Lush B Electro Limited Edition Shower Gel

Okay, I was going to wait until the 20th for a Lush store party to purchase this, but based on the raves on Lush's forum, I just could not wait because I was too scared it was going to run out before the 20th. It is limited edition, after all, and you guys know what that means. It'll probably be gone forever once it's sold out. I'm probably not even going to open this bottle until a few months later once my shower products start dwindling down.

By the way I have noticed that I have gotten myself 2 new followers since the last time I checked. Whoohoo! Thanks for subscribing guys!

Oh, and if anyone is interested, I have a 500ml bottle of Butterball Shower Gel to either swap or sell. Oh, and some Snow Fairy too. Leave a comment if you're interested!


Look at that bright neon green color. Isn't it just beautiful? The picture on Lush's website makes it look even brighter, like it's radiated.

Lush New Items and Valentine's Day Haul

Oh boy, it's almost been a month since my last post. I have lots of stuff to share and they are coming up! I have some reviews. I have to post my February use-it-ups. And here is my Lush haul from the UK:


Into Thin Air Massage Bar - This looks like Wiccy but it smells like old formula Therapy! It contains mung (green) beans instead of red. For any of you guys missing the old Therapy, get this! I haven't used it yet so I can't tell you whether it works the same though.

Mint Julips Lip Scrub - New item! I thought this scrub was going to be a bit watery but rather it's like packed sugar. When I first opened the jar to smell it, I didn't really like it because it smelled kind of artificial. After I used it though, the mint chocolate scent came out and it made my lips so soft. The directions say that you can eat it after scrubbing, but when I did this I already brushed my teeth so I just rinsed it off. Even if I hadn't brushed my teeth, I'm a bit disgusted by the idea of eating my dead skin cells. Think about scrubbing your body with a sugar scrub and then licking it clean xD

Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar - This is the Valentine's day limited edition item. It is so darn cute! When it arrived at my door, it came in two pieces: the stem and the hat. The top part is supposed to smell like Yummy Yummy Yummy and the stem is supposed to smell like vanilla. I can't wait to use this.

Happy Blooming Bath Melt - This is one of the new items, only available right now from the UK. Sometimes it smells like cherry candy and other times it smells like nail polish. This melt is good for 3 baths. Yay for a new melt (finally)!

Schnuggle - This is the 2nd bar I ordered because I really like how it feels. It's not too oily like the regular massage bars and it leaves my skin soft when I wake up in the morning. The first few times it put me to sleep with ease, but I'm not sure about now.

Love Soap - Another Valentine's Day item. I heard that last year's version smelled like apple, and I was really excited to try it this year until I heard that this year is Sex Bomb scented. There's nothing wrong with the Sex Bomb scent, I just wanted to try something different. I actually thought the whole soap was covered in glitter, but it's only the top.

Ex-factor Bath Bomb - Oh Em Gee, this smells sooo good. This smells like Butterball but it doesn't have the cocoa butter bits. This is called the ex-factor and shaped like a person because you're supposed to imagine that it's your ex and then dunk its head into the water. Hah! Take that!

I also got samples of:
Creme Anglaise - This is also a new item. It's a lotion that comes in a black pot. It's supposed to be very luxurious and even thicker than Sympathy for the Skin. It's supposed to smell like a vanilla creme dessert, but when I sniffed it I didn't think it smelled too good. It smells kind of weird. It did make my hands soft though, but which Lush moisturizer doesn't?

Temptation Soap - This is a retro soap. It's supposed to smell like apples, but it doesn't smell like apples. It smells a bit weird too, kind of floral, kind of fruity. Too perfumy. Maybe it'll smell better once I use it.

Cosmic Dreamcatcher - First time getting a sample of a Massage Bar! Yay for Lush UK! It's irange and the chunk they gave me looks like cheddar cheese! It smells kind of medicinal and incensey. I'm not so sure if I like it.

Ooh and it looks like I got 2 new followers since the last time I checked. Thanks guy for subscribing!

January Use it Ups!

I just organized and labeled all of my Lush products according to dates that I bought them. I will be using up the ones that I bought towards the beginning of 2009. The ones in the picture are from March, April, and May of 2009.


1/2 First Seal Bubble Bar
Karma Bath Melt
Magic Egg Bath Bomb
Prince Bubble Bar
Champayne Supernova Bath Bomb
Haagenbath Bath Bomb
Sex Bomb Bath Bomb
Happy Pill Bath Bomb
Karma Bath Bomb
Karma Bubble Bar
1/2 Ice Hotel Bubble Bar
Black Pearl Bath Bomb
Hollywood Bubble Bar
1/2 Bathos Bubble Bar
Aqua Mirabilis Bath Melt
Creamy Candy Bubble Bar
Humango Bath Bomb
H'suan Wen Hua Hair Mask sample
Yellow Easter Egg
Pink Easter Egg

I probably won't be able to use all of this up in January, and it'll go into February, but I will update the list when February comes. Wish me luck because there will be new items for Valentine's Day.

