LUSH and Bath & Body Works Haul

Bath & Body Works is having their semi-annual sale! They had tons of items for only $3. Their candles were 50% off, along with some other good deals. If you love BBW, definitely check it out.

LUSH was having buy 1 get 1 free on all of their wrapped gifts and holiday items. Amazing deal, especially since they very rarely have sales at all. I wish I could have bought the whole store! As of right now, the sale is still going on online, but a lot of items are out of stock. 

Sweet on Paris shower gel, Malibu Heat body scrub, Love Love Love shower gel

Winter Candy Apple hand soap, Papaya Melon Scoop hand soap

Twilight shower gel, Snow Fairy shower gel

Winter Wonderland gift

Winter Wonderland gift - Dream Cream, Snowcake soap

Mrs Frosty gift

Butterball bath bomb, So White bath bomb, Comforter bubble bar

Secret Santa gift

Cinders bath bomb, Honey I Washed the Kids soap

LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub

OVERALL RATING: 4/5

WHERE TO BUY: LUSH stores & counters, lush.com

WOULD I REPURCHASE: Yes

PRICE: $8.95

POSITIVES:

- Makes lips soft and smooth.

- Tastes yummy.

- Quick and easy to use.

NEGATIVES:

- Sort of pricey

MY THOUGHTS: I was really interested when LUSH came out with lip scrubs, but I wasn't sure if it was worth it. I thought that for $9 I could just keep using my toothbrush. But one day, while visiting a LUSH counter, a friendly employee convinced me to try it. SOLD. My only problem was figuring out which flavor I wanted.

You take a small amount and rub it onto your lips. Once you're done, you just lick it off! No need to wash or wipe it away. Bubblegum tastes super yummy, just like candy. If sweet isn't your thing, it comes in other flavors like mint julip and sweet lips. It's basically a lip exfoliator, making them feel softer and smoother. For me, it works faster than a toothbrush and it's convenient to have. $9 might seem like a lot for a lip scrub, but it does last a long time since you only need a small amount.

LUSH Catastrophe Cosmetic

Sorry for the lack of updates! The last few weeks of school can get pretty busy, finishing assignments and studying for final exams. I'll be going on vacation soon, so I won't be able to update very much. I really wanted to post something new though, so here's a LUSH review! Hope you're not getting sick of them yet :)

OVERALL RATING: 4/5
WHERE TO BUY: lush.com, lush stores/counters
WOULD I REPURCHASE?: Yes

MY THOUGHTS: This is a soothing mask which is great for sensitive skin. To me, it smells like a mixture of yogurt, blueberries, and clay. There are also little chunks of what looks like blueberries mixed in. Like other fresh face masks, you have to keep it stored in the fridge.

The consistency is thick but creamy and spreads onto my face easily. I leave it on for around 10 minutes. Once the mask is dried, it starts to crumble off whenever I move my face. I wiggle my nose or raise my eyebrows and there's a bit of powdery fallout. It's kind of messy, so I have to make sure I run back to the sink as soon as the mask has dried. However, the end result is soft, clean, and calm skin. It doesn't make me break out either, so I would definitely buy this again.

POSITIVES:
- Spreads onto my face easily
- Makes my skin feel smooth, clean, and calm
- Doesn't irritate my skin

- Doesn't make me breakout
- Affordable
- Fresh

NEGATIVES:
- Only has a shelf life of 3 weeks
- Must be stored in the fridge

- A little bit messy once it dries

LUSH Love Lettuce

Sorry for so many LUSH posts! They don't exactly have the longest shelf life and I want to review them while they're still fresh in my mind :)

OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5
WHERE TO BUY: lush.com, lush stores/counters
WOULD I REPURCHASE?: Yes

MY THOUGHTS: I got this as a freebie when buying some other products, so I wasn't expecting too much from it. It smells like a combination of lavender and vegetables. It sounds weird but it's not too offensive. You have to keep it stored in the fridge since it's as fresh as food. It's kind of a hassle to have to run down to the kitchen when I need it, but the coldness feels really soothing. It's spreads onto my face easily and has little scrubby bits that exfoliate as you rinse it off.

My skin is left feeling clean, calm, and smooth. The face masks that I've used before made me break out in a pimple or two the next day. I always just figured it was my skin purging itself of impurities. Love lettuce didn't make me break out at all which is awesome. It expires within 3 weeks which is kind of a downer; but that's the price you have to pay for fresh and natural, right?

POSITIVES:
- Applies easily
- Makes my skin feel clean and smooth
- Doesn't irritate my face or make me break out
- Affordable
- Fresh

NEGATIVES:
- Only has a shelf life of 3 weeks
- Must be stored in the fridge

Silly picture! -_O

LUSH Creamy Candy Bubble Bar

OVERALL RATING: 4/5
WHERE TO BUY: lush.com, lush stores/counters
WOULD I REPURCHASE?: Yes
PRICE: $6.65

MY THOUGHTS: This bubble bar smells amazing. It's sweet like cotton candy and bubblegum. The bar itself is kind of small. I used half of it for one bath and it made tons of big, fluffy bubbles. At first, it made the water a milky light-pink color. Unfortunately, the color disappeared really quickly. It was gone less than 5 minutes in. Although the scent doesn't linger on my skin, it does linger in the bathroom. My bathroom still smelled strongly of creamy candy the next day which was a nice surprise. Overall, the scent and bubbles are enough to make me repurchase.

POSITIVES:
- Smells good
- Made tons of bubbles
- Scent lingers in the bathroom

NEGATIVES:
- Scent doesn't really linger on my skin
- Color disappears quickly

LUSH Comforter Bubble Bar

OVERALL RATING: 5/5
WHERE TO BUY: lush.com, lush stores/counters
WOULD I REPURCHASE?: Yes
PRICE: $8.75

MY THOUGHTS: This is my first time using a bubble bar from LUSH. I crumbled a piece into the running water as soon as I started filling the bath. It has a yummy berry scent which smells fruity and sweet. It turns the water a cute pink color. The scent doesn't linger very long afterwards on my skin, but it does linger in the bathroom. I don't take baths very often but this made it fun. I like it! Although this is one of the more pricier bubble bars, it's also one of the biggest. The website says that 1 bar is good for two baths; I only used 1/4 of the bar and it made tons of bubbles! At around $9, you can get at least 4 baths out of it.

POSITIVES:
- Smells yummy
- Made tons of bubbles
- Turns the water pink
- Good value
- Scent lingers in the bathroom afterwards

NEGATIVES:
- Scent doesn't really linger on my skin

My First LUSH Haul

My good experience with the Lux Naturals soaps made me a believer of natural hand-made products. So my boyfriend and I headed over to the LUSH store to check out their unique products like bath bombs and bubble bars. Once we walked in, I was so overwhelmed! I wanted to buy everything. The employees were also really nice and helpful.

- Angels On Bare Skin cleanser $4.70
- Butterball bath bomb $4.95
- Rock Chick gift set: Rock Star soap & Creamy Candy bubble bar $11.95
- Love Lettuce mask (not sure how much this costs, mine was a freebie)

What are your favorites from Lush that you would recommend? If everything goes well, I might go back to try more stuff. Everything smells so nice.