Tokyo in the Tub

Oh hai! I haven't posted in a while because I've been doing more stuff on Tumblr these days. Look for me on Tumblr under LuceileLush, where I do the majority of my posting.

To the point! Last night I concocted what is now one of my favorite cocktails of all time. It smells pretty nice, like a sweet vanilla candy, but it looks EPIC. The color is such an amazing neon pink with a tinge of bright orange, it's beautiful.
So follow me as I show you how to bring the lights of Tokyo to your bubble bath with a LUSH cocktail that would make Hello Kitty green (or pink) with envy.

First, crumble 1/2 of a Flosty Gritter into the tub and start the water. If anybody has been a LUSHie for a year or so, they know about Flosty Gritter. It's glittery like SunnySide, with a slightly finer luster, but it's pink and smells of Vanilla. It got discontinued last year, much to the chagrin of, well, everyone.
I don't know why LUSH got rid of one of the prettiest bubble bars with one of the most versatile scents (vanilla matches well with pretty much any other scent), whilst leaving something as horribly scented and horribly ugly as Creamy Candy on the shelves.
Hopefully Flosty will return in the form of Retro, or maybe one day they'll catch wise and take the Miranda route by bringing it back to stores. One can only dream. In the meantime, if you've depleted your Flosty Gritter rations or didn't discover LUSH in time to nab one, then The Comforter bubble bar should do fine and dandy without changing the cocktail too much.

Secondly, I climbed in the tub and dropped in the Vanilla Fountain bath bomb. The water turned a faint orange color, so I decided to add a little pizazz by adding my Pink! (formerly known as Think Pink) bath bomb.
After that dissolved...WOW is all I can say. This bath cocktail is not complete without Pink! It brings the water to a bright neon pink with just a hint of neon orange and, thanks to Pink!, there was little pink heart confetti floating around. Plus, Pink! Has a vanilla candy scent so it fits right in with the rest of the gang in this cocktail.

I washed up with my little decant of Snow Showers forum special shower gel that my boss, Miss Cherry Chola, so generously gave to me. This shower gel is awesome, because it smells exactly like realbubblegum.
Tangent Time: I normally hate bubblegum-ish scents, but this one actually didn't aim for that fragrance, it just happens to smell like real bubblegum, like from the 25¢ gum machine, not Snow Fdairy's or Bubblegum lip scrub's or Rock Star soap's versions of Bubblegum. If there's one scent family that I think LUSH [and every other company in the world] should stop doing, it's bubblegum.
It's never ever good when anyone attempts to make a bubblegum scent, it's always too heavy and overly sweet or childish, there are no exceptions. However LUSH, in their amazingness, stumbled upon a way to accidentally create a true and beautiful bubblegum scent, but I don't know if they're aware of what they have on their hands with this one.

Anyway, I smelled like sweet and awesome epicness long after my bath was over and I must say that Snow Showers is one of the most exquisite shower gels that LUSH has ever offered. I would buy this shower gel year round for the rest of my life and die happy as a clam.
However, if you didn't manage to get your hands on some of this orgasmic-smelling shower gel, the Vanilla In The Mist hand and body soap or It's Raining Men shower gel would be good matches as well.

One could add Happy Blooming to this bath if they needed a little extra boost of moisture or some soothing calamine for their skin, and I bet it would only enhance the lovely experience that is the Tokyo in the Tub bath cocktail.

Easy Tips for a LUSH Environment! Black Pots Edition

LUSH LIFE Environmental Tips
How To:

Turn your black LUSH pot into a flower pot or vase

  

 

Step 1: Use up all that lovely LUSH product until you've gotten every last drop!

Step 2: Remove labels from pot & lid.

Step 3: Clean pot & lid thoroughly. (A drop or two of I Love Juicy shampoo is the eco-friendly cleaner!)

Step 4: Screw lid tightly onto pot. Poke a small hole (smaller than a dime) into the lid with the screwdriver.

Step 5: To cut the bottom of the pot off, use the knife in a sawing motion to make a notch about 1/3 of an
             inch from the bottom of the pot, then poke a hole in the notch. Cutting through the pot is difficult
            with the knife alone, so we're using the knife to make a spot to insert the blade of the scissors. Insert
            the scissor blade into the hole and begin cutting all the way around the pot (it should stay in a straight
            line pretty easily on it's own) until the bottom is removed. Now, turn your pot upside down, if you
            haven't already.
Step 6: Fill with soil, then plant your seeds.

