The Olive Branch Body Lotion

If you love The Olive Branch shower gel then you will definitely love this! Sometimes when Lush release a lotion of the same name as a shower gel or bath bomb, the smell tends to be different, slightly tweaked. Not this one.

As soon as I saw The Olive Branch body lotion on the Lush Kitchen menu, I knew that I had to get it. I'm a massive fan of the shower gel and I was hoping more than anything that Lush had kept to the same recipe as this for the body lotion.

The ingredients are very very similar to that of the shower gel, obviously there has to be some difference because this is a lotion but I was very surprised to see that there were no actual olives in the ingredients for the lotion. After looking at the ingredients for the shower gel, I saw that there was olive oil in it, but when I looked at the ingredients for The Olive Branch body lotion - nothing. No olives whatsoever. Is it just me, or is that a bit strange?

The body lotion smells slightly weaker than the shower gel but this didn't affect how amazing this product is. One of the main smells of The Olive Branch family is citrus and in this lotion, there was a slight citrusy aroma; it wasn't weak but it wasn't overpowering. Looking at the ingredients for this lotion, I did think that the citrus element would be stronger since Lush use lemon oil, orange flower absolute, mandarin oil, citral, citronellol and bergamot oil. Sadly, it wasn't.

I do think it could have been slightly stronger so that you can smell it as soon as you open up the tub but that is a very very small problem because as soon as you apply this product to your skin, the smell comes through a bit more and lingers on your skin.

What is absolutely brilliant about this lotion however is that the smell that you do get from the lotion lasts a couple of hours, not as long as Sympathy for the Skin or Tropical Jungle but still a good amount of time that you feel satisfied.

The amount of cream shown on my fingers above covered the entirety of the top of my leg, the same amount then went on to cover the bottom half of my leg so as you can see, you don't need much. However, when I was moisturising the rest of my body, what I found out was that if you use a tiny bit too much, it can leave your skin feel greasy and oily so you have to be careful with the amount that you're using. I recommend that you use a tiny bit at a time - maybe use one finger to get cream out of the tub, that way at least your skin won't end up greasy.

The consistency of this product is quite thin, very similar to that of Karma Kream so a little bit of this will go a long way. The almond oil and the cocoa butter in this lotion do an amazing job at softening your skin and making it feel silky smooth for hours.

Overall, this body lotion is very good. It smells nearly identical to the shower gel, the smell lingers on your skin for a couple of hours and your skin feels smooth for hours afterwards. I just wish that the smell was slightly stronger. However, I do really like this body lotion and I can tell that it's going to last me a very long time and I can't wait to buy some more when it next comes out in the Lush Kitchen!


Description On Lush:
Pause for a peaceful moment to smooth softening almond oil on that beautiful body. Bergamot uplifts the senses as zesty lemon oil cheers and brightens you from the outside-in. As you lovingly rub them all over, the sunny scents of orange flower absolute and Sicilian mandarin will take you on a refreshing trip to sunnier climes.

Ingredients:

Water (Aqua), Almond Oil, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Glycerine, Stearic Acid, Triethanolamine, Bergamot Oil, Lemon Oil, Orange Flower Absolute, Mandarin Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, Lilial, Citral, Coumarin, Oakmoss Extract, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Perfume, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

Price:

£13.95/225g

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Rock Star Soap

The Rock Star soap from Lush seems to be a staple item in every Lushie household and it is a bestseller in nearly every Lush Cosmetics store across the globe? Why?! I hear you yell... Well...

This soap is probably one of the best smelling products I've ever smelt in my entire life and over nearly 21 years, I can safely say that I've smelt a lot of cosmetics. It's sweet, candy, fruity scent is made up of a mix of vanilla absolute and sorbitol.

When I was looking at the list of ingredients when I first bought this soap last year, I was very surprised to see that there wasn't any berry juice of any kind that was used to make Rock Star. Considering it's got a tinge of fruity aroma to it and it has such a strong scent in general, I was genuinely wondering how Lush got that sweet, fruity kick from just two ingredients that are made to create the actual scent and not the colour or foam. 

This is a beautiful smelling product and as if that wasn't enough, it also looks amazing too - it looks good enough to eat (although I suggest that you don't). It's baby pink colour goes hand-in-hand with it's aroma and if you're lucky, you actually get a indentation of a star on the soap.

