After lastnight I am feeling
quite LUSHious and relaxed, I am almost tempted to put the housework
on the back burner and get my blogging done.. But I know that cannot happen so
I will sneakily take a break and get this one up J
Firstly when we arrived at Lush on Swanston St in Melbourne we were greeted with
drinks and introduced from some of the lovelies from the Sydney Office.
Firstly Peta spoke to us and
gave us an insight of their ethics here at Lush and went
into detail on them.
It has been 18-19 years in
the making to perfect their products and become experts.
Recently awarded an award for
environmental sustainability at the Australian Buisness Award. For me if I gave
any type of award I would certainly award LUSH for
great inventions and some super sneaky names haha.
Animal Testing is what LUSH are most famous for.. Their policy is that they don’t
test their products on animals but take it one step futher and is the all-important
one. They don’t purchase ingredient from an external don’t test on animals. So
not one single product or ingredient is tested on animals. I know I would be
more then happy to use LUSH’s soap on my puppy (if I had one.)
LUSH’s products are made in the kitchen in Sydney and
distributed from there to all over Australia and of course NZ. So you are
always ensured to have the freshes of products available to you that have not
had to travel to far at all. I love how
LUSH acknowledge those who put the love into their products and create them by
popping a cartoon version of their faces on the containers allow the buyer to
get an insight on who made your product.
Another big project LUSH has created is a SLUSH FUND- 2 percent of their
buying spend go into it. Then donated to different projects around the world that
is focused on ecological regeneration. They are directly in contact with those
famers who grow LUSH’s ingredients and all about helping them out. I love
the whole concept of this one and it is amazing especially for those in third
world countries’ that don’t have access to big bank funds and loans to help
them to build a great business.
LUSH also encourage recycling- so to re-enforce that they
have brought out a thing that when you bring back 5 pots you will receive a
free face mask. They have also made
their packaging (especially their gift packs) reusable for example Peta picked
up a giftpack that was all contained in a super cute lunch box.
Ok now for the really fun
part, we were then given out gift bags PACKED full
of amazing goodies! I must say all these events I am attending the gift bags
tend to be getting better and better!
In the goodie bags we found
things that are popular in store and products that the staff and buyers like,
although I don’t know how they could not like any of them. So below is the
products as well as a little description and my say on them.
RO’S ARGAN BODY CONDITIONER-
RRP $32.50 for 225g
With 6 conditioning butters
crammed into this one tub, which all are rich in essential fatty acids. All
these combined keep your skin springs and subtly soft.
It was mentioned that there was an add just
brought out on TV claiming they had brought out the first ever body conditioner
(which I saw and I am more then happy to name and shame as that is my job..
NIVEA.) But this product has actually been on the shelves for over a year, hmm
Nivea I am sorry but it is just not a first should have done some research
there!!
I do love the smell of this product it very
much smells like a rose jam buttercream dessert. But not only do I love the smell I love how
it makes my skin feel and how easy it is to use (cuts time in the bathroom.)
All you have to do is when
you are in the shower, step out from under the water and apply this liberally
all over like conditioner for your hair only this does the same thing but on
your skin. You then step under the water and wash the excess off and your
done!!
Ok so this next one was one I
was super excited about-
BUBBLEGUM LIP
SCRUB RRP $9.95 Each
I had never actually used a
lip scrub from anywhere let alone LUSH, but a was excited that LUSH would be my
first.
I knew this product smelt
like amazing bubblegum but I was amazed to find out that it was totally edible
and even tasted like bubblegum.
So what you do with this is
just apply it to your lips and give it a little scrub, once you have scrubbed
you just like that product right off your lips. It is made from sugar and
jojoba oil, which leaves your lips hydrated after the scrub. It can get messy
but is a fun-kind-of-messy that I just can’t get enough of! A little birdy told
me that they the scrubs also come in Popcorn YUMMY YUMMY licks lips.
You would have already seen
this one on my blog before and it is:
DREAM CREAM
RRP $29.95 for 240g
I wont be a Pete-Repeat but
this is the best cream that has ever touched my skin and one that I just adore
and cannot get enough of. It has a lovely scent and feel on the skin. If you
want to find my full review on this product take a look here.
SEX BOMB RRP
$6.75 Each
Is a name in the store that
turns head and makes you look again. If you were to ask me if I would prefer a
sex bomb in the bath, or the real deal I don’t think that is a question I would
be willing to answer as I think Mr M may take offence haha!
I do love the little rice
paper flower that comes to the top and opens up once the ballistic has
dissolved. The aim of the Sex Bomb is to soak up the aromas in your beautiful
hot bath with its aphrodisiac and jump out and be in the mood and the smell
should also get him/her in the mood… I am yet to find out if this works but it
is worth a shot :-P
ULTRABLAND
RRP $17.95 for 45g
At first I was not to sure on
the name of this product as I thought it was a little low- key and in no way
did this product justice. But then when I learn a little bit about it I found
out why it was called that.