December Let's-Use-It-Up Update

Now that it's January, it's time to update on what I have used up in December. I made a list of the things I wanted to use up, and here are the ones that I did:

Tval:
Pink Cotton Candy Shower Sundae sample
Strawberry Rhubarb Shower Sundae sample
Pumpkin Marshmallow Skin Smoothie sample
Banana Puddin' soap sample
Pumpkin Lavender soap sample
Coffee soap sample
Lavender Vanilla soap sample
Lavender Fig soap sample
Pink Cotton Candy Skin Smoothie sample
Gingerbread soap sample
Morning Dew soap sample
Neroli Cedarwood soap sample
Blueberry Verbena soap sample
Cranberry Biscotti Bath Treat
Shine Solid Shampoo Bar
Goatsmilk, Oat, and Molasses Cake Soap

Lush:
1/6 Blue Skies and Fluffy Clouds Bubble Bar
1/2 Temple of Truth Bubble Bar
Slice of Quinquereme soap
Bathos Bubble Bar 1/2 Left
1/2 First Swim Bubble Bar
Harvey Bath Bomb
Butterball Bath Bomb
1/6 Comforter Bubble Bar
Tiny sliver of Miranda soap
Slice of Snowcake soap
H'suan Wen Hua Hair Mask sample
American Cream Conditioner sample
Joy of Jelly Shower Jelly
Emperor of Ice Cream Buttercream
Therapy Massage Bar
1/3 Tub of Dreamwash
Pumpkin Soap
Small Piece of Milky Bar Soap

Pumpkin Soap, Milky Bar, and Tval's Goatsmilk Soap are currently on my soap dish and they are slowly diminishing. I'm thinking about using all the Tval soap samples as hand soap because I'm not really a big fan of using small slices of soap in the shower. I like to use the whole big chunk! Also, because I have so many big bars of soap! And shower gel! I've used the American Cream Conditioner twice already when I went on trips, and I only have a bit left so that should be pretty simple to finish up. I've also worked on the Dreamwash, but for some reason, I'm having a problem finishing that up. I've come to not like it much anymore as it feels very drying for my skin. I think the pot is pretty empty anyways, but I'm just too lazy to clean it out haha.

I'll also be posting my January use-it-up list soon!

Another UK Lush Haul!

Whoohoo, I got my Retro Christmas items! I placed my order last Tuesday and I received it today! I am so impressed with UK's shipping. Got it in less than a week! Here goes!

Avobath x3 for the mother
Star Bath Melt
Wee Harry Bubble Bar
Randy Buttercream
Orange Spice & All Things Nice Soap
Bob Soap
Hot Toddy Bubble Bar
Snowdrops Bath Bomb
Christmas Carol Bath Bomb
Schnuggle Massage Bar
After 8:30 Massage Bar
Free Massage Bar Tin
And 6 samples!:
I requested: Strawberry Santa Jelly, Vanilla in the Mist, Noubar, and Father Frost. They also gave me 2 more: Angel's Delight and Angels on Bare Skin!

This is why I love buying my Lush from the UK!

Anyway, the Randy Buttercream smells so darn boozy, I'm not sure if I can stand it. People say that the booze smell fades in the shower, and I really hope so because I don't want to smell like a drunk! I'm excited to use the Schnuggle because I heard that it's so relaxing and it'll put you right to sleep. The Christmas Carol is so cute! It has wings! I wonder how that'll turn out in the bath...

Close ups:







So the other day I went to Walmart and bought these two tiny travel containers for lotion for a buck! So guess what I did?


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Yep, you know the two lotion samples I received from Tval that I posted in my "Let's use it up" post? I put them in the pots so I can carry them in different bags and use them up!

Here's a comparison with the black sample pots Lush gives.

Temple of Truth Bubble Bar

"Sometimes to hear the truth we need to relax in a meditative bath and listen to what's going on inside us. The Temple of Truth contains sandalwood, rosewood and guiacwood oils to quiet mental chatter and help you relax so you can contemplate nothingness. Next time you feel overwhelmed, need to relax or are looking for a solution to a problem you're unsure of, find the answer in Temple of Truth's deep frothy waters."

