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becomingkateI just wanted to try to make a compilation list of things I've tried at Lush so I don't have to remember if I liked something or not.
Perfumes/body sprays:
Rose Jam body spray-nice summer smell, seems very sweet to me, not floral. Good winter scent. For body spray use only one spritz. Everything in the Rose Jam family is great. WTF? why did I put summer and winter? Now I can't remember which season I prefer to use it in. Winter, I think.
Karma-tried the card sample-very strong smoky scent, like a bonfire. Also strong patchouli scent. Reminds me of Ren Faires. Would be a great fall scent but I feel like it might be too hippie-ish for me. I'd like to try a sample in store sometime to be convinced. I have used the wash card a couple times now--I thought it would only be good for one wash but it has lasted much longer. I really do like the scent but want to make sure the actual perfume smells the same.
Amelie Mae perfume-also very sweet, good for fall or winter. Smells of toasted caramel. Similar to Rose Jam but more complex.
Breath of God perfume: way too dry and manly. Got it by accident once. Do not order!
Sun solid: the solid wasn't strong enough to me but it had a nice lemony scent. Summery. I used the wash card and it barely smelled like anything either. I'd have to try the actual perfume. It seems like it would be a really nice citrus scent.
Cardamom coffee solid: Nice. Smells like chai tea. Great for fall or winter.
Face:
Baby's Bum face bar: slightly lemony, vanilla. Melts onto face but not too greasy. No exfoliant but it is surprisingly nice to my skin considering it's oily.
Cup o Coffee face mask: smells like sweet coffee. Nice mask, not drying. Sucks when bits of coffee beans get in your eyes though. And it's really hard to get it all off if you are just washing your face off over the sink. Save this for the shower, also try as a body scrub.
Angels on Bare Skin face scrub: scrubby, but not too much. Same with the little bits of stuff getting in the eyes.
Breath of Fresh Air toner: So refreshing! Great as a wake me up or to cool off.
Ultrabland: Really nice makeup remover. Also use to put around the hairline if you're dyeing hair.
Cosmetic Lad: like it, not amazing. It doesn't smell like much to me.
Bath Bombs:
I can't think of a bath bomb I didn't like other than the jelly ones and the glitter ones. Don't get those.
Intergalactic: oh why must I stop and think about how you're spelled every time? Definitely a favorite.
the Rose salt cube is not inspiring color-wise but I love the scent. It sinks to the bottom and it's just pink unlike the other ones that move around and have different colors.
Oh! And I also don't like when the bath bomb turns the water yellow (or orange, to a lesser extent). Bathing in yellow water is just gross to me.
Body
Ocean salt: Love! It's like a margarita. Don't eat it though.
Scrubee: Oh how I want to love you! But I just don't. It's greasy and the scrubby bits get everywhere. And I don't like the scent (sickly sweet vanilla/honey)
Mamma mia: scent is too strong. Wouldn't recommend. Floral but smells like cotton candy after it's rinsed off. It says grapefruit but I don't get that from it at all, at least not in the pot version. I also tried the solid version and I wasn't a huge fan.
Buffy: been a while since I used this. I think it's good for exfoliating.
Happy Hippy: Love it! Bright grapefruit scent. It would be awesome if I took showers in the morning. So I use it when I want to be alert at night. LOL
Cinders: I was reading posts on the Lush reddit and someone reminded me of this scent. It was a seasonal thing (Halloween I believe?). From what I remember it smelled smoky but also sweet. Good fall scent. It does separate a bit and has little bits of spices at the bottom but that doesn't bother me. I have tried both the liquid and the bar soap, in fact I froze the rest of my bar soap when I didn't finish it last year, and I recently brought it back out. It's like Karma, but less smoky and no patchouli.
Avocado wash: doesn't smell like avocado to me, smells like something sweet I can't put my finger on. It's not bad but I don't love it. Kind of a summery smell because even though it's sweet, it's light.
Plum Rain body wash: I like it, It smells like plums but not too sweet, has a bit of a fresh scent too. Good for spring.