If you've got a bigger size than 100g, I suggest that you cut the soap up so it can comfortably fit in the palm of your hand otherwise it will be a pain to use and you may end up dropping it consistently.

To use this in the shower, I recommend that you wet the soap underneath the water first and then move the shower head away from the soap, then rub the soap all over your body. This will create a lovely amount of lather on your body and on your hands. After you've done that, I suggest that you put the soap to one side (again, out of the way of the shower head) and use your hands to spread the lather out on your body.

I have found that this works very well. The amount of lather that Rock Star works up is amazing and it's one of the best soaps that Lush offer that lather up without any problem.

The smell of this soap also lingers on you skin for about four hours which is amazing because I loved walking around smelling of this soap. It made me feel so fresh and clean.

Unfortunately, I cannot say whether this soap is moisturising in the shower or not because Lush's soaps have yet to agree with my skin in the shower and instead of making my skin soft, it tends to leave it dry.

This was the same for when I used the soap for just my hands. I loved the way my hands smelled afterwards but Rock Star left my hands feeling dry which wasn't nice. The only thing that I could revel in was the smell.

However, it's like I said before, every single soap that I have tried from Lush doesn't' seem to work well for my skin in the shower and only a handful work for me when I'm just using the soaps for my hands. I can only write about what this soap does for my body so you never know, you could be the lucky bugger that all of the soaps from Lush work for. If that is you, I envy you. 

Overall, I completely understand why this soap is a staple bathroom item within in the Lush community: it looks amazing, smells amazing and the smell lasts for ages. Even though soaps from Lush don't really work for my skin, I can safely say that once I've finished the block that I'm using at the moment, I will be buying another one just for the smell.

Description On Lush:

Get into the gorgeous groove with this creamy, sweet-smelling soap. Rock Star takes you on an away day with its nostalgic smell of seaside rock wrapped up in a pink blob - perfect for easing sugar cravings. Containing Fair Trade vanilla absolute, this will leave you feeling sweet and comforted.

Ingredients:

Water (Aqua), Rapeseed and Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Sorbitol, Perfume, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Stearate, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Alpha Isomethyl, Ionone, Colour 17200, Colour 14700, Colour 45410

Price:

£3.50/100g

£8.75/250g

£17.50/500g

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Dragons Egg Bath Bomb

Lush's Dragon's Egg bath bomb seems to be among the favourites of the year-round products that Lush sell. It's one of those bath bombs that are very plain to look at on the outside - it's white exterior is dotted with different coloured 'dragon scales' that are hidden inside. I knew that it wasn't going to be boring when I put it in the tub due to all of the Instagram pictures of this particular product.

As soon as I put this in my bath, Dragon's Egg started to foam - due to the cream of tartar - and it nearly covered the top of the water.; there was no colour at first, nothing exciting but I knew that the show was about to start. The cream of tartar is the ingredient that makes your skin feel silky smooth whilst you're in the bath and for about half an hour after exiting the bath.

Slowly, the coloured rice paper (aptly used for the 'dragon scales') began littering the water - blue, red and yellow popping out everywhere. I also heard some light popping and I realised that there was some popping candy that was also being released as the bath bomb fizzed. The popping candy didn't do anything for the bath itself, but Lush state that it's to give off the idea of dragon fire and the flame crackling.

When Dragon's Egg fizzes a bit more, a golden centre is revealed and the bath bomb spins round the bath to create magical, glittery swirls of orange. This product is very much like Frozen in the sense that it takes around 15 minutes to dissolve fully. This means that for 15 glorious minutes, this wonder captures your attention and leaves your mouth agape.

Another thing that captures your attention is the tons of glitter that swirls around in your bath. When the foam settles and the bath bomb has finally stopped fizzing, the glitter mixed in with the burnt orange colour - maybe a couple of shades darker than that of the Yuzu & Cocoa bubbleroon.

Even though the centre of Dragon's Egg is beautiful, I wouldn't say that it is as gorgeous as Frozen, Twilight or YogaBomb and didn't smell as gorgeous as Twilight or Fluffy Egg.

Dragon's Egg includes ingredients like lemon oil, bergamot oil and jasmine absolute. Considering that two of those ingredients are citrus smells, I could hardly smell the bergamot and lemon oil; the jasmine absolute was stronger along with the gardenia extract. The floral and citrusy smell together however created a very odd scent for me. It would have been nice for it to be a stronger citrusy smell - and no, not because citrus is my favourite scent - but because that's what Lush deems to be the stronger scent.

