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Bath & Body Works Wild Garden Collection Preview

Apr 172012

Bath Body Works Wild Garden Collection

This lush, wild, enticing and playful collection brings your shower into full bloom! Capturing the untamed wilderness of spring’s first bloom, the new Wild Garden scents burst with energy and shower you with love. Welcome the season with the enchanting experience of stepping into a Wild Garden—the ultimate refreshment.

Wild Berry Tulips is a flirtatious blend of red raspberry, cheery honeysuckle and pink tulips

Wild Apple Daffodil is a playful blend juicy red apple, flirty daffodils and fresh pomegranate

Wild Citrus Sunflower is a sunny blend of sparkling clementine, cheerful sunflowers and luscious white nectarine

Price: Shower Gel ($11.00), Body Lotion ($11.00), Fine Fragrance Mist ($14), Shimmer Mist ($14), Body Cream ($12.50), Glowing Body Scrub ($14), Shimmer Body Cream ($12), Shimmer Fizz Body Mousse ($12.50)

Lush Cosmetics Easter Collection 2012

Mar 252012

Scrap the over-packaged, calorie-laden chocolate bunnies this Easter, and treat your family and friends to a tasty selection of LUSH’s new bath and body creations. These delectable delights will prove to be much kinder to the waistline and the environment, as bath bombs, bubble bars and massage bars are “naked”, meaning they are package and preservative free. Some of this year’s fantastic inventions mean more egg-ceptional bath time fun!

NEW INVENTIONS

The Carrot Re-usable bubble bar: $7.95

Who said veggies are boring?! Grab one of these cheeky carrots and prepare for a beautiful bath experience. Even Bugs would be jealous of these bubbles complete with nutritious carrot oil, which is rich in vitamins and is an extraordinary skin soother and rejuvenator. The fragrance is a fruity one with oils like buchu, lemon and bergamot sure to make your mouth water. Just hold on to the “leafy” greens and swish it around the tub to create masses of skin softening bubbles. Then, just leave it on the side of the tub to dry and re-use another time.

The Immaculate Eggception bath bomb: $12.95

Crack open a NEW Grade A for a-mazing LUSH invention! The outer layer of these egg-cellent bath bombs acts as home to a teeny surprise, either a mini chick or bunny bath bomb. Throw both parts in the tub to enjoy a vanilla absolute, ylang ylang and grapefruit scented soak. There are two colors to choose from: the yellow egg with green decoration contains the bunny while the pink egg with yellow or blue decoration contains the chick. This one can be used all at once, or each bit used for separate baths – so one could last you three baths!

Chick knot wrap: $4.95

LUSH just hatched a new friend for the Bunny knot wrap! Use this scarf to wrap some seasonal LUSH goodies to create an adorable little chick. Try wrapping up a Bath Bomb Egg, for an egg-stravagant Easter gift!

SEASONAL FAVORITES

Fluffy Egg bath bomb: $6.95

For those who still want their candy fix, try this sweetly scented pink egg adorned with a candy flower. It’s like bathing in a bubbling mass of marshmallow and jelly bean scented water. You’ll get a sugar fix without anything passing your lips!

Hoppy Easter knot wrap: $5.95

Guess who’s hopping into LUSH bigger and better than last year?! That’s right the Bunny is back, and sized to fit the re-usable Carrot bubble bars. As everyone knows bunnies love carrots and now it’s easy to wrap up a selection of tasty bath time treats for that some-bunny special in your life.

Lush Cosmetics St. Patty’s Day-inspired Products

Mar 132012

Cynthia Sylvia Stout Shampoo ($9.95 3.3oz/ $19.95 8.4oz/ $29.95 16.9oz)

Why not pregame in the shower? Organic Irish stout (yes, beer) and lemon oil help to smooth out hair and give your mane a mirror-like shine. Your mane will smell fantastic all day, but please refrain from drinking this scrumptious shampoo even if you shower at night. (Vegan)

Grass Shower Gel ($9.95 3.3oz/$17.95 8.4oz/$27.95 16.9oz)

Go green with this super fresh shower gel! Antioxidant wheatgrass juice and citrus oils bring sunshine to your spring days ensuring no rain on your parade. The fresh, earthy scent wakes up your mind and smells like a freshly mown lawn in spring time. The gel is almost spilling over with nutrients, antioxidants and chlorophyll!

Sugar Scrub ($5.95)

Fair Trade sugar polishes away any post-St. Patty’s sluggishness while warming ginger kicks the circulation up a notch. This little green godsend will help to kick off your March 18^th recovery festivities. (Vegan)

No Drought Dry Shampoo ($12.95)

Don’t have it in ‘ya for a “day after” hair washing? Not to worry, this dry shampoo packed with corn flour and talc will absorb excess oil and leave locks soft to the touch. Lemon, grapefruit and lime oils will give your hair a fresh and fruity fragrance too. No need to wash; just go! (Vegan)

“Powder Your Pooch” with Lush For Valentine’s Day

Feb 132012

Leap Frog Bath Bomb $5.95 - an aphrodisiac blend with sweet undertones; he used jasmine, neroli and rosewood to create a sensual fragrance for those longing for their prince - or princess - to come. It's not all about the fragrance with this one; it's also brimming with cocoa butter and almond oil for a luxuriously moisturizing soak.