Pansy body lotion (sample): Very thick, greasy on the hands. Didn't smell like much in the jar, but smelled sweet once it was on my hands. Would not use it for hands only. (duh that's why it says body lotion)
Sultana of soap (sample): The description says fruity but all I can smell is floral. IDK. I have been using the sample as hand soap. It's nice but I'm not a big floral fan.
Sleepy shower gel: It's nice! I can't put my finger on what it smells like but it's familiar. I got a little sample of it and it's sweeter smelling than I thought since they are always going on about its lavender properties. I thought it would smell more floral.
Hands/feet
The pumice foot scrub bar is really nice but not scrubby enough.
Salted Coconut says it's for hands but I used it on my feet and liked it. I thought it would be sweet smelling but it's not sweetened. Very salty.
Peppermint lotion: not a big fan, I just don't like foot lotion in general even though I need it.
Lemony flutter: I haven't used it in ages but it's a lemony cuticle cream. Kind of greasy from what I remember.
Hair:
Caca rouge henna: I used this in March to dye my hair. I saw someone recommend to leave it in for 4 hours but this turned my hair a darker, brighter red than I wanted. I will try 2 hours next time. Overall I liked it but it was kind of hard to apply evenly and I missed some spots. It was my first time dyeing my hair so I wasn't very good at it.
I have used various shampoos from Lush but I don't really use them anymore since they are pricey and I tend to switch shampoos every couple days to keep my hair looking fresh, so I just have like 3-4 different shampoos you can find in the grocery store. Maybe high end shampoo would make a huge difference but the few times I bought something from a salon or from Lush I didn't notice a huge difference.
Lip scrubs:
Bubblegum: pretty much like the name says.
I think I had another one called Popcorn but it seems to be discontinued. The lip scrubs aren't really worth it to me because my lips tend to stay pretty soft.
Eve's Cherry was a seasonal lip scrub for Valentine's Day 2019. It was really tasty. LOL (No I don't actually eat the stuff but you are supposed to rub it on and then lick it off!)
Toothpaste:
I used the toothy tabs before but I just got a toothpaste jelly called White Fang. I like it. It's minty and sweet.
Dusting powder and deodorant:
Silky Underwear and T for Toes powder: I sprinkle this in my sock drawer when I think of it. I've used it on my body as well and I like it.
Aromaco deodorant: I like the smell, it mostly smells of patchouli, not too strong though. The problem is it's not an antiperspirant so I stopped using it because I need that.
T'eo deodorant: It's abrasive, and it irritated my skin. Don't use.
Massage bars:
Therapy: When I had my surgeries last year, particularly the one that left a huge scar down my middle, they recommended that I use some kind of lotion to reduce the scarring. I went to Lush and someone recommended Therapy. I used it for a while and I can't say if it's any better than if I hadn't used it, but I did like the bar.
Pearl: OK I bought this for J and never got a chance to give it to her so I used it a couple times, but we don't do a lot of massages, so honestly I think I still have it in my bathroom closet, 4 years later. I should send it to her now. *snerk*
Soft Coeur: I think I had this at one time? But I don't remember much about it. It just looks familiar.
Shaving cream:
D'Fluff: nice strawberry scent but not really worth it.
Fun:
They have this stuff called Fun which is basically Play-Doh that comes in different colors and scents and makes a bubble bath (and colors the water) if you run it under the water. It's fun for kids because they can make stuff out of it (like you would with play doh). It smells good and my son always wanted to get it but then he never used it. LOL
A lot of people make "cocktails" out of their products. They mix bath bombs and Fun and other bubble bath and oils and they must come out smelling like a Lush store afterwards. I don't like to layer my products as much, I like to appreciate each scent for what it is.
Perfumes/body sprays:
Rose Jam body spray-nice summer smell, seems very sweet to me, not floral. Good winter scent. For body spray use only one spritz. Everything in the Rose Jam family is great. WTF? why did I put summer and winter? Now I can't remember which season I prefer to use it in. Winter, I think.
