Enjoying The Fresh Fan Favourites Of August In The Tub | Lush Kitchen August 2024 Box

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I recently grabbed the August Lush Kitchen Subscription Box from Lush Leeds Box and I thought that today I would talk to you all about it! 

If you’re unaware of the Kitchen Subscription Box then it is a monthly subscription box that contains retro, exclusive and well loved Lush products. In the past, you used to get three products voted by those subscribed and two products on average chosen by the amazing people at Lush as a surprise but now the Kitchen Box usually contains five products that are usually centralised around a theme. 

This month, the wonderful Finley chose five amazing products centralised around fresh fan favourites.  Retro products loved by the Lush community. Products that the Lush a community have yearned to return in some way shape or form! If you are unaware of Finley then Finley runs the wonderful Lush Discord Channel and is the face of the Lush Reveals Videos on YouTube which are focused on telling you all the exciting upcoming ranges and products from Lush such as brand new collaborations, new all year round products and seasonal ranges. 

I am known to be forgetful and as the Kitchen Box has a cut off date for subscribing I normally have a tendency to forget and then remember after the cut off date meaning that I can’t get the Kitchen Box normally. However, I heard that some Kitchen Boxes were going into stores so I emailed Lush Leeds Spa and thankfully they were so nice to reserve a box for me. I can’t thank them enough for doing this to me. 

Prince Charming Shower Gel

This Shower Gel contains Marshmallow Root and Vanilla Pod Infusion, Glycerine, Grapefruit Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Geranium Oil and Fresh Pomegranate Juice.

In my opinion, this smells like a fruity cocktail due to the Grapefruit and Pomegranate Juice with a sort of Vanilla sweetness undertone due to the Marshmallow and Vanilla Pod Infusion. The Sandalwood and Geranium aren’t super noticeable but to me they do help to round out the scent as a whole helping the fruity notes jump off the page whilst the Sandalwood to me helps to round out the Vanilla notes and ensure that it’s not too sickly sweet.  

Lemon Days and Ginger Beer Bath Bomb 

This bath bomb contains Ginger Oil, Mimosa Absolute, Sicilian Red Mandarin Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Geranium Oil, Bergamot Oil,  Lemon Peel Powder and Powdered Ginger. 

Lemon Days and Ginger Beer Bath Bomb shares its scent with the iconic Lush Ginger Perfume. If you haven’t smelt Ginger from Lush before then imagine an intense Ginger fragrance with a background of woody and fruity notes which will make anyone near you ask what fragrance you are wearing. This bath bomb takes the iconic scent and adds a pep of Lemon to it to evoke the fragrance and feeling of enjoying a Lemon and Ginger Tea when you’re feeling under the weather. I adore anything Ginger and anything Lemon so combining the two into a bath bomb that I can enjoy is heaven. I have a massive stash of Lemon and Ginger Tea and love to have a cup when the weather is cold outside! I have been known to even add fresh Ginger and Lemon to my cup before drinking to amp up the flavour. I haven’t used this bath bomb just yet but will do after writing this blog post! Honestly I can’t wait to use this! I also have the Ginger Shower Gel, Solid Perfume and Liquid Perfume so I can’t wait to pair them with this Bath Bomb!

Happy For S.A.D Shower Jelly 

This Jelly contains Glycerine, Fresh White Lily Infusion, Fair Trade Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Carrageenan Extract, Neroli Oil, Grapefruit Oil and Sicilian Red Mandarin Oil. 

I was unsure on what to think of this scent. I have never smelt it before and have heard so many varied reviews and responses to this product. I was expecting it to be Neroli heavy with a touch of Grapefruit as Neroli is known to help reduce stress, anxiety and depression but it was the other way around. I adore the combination of citrus and neroli in this jelly as it is truly uplifting. 

This Shower Jelly has been created to help those who suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Honestly, as someone who suffers with S.A.D and was intrigued by the scent of this product, this product was a big reason of why I bought the box. As someone who has an eye condition that is affected by darkness, early dark nights affect me massively mentally and physically so I am hoping that this Shower Jelly helps. I do love all things Autumn except the dark nights and it being a pain for me to get anything done as soon as it gets dark outside. 

Flying Fox Body Lotion 

This Body Lotion contains Almond Oil, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Glycerine, Cypress Oil, Jasmine Oil, Palmarosa Oil and Ylang Ylang Oil.