For A Vase:

Follow steps 1-5

Step 6: Fill with gravel, pebbles, marbles, etc. about halfway or less.

Step 7: Insert flowers, fill halfway with water.

ENJOY YOUR NEW LUSH ENVIRONMENT!

Two Baths Worth Writing Home About!

I've taken a bath two consecutive nights in a row and they're both too darn fabulous not to blog about, so come join me in this very special two-bath edition of LUSH LIFE.

Le Premier Bain (The First Bath):
For this bath, I used a few products I hadn't used before; thusly, I was extremely excited.
The first product was the French Kiss Bubble Bar, I've used this one before so I knew it would go perfectly with this bath cocktail. It's full of lavender absolute, rosemary oil, and thyme oil. It's makes for really nice herbal lavender bubbles. Delightful!
Then I used a Twilight Bath Bomb, now I've demoed this bath bomb and even bought this bath bomb goodness knows how many times, but my 9-year-old cousin loves this bath bomb and I just can't say no to her, so my Twilights have always ended up in her baths. It is delightful to see a child enjoy something more than an adult ever could; ah, blissful childhood joy, how I miss thee. But I digress; I finally got my Twilight bombs from store to tub without a hitch. And, oh, what joy! The relaxing lavender oil! The gorgeous Tonka scent! It starts out pink but turns the water into a lovely purple color. This bomb turned my bathtub into the night sky; white clouds of froth, dark purple water makes the sky, and silver glitter completes the illusion as twinkly little stars. This bomb smells like cotton candy and feels absolutely silky smooth and delightful. Another wonderful LUSH invention!
Then I dropped in a chunk of the Happy Blooming Bath Melt. Even though it's 50% calamine powder, it still has a lovely cherry/berry scent. The calamine powder and cocoa butter softens my skin and soothes those summer bug bites on my ankles. Then passion flower seed oil makes up part of that signature sweet scent, as well as promoting that feeling of happiness and calm.
In this bath I used Alkmaar soap....AMAZING! If you like sultry, creamy soaps then this is the soap for you! It's got a marvelous blend of jasmine absolute and honeysuckle infusion with smoky vetivert notes throughout and a decadent creamy lather. The luxurious bubbly lather is possibly the best part of this soap, due to the fact that it's so surprisingly creamy; usually soaps are either give a great lather or they're creamy, but LUSH has managed to conquer both ends of the spectrum! If you like the Snowcake soap from Christmas, then this is it's year-round buddy; it's not the same scent, but it's that same moisturizing, creamy feeling.
Then, after the bath, I topped it off with the Fever Massage Bar. This delightful massage bar is, unfortunately, discontinued, but I got the last one at my shop and I am savoring it. It's composed of sensual jasmine, seductive rose, and mind-clearing sandalwood essential oils. It's seductive and smoky, just like the Alkmaar soap.
I locked in the moisture from my massage bar using Silky Underwear Dusting Powder. It has the same wonderful scent as the Alkmaar soap, so this helped layer my scent even more. Plus, it's got some cocoa butter bits mixed in to keep your skin super soft. I actually sprinkled some on my sheets before I got in bed, it made my sheets super soft and wonderfully scented!

