Lush Christmas 2015: Celebrate Body Lotion Review

Looking back to Christmas 2015, I should have been kicking myself when I didn't knowingly purchase Celebrate body lotion. It was around then that I really got into Lush and was still learning there was more to Lush than bath bombs and bubble bars. On Boxing Day, I purchased the 12 Days of Christmas gift set as it contained many of the products I was looking to buy. At first, I had an idea of what I was going to buy and the box wasn't one of them. However, it was by the counter and looking back, I am extremely happy I did buy it.

 

Upon looking through all the goodies in the box once I got home and I got to Celebrate, I was amazed with how amazing it smelt. I went back out a couple days later to purchase a large pot to discover, of course, they had sold out. Needless to say, I was gutted and since, I haven't been able to get my hands on another tub.

I wouldn't say it's too bad though as Christmas 2016 saw the release of Bubbly shower gel, sharing it's scent with Celebrate, both members of the Celebrate/Snowshowers family, a classic and a favourite of many Lushies. The scent is a concoction of lime oil, Brazilian orange oil, cognac oil and benzoin, together resulting in a creamy, zesty and boozy scent. If you have smelt the Golden Wonder bath bomb that Lush offer most years at Christmas, it also shares its scent with that. 

Almond oil and fair trade organic cocoa butter are used as the moisturising parts of the the lotion, which leave the skin smooth and soft. Brazilian orange oil is used for its uplifting, citrusy scent whilst it is an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic for the skin. Along with this, lime oil is also used for its zestiness and it is packed with vitamin C which helps protect the skin against UV rays from the sun. Cognac oil is used for it's boozy scent which goes along with the 'glass of fizz' aspect of the product. 

I personally love to layer it with other products such as the bath bomb and the shower gel. But whether you layer it or use it on its own, the scent is not lost and the scent lasts through until the next day I have found. I think this may be to do with the fact that the cream is very thick and a little goes a long way. Although, you may be thinking, "won't that be very heavy on the skin?" Nope. Provided you use the right amount and rub it in properly, the skin absorbs the cream relevantly quick and doesn't let the skin greasy, but instead, very moisturised and smelling beautiful.

The scent is great for all year round; the boozy aspect of the scent acts as a warming layer for the body and grounds the citrus, as the oils moisturised dry and cracked skin. But for the summer months, the citrus kick is awakening and soothing on sun-kissed skin.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys citrus scents. The cream is thick making it perfect for dry skin and those who want to maintain soft skin. This is definitely one of my favourite creams, along with Sympathy for the Skin boy lotion, and I can not wait to get my hands on another pot.

Price: £12.95

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Ingredients: Almond Oil, Water, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Glycerine, Stearic Acid, Triethanolamine, Brazilian Orange Oil, Cognac Oil, Lime Oil, Orange Flower Absolute, Tincture of Benzoin, Cetearyl Alcohol, *Limonene, *Citral, Citronellol, Perfume

*Occurs naturally in essential oils

Lush Kitchen: Bom Perignon Bath Bomb Review

Bom Perignon holds a place in my heart as it was part of my first package from the Lush Kitchen, along with Fruity Beauty shower gel. Once I saw the description on the Kitchen, I knew I had to have this; being describes as a glass of fizzy and citrus ingredients. I then went of to read Jen AllThingsLushUK's blog post on Bom Perignon, and although she said it didn't create a show in the bath, the smell was similar to Avobath bath bomb - which I completely agree with, they're both 'spritzy' scents, I knew I had to give it a go, purely because Avobath is an all time favourite!

When I received my parcel in the post, I was obviously over the moon with it being my first one. When I opened it, the bath bomb was the first scent to hit me, it was strong and sherbety. This made me hopeful for its scent in the bath after Jen's blog made me a little sceptical upon it. Upon further inspection of the scent of the bath bomb, I understand the champagne reference in the description and the bottle shape of the bath bomb, it is spritzy and fizzy; a very awakening and happy scent.

The ingredients are very minimal within the product making it rather simple. Tangerine oil helps the circulation of blood flow and is brightening for the skin, and as stated by Lush, it helps promote new skin cell growth which ultimately revives the skin. It is an uplifting scent like all other citrus scents so helps with stress relief.

