The Lush products thing explained

[petronia]

In a way it has to do with Mirage of Blaze. Haha no really. I'd never been in either of the Lush stores in Montreal - a whiff at the front door tells one it's not the sort of place one browses around in unless one has half an hour to spare and is in the mood to be accosted by salespeople who're enthusiastic and friendly in the way of priestesses on the lookout for potential acolytes - but I went into one on a main shopping throughfare in central Amsterdam, because I was in a foreign city with money in my pocket, and when I went back to Antwerp that night I could have a bubble bath if I liked. I bought a bunch of bath bombs (they're called "bath ballistics" at Lush), including one I had to get because it was called "Youkihi". XD; Turned out to be worthy of the name. It worked like something out of Harry Potter: draw a bath of plain hot water, drop it in, it explodes, and suddenly you have a pink, jasmine-scented bath filled with a cloud of gold glitter and little floating flowers. The water is moisturising. I stayed in it for hours out of sheer novelty. The only downside to the thing is that it leaves a pink, glittery ring around the bathtub.

The other one I tried, the "Sakura", wasn't as flashy - more delicate scent and didn't change the water colour - but neither did it leave a ring around the tub. That was the one I got for Cedric, largely because they have a giftbox with it and the 17 Cherry Tree Lane soap, and I've always wanted to get Cedric something cherry blossom themed. XD XD Still have a couple of others left I haven't used, because if I want a bubble bath at home it's a big production.

Was given the catalogue in Amsterdam and read it on the train - it took the entire two and a half hour ride, being the size of a respectable weekly tabloid. So after all that brainwashing I went to the Lush store on Drummond to buy birthday presents on Friday, and a couple of things for myself: lemon soap and shampoo. The lemon soap is what they call a "buttercream", meaning that it's like 20% soap and 80% glycerine and lemon juice and whatnot, and has the same consistency as soft wax. It's sold in chunks covered with bits of candied lemon peel. (When I got home late that night I stuck a slip of paper on it saying "THIS IS SOAP DO NOT EAT".) The shampoo is solid and both looks and smells like one of those round black grainy licorice candies, blown up to the size of a hockey puck. This in no way endeared the stuff to me (I don't like licorice) but the Lush priestess said it was the one recommended for oily hair. Amazingly it does work as advertised. Gives a fine, not abundant foam, but cleans thoroughly and leaves my hair softer than when I use baby shampoo - the last is not even a requirement given that what I look for in a shampoo is the dish-soap ability to get the damned grease out without me having to use half the bottle in a single rinse. Of course Lush stuff is sinkingly expensive and I have no idea how long it'll last. (The slip of paper on this one said "THIS IS SHAMPOO DO NOT USE AS HAND SOAP".)

Might start reviewing Lush like other people do BPAL, if I keep buying. I got Erin this shower gel that looks and smells like chocolate syrup. XD

Caught up with Monster to episode 65. Then I randomly watched Utada Hikaru's video for "Be My Last" and it was about - get this - people having ominous flashbacks to childhood memories. IN PRAGUE.

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[beeblebabe.livejournal.com]

Augh, my roommate has a bunch of Lush products (that I totally HAVEN'T stolen and HAVEN'T sampled on the sly, don't believe anything you read) and I have to keep myself from going to the New York store (which is ever so close to my office) and wasting all my money. Lucky for me I don't have a bathtub worth bathing in.

[smurfmatic.livejournal.com]

Thanks again. It's great. Very odorant. So odorant that I decided to keep it for a while before using it, so it can fill my room with a different odor than my own sweat (you did not want to hear that, I know). Perhaps with a bit more money incoming, I'll get used to spending it on things that promote hipsterism. I do want to buy lookable clothes. Start telling I dress like a Gap boy, so to push me in the direction of more fancy attire. You know, I think it's just that I don't dare. On things like going out, dressing up. I like cooking fancy things, and I do (sometimes) cook fancy things. Then, I want to dress fancy, but don't actually do it. Would like to undergo evolution in my attitude versus clothing (like you had in the past two years). You know what's my excuse? That shops are too far from each other, thus preventing effortless shopping. Gah...

[cindyg.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, Lush! In a fit of Christmas goodwill, and because they were on a promotional sale, I invested in the smallest bars available as presents for the clueless people who drove me insane without realizing it. (For the malicious people, I presented them with peppermint tea gift boxes and leaflets on colon health.)

Couldn't get any of the bath products, since my tub is hip deep and I really couldn't justify filling it with even half the amount of water. So I usually get soaps when I dare drop by.

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[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Ahh, Lush. Where the migraine comes out onto the sidewalk and stabs you in the eye for even daring to walk past its (closed) front door. I have no love for Lush.

[calintz.livejournal.com]

Am tempted beyond belief to start a Lush habit, except BPAL's about equally wallet-destroying. Pain. I suppose it's a good thing there isn't a Lush retail store in my vicinity cos that would've been THE fatal blow.