Le Deuxième Bain (The Second Bath):
I had an awesome day at work so I decided to take an "I'm On Top Of The World Bath". This must be tried by anyone who has had a day to remember.
It started with the Dorothy Bubble Bar, a fresh, clean-scented bubble bar with the same lovely fragrance as the Figs & Leaves soap. It's full of orange blossom absolute, which is floral and citrusy, and ylang ylang oil, which is intensely relaxing. It's blue, it has a rainbow, and it smells like spring time...what's not to love?
Then I dropped in a Fizzbanger Bath Bomb; it has the classic Love scent from LUSH, a delightful scent that changes from crisp apples to warm toffee while it turns your bathwater green and crackles with the pop rocks inside. It contains cinnamon leaf oil for it's spicy, warming scent and petitgrain oil for a fresh, green scent. Super fun, super lovely!
Lastly a combo of Sugar Babe Sugar Scrub, a fair trade sugar scrub with a bit of mimosa absolute to soften skin while exfoliating, and limited edition Uluru shower gel finished the bath off perfectly. Allow me to inform you guys of something: when a shop has an anniversary party, which is once every year, there's a special product made for this occasion and it's usually a shower gel. One of the stores in my area had an anniversary a couple of months ago and their shower gel was Uluru; it has the same scent as the Uluru Bath Bomb, which was a recently discontinued retro item. It has rosewood, sandalwood, and lemon  myrtle oils and is inspired by Australian sunsets. This shower gel is a beautiful orange color and its gorgeous scent, fairly reminiscent of orange juice, lingers on your skin well after you're done bathing.
So here's a tip: Go to your local LUSH shops and ask them when their anniversaries are. It's worth knowing, because you can get some sweet exclusive stuff!

Try these cocktails (you can substitute Uluru with Happy Hippy) and let me know what you think!
-LuceileLUSH

LUSH LIFE - New Members of the LUSH Family!

Hello, Hello, Hello LUSHies!

So as we all know, there's been a ton of new products and product lines flowing out of LUSH headquarters lately; those crazy Brits never stop inventing! But some of you may not know about some awesome new items that are the most recent additions to the LUSH family.

Introducing:

Jumping Juniper Shampoo Bar

This zippy little shampoo bar smells like a lime tonic and is choc full of lovely ingredients to sort out congested scalps and bring limp, oily hair back to life!
There's a healthy dose of Juniperberry Oil, whose astringent properties will quickly banish grease and oil from stringy hair and clear the slate for a scalp with problems in the oil-production department. A combo of lemon and lime oils will give the hair an extra boost of clean and shine, while also contributing to the delicious, fresh scent. Lastly, rosemary and lavender decoctions jump in to save the day for the scalp in need of some balance; osemary has been used for hundreds of years for its antibacterial capabilities, while lavender is known for its ability to balance and soothe the scalp.
Jumping Juniper is perfect for balancing sebum production and giving you soft, shiny, clean hair.



Snake Oil Scalp Treatment

The Snake Oil Scalp Treatment is the perfect solution for anyone who suffers from dry, itchy, flaky scalp and/or dandruff. The LUSH website describes it best, saying it's great for anyone whose "scalp is shedding like a snake".
You see, dandruff is caused by a lot of things, such as yeast-like microbes, and it's made worse by stress (which is, ironically, often a result of having loads of dandruff).
Lavender oil, as mentioned when we were discussing Jumping Juniper, is antimicrobial and super soothing for a variety of skin conditions, including this one. Tea tree oil kills dandruff-causing microbes, while peppermint oil sorts out the scalp and soothes burning or redness. Then the cocoa butter base softens and moisturizes the scalp to reduce that terrible itchy feeling.
Take the bar and melt it in your fingertips, then work the melted product all over your scalp. Let it sit for 20 minutes or so, then wash it out with the Soak N' Float Shampoo Bar. Use regularly until your dandruff is a thing of the past.
The smell of this one is quite delightful. Imagine if the Soak N' Float Shampoo Bar and the Hair Doctor Scalp Treatment had a baby: it would be as effective as this on dandruff, and would smell the same, too. It has a very subtle campfire scent like the Soak N' Float, but a delightful peppermint aroma like the Hair Doctor.



Miranda Soap!

Miranda soap is a super fruity and fresh hand & body soap. It's filled with fresh, organic kiwi fruit which is rich with vitamin c, toning and brightening on the skin, gently cleansing, and the seeds act as a mild exfoliant.
There's also a bit of bergamot oil, which provides some of the fruity citrus scent, then ylang ylang petal and juniperberry oils tone, clear up congested skin, and refresh.
It's named after Carmen Miranda, the famous samba singer who wore a headpiece filled with tropical fruits. This soap is delightfully fruity and rather reminiscent of the Angel's Delight soap from Christmas 2010. It was resurrected from the Retro line for a reason, because it's fabulous!

Stop by your local LUSH shop, or order online at www.lushusa.com, and get your LUSHie hands on these exciting new products!

