Getting Your Skin Freshers Fair Ready | Lush Routine Boxes 2024

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post. I thought that today I would talk to you all about Lush’s brand new limited edition Routine Box!

September is upon us and that means the start of University for a lot of people! Starting Uni and being a Fresher comes with a lot of good points. Exploring a new city maybe, getting to know and befriend new people such as your course mates or flatmates and plenty of Freshers events. Sadly though as the first few weeks of University are usually packed with events and this means that you may forget to take care of yourself and your skin!

Luckily, Lush have created a Routine Box to ensure that you keep on top of your skin care to ensure that you look great for those few first weeks of University and beyond! (Don’t worry if you’re not a fresher at Uni, this routine box is still for you!)

To get your hands on this amazing routine box, all you have to do is go into a Lush store and a staff member will help you to choose a plethora of products that are personalised to help your skin throughout both the days full of lectures and the nights full of events and getting to know people. 

The items that are included in your routine box are: a face mask (45g), balm cleanser (10g), fresh cleanser (50g), moisturiser (10g), soap (50g) and shampoo bar (full size).

These boxes are priced at £20 and are worth £36 so not only do you get a box full of goodies that not only will help you look like your best self but will also help the environment and are animal cruelty free but you also get a bargain and save some money which can be used on anything including a couple of drinks after a day of getting to know your course mates and lecturers.  

I bet you’re wondering what you can choose from. Well I thought that I would break it down into each category to make the choices a little less overwhelming. Now remember it’s one from each category that you get to choose from! 

Soap: 

Outback Mate, Honey I Washed The Kids, Karma, Sleepy, Bohemian, Comforter, Goddess, Sandstone, Sea Vegetable, Sultana of Soap. 

Shampoo Bar: 

 Honey I Washed The Kids, Angel Hair, Coconut Rice Cake, Godiva, Jason and the Argan Oil, Jumping Juniper, Montalbano, New, Seanik, Soak and Float. All of these Shampoo Bars are plastic free and are therefore amazing to travel with. One Shampoo Bar equates to three big bottles so they will definitely last all semester long! 

Fresh Cleanser:

Dark Angels, Herbalism, Let The Good Times Roll, Aqua Marina, Angels on Bare Skin, Turmeric Roll. If you are a bit unsure on how to use these cleansers then take a pinch and put it into the palm of your hand. Once placed, add a little water and make into a paste and then use said paste to cleanse your face and rinse with a warm damp flannel to remove the cleanser and reveal beautifully looking skin. 

Face Mask

Beauty Sleep, Cosmetic Warrior, Mask Of Magnaminty.

Balm Cleanser: 

Ultrabland, Ultraplant.

Facial Moisturiser:

Enzymion, Cosmetic Lad, Celestial, Vanishing Cream, Peace. 

If you are unable to get to a Lush store then you can also get a pre selected routine box via going to the Lush Website and ordering online. There are three boxes to choose from. 

Balancing: 

Cosmetic Warrior face and body mask 45g, Herbalism cleanser 50g, Vanishing Cream moisturiser 10g, Ultrapoant Cleanser 10g, Jumping Juniper shampoo bar and Karma soap.

Calming:

Beauty Sleep face and body mask 45g, Angels on Bare Skin cleanser 50g, Celestial moisturiser 10g, Honey I Washed My Hair shampoo bar, Ultraplant Cleanser 10g and Sleepy soap.

Invigorating: 

Mask of Magnaminty face and body mask 45g, Turmeric Roll cleanser 50g, Peace moisturiser 10g, New shampoo bar,  Ultraplant Cleanser 10g and Outback Mate soap.

I haven’t grabbed one just yet due to being busy but I think I would choose The Comforter Soap, New Shampoo Bar as I love all things spicy and with shaving my hair off on the regular  and I think that New might help my scalp and hair due to the inclusion of Nettle and Peppermint Infusion, Clove Bud Oil and Cinnamon Leaf Oil that is in this Shampoo Bar and with it slowly getting cold I am sure that I will adore the scent especially as it shares the same scent as Lush’s Wiccy Magic Muscles Massage Bar, Cosmetic Warrior, Ultraplant, Angels On Bare Skin and Peace Moisturiser. 