So maybe mine was just a one-off? I don't know. I will have to see when I use it again.

After exiting the bath, I was glad to notice that the glitter from the bath bomb hadn't stuck to my skin but after the water had drained, the glitter from the bath had stuck to the bathtub. It wasn't a pain to wash away.

Overall, this bath bomb is brilliant because it's a slow fizzer, it releases gorgeous, golden swirls and the beautiful golden shimmer makes it look like magical, dragons breath. Even the smell wasn't exactly my cup of tea, I will definitely be buying this bath bomb over and over again.

DEMO:

Description On Lush:

Dragon's Egg makes bathtime exciting as it fizzes and crackles and changes the colour of your water to a gorgeous citrusy gold. Its scent is reminiscent of lemon sherbet, with a hint of jasmine, leaving you feeling great and ready for a goo day. Its citrus scents leave you feeling transformed and invigorated.

ingredients:

Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Popping Candy, Lemon Oil, Bergamot Oil, Jasmine Absolute, Cream of Tartar, Water (Aqua), Gardenia Extract, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Lauryl Betaine, Citral, Limonene, Linalool, Gold Lustre, Radiant Gold Lustre, Colour 15510, Colour 17200, Colour 14700, Colour 45410, Rice Paper

Price:

£3.75/each

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Spring Cleanser Facial Cleanser

Ever since I received this product last month, I have been using it day and night just so I could write this review. And after a month of using the Spring Cleanser Facial Cleanser, I can safely say that I absolutely love it.

I use this facial cleanser in the morning and at night before I go to bed so I can get rid of all the dirt that has accumulated on my face during the day. If I have worn make-up during the day, I use the facial cleanser in the morning before I put my make-up on, after I take my make-up off and then at night.

This is a brilliant product to use after you've taken your make-up off because people don't realise how much make-up actually stays on after you've used your face wipes. Using this after I had taken my make-up off, I could see leftover foundation on the cotton pad. After I have taken my make-up off, I use this cleanser twice just to make sure I have gotten everything off.

To use this cleanser, I squirt a bit into my hand and massage it onto my face in a circular motion. Then I wet a cotton pad underneath the tap and then squeeze all the excess water out so it's just damp and then I wipe the cleanser off my face.

I have found - over the course of the last month - that this product has reduced the redness on my face and has also made my spot disappear quite quickly. I know that you see a spot on your face and it never seems to disappear and when it does, you cry with relief, but this cleanser helps them go away much much quicker. This is due to it getting rid of all that excess dirt that builds up in your pores over the day. It's a good idea to make sure you stick to using this morning and night and definitely after you've taken make-up off.

The amount shown on my fingers above is enough to cover my face. It doesn't look like a lot but because Spring Cleanser has such a thin consistency, a little bit can go a long way.

Spring Cleanser facial cleanser has an aroma of cucumbers and flowers mixed together. It may not sound too appealing but it really does smell fresh and soothing. This product is made up of violet leaf absolute which is a sweet-smelling plant which gives the cleanser it's floral smell; violet leaf absolute is also antibacterial and antiseptic which makes it a brilliant ingredient for skin care products.

The fennel oil is what makes this product a cleanser as fennel oil is used to treat oily and congested skin - which means that it's perfect for after you've taken your make-up off or at the end of the day to get rid of any excess dirt that may be clogging up your pores.

Almond oil is another key ingredient in this product as it's this that makes the cleanser conditioning and makes sure that your face feels smooth and refreshed after using it.

Together these ingredients make this brilliant facial cleanser product.

Spring Cleanser smells amazing, works really well and lasts a long time. After using this product for the last month, the bottle isn't even a quarter empty and that's after using it 2/3 times a day for four weeks. I feel like all of these qualities make this product great value for money. It's just a shame that this rarely comes out in the Lush Kitchen because when I have finished my bottle, I will be desperate to get my hands on some more.