-LuceileLUSH

LUSH LIFE - The Stash

So, it's very well known that if you're truly a LUSHie, you've got yourself quite a stash of LUSH products and a lot of LUSHies like to take a picture of their stash and show it off.
Well, get ready, because if you thought your stash reigned Queen, then mine is the almighty Empress:

From Left to Right(ish):
3 Fresh Farmacy Cleanser pieces
1 Glorious Mud Shower Mud Mask
1 Brimstone Shower Cubicle
1/2 King of Skin Body Butter
1 Buffy Body Butter
1 Too Drunk Emotibomb
1 Calavera Bath Bomb (Halloween 2010)
2 So White Bath Bombs (Christmas 2010)
1 Rainbow Worrier Bath Bomb (Discontinued Retro '11)
2 Cinders Bath Bomb Balls (Christmas 2010)
2 Cinders Matryoshka Dolls (Christmas 2010)
1 Lil Lush Pud (Christmas '10)
1 Vanilla Fountain Bath Bomb
3 World Peace Bath Bombs (Discontinued Retro '11)
1 Blue Skies Bubble Bar
1 Butterball Bath Bomb
1 Honey B Bath Bomb
1 SunnySide Bubble Bar
5 Freedom Foamer Bubble Bars (LE '11)
4 Melomint Bubble Bars (Discon '11)
2 Flosty Gritter Bubble Bars (Discon '10)
2 Christmas Eve Bubble Bars (Christmas 2010)
1 Happy Bubble Bar (Retro)
1 French Kiss Bubble Bar
1 Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar
2 Sicilian Bath Bombs (Retro)
1 Bon Bomb Bath Bomb (Retro)
1 Big Blue Bath Bomb
4 Satsumo Santa Bath Bombs (Christmas '10)
1 Haagen Bath Bath Bomb (LE Year: ?)
1 Twilight Bath Bomb
1 Breath of Fresh Air Toner
1 Grease Lightning Spot Treatment
1 Enchanted Eye Cream
1 Enzymion Moisturizer
1 Gorgeous Moisturizer
0.5 Once A Year Massage Bar (Christmas '10)
1 Hard Water Shampoo Bar
1 NEW! Shampoo Bar
1 Squeaky Green Shampoo Bar
1 Cosmic Dreamcatcher Massage Bar (Retro)
1 Each Peach Massage Bar
1 Business Time Massage Bar (Discon '10)
1 Therapy Massage Bar
1 Wiccy Magic Muscles Massage Bar
1 Silk Stockings Massage Bar
1 Irridescent Glitterbug Massage Bar (Discon '10)
1 Shimmy Shimmy Massage Bar
1 Fever Massage Bar (Discon '10)
2 Fizzbanger Bath Bombs
3 Hippy Chick Bath Bombs (Easter '11)
1 Hokkaido Winter Bath Bath Bomb (Christmas 2010)
1 Gingerbread House Bubble Bar (Christmas 2010)
1.5 Bearded Lady Bubble Bar (Christmas 2010)
2.5 Dorothy Bubble Bars (Made by me!)
4 Pheonix Bubble Bars (Discontinued Retro '11)
1 Pillar of Fizz Canister (Discon) Filled With 4 So White Bath Bombs (Christmas '10)
1 Fair Trade Foot Lotion
1 Handy Gurugu Hand Lotion
1 Dirty Shaving Cream
3 Pieces of Mandarin's Tea Party Soap (Christmas '10)
1 Piece Snowglobe Soap (Christmas '10)
1 Piece Lemslip Soap
3 Pieces Snowcake Soap (Christmas '10)
1 Piece Lady Catrina Soap (Halloween '10)
2 Street Party Bath Bombs (LE Summer '10)
1 Hot Java Bath Bomb (Discontinued Retro '11)
1 Ceridwen's Cauldron Bath Melt
1 Happy Blooming Bath Melt
0.5 You've Been Mangoed Bath Melt
6 Pieces of So White Soap (Christmas '10)
2 Pieces of Angel's Delight Soap (Christmas '10)
1 Retread Conditioner
1 Curly Wurly Shampoo
2 The Strokes Hair Treatments
1 R&B Leave-In Hair Moisturizer
1 Dirty Hair Styling Cream
1 Rehab Shampoo
1 Veganese Conditioner
1 Coolaulin Conditioner (Discon '10)
1 American Cream Conditioner [500mL]
1 Okra Conditioner [500mL] (Retro)
1 Ibiza Party Shampoo
1 Ice Blue Shampoo
1 Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub
1 Daddy-O Shampoo
1 Dirty Shower Gel [500mL]
1 Narcotick Shower Gel [500mL] (Discontinued Retro '11)
1 Butterball Shower Gel (LE Shop Anniversary Party '11)
1 Cynthia Sylvia Stout Shampoo
4 Uluru Shower Gel [500mL] (LE Shop Anniversary Party '11)
1 Uluru Shower Gel [250 mL] (LE Shop Aniversary Party '11)
1 The Comforter Shower Gel [500mL] (LE)
1 Tramp Shower Gel
1 Grass Shower Gel
1 Avoshower (LE Shop Anniversary Party '11)
1 Karma Shower Gel [500mL] (LE Shop Anniversary Party '11)
1 Glogg Shower Gel [500 mL] (Christmas '10)
1 Sugar Babe Sugar Scrub
1 Tiny Hands Solid Hand Moisturizer
1 Dirty Toothy Tabs box
1 Demon In The Dark Shower Gel [100mL] (LE)
1 13 Rabbits Shower Gel [100mL] (Retro)
1 Snow Showers Shower Gel [100mL] (Forum Party '11)
1 Olive Branch Shower Gel [500mL]
1 Happy Hippy Shower Gel [500mL]
1 Calacas Shower Gel [500mL] (Forum Party '11)
1 Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter
1 Mint Julips Lip Scrub
1 Jackie Oates Colour Supplement
1 Ultrabalm Body Balm
1 It Started With A Kiss Lip Tint
1 None of Your Beeswax Lip Balm
4 Toner Tabs (T Tree, Vitamin E, Vitamin C)
2 Stepping Stone Foot Scrubs
1 Potion Lotion (Retro)
2 Breath of God Perfume [9mL] [Solid]
2 Lust Perfime [9mL] [Solid]
1 Tuca Tuca Perfume [Solid]
1 Dirty Perfume [2mL] (LE)
1 American Cream Solid Perfume (Discon)
1 HIWTK Solid Perfume (Discon)
2 Sakura Solid Perfume (Discon)
1 Karma Solid Perfume (Discon)
1 The Comforter Solid Perfume (Discon)
1 Day of the Dead Perfume (Forum Party '10)
1 American Cream Perfume (LE)
1 Dirty Body Spray
1 The Greench Deodorant
1 Smitten Hand and Body Cream (Retro)
1 Sympathy for the Skin Hand and Body Lotion