This Body Lotion shares the same scent as the Flying Fox Shower Gel  which has returned as a part of the Lush Remind/Discon Wall that is in selected stores and online as well as the Godiva Shampoo Bar and the Lust Perfume from Lush. Flying Fox smells like a seductive Jasmine forward scent with powdery undertones coming from the Palmarosa and Ylang Ylang.

The Body Lotion itself is amazing. Not too heavy and greasy but nourishing enough to make skin feel soft and supple. The Lotion sank in quite quickly which I adore right now as it means you’re not waiting too long for the product to sink in especially if you’re in a rush which I am forever in. I used it first thing in the morning and my body still felt super nourished when I got back in the evening from being out running errands and being busy all day. I can’t wait to use all of the Lust/Flying Fox products and pair the together to smell beautiful all day long! 

Exhale Perfume 

This perfume contains Cedarwood Oil, Vetivert Oil, Sicilian  Lemon Oil, Grapefruit. Oil and Cade Oil. 

A fun thing about Exhale. It is half of the very well known scent from Lush - Breath Of God. Breath Of God is made up of two separate scents at Lush. Inhale and Exhale. Inhale focuses more on the fruity sort of Melon like part of the Breath Of God fragrance whereas Exhale focuses on the more smoky aspect of Breath OfGod. 

In my opinion, Exhale smells of when you first enter a bookshop in a way. This fragrance contains woody ingredients such as the Cedarwood and the Vetivert that are giving me that sort of bookshop scent vibe. The Cade to me adds a real punch of smokiness. Sort of like when wood has been burnt or when fireworks have been going off. I know these both sound like weird scents but to me they work. I think that this fragrance will be perfect during the Autumn season. 

Thanks again to Lush Leeds Spa for reserving me this Kitchen Box so I could purchase it and use all of these wonderful items. 

Are you subscribed to the Kitchen Box? Will you be subscribing now Lush are releasing a Shower version of the Kitchen Box for those who don’t have a tub? Let me know! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

I Made My Own Bath Bomb And Fresh Face Mask At Lush! | Lush White Rose Summer Treats Workshop - Passion Bath Bomb & Avocado Ice Cream Fresh Face Mask

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post!  I recently went to the Lush White Rose store with Luke to make my own bath bomb and fresh face mask and I thought that today I would tell you all about it!

We arrived at Lush White Rose and had a look about as the store had recently received their Discon/Remind Wall and had some Anchor Store Exclusive products such as The Shining, Punkawalop and Shield out on the shelves. I love popping into Lush White Rose when I’m going to White Rose. The store is great and the staff are truly amazing! 

After about five minutes, it was time to take part in the workshop! 

Lush have created these workshops as a part of their Summer Treats Range which focuses on Summer Scents that you can create via combining Lush products such as combining Mask Of Magnaminty, Tingle, Dirty Springwash and Glen Cocoa to create a Mint Choc Chip scent, releasing Bouncy Castle Shower Jelly to the public for a limited time before it goes back to being a Party exclusive, releasing a limited edition Body Spray collection and changing the packaging of certain products to evoke the feeling of Summer through a pastel colour scheme. This workshop enables customers to create a bath bomb that has a citrus fragrance that evokes the feeling of Summer. alongside a Fresh Face Mask that is based on food that truly screams Summer. Ice Cream. 

The first product we were told that we were making was Passion Bath Bomb. A summery delight in a bath bomb that smells like fresh Passionfruit! This bath bomb contains Buchu, Litsea Cubeba and Sweet Wild Orange Oils to create a truly Summery bath. 

before making anything at Lush, you have to put on gloves for obvious health and safety reasons. Now giving gloves to Luke when it comes to making Lush products has always been a bit troublesome. He has large hands and sometimes the gloves don’t fit him properly but today was not that day and after a few minutes we both managed to get them on smoothly!