Surprisingly, I really liked Temple of Truth. You see, I'm not really a big fan of bars that do not color the bath water, and Temple of Truth is white, so obviously, it was not going to color my water. I read the reviews on the Lush website and some people said that it turned their water into a milky froth, so I was a bit excited because I am intrigued in bathing in creamy milky water. But no, it did not turn my water milky. There was a bit of froth like what you get from bath melts, and there were TONS of bubbles. Maybe it didn't turn out so milky because I only used half the bar. Still, the smell was super soothing and I felt really relaxed afterwards. The bath was calming and I just laid there, breathing deeply in the relaxing scent of Temple of Truth.

Mermaid Water

These two items have been sitting in my drawer with the rest of my Lush items for the longest time. I finally took the courage to take them out and use them. In a hotel tub. Because I was afraid I would have to clean up a mess at home. Anyway, you must be asking: What is mermaid water? And which two items make mermaid water? For you long-time Lushies, I'm guessing you already know. Mermaid water is actually pretty famous and I even see the SA's in the Lush stores advertising with mermaid water. Now let me show you the enchanting mermaid water and what it is made of:


Here is the first item: Sunny Side Bubble Bar. Lush says: These glamorous bars turn your bath water into liquid gold. Sink into the glowing white bubbles and revel in the sparkling gold water while inhaling blissful sweet orange, lemon and tangerine essential oils. This glorious bar will help you see the sunny side of things even when you're feeling gloomy. Emerge refreshed and revitalized.


This picture does not show what it looks like in real life. Hopefully, you can see the gold swirls in the picture, but in person it looks like molten gold lava. I usually break my bubble bars in half, but I just used the whole thing for this bath because I didn't really feel like saving it, and for once I wanted to go all out!


I picked up some of the bar that didn't melt all the way and smushed it in my hands. Looks like gold paste.


And here's the second item to make mermaid water: Big Blue Bath Bomb. Lush says: "If only the whole ocean smelled as good as the Big Blue bath bomb, how fragrant and pleasant the world would be. We sprinkle each bomb with Atlantic sea salt crystals and infuse them with seaweed to soften and nourish the skin, giving you a beautiful beachy glow. The combination of its intoxicating lavender and lime smell, bright blue color, and soothing sea salt and seaweed make you feel as cool and collected as if you're on a beach vacation listening to the waves and watching the sunset."

Well, I don't know if it gave me a beachy glow, but because I only had half instead of a whole, it turned the already gold water greenish instead of blue. Here's what happened when I dropped the thing into the water:




When I showed my boyfriend these pictures, he said, "Eww, sewage water!"

And here is mermaid water without flash:


With flash:


Isn't that gorgeous? With a whole Big Blue bath bomb, the water should have been a more turquoise color, but even with half, it's still beautiful. It really is like bathing in an ocean with the sun shining down on you. The scent is pretty strong and it definitely stays on your skin after the bath. It smells kind of floral-ish with hints of citrus. The water was so, so silky. With all the glitter in the Sunny Side Bubble Bar and the seaweed from the Big Blue, I was afraid that I would have to clean up a mess at home, which is why I took it to a hotel.


This is what the tub looked like after the water was drained. Surprisingly, the glitter just rinsed right out with the shower. I definitely want to buy the Big Blue again just to try it by itself. The half that I used was a sample I received from a goodie bag at a Lush store party.

Lush Solid Shampoo Bars [4 reviews]

Before finding Lush, my favorite shampoo brand used to be Herbal Essences. It wasn't until I started using Lush's bath products that I discovered the solid shampoo bars. Before this discovery, I did not know that solid shampoo bars existed! See, when I examined these shampoo bars, I was wondering how would these tiny bars could last for months. They aren't cheap either! Meh, so I decided to pass since I still had bottles of unused shampoo at home, and let me tell you, bottled shampoo lasts a long long time.

Then came the discovery of the infamous shampoo that smelled like Butterball Bath Bomb. I love the smell of Butterball, and what's even better, a shampoo that would fragrance my hair this lovely sweet vanilla scent. Too bad this product is only available online as a Retro product. I don't know why they always discontinue the good stuff! So I ordered it online during one of the chat parties in May 2009. I couldn't wait for its arrival, and when it came, I sniffed it, and wow it smells almost exactly like Butterball! Oh, Gentle Lentil, where have you been all my life!

Lush says: "There's not a great deal to tell you about Gentle Lentil that isn't completely obvious from its name. It's gentle and we make it with lentils because that's what Indian women traditionally use to keep their long hair in good condition. Lentils are very rich in iron and protein. Great for fine hair, it's also very good for children because it's so mild. You can even use it to wash the dog because it's so much easier when you don't have to close a lid on a bottle."