Karma-tried the card sample-very strong smoky scent, like a bonfire. Also strong patchouli scent. Reminds me of Ren Faires. Would be a great fall scent but I feel like it might be too hippie-ish for me. I'd like to try a sample in store sometime to be convinced. I have used the wash card a couple times now--I thought it would only be good for one wash but it has lasted much longer. I really do like the scent but want to make sure the actual perfume smells the same.
Amelie Mae perfume-also very sweet, good for fall or winter. Smells of toasted caramel. Similar to Rose Jam but more complex.
Breath of God perfume: way too dry and manly. Got it by accident once. Do not order!
Sun solid: the solid wasn't strong enough to me but it had a nice lemony scent. Summery. I used the wash card and it barely smelled like anything either. I'd have to try the actual perfume. It seems like it would be a really nice citrus scent.
Cardamom coffee solid: Nice. Smells like chai tea. Great for fall or winter.
Ginger-tried the wash card, it was nice, like Karma, but not as smoky. Would also be a nice fall scent.
Face:
Baby's Bum face bar: slightly lemony, vanilla. Melts onto face but not too greasy. No exfoliant but it is surprisingly nice to my skin considering it's oily.
Cup o Coffee face mask: smells like sweet coffee. Nice mask, not drying. Sucks when bits of coffee beans get in your eyes though. And it's really hard to get it all off if you are just washing your face off over the sink. Save this for the shower, also try as a body scrub.
Angels on Bare Skin face scrub: scrubby, but not too much. Same with the little bits of stuff getting in the eyes.
Breath of Fresh Air toner: So refreshing! Great as a wake me up or to cool off.
Ultrabland: Really nice makeup remover. Also use to put around the hairline if you're dyeing hair.
Cosmetic Lad: like it, not amazing. It doesn't smell like much to me.
Dark Angels: I love what it does for my face but the charcoal stains my tub (yeah we have a cheap tub). Do not get! (unless I get a new tub)
Let the good times roll: Marketed as a face and body cleanser, I used it on my face and liked it quite a bit. It smells sweet, like kettle corn or sweet corn tortillas LOL. It's like the Popcorn lip scrub that is now discon (I looked at ingredients and it does also have popcorn). I like it, it's not greasy and it's scrubby but fine (like cornmeal).
Bath Bombs:
I can't think of a bath bomb I didn't like other than the jelly ones and the glitter ones. Don't get those.
Intergalactic: oh why must I stop and think about how you're spelled every time? Definitely a favorite.
the Rose salt cube is not inspiring color-wise but I love the scent. It sinks to the bottom and it's just pink unlike the other ones that move around and have different colors.
Oh! And I also don't like when the bath bomb turns the water yellow (or orange, to a lesser extent). Bathing in yellow water is just gross to me.
Body
Ocean salt: Love! It's like a margarita. Don't eat it though.
Scrubee: Oh how I want to love you! But I just don't. It's greasy and the scrubby bits get everywhere. And I don't like the scent (sickly sweet vanilla/honey)
Mamma mia: scent is too strong. Wouldn't recommend. Floral but smells like cotton candy after it's rinsed off. It says grapefruit but I don't get that from it at all, at least not in the pot version. I also tried the solid version and I wasn't a huge fan.
Buffy: been a while since I used this. I think it's good for exfoliating.
Happy Hippy: Love it! Bright grapefruit scent. It would be awesome if I took showers in the morning. So I use it when I want to be alert at night. LOL
Cinders: I was reading posts on the Lush reddit and someone reminded me of this scent. It was a seasonal thing (Halloween I believe?). From what I remember it smelled smoky but also sweet. Good fall scent. It does separate a bit and has little bits of spices at the bottom but that doesn't bother me. I have tried both the liquid and the bar soap, in fact I froze the rest of my bar soap when I didn't finish it last year, and I recently brought it back out. It's like Karma, but less smoky and no patchouli.
