LUSH Happy Hippy Review

I bought Lush's Happy Hippy shower gel back in January. I was after a shower gel which would leave my skin nice and clean, and I also wanted to get away from using chemicals on my body.

It's got lemons and grapefruit in it which gets rid of grease and dirt in the pores, which it did very nicely. I found that it left my skin feeling really smooth and soft as well. 

It foams up to a nice creamy lather, and you only need a small amount. You can buy it in 3 different sized bottles and I opted for the 250ml which lasted me about 6 weeks. Next time I will get the 500ml although it is quite pricey at £9.95.

I would prefer Lush products to be cheaper or at least a lot larger, but because they use fresh and natural ingredients they're bound to be more expensive than all the other brands out there.

I don't have any complaints about the packaging, the bottle is nice and when the product is nearly all gone it's not difficult to get out of the container like some other shower gels.

I really like this shower gel and would recommend it, will definitely be re-purchasing.

PS- You can now buy online at Lush again. Their site was hacked into a couple of months ago and was down for a while but I was on there today and they have PayPal now so your details will be safe :)

Mud, Glorious Mud!

Today I'm reviewing Lush's Glorious Mud body mask!

I got this around two weeks ago and have been using it every couple of days.

It's an exfoliating mud mask for your body with rhassoul mud, vanilla and aloe vera.

The smell when I first got this was a really over powering vanilla/chocolate smell but I have got used to it now and it doesn't bother me.

The mask comes as a brown cube and looks like a pumice stone. In order to use the mask you have to put it under running water, where it fizzes up and becomes a mud-mask consistency.

Glorious Mud after about 5 uses (love the picture quality of my new camera!)

If you want your mask to last then I advise to hold it under the water for only a couple of seconds then get all the mask you need and put the remaining back in the packaging, otherwise it will all just fizz away and you will be left with nothing.

This mask makes my skin feel really smooth, soft and clean and I am really liking it! I still have quite a bit left because I'm trying to get as much use out of it as possible!

Be careful however because this can get everywhere.. You'll have to clean the bathroom after using it!

I really like this mask and definitely recommend it :) 

LUSH Goodies

My Lush order finally arrived today, so here's what I got!

Glorious Mud body mask, Cosmetic Warroir face mask, Happy Hippy shower gel & they gave me a free sample of a pre-wash hair conditioner.

You can use this on both your hair and your body, and it has grapefruit and other citrus-y things in. Smells really nice and fruity!

This mask has tea tree, garlic, kaolin clay, free range eggs, grapes and honey in. Despite this strange mix of ingredients this has quite a strong smell of tea tree which I quite like. It's designed for oily and troubled skins.

H'suan Wen Hua Pre-wash hair moisturiser- This is a sample which came with my order. It doesn't have any instructions or information about the product apart from a list of ingredients. It contains bay leaves and smells quite strongly of them, I quite like the smell and in a way it reminds me of a strong smelling bread sauce!

Glorious Mud body mask

This has a really sweet vanilla smell to it but I am finding it a bit sickly! This is a body mask and also exfoliates so I'm looking forward to using this.

I will let you know how I get on with these products! Have you tried any of these?

Also a big welcome to my two new followers! xxx

My First Ever LUSH Purchases

As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to Lush and bought some things from there for the first time. I know I'm a bit late to only be trying Lush out now, but oh well!

I had browsed online before, but had never been into one of their shops, as I don't live near one. However when I went away I got a chance to go in!

I am absolutely in love with Lush and will be buying lots more from them. I love how everything is natural and hand made. The stores have a really fun vibe and smell amazing! I struggled to make up my mind what to buy as there was so much choice and everything looked so lovely...but this is what I bought:

MASK OF MAGNAMINTY

 ''China clay and bentonite gel will pull the dirt from your pores, ground aduki beans and evening primrose seeds exfoliate surface skin cells, and peppermint oil will make you feel so fresh and minty that you'll forget you were ever grubby.''

 This is a face and body mask and I love this, it does exactly what it says it does! It has a really powerful smell of mint which I really like, but some people could find it off putting.

I use this on my face, neck, chest and shoulders as I sometimes get a few spots coming up. Since using this my skin has been a lot better and is always smooth and feels squeaky clean!

You can buy this in a big tub or a small tub, I got a small one to start off with but I will be getting the larger tub next time as I really love this stuff!

DREAMWASH SHOWER SOAP

 ''Dreamwash is a perfect smoothie for troubled skin. It's incredibly mild and actively soothing - wonderful for skin with a habit of going flaky and red when you touch it with anything other than plain water.''

I got this also because of my problem skin area, because I felt like the shower gel I was using before was irritating and drying out my skin. So I have changed to this and my skin is really smooth, and after washing this off my skin feels super clean.

The smell of this stuff is amazing too, it smells like lavender and other lovely herby things!

I actually got a compliment on how nice I smelled the other day, though I wasn't wearing perfume so the only thing I can think of is that it was the DreamWash!

The next thing from Lush which I'd like to try is the Lemslip Soap. It's antibacterial and helps with spots & congested skin, so I'm interested to see what that's like. I might replace DreamWash with it, purely because it's a bar of soap and will last longer!! (Oh I'm such a cheap skate!)

I am definitely going to continue using these products instead of my old shower gel & other face masks...Natural all the way!

What are your favourite Lush products? 

 

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