Description On Lush:

Cool as a cucumber and calm as chamomile blue! Wiping away silky along oil gently clarifies whilst softening skin to leave a glorious glow. Fresh cucumber soothes as sweetly-spict fennel oil lends a deeper cleanser. Weave this into your routine for radiantly-beaming skin, every day.

ingredients:

Fresh Cucumber Infusion, Fresh Spring Water, Almond Oil, Stearic Acid, Fresh Cucumber Juice, Violet Leaf Absolute, Fennel Oil, Oakmoss Absolute, Chamomile Blue Oil, Triethanolamine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Oakmoss Extract, Linaool, Perfume, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

Price:

£10.25/240g

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Ghost Shower Gel

I'm quite easy when it comes to scents; there isn't really a particular scent of shower gel or anything like that that I absolutely hate. I might have favourite aromas - CITRUS!!! - but I will never not give anything a go because of the way it could smell.

Ghost is one of those ones that a few people dislike because of it's overly-floral smell but I actually really like this product. And it's not surprising that this shower gel smells over-florally with the ingredients that's in it: dove orchid infusion, rose water, jasmine absolute, ylang ylang oil and neroli oil.

Rose water can help calm the skin and reduce redness and you can definitely smell this ingredient when you open Ghost. 

Jasmine is used in aromatherapy for treating sensitive skin, muscle pains, depression and stress. With it's rich, floral aroma, it's work brilliantly alongside the rose water. 

The ylang ylang oil that is also used in this shower gel adds to the floral aroma. It has a sweet floral smell and is also used in aromatherapy - like jasmine oil - to help with depression and stress. The last ingredient that helps with the floral smell is the neroli oil. 

Neroli oil gives off the aroma of a fresh nature, floral scent and this ingredient mixed together with the other three is what makes the Ghost shower gel. That is four ingredients right there that are floral, four ingredients. So that should give you an idea to how strong this shower gel smells.

If you don't like floral smells, then I'm sorry, this Lush product is definitely not for you, but for those of you who don't mind floral scents, then carry on reading.

As if the gorgeous scent wasn't enough, Lush also includes jojoba oil to make the shower gel moisturising. I wouldn't say that Ghost is very moisturising, my skin definitely did feel slightly softer but not that compared to the Buffy Body Butter.

Ghost has a very thin consistency - much like The Comforter shower cream. I did need to use a little bit more gel than usual to get the nice, thick lather that I wanted but not too much more that I felt like it was going to be a waste. 

Snowflake lustre is another ingredient that is included in this product. Don't worry, you're not going to get covered in glitter whilst using the Ghost shower gel; I didn't even notice any glitter on my skin whilst I was using it. I could only see the glitter in the bottle and when I had squeezed the gel onto my scrunchie, after that: nothing.

This is a fantastic shower gel is you love floral smells, it may be the perfect one for you perhaps. Ghost is one of those shower gels that you forget all about for a while and then use it and you wonder why you ever stopped. I love this shower gel, I'm just sad that it's only available when the Lush Kitchen bring it out, it needs to become a permanent fixture in my collection.

Description On Lush:

Haunting florals of ylang ylang oil and jasmine absolute mingle with soothing rose water in this exquisitely-fragrant medley. Organic jojoba oil softens as dove orchid infusion deeply cleanses. Delve into these phantom lather for an other-worldly wash.

Ingredients:

Dove Orchid Infusion, Rose Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Fine Sea Salt, Glyceryl Stearate & PEG-100 Stearate, Cocamide MEA, Glycol Cetearate, Perfume, White Wine Vinegar, Propylene Glycol, Lauryl Betaine, Organic Jojoba Oil, Jasmine Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil, Neroli Oil, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Snowflake Lustre, Potassium Aluminium Silicate, Titanium Dioxide, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

Price:

£11.25/250g

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Frozen Bath Bomb

Frozen is one of those bath bombs that will always be beautiful no matter how many times that you use it. It will always amaze you and it will always be a part of your collection. For those of you who are avid Lushies to those of you who have just started out in the Lush community, you will probably know about the Frozen bath bomb and its beauty. You've probably seen hundreds of glorious photos on Instagram and Twitter showing the fantastic vibrancy of colour.

If all of that doesn't sell this bath bomb to you if you haven't used it already, then maybe the pictures in this review and what I'm about to say will.

I can't really pinpoint what this bath bomb smells like, all I can say is that the mix of the neroli oil, grapefruit oil and rose oil make a fantastic combination. It's sort of florally with a hint of fruitiness. The smell is definitely amazing; it's not too strong, it's subtle: a smell that you definitely notice but one that you can relax with. I know that I definitely relaxed.