If you want to grab one of these boxes then dont walk, run as these boxes are only at Lush stores and online from 16th September - 14th October. 

What’s your favourite product from Lush? Have you just started University? Let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x

 

Minions X Lush Collaboration Range 2024

 Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today I would talk to you all about the Minions X Lush Collab Range. 

Minions Bath Bomb - £6.50.

Time to show the Minions who’s boss and drop them into the tub! 

This bath bomb contains Tonka Absolute and Vanilla Absolute. This bath bomb may seem simple to the eye but boy does it have an impact. Reading the description of the bath bomb, I was expecting a quite creamy sweet Vanilla scent but nope that’s not the case at all. This bath bomb smells like a sort of smoky Banana Bread. The slightly smoky, slightly charred corners of a Banana Bread. If you or anyone that you know of love Despicable Me or Minions then I think that would be an amazing gift. Saying that I think if you grabbed this range and packed it up on one of Lush’s Knot Wraps then it would make for an amazing gift! 

Bananaaaa Shower Gel - from £9.

This Shower Gel contains Glycerine, Coconut Cream, Oat Milk, Tonka Absolute and Vanilla Absolute. I was pleasantly surprised by this Shower Gel. I was expecting the same scent as the Bath Bomb but to me I can definitely tell there’s Banana notes rather than a smoky Banana Bread scent which the Bath Bomb has. To me, the best way to describe the scent of this Shower Gel is a sort of Banana Infused Milk that is going into a recipe for Custard to make a Banana infused Custard. Not Banana Milk or Banana Milkshake but Banana infused Milk. I can smell the lactic notes from the Oat Milk and Coconut Milk but I can still smell the Banana at the same time when I inhale this shower gel whilst I use it in the Shower. As someone who has severely dry skin, I adore any gel from Lush that contains nourishing milks and butters and this gel was no exception. I felt so soft and supple after using this Gel. I loved it! 

Respect! Power! Banana! Jelly Mask  - £10.

Even Minions need good skin for Villain Con. 

This Jelly Mask contains Glycerine, Kaolin, Fine Oatmeal, Ground Almonds, Fresh Fair Trade Organic Bananas, Carrageenan Extract, Vanilla Absolute, DaSandalwood Oil and Benzoin Resinoid. 

Lush has grabbed the old fan favourite Oatifix Face Mask and reinvigorated it to be a part of the Minions collab and  no one has any idea how happy I am about this. I adored Oatifix. This jelly mask is super soothing from the inclusion of Banana and Glycerine but scrubs away at dead skin without being too harsh due to the Ground Almond and Oatmeal. The scent of this reminds me of a warm bowl of Porridge but in a good way with an undertone of Cinnamon. It doesn’t contain Cinnamon but the Tonka may be giving this product a sort of toasted Cinnamon note?

If you’re a bit confused on how to use this product then I like to pinch a tiny bit of the Jelly Mask, massage it in between my hands and work it into my face before leaving it for about ten minutes and then with this one before I wash it off I like to scrub in circular motions to ensure that the Almonds and Oatmeal have done their magic and then wash off with a damp flannel. 

  If you suffer from dry skin, acne or just have those days where your skin decides to throw caution to the wind, rebel and cause havoc then this is the product for you! 

Goggles Eye Pads -  £7.50.

These Eye Pads contain Chamomile Water, Glycerine, Fresh Aloe Gel, Carageenan Extract, Chamomile Blue Oil, Roman Chamomile Oil, Kaolin and Activated Charcoal. 

These look amazing and are as camp as the Minions are. I am very particular with Chamomile but I quite enjoyed the scent of these Eye Pads. Delicate and herbal with a spicy undertone. I left these on for quite a while and my eyes felt rejuvenated and soft. I think that these would be amazing for a Minions/Despicable Me Watching Party! The Aloe Gel in these worked as sort of an eye serum that I worked into my under eyes after usage! 

Have you checked out any of the Minions X Lush range? let me know down below! 

Thanks for reading! 

Jamie x