My chunk of Gentle Lentil did not look like this picture. It was more round-shaped and a lighter color. It also had tiny pieces of brown stuff in it, which is probably the beans. I have really long, thin, fine hair and by Lush's description I thought this shampoo was perfect for me. The first time I used it, my hair got so much volume! I loved it! I kept the bar in a container, and after about two weeks use, with the heat and condensation of the bar inside the closed container, the solid bar turned into a mushy paste. This was even better because it was easier to use. I just took a dollop of it and spread it in my hair. I wash my hair every day because my hair usually gets oily by the next day already and I found that washing my hair every day with Gentle Lentil made my hair oiler. Probably because of all its moisturizing properties. Some people say that they don't have to use conditioner with Gentle Lentil because it's so moisturizing but I found that I still needed to. I would definitely buy this again, but I might need to alternate shampoos with this one because it made my hair too moisturized. However, for some people this may be a good thing. I was sad when I finished this bar.

After using Gentle Lentil I was intrigued into trying the shampoo bars from their regular line. With Lush's buy 2 shampoo bars, get 1 free shampoo bar tin offer, I had to buy 2, so I got Seanik and Godiva. I picked these two because 1) they smelled the best, and 2) I wanted volume in my hair and these two are notorious for giving volume.

Lush says that "Godiva's luscious blend of exotic oils and cocoa butter leaves tresses so beautifully conditioned, silk would be envious! Though the legendary beauty who rode naked through Coventry is the inspiration for this bar, please exercise restraint if you find yourself a bit carried away and tempted to give a similar performance. (Though, a naked horseback ride would be quite a novel and somewhat environmentally-friendly way to dry your hair...) Horse not included."

Godiva smells strongly of jasmine. It reminds me of these white flowers that used to be grown on the front yard of my old childhood house. The bar pretty much looks exactly as it does in the picture, with all the colorful chunks in there. There's also chunks of cocoa butter in there that surprisingly lathers too. I really wanted this to make my hair more volumized, but I found that Gentle Lentil volumized my hair more than Godiva did. Even though it smells lovely, the bar is used up pretty quickly. Luckily, the brown stuff inside this bar does not get stuck to my hair. Once I run out of shampoo again, I may try Godiva again.

As for Seanik, I got off to a rough start with it. Why? Because it got stuck in the shampoo bar tin! The darn shampoo tin was so hard to open too! Once I pryed open the tin, I found that the bottom of Seanik had melted and was stuck, so I had to use my finger and dig it out, while denting the bar in the process. Now Seanik became dark blue and gooey. Yuck. Besides that darn tin, I actually like Seanik. It didn't give me the big hair I wanted, but I still like it because it makes my hair look nice. Seanik smells a bit like coconut, with lime and sea salt. It also has pieces of seaweed in it, and be careful because they can end up in the corners of your tub, and when you find them you hope they're not some kind of bug, like I thought. Then I looked closely and saw that they were pieces of seaweed. After the shampoo tin nightmare, I stored this in an empty Dreamwash container, and it lasted pretty darn long. I just finished using up Seanik last week, and now that I am out of shampoo, I had to dig through my stash and look for that small sample of shampoo I received from the UK as I am waiting for a shampoo bar I just ordered from Tval.

Lush says: The excessive chamomile packed into The Blonde keeps natural blondes blonde naturally. It also makes bottle blondes feel like they grew it themselves. If you want everyone to say, "Wow, you've just gone blonde!" this is not for you. But if you want "I know I haven't seen you for a few months but wasn't your hair darker?" then buy a bar and wash daily. Chamomile flowers have many lovely properties and one is that it will slowly but surely lighten your hair.

Let me make one thing clear first: I am not blond. And guess what? I like The Blonde. I naturally have black hair, but it's dyed light brown. My hair has grown out a lot, so from my ear up, my hair is black and from my ear down, it's brown. I was a bit unsure whether I should use this shampoo bar or not. When I received it as a sample from my UK order, I protested by saying, "But I'm not blond!" Now that I'm out of shampoo and I finally took this sample out to use, I found that it makes my hair look and smell good. It actually smells like Big shampoo, but better. I've only used this for two days so far, and I'm not seeing my hair getting any lighter, but we'll see after I finish using this small piece, but I bet this small slice will last a long time. If I end up liking the results from this bar, I actually may buy it even though I'm not blond!