Not Pictured:
2 Bathos Bubble Bars (Gift Only as of '11)
4 So White Bath Bombs (Christmas '10)
6 Frog Prince Bath Bombs (Valentine's '11)
1 Pot Goth Juice Styling Gel (Discon '10)
1 Ice Hotel Bubble Bar (Retro)
1 White Wedding Bath Bomb (SE)
3 Irridescent Glitterbug Massage Bars (Discon '10)
5 Business Time Massage Bars (Discon '10)
1 Calacas Shower Jelly (Halloween '10)
3 Iced Wine Shower Jelly (Christmas '10)
1 Whoosh Shower Jelly
1 Okra Conditioner (500mL)
1 Glogg Shower Gel [500mL] (Christmas '10)

So, I may be addicted to LUSH, but it's the healthiest addiction anyone will ever have and I just can't pass up the chance to get limited edition goodies from my favorite cosmetics company!
Let's see your stashes, LUSHies! Who's got the goods?

Whip 'em out and measure,
-LuceileLUSH
PS. Post pictures of your stashes or let me know if you have questions/input in the comments section! :)

The LUSH LIFE Survival Guide to A Day at The Water Park!

Yesterday, I spent a great deal of time at Hawaiian Falls Water Park for my dad's birthday.

It was awesome fun but the sun, the heat, and the chlorinated water made great effort to take their tolls on my hair and skin. However, the elements were no match for a LUSH user like me.

