Lust Review

Lust

Sexy, Sultry, Seductive Soap

$7.95 for 100g

We love our gorgeous, jasmine-y Lust perfume so much, and it's become so popular that we wanted more products with the same sexy, pleasure inducing fragrance. In fact, it's so sensual it's actually soap-sensual. Now you can layer your Lust by washing with it, then spraying it on. And, the more you layer it on, the more likely you are to be taking it all off, and then getting it on. You'll definitely be lusting after this hand and body soap! Don’t say that we didn’t warn you…

FEATURES

• Bringing soapy back: Jasmine absolute is said to relax, ease tension, and act as an aphrodisiac.
• One, singular intention: We’ve made jasmine fragrances before, but we’ve never fully unleashed the carnal, heady desire of jasmine. We have now.
• Layer it on thick: For the ultimate weapon of mass seduction, lather up with Lust before spritzing it on.

Main Ingredients

Vanilla Absolute (Vanilla planifoila)

Coconut Oil

Jasmine Absolute

How to Use

After slicing your soap down to a more usable size, use as normal :)

A full tutorial on how to cut LUSH soaps can be found here

Best for...

A strong scent

Overall...

This soap was the first one from LUSH that I ever tried and it is what made me fall in love with LUSH and their products. Again this is a great soap for its lathering and longevity.

Although the scent can be a bit overpowering if you're not a jasmine lover, it will leave your skin smelling of jasmine all day. 

The sole problem I had with the soap was the pink dye. Sometimes the water from my shower would melt off the bright pink dye and leave a puddle of pink water beneath it. However on the site, they do warn to keep Lust away from water.

Bottom line, I would recommend this to anyone who wants a scent that lasts all day long.

Big Solid Conditioner Review

Big Solid Conditioner

For Big Volume and Tons of Shine

$9.95 for 100g

Big conditioner livens up dull, limp and fine hair with a jolt of volume and shine. It carries with it the beautiful fragrance of the vanilla, jasmine and tonka absolute to perfume hair while the sea salt goes to work building body. Extra virgin coconut oil and toothed wracked seaweed infusion soften and condition hair without weighing it down, while a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh lime add even more shine.

FEATURES

• Preservative-free!:We make Big conditioner solid so no preservatives are necessary. Use it fresh!
• Go Big or go home: Finally we've got a conditioner to complement one of our most popular shampoos! Check out Big shampoo here.
• We like it naked:We like to make things in solid form so we can ditch the packaging and go naked!

Main Ingredients

Sea Salt

Seaweed Infusion

Coconut Oil

Jojoba

Lemon and lime juice

How to Use

Since this is a solid hair product, I went with the slicing technique I use with their soaps. Once sliced, I lather it in my hands then massage into my hair.

I let the conditioner sit for a bit while I wash my face/body to get the best results.

A full tutorial on cutting LUSH products here

Best for...

Fine hair

If you want shine in hair

If you want more volume in hair
A light scent to hair

Overall...

I wasn't 100% sure how to use this solid conditioner when I first got it, seeing as its solid. However once I got the hang of it, I found the results were pretty good.

I did find that this conditioner is a bit harder to work with compared to the traditional ones, but besides that, my hair texture improved. There were less tangles, I got more volume in my hair, and my hair was softened.

Even though I find this product a bit too difficult to work with; however, it is easy to get the hang of. The scent was also amazing! It wasn't too strong, but still had the sweet jasmine and coconut scent that LUSH promised.

In the end, I would recommend this to people who are up for something a little unconventional and would enjoy a boost in their hair. 

Snowcake Reivew

Snowcake

Holiday Limited Edition

$7.95 for 100g

Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a festive cake. So this holiday we brought back our customer favorite, Snowcake! This almond icing and marzipan scented confection is just what you need during the season of sweet indulgences. Its rich, creamy lather and rose absolute infusion make it a gentle treat for dry winter skin. So what are you waiting for? Grab a slice of this holiday treat before it’s gone.

FEATURES

• Piece of cake: We load Snowcake with benzoin, which gives this white soap its sweet, creamy, good enough to eat scent.
• Flower power: We add rose absolute to leave you skin feeling as soft and smooth as a dewy petal.
• Holiday hangover: If you love the tasty scent of Snowcake, try our marzipan-scented Smitten hand cream, available online in our Retro shop.

Main Ingredients

Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena)

Coconut Oil

Rapeseed Oil

Benzoin Resinoid (Styrax benzoin)

Cassie Absolute (Acacia farnesiana)

How to Use

Now, since I've never really gotten into LUSH and their products until recently, I was unaware of a little preparation that has to go into using the soap. I thought I could just leave the giant brick I got in my shower and it would be fine. I was wrong. The soap began to melt until I learned that you had to cut the soap and use a bit at a time. Luckily, I was able to save the soap before it melted away.

I will be doing a detailed post later about cutting and preparing LUSH soaps for your showers, but in the meantime, I'll just say slice your soap with a knife.

Once you've cut it up into decent sized shaped, use the soap as you would normally :)

A full tutorial on cutting LUSH soap here

Best for...

Daily use

In the shower

For dry skin

Overall...

I love this scent, however I know that not everyone will. I had some of my friends smell the soap, and they hated the overpowering sweetness of it. 

If you love the scent as much as I do, you'll love the results even more. This soap delivers when it comes to giving moisture. My skin felt so soft, and smelled so sweet after using this soap.  

Besides the problem with cutting the soap (oops :$), this product will last and last for me. The lathering from this product is just excellent. Thank god it's long lasting since, once again, one of my favourites is seasonal.

As long as you love strong, sweet smells, I would recommend this to anyone with dry skin.

Twilight Shower Gel Review

Twilight Shower Gel

Holiday Limited Edition

$18.95 for 250 ml

Every Christmas LUSH releases several limited edition shower gels; Snow Fairy, Ponche, and Twilight, and they each come in three separate sizes (100 ml to 500 ml). Since this is my first year as a self proclaimed "Lushie", I decided I needed to check at least one of them out. Since I love lavender and purple, I gravitated toward Twilight.

Main Ingredients

Lavender oil

The Main Idea/Effects

Twilight is an iridescent purple shower gel that will leave you with the lingering scent of lavender all day. Once you lather, you'll be surrounded in lavender and herbal balanced bubbles. This is perfect to use after a long day since lavender has been known to calm the senses. Great on those cold winter nights. 

How to Use

It's rather simple to use a shower gel for LUSH. It works as any other shower gel; however, only a small is needed to create a good lather.

Best for...

Daily use

In the shower

Overall...

I fell in love with this product and the results. It is rather disappointing that this is only available for the holidays; however, I have never been to a LUSH that was out of Twilight. 

This is excellent for daily use and leave you smelling amazing. The other main highlight for me was that a large amount was not needed to get the full results of this product. I got a great lather from this product and love the smell I'm left with.

And yes, the scent did live up to the hype. I found myself smelling myself hours after my shower in the morning.

The slight flaw was that if left sitting, the sparkles within the gel would sadly sink to the bottom of the bottle, and I'd have to shake the bottle in order to redistribute them.

I would recommend this to anyone.