After we had put the gloves on, we grabbed our bottom halves of the bath bomb mould and layered yellow bath bomb mixture and then after that we grabbed some orange and pink bath bomb mixture and was told to sprinkle each of these onto one side of the mould (one on the left and one on the right) and then swirl. Now honestly I wasn’t fully sure how to swirl bath bomb mixture in a mould without it flying everywhere so I just kinda mixed it with my fingers and then was told to layer the other colours and pack it down. I can’t really remember which colours went in which order sadly but once we were done with the bottom half we were told to repeat with the top half. After this, we grabbed a big handful of the last colour and was told to squish and twist the two halves together to create one homogenous bath bomb with one mould. It sounds easy to do but it does take a few tries to ensure that the bath bomb and mould are on properly. Once we got them sandwiched we put them in a bag and was told to leave them to cure and set for at least 24 hours before using it. 

After this, we were told that we would be making Avocado Ice Cream Fresh Face Mask. This has been a Lush Kitchen Exclusive and was available for a very short time at Lush Liverpool Spa so I was excited and intrigued to make this. I love a good Fresh Face Mask. 

We first grabbed some new gloves because we didn’t want the powder from the wonderful Passion Bath Bomb to contaminate with the Fresh Face Mask. Once this was done, we arranged all of the ingredients needed to make the Fresh Face Mask. In cooking, mise en place is used to ensure cooking goes smoothly. Mise en place is essentially having everything ready before cooking so it felt a bit similar to that. We first mashed the Avocados through a sieve to ensure it was super smooth. For some reason, these avocados decided that they didn’t want to be mashed so it took a while. After this we did read that there was a top tip to add the Lemon Juice to help the Avocados mash so after mashing and reading this we did so. After the Lemon Juice was added, it was time to add the Soya Yoghurt which Luke did wonderfully, the Kaolin and the essential oil blend. To me the oil smelt of wonderfully zingy Lemongrass. Once added, we mixed all the ingredients together until combined and then it was time to pack it into the tubs. 

Before we did that, we had to get the tubs ready with the labels. Now, as I don’t have the greatest dexterity this was a bit fiddly. Labels, peeling them off a backing label, gloves…. It could’ve gone better but I got there. Once I had applied the big label to the lid, it was time to add the smaller label to the side of the pot which was so easy compared to the big one. Once this was done, it was time to put it into the tubs and then whack it in the fridge when I got home so it could be ready to use. 

Since it’s been a few days since making this, I have used Avocado Ice Cream and oh my god it is beautiful! I will probably do a proper review of it soon but it’s amazing! 

Thanks again to the staff at Lish White Rose for having us! 

Would you go to Lush and make your own bath bomb and face mask? Let me know! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

Spraying The Body Sprays So I Smell Good For That Summer Loving! | Lush Summer Treats Body Spray Range 2024

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today I would talk to you about the limited edition Lush Body Sprays that have dropped as part of their Summer Treats range for the Summer. 

In my last post, I focused on Lemony Flutter which Lush kindly sent me it to review on here (thank you Lush) so I have decided to focus on the rest of the range within this post. If you want to read all about my review and opinions on the brand new summer Lemony Flutter Body Spray then do read my last blog post. 

All of the Body Sprays are priced at £25. If you want to grab any of the Body Sprays (including Lemony Flutter) that are listed below then run don’t walk to your local Lush store or online as these are only available during August!  

Grape Soda 

We all get a little bit thirsty in the Summer… 

This is a brand new Body Spray from Lush and as the name says, the Spray takes inspiration from fruity soda. 

This Body Spray contains Juniperberry Oil and Sweet Wild Orange Oil. This combination of oils creates a very fruity scent. To me, it reminds me of the Grape Fanta Cans of American Soda that you can get from American Candy Stores across the UK.  This body spray also shares the same scent as the Big Squeeze Bath Bomb and Vampire Kisses Lip Scrub from Lush. 

Honestly, this is a bit of a confusing scent for me. When I sprayed it in store, it took a couple of minutes to develop on my skin so I was unsure on what the smell was reminding me of or if there was much scent at all and then when it kicked in, I grew to enjoy the scent. I think I need to respray it in store to properly tell if I do enjoy it or not but from the dry down, it does remind me of the Fanta Grape Cans and enjoying a cold refreshing can on a hot Summers day. If you like your sweet scents then I think that you will adore this. If you adore Snow Fairy then I think that you will enjoy this scent as to me it does give off a Summery sort of sibling to Snow Fairy. If I was going to pair this alongside other products from Lush then I think I would pair it with Sultana Of Soap or anything The Comforter scented as the berry notes in both would compliment the body spray in my opinion. 