The Ex-Factor $4.95 - While it has the cute blue colour of a Smurf, there's nothing quite so sweet about Ex Factor. Its musky, creamy scent and dissolvable limbs make for a wickedly fun bath, where you can fizz away appendages and head until your thirst for revenge has been satisfied.

Yuzu and Cocoa Bubbleroon (yes I already used half before snapping pics) $5.95 -makes mountains of fluffy white bubbles and the most supremely soft bath water. With Extra Virgin coconut oil and Fair Trade Shea Butter (like all of our Bubbleroons) Yuzo and Cocoa is the crème de la crème of chocolatey and moisturizing baths. Sweetheart Soap $6.95 - yeah I didn't dig this one, it smells like wood and medicine.

A Million Kisses Lip Tint $8.95 - ruby hued lip tint. Paint your pout a deep, just-bitten red- perfect for that unforgettable Valentine's kiss. We blend an undertone of blue into this one to make your smile appear even whiter, and your lips will taste of zesty lemons, sweet icing sugar and fragrant roses.

A Million Kisses Lip Tint Swatch - clearly this isn't a lip tint but full on lip color...love love love it! You'll want to use a lip brush to apply this one.

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Skin Food Grape Seed Oil Dual Boby Oil Pictures and Review

Dec 012011

Product Description:

Skin Food Grape Seed Oil Dual Body Oil, This moist body oil, containing grape seed oil rich in linolenic acid, an essential fatty acid, and antioxidant vitamin E, makes dry skin soft and moist, adding resilience.

After shower, shake well and apply onto wet body.

First Impression:

This body caught my attention for many reasons; it smells very nostalgic and like something my grandmother would have worn as teen or young adult. The bottle is nice and the separation of the ingredients makes for a good talking point.

Pros:

It smells wonderful! Like I said above it has a nostalgic personality. Imagine garden flowers and juicy grapes. Even though grape seed is odorless Skin Food has done a great job creating this sent. I was surprised to see this oil come with child safe cap. Well surprised wasn’t the word because I initially thought it was broken. But oil is has a sneaky way off finding its way out of bottles. The rose colored oil and pink & plum tones look cute on my vanity. Yes I like things like that.

Cons:

It’s a water-base body oil and as you can see you pay for approximately half water. Once I had it completely shaken I poured it in the palms of my hands to apply it to my skin. It didn’t run all over the place but when I tried to apply it directly to the skin it was a mess and ran like water. As nice as the fragrance is it becomes so faint it’s almost undetectable in less than 30 minutes and I was hoping it would linger lightly a little longer. I also didn’t find it to be very moisturizing and it didn’t provide any nice glow or sheen to the skin. It literally felt like I was using water on my skin. I also detected a small amount of fine shimmer in the bottle but it didn’t translate to the skin.

Tips and Suggestions:

Because of the watery consistency you may want to consider putting it in a spray bottle and using it as a mist. It probably would have made a better body mist than body oil. Many of you may already be familiar with the Skin Food brand, they’re most known in the U.S. for their baby bottle shaped nail polish bottles.

Price:

$15.00/ 160 ml

Availability:

Skin Food retail stores. I bought mine from the Skin Food retail store at Los Cerritos Mall, across from Forever 21.

Overall Thoughts:

I didn’t like it. I really had high hopes for this body oil but it fell short in all areas. I really can’t think of a reason to keep it but I don’t think it was bad enough to return it to the store. I’m sure I’ll end up giving it away but I don’t have a use for it, especially not during the colder seasons.

Rating:

Lush Cosmetics Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner Pictures and Review

Nov 302011

Rose scented shower ‘lotion’ with scoops of cocoa butter, cupuacu butter, almond oil and Argan oils, this is the most luxurious body softener that ever was (if we don’t say so ourselves!).

You guys know I’m a sucker for a good in-shower body moisturizer! They save me so much time in the morning when I’m rushing out the door to get to work. Lush has several ~~in-shower moisturizers~~ Body Butters to satisfy my needs; King of Skin, Schnuggle, Buffy Body, and You Snap the Whip…just to name a few. This time they took a different approach by making the Body Butter into a cream form and putting it in a jar. Ro’s Argan is an in-shower lotion infused with cocoa butter, almond oil, rose extract, and other goodies. I know the cocoa butter/ rose combo sounds a little off-beat but trust me it’s wonderful. It’s a creamy vanilla rose fragrance with a hint of cocoa; great for girls that love rose and even those that don’t particularly care for it. The texture is creamy and surprisingly it wasn’t a pain for me to dig out product while in the shower and just it rinses easily. I have dry skin and found Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner to be highly moisturizing but not as moisturizing as King of Skin (which is a Body Butter, so it’s supposed to be more moisturizing, versus Ro’s Agran which is a lotion). But I also found it to be very softening and my skin feels amazing. I do wish the price point was lower…maybe around $15-20, but you do get a great deal of product for the price.

