 times now and the smell really doesn't bother me at all, actually i hardly notice it.
I recommended that anyone who has troublesome skin and wants to clear it up tries this mask. It leaves my skin feeling fresh, clean and calm and i have also noticed a difference in my breakouts after only a couple of uses. I have read on the livejournal lush forum before that it is best to use face mask two or three times a week. I personally can get away with using cosmetic warrior more than that because it's not super exfoliating or oil stripping!
I think i paid £4.95 for my mask and i have noticed that they are more expensive to buy on the lush website, but if you cannot get to a lush store, that is also an option, if you are in the UK.
Another option, which i will be trying out once my LUSH face mask goes bad, or i run out, is honey.
I saw a video on honey face mask on youtube a long time ago but really thought nothing of it, as my mind set was "nothing will ever work". Then not too long ago i saw a blog post about honey (here) and decided to give it a shot. I tried this a couple of times, so can't really go into much detail about it but it was defiantly soothing on the skin. When i do try this out more, i may post more about it :)
xx
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