The Best Of Lush

 I can't be the only one who finds walking into a Lush store pretty intimidating. With more bath bombs than I have had hot dinners, and a barrage of different sickly smells, it's pretty hard to know where to start. I've tried a fair few bits from Lush now (my dad doing a job in the factory when I was younger and coming back with boxes and boxes of freebies helped),  so here are my recommendations for what to pick up next time you're in store.

Cinders Bath Ballistic: Starting off with one from the Christmas line, which I will be stocking up on to see me through the next few months. The idea of this bath bomb comes from crackling fires, and when you drop this in your bath you'll be met with golden waters and the sound of popping candy cracking under water, just like the sound of a roaring log fire. It contains Cinnamon and Almond Oils, but also Citrus notes, so it kind of smells like a spicy fruit punch. This is currently a definite contestant for my Christmas Eve bath.

You've Been Mangoed Bath Melt: This is actually the only one of the bath melts I like the scent of! It's a mango and lime fragrance which is super sweet and lovely. The main ingredient of this is Cocoa butter, so it's crazy hydrating and makes the water incredibly soft. I either use just this, or half of one of these paired with either Cinders or Fizzbanger to add a little hydration into the water. You can skip the body butter after a bath in this!

Fizzbanger Bath Ballistic: Looks pretty boring from the outside but don't be fooled. This spins round the bath, popping candy cracking, in spirals of yellow and blue, leaving you to soak in a green tub smelling of apple pie. Could there be a better bath scent? 

Phoenix Rising Bath Ballistic: This is my absolute favourite bath accompaniment, it's got Shea and Cocoa butter in so it's crazy hydrating, it's purple with gold glitter, and the main scent is sweet cinnamon. It's a very comforting bath bomb, one I tend to reach for on cold rainy days, or if I'm missing home.

NEW! Shampoo Bar: I bought this after Sophie told me it helps stimulate hair growth! Once you get used to the bizarre feeling of rubbing a bar of soap into your hair, it's pretty good. The smell of this is incredibly strong when you get it but fades to a much more bearable cinnamon scent after a week or so. Exceptionally clarifying and makes hair super shiny. 

Let The Good Times Roll: I'm sure you know by now that this is my FAVOURITE EVER LUSH PRODUCT. LIKE FAVOURITE EVER EVER. I'm so glad this has been bought back! It smells like caramel popcorn, which can only be a good thing, and gently exfoliates the face getting rid of dead skin cells, dirt, and keeping the skin looking radiant. I refuse to not have this in my house! Again, this contains Cinnamon but you can't smell it in this (are you sensing a cinnamon theme here yet?).

Ultrabland: This is an excellent makeup remover, but I wouldn't recommend using this as your sole cleanser. It's oil based so it removes even waterproof mascara like a dream, but it does leave a bit of a residue, so I reach for this when I'm wearing a lot of makeup, and then use a second cleanser after. Not one for oily skin, but if you have really dry skin, you'll want to slather this stuff on. 

Ocean Salt: I keep this in the shower for giving my face a good scrub whilst I'm waiting for my conditioner to work it's magic. It's made with Vodka, limes and grapefruit, making it antiseptic, I tend to reach for this a lot more frequently when my skin is freaking out. It's got big chunks of sea salt piled on top of a creamy base, making it exfoliating, but also super hydrating on your skin. Love this stuff, just not the taste!

Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask: The best of the Lush face masks. Cammomile and Blueberries combined into a clay based mask which soothes every skin freak out and banishes spots overnight. It's preservative free which means it needs to be kept in the fridge and used within six weeks (you'll know when not to use it, when it starts developing spots of mould, nice).

Grease Lightening Spot Treatment: The only spot treatment I use now. If I get spots these days it tends to be down to either stress, hormones or food, so I know I either need to calm down, start popping Feminax or stop ordering Dominos to banish breakouts, but when I need a spot gone RIGHT NOW, I reach for this. It's completely natural with the exception of one preservative, which I don't mind because a little goes a long way with this stuff and I don't want to be chucking out most of it because it's out of date! It works by soothing, whilst being a combination of astringent, antibacterial and antisceptic, to get rid of nasties. I pop this on and it dries clear, and the next morning the spot is gone.

Popcorn Lip Scrub: Simple stuff, a combo of sugar and oils that you can scrub across your lips and lick off to leave them super smooth, a must have for Winter. This particular one is Salted Caramel Flavour, mmmmmmm.

Santa's Lip Scrub: This years Christmas edition of the lip scrub is bright red and cola flavoured. The formula of this one is less gritty and less abrasive so it's better for daily upkeep rather than tackling scaly lip bits.

Vanillary Solid Perfume: My go to Autumn Winter Fragrance. Vanilla, Jasmin and Caramel, it's grown up, sweet, and oh so comforting. Have a sniff, I'm awful at describing scents.

A Million Kisses Lip Tint: They don't actually do this colour any more but they do have this one instead. I love Lush Lip tints, they're crazy pigmented, you literally need the tiniest amount, they aren't drying, and the little tin packaging is so cute!

Honey Trap Lip Balm: This one is white chocolate and honey flavour. Yum, yum, yum. It's incredibly hydrating, similar in effect to Nuxe Reve De Miel but half the price. Again, I love the little tin it comes in.

Special Mentions: Space Girl, Bombardino, The Godmother, Sexy Peel, Sweetie Pie, The Comforter.

What are your favourite Lush Products?