P.S. Lush, I’d be ever so happy if you captured this scent in an exfoliating body butter….pretty please.

Availability: Lush.com and Lush retail stores

Price: $29.95/ 7.9 oz.

Rating: A

15 Cray New Lush Additions…I Mean Addictions

Nov 262011

Ro's Argan Body Conditioner - Rose scented shower ‘lotion’ with scoops of cocoa butter, cupuacu butter, almond oil and Argan oils, this is the most luxurious body softener that ever was (if we don’t say so ourselves!). $29.95

Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb - Royal purple and gold-dusted, with a cinnamon stick in the centre, this gorgeous bomb sinks to the bottom of the tub when you toss it in, and slowly rises up, fizzing out a spicy apple and cinnamon scent. $5.95

Dream Steam Steam Tab - Calming and soothing tab to steam skin troubles away, inspired by our worldwide best-selling Dream Cream body lotion. It’s so beloved because it contains all of the most calming ingredients. $2.95

Moon And Sun Steam Tab - Refresh and hydrate your skin with this steamer tab. We use lavender oil in our skin care for its cleansing, antibacterial and soothing properties, so it’s a perfect ingredient for a facial steam. $2.95

Rose Queen Bath Bomb - We thought it was time for a new floral Bath Bomb. Full of blossoms, petals and a sensuous new rose fragrance, this one is a splendid, sophisticated bomb fit for a queen. $5.95

No Drought Dry Shampoo - It gives your hair an extra day of not washing it. Just massage it sparingly into your scalp and through your hair, then shake it out (if you’ve got long hair, you might need a quick brush to make sure you’re covered). $12.95

The Green Bubbleroon - Same fresh, green scent of our Grass Shower Gel with smile-inducing orange and lime oils, mounds of bubbles and vibrant. Don’t forget to twist apart the two halves – now you’ve got enough bubbles for two baths! $5.95

Yuzu and Cocoa Bubbleroon - Inspired by the Japanese fruit the yuzu (kind of like a Satsuma orange), this Bubbleroon has a delectable orange chocolate fragrance. It makes mountains of fluffy white bubbles and the most supremely soft bath water. $5.95

Rose Jam Bubbleroon - The Bubbleroon is a new style of Bubble Bar. This one is based on a traditional Turkish recipe for rose jam, and is made with our sophisticated new rose perfume. fantastic for soothing dry, sensitive skin. $5.95

Friends With Benefits Massage Bar - Full of marigold (tagetes) oil, which helps keep skin calm, clear and comfortable. We chose Fair Trade organic cocoa butter and cocoa absolute to make it smell extra chocolatey. $9.95

Dirty Soap - Fans of the new Dirty Fragrance range will need a chunk of this soap. It’s got that shockingly fresh herbal and spearminty fragrance we love. Men love this and women do too so it’s perfect for sharing. $7.95

Peace Massage Bar - Made with cocoa beans sourced from a small village in Colombia where inhabits refuse to participate in the turmoil around them and strive for peace. Buying Fair Trade cocoa beans from them is our way of supporting their efforts. $9.95

Latte Lip Tint - A paler, subtler coffee colour great for anyone to wear. Powdered coffee, icing sugar and vanilla give this tint a creamy, latte flavor to compliment the colour. For those who want a natural, demure look and a touch of shine. $6.95

Lustre Dusting Powder - We created it for those that want a subtle, golden bronzed look and for those who love the sexy jasmine scent of our Lust perfume. It’s a sophisticated sparkle for when you want to look and smell amazing. $14.95

Lust Soap - We top each bar with a seductive golden shimmer. Jasmine absolute is said to relax, ease tension and act as an aphrodisiac. Jasmine lovers will delight in this body-washing sensation. $7.95

Tips for Keeping Your Décolleté Forever Young and Getting Rid of Blemishes on Your Chest

Nov 172011

If you own the Clarisonic Plus or Clarisonic Pro use the Body Brush Head with the cleansers of your choice. I told you guys the option to have the Body Brush Head would come in handy

If you don’t own it and want to save money use a gentle body brush or even a baby hair brush with your cleanser

Invest (and I’m not talking monetarily) in a good exfoliating facial cleanser; I use Alpha Hydrox Foaming Face Wash. It contains a small amount of alpha hydroxy acid to get rid of dead skin cells and enhance skin cell renewal. It can be found at most drug store for around $6. If you’re already using a facial cleanser, run it all the way down to your neck and chest area. The line of demarcation that no one wants to talk about can often be caused by using your facial cleansers in only the immediate are of your face, causing a noticeable variation of skin color.

Exfoliate once a week. Again, if you’re already exfoliating weekly run it down to the décolleté. If you’re not, grab Freeman’s Superfruits for only a few bucks.

For an intense exfoliation try Murad Intensive Resurfacing Peel (which may be too aggressive for more despite not seeing any peeling when I used it on my skin), or better yet try the Murad's Rejuvenating Lift for Neck and Décolleté.