I brought along a few LUSH lifesavers that kept me going, and utilized a few more afterward that helped me recover; these are their stories....[I watch too much SVU]

The Water Park Survival Kit:

1. Tea Tree Water Toner
I spritzed this refreshing toner water on my face while taking breaks from the water slides and the lazy river; it rejeuvenated my face and kept it clean and oil-free.
2. Dirty Body Spray
A minty, refreshing body spray to keep you cool and smelling clean when you're taking a break from the water.








3. Fair Trade Foot Lotion
This foot lotion kept my feet cool and soft in spite of the scorching-hot, rough concrete walkways at the water park!

 








 4. Lip Service Lip Balm
This no-nonsense lip balm protected my lips from chapping under the hot sun!

The After-Fun Repair Kit:
You survived the day, now do some damage control on your sun-drenched body.

1. Eau Roma Water Toner

I accidentally got a little too sun-kissed during the trip, but a spritz of this toner water remedied the inflammation and soreness of my sunburn, quickly sweeping away that raw feeling on my skin.

2. Enchanted Eye Cream

This soothing eye cream really moisturized the dehydrated skin around my eyes and relieved some redness on my slightly burnt nose.

3. Sympathy For The Skin Hand and Body Lotion

Helps heal that damaged, sunburnt skin.

4. H'Suan Wen Hua Hair Mask

Give back the nutrients to your hair that all the chlorinated water took away.

5. Rehab Shampoo

Put your sun-dried hair into Rehab to clean out the chlorine while strengthening those tresses.

6. American Cream Double-Strength Conditioner

Moisturize and calm dry, fly-away hair with this super softening strawberry and vanilla conditioner.

7. Tramp Shower Gel

Did you receive a few too many kisses from good old Mr. Sunshine? Treat your sensitized skin with this ultra-soothing melissa and patchouli shower gel.

If you've just been on a day trip to the water park, or are planning one in the near future, take this list and head to your local LUSH shop or http://www.lushusa.com/ to prepare yourself for battle against the elements and/or fill up your LUSH stash with these products so you can repair any damage that does happen.

There should be more survival guides to come, but that's all for now!

-LuceileLUSH

LUSH LIFE Banishes Sore Muscles!

Hey there, hi there LUSHies!

I recently went to my best friend's birthday party, where we played a game of 'serial killer' in the heavily wooded golf course near her home. While this game was uproarious fun, it involved me sprinting at full-speed wearing a pair of Dr. Marten combat boots which, by the way, weigh a few pounds each thanks to that trusty rubber sole. So, as you can imagine, my legs have been in crazy pain for the past couple of days. So tonight, after having spent the whole day walking around and swimming at a waterpark while celebrating my dad's birthday I'm popping in a LUSH bath full of lovely goodies designed to relieve my soreness, lest my legs just give up and burst into flames.

I started off with a generous crumble of the Ice Hotel bubble bar, an uplifting minty bubble bar from the fabulous retro line at LUSH. This thing is packing some serious heat (or chill) in the mint department; it's choc full of peppermint oil, which helps cool you off after spending a summer day in the triple-digit heat. It's also got a sprinkling of lavender as well, which helps calm a hectic mindset and promote an ethereal feeling that settles you into a sleep. But don't let that lavender fool you; this zippy foamer is a blast of cool ice peppermint fragrance. After all, the bar is inspired by the uber-chic ice hotel in Sweden.

Then I plopped in a Geo Phyzz bath bomb, available in LUSH stores everywhere, as well as online. This fizzy little green bomb is packed to the brim with cypress oil, which is a miracle-worker on sore, tired muscles, and Hawaiian volcanic clay salt, whose antioxidant properties draws all the impurities out of your skin.

Then I washed up with a healthy dose of an extremely special shower gel. I believe I may not be at liberty to reveal how I attained this shower gel, so I daren't mention more about it. It's in the picture below and trust me, you cannot get your hands on it; I know this for absolute fact, so don't even bother.
However, if you're looking for a shower gel that you can get your hands on to go with this muscle-relieving bath cocktail, give a shout to Dirty shower gel, the newest addition to the LUSH shower gel collection; originally designed for men, but loved by all, this minty shower gel has spearmint oil, menthol crystals, and a bit of super fine sea salt to keep you fresh and soft.

If you've got sore, aching, overworked muscles, then this recipe is your one-way ticket to ultimate relief.

Happy Bathing!
-LuceileLUSH