Avocado wash: doesn't smell like avocado to me, smells like something sweet I can't put my finger on. It's not bad but I don't love it. Kind of a summery smell because even though it's sweet, it's light.
Plum Rain body wash: I like it, It smells like plums but not too sweet, has a bit of a fresh scent too. Good for spring.
Pansy body lotion (sample): Very thick, greasy on the hands. Didn't smell like much in the jar, but smelled sweet once it was on my hands. Would not use it for hands only. (duh that's why it says body lotion)
Sultana of soap (sample): The description says fruity but all I can smell is floral. IDK. I have been using the sample as hand soap. It's nice but I'm not a big floral fan.
Sleepy shower gel: It's nice! I can't put my finger on what it smells like but it's familiar. I got a little sample of it and it's sweeter smelling than I thought since they are always going on about its lavender properties. I thought it would smell more floral.
Hands/feet
The pumice foot scrub bar is really nice but not scrubby enough.
Salted Coconut says it's for hands but I used it on my feet and liked it. I thought it would be sweet smelling but it's not sweetened. Very salty.
Peppermint lotion: not a big fan, I just don't like foot lotion in general even though I need it.
Lemony flutter: I haven't used it in ages but it's a lemony cuticle cream. Kind of greasy from what I remember.
Hair:
Caca rouge henna: I used this in March to dye my hair. I saw someone recommend to leave it in for 4 hours but this turned my hair a darker, brighter red than I wanted. I will try 2 hours next time. Overall I liked it but it was kind of hard to apply evenly and I missed some spots. It was my first time dyeing my hair so I wasn't very good at it.
I have used various shampoos from Lush but I don't really use them anymore since they are pricey and I tend to switch shampoos every couple days to keep my hair looking fresh, so I just have like 3-4 different shampoos you can find in the grocery store. Maybe high end shampoo would make a huge difference but the few times I bought something from a salon or from Lush I didn't notice a huge difference.
Lip scrubs:
Bubblegum: pretty much like the name says.
I think I had another one called Popcorn but it seems to be discontinued. The lip scrubs aren't really worth it to me because my lips tend to stay pretty soft.
Eve's Cherry was a seasonal lip scrub for Valentine's Day 2019. It was really tasty. LOL (No I don't actually eat the stuff but you are supposed to rub it on and then lick it off!)
Toothpaste:
I used the toothy tabs before but I just got a toothpaste jelly called White Fang. I like it. It's minty and sweet.
Dusting powder and deodorant:
Silky Underwear and T for Toes powder: I sprinkle this in my sock drawer when I think of it. I've used it on my body as well and I like it.
Aromaco deodorant: I like the smell, it mostly smells of patchouli, not too strong though. The problem is it's not an antiperspirant so I stopped using it because I need that.
T'eo deodorant: It's abrasive, and it irritated my skin. Don't use.
Massage bars:
Therapy: When I had my surgeries last year, particularly the one that left a huge scar down my middle, they recommended that I use some kind of lotion to reduce the scarring. I went to Lush and someone recommended Therapy. I used it for a while and I can't say if it's any better than if I hadn't used it, but I did like the bar.
Pearl: OK I bought this for J and never got a chance to give it to her so I used it a couple times, but we don't do a lot of massages, so honestly I think I still have it in my bathroom closet, 4 years later. I should send it to her now. *snerk*
Soft Coeur: I think I had this at one time? But I don't remember much about it. It just looks familiar.
Shaving cream:
D'Fluff: nice strawberry scent but not really worth it.
Fun:
They have this stuff called Fun which is basically Play-Doh that comes in different colors and scents and makes a bubble bath (and colors the water) if you run it under the water. It's fun for kids because they can make stuff out of it (like you would with play doh). It smells good and my son always wanted to get it but then he never used it. LOL
A lot of people make "cocktails" out of their products. They mix bath bombs and Fun and other bubble bath and oils and they must come out smelling like a Lush store afterwards. I don't like to layer my products as much, I like to appreciate each scent for what it is.
