Just wanted to write a quick post that I think could help a few people in these difficult times.
Although I will be getting back into blogging, in a way that feels genuine and helpful soon - once I think of appropriate and fitting blog posts ideas!
Anyway, onto the pretty generous offer from Molton Brown!
When it comes to soaps I'm all over Lush. I've now tried more than half of the range Lush have to offer but my favourite by far has to be the Lush Textured Porridge Soap.
My reason for this beside from it being so creamy and smelling amazing is it really is more than just a soap!
You may be thinking 'hmmm more than a soap?' but trust me this is definitely marketed incorrectly as a soap and should be classed as an exfoliating bar. Porridge Soap is so creamy and rich in formula and with the soap being packed full of oatmeal it exfoliates the skin amazingly well.
But I'm getting ahead of myself here... first let me tell you about the amazing scent! This Oatmeal based Porridge-y soap is a yummy mix of oats, vanilla with a hint of zest (it actually contains fresh organic orange juice!) giving it a warm and rich treacle-y smell that is so addictive and comforting... it really does make me want to lick it (I resist don't worry)! When you are next in Lush even if you aren't a lovers of soaps, just have a smell of this bar - trust me it's heaven!
You can purchase Porridge Textured Soap from Lush for £3.10 per 100g here or in-store.
Now I have the amazing scent of this out of the way I can tell you about the multi-use of this and my preferred way of using it as an exfoliating bar...
Like all Lush soaps I like to buy a fairly good sized bar and cut it up into pieces. This makes the product last so much longer and in this case it is needed as the soap is so creamy it does melt slightly if left in a warm bathroom. So with my more cube shaped Porridge soap I get into the shower, lather up the bar and use it in the palm of my hand over my arms and legs letting the pinhead oatmeal pieces exfoliate my skin and the soap to build up a nice lather, making me enjoy the scent even more.
Though the soap can be used as just a soap by lathering up the bar in the hands and using the lather/creamy formula it produces, which is easily created as this soap is just so creamy.
Little flaws...
Porridge Soap isn't without it's flaws however, which I couldn't not mention. I personally love to exfoliate my skin but as the bar is used up the pinhead oatmeal becomes more visible and compact making for a harsher scrub that wouldn't be suitable for sensitive skin. The other slight downfall is that the oats do fall out of the soap when it's being used which sometimes do need to be washed away in the bath or shower - not a big deal for me but something I thought was worth mentioning.
Other Lush Soap reviews on Makeup Savvy - Bohemian, Honey I Washed The Kids, Rock Star.
Porridge Soap is without a doubt a great product and one I would definitely recommend trying from Lush!
Fee xo.
As some of you may know I like to avoid certain ingredients in skincare/body products - mainly Sulphates/Sulfates (a cheap ingredient that makes a lot of products foam up). Basically think of me as a Pescetarian of the beauty world.
So when it comes to shower gel, shampoo, facial scrubs/washes etc I do avoid sulfates or SLS's as they are often known (you can read about why I avoid this ingredient here). But one thing I have become more relaxed with is soap that contains it for washing my hands with. Meaning now I can indulge in lots of lovely soaps from the likes of Lush and The Body Shop.
Quite a lot of soaps from Lush do contains sulfates though fortunately this specific soap (mainly because it is a glycerine soap) is free from it, meaning I can use it as a hand soap and also in the shower on my skin, which is pretty good as this is such a zingy summery scented soap.
I have been a fan of soaps from Lush for quite a long time now because I find them great value for money and they smell and look so good! I personally like to just buy 100g of a Lush soap and then I cut it up in to four and use one slice/cube next to the bathroom sink, one in the shower and one next to the kitchen sink and then also have a piece to spare or pass on to someone else! So for this specific soap it cost only £2.95! Though you can literally buy as much as you wish as long as it's over 100g.