Passion 

One spray and this Body Spray will definitely add some passion to your life! 

This body spray contains Lime, Litsea Cubeba and Brazilian Orange Oils. Honestly, this is Summer in a bottle to me. Bright and zingy! 

When I sprayed it I instantly got that iconic Passion scent from Lush and I did say oh my god quite loudly in store when I sprayed this oops. When it settled on my skin, it did still smell of bright Passion Fruit but I did detect a slight creaminess to it. This may be due to the Litsea Cubeba? The creaminess to me added a bit of depth for the citrus to jump off and ensured that the citrus didn’t instantly flash off my skin which has happened previously with other citrus fragrances which is a shame because I love citrus scents! This body spray doesnt disappoint! 

You could pair this with a plethora of items from Lush such as Passion Shower Gel or the Passion Bath Bomb, Sweet Wild Orange Hand Balm, Orange Scrub or Brightside Bubble Bar because well Orange and Passionfruit are beautiful companions scent wise. I did use Passion Body Spray the other day and I did pair it with Tropical Co-Mingle, Bongo Shower Jelly and Passion Shower Gel and oh my god I felt and smelt amazing!

Peaches

Who doesnt want to smell like a juicy ripe peach? 

This body spray contains Sweet Orange, Buchu and Litsea Cubeba Oils, Olibanum Resinoid and Champaca Absolute. 

If you remember the Lush X Super Mario Bros Movie Collaboration then you may remember the Princess Peach Body Spray, well she’s back with a brand new name and a glow up! 

I did publish a blog post about the Mario Collab so if you want to read all about the previous version then click here. 

This is very similar to Princess Peach but to my nose this is a little bit fruitier. The old version had a Watermelon note to me that was quite prominent when you first spray it whereas Peaches doesn’t so much. I recently picked up some Peach Hi-Chew’s whilst I was at an Asian Supermarket recently and they smell exactly like the spray! 

I would pair this with Thermal Waves, Passionfruit Shower Gel, Peachy Bath Bomb, Brother Moon Bath Bomb and anything Rose Jam. I just think that Peach and Rose go beautifully together! 

Space Girl 

Time to feel like you’re off into orbit with this Body Spray! 

This body spray contains Bergamot Oil., Grapefruit Oil and Almond Essential Oil. Space Girl reminds me of walking into a sweet shop and being able to smell all the sweets. Creamy. Fruity. Sugary. It does have a bit of a Pink Lemonade vibe too. I have enjoyed Space Girl in many iterations and this Body Spray reminds me of the Asteroid City collaboration Shower Gel that was scented in Space Girl the most. Fruity with a big blast of sweet Almond. I adore this scent and I can totally see why it is a part of the Summer Treats range! I would pair this with the Space Girl Barth Bomb that is a part of the I’m Back/Retro/Remind/Archive Wall and the old Very Very Frightening Shower Gel. 

Sticky Dates 

Sticky Dates Body Spray is back baby! I have done a in-depth blog post about the Sticky Dates Body Spray from when it was last released but I will give a quick sort of run down of this version. (Click here to read about the previous version of Sticky Dates Body Spray). 

This body spray contains Carob Resinoid, Benzoin Resinoid in and Sandalwood Oil. 

It’s sweet. Its gourmand, it smells like baked goods and is very much going to be an amazing body spray for when the weather gets a touch colder. I was a bit unsure on if the fragrance had been dialled down or changed but nope. This version packs a massive punch and lasts a long time on the skin.i tried the new version whilst I was out running errands in Leeds and I could still smell it by the time I was home and cleansing my face in the evening. 

If you haven’t smelt Sticky Dates before then imagine a Sticky Toffee Pudding but in washable form! adore it and love that Lush are putting the scent into different formats! I think that alongside Turmeric Latte, this is the perfect gourmand scent for a special; occasion/date night. 

I would pair this with the rest of the Sticky Dates range such as the Body Scrub, Shower Gel and Body Lotion that have been released earlier this year or maybe something like the Honey I Washed The Kids range. I would also be tempted to pair it with Cup O’ Coffee to create a sort of Sticky Toffee Latte situation. 

Will you be picking up any of the Summer Treats Body Sprays? What’s your favourite Body Spray from Lush? Let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x