I am in a state of hideous shock. I was just a minute ago perusing the Bath Ballistic section of the Lush website, only to discover that my beloved Fairy Jasmine is not there!
It was the sweet Jasmine scent, the soft lilac colour that it turned the water, and the masses of glitter it contained that caused me to fall so deeply in love with Lush in the first place, and now they have done this!
Measures must be taken, we must act fast and hound them to add it to Retro Lush as soon as possible!
I think a moment of silence is appropriate for these sad times.
Amongst the 20 newbies that Lush have just added to their already vast range of wondrous bathing products is Porridge Soap. The delicious smelling new soap, which is made using Lush's new palm oil free soap recipe, contains masses of oats which buff away rough skin as you rub on the soap in the shower. The oats also impart their soothing properties onto the skin to smooth as soften as they exfoliate.
Don't you just love it when you have a bath with a Lush Bath Ballistic, and the whole house fills with the wonderful scent of Lush? The only problem is I am increasingly rarely getting time for baths, and the aromatherapy qualities of shower gel just don't cut it.
Lush however, genius as ever, have come up with the Emotibomb, which fizzes in the bottom of your shower and fills the bathroom with a cloud of vapour so that you can get an aromatherapy fix even when you're in a rush.
The Emotibomb is available in four varieties including, 'Too Drunk', to breath away a hangover, Lavender scented 'Up the Wooden Hill' to help ease you into sleep, 'Up you Get', which provides an awakening citrus blast, and the bluntly titled 'Sex in the Shower', for, you know.
I tried Up you Get for myself this morning, and it didn't half make the bathroom smell citrussy, and did indeed leave me feeling slightly more awakened than normal. My only complaint is that because you throw it on the shower floor to work its magic, you're not left with the scent on your skin as you are with a Bath Ballistic. But hey, you can't have everything!
We all spend plenty of time worrying about the artificial ingredients we put into our mouths, but how much time do we really spend worrying about what goes on our skin? Research shows that as much as sixty percent of what we slather onto our bodies can be absorbed into the blood stream, and with a multitude of natural beauty products available, there is now no excuse not to use products made from ingredients that nature invented.
In the first of a weekly series of posts celebrating natural cosmetics, it would seem only rude not to bow down to the King of natural beauty, Lush. Started back in 1995, Lush strive to make products that work in Harmony with both the environment and your body, minimising their use of non-biodegradable packaging and artificial ingredients. The best thing is, Lush never compromise on the high quality and sweet scents we have come to expect from traditional products.
One of my absolute favourite Lush products, has got to be Dream Cream. This rich cocoa butter and olive oil based body butter is both luxurious and extra nourishing for the skin. Enriched with Rose Absolute and Lavender Oil, Dream Cream leaves you smelling sweet and subtly floral all day.
Look out next week for more Naturally Beautiful products, and please comment to let me know your natural favourites.