But this product is FREAKN AMAZIIING and one I couldn’t picture my life without anymore.
It removes dirt and gunk off your face that you didn’t even know was there! I
thought my facial cleanser at home did the trick at removing my makeup but hell
no I was wrong! I will take a comparison photo of my cotton pads of wiping my
cleanser on my face when my face is “clean” and then again with the ULTRABLAND.
This product has even been
purchased by some huge celebrities and the biggest would have to be Angelina
Jolie!!!
OK now here is a product that
when being talked about actually got a round of applause from the staff, this
is of course:
HONEY I
WASHED THE KIDS RRP $6.95 for 100g
When I first walked into the
store this is what got my attention, the huge chunk of what looked like
honeycomb. I would almost be tempted to take a bite and taste it if I had not
known it was soap. It is divine looking and also divine smelling. This actually
comes in either the bar of soap or not in a liquid form.
I have been looking for a bar
of soap I could use on the entire family and not have to worry about sensitive
skin or being to harsh on the kids. This bar of soap is amazing and leaves your
skin squeaky clean and feeling great.
I will be heading back to LUSH to purchase the liquid form of this and really
compare the two.
A product that wasn’t
actually included in our Gift Bags but soon became apart of the Gift Bag family
was
ANGELS ON
BARE SKIN RRP $16.95 for 100g
We were lucky enough to get a
demonstration on how to make this product but also got a chance to help be
apart of the making of this product. It actually made this product all the more
special for me knowing I played a part in making this product for the other
bloggers/vloggers.
Angels on bare skin is
actually a gentle exfoliating deep cleanser, which gets deep down inside your
pores giving you the ultimate cleanse.
So what you do if grab a pea
size piece and add a little water on it to almost lubricate the cleanser and
then you gently scrub away the dirt and dead skin cells in a circular motion
making sure to not be to firm.
Now the generosity of the
lovely LUSH ladies was absolutely amazing J I knew we would get a shot at making our own cleanser
but I had no idea we would be treated to some pampering!! We were welcome to
stop at all the different stations within the store and treat ourselves to
trial with the products. The first place I headed was to the hand and arm
station where I was given an amazing hand and arm massage. The Lovely Lush called it the Strawberry Cheesecake as she used
products that would layer on my arm in what smelt exactly like a cheesecake.
Then I went to the Facial
counter and was explained to me the best facial mask for my face. I was very
happy that the lady applied these to our hands and not our faces haha as I
would have looked like a chocolate face. I LOVED the
Cupcake Facial mask, it was like chocolate in a tub and is a great substitute
to the calories I crave J
At the end of the night I
really did not want to leave and was happy to keep playing with their products,
but of course the lovely LUSH ladies had a places to be and obviously had a HUGE day already.
So lastly we were asked to
write down three more products in store that we would love to feature on our
blogs/vlogs and what we thought would benefit our viewers.
Here are the three products I
came up with:
RUB RUB RUB
SHOWER SCRUB RRP $12.95 for 330g
It is a great little product
that is smack bang in between a shower gel and a scrub. The reason for picking
this product is due to the fact that 1. It smelt amazing and has a very unisex
scent 2. It felt beautiful 3. It was BLUE and lastly because I love new
products in my shower.
I was also told that after
scrubbing the salt that is used to exfoliate your skin just dissolved so
nothing will block up the plug hole.
The smell Is very unisex but
also has quite a lovely Summer/warmer weather scent which I love using.
Then there was one of my
favourites:
VANILLARY RRP
$ 15.50 for 9g
This is exactly the same
smell as my all time favourite product- Vanilla Puff Powder. I was and still am
very obsessed with Vanilla and it is my all time favourite scent for
Spring/Summer and even Winter.. Ah heck it is my favourite all round scent.
The Vanillary also comes in a solid form, which to me looks like an
oversized chapstick only smells 100% better! This is the next thing I will be
adding to my collection!
Last one I picked was a
product I asked the lovely Lush’s what they loved and I came up with this:
AMERICAN
CREAM HAIR CONDITIONER RRP $23.50 for 250g
This is heaven on the nose
and I was so excited to use this I jumped in the shower to try out some of my
LUSH products and this was one!
American Cream was inspired
by a vision of 1950s US milk bars, bright red-leather-and-chrome, neon-lit
cafes, where teenagers would meet and drink frothy, fruity milkshakes.
The scent of honey, vanilla,
strawberries and oranges is so sexy and sweet that dates can’t stay away. I was
sitting there in bed literally holding a piece of my hair on my top lip
sniffing away and really taking in the amazing smell!
Well that’s it for me guys, I
don’t want to talk off y’all ears all day, although when it comes to LUSH I would be more then happy to type away and chat your
ear completely off and spit it out! I love their products and cannot speak
highly enough of them!!