After I took all of the pictures for this review and videoed it for my YouTube Lush Demo, I decided not to watch The Walking Dead, instead I just lay back and relaxed. I had been at work that day so a relaxing bath is definitely what I needed, I needed it so much in face that I feel asleep in the bath. Yup... Very dangerous but I think I was only asleep for a couple of minutes.

The colour of the bath and smell combined made it bath heaven and out of the many many bath products that I have tried from Lush - and other companies - this is definitely one of my favourites. When you think of the Disney film, Frozen, what colour do you think of? Blue of course. But what kind of blue? Icy blue? Dark Blue? It doesn't matter. This bath bomb has both of those colours.

At first, Frozen released it's cream of tartar - a white froth - and a light blue colour. The white and blue mixed together looks gorgeous and when the lustre is released, it creates this glittery, blue perfection. Next, the middle of the bath bomb fizzes out and this is a dark blue which when again, mixed together with the white and light blue is fantastic.

Frozen is also a slow fizzer. I was filming it for about 12 minutes before it had completely dissolved in the water and I was left with a beautiful hue of glittery blue. It wasn't a dark blue and it wasn't a light blue, it was maybe a shade darker than sky blue?

Even though there is nothing in the list of ingredients that indicates that this bath bomb is going to moisturising, it sure does the job; my body felt so smooth whilst I was in the bath and even after I got out which is another thing that makes this bath bomb so amazing. The scent of the bath bomb also lingers on your skin for a good couple of hours which is also brilliant.

After stepping out the bath, I realised I was covered in glitter - I'm not a huge fan of a walking glitter person but in this case, I didn't care. I loved the bath bomb too much. It washed off easily and the leftover silver lustre in my bathtub was easy to wash down the drain too. Frozen didn't leave any stains around the tub either.

Overall, this is a statement bath bomb in my collection, I think I have about eight at the moment in my bath bomb box and I'm just so glad that Frozen is a product that is in shops all year round now as I can get as many as I want from the Merry Hill Lush by me. This bath bomb is pretty much perfect in my opinion and I can't think of a bath bomb that has produced this beautiful colour this well.


P.S SORRY FOR THE OVERLOAD OF PHOTOS IN THIS REVIEW. I JUST COULDN'T GET OVER HOW BEAUTIFUL THE COLOURS WERE IN THIS BATH BOMB AND I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. I GOT TOO EXCITED.

DEMO:

Description On Lush:

Do you want to have a bath bomb? Do you want to splash and play? Enjoy the most magical soak in the kingdom with this shimmering blue bath bomb, which spills out rolling snowdrifts of silver lustre. Uplifting neroli from Tunisia and precious rose oil from Turkey are sure to spread a little sunshine and melt the iciest of moods. If your day's felt like a series of doors in your face, this shiny, sky blue bomb filled with sparkle provides the perfect fairytale ending. Step in, take a deep breath and let it go.

Ingredients:

Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Grapefruit Oil, Neroli Oil, Rose Oil, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Lilial, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Snowflake Lustre, Silver Glimmer Lustre, Colour 42090, Colour 42053

Price:

£4.25/each

Vegan:

Yes

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Yummy Yummy Yummy Shower Gel

I will always remember this shower gel as one of the first three shower gels I received (including Fruity Beauty and Slammer), and I had to go to the post office to go and pick it up. I was so excited that I had actually purchased Lush Kitchen products and this started off my obsession with the Lush Kitchen. And when I say obsession, I mean waking up every morning at 07:45 to get ready to add a ton of stuff to my basket and pay before anything sold out. 

When I opened my Lush Kitchen parcel containing these three shower gels, I noticed that my Yummy Yummy Yummy shower gel was slightly broken and some of the shower gel had leaked in the box, making some very sticky and pink pieces of styrofoam. I wasn't happy and it ruined a completely good photo opportunity for the blog where I show you the colour of the shower gel. As soon as I turned the bottle on it's side, the shower would come pouring out. Luckily, I store all of my shower gels in a box, it just means that I can't take it anywhere with me when I'm travelling.

Anyway, the fact that it's broken is the only negative that I can say about this product, and that negative may only apply to my bottle.

The consistency of this shower gel is quite runny (but again, because the bottle is broken, I don't know if water from the shower has gotten into the bottle and mixed with the gel and made it more watery than it should be). But don't be put off by the runniness. The consistency is that of a shower cream more than a gel and I had to use slightly more than usual to get a really nice lather - think the same consistency as the Ghost shower gel.

