LUSH HAUL

HELLOOOOO!

I know...it's been forever...I have no real excuse for not blogging.

Well here's a big one for you! A Lush haul! Lush is an amazing store filled with homemade bath and body products that are cruelty free, vegan, and fun! Everything is made with natural ingredients like fruits or spices or salts. As some of you may have heard, Lush is discontinuing a few of their oldest products to make room for new ones. Some of these things I really wanted to get my hands on before they go. I got a gift card for my birthday and decided to go crazy...I bought double what the gift card was worth...oops. But I am beyond excited to use everything!

Here's my damage:

Oops.

Onto the haul!!!

 This gorgeous hunk of soap is the Ice Blue Soap, which is sadly being discontinued. This contains peppermint oil so I feel like it will be super refreshing for the summer. Lush describes it as "Zippy iceberg soap with sea salt and invigorating peppermint." It smells so cool and tingly, I can't wait to use it.

 Since I purchased so much, they were nice enough to ask if my sister and I wanted samples. Neither of us have tried their hair care so we went for hair care samples. They give you these little pots and suggest a shampoo and conditioner based on your preference. My sister has normal hair so she just went with what scents she liked best. You can get 2 to 3 uses out of these little pots. My sister got Big Shampoo ("get loads of volume and shine with sea salt and lime juice") and Happy Happy Joy Joy Conditioner ("fragrant, vegan conditioner for all hair types").  

 Here is one of Lush's luxury bath melts. It literally melts in your hand. It's called You've Been Mangoed and it's featured ingredient is Mango Butter. It smells so citrusy for a tiny little bar. I feel like this will make for a moisturizing and invigorating bath.

 I grabbed a massage bar to try with a special guy friend of mine...these are supposed to be super sensual. This one is called From Dusk 'Til Dawn and contains Sicilian Lemon Oil. I have to put what Lush's website says about this one on here, it's too good: "This is the bar to use if you want to make sure your partner is wide awake after a romantic massage. A good rub down with this stimulating bar will ensure your grateful partner has plenty of vim and vigor for... other activities! This gold-capped cone has an uplifting and invigorating perfume of Sicilian lemon and sweet wild orange oil to keep you going from dusk 'til dawn!" HAHA, I LOVE IT!

 Totally different note here with Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar. It's so cute! And it's the same scent as the penguin bubble bar that they sell in the wintertime, which I love. Lush says that Mary Poppins was this inspiration for this one and it's featured ingredient is bergamot oil.

 This guy is the Green Bubbleroon. Shaped like a macaroon, the middle (or the "jam") is made from extra virgin coconut oil, and the featured ingredient is juniper-berry oil. This one smells like citrus and grass, which I feel will make an invigorating bath.

 I saw a Lush haul on youtube that inspired me to buy this one. It's the Butterball Bath Bomb and it's supposed to leave your skin really moisturized and smooth. It doesn't burst into a bunch of fun colors in the bath, this one is more about the effects on your skin. It's made with cocoa butter and has a very light vanilla scent to it.

 This is another item that's being discontinued. It's the Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb. It's a gorgeous royal purple and smells like apple cinnamon, with an actual cinnamon stick on the top. I haven't used it yet but I'm already sad it's being discontinued. It has gold dust on the top and features jojoba oil. It is the spiciest scent out of all of the items I purchased.

Here's my last purchase: the infamous (and also being discontinued) Granny Takes A Dip Bath Bomb. It's supposed to fizz out "psychedelic swirls" in your bath and is made with lemon oil. This thing is huge and super colorful!

Here are my sample shampoo and conditioner. The Cynthia Sylvia Stout shampoo is actually made from organic vegan stout beer. The woman at the store said it would be good to tame my frizz for the summer and give my hair shine. The American Cream conditioner is very popular, and smells fruity. It's inspired by strawberry and vanilla milkshakes and is made with actual vanilla pods and fresh strawberries.

All in all this was a very successful haul! I'm so excited to use everything! Nothing I bought was over $10, the most expensive thing was the soap because I wanted a good chunk of it. Lush is amazing and the people who work there are so nice and helpful, I love it!

XOXO,

Alyssa