Bohemian Soap (£2.95 per 100g) is one of Lush's more basic soaps containing mainly Lemon Oil, Soap and Glycerine... but sometimes the most simple of products are the best, which I have definitely found with this soap. As a hand soap it works well as the lemon-y scent wafts up as you wash your hands and they a left smelling fresh and clean. But this is definitely a soap to be used in either the bath or shower as it is zingy and uplifting. So more often than not I opt for this instead of my many shower gels when I'm having a morning shower or I've just worked out (yes, I am trying to get fit for summer!).
Another soap from Lush that is quite similar in that is packs some punch, but is extra yummy smelling, is Rock Star (£3.40 per 100g) which is a more creamy soap but oh, seriously this is one to have a sniff of when you are next passing or shopping in Lush - just amazing!
Bohemian Soap is without a doubt my summer soap now along with Rock Star which I really do need to re-purchase as I'm currently using the smallest piece that I have left.
What hand soap do you normally use?
Fee xo.
I am a soap person. Well actually I am an 'anything that smells good' person. So I am very much in to body scrubs, shower gels, bath goodies and nice soap.
I have relaxed my rules on only using sulphate-free products recently and now use standard soap (if these soap can be classed as standard!) to wash my hands with and also sometimes in the shower. Basically because I missed the wide choice of amazing smelling soaps.
Two soaps that I have started using recently are the Honey I Washed the Kids soap and also the Rock Star soap from Lush. When I think of Lush I still do think of them as that amazing soap shop even though they do so many different and interesting products now. But for me the soaps and bath bombs always catch my attention first.
Honey I Washed the Kids Soap
(£3.40/100g - Lush website or in-store)
This is one of Lush's best selling soap and I can totally see why. Many times I have gone into Lush even when I was totally SLS-free and had to smell this just to inhale the scent. There is just something about this slightly honey/caramel/orange goodness; the balance of all the different scents is just perfect.
I have been using this as hand soap but also on my arms and legs in the shower as it is quite moisturising and lathers up really nicely. The block above is around 130g so would cost around £4.40 however the good thing about Lush is that you can ask for as much or as little as you like. I am pretty sure there would be nothing stopping you asking for say - 30g of a certain soap which would only cost £1.00 to try out. Actually I will try this out when next in Lush and report back!
This is a great soap for next to the sink as you can buy a 100g or more block of it then slice it up and each slice with still have a bit of the honeycomb on the top which looks great.
Rock Star Soap
(£3.40/100g - Lush website or in-store)
I love this just as much as Honey I Washed the Kids but for totally different reasons. This is the sweetest smelling soap you will find in Lush... I actually can't describe how sweet it smells but trust me when I say that this smells like no other soap. For me this smells like yummy vanilla and a bag of pic and mix. Also if you pick up a piece of this in store to smell you will notice how creamy it feels which is why it is so nice to have this next to the sink.
One thing about Lush soaps is that they are creamy and give a creamy lather and that is the most noticeable in this soap! It lather up a treat and it's a thick creamy lather definitely makes it worth buying.
If I were to give a few products from Lush as a gift at Christmas as I much prefer that than buying one of the Lush sets (though this year's Christmas gift sets start at only £6.95!) then this would always be included, along with The Comforter Bubble Bar (£4.25) as it just looks amazing.
As you can see this is what I like to do with the soaps from Lush. Unlike pretty much all soaps these slice up so easily, no sawing through them with a knife unlike other standard soaps I have had in the past - with Lush soap the knife just slices though them. So this means you can cube them up like I do or slice them so you don't get that annoying gooey soap mess unlike when using a bar of soap. It also means you can put some in shower and next to the sink. Or even for travelling with!
Lush have recently come out with lots of new products and I have to say I am very tempted by their Popcorn Lip Scrub (£5.25/25g - here) and also their Fun range (£5.00 - here) which is basically plasticine for children & adults to use in the shower, bath or even as shampoo!
What are your all time favourite products from Lush?
Fee xo.
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