For this product, Lush wanted to capture the scent of strawberries and cream. I find that this is such a hard smell to create. I've tried so many products that were supposed to be strawberries and cream scented but ended up disappointing me.

This however, doesn't.

Yummy Yummy Yummy smells wondrous. It smells gorgeous. It smells edible. It smells yummy. With a peachy colour liquid, it genuinely looks like you mashed some strawberries up, got a load of cream and mixed it altogether. I think the only thing Lush could improve on here is maybe trying to encapsulate the strawberry smell more. It is there, the aroma of strawberries is definitely there but I think it could be slightly stronger to really get that strawberries and cream smell. Even though this could be improved, it doesn't change the fact that this shower gel is fantastic.

Whilst using this product, your covered in a silky and soapy lather, you're covered in a scent that you never want to wash away. After stepping out of the shower, the smell of Yummy Yummy Yummy lasts for about half an hour on your skin so the longevity isn't that bad. Using this as a bubble bath is brilliant too, the smell lingers on your skin for longer and you get to bathe in a scrumptious bubble bath.

I definitely recommend that you buy this shower gel as the silky lather makes your skin feel slightly softer and it smells amazing. What more could you possibly want out of a shower gel? I certainly don't know.

Description On Lush:

When you want to smell like strawberries and cream, reach for juicy passionflower and hydrating honey for a soft, pudding-sweet lather.

Price:

£11.25/250g

Vegan:

No

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty

Whoosh Shower Jelly

I have quite a big collection of shower jellies, but the thought of using them - after reading many reviews about them - never appealed to me.

To this day, I've used about ten different shower jellies and my thoughts on them are pretty much the same every time: hard to use, nice to smell.

When I took the lid off the Whoosh Shower Jelly, the smell of citrus instantly hit me, it wasn't as strong a citrus smell as the Refresher Shower Jelly, but the citrus smell was still definitely there.

What I tend to do with my shower jellies is get a pair of scissors and cut a thin piece off the top of the jelly. So it's a small, thin shape that fits in the palm of your hand. This makes it easier to use the jellies without dropping them loads in the shower. This doesn't make it possible to NOT drop, but it helps because you'll have a better grip on it. I still dropped mine a couple times but it's better than dropping it ten times in a matter of minutes.

Whoosh shower jelly lathers up pretty nicely. Again, to lather it up properly, I lather the jelly up in between my hands at first and then once I get the lather going, I then use it on my body out the way of the water. So I move the shower head to the side so the water stream isn't going on my body and then I use the jelly.

Whilst using Whoosh on my body, it didn't lather up as nicely as I expected it to, but when I used it in a small circular motion, it lathered up a bit better, but this was a bit annoying as it took much longer to wash my body than a normal shower gel would.

The little bit that I cut off the top of the shower jelly lasts about four washes but when you get to the fourth wash, little bits start to break off the jelly and go down the drain - which is a bit of a waste.

The smell of Whoosh lingered on my body for about half an hour after stepping out of the shower, but the scent stayed on my hands for about an hour. If you have read my reviews on the other shower jellies, you know that I also like to use the jellies as soaps - since the smell does stay on your hands longer and having the smell of Whoosh on your hands for an hour is a dream, since the jelly smells so good.

I think the idea of shower jellies is a very fun one, but they seem to be a bit unideal for when you just want that in-and-out shower. If you want a quick shower, I would opt for a normal shower gel, not a shower jelly.

Since that little chunk that I used lasted for around four washes, my 240g tub will be lasting me for quite a while and once I have finished that tub, I will be buying it again.

Description On Lush:

If you're a little wobbly with overtiredness, Whoosh will give you the oomph you need. Its zingy fragrance and slinky feel with blast away fatigue, especially if you chill this jelly in the fridge or freezer beforehand. We've mixed seaweed, fresh citrus juices, rosemary and geranium oils into this pot. Scoop some of the gel out and use like a soap to cleanse and lift away dead skin cells, leaving you brighter and fresher.

Ingredients:

Glycerine, Honey Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Carrageenan Extract, Perfume, Fresh Organic Lemon Juice, Fresh Grapefruit Juice, Fresh Organic Lime Juice, Grapefruit Oil, Rosemary Oil, Geranium Oil, Citral, Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool, Colour 42090, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

Price:

£3.95/100g
£7.95/240g

Vegan:

No

Rating:

xoxo

Kirsty