The (Great) Pumpkin Soap

Our spicy Fall soap warms you up when you're chilled to the bone - limited edition

This limited edition soap is pumpkin-colored and shaped affair with a scent borrowed from our lovely and rejuvenating Spice Curls. So endearing that the headless horse man has tried to steal it for himself to wear around town! It's only around for Halloween so get yours before All Hallows Eve.

Ahh, what fun! This soap is so cute that I didn't even want to use it! I really wanted it to smell like pumpkin pie, but no, it smells like Wrigley's Big Red gum. It smells spicy and cinnamony with a hint of something else too. I ordered this soap during the Fanfare chat party and since it's almost Halloween, I've decided to use it. I could tell that it came really fresh because it's soft and yummy looking. I think this is made with the new palm base, and since I haven't tried the palm based soaps yet, I didn't know what to really expect. It has a yellow-orange creamy-ish sort of lather, not the foamy bubble kind. The scent doesn't linger though, but if you like foody scents or if you like the smell of Big Red gum, you will like this Pumpkin soap.

Lush Chat Party Hauls

Yay, finally got both orders I placed during the Fanfare Chat Party on September 30th. My first package arrived on Friday, October 9th and my second package was supposed to arrive on the same day but it got "missed" at UPS, so it got rescheduled to Monday, Oct. 12th.

This was my second order, which consisted of Christmas Kisses Bubble Bar, Snowshowers Shower Jelly, and the 12 Days of Christmas Giftbox. This order came with a tiny sample of Lemslip Buttercream. Now, I asked people on the Lush forums whether or not I should open the giftbox now or wait until December, and they told me to open it NOW!! So here goes...

From left to right, top to bottom: Snowcake Soap, Candy Cane Bubble Bar, Holiday Bubble Bar, Want To Believe Bath Melt, Christmas Eve Bubble Bar, Christmas Party Bath Bomb, Jingle Spells Bath Bomb, Satsumo Santa Bath Bomb, Mr. Butterball Bath Bomb, Cinders Bath Bomb, Lil Lush Pud Bath Bomb, So White Bath Bomb

Now for the featuring items:

Ghost Shower Gel, Butterball Shower Gel x2, Green Party Bath Bomb, Silver Cloud Bath Bomb, Jacko Bath Bomb, The Great Pumpkin Soap, So White Bath Bomb, Cobweb Bath Bomb, A Gold Star Bubble Bar

The Butterball Shower Gel has the smells and looks like a milkshake. Yum yum yum! Can't wait to use it!

Group shot <3>

Whoosh Shower Jelly

Lush says: Have you noticed the way that time speeds up as deadlines approach? 'Whoosh' is the sound they make as they rush by. To slow time down, what you need is a Whoosh shower, with its ultra-refreshing essential oil blend of the citruses (plus lemon, lime, and grapefruit juices) with revitalising rosemary and balancing geranium, which we put in there to wake you up a bit, but not too much. Excellent for overcoming jet-lag.

I just started to come to love Lush's shower jellies, at a bad time too because Lush is/has discontinued many of their shower jellies, with only three left: Whoosh, Joy of Jelly, and Sweetie Pie. I am really disappointed because I really wanted to try The Big Calm. I received Whoosh as a sample from my favorite SA, who stuffed the whole sample they had on the floor in a tiny little tub. The sample consisted of about 7 good-sized pieces.

See, like many others, I used to think that the shower jellies were a waste because they just ended up going down the drain. Now I pre-cut the jellies into small pieces and I squish them in a loofah. Yeah I know, it defeats the purpose, but it really makes the jellies more efficient. I am not left with the tight and dry feeling I get with the soaps, but my skin feels super soft and moisturized after using the jellies.

The color of Whoosh is a pretty translucent blue, and it smells mainly of grapefruit. The consistency of Whoosh is actually a lot harder than the other jellies (correct me if I'm wrong, maybe it's because it's been sitting in my drawer before I finally decided to use it), so this one would probably not break up as easily as the other ones. Still, I like to squish Whoosh in my Loofah. It creates a really good lather, and the scent is amazing if you like citrusy scents. The other day, I woke up so groggy that I placed Whoosh right under my nose in the shower, and inhaled deeply. Wow, that sure did it. The scent actually reminds me of Sexy Peel soap without the sweetness that Sexy Peel has. I really love the shower jellies and I hope they decide to make more!

For those of you who don't know yet, the Christmas items are out, including 2 jellies: Snowshowers and Strawberry Santa. I ordered the Snowshowers during the Fanfare Chat Party on September 30th, and I can't wait to try it! I may stay away from the Strawberry Santa because it seems like everyone hates it and claims that the smell is fake. Maybe when it comes into the stores, I'll sniff it first before I buy it.