The only other scent in this product is grapefruit oil which is used across a lot of Lush's range de to its sweet, appealing and uplifting scent. It is antibacterial and antiseptic so it leaves the body feeling soft and cleansed. With the edition of these two ingredients, the bath bomb is great for mornings as the scent is awakening and a beautiful, fresh scent for the summer months.

However, in the bath, the scent almost completely dispersed out, only being slightly detectable in the air after leaving the bath. It left the bath water a clear, baby pink colour which no surprise in the middle which personally appeals to me. Once out of the bath, try skin felt soft and cleansed and fresh, which can be achieved with the use of many other of Lush's bath bombs. 

I would use this product again, its definitely not my favourite and I preferred it before it hit the water. Yet saying that, I enjoyed the simple bath I had as it was a nice change from the strong scented, colourful bombs I usually use. I think this product would be great for people who have sensitive skin or just do not enjoy the usual products at Lush. If you get a chance to try it, I'd definitely try it, you may find you enjoy it.

2016/2017 Price: £3.50

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Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Tangerine Oil, Grapefruit Oil, *Citral, *Limonene, Perfume, Colour 14700

*Occurs naturally in essential oils

Lush Kitchen: Avoshower Shower Gel Review

As the Avobath scent is one of the first scents that really got me into Lush, when I saw that the shower gel version was in the Kitchen, I just had to pick it up and I'm so happy I did.

First of all, the colour of the shower gel is amazing! It is a bright green colour with silver lustre in it; just like Avobath bath bomb and it reminds me of how the water looks once the bath bomb has fizzes away.

The consistency is also very thick which makes it go a long way, it reminds me of the thickness of Black Pearl shower gel and Prince Charming shower cream (2016). I personally find that with thicker shower gels, they seem to last longer, like Plum Rain shower gel and I seem to get a lot more use out of them.

In terms of it's lather, it's more creamy rather than most other shower gels, rather than bubbly. When you wash it off your body, it leaves you feeling cleansed and fresh but moisturised at the same time.

Avoshower contains fine sea salt, lemongrass infusion and oil, organic avocado oil and rosewood oil. All these are amazing, brightening and moisturising for the skin. Fine sea salt is great for the skin as it cleanses and brightens the skin. It helps the circulation of the blood in the body and is used in many of Lush's products such as Ocean Salt face and body scrub.

Lemongrass infusion and oils are antiseptic and great for cleansing the skin. It has also been used for centuries as an insect repellent. It is also uplifting and can be used to help brighten your mood and toning the skin.

Organic avocado oil is great to help protecting the skin of UV rays. It also contains many vitamins that are great for the skin; A, B, C and E. Avocado oil is also full of fatty acids which are great for conditioning the skin.

I wanted this shower gel for so long before I got it, yet every time I went to purchase it, they'd sold out. But after months of trying to get it, I finally managed to purchase it. When I first sniffed it, I found it smelt a lot stronger than the bath bomb. The shower gel doesn't have the powdery scent that the bath bomb does, which I do enjoy, but I do enjoy the slight difference of the scent. The only other difference is how long the smell sticks around; the shower gel stays with you throughout the day unlike the bath bomb, but that is probably due to applying shower gel to the skin directly as opposed to just sitting in it.

This product is perfect for all year round; the moisturising aspect will keep dry skin moisturised in the winter months and will help skin in the summer months by moisturising and soothing sun burnt skin. The scent is also awakening which is great for morning, especially those winter mornings when you don't want to move from bed.

I would highly recommend this product to everyone! If you manage to get your hands on a bottle, I'm sure you'll love it!

Price: £11.25 for 250g bottle

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Ingredients: Lemongrass Infusion, Water, Sodium Alkyl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Fine Sea Salt, Glyceryl Staerat - PEG 100, Cocamide MEA, Glycol Cetearate, Propylene Glycol, Lauryl Betaine, Organic Avocado Oil, Bergamot Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Rosewood Oil, *Citral, *Geraniol, *Faresol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Gardenia Extract, Green Glitter, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
*